Part I. Grammar

VARIANT I

Part I. Grammar

I. Вставьте some, any, no, every или их производные:

1. Could I have _____________ milk?

2. He is busy. He has _____________ time to go to the cinema with us.

3. _____________ was present at the lesson yesterday because we had a final test.

4. Would you have _____________ tea?

5. Do you need _____________ books to prepare for your report?

II. Вставьте much, many, little или few:

1. I have _____________ money, so we cannot go to the cinema.

2. If you have _____________ spare time, look through this book.

3. There were a lot of new words in the text, and Peter spent _____________ time learning them.

4. There is _____________ ink in my pen. Have you got any ink?

III. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся времени:

1. Look! Somebody (to climb) _____________ up that tree over there.

2. The moon (to go) _____________ round the earth.

3. The car is OK again now. I (to repair) _____________ it.

4. Where have you been? (to play) _____________ tennis?

5. She (to meet) _____________ him last Sunday.

6. While Tom (to play) _____________ the piano, his mother (to do) _____________ the washing-up.

7. We were driving the road when we (to see) _____________ a car which (to break) _____________ down, so we stopped to help.

8. At 10o’clock tomorrow, I (to write) _____________ my final test.

9. I hope you (to be) _____________ here when I (to come) _____________.

IV. Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice:

1. I bought potatoes yesterday.

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2. They sell milk in this shop.

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3. I have translated the whole text.

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4. They broke the window last week.

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5. They will do the work in the evening.

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6. They are building a new concert-hall in our street.

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V. Раскройте скобки, употребляя прилагательные в необходимой форме:

1. Which is (large):_________________________ the United States or Canada?

2. What is the name of the (big)__________________ port in the United States?

3. Moscow is the (large)___________________________ city in Russia.

4. The London underground is the (old) ______________________in the world.

5. There is a (great)____________________ number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia.

VI. Cocтавьте 5 типов вопросов к следующим предложениям:

1. He bought a new tie of silk yesterday.

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2. She always meets her friend at weekends.

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Part II.

Read the text and do the following exercises:

My first sighting of the Titanic lasted less than two minutes, but the image of her huge hull lying on the ocean floor will remain in my memory forever. The search for the Titanic had dominated my life for 13 years, and now it was over. In my way I'm sorry we found her. She is no longer the graceful lady that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. Her beauty has gone, destroyed by decades beneath the sea. She will never be raised, but the search for the Titanic, the most famous of ships, was the most exciting journey of my life.

Our first sighting of the ship took place from Alvin, a miniature submarine. As we began our two and a half hour descent to the ocean floor, we discovered our sonar wasn't working. Without that, we had to rely on our ship Atlantics, on the surface, to guide us to the Titanic's location. Then we discovered another problem. Salt water was entering the batteries which powered Alvin. Without them, we would have very little time at the bottom of the ocean, if any at all. To add to our problems, the tracking system from Atlantic wasn't working. The surface ship should have known where we were and where the Titanic was. Instead we were lost, with no way of knowing that we were and within yards of the ship. As more sea water was entering the batteries, we grew worried and decided to return to the surface. Then a voice suddenly came from Atlantis telling us that the Titanic was only 50 yards away. We slowly moved to the right until we were stopped by enormous piece of black steel rising from the bottom of the ocean. At last we reached our gold. The Titanic was only a few inches away. In that instant we became the first people to see the Titanic in her watery grave. After gazing for a few minutes in silent wonder, we were forced to return to the surface.

Most of the eleven dives that followed were more rewarding. They produced scenes which will also remain with me forever. We saw the head of a child's doll and a cup on top of one of the ship's steam boilers. On another dive, as we moved past the Titanic, the round windows seemed to me like rows of sightless eyes with great tears of rust.

1. Find The English Equivalents. Level 1-2

1. остаться в памяти. a. to add to our problems.

2. положиться на. b. to remain in smb's memory.
З.В дополнение к нашим проблемам. c. to grow worried.
4.заволноваться. d. to be lost.

5.заблудиться. e. to rely on.

2. Choose the suitable answer according to the text. Level 3-4

1. The first sighting of the Titanic

a) made the author feel sorry for the ship.

b)made an unforgettable impression on the author.

c) was the most exciting moment of the author's life.

d)disappointed the author.

2. After decades of lying on the ocean floor the ship

a) was completely destroyed.

b) remained the most graceful of ships

c) lost its beauty and grace

d) was difficult to identify

3.During the descent on the ocean floor the submarine was guided by the surface ship because.

a) salt water was entering the batteries

b) the submarine sonar wasn't working

c) the submarine could spend very little time at the bottom of the ocean

d) the submarine tracking system wasn't working

4) The crew of the submarine felt lost when.

a) the tracking system from the surface ship stopped working

b) more sea water was entering the batteries

c) the surface ship couldn't locate the Titanic

d) the submarine was stopped by an enormous piece of black steel

5.The first sighting of the Titanic was very short because

a) the older came from the ship telling them to return to the surface

b) the crew of the submarine was worried about their safety

c) there was nothing interesting to see

d) the submarine had problems with the batteries

6. Most of the dives that the author made

a) filled him with silent wonder

b) filled his eyes with tears

c) produced unforgettable scenes

d) were less exciting that the first sighting

3. Correct the sentences. Level 5-6

1. The author's sighting of the Titanic lasted less than four minutes.

2. The search for the Titanic, the most famous of ships, was the most boring journey of the author's life.

4. Complete the sentences. Level 7-8

1. Our first sighting of the ship took place from...

2. Salt water was entering...

5. Answer the following questions. Level 9-10

1. What did they discover during the decent to the floor

2. How many dives explored the Titanic

3. When did the ship sink?

VARIANT II

Part I. Grammar

I. Вставьте some, any, no, every или их производные:

1. He is a clever boy. He learns English _____________ day.

2. Could you give me _____________ paper?

3. Do you have _____________ information about World War II?

4. _____________ could answer the question, it was very difficult.

