II. Choose the correct form of the verbs

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Елабужский государственный педагогический университет

Факультет иностранных языков

Контрольная работа № 1

Для студентов I курса заочного отделения.

(практическая грамматика)

Елабуга, 2006.

GRAMMAR TEST WORK № 1.

I. Use the Present Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect or Perfect Continuous and comment:

1. The sun (shine) with different degrees of heating power in different parts of the world.

2. What are you going to say to the king when he (come) in?

3. You (be) here for two weeks. You (change) your opinion of the South?

4. I (hear) that some flowers grow better in shady places.

5. I’m glad you (come). We (wait) for hours.

6. Can you drive? - No, but I (learn). My brother (teach) me.

7. Ann (come back) tomorrow. - What time her train (arrive)?

8. If she (walk) when I (come) don’t call her.

9. John (be) a very rude person, you know. - I know, Sheila (be) rude these too, although she’s usually polite.

10. The government is worried because the number of people without jobs (increase).

II.Translate:

1. Почему ты пробуешь суп?

Я думаю он сладкий (вкус).

Я положила сахар вместо соли.

2. -Чем занимается твой отец?

- Он учитель. Но сейчас он не работает.

3. Я со вчерашнего дня думаю о том, что вы сказали.

4. Скажите, когда придет доктор? Я жду его с 10 часов.

5. Ты в жизни своей никогда по-настоящему не работал.

6. Река Нил впадает в Средиземное море.(Flow)

7. Река течёт очень быстро сегодня. - Намного быстрее, чем обычно.

8. Концерт сегодня начинается в 7.30. Ты идёшь?

9. Полиция всё ещё ищет отпечатки пальцев в комнате. (look) - Похоже они не найдут преступника.

10. Собака наших соседей постоянно лает.

III. Fill in the gaps in these sentences with a suitable verb. Use either the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Bill has been away from work all this week.

2. Glenda worked extremely hard when she was a student.

3. Pippa ______________rather unfriendly recently.

4. Eric ______________the door before I rang the bell.

5. How long ____________Neil ___________his present job?

6. ___________Tina______________her parents since she got married?

7. Why _____________you __________your coat on? It’s not cold.

8. Jock _____________to me about his problems last night.

9. Fred _____________his map. We’ll have to go back for it.

10. Jane _____________more money in her last job, but she enjoys this one more.

Grammar Test Work 2.

I. Fill in the spaces using the Future Simple, the Future Continuous, the Future Perfect or the Future Perfect Continuous of the verb in the brackets. The first (0) is given as an example.

Rosa When shall I come round (0 come round)? Is Thursday still OK?

Maria Well, don’t come at six – I _________ (1 work) then.

Rosa What time do you think you _________ (2 be) free?

Maria Let’s see, I ________ (3 work) on the manuscript all day as I told you, and I expect I ________ (4 complete) the second chapter by about seven. OK?

Rosa Yes, because I ________ (5 be) quite busy at about six tomorrow as well. I’ve got an appointment with my dentist and I don’t think she ________ (6 finish) much before seven.

Maria Well, we really must be getting on with the book, you know – by the end of this month we ________ (7 work on) the project for a whole year. It’s taking far too long.

Rosa Yes, I _______ (8 jump) for joy when it’s finished.

Maria Me too. By the way, _______ (9 go) near the post office?

Rosa Probably. It’s not far from the dentist.

Maria You see, I’ve been expecting an important parcel and I think it _______ (10 arrive) by Thursday. If you ________ (11 go) past there anyway, could you collect it for me?

Rosa No problem. So, I _______ (12 see) you later. Bye for now.

II. Choose the correct form of the verbs.

CONFERENCE REPORT (Parkhouse Hotel 5^th September) The conference was very successful. The seminars and talks (1) were / ~~had been~~ extremely interesting and it was obvious that all the speakers (2) had prepared / ~~prepared~~their material very thoroughly. Everyone agreed that this should become an annual event. There were however a number of administrative problems. When we (3) arrived /had arrived, we (4) discovered / had discovered that the hotel manager (5) reserved / had reserved the wrong room for us and therefore we (6) did not have/ had not had enough space. Unfortunately, he could not let us have been the larger room because he (7) gave / had given it to another group, even bigger than ours. He (8) also misunderstood / had also misunderstood the letter explaining what food we (9) required / had required. In fact, we (10) suspected / had suspected that he (11) lost / had lost the letter. We do not recommend using this hotel again.

III. Use the necessary tenses and comment:

1. In case one pen (run out) I (take) two pens into the exam room.

2. It says in the programme that the concert (finish) at 10.20.

3. It’s odd to think that this time tomorrow we (go) to Madrid.

4. I (know) Megan since we (be) at school together.

5. Before now we always (agree) where to go on holiday.

6. We knew that she (work) for the company since she (graduate) from the University.

7. By the smell in the room and his guilty expression I could see that he (smoke) a cigar.

8. Sally (read ) to her children while Kevin (wash up)

9. Inflation (rise), it (rise) for the last few years.

10. I (not see) my neighbours since I (live) here.

11. They still (live) in the house they (buy) a few years ago.