Контрольная работа № 2
ЗАДАНИЕ №1
Перепишите предложения, заполняя пропуски соответствующими формами глаголов в скобках. Формы глаголов для выбора: Present Progressive (Continuous), Past Progressive (Continuous), Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous).
Укажите видо-временную форму глагола и переведите предложения письменно на русский язык.
Образец:
I am doing this boring job now because I didn’t go to university. “am doing” – Present Progressive Tense |
Так как я не учился в университете, я выполняю теперь эту скучную работу. |
1 I ____ (do) this boring job now because I didn’t go to university.
2 ____ it (rain) or not?
3 John ____ (drive) on Main Street, when his car ____ (break down).
4 She must know English well. She ____ (listen) to the BBC’s “English by Radio” programmes for three years.
5 ____ you (leave) at seven o’clock? - No, I ____ (leave) at 5.
6 What ____ you (do) on Sunday evening? - I ____ (go) to the theatre with my boyfriend.
7 When Mary ____ (come) home, her husband ____ (cook) dinner.
8 Meet me at the station at three o’clock. I ____ (look out) for you.
9 The student ____ (read), while the teacher ____ (explain) the new grammar rule.
10 ____ he (study) in London for two years? It’s rather strange. His English is rather poor, and he can’t make himself understood.
ЗАДАНИЕ №2
Переведите предложения письменно на русский язык и укажите функцию подчеркнутых частей предложений (Ving – Participle, Ving - Gerund).
Образец:
He was accused of having spent a lot of money. “having spent” (a lot of money) – Ving – Perfect Gerund Active, функция предложного дополнения. |
Его обвинили в том, что он растратил много денег/Его обвинили в растрате большой суммы денег. |
1 He was accused of having spent a lot of money.
2 Coming up to the door I found it locked.
3 Having lived in the country for many years, he spoke English without
a foreign accent.
4 On arriving at the hotel I was given a message.
5 He insisted on my being present at the conference.
6 The conference taking place in Paris is devoted to population growth.
7 I object to being criticized so stupidly.
8 His being a foreigner prevented him from getting a good job.
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ЗАДАНИЕ № 3
Перепишите предложения, заполняя пропуски соответствующими формами модальных глаголов “can”, “must” и их эквивалентами. Переведите предложения устно на русский язык.
1 The scientist ____ repeat the experiments because he had made a
number of mistakes (necessity).
2 He ____ read his report at the conference next week (ability).
3 Did you ____ evaluate the results of your research before the
experiments had been completed? (necessity)
4 The students ____ to get the necessary books from the library
(possibility, future/ past).
5 The researcher ____ (not) complete his research in such bad
conditions (possibility, present/ past).
ЗАДАНИЕ № 4
Перепишите предложения, переведите их письменно на русский язык, определите форму и функцию подчеркнутых инфинитивов.
Образец:
There are many suggestions to simplify English by changing the spelling system. "to simplify" - Indefinite Infinitive Active, функция определения. |
Существует немало предложений, как сделать английский язык более доступным для изучения, изменив систему правописания. |
1 There were many suggestions to simplify English by changing the
spelling system.
2 The Russian learners of English, especially those who plan to go to
the USA to study or pursue a specific career goal, must be warned
against possible misunderstandings due to differences in British and
American English.
3 I’m sorry to have taken so much of your time.
4 Love is said to be blind.
5 To go on with this business is to waste time.
6 The company uses computers to do its accounts.
7 This is an order to the bank to pay money to someone from his account.
8 It is impossible for this cheque to be paid into any bank account other
than that of the named payee.
9 The developing and relatively poor countries are said to make up the
Third World.
10 Here are the articles to be translated by Monday.
ЗАДАНИЕ № 5
Используя словообразовательные схемы, образуйте существительные (N), прилагательные (Adj) и наречия (Adv). Перепишите и переведите письменно на русский язык предложения, которые включают элементы словообразовательных схем. При необходимости обратитесь к списку вариантов перевода подчеркнутых слов, который приводится ниже.
profit |
speculate |
-able -ability -eer
-ly -ing |
-or -tion -ative
-ly |
1 I profited by your advice and help.
2 She has certainly profited from spending a year at an American
college.
3 The company hopes to return to profitability this year.
4 It’s a very profitable business.
5 The police have caught a few black market profiteers.
6 He was arrested for profiteering .
7 We sold our house at a profit.
8 I made a handsome profit from the sale of my car.
9 We don’t know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless
to speculate on what happened.