5. Would you like _____________ coffee?

II. Вставьте much, many, little или few:

1. There were few new words in the text, so Peter spent _____________ time learning them.

2. If you have _____________ books, you don’t need to go to the library.

3. I have _____________ time, so we may go to the theatre.

4. There is _____________ bananas in the fridge. I need to go to the shop.

III. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся времени:

1. The water (to boil) _____________ at 100 C.

2. Listen! He (to sing) _____________ his favorite song.

3. I can’t open the door. I (to forget) _____________ my keys at work.

4. Why are you out of breath? You (to run) _____________?

5. From 11 till 12 tomorrow, I (to paint) _____________ the ceiling.

6. I (to phone) _____________ you as soon as I (to come) _____________ home.

7. Yesterday I (to receive) _____________a letter from my friend which he (to send) _____________ some days earlier.

8. When the telephone (to ring) _____________, he (to sleep) _____________.

9. She (to finished) _____________ her novel a year ago.

IV. Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice:

1. Columbus discovered America long time ago.

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2. They buy meat every Monday.

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3. They are cleaning the office right now.

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4. I brought apples yesterday.

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5. We will invite friends tomorrow.

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6. I have written the essay.

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7. Mike repaired the car 2 days ago.

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V. Раскрыть скобки, употребляя прилагательные в нужной форме:

1. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful)__________________ cities in the world.

2. The rivers in America are much (big) ________________than those in England.

3. The island of Great Britain is (small)______________________ than Greenland.

4. What is the name of the (high) _________________________mountain in Asia?

5. The English Channel is (wide)_________________ than the straits of Gibraltar.

VI. Cocтавьте 5 типов вопросов к следующим предложениям:

1. He met his friend at the club yesterday.

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2. I have written the essay.

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Part II.

Read the text and do the following exercises:

Every weekday, Dick Derwent is driven out of bed by the alarm clock. He brings his wife Jean a cup of tea, dresses in his office suit, while she makes toast and a sandwich which he packs in his brown briefcase. He leaves the house to walk the half mile to the station to catch the 8.15 suburban train to town.

The routine hasn't changed in the 25 years since he and Jean first moved to their neat little house in a London suburb. Dick sees the same people on the platform every morning — by now he even nods to one or two. The only difference is that until two years ago he used to buy a paper from the kiosk outside the station and now he picks one up if a fellow passenger discards it on the journey.

Two years ago, Dick was fired. He no longer has a job to go to. He starts an eight hour day of doing nothing. His wife doesn't know. He couldn't tell her he'd lost his job, so he simply carried on as though he goes to work. During the day in London he walks by the river, sits in the park or goes into a public library to read the papers. He can't window shop or watch the people go by without feeling that people are wondering what he's doing. It's the contrasts that make Dick's misery worse; it is having nothing to do when everyone else seems to be busy and intent. He walks past his old workplace every day. If someone he knew comes out and thinks he is just passing they have a chat. Dick always says he's doing fine. It doesn't do to let people know the truth he thinks. It frightens people away from you.

At lunchtime he gets into a bar and sits through opening hours with a half pint of beer, a black hole among the noise and camaraderie. He remembers what it was like. You don't want some guy in trouble to bring you down when you are having a good time. But after lunch his spirits improve. The worst is over. He finds a park bench, or goes back to the station on a rainy day and takes out his sandwiches.

He got used to spending 9 to 5 deliberately doing nothing. What he misses is the feeling that you belong somewhere. That's why he goes to the same places.

At 6 p.m. sharp he hurries up home. Home to his wife. He doesn't want her to know he hasn't got a job any more.

to discard — выбрасывать

to fire — увольнять

I) Match the words with their definitions. Level 1-2

1. Misery a) to feel sad because you can’t do smth that you once did

2. To miss b) to be made redundant

3. Ton be fired c) to want to know smth

4. To wonder d) great unhappiness

II) Mark the following statements as True or False. Level 3-4

1. After Dick was fired he gave up reading newspapers.

2. During the day in London Dick goes to a public library to look for job vacancies in the newspapers.

3. Dick’s wife doesn’t let her husband know that the suspects he’s out of work.

4. Some time has passed since Dick was fired and he has got used to spending an 8 hour day of doing nothing.

III) Write answers to these questions. Level 5-6

1. What contrasts make Dick’s unhappiness worse?

2. Why doesn’t Dick let other people know that he is out of work?

3. Why does Dick go to the same places during his day of doing nothing?

4. Why does Dick hurry up home at 6 sharp?

IV) Correct the statements according to the text. Level 7-8

1. Dick’s routine hasn’t changed since he and his wife moved to their house in a London suburb 2 years ago.

2. Dick can’t window shop or watch people go by without feeling that they are sorry for him.

V) Write questions to the answers. Level 9-10

1. The half mile.

2. A paper from the kiosk.

3. He was doing fine.

4. After lunch.

5. He didn’t have a job any more.

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