Контрольна робота з англійської мови для екстернів

1. Complete the sentences with article the with geographical names where is necessary.

1) ___ Pacific is much larger than ___ Arctic or ___ Indian ocean,

2) Portugal is a small country in ___ west of Europe; on one of its borders is ___ Spain, on the other ___ Atlantic Ocean

3) ___ Mont Blanc is the highest peak in ___ Alps.

4) ___ United Kingdom includes ___ Great Britain and ___ Northern Ireland; it occupies ___ British Isles.

5) ____ Danube is the longest river in ___ Europe.

6) ____ Dublin is the capital of ____ Republic of Ireland.

2. Choose the right form of the verb. Write the sentences.

1) I ... Jenny when I was going to the supermarket.  

(saw /  was seeing/   see  /  were seeing)

2) What ... you doing at ten o'clock last night?   (was   / were /   are  /  did)

3) Why ... me last night?  

(weren’t you calling /   you called /   didn't you call /   don't you call)

4) A funny thing ... while I was going to work   yesterday. 

(happens /   happened   / was happening  /  were happening)

5) The sun ... and the sky was blue. (was shining  /  were shining /   shine  /  shines)

6) We … already … to London. (were being / have been / was being / has been)

3. Write the sentences in Passive.

1) Sam has just bought a new hat. - …
2) Sam and his friends play many games every day. - …
3) They made many plans at the party. - …
4) Jill feeds the little dogs every morning. - …

5) The children ate the cake. - …

6) Someone has stolen my neighbour’s car. - …

4. Read the text and do the task. 

Fleming

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. 

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman‘s place. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer Fleming had saved.

„I want to repay you, said the nobleman. „You saved my son‘s life. „No, I can‘t accept payment for what I did, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer‘s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that your son? - the nobleman asked. „Yes, the farmer replied proudly. „I‘ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like his father, he‘ll grow to a man you can be proud of‖.

And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming‘s son graduated from St. Mary‘s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman‘s son was close to death from pneumonia. What saved him? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son‘s name?

Sir Winston Churchill

Write T if the statement is true or F if it is false:

1. The text mainly tells about ordinary events in history.
2. The action takes place nowadays.
3. The little boy’s father wanted to give the farmer a sum of money.
4. The farmer seemed to know the importance of knowledge.
5. The nobleman’s prediction did not come true.
6. The boy glorified his family name.