Вариант № 2 Контрольная работа №1 по английскому языку для студентов заочного обучения.

1 Курс,1 семестр.

1.Вставьте a или the:

1. In front of my house there is…..tree.

2. ….bird living there is …sparrow.

3. Under….porch there is….mouse.

4. Sometimes it comes in …house.

2 .Задайте вопросы к данным предложениям:

1. Considerable changes are currently taking place in the organization of research.

2. Science is becoming a leading factor of progress of mankind.

3. The world of physical theory is developing at a very high rate.

4. The holography technique is becoming very popular in electronics

3. Определите время:

1. I suppose everyone is having a seminar now. (Present Simple/ Present Continuous)

2. There are five people in the research team. (Present Simple/Present Continuous)

3. You’re working hard today. (Present Simple/Present Continuous)

4. He works very hard most of the time (Present Simple/Present Continuous.)

5. Most of the people learn to swim when they are children. (Present Simple/Present Continuous)

6. She is driving to work. (Present Simple/Present Continuous)

4. Откройте скобки. Используйте Past Continuous, Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous:

1. When I reached the house, John (to leave) already and (to drive ) towards London.

2. We (not to walk) for half an hour when it began raining and we were sorry that we (not to take) our umbrellas along.

3. They had to sell the house, where they (to live) so long and no wonder that while packing Mrs. Nelson (to cry) silently.

4. Nell never (to be) in such a rich house before.

5. Поставьте глагол в нужной форме (Present Simple or Present Continuous)

1. Let’s go out. It…………. (not rain)now.

2. Ann is very good at languages. She………… (speak) four languages very well.

3. Hurry up! Everybody ……………. (wait) for you.

4. The River Nile …………….. (flow) into Mediterranean.

5. Look at the river. It ………… (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.

6. How is your English? Not bad. It ……….. (improve )slowly.

7. Can you drive? I ………….. (learn). My father ……….. (teach) me.

6. Дополните предложения словами much, many, few, little.

1. He is not very popular. He has…friends.

2. Ann is very busy these days She has…free time.

3. I’m not very busy today .I haven’t got….to do.

4. Most of the town is modern. There are …..old buildings.

5. We must be quick. We have ….time.

7. Заполните пропуски словами из скобок:

1. A good speaker can say much in…words (few, a few)

2. Could you describe the situation in ….words? (few, a few)

3. It has given me not ….trouble (little, a little)

4. Why do you eat so….? Try ….of everything (little, a little).

8. Прочитайте и переведите :

KAZAN

Kazan is the capital of the Tatarstan republic and one of the biggest economical, scientific and cultural centers of Russia. The city is situated on the left bank of the Volga River and both banks of the Kazanka River. It occupies the territory of 412 square kilometers and has the population of 1,2 million people , represented by more than 101 nationalities. Long history of the city is connected with ancient civilization of the Kazan Tatars and their direct ancestors-Bulgars of the Volga region.

The city, located on the border line of Europe and Asia, has always been a kind of link between the East and the West , keeping traditions of two great cultures.

Kazan is one of the major centers of the revolutionary movement. Revolutionory circles were organized here by the first Russian marxist N.Fedoseyev, N.A.Bauman and S.M.Kirov carried on their revolutionary work here. A group of Tatar revolutionaries were bred in Kazan, the most famous among them were H.Yamashev, M.Vakjitov and others.The history of Kazan is still alive in the numerous old blocks of houses, whose grey walls remember Pushkin, Tolstoy, Chalyapin, Gorky as well as the Tatar Art and Literature classics - Tukay, Saydashev and other.

Kazan with the marvelous Kremlin mosques, churches and rich museums, is a unique place of interest, included among the Volga River tourist routs and the World Heritage List. It has been awarded several diplomas and a medal of UNESCO. Kazan is also a city of theatres , museums , music , international festivals, rich libraries, newest technologies, business partnership and science.