[ВЭСК, ВятЭСК] Иностранный (английский) язык (контрольная)

ВЭСК, ВятЭСК. Иностранный (английский) язык. Контрольная работа.

1. Текст

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is the most famous example of the "American dream". Many Americans think that in their country a man may rise from the lowest to the highest position in their land. That was exactly what Lincoln did.

He was born in 1809 in a small farm in Kentucky. When Abraham was quite young, the family moved to the wild forest land of Indiana. He hardly had any education; he only learned to read and write and do simple arithmetic. In 1830 Abraham left his father's farm and went to Springfield, Illinois. There he became a clerk in a store and worked hard to improve his education. In 1836 he became a lawyer.

He entered politics, too, and in 1834 became a candidate to the Parliament of Illinois. He soon became a force in the political life. In 1847 he went as a Congressman to the National Assembly (National Parliament).

Slavery was then becoming a burning question in American politics. Many people in the Northern states waited to abolish it; the Southern states opposed the abolition. The Southerners said that it would mean economic rain for them. The reason was mat the prosperity of the South was based on cotton-growing, and only Negroes worked there. The Southerners threatened that if the North didn't cease its fight against slavery, the Southern states would leave the Union. They wanted to form an independent "Confederacy".

In 1860 Lincoln was elected President of the USA. In 1861 seven states left the Union and elected their own President, Jefferson Davis. The Confederacy was formed.

Lincoln was strongly against slavery and even more strongly against the break-up of the Union. In 1862 the American Civil War between the Norm and the South began.

At first the war went badly for the North. The Southerners headed by General Robert Lee and Colonel Jackson won some brilliant victories. But Lincoln did not lose courage. On April, 9 General Lee surrendered. The Civil War was over. Lincoln tried to convince former enemies mat they should live in peace.

On April, 14 the President and his wife visited a theatre in Washington. During the performance Lincoln was shot by an actor who supported Confederacy. Abraham Lincoln died next morning.

People admire Lincoln for political moderation. They admire him because he tried to preserve the nation. He is a symbol of American democracy.

Tasks

1. Read and translate the text.

2. answer the following questions (in a written form)

What education did Abraham education? How did he become a politician? When was Lincoln elected President of the USA? What circumstances did he die under? What did people admire Lincoln for?

3. Translate the 4th paragraph in a written form. 

4. Find the sentences with passive voice, write them out and translate. 

5. Find the sentences with degrees of comparison and translate them.

2. Тестовые задания

1. Where … you from? a) is b) am c) are

2. What … your aunt’s name? a) is b) am c) are

3. I … glad to see you. a) is b) am c) are

4. How much … this sweater cost? a) is b) do c) does

5. Mag and her sister … live in New York. a) isn’t b) don’t c) doesn’t

6. My mother often … her aunt in Spain. a) is visiting b) visits c) visited

7. Who … to go abroad? a) do want b) does want c) wants

8. Why … … ? What’s wrong? a) are you crying b) do you cry c) did you cry

9. When I entered the room my mother … a novel. a) watched b) was watching c)has watched

10. Tomorrow at 7 o’clock I … my morning exercises. a) will do b) will be doing c) will have done

11. Yesterday they … dinner together. a) cooked b) were cooking c) have cooked

12. … you ever … this film? a) did you see b) have you seen c) had seen

13. I missed my train as I … … the timetable. a) didn’t see b) hadn’t seen c) wasn’t seen

14. I can give Bob the message if I … him. a) will see b) see c) will be seeing

15. If she were here I … … her the truth. a) told b) have told c) would tell

16. If I had stayed here a little bit longer I … … them. a) would see b) have seen c) would have seen

17. Teddy’s words made me … uncomfortable. a) feel b) to feel c) feeling

18. His parents don’t want them … a) marry b) to marry c) marrying

19. You needn’t … on Friday so early. a) come b) to come c) coming

20. You ought … your old parents. a) help b) to help c) helps

21. Look! The bridge … a) is repairing b) is being repaired c) repaired

22. The letter … … yesterday a) is posted b) was posted c) posted

23. Eurovision … … every year. a) is held b) holds c) is being held

24. He said: “Where is Jill going” a) He asked where is Jill going b) He asked where was Jill going c) He asked where Jill was going.

25. The teacher said: “Be guiet, please” a) He asked us to be quiet b) He told us to be quiet c) He said be quiet.

26. He can play very well, … he? a) can b) can’t c) doesn’t 

27. You don’t understand this rule, … you? a) are b) do c) don’t

28. She is … than her sister. a) more tall b) the tallest c) taller

29. They are … …. People I have ever seen. a) more beautiful b) the most beautiful c) the beautifullest

30. This book is much … than that one. a) gooder b) better c) more good

31. There … … snow outside. a) are many b) are much c) is much

32. She found … handkerchief in the pocket. a) her b) his c) its

33. … books are very interesting. a) this b) that c) these

34. I have 2 … a) babys b) babis c) babies

35. There are many … on the table. a) knifes b) knivs c) knives

36. Money … make people happy. a) don’t b) doesn’t c) isn’t 

37. These scissors …sharp. a) is b) am c) are

38. I didn’t catch many … this evening. a) fish b) fishs c) fishes

39. This is …. Flat. a) Jane and John’s flat b) Jane’s and John’s flat c) Jane and John flat

40. Barbara plays … the piano well. a) in b) on c) –

41. I go to work … bus or … foot. a) by …by b) on …on c) by…on

42. … lion is the king of animals. a) - b) the c) a

43. I bought … butter and …cake. … butter is bitter. a) -, the, a b) a,a,the c) -,a,the

44. I’d like to visit …America. I’ve been only to… Caucasus. a) the,- b) the, the c) -,the

45. Give this book …me. a) - b) to c) for