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I TERM

LEXICAL - GRAMMAR TEST №1

VARIANT №2

Для правильного выполнения контрольной работы №1 необходимо усвоить следующий грамматический материал:

1. Существительное. Множественное число. Притяжательный падеж. Артикли.

2. Местоимения личные, притяжательные, вопросительные, указательные, относительные.

3. Числительные.

4. Прилагательные. Степени сравнения.

5. Структура предложения. Повествовательные, отрицательные, вопросительные предложения. Оборот there is/ are.

6. Особенности образования форм глаголов to be, to have.

7. Видовременные формы глагола (действительный залог). Правильные и неправильные глаголы. Типы вопросов.

I. Read the text and choose the correct word in the sentences below.

An old scientist (whose, whom) everybody in England knows very (well, good) is travelling by train. The ticket-collector is doing (his, our) round. When he (come, comes) to the scientist and (asks, ask) him for his ticket, the old man begins to look for (it, its) in his pockets, in his bag and suitcase, but cannot find it anywhere.

"(There, It) doesn't matter," says the ticket-collector, who knows the scientist very (well, good). There (is, are) no hurry. I can come again at the next station". "Oh, but I must find (their, it)", says the old man helplessly. "I want to know (there, where) I am going.

II. Define the tense forms of the underlined verbs. Translate the sentences into Russian. Make the sentences negative. Ask 8 questions of different types.

1. The manager has been showing the visitors around the factory for 3 hours.

2. Is Mr. Brown finishing his report at the moment?

3. The software engineers will be testing the new system at this time tomorrow.

4. In 2011 the price per liter was $2.50. In 2012 it was $ 3.50. The price has gone up.

5. If there is a discount on large orders we'll buy more of that product.

6. When I woke up the sun was shining brightly.

7. If Brian drives the car so carelessly he will get into a traffic accident.

III. Fill in the gaps with the necessary form of the verbs “to be, to have”. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. There … two PC's and a telephone on my desk.

2. We … modern scientific equipment in the new laboratory.

3. Mr. Douglas says he … a great business because he had invested a lot in staff training.

4. Computers …. less expensive in future.

5. About 30 years ago, most computers … not cheap.

6. Microsoft … departments in many countries.

7. It … the first time I heard about him.

IV. Define degrees of comparison of the adjectives:

greater achievement, better choice, the latest news, the worst result, more important, less difficult, the most complicated, longer way, the earliest hour, the most famous library.

V. Make up sentences with “there is/are”.

Model: faculties, in London university, many.

There are many faculties in London University.

1. error messages, on the screen.

2. subjects, many, at each faculty.

3. different, many, books, in our library.

4. students, at our university, how many?

5. equipment, modern, in the office.

VI. a) Write and say the numbers and the dates.

NUMBERS: DATES:

64__________ 1991________

20__________ 2004________

761_________ 1451________

306_________ 1269________

b) Write the words in italics as numbers.

Model: 1. Your order is five thousand seven hundred euro including discount. 5700€

2. The car is five point oh seven metres long. It weights one thousand, eight hundred and fifty five kilograms.

3. The conference was held on the first of March two thousand and nine.

4. Printer cartridges CE 490 cost nine dollars and thirty cents each.

5. The budget of the company last year was five million pounds.

c) Write the clock times in words. Write some sentences abou what you and your friend (members of your family …usually do or don’t do at this time of the day).

1. 8.10 a.m. Model: ten past eight in the morning. I usually have breakfast at ten past eight in the morning. My friend (my son, my husnad…) usually works. I don’t work at this time.

2. 11.40 a.m. ……………………………………………………………………………….

3. 14. 45 ……………………………………………………………………………………

4. 16.50 ……………………………………………………………………………………

5. 19.25 …………………………………………………………………………………….

6. 22.30 …………………………………………………………………………………….

VII. Read the text and translate the highlighted part into Russian. Put 10 questions of different types to the text.

Find and highlight in the text words with "s"-ending. Divide the words into three groups (verbs, nouns, pronouns). Ending “-s/es” is

а) показатель 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признак множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показатель притяжательного падежа имени существительного.