Вопросы/задания к контрольной работе: Контрольная работа по английскому языку

Task 1

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate particle.

1. Linda has difficulty getting her ideas __to her parents.

2. It took Kelly two weeks to get ___ the flu.

3. Sindy gave ____ Jo’s secret and now everyone knows it.

4. Helen forgot to give Noll ___ his workbook.

5. You have a lot of spare time in the morning. Why don’t you take ___ jogging?

6. Alice is easy-going and cheerful. I suppose she takes __ her mother.

7. Amy shouldn’t turn __ this job. It’s her chance.

8. I’m sure Dave will turn __ soon.

9. Greg ran __ his classmate in the shopping mall.

10. We’ve run __ salt. Can you go and buy some?

Task 2

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb given.

1. The team wouldn't have lost the competition if the coach __ better. (work)

2. Ann __ glasses when she reads. (use)

3. If Lina were older, she __ alone. (travel)

4. They __to the gym unless they get tired. (go)

5. We will go for a picnic as soon as it __ raining. (stop)

6. If I __ the house, I wouldn't get enough money to buy a new one. (not sell)

7. Sarah ___ her tests unless she had studied hard. (fail)

8. If the washing machine broke down, I ___ what to do. (not know)

9. Only if the climate weren't so hot, we __ live in this country. (can)

10. When I __ sick, I always stay home. (feel)

11. If Tom and Amy had visited us, we __ a good time together. (spend)

12. Imagine I catch some fish, __ you __ them for dinner? (you / cook)

Task 3 (14 points).

Change the sentences to reported speech. Use inform, remark, tell, ask, explain and others instead of say.

Example: O. Pam said, "Come here." - Pam ordered me to come there.

1. Ann said, "I will play tennis tomorrow

2. Sally said, "I woke up early."

3. The teacher said to Greg, "You have to learn this poem by heart."

4. Jake said to his boss, "This is my first business trip.

5. May said, "I'm going to visit my granny next week."

6. Mike said, "Did your brother find a new job?"

7. Kelly said to her mother, "Buy me a new dress."

Task 4 (12 points).

Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

Example: 0. The plumber fixed the sink. - The sink was fixed by the plumber.

1. The secretary is preparing some important contracts for her boss.

2. The businessmen will have reached the agreements by tomorrow.

3. People all over the world watch these sports events.

4. The employers should pay the employees more.

5. Somebody stole Dave's wallet in the shop.

6. Molly hasn't watered the flowers for three days.

Task 5 (12 points).

Fill in the gaps with the gerund, full or bare infinitive.

1. My husband suggested __ by car instead of by train. (travel)

2. It seems easy ___ the problem. (solve)

3. Children were looking forward to __ holidays in the summer camp.

(spend)

4. Mark tried to avoid __ mistakes in his essay. (make)

5. Fred's mother let him __ for a walk with his friends after he had done his homework. (go)

6. Can you imagine __ a celebrity during your trip? (meet)

7. Jake is used to __ up late on Sundays. (wake)

8. Tom denied __ said these words. (have)

9. Noll forgot __ the window when he left. (close)

10. Alex has decided __ his distant relatives. (visit)

11. Mia promised __ a card to her aunt. (send)

12. The doctor made me __ pills when I was sick. (take)

Task 6 (12 points).

Combine the two sentences to one, using a relative pronoun.

Example: 0. This is the office. I worked there. This is the office where I worked.

1. That is the girl. Tom spoke to her the other day.

2. The Browns saw a man. His car was parked in front of the house.

3. My parents like the house. They bought it three years ago.

4. The bakery is the best in the city. We usually buy cakes and pies there.

5. That is the town. I grew up there.

6 The man is in the garden now. He is my uncle.

Task 7 (16 points).

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Ted who writes:

Yesterday I watched an adaptation of W. S. Maugham's "Theatre". To tell you the truth, I liked the book more. Why do you think many people prefer watching movies to reading books? Are there any books you can reread many times? Where do you get books to read?

By the way, I've won the school tennis competition…

Write a reply letter to Ted. In your letter:

• answer his questions;

• ask 3 questions about the school tennis competition.

Write between 100-140 words. Remember the rules of writing informal letters.