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11. S.A. Makarov’s Grammar Website http://www.angelfire.com/ks2/grammar/

Контрольная работа № 9 (лексико-грамматическая) Для студентов 3 курса озо Вариант 1

Task 1. Rewrite the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. Underline the tense forms.

1. Yesterday I (pass) the exam which I (take) for two years.

2. I (know) Mr Smith for a year now.

3. I (read) about an hour when Mary (come) yesterday.

4. Hardly I (go) out when I (remember) that I (forget) to take my umbrella.

5. John (read) his book by the fireplace when the door (open) and Mary (come) in.

6. Sharks (be) on earth more than 350 million years.

7. I (visit) Philadelphia in 1991 and (not be) there since that time.

8. The colonel said he (leave) tomorrow morning.

9. I will give you the book, provided you (return) it as soon as possible.

10. I (do) my homework by the time you come tomorrow.

11. The librarian said that she (not give) me another book unless I (return) the one I (take) several years ago.

Task 2. Rewrite the sentences filling in correct articles. Underline the articles.

1. ___ United Kingdom consists of ___ Great Britain and ___ Northern Ireland.

2. I listened to a lecture on ___ English Literature ___ other day.

3. ___ text 5 is on ___ page 27.

4. We remained on ___ deck until ___ midnight.

5. ___ London University is made up of ___ number of colleges, schools and attached institutes.

6. ___ most cats hunt in ___ dark.

7. The patient was making ___ noticeable progress.

8. ___ winter of 2017 will be warm and rainy.

9. Was ___ bicycle invented by ___ Chinese?

10. It was ___ early evening when I woke up.

11. On ___ one hand, I'd like more money, but on ___ other hand, I'm not prepared to work the extra hours in order to get it.

12. The magnificent region of ___ Australia's Coral Coast includes many of ___ Western Australia's favourite attractions and experiences

Task 3. Rewrite the sentences filling in correct prepositions. Underline the prepositions.

1. The children waited outside the school, shivering ___ cold.

2. Her speech made quite an impression ___ the audience.

3. I dropped the cup and it broke ___ pieces.

4. We went ___ a guided tour round the town.

5. I liked the cake you treated me ___.

6. We haven’t got much time, so please stick ___ the point.

7. Many people are anxious ___ climate change.

8. Actors at theatres on New York's Broadway went ___ strike, shutting more than 20 plays and musicals.

9. They assessed the value of the house ____ £ 60,000.

10. Mrs. Smith's vacation in Frankfurt had to be cancelled ___ account of her husband's illness.

Task 4. Rewrite the sentences choosing correct words in brackets. Underline the words chosen.

1. Smoking should be (done/made) away with.

2. I must (do/make) my best to help you.

3. Why do you always (do/make) jokes?

4. Will you (do/make) me a favour?

5. Did you (do/make) a reservation for tonight?

6. Did he (do/make) the doctor's appointment yet?

7. He was busy (doing/making) the food shopping.

8. Why does he always (do/make) a promise and then break it?

9. A famous movie star is going to (do/make) an appearance here tonight.

10. I will (do/make) the dinner dishes.

Task 5. Rewrite the sentences putting the verbs in brackets in appropriate oblique moods. Underline the verbs.

1. I wish I (buy) tickets for last night’s rock concert.

2. If only you (not react) so rudely to Mary’s comment at the meeting.

3. If I (watch) the weather forecast I (know) that it was going to rain.

4. It seems odd that they (come) to an agreement at the meeting yesterday.

5. If he (object), I will try to show him how important it is.

6. I’d rather he (be) present at yesterday’s lesson.

7. I’d rather she (come) next Friday, but she won’t.

8. You sound as if you (pass) the exam.

9. She just stood there as if she (not mind).

10. But for her freckles she (be) quite a pretty girl.

11. But for the wind the weather (be) nice two days ago.

12. It looks as if somebody (be) here before.

Task 6. Rewrite the sentences choosing correct words in brackets. Underline the words chosen.

1. The curtain didn’t (raise/rise) and we had to (raise/rise) it.

2. She was (beside/besides) herself with excitement as her holiday approached.

3. The temperature is 40° above zero in the (shade/shadow).

4. They have (laid/lain) an average of 500 feet of sewer line a day.

5. There were (fewer/less) days below freezing last winter.

6. He had a small (amount/number) of bullets left.

7. When you (affect/effect) a situation, you have an (affect/effect) on it.

8. Anxiety is an uncomfortable feeling of fear or (eminent/imminent) disaster and is a normal emotional response to danger.

