II курс. Контрольная работа по иностранному языку. Вариант 2

1.Переведите:

Radio is very popular among the British. Many people rely on the radio to learn the latest news. Radio is convenient to listen to while driving a car to and from work in the morning and in the early evening. Later in the evening the British prefer to watch TV programmes.

The main television and radio broadcasting⁵ organization in Britain is the British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC). The BBC World Service broadcasts in English and about forty other languages of the world. There are some inde­pendent radio and television stations which compete with the BBC. A lot of people listen to local radio and watch local TV.

The first public demonstration of television in Britain was given by John Logie Baird, a Scottish inventor, in 1926. The BBC began the world's first high-definition TV service⁶ in 1936: The centre of the British newspaper industry is considered Fleet Street in London.

2.Составьте предложения из данных слов.

1. Europe/originally/continental/the/came/Celts/from .

2. the /descendants/the/are/English/all/invaders/the/of.

3. “Britain”/of /origin/is/the/what/word/the?

4. Saxon king Egbert/Queen Elisabeth II/the/descended /from/directly/is?

3.От следующих утверждений образуйте все возможные типы вопросов:

а) общие, в) альтернативные, с) разделительные, d) специальные,

e) к подлежащему.

1. That man has been to Australia five times.

2. You must call your elderly parents every week.

3. There are all modern conveniences in the cottage.

4.Поставьте предложения в отрицательную форму.

1. They were at the seaside last summer.

2. The lecture will be delivered by a visiting professor.

3. You have to write letters.

4. It often rains in autumn.

5. They have visited India twice.

5.Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. …recent newspaper article on … British teenagers’ use of … pocket money proves what … most parents already know. … teenager these days spends nearly all … pocket money given by … parents on … computer games.

2. … vase is a kind of pot for holding … flowers.

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6.Откройте скобки, употребив глагол в правильной временной форме.

1. Usually he (to spend) time with his friend, but tonight he (to go) to the theater with his aunt.

2. The party is wonderful! … you … (to enjoy) it?

3. I (to see) this woman on the platform yesterday. She (to sell) flowers.

4. We (to fly) to Australia later this summer. It’s a long flight.

5. Today is Tuesday. Rosie says she (to finish) her assignment by Saturday. We hope she will do so.

7.Употребите глаголы to have или to be в нужной форме.

1. He … a lot of trouble with his car yesterday.

2. Their new furniture … very beautiful and expensive.

3. I think that three days … not long enough for a good holiday.

4. My grandfather … short gray hair but my grandmother’s hair … long and thick.

5. Money spent on the brain … never spent in vain.

8.Спишите. Отметьте правильный вариант.

1. … Professor Brown found his watch yet?

a)Did b)Has c)Had d)-

2. I am, in every sense of the words, … man of habit.

a)the b)- c)some d)a

3. How much … this house worth?

a)does b)is c)will d)has

4. …breakfast on the train was awful!

a)A b)An c)The d) -

5. …Mississippi is one of the longest rivers in the world.

a)The b)A c)An d) -

6. I don’t think … him now.

a)it is necessary bothering b)there is necessary bothering

c)it is necessary to bother d)there is necessary to bother

7. We’ve never met before, … we?

a)haven’t b)have c)are d)aren’t

8. Your jeans … torn. Is it fashionable?

a)is b)has c)been d)are

9. We first of all went to … Louvre.

a)a b)an c)the d) -

10. Everybody wants to know if you … his bride.

a)is b)was c)are d)had been

11. Simon met his wife while she … at his hospital.

a)work b)works c)has worked d)was working

12. The ship sank somewhere near …Bermudas.

a) - b)a c)the d)an

13. Turn over … page 20, please.

a)a b)an c)the d) -

14. I … to visit this beautiful country.

a)always wants b)have always wanting

c)always had wanted d)have always wanted

15.What was the result of the dispute you … in?

a)are b)were c)have been d)had been