Тестові завдання призначені для проведення вхідного контролю студентів

                                          Sympathy.

 A tramp thought of a new scheme for working on the sympathy of the housewife. After he rang the front door bell, he got on his knees, and began eating the grass of the lawn. The woman opened the door, and, in surprise when she saw him asked what he was doing there. The tramp stood up, put his hand onto his stomach and explained:
"Dear madam, I am so hungry that I just started to eat grass."
"Well, well, now that is horrible!" the woman cried. "You poor thing, go right into the back yard — the grass there is longer and seems fresher."

2. Make plural forms of the following nouns:

     A cabbage, a wife, a page, a fox, a berry, a mouse, toy, a studio,

 a woman, a pair, a kite, a family, a house, an life, a wolf, a roof, a bee.

3. Put the correct form of the verb “to be” into the sentences:

 1. He_________ at school today.

 2. I______ sad.

 3. ________your friend nice?

 4.  We________ in London now.

 5. The weather _______sunny and fine tomorrow.

 6. My Granny and my sister ... making the cake.

 7. Mary _________ at school today.

 8. My favourite subject at school_____ Math.

 9. My parents ___ very young, they ___only 36 years old.

 10. I ____not sure in this, ask someone else.

4. Put the words in brackets into the correct form:

What are (их)____________________names?

Nikita (ездил ) ________________ to the country last week-end.

Ants are (меньше)  __________than bees.

I (буду писать)__________________a dictation tomorrow.

We (не были) ___________________ at school yesterday.

His cat is (на)________________the tree.

5. Right down correctly:

7:40 19.05.1998

6:30 15.10.1958

7:15 13.01.2016

5:45 13.09.1911

13.35 07.07.1865

                                          Last Resort.

 It is very difficult to find the way in the city of Boston. Mr. Hubb now lives in Boston, but when he first moved into the city, he had a lot of difficulties to find the way. After some time he met his friend Mr. Penn, from Philadelphia.
"They say," remarked Mr. Penn, "the streets in Boston are frightfully crooked."
"They are," replied Mr. Hubb. "When I first went there I could hardly find my way around."
"That must be embarrassing."
"It is. The first week I was there I wanted to get rid of an old cat we had, and my wife told me to take it to the river a mile away."
"And you lost the cat, right?"
"Lost nothing! I couldn't find my way home. Fortunately, I followed the cat!"

2. Make plural forms of the following nouns:

 A carrot, a fish, a dish, a fly, a scarf, a dress, a  loaf, a life, a berry, a leaf,

 a song, a candy, a cow, a sheep, a hand, a smith, a hammer.

3. Put the correct form of the verb “to be” into the sentences:

 1. He_________ at school today.

 2. I______ sad.

 3. ________your friend nice?

 4.  We________ in London now.

 5. The weather _______sunny and fine tomorrow.

 6. My Granny and my sister ... making the cake.

 7. Mary _________ at school today.

 8. My favourite subject at school_____ Math.

 9. My parents ___ very young, they ___only 36 years old.

 10. I ____not sure in this, ask someone else.

4. Put the words in brackets into the correct form:

What are (их)____________________names?

Nikita (ездил ) ________________ to the country last week-end.

Ants are (меньше)  __________than bees.

I (буду писать)__________________a dictation tomorrow.

We (не были) ___________________ at school yesterday.

His cat is (на)________________the tree.

5. Right down correctly:

7:40 19.05.1998

6:30 15.10.1958

7:15 13.01.2016

5:45 13.09.1911

13.35 07.07.1865

                                                     Greed.

An excellent doctor successfully treated a sick child. A few days later, the grateful mother came to the physician. "Doctor, I am very grateful for your service that no money can fully pay," she said. "But I hope you will accept as a present from me this purse which I myself have embroidered."
The physician replied very coldly: "Madam, I am afraid to tell you that I do not accept any presents. People have to pay in money not in gratitude for my services. Presents maintain friendship, but they do not maintain a family."
"What is your fee?" the woman asked. "Two hundred dollars," was the answer.
The woman opened the purse, and took from it five $100 bills. She put back three, handed two to the surprised physician, and left.

2. Make plural forms of the following nouns:

A star, a mountain, a tree, a king, a waiter, an eye, a man, a shelf, a box,

a city, a boy, a goose, a watch , a mouse, a dress, a sheep, a tomato.

3. Put the correct form of the verb “to be” into the sentences:

1. I ...as happy as a king.
2. We ... friends.
3. She ... at the open window.
4. All the Circles ... alike to the three young Misses.
5. What ...the matter with you?
6. My mother and my sister ... laughing.
7. He ... a teacher of languages.
8. I ... closer to the business now.
9. His life ... interesting.
10.  My sister…at home.

4. Put the words in brackets into the correct form:

What is  (его)____________________name?

John (ходил ) ________________ to the zoo with me last week.

Giraffes are (выше)  __________than horses.

I (буду делать)__________________my homework tomorrow.

Mary (не была) ___________________ at home yesterday.

The ball is (под)________________the table.

5. Right down correctly:

5:10 07.04.1986

11:30 13.05.1789

13:25 04.12.1965

7:45 16.08.1913

9.15 08.01.1348

                                          And he succeeded.

 The military strategist is born not made. Two boys were fishing. One of them had a permit to fish, the other one didn't. Suddenly a gamekeeper ran to them from a bush. The lad with the permit cried loudly, dropped his fishing rod, and ran off at top speed. The gamekeeper started to chase him quickly. Then the boy was tired and stopped.

The man took him by the arm and said: "Have you got a permit to fish?"

“Yes, of course," said the boy quietly.
"Have you? Then show it to me."
The boy drew the permit from his pocket. The man examined it and frowned.
"Why did you run when you had this permit?" he asked.
"To let the other boy get away," was the reply. "He didn't have any." 

2. Make plural forms of the following nouns:

     A potato, a knife, an age, a fox, a country, a child, a baby, a photo,

 a person, a chair, a lion, a family, a house, an ox, a wolf, a room, a chance.

3. Put the correct form of the verb “to be” into the sentences:

11. She...as pretty as a queen.
12. They ... friends.
13. He ... at the street.
14. All the Circles ... alike to the three young Misses.
15. What ...the matter with you?
16. My Granny and my sister ... making the cake.
17. They ... technicians.
18. I ... closer to the business now.
19. My life ... wonderful.
20.  My cousin…at home.

4. Put the words in brackets into the correct form:

What is  (её)____________________name?

Mike (ходил ) ________________ to the cinema last week.

Elephants are (больше)  __________than horses.

I (буду делать)__________________a cake tomorrow.

He (не был) ___________________ at home yesterday.

His pen is (под)________________the table.

5. Right down correctly:

7:10 13.05.1989

8:30 17.08.1950

17:25 02.12.2016

9:45 13.02.1911

3.15 15.01.1538