Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Работа с текстом "Blade Runner" и грамматические упражнения"

Blade Runner

1  F Oscar Pistorius is a South African athlete. He was born in Johannesburg in 1986, as the middle child of a family with Italian roots. His grandmother had emigrated to Kenya from Italy. Pistorius lost both his legs below the knee when he was only 11 months old.

2      Despite his disability, he has been very active in sports all his life. He took up running after a rugby accident in 2004. In the same year he finished third in the 100 metres, and won the 200 metres with a new world record at the Paralympic Games in Athens. The following year he won both the 100 and 200 metre events at the World Cup, and broke his own world record. In 2006, he won the 100 and 200 metres and also came first in the 400-metre event at the World Championships. In 2007, he became the first sportsperson in history to set the world record for all three distances. During his career, Pistorius has broken his own world records more than 30 times!....
 

1 Read the article quickly and circle the correct letter.

Which full Olympic Games did Pistorius qualify for?

a 2004

b 2008

c 2012

d He has never qualified for Olympic Games, but he has competed in the Paralympic Games.

2 Read the article again. Match the headings (A–H) with the paragraphs. There is one extra heading.

A What makes his achievements special

B Results in disabled competitions

C Fighting to change a bad decision

D A broken dream?

E Inspiration for everyone

F A disadvantage from childhood

G Winning the first able-bodied competition

H A dream come true

3 Read the article again and circle the correct letter.

1 Oscar Pistorius is …

a an Italian living in Africa.

b originally from Kenya.

c a sportsman from South Africa.

2 Pistorius lost his legs …

a as a teenager.

b when he was just a baby.

c because had an accident playing rugby.

3 He broke his first world record …

a at the Paralympics in Athens.

b at the World Cup in 2005.

c in history in 2007.

4 Pistorius became the first athlete ever to …

a compete with athletes whose disability is less serious than his own.

b break world records more than 30 times.

c hold the world record in all three short-distance running events.
 

5 He entered his first competition for able-bodied athletes …

a while he was banned by the IAAF.

b a year before the IAAF decided to ban him from entering.

c only after the IAAF allowed him to compete.

6 The scientific tests in Texas proved that …

a Pistorius really had an unfair advantage in running.

b the IAAF had not considered his disadvantages when it banned him.

c the previous tests in Germany were correct.

7 He said it was a proud moment in his life when he …

a was given a medal by the President of his country.

b won the Beijing Olympic Games in the 400-metre event.

c finally qualified for two world events for able-bodied athletes
 

WRITING

1 Circle the best word or phrase.

1 We don’t read magazines online, but / so / and we read newspapers on the internet.

2 Many people dislike e-books so / because / although they find looking at a screen for too long very tiring.

3 Portable DVD players, that / which / what have been around for many years now, are great for entertaining children on long car journeys.

4 Most people do not watch films on their mobile phones. Although, / However, / What is more, they often listen to mp3 music files.

5 Because / The fact is / Despite the small size of smartphone screens, a lot of people visit social networking sites using their phones.

6 Clearly, / Firstly, / Finally, mobile phones have developed a lot in recent years.

2 Write an essay about the pros and cons of using mobile phones. Write about:

• how people are using their mobile phones (e.g. for socializing and entertainment).

• the advantages of mobile phones compared to other devices.

• the disadvantages of mobile phones.

• how you see the future of mobile phones in these areas.

Write your essay in 150–200 words.
 

SPEAKING

1 Look at the photos. Compare the different sports. Talk about what you think is good and bad about them. In your opinion, which sport is the best sport to do, and which is the best to watch? Why?
 

2 A Look at the information. Use the words to make five questions.

1 how big ?

2 what / can / do ?

3 how much / space / store files ?

4 how long / battery ?

5 how much ?

B Answer the questions.

GRAMMAR TEST

Exercise 1 Present Perfect and Past Simple

Complete the text with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

Carla Brown (1)   has worked   (worked) in marketing for 10 years. She (2) ________ (study) marketing at college, and then (3) ________ (find) a job with a small advertising agency in Manchester. Since then she (4) ________ (change) her job several times and she (5) ________ (live) in many different places. Three years ago, she (6) ________ (start) working for Jerome and Jerome, a big company with offices all over the world. She (7) ________ (be) a manager with the company for eighteen months. The company has clients in the USA, and Carla (8) ________ (be) there several times on business. Last year she (9) ________ (spend) six months in their New York office.

Exercise 2 have to/don’t have to; should/must

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the pairs of verbs in the box.

1 You   should wear   comfortable clothing when travelling.

2 A doctor __________ for many years.

3 We __________ squash to try and get fit.

4 You __________ early. We have an early start tomorrow.

5 We __________ to buy Jack a birthday card.

6 Today is a holiday, so the children __________.

7 I __________ another cake. I’m trying to lose weight.

8 We’re so busy in the office that I __________ late every night last week.

    9 __________ you __________ Latin when you were at school?

Exercise 3 Narrative tenses; joining sentences

Choose the correct words.

I (1) heard / have heard a funny story the other day. A German woman (2) refused / was refusing to serve a couple (3) while / when they asked for a table in her restaurant. (4) So / But she didn’t realize that the man and woman were the king and queen of Sweden! The woman (5) had / had had no free tables because a big group (6) was enjoying / enjoyed a wedding reception in the restaurant. She admitted that she didn’t recognize the king and queen (7) because / although they (8) didn’t wear / weren’t wearing royal clothes or a crown! She was sorry but the couple (9) hadn’t / didn’t booked a table and there was nothing she could do. (10) As soon as / Until she realized her mistake, she (11) had decided / decided to send a letter to the king and queen to apologize. (12) After / Before the king and queen left the restaurant, people say they (13) managed / had managed to get a pizza!

Exercise 4 Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

Tick () the correct sentence.

1 a How long have you been learning English? 

b How long have you learnt English? 

2 a How long have you known Wendy? 

b How long have you been knowing Wendy? 

3 a I saw her five minutes ago. 

b I’ve seen her five minutes ago. 

4 a How long have you waited  for the bus? 

b How long have you been waiting for
the bus? 

5 a She’s been buying a new car. 

b She’s bought a new car. 

6 a I’ve planted three trees this morning. 

b I’ve been planting three trees this morning. 

7 a He is waiting to see the doctor since nine
  o’clock. 

b He has been waiting to see the doctor
since nine o’clock. 

8 a How long have you been trying to sell your
house? 

b How long are you trying to sell your house? 

9 a I’ve run in the park, so I’m tired. 

b I’ve been running in the park, so I’m tired. 

Exercise 5 First conditional

Put the words in the correct order.

1 hear / if / I / news / any / you / I / phone / will

I will phone you if I hear any news.

2 buy / she / if / passes / test / she / car / driving /
her / a / will

________________________________________

3 weather / go / if / we / won’t / bad / out / the / is

________________________________________

4 you / feel / stop / better / if / will / you / smoking

________________________________________

5 my / her / won’t / doesn’t / wedding / she / if /
apologize / I / invite / to

________________________________________

6 problem / help / I / you / have / you / a / will / if

________________________________________

7 annoyed / fans / win / don’t / they / be / if / the /
will / very