Test I
I. Прочитайте текст и
ответьте на вопросы.
A traveller who had
been riding in the rain and was wet through, arrived at a small hotel in the
country. There was only one fireplace in the hall and a lot of people around
it. The traveller thought of a plan how to get warm. He asked the hotel owner
to take some fish to his horse. The hotel owner was surprised but the traveller
insisted and the hotel owner did as he was asked. All the people rushed out to
see the horse eat fish. The traveller had the fireplace all to himself and felt
comfortable. When the hotel owner returned he said, "I was sure horses do
not eat fish."— "Then why did you take it to my horse?"
Вопросы:
1. Why did the
hotel owner try to feed the horse with fish?
2. Why did the
traveller ask him to do it?
II. Поставьте вопрос к
подчеркнутому члену предложения.
The traveller
thought of a plan how to get warm.
III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную
глагольную форму.
Once John Smith and
his wife Mary who (1 — live) in a small house in the mountains, (2 — find) a
dog. Though the dog (3 — be) weak and hungry, he (4 — not eat) anything in the
presence of his new masters. Several days later the dog (5 — disappear). John
and Mary (6 — leave) alone. But one day when Smith (7 — travel) in a train, he
(8 — see) his dog running along the road. He (9 — get) off the train at the
next station, (10 — buy) a piece of meat, (11 — catch) the dog and (12— bring)
him home again. There the dog (13 — tie) up for a week.
The dog (14—
escape) several times and each time he (15— run) north. At last the dog (16 —
decide) to stay at the cottage but a long time (17 — pass) before Smith and his
wife (18 — can) touch him. They (19 - call) him Wolf.
One summer a
stranger (20 — come) to the cottage. As soon as the dog (21 — see) him, he (22—
rush) to the stranger and (23 — lick) his hands. Then the stranger (24 - say):
"His name (25 - be) not Wolf. It (26 - be) Brown. He (27 - be) my
dog." Mary (28 - ask) to leave the dog with them. But the stranger (29 —
refuse) and (30 — say) that the dog (31 — must) decide it himself. "I (32
— say) goodbye and (33 — go) away. If he (34 — want) to stay, let him
stay." For some time Wolf (35 — watch) the man go. Then he (36 — rush)
after him and (37 - try) to stop him. Then the dog (38 - run) back to Smith and
his wife (39 - try) to drag Smith after the stranger. He (40 – want) to be at
the same time with the old and the new master. Finally the dog (41 — lie) down
at the feet of Smith. Mary (42 — be) happy.
IV. Выберите правильный
вариант.*
* Только один вариант является
верным.
1.I... glasses
since I was a child,
a) wear, b) wore,
c) am wearing, d) have been wearing.
2. When the phone
rang, I... dinner.
a) cook, b) was
cooking, c) had been cooking, d) have been cooking.
3. He usually had
dinner at 4 p.m., ... ?
a) had he, b)
hadn't he, c) did he, d) didn't he.
4. He works ... and
makes good progress.
a) hard, b) hardly,
c) good, d) badly.
5. He reminds me
... someone I knew in the army.
a) of, b) to, c)
from, d) about.
6. Mary is here.
Where are ... ?
a) other, b)
others, c) the others, d) another.
7. What ... bad
weather we are having today!
a) the, b) a, c)
an, d) — .
8. Did you read ...
English books at school?
a) some, b) many,
c) much, d) none.
9. I want to know
what ...,
a) are you doing,
b) were you doing, c) will you do, d) you are doing. *•
10. I've made ...
mistakes now than I made last time.
a) few, b) a few,
c) fewer, d) less.
11. Can ... of you
help me?
a) some, b) any, c)
somebody, d) anybody.
12. This
translation is twice as ....
a) easy, b) easier,
c) the easiest, d) much easier.
13. We ... two
compositions this month.
a) write, b) wrote,
c) were writing, d) have written.
14. I had a feeling
that somebody ... there before.
a) is, b) was, c)
has been, d) had been.
15. She won't see
him ... he phones her.
a) except, b)
after, c) unless, d) because.
16. ... only one
theatre and two cinemas in this city ten years ago.
a) there is, b)
there was, c) there are, d) there were.
17. My watch....
a) stops, b) has
stopped, c) have stopped, d) stop.
18. Do you know
when he ... ?
a) comes, b) will
come, c) shall come, d) come.
19. I don't have
any pets. Neither ....
a) she does, b)
does she, c) is she, d) does she have.
20. His parents
didn't let him ... TV late.
a) to watch, b)
watch, c) watching, d) watched.
V. Переведите на английский
язык.
1. Москва была основана Юрием Долгоруким.
2. Небо темное, может пойти дождь.
3. Мы не знали, что он собирается нас навестить.
4. Кто знает прогноз погоды на завтра?
5. Нам не пришлось долго ждать их.
VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
1. What's the name
of the most famous clock in Britain?
a) Big Albert, b)
Big Stephen, c) Big Wren, d) Big Ben.
2. What's tartan?
a) a dish, b) a
pattern of the kilt, c) a bird, d) a dance.
3. Where is Glasgow
situated?
a) in Scotland, b)
in Wales, c) in England, d) in Northern Ireland.
4. What's the name
of the London
underground?
a) Metro, b) Tube,
c) Subway, d) Underground,
5. What is the
nickname of the Liberal Party?
a) the Tories, b)
the Whips, c) the Libs, d) the Whigs. ОТВЕТЫ: I.
1. He did it
because the traveller insisted.
2. He asked him to
do it because he knew all the people would run out of the hall and he would
have a chance to get to the fire.
II.
What (kind of) plan
did the traveller think of ?
III.
1 — lived, 2 —
found, 3 — was, 4 — didn't eat, 5 — disappeared, 6 — were left, 7 — was
travelling, 8 — saw, 9 — got, 10 — bought, 11 — caught, 12 — brought, 13 — was
tied, 14 — escaped, 15 — ran (was running), 16 — decided, 17 — had passed, 18—
could, 19— called, 20 — came, 21 — saw, 22— rushed, 23— licked, 24— said, 25—
is, 26 — is, 27— i&, 28— asked, 29— refused, 30— said, 31— must, 32— will
(shall) say, 33— will go, 34 — wants, 35 — was watching (watched), 36 — rushed,
37 — tried, 38 — ran, 39 — tried, 40 — wanted, 41 — lay, 42 — was.
IV.
1- d, 2- b, 3- d,
4- a, 5- a, 6- c, 7- d, 8-b, 9- d, 10-c, 11 -b, 12- а, 13- d, 14- d, 15- с, 16-b, 17-b, 18 - b, 19-b, 20 - b.
V.
1. Moscow was
founded by Yuri Dolgoruky.
2. The sky is dark,
it may rain.
3. We didn't know
that he was going to visit us.
4. Who knows the
weather forecast for tomorrow?
5. We didn't have
to wait for them long.
VI.
1 - d, 2 - b, 3 - a, 4 - b, 5 - d.
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