What are these boys carrying?

Институт экономики и внешнеэкономических связей

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА

по дисциплине «Английский язык»

Выполнил                               студент группы 2012-З-ФК-1

                                                   Богдан К.А.

Проверил                                 преподаватель Экизян Л.Б.

Ростов-на-Дону

          2012 г.

МОДУЛЬ 1 Грамматика

Тестовые упражнения

1. Подберите по смыслу и вставьте данные прилагательные, используя сравнительную степень:

crowded   early   easily   expensive  interested quiet large    thin

Образец: This jacket is too small. I need a ……larger….size.

1 You look thinner Have you lost weight?

2 He’s not so keen on his studies. He’s more interested in having a good time.

3 You’ll find your way around the town easilier if you have a map.

4 You’re making too much noise. Can you be a bit guiter ?

5 There were a lot of people on the bus. It was more crowded than usual.

6 You’re late. I expected you to be here earlier.

7 The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be much more expensive.

2. Заполните пропуски прилагательными, данными в скобках, используя сравнительную степень:

Образец: Sorry I’m late. It took me....longer….to get here than I expected. (long)

1 My toothache is more painful than it was yesterday. (painful)

2 She looks about 20, but in fact she’s much older than she looks. (old)

3 The problem is not so complicated. It’s simpler than you think. (simple)

4 Your English has improved. You speak a lot more fluently than you did when we last met. (fluently)

5 Health and happiness are more important than money. (important)

6 We always go camping when we go on holiday. It’s much cheaper than staying in a hotel. (cheap)

7 I like the countryside. It’s healthier and more peaceful than living in a town. (healthy/peaceful)

3. Заполните пропуски данными словами: better worse further older elder. Возможно их неоднократное использование:

Образец:Let me ask him. I know him…...better….. than you do.

1. We complained about the food in our hotel. But instead of improving, it got worse.

2. Your work isn’t very good. I'm sure you can do better than this.

3. Ann’s younger sister is still at school. Her elder sister is a nurse.

4. Our team played really badly this afternoon. We played worse than we have ever played before.

5. “Is Jim younger than Tom?” “No, he’s older ”

6. The damage to our car wasn’t so bad. It could have been much worse.

7. If you need any further information, please contact our head office.

4. Подберите по смыслу части из А и В, чтобы получить предложения с конструкцией the…..….the…..…..:

Образец: 4a

1 The earlier we leave the sooner we’ll arrive

2 The longer he waited the more impatient he became

3The more I got to know him the more I liked him

4 The more you practise your English the faster you’ll learn

5 The longer the telephone call the more you have to pay

6The more goods you sell the more profit you’ll make

7 The longer I was waiting for the interview the more nervous I became.

5. Закончите предложения, используя конструкцию not as (so)……as……:

Образец: I’m quite tall but you are taller. I’m not …as (so) tall as …you.

1. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn’t as(so) high as yours.

2. You know a bit about cars but I know more. You don’t know as(so) much as I do.

3. I still smoke but I used to smoke a lot more. I don’t smoke as(so) much as I used to.

4. I still feel quite tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don’t feel tired as much as I felt yesterday.

5. They’ve lived here for quite a long time but we’ve lived here longer. They haven’t  lived here as long as we have.

6. I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I’m a lot more nervous. I wasn’t nervous as much as I usually am.

7. The weather is still unpleasant today but yesterday it was worse. The weather isn’t as bad as it was yesterday.

6.Закончите предложения, используя конструкцию not as(so)……as……:

Образец: Jack is younger than he looks. Jack isn’t …..as (so) old as ......he looks.

1. It’s warmer today than yesterday. It isn’t as(so) warm as it was yesterday.

2. The station was nearer than I thought. The station wasn’t as(so) near as I thought.

3. I go out less than I used to. I don’t go out as little as I used to.

4. The hotel is cheaper than I expected. The hotel isn’t as(so) cheap as I expected.

5. There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one. There weren’t as(so) people few asat the last one.

6. The examination was easier than we expected. The examination wasn’t as(so) easy as  we expected.

7. Ann works reasonably hard but she used to work much harder. Ann doesn’t work as(so) hard as she used to.

7. Закончите предложения, используя превосходную степень сравнения:

Образец: It’s a very nice room. It’s….the nicest room……in the hotel.

It was a very bad experience. It was one of…the worst experiences…in my life.

1. It’s a very cheap restaurant. It’s the cheapest restaurant in the town.

2. It was a very happy day. It was the happiest day in my life.

3. She’s a very intelligent student. She’s the most intelligent student in the school.

4. It’s a very valuable painting. It’s the most valuables painting in the gallery.

5. He’s a very rich man. He’s one of the richest man in the world.

6. It’s a very old castle. It’s one of the oldest castle in Britain.

7. He’s a very good player. He’s one of the best player in the team.

8. Составьте вопросительные предложения из данных слов и словосочетаний, употребив прилагательные в превосходной степени:

Образец: Who / beautiful person / you know? …..Who is the most beautiful person you know?.....

1. What / large / city / your country?

What is the largest city in your country?

2. Who / famous singer / your country?

Who is the most famous singer in your country?

3. What / popular sport / your country?

What is the most popular sport in your country?

4. What / expensive thing / you / ever bought?

What is the most expensive thing you ever bought?

5. What / happy / day / your life?

What was the happiest day in your life?

6. What / stupid thing / you / ever done?

What is the most stupid thing you ever done?

7. Who / intelligent person / you know?

Who is the most intelligent person you know?

II. ВРЕМЕНА АНГЛИЙСКОГО ГЛАГОЛА В ДЕЙСТВИТЕЛЬНОМ ЗАЛОГЕ

Тестовые упражнения

1. Раскройте скобки и употребите глагол в PRESENT SIMPLE:

Ann ….gets….(0.to get) up at 7 a.m. and takes a shower. She normally does not have breakfast. At 7.30 she  catches the bus. Her classes start at 8.30. She always has lunch in the cafeteria. The cafeteria food is OK and it is cheap too. Once a week Ann goes    swimming, after which she often goes out for a pizza with her friends. Sometimes she invites friends to her house and they listen to music and talk. From time to time she calls her family in London. They never  talk for very long because it is expensive. Ann likes watching TV or reading a magazine before bedtime.

2. Составьте предложения из данных слов и словосочетаний, используя глаголы в PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Образец: I/in the park/sit/and/feed/birds.

I am sitting in the park and feeding birds.

1. on the sofa/My mum/sit/in the living-room/and/watch TV.

My mum is sitting on the sofa in the living-room and watching TV.

2. We/do/at the moment/homework.

We are doing homework at the moment.

3. now/read/My sister/an interesting book.

My sister is reading an interesting book now.

4. Ted and Mike/play football/in the yard.

Ted and Mike are playing football in the yard.

5. What/carry/these boys?

What are these boys carrying?

6. take a shower/He/at the moment.