Тест з підсумкового контролю знань по темам Passive Voice, Articles, Active VoiceTenses

WRITING  COMPREHENSION.  8 II SEMESTER.

Variant A

TASK 1. Choose the correct item.

1. The country.... the eastern part of the Europe.

A) occupies B) has occupied C) occupied D) is occupied; 2. Children ....... a lot of interesting books this year.

A) Read; B) has read C)  have read D) are reading;

3.     We .....  visit our friends  next week. 

A)  Visit    B) are going to  C) will visit  D)shall visit ;

4.     My mother ...... a lot of nice dishes since morning.

A)  Is cooking    B) has cooked   C) has been cooking D) have been cooked;

5.     The book ..... last year.

A)  Is published  B) published  C) was published   D)has been published;

6.     They think they ...... to London next month.  A) Go    B) are going  C) will go   D) have gone;

Task 2. Fill in the correct  form of the verb.

1.        Mum ..... ( cook) a fantastic  cake for the last party.

2.        Children ....... ( give) a lot of nice presents by the guests.

3.        A lot of houses ..... (ruine) by the hurricane this month. 

4.        I hope they ... (not/come) to my party next Friday. 

5.        He .... a new exhibition in the museum lately. 

6.        These cars  ..... (not/ wash) yet.

Task 3. Read the text  and choose the correct variant. 

The full name of the country the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and a great number of small islands. Their total area is over 314 000 sq. km. The British Isles 1_______ from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of 2_______Great Britain is washed 3_______ the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

Northern Ireland occupies one third of the island of Ireland. It borders on the Irish

Republic in 4_________ south. The island of Great Britain consists of three main parts: England (the southern and middle part of the island), Wales (a mountainous peninsula in the West) and Scotland (the northern part of the island).

There are no high mountains in Great Britain. In the north the Cheviots separate England from Scotland, the Pennines stretch down North England along its middle, 5_______ Cambrian mountains occupy the greater part of Wales and the Highlands of Scotland are 6_______ tallest of the British mountains. There is very little flat country except in the region known as East Anglia. Most of the rivers flow into the North Sea. The Thames is the deepest and the longest of the British rivers. Some of the

British greatest ports 7______ situated in the estuaries of the Thames, Mersey, Trent,  Clyde and Bristol Avon. Great Britain is not very rich in mineral resources, it has some deposits of coal and iron ore and vast deposits of oil and gas that 8________ in the North Sea.

The warm currents of 9_______ Atlantic Ocean 10_______ the climate of Great Britain. Winters are not severely cold and summers are rarely hot. The population of the United Kingdom is over 58 million people. The main nationalities are: English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish. In Great Britain there are a lot of immigrants from former British Asian and African colonies. Great Britain is a highly industrialized country. New industries 11_________ developed in the last three decades. The main industrial centres are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow and Bristol. The capital of the country is London. The United Kingdom is 12_______ parliamentary monarchy.

Task 4. Change the Active Voice into the Passive Voice. 

1.     My friends have brought me a lovely puppy. 

2.     This author wrote plenty  of wonderful books.

3.     The hurricane destroys hundreds of houses in the region every year.

4.     The best scientists will discuss the problems of ecology at the conference. 

5.     Father doesn’t help me with my homework.

6.     Children didn't do  any projects two months ago.

WRITING  COMPREHENSION.  8 II SEMESTER.

Variant B

TASK 1. Choose the correct item.

1.     The schools in Great Britain are ..... into several types.  A) divided    B) dividing C) divides D) divide;

2.     They .... already.... a lot of nice photos of the places. 

A)              has done    B) are done      C) have done     D) are doing

3.     They ......... a concert by the 11 formers next season. 

A)              Show      B) will show    C) will be shown   D) showed

4.     Students' notebooks ..... every month by the teachers. 

A)              Are checked  B) will be checked    C) checked    D) have been checked 

5.     I promise they .....  to help you with the house.

A)              Are going to come   B) have  come   C) will come  D)are coming 

6.     I know what I  ........ this summer. 

A)              ‘m going to do    B ‘ve got to do   C) will do   D) shall done Task 2. Fill in the correct  form of the verb.

1.     This morning I ... (do) a lot of useful things. 

2.     The country... (wash) by the Black  Sea. 

3.     This book .... ( buy) by my sister.

4.     I think they ... ( not/ go) to Kyiv next week. 

5.     The story ... ( tell) by my best friend  today. 

6.     These flowers ... (grow) in some Asian countries. 

Task 3. Read the text  and choose the correct variant. 

The full name of the country the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and a great number of small islands. Their total area is over 314 000 sq. km. The British Isles 1_______ from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of 2_______Great Britain is washed 3_______ the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Northern Ireland occupies one third of the island of Ireland. It borders on the Irish Republic in 4_________ south. The island of Great Britain consists of three main parts: England (the southern and middle part of the island), Wales (a mountainous peninsula in the West) and Scotland (the northern part of the island).

There are no high mountains in Great Britain. In the north the Cheviots separate England from Scotland, the Pennines stretch down North England along its middle, 5_______ Cambrian mountains occupy the greater part of Wales and the Highlands of Scotland are 6_______ tallest of the British mountains. There is very little flat country except in the region known as East Anglia. Most of the rivers flow into the North Sea. The Thames is the deepest and the longest of the British rivers. Some of the British greatest ports 7______ situated in the estuaries of the Thames, Mersey, Trent,  Clyde and Bristol Avon. Great Britain is not very rich in mineral resources, it has some deposits of coal and iron ore and vast deposits of oil and gas that 8________ in the North Sea.

The warm currents of 9_______ Atlantic Ocean 10_______ the climate of Great Britain. Winters are not severely cold and summers are rarely hot. The population of the United Kingdom is over 58 million people. The main nationalities are: English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish. In Great Britain there are a lot of immigrants from former British Asian and African colonies. Great Britain is a highly industrialized country. New industries 11_________ developed in the last three decades. The main industrial centres are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow and Bristol. The capital of the country is London. The United Kingdom is 12_______ parliamentary monarchy.

Task 4. Change the Active Voice into the Passive Voice. 

1.     We have already planted a lot of beautiful flowers. 

2.     This nice man told us how to get to London. 

3.     I will bring them some food and clothes. 

4.     The boy takes  the post every Tuesday. 

5.     These people do not usually sell fruits to others.

6.     We didn't ask them to clean the room.