Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "A taxi experience"

I  Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form 1.      I ___ (listen) to the radio while Mary _____ (cook) dinner. 2.      You ____ (buy) this book yesterday? 3.      Last Friday Jill ____ (go) home early because she ____ (want) to see a film. 4.      When your brother usually ____ (get) home in the evening? 5.      Jane always ____ (bring) us a nice present. 6.      What those people ____ (do) in the middle of the road? 7.      You ____ (read) this book? 8.      While Fred ____ (sleep), Judy ____ (watch) TV. 9.      When I ____ (be) young, I ____ (think) Mary  ____ (be) nice — but now I  ____ (think) she’s fantastic. 10.     Jill ____ (walk) home when she ____ (see) her husband’s car outside the cinema 11.     Look there! Sue and Tim ____ (run) to school. 12.     Jack’s father ____ (not work) in London — he ____ (not speak) English. 13.     Joe ____ (buy) a car yesterday. 14.     Their father often ____ (go) to rock concerts. 15.     While you ____ (sleep), mother ____ (arrive).

II Open the brackets, using the verb in the form of conditional mood 1.      Michael would not agree even if you (to ask) him. 2.      If they (mention) this yesterday, everything would have been done. 3.      If I (to find) that letter, I’ll show it to you. 4.      If I meet him, I (to invite) him. 5.      Would they come if we (to invite) them? 6.      The boss (be) very disappointed if you aren’t at the meeting tomorrow. 7.      The teacher said, “I’ll begin the lesson as soon as Jack (stop) talking.” 8.      The old gentleman doesn’t go out in winter. He (go) out if the weather gets warmer. 9.      She’s flying to Cairo tomorrow. She’ll send her family a telegram providing she (arrive) with a delay. 10.     If the plane had left on time, they (be) in Minsk now. 11.     If they hadn’t walked 40 km, they (not / be) exhausted now. 12.     What would have become of us, if I (come) to you then!' 13.     He would have been scrupulous — if he (can)! 14.     What is the answer if you (add) 17 to 75? 15.     If you (buy) a packet of cigarettes costing 3$ and matches costing 2$, and gave the shopkeeper 10$ note, how much change ought you to receive?

III Put  sentences into indirect speech using He said / he asked/ he told 1.      ‘He hasn’t eaten breakfast’. 2.      ‘She is smoking right now’ 3.      ‘I visited my parents at the weekend’ 4.      ‘How are you?’ 5.      ‘Are you hungry?’ 6.      ‘Why wasn’t Judy at the party?’ 7.      “Will you be at home?” 8.      ‘Make some coffee, Bob’ 9.      ‘Don’t forget to thank Mrs. Jones!’ 10.     ‘Have your tickets ready’

IV Pass the following sentences to Passive Voice 1.      Не stole a lot of money from the shop. 2.       By six o’clock they had finished the work. 3.       At twelve o’clock the workers were loading the trucks. 4.       By three o’clock the workers had loaded the trucks. 5.       We send our daughter to rest in the south every year. 6.       They will show this film on TV. 7.       They are building a new concert hall in our street. 8.      I bought potatoes yesterday. 9.       We shall bring the books tomorrow. 10.      They are repairing the clock now. 11.      They sell milk in this shop. 12.      I have translated the whole text.

V. Read the text below and choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each gap. - (1 point each)

A taxi experience As a journalist, I’m asked to travel around the globe to all sorts of (1)__ countries. Over the years, I’ve used different means of transport. Of course, for long (2)__, flying is the fastest and safest way to (3)__ a far-off destination. Unfortunately, I’m not a very organized traveller and despite my travel agent’s best efforts, (4)__always goes wrong. Last week, while I was heading for the airport, I realized I had left my passport at home. Obviously, I had to go back so I asked the taxi driver to turn around and take me home. In the meantime, I crossed my fingers and hoped that I wouldn’t miss my (5)___ . All the (6)___ home, the driver was speeding in and out of traffic. He got even more carried (7)___ when he got on the motorway, (8)___ at speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour. By the time we arrived home, I was (9)___ a state of shock and it took me a while to (10)___ my breath. So, before driving off again, I decided to pay him (11)__ extra, so that he would go slower as we were bound (12)___ have an accident.

1 A curious B peculiar C foreign D strange 2 A travels B excursions C tours D trips 3 A arrive B reach C get D approach 4 A anything B something C everything D nothing 5 A flight B cruise C trip D journey 6 A road B way C route D direction 7 A away B on C out D along 8 A moving B travelling C transferring D transporting 9 A at B under C on D in 10 A hold B catch C keep D find 11 A many B a little C a few D some 12 A to B for C in D of