Контрольная работа № 6

Для выполнения контрольной работы № 3 необходимо проработать следующие разделы курса английского языка:

1. Видо-временные формы глагола (Perfect)

2. Modal Verbs and equivalents

Вариант I

1. Выберете правильный перевод выделенных слов.

1. It was his brother who brought me the letter yesterday.

а) приносит; б) принес; в) был принесен

2. Numerous questions were being discussed by the commission.

а) обсуждались; б) были обсуждены; в) обсудили

3. The new equipment will be tested on Monday.

а) было испытано; б) будет испытываться; в) испытывали

4. They burnt coal to warm the house.

а) был сожжен; б) сожгут; в) сжигали

5. In spite of all the difficulties the people were saved.

а) спаслись; б) были спасены; в) буду спасены

6. The tube will be tunneled through the mountain.

а) будут проложены; б) будет проложена; в) прокладыва­ется

II. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на времена группы Perfect.

1. He has never been there before.

2. By that time we had already changed our plans.

3. My parents have worked for this company since 1993.

III. Переведите предложения на английский язык, обращая внимание на модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты.

1. David can speak Spanish.

2. Edward must speak English at the conference.

3. May I take this book?

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METALS IN PERSPECTIVE

Modern civilization is based on metals and millions of tons are extract­ed from the surface of the Earth every year. The place of metals in the modern world is supreme in importance. About three-quarters of all known chemical elements are metals.

Since the Stone Age, man has found many materials he could work with. However, the materials that helped him most to develop were the metals. In many regions of the Ancient World man used Jumps of native metals he could pick from the surface of the ground: gold nuggets, lumps of native copper and silver.

Archaeologists have found evidence of early metal-work dating as far back as 10,000 ВС. Such finds were made in the Middle East, where deposits of copper were most plentiful. This does not mean that this metal was easy to find, but that there were more deposits in the Middle East than other parts of the world.

Copper seems to be the first metal which began to oust stone. The need for copper was great indeed. The advantages that copper had before stone as a material for weapons, tools, were obvious. The metal occurred naturally in the pure (free) state and had many good things about it: it could readily be worked to any shape, flattened, pointed and holed. At first, man made it into small things such as arrowheads. Before long, however, man noticed that when hammered copper becomes harder and stronger, but if it is held over a fire - soft, malleable, easy to work.

Gold is the most malleable of all the metals. It is much softer than cop­per and not very strong. But gold has been valued for thousands of years for its beautiful luster and scarcity.

1) Подберите русские и английские слова.

1. modern 2. supreme 3. hard 4. pure 5. weapon

а) оружие b) совеременный c) чистый, без примисей d) тяжелый, сложный e) верхний, высший

2) Найдите в каждом ряду слово, противоположное по значению первому слову ряда.

1. supreme a) high, b) extreme, c) greatest, d) lowest

2. develop a) evolve, b) reveal, c) decrease, d) increase

3. native a) foreign, b) local, c) original, d) pure

4. pure a) clean, b) mixed, c) complete, d) free

5. malleable a) ductile, b) pliant, c) plastic, d) inflexible

3) Вставьте пропущенное слово

1. The place of metals in the _________ world is supreme in importance.

2. However, the materials that helped him most to __________ were the metals.

3. Archaeologists have found ________ of early metal-work dating as far back as 10,000 ВС.

4. Copper seems to be the first metal which began to _______ stone.

5. Gold is the most ___________ of all the metals.

4) Дайте характеристики меди и золота, пользуясь таблицей.

Metal	Properties	Uses
Copper Gold

5) Дайте ответы на следующие вопросы.

1. What is modern civilization based on?

2. What were the materials that helped man to develop? Why?

3. When did man start using metals?

4. Why is gold valued so highly?

5. What advantages did copper have over stone?