Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Употребление времен глаголов"

Part 1

1.1. Поставьте вопросы к выделенным словам: a. I study at the university. b. I am a Master student. c. My research work is devoted to the basics of mechanics. d. Master students have evening classes. e. Students are working in the laboratories. f. At the end of each termstudents have examinations. g. The academic year lasts 2 years.

1.2. Поставьте вопросы к подлежащему: a. The teacher asks questions. b. Students are having test. c. He works at a plant. d. Nick goes to the library after classes.

1.3. Переведите на английский язык: a. Вы учитесь в университете? b. Она изучает математику? c. Он работает на заводе? d. Сколько предметов вы изучаете? e.Где находится 3-е здание? f. Сколько длится обучение? g. Когда начинается экзаменационная сессия?

Part 2 Present Simple

2.1. Put the verbs in the correct form. 1. What (do) the body do to protect itself? 2. Your body (prevent) harmful microorganisms entering and causing harm. 3. The skin, for example, (allow) microorganisms to enter. 4. Hairs and mucus in your nose (catch) invaders, and then you (push) the mucus out when you cough, sneeze or blow your nose. 5. Enzymes and acids in the body, and white blood cells also (destroy) bacteria. 6. (help) antibiotics? 7. Doctors (use) antibiotic drugs to fight bacterial infections, 8. but antibiotics (work) against viruses. 9. This is why doctors (give) antibiotics to patients with a common cold or flu. 10. How (work) immunization? 11. Immunization (or vaccination) is another way of protecting the body, by injecting the body with dead or inactive microorganisms. 12. After vaccination, the body (start) to make antibodies that destroy the microorganism. 13. Because the microorganisms in the vaccination are not dangerous, the person (get) ill. 14. When they (come) into contact with a live (dangerous) micro organism, 15. then the antibodies (destroy) the infection before it makes them ill.

2.2. Choose the correct form in brackets. Explain your choice. 1. It sometimes (snows/is snowing) here in April. 2. It (snows/is snowing) now. 3. Every morning mother (cooks/is cooking) breakfast for us. 4. It is 8 o’clock now. Mother (cooks/ is cooking) breakfast. 5. Every day father (leaves/is leaving) the house at half past eight. 6. Now it is half past eight. Father (leaves/is leaving) the house. 7. We often (watch/are watching) TV. 8. Now we (sit/ are sitting) in armchairs and (watch/are watching) TV. 9. Sometimes Mike (does/is doing) his lessons in the evening. 10. Look at Mike. He (does/is doing) his lessons. 11. It often (rains/is raining) in September. 12. It (rains/is raining) now. 13. Every day the family (has/is having) tea at 5 o’clock. 14. It is 5 o’clock now. The family (has/is having) tea.

Part 3 Past Simple

3.1. Put the verbs in the Past Simple tense and translate them. see, go, have, say, fly, fall, put, do, be, play, want, live, look, study, cry, smile, try, collect

3.2.Translate the modifiers of the Past Simple tense. Yesterday The day before yesterday Ten days ago A week ago Last year Once

3.3. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Simple and Past Simple: Tom always (to eat) breakfast. Yesterday he (not to eat) breakfast because he (to get) up late. We (to like) to cook, but we (not to like) to wash the dishes. He never (to shout) at his students. You (to watch) TV yesterday? He (lay) on the road when they found him. Someone stole my cigarettes when I (not look) .

Part 4 Past Simple и Past Continuous

4.1. Open the brackets using the verbs in Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. She (to cook) yesterday. 2. She (to cook) at three o'clock yesterday. 3. She (to cook) from two till four yesterday. 4. I (not to read) at five o'clock. 5. I (not to read) when you came in. 6. What he (to do) when I came? 7. What he (to do) the whole day yesterday? 8. Pete (to water) flowers in the garden yesterday. 9. Kate (to water) flowers in the garden at five o'clock yesterday. 10. What you (to do) when I (to enter) the classroom?

Part 5 Предлоги времени

5.1. Put some or any, where necessary a. Would you like _______chicken? b. I can't print off my project because I haven't got _______paper. c. Have you got money for the machine? I didn't bring_______ d. I didn't come to the party. I had to finish_______ work. e. I'd like to drink some water, but I can't find_______ glass. f. Could you advise me_______ articles to read? I want to do a research work. g. I need_______ advice about which subjects to do next year. h. Excuse me, could you give me_______ information about the course?

5.2. Insert the correct preposition, where necessary. a. ___ 9 o’clock. b. ___ 24th of March. c. ___ October d. ___ night. e. ___ winter. f.___ present. g. ___ today. h. ___ Friday evening. i.___ half past three. j.___ 1987.

5.3. Translate into English. a. Учебный год в университете начинается в сентябре, а заканчивается в июне. b. Зимой и летом студенты сдают экзамены. c. Студенты учатся утром, а вечером готовят домашнее задание. d. Я родился в апреле. e. Он поступил в технический университет в мае. f. Занятия начинаются в 8:00.

5.4. Insert little, a little, few, a few. a. Does anybody know French here? – I can speak ______ b. There is ______ light in the room because the window is too small. c. He couldn’t answer our question at once and promised to do it in ______ hours. d. ______time is left. But we can still wait ______ minutes for him. e. Only ______ days were sunny in September. f. There are very many technical books in our library, but very ______ English ones. g. Not many people go to the Master’s course – just ______. h. She was exhausted and had ______ to say. i. He spends ______ time to learn English, this is the reason of his poor knowledge. j. As we feared there was ______to interest us.