9. A (straight/strait) is a narrow, navigable channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water.

Task 7. Choose the required nouns from the list below and use them in the sentence in the plural. Underline the nouns.

(phenomenon, précis, aide-de-camp, nucleus, bacterium, crisis, chassis, Swiss, summons, genus, chamois, dozen, criterion)

1. There have been a growing number of financial ____ in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund.

2. The 39 ____ of bees found in Canada east of Manitoba are keyed in dichotomous format with all key features illustrated.

3. Polls show that about half of Americans believe in paranormal ___.

4. ____ are to be done on these readings or on online source readings.

5. Nearly five ____ cell phones were reported stolen from a mobile phone shop in Okayama Prefecture.

6. ____ are principally concerned with the organization of their superior's official social activities.

7. When alarmed, ____ speed to the most inaccessible places, making leaps as high as 2 meters and spanning as much as 6 meters.

8. The ____ are believed to be rational, level-headed people. Far more sober than so many Europeans.

9. Active galactic ____ are the most powerful, long-lived objects in the Universe.

10. The Health Service should not be judged by financial ____ alone.

11. The plane's lightweight ____ are made from aluminium sheets.

12. If you receive ____ to appear in court they generally have the contact information on the reverse side.

13. ____ are microscopic organisms whose single cells have neither a membrane-bounded nucleus nor other membrane-bounded organelles.

Task 8. Insert the verbs say, speak, tell in gaps in correct form. Underline these verbs.

1. Do you always ____ the truth?

2. When all is ____ and done, don’t expect too much too soon.

3. Actions ____ louder than words.

4. The captain refused to answer, but his silence ____ volumes.

5. I’m going to ____ my mind to the company chairman.

6. I wouldn’t ____ no to another pineapple.

7. I was ____ to finish this work next week.

8. Do as I ____, not as I do.

9. The teacher ____ the students off for not doing their homework.

10. ____ up, please, I can’t hear your voice.

Task 9. Rewrite the sentences filling in the gaps with it or there. Underline these words.

1. ____ is someone at the door to see you.

2. I don’t want ____ to be any doubt about this.

3. Everything was silent, and then ____ came a strange knocking at the door.

4. ____ is no use worrying.

5. If ____ hadn’t been for the snow, we could have got there much earlier.

6. ____ seems to be every reason to believe him.

7. Where ____ is a will, ____ is a hope.

8. Let ____ be so!

9. Let ____ always be sunshine!

10. Since ____ was nothing much to see, we left.

Task 10. Complete the sentences using tag questions.

E.g. You speak English, ____? – You speak English, don’t you?

1. It’s happened to John, ____?

2. But for your constant interruptions he’d have read this novel, ____?

3. The prisoner’s put on trial, ____?

4. You had dinner, ____?

5. Mr Brown had his hair cut, ____?

6. He’d come if she came, ____?

7. Nobody phoned, ____?

8. We all had a good time, ____?

9. She has to leave now, ____?

10. He’s told to complete the work, ____?

11. I am ready, ____?

Task 11. Change the sentences using the passive voice. Use the italicized words as the subject. Underline the predicate.

E.g. I have written the letter. – The letter has been written.

1. We expect either John or Mary to come tomorrow.

2. We heard John as well as his friends arrive at the station.

3. We made neither Steve nor his colleagues finish the work.

4. They proclaimed the USA independent in 1776.

5. They have bought not only chairs but also a table for their dining room.

6. We have already lost lots of time.

7. They have expelled a quarter of students this semester.

8. We expect the number of students to drop crucially next year.

9. They reported the cattle to have been delivered to Chicago.

10. A lot of people hate politics.

Task 12. Choose verbs from the list below and insert them in gaps in the sentences using word-building suffixes and prefixes.

E.g. (to express) – His art work is very expressive.

(to attend, to enjoy, to ignore, to earn, to ruin, to obey, to treat, to refuse, to prevent, to bore)

1. Have you heard of a new ____ for pneumonia?

2. ____ is better than cure.

3. The ____ will show you to your seats.

4. Parents demand ____ from their children.

5. The garden is in a ____ condition.

6. Mr Smith has spent all his ____.

7. His ____ with his job caused him to quit.

8. I didn’t get much ____ out of that book.

9. My offer met a cold ____.

10. I am ____ of his plans.