Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "ST. PETERSBURG"

I. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст.

ST. PETERSBURG

The new town was built near the Baltic Sea on the banks of the river Neva and its islands. In IX–X centuries, the area belonged to Novgorod and was known as Izhora land in XIII century. In the early XVII century the region fell to Sweden. After the Russian victory in the Northern war, Peter I decided to found a fortress there to control the regained lands. He personally designed the plan for it.

In the summer of 1703 gangs of workmen were brought to the site to build half of the intended fortress in two months. At once Peter I transferred the Russian capital there. Located on the northwestern Russian border, St. Petersburg was thought to be like economic, political, and cultural centre of Europe.

To attract merchants to the town, Peter I granted various benefits to the settlers while he forced over 1000 noble families to come and live there in 1712. In the same year the royal court moved to St. Petersburg and in 1713 the Senate and other state administrative bodies moved there as well. In 1718 52 merchant vessels arrived in St. Petersburg while in 1725 their number reached 450.

The government did its best to turn the town into a large industrial and commercial centre and port. A navigable canal connected the Neva with the Volga while export-import operations with abroad through the other port of Arkhangelsk were limited. By the middle of XVIII century, half of export-import operations went through St. Petersburg. By the early XIX century, its population reached 220 thousand. The new seaport was built as well as the deep canal to connect the mouth of the Neva with the Gulf of Finland.

In 1900 St. Petersburg with its population of 1248 thousand was the fifth largest town in Europe, rightly becoming the true Russian capital due to rapid development of education, science, culture, and art.
 

II. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы письменно.

1. When did Peter I decide to build the new town?
2. Who did Peter invite to the town?
3. Did St. Petersburg become a large industrial and commercial centre and port?
4. Where was the Russian capital transferred?
   5. What connected the mouth of the Neva with the Gulf of Finland?

III. Выпишите из текста все существительные во множественном числе,
напишите их форму единственного числа с соответствующим артиклем.

1. banks - 
2. islands - 
3. centuries - 
4. lands -
5. gangs - 
6. workmen - 
7. months - 
8. merchants - 
9. benefits - 
10. settlers - 
11. families - 
12. bodies - 
13. vessels - 
    14. operations
     

    IV. Используйте текст, чтобы закончить предложения.

1. The new town was built on the area belonging to Novgorod and ....

2. Peter founded a fortress to control...

3. Peter forced noble families to live there...
 

V. Составьте предложения из данных слов.
1) the / fell / Sweden / region / to 
2) to / various / Peter I / granted / the / benefits / settlers 
3) with / a / connected / canal / the / Neva / navigable / the / Volga 
 

VI. Выберите нужную форму глагола to be и переведите предложения.

1. It ... an important business deal tomorrow.
2. Pollutants ... substances which damage the environment. 
3. The Empire State Building ... the highest building in New York. 

   
   VII. Выберите нужную форму глагола to have и переведите предложения.

1. They ...a dinner party in a week. У них будет званый ужин через неделю.

2. We...a safety meeting last month. У нас была встреча по безопасности в прошлом месяце.

3. She...many pen friends.

 

VIII. Образуйте II форму глаголов (Past Simple / Indefinite Tense). Определите тип глагола: правильный / неправильный.

1. to have 
2. to go 
3. to play 
4. to watch 
5. to write 
6. to talk 

7. to eat 
8. to finish - 
 

IX. Переведите предложения. Определите видовременную форму глагола.

1. All students study a foreign language. 

2. They graduated from the University a year ago.

3. In four years of study he will get the degree of Bachelor of Science.

 

X. Переведите следующие предложения.

1. There are a lot of proverbs and sayings about money. 
2. Mendeleev’s prominent work is his book Principles of Chemistry. 
   3. Distance education has more advantages than classroom one.
   
   XI. Напишите предложения в вопросительной, а затем в отрицательной форме и переведите.

1. They visited the night club.
2. A tourist eats in the cafe.
3. Crowds of people will attend Mdm. Tusaud’s exhibition.