Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Practical Grammar Exercises for Advanced Learners"

Exercise 1 (16 points).

Complete the sentences with relative pronouns. 

1. Christopher Columbus was the sailor ________________ discovered America.
2. This food has an ingredient ________________ is very sweet.
3. The lady ________________ son plays football with me is the headteacher of my school.
4. The house ________________ I was born is now for sale.
5. Antonio Banderas, _______________ is married to Melanie Griffith, was born in Málaga.
6. D.H. Lawrence, _______________ was an English author, wrote many interesting novels.
7. London, ________________ is on the river Thames, is the capital of the United Kingdom.
8. The Prado Museum, ________________ is in Madrid, is one of the best art galleries in the world.

   Exercise 2 (14 points).

   Read the text and fill in the gaps. Choose from the following:

   library, rebuilt, destroyed, architectural or historic, bathrooms, utility room, family dining. 

   The historic Devizes Castle in Wiltshire is up for sale.

   A grand and historic Grade I listed castle situated on the edge of the picturesque market town of Devizes, in Wiltshire, is on the market.

   With charming chimney pot views to the east and rolling countryside views to the west, Devizes Castle – built of attractive stone with alluring castellations and turrets – is a spectacular home steeped in history.

   Boasting nine bedrooms and four 1. _______, inside you'll find a kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, drawing room, dining room, library, study, fernery, secondary kitchen, 2. _______ and boot room.

   The castle is listed Grade I for being of exceptional 3. _______ interest. Period features are abundant, from the stone mullioned windows and detailed stone archways, to the richly decorated high ceilings.

   The 4. _______ is fitted with decoratively carved bookcases lining two walls, while the dining room boasts enough space for lavish entertaining or 5. _______.

   An abundance of mature trees fills up the front garden, whilst to the rear the garden is encircled by the ramparts, offering seclusion. The rear garden has been landscaped with herbaceous borders, water features and lawn areas.

   Records state that the first castle was built by Bishop Osmund of Salisbury in approximately 1080. It was burnt down and 6. _______ in stone during the reign of King Henry I, later becoming a popular residence for the Monarchy.

   King John, Henry III and Edward I were all said to have stayed at the castle. Apparently, until the 17th century, it remained in the hands of the Crown and became the property of the Queens of England, including Henry VIII's wives.

   But by 1645 the castle was held by the Royalists and was largely 7. _______ during the 17th Century Civil War between the King and Parliament.

   It was not until the 1830s that Devizes saw a castle again. Architect H.E. Goodridge designed the current structure that now sits high above the market town.

   Devizes Castle is on the market via Savills for £3.25 million.
    

   Exercise 3 (10 points).

   Look at the charts comparing three laptop computers. Then complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs in parentheses.

   Example: The screen of the icom1 is larger than the icom3’s, but it is smaller than the icom2’s.
    

1. (light / heavy) The icom2 is _______ the icom3, but it is _______ the icom1.

2. (new / old) The icom3 is _______ the icom1, but it is _______ the icom2.

3. (cheap / expensive) The icom1 is _______ the icom2, but it is more _______ the A-50.

4. (quickly) The icom1 starts _______ the icom2.

5. (reliably) The icom1 runs _______ the icom2 or the icom3.

6. (quietly) The icom3 operates _______ the icom1 or the icom2.

7. (well) The icom2 displays pictures _______ the icom1 or the icom3.
 

Exercise 4 (20 points).

Fill the gaps with ‘have/had/having’ and the verbs in brackets in the third form.

1. When did you last __________ the air conditioning __________? (service)
2. You don't think Madonna's beautiful?! You should __________ your eyes __________. (test)
3. After the plague of fleas, the boss __________ the office __________ (disinfect)
4. Your cat's coughing. You need to __________ him __________ for parasites. (treat)
5. We __________ the roof __________ last year. It cost us a packet. (repair)
6. I normally __________ my suit dry __________ before a party. (clean)
7. The coach __________ all the lockers __________ for the missing footballs yesterday. (search)
8. Have you __________ your house __________? (double-glaze)
9. Have you __________ that picture I bought you __________ yet? (frame)
10. The house is in chaos. We're __________ a new kitchen __________ in at the moment. (put)

    Exercise 5 (20 points).

    Open the brackets and put the verbs in the correct form. Write down full sentences.

1. If I (not know) how to get to the place, I (to take) a taxi.

2. If I (to be) in your shoes, I (to make up) with her and start speaking again.

3. I (to come) if I (to finish) my work early.

4. If you (to leave) your car opened, it (to be stolen).

5. If I (to get lost), I (to use) a map.

6. If you (to drink) much coffee, you (not sleep) at night.

7. If I (to be) a billionaire, I (to buy) an island.

8. If I (not take) the wrong way, I (not meet) you.

9. If a cat (to see) a dog, it (to run) away.

10. I (to leave) as soon as the babysitter (to arrive).

 

Exercise 6 (20 points).

Read the text and form new words from the given ones.

Dad usually comes up with 1. _______ (ORIGIN) ideas. Last Sunday Dad 2. _______ (DECIDE) that we should all go on a camping trip. The idea came to him while he 3. _______ (READ) an article about camping. The article said that camping brings families together. “Not true”, I smiled. “What about television? It usually 4. _______(HELP) families to feel a lot more united.” “If the weather is fine, we 5. _______(GO) on a trip next weekend,” Dad said and put his magazine on the coffee table. I quickly looked over at my 6. _______(YOUNG) brother, Paul. He gave me a knowing smile, “Do you remember 7. _______(WE) last trip?” I certainly did. Last summer Dad told us that fishing would be a great activity for our family. We bought four 8. _______ (EXPENSE) fishing rods and drove for three long hours to a big lake in Virginia.

When we got there, we discovered that we 9. _______(FORGET) to take the fishing rods. Ten minutes later we made another unpleasant discovery: we 10. _______(NOT/HAVE) the tent which meant we couldn’t stay overnight and we had to drive all the way back home again. We were tired and disappointed with the trip.