Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Грамматика, перевод и профессиональная лексика"

Вариант 1

I. Письменно переведите текст на русский язык. Составьте словарь по прочитанному.

Oxford

Our journalist is an Oxford graduate. This is what she has told us. Oxford is a beautiful city on the river Thames about fifty miles from London. Oxford is old and historical. It has existed since 912. The university was established in 1249. Most of the 39 Oxford colleges are fine buildings of grey and yellow stone.

Oxford is known for its specific system of education. Great emphasis is laid on tutorials. Each student has a tutor who gives personal instructions to the students. Every week the tutor and the students meet to discuss the work they have done, to criticize it in detail and to set the next week’s work. The students of Oxford make up the most elite [ei΄li:t] elites in the world. Many great men studied there: Milton, Cromwell, Newton; members of the Royal family were educated here too. The university “family” has more than 9,000 members. You can see the charm of Oxford in the green fields and parks which surround the city. You can see it in the lawns and gardens surrounding the colleges which are fine buildings of grey and yellow stone. You can see the charm of Oxford in the river Thames and its streams which pass near the city....
 

II. Выполните следующие задания:

Задание 1. Put the sentences into the Passive voice. 

1. Many accidents _____ by dangerous driving (cause).

2. Cheese _____ from milk (make).

3. The roof of the building _____ in a storm a few days ago (damage).

4. There’s no need to leave a tip. Service _____ in the bill (include).

5. You _____ to the wedding. Why didn’t you go? (invite).

6. A cinema is a place where films _____ (show).

7. In the United States, elections for President ______ every four years (hold).

8. Originally the book ______ in Spanish and a few years ago it _____ into English (write) (translate).

9. We were driving along quite fast but we _____ by lots of other cars (overtake).  

Задание 2. Five people talk about their jobs. Match the jobs (1-5) to the people (a-e) and put the words in brackets into the correct grammatical forms.

1. accountant

2. postwoman

3. flight attendant

4. software developer

5. teacher

a. Obviously, my work involves ______ (travel) a lot. It can be quite physically ______ (tire), but I enjoy ______ (deal) with customers, except when they become violent. Luckily this doesn’t happen often.

b. I like ______ (work) with figures, but my job is much less ______ (bore) and routine than people think. The work ______ (involve) a lot of human contact and teamwork, working with other managers.

c. Of course, it involves getting up quite early in the morning. But I like ______ (be) out in the open air. And I get a lot of exercise!

d. You’ve got to think in a very logical way. The work can be mentally ______ (tire), but it’s very satisfying to write a program that works.

e. I love my job. It’s very ______ (stimulate) and not at all ______ (repeat): no two days are the same. It’s good to see the children learn and develop.  

Задание 3.Choose the correct answer.

1. Do you have English lessons every day?

a) No, we don’t. b) Yes, we are.

2. Your company is small, isn’t it?

a) Yes, it is. b) No, it doesn’t.

3. How many engineers work for your company?

a) No, they haven’t. b) 10 engineers do.

4. What do you do?

a) I work for a large European car maker. b) I’m drinking coffee.

5. Do you have a nine-to-five job?

a) Yes, I do. b) Yes, I am.

6. Can you do your job working from home?

a) Yes, I can. b) No, I don’t.

7. Were you interviewed while getting the job?

a). Yes, I was. b) Yes, I were.

8. Do you work for yourself?

a). Yes, I’m out of work. b). Yes, I’m a freelance graphic designer.

9. Let’s get up to business.

a). I would like to open the discussion.  b). No strings attached.

Задание 4.Complete the text with one of the prepositions.

Rebecca lives in London and works in public relations. She leaves home for work at 7.30 am. She drives (1) _____ work. The traffic is often bad and she worries about getting (2) _____ work late, but she usually arrives (3) _____ work at around nine. She finishes work quite late, at about eight. ‘Luckily, I’m never ill,’she says. ‘I could never take the time (4) ______ work.’ She loves what she does and is glad to be (5) ______ work. Some of her friends are not so lucky: they are (6) ______ work.

Задание 5. Match each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. Translate them. There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.

 

Задание 6. Match idioms with their meaning.

Задание 7. Choose the proper article.

1. He wants to become _____ interpreter.

a) a  b) an  c) the

2. I bought _____ used car.

a) an  b) a  c) the

3. _____ homeless need more help from the government.

a) -  b) the  c) a

4. This is _____ only girl I have ever loved.

a) a  b) an  c) the

5. She gave him _____ book which he couldn’t read.

a) a  b) -  c) the

6. He has got _____ dozen English book.

a) a  b) an  c) the

7. You are _____ most irritating person I’ve ever met.  

a) a  b) -  c) the

8. I’m going to bed. I’ve got _____ headache.

a) a  b) –  c) an

9. ______ Chinese is difficult to study.

a) the  b) –  c) a

10. Because of “the greenhouse effect” _____ climate of the world is changing.

a) a  b) an  c) the

Задание 8. Give the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives.

Long, dark, quick, high, thin, difficult, early, late, good, little, convenient, fresh, dangerous, interesting, clean, rich, slow, strong, polite, sincere, happy, lazy, practical, much, full, useful, wet, famous, large, poor, deep, cheap, weak, common, pale, expensive, bad, far, bright, talkative, funny, important.

Задание 9. Translate into English.

1. Я видел, как он упал.
1. Известно, что этот режиссер снимает хорошие фильмы.
2. Я почувствовал, как кто-то дернул меня за сумку в переполненном автобусе.
3. Любовь к шоколаду сделала меня толстушкой.
4. Мы не ожидали, что родители приедут так скоро.
5. Мистер и Миссис Блэкли хотели, чтобы их сын работал в международной компании.
6. Кажется, что Ник заболел. Я слышал, как он чихал.
7. Я считаю, что это великолепное решение.
8. Учитель хотел, чтобы дети нарисовали зиму.
9. Не позволяй страху остановить тебя.

Задание 10. Insert particle ‘to’ where necessary.

1. Granny wants us __ visit her more often.
2. The babysitter didn’t see the child __ jump into the sea.
3. Molly is known __ be a big fan of gossips.
4. The clients expect the order __ be fulfilled by the next week.
5. We expected the rain __ start in the morning.
6. Sam supposed Angela __ be quite a bad cook.
7. Don’t make me __ cry.
8. I can’t bear you __ behave like that.
9. Fred desired everyone __ admit that he had been right.
10. The child heard the music __ play in the distance and went in that direction.