Контрольная работа по английскому языку

Вариант 3

1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. At what age do children go to school in Great Britain?
2. What does primary school include?

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN GREAT BRITAIN

1. Public education in Great Britain consists of Primary, Secondary and Further Education. Primary and Secondary education is compulsory for all children. Further education is voluntary.
2. All children in Great Britain go to school when they are five. They leave school at the age of fifteen but many boys and girls stay at school until they are sixteen-seventeen and go to further education or to university.
3. The primary school includes nursery school (2—5), infant school (5-7) and junior school (7—11). The full secondary school age ranges from 11 to 18. Children go to a grammar school, or to a secondary modem school, orto a secondary technical school, or to a comprehensive school.
4. The academic year begins after summer holidays and has three terms with the interval between them. Day-schools work on Mondays to Fridays only, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
5. Before lessons start, the teacher and all the boys and girls meet for prayers. Then they go to the classroom for the first lesson. At one o’clock children have a break for lunch. The break lasts about an hour. After lunch there is still time to go out and play.
2. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 2, 4.
3. Выберите нужную форму глагола to be и переведите предложения на русский язык:
1. They {are, were, will be) first-year students now.
2. She (is, was, will be) a professor at Oxford two years ago.
3. I (am, was, will be) an engineer in five years.
4. Напишите предложения в вопросительной, а затем в отрицательной форме и переведите их на русский язык:
1. Children have a break for lunch in the morning.
2. We had a difficult test yesterday.
3. He will have an interesting job next year.

5. Поставьте глаголы, данные в  скобках, в Past Indefinite Tense (прошедшее неопределенное время):
1. My brother (to get) a grant for further education.
2. The teacher (to ask) many questions at the lesson.
3. He (to go) to primary school at the age of five.
6. Составьте три предложения, используя слова, данные в колонках, и переведите их на русский язык:

There is many institutes in our country

There are well-equipped language at our university

laboratories a good library many students

7. Заполните пропуски предлогами по смыслу:
1. There are 42 universities... Great Britain.
2. About 5% of the population in Great Britain go ... public schools.
3. Last year my brother left school and got a job ... a bank.

Вариант 4

1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What countries use distance education
2. What are the advantages of distance education?

DISTANCE EDUCATION OVER THE WORLD

1. Distance education over the world has a history of more than 100 years. But it gained popularity only after 1970’s.
2. Many countries like China, England, Japan, Russia, Spain and the USA use this method, especially in higher education.
3. For example, the Open University in England has more than 80,000 students who take about 140 courses per year. This university has 260 local teaching and 13 regional information centres.

Such factors as age, place, daily activity do not serve as limiting factors in distance education. IDistance education has two main advantages over traditional classroom education. The first advantage is a solution to the problem of teaching staff shortage and the second 

Вариант З^)

8. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:
4. How many people live in London?
5. What is the East End famous for?

LONDON

4. London is the capital of Great Britain. It is situated on the river Thames. It is one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is about 9 million people.
5. In the West End there are many famous museums, theatres, palaces and parks. The British Museum is one of the most famous museums in the world. It contains the most important collection of things from Greece and Egypt, including the famous Egyptian mummies. The West End includes Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus and the main shopping areas of Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street.
6. The Houses of Parliament built in the 19th century, are the place where the English Government sits. Big Ben is the name given to the clock and the bell of the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. The great bell weighs thirteen and a half tons. Buckingham Palace is the home of Britain’s Kings and Queens. Every day a lot of tourists come to see the ceremony of Changing the Guard in front of Buckingham Palace.
7. The East End grew with the spread of industries to the east of the City, and the growth of the port of London. It is one of those areas of London where people from abroad have come to find work. The East End is especially famous as the centre of the clothing industry in London.
9. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 2, 4.
10. а) Назовите номер абзаца, в котором Participle I (причастие I) является опре

делением. Выпишите это предложение  и переведите его  на русский язык.

б) В каких функциях употреблено причастие I в приведенных  ниже предложениях? Переведите предложения на русский язык:

The Houses of Parliament, standing on the left bank of the river Thames, are not very old buildings. 
 

11. Being situated on the river Thames, London is also a large port.
12. All around London there are plaques marking houses where famous people lived.
13. Назовите номер предложения, глагол-сказуемое которого стоит в Past Continuous Tense (прошедшее длительное время), и переведите его на русский язык:
6. They went to Hyde Park last Sunday.
7. Crowds of people were listening or asking questions at the “Speaker’s Corner” when we came.
8. They are going to visit the British Museum.
14. Укажите номер предложения, в котором Participle II (причастие II) является определением, и переведите его на русский язык:
8. The City occupied by many banks and offices is the financial centre of London.
9. Trafalgar Square was made to commemorate the victory of Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar.
10. Many famous people are buried in Westminster Abbey.
15. Назовите номер предложения, глагол-сказуемое которого стоит в Present Perfect Tense (настоящее совершенное время), и переведите это предложение на русский язык:
3. Last year I spent two weeks in London.
4. 1 have just come from London.
5. I was in London two years ago.

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16. Назовите номер предложения, эквивалентного данному русскому предложению:

Он  только что приехал  из Лондона.

4. Не arrived from London a few minutes ago.
5. He had arrived from London by 6 o’clock.
6. He has just arrived from London.
17. Заполните пропуски прилагательными в соответствующей степени сравнения:
1. Oxford Street is (popular; more popular, the most

popular) shopping centre in London.

2. The City is {old, older, the oldest) part of London.

London is (large, larger, the largest) than Liverpool.