10 He’d been speculating in shares and lost a lot of money.
11 His remarks have led to intensive speculation about the
possibility of tax cuts.
12 Speculation on the Exchange is a regular practice.
13 There’s some speculation that the President already knew about
the scandal.
14 Property speculators usually make a lot of money.
15 I can’t tell you exactly what happened. What I am telling you is
a speculative guess.
воспользоваться, рентабельность, прибыльный, спекулянт, пойти на пользу, выгодный, спекулирование, спекуляция, прибыль, доход, спекулировать, польза, выгода, получать прибыль;
размышлять, гипотеза, размышление, раздумывать, обдумывание, догадка, гипотетическое допущение, предположение.
ЗАДАНИЕ № 6
Прочтите текст о преимуществах и недостатках деловых совещаний. На основе прочитанного текста соотнесите вопросы 1 – 6 с содержанием ответов A, B, C, D
Getting the most out of meetings
One aspect of business life which many managers are unhappy with is the need to attend meetings. Research indicates that managers will spend between a third and a half of their working lives in meetings. Although most managers would agree that it is hard to think of an alternative to meetings, as a means of considering information and making collective decisions, their length and frequency can cause problems with the workload of even the best-organized executives.
Meetings work best if they take place only when necessary and not as a matter of routine. One example of this is the discussion of personal or career matters between members of staff and their line and personnel managers. Another is during the early stages of a project when the teams managing it need to learn to understand and trust one another.
Once it has been decided that a meeting is necessary, decisions need to be taken about who will attend and about the location and length of the meeting. People should only be invited to attend if they are directly involved in the matters under discussion and the agenda should be distributed well in advance. An agenda is vital because it acts as a road map to keep discussion focused and within the time limit allocated. This is also the responsibility of the person chairing the meeting, who should encourage those who say little to speak and stop those who have a great deal to say from talking too much.
At the end of a well organized meeting, people will feel that the meeting has been a success and be pleased they were invited. They will know not only what decisions were made but also the reasons for these decisions. Unfortunately, at the end of a badly organized meeting those present will leave feeling that they have wasted their time and that nothing worthwhile has been achieved.
Much thought has been given over the years to ways of keeping meetings short. One man who has no intention of spending half his working life in meetings is Roland Winterson, chief executive of a large manufacturing company. He believes that meetings should be short, sharp and infrequent. ‘I try to hold no more than two or three meetings a week, attended by a maximum of three people for no longer than half an hour,’ he says. ‘They are clearly aimed at achieving a specific objective, such as making a decision or planning a strategy, and are based on careful preparation. I draw up the agenda for every meeting and circulate it in advance; those attending are expected to study it carefully and should be prepared to both ask and answer questions. Managers are best employed carrying out tasks directly connected with their jobs not attending endless meetings. In business, time is money and spending it in needless meetings that don't achieve anything can be very costly. Executives should follow the example of lawyers and put a cost on each hour of their time and then decide whether attending a long meeting really is the best way to spend their time.’
1 What do most managers think about meetings?
A Meetings take up most of their working life.
В Meetings allow them to monitor decision-making.
С Meetings prevent them from establishing a routine.
D Meetings are the only way they know of achieving certain objectives.
2 According to the writer, an example of a valuable meeting is one which
A allows colleagues to achieve a better working relationship.
В requires managers to discuss staffing needs with personnel.
С selects a suitable group of people to work together as a team.
D encourages staff to present ideas on improvements in management.
3 According to the writer the agenda is important because it
A is seen by everybody before the meeting.
В helps to give direction to the discussions.
С contains items of interest to all those present.
D shows who should speak at each stage of the meeting.
4 The writer says that people leaving a well-organized meeting will understand
A the reason for their invitation to attend.
В how the decisions taken were relevant to them.
С the importance of proposals under discussion.
D why certain courses of action were agreed upon.
5 What does Roland Winterson say about the meetings that he organizes?
A He aims to hold them on a regular basis.
В Не ensures they have a definite purpose.
С Не requires his managers to draw up the agenda.
D He uses them to make decisions about strategy.
6 What is Roland Winterson's opinion about meetings?
A They can be a bad use of a manager's time.
В Their importance is often underestimated.
С They frequently result in wrong decisions.
D Their effectiveness could be improved with better planning.