Part 6 Образование множественного числа существительных

6.1. Put the following words in plural form. Story, city, country, dictionary, key, party, tray 1. The students in my class come from many ... of our republic. 2. My money and my ... are in my pocket. 3. By the end of the term we’ll have to read a few ... by S. Maugham. 4. I like going to ... because I enjoy socializing with people. 5. People carry their food on ... at a cafeteria. 6. We always look up words in ... when we write essays. 7. Sportsmen from different ... of the world take part in the Olympic Games.

6.2. Put the following words in plural form. Knife, life, thief, roof, loaf, cliff, wolf 1. Please put the forks, … and spoons on the table. 2. Packs of ... hunting nearby caused so much fear that nobody went to the forest mushrooming. 3. We all have some problems in our ... 4. All the houses were covered with tiled ... 5. The ... were caught and arrested. 6. We could see the white ... of Great Britain in the distance. 7. The kitchen bread-bin contained three ... of sliced white bread and two buns.

6.3. Put the following words in plural form. Dish, glass, match, potato, bush, tax, bus, tomato, photo 1. Bob drinks eight... of water every day. 2. Can you take a few ... of me and Rachel? 3. Please put the ... and the silverware on the table. 4. All citizens pay money to the government every year. They pay their ... 5. I can see trees and ... outside the window. 6. I want to light the candles. I need some ... 7. When I make salad, I use lettuce and ... 8. Sometimes Sue has a hamburger and French-fried ... for dinner. 9. Are there any ... from here to the town center?

Part 7 Артикли “a”, “an” и “the”

7.1. Open the brackets. a. My house is……………(big) than yours. b. John isn’t so…………………(tall) as Kevin. c. Mary is ……………..(good) student in the class. Многосложные прилагательные boring beautiful more boring more beautiful The most boring The most beautiful Исключения good bad far many little better worse farther/further more less The best The worst The farthest/furthest The most The least d. I invited all my groupmates to my party. As the saying goes: the………….(many), the……………….(merry). e. Linda doesn’t feel …………….. (good) today. f. Our university is ……………. (far) away than his. g. I’m calling to ask for some…………………… (far) information on this package holiday. h. Sandra did ……………… (bad) of all in the test. i. Their car is……………….(cool) in the neighborhood. j. Do you really think that Tina is…………..(clever) than Sandra?

7.2. Put …. as, so…..as and than, where necessary: a. This girl is ……… beautiful ………… her mother. b. I am taller …………… you. c. You are …….. curious ……… your little brother. d. Unfortunately, she was not ……… lucky ..…….her friend. e. Is the Black Sea bigger ………….the Azov Sea? f. The bicycle is not ………. fast ……… the car.

7.3. Translate into English: a) Он знает английский лучше меня. b) Марина знает английский лучше всех в группе. c) Катя решает задачи быстрее, чем ее одногруппники. d) Ноутбук Джейн дешевле, чем мой. e) Это самый вкусный чизкейк, который я пробовала! f) Этот книжный шкаф красивее, чем тот. g) Стив Джобс более известен, чем Стивен Возняк. h) На этой неделе погода жарче, чем на прошлой неделе. i) Химия была самым трудным предметом в школе.

7.4. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. Этот дом такой же высокий, как тот. 2. Сегодня вода в реке не такая теплая, как вчера. 3. Ты не такой умный, как папа. 4. Индия не такая большая, как Китай. 5. Темза такая же красивая, как Нева. 6. Его бабушка не такая старая, как дедушка. 7 Яблоки такие же вкусные, как сливы, но не такие вкусные, как груши. 8. Русский музей такой же богатый, как Эрмитаж? 9. Державин не такой знаменитый, как Пушкин. 10. Днепр не такой длинный, как Волга. 11. В прошлом году август был такой же жаркий, как июль.

Part 8 Passive voice – Пассивный (страдательный) залог

8.1. Open the brackets using verbs in Present Simple or Past Simple, Active or Passive: a. It’s a big factory. Five hundred people (employ) there. b. Water (cover) most of the Earth’s surface. c. Most of the Earth’s surface (cover) by water. d. The park gates (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening. e. The letter (past) a week ago and it (arrive) yesterday. f. The boat (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody (rescue). g. Bon’s parents (die) when he was very young. He and his sister (bring) up by their grandparents. h. I was born in London but I (grow) up in the north of England. i. While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room.

8.2. Change the sentences using Passive Voice: a. They are doing the project now. b. We have discussed the difficult questions with our boss. c. To make a technical drawing you need a compass. d. They will discuss the question tomorrow?

8.3. Change the questions using Passive Voice: a. Do they make bread in the factory? b. Will Susan decorate room on Sunday? c. Did she write an article herself? Present Simple (am / is / are + ed / III f. ir.v.) The research is conducted. Present Continuous (am / is / are + being + ed / III f. ir.v.) The research is being conducted Past Simple (was / were + ed / III f. ir.v.) The research was conducted Past Continuous (was / were + being + ed / III f. ir.v.) The research was being conducted Present Perfect (have / has+ been + ed / III f. ir.v.) The research has been conducted. Past perfect (had+ed / III f. ir.v.) The research had been conducted Future Simple The research will be conducted. Modal Verb The research must/ can be conducted d. Are they writing an exam now? e. Have you translated the text yet? f. Had the teacher checked the copybooks before she went to bed?