1St term lexical - grammar test №1
Variant №1
Для правильного выполнения контрольной работы №1 необходимо усвоить следующий грамматический материал:
Существительное. Множественное число. Притяжательный падеж. Артикли.
Местоимения личные, притяжательные, вопросительные, указательные, относительные.
Числительные.
Прилагательные. Степени сравнения.
Структура предложения. Повествовательные, отрицательные, вопросительные предложения. Оборот there is/ are.
Особенности образования форм глаголов to be, to have.
Видовременные формы глагола (действительный залог). Правильные и неправильные глаголы. Типы вопросов.
I. Read the short text and choose the correct word in the sentences below. Too many mistakes
"More and more organisations are now approaching us to teach grammar and business writing to their staff", says Julian Watts, from the Better English Group, which runs grammar courses for companies nationwide. There are different reasons for this: Senior staff no longer ask secretaries to prepare their business documents. Also, communication is very fast and staff send emails without checking them first.
1. We don't have there/their address.
2. Can you give me your/you're new number.
3. - What is the company's name?
- Its/it's name is the Vectra.
4. Whose/who's is this mobile phone? Can I ask who's/whose calling?
5. - What time does the train arrive?
- Thats/that's six thirty in the evening.
II. Define the tense forms of the underlined verbs. Translate the sentences into Russian. Make the sentences negative.
The boss has already signed all the papers.
They had reached an agreement by the time we arrived.
Our company has been doing business with the French firm for 6 years.
If you prepare the report in time, you will take part in the conference.
We were discussing the plan for the second term at the meeting.
The supplier will have delivered all the necessary goods by the end of the week.
– Does Mr. James work in the sales department? – Yes, he does. – Is he working there today?
III. Fill in the gaps with the necessary form of the verbs “to be, to have”. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. … you a programmer or an engineer?
2. We … a new office now. It … modern and well-equipped.
3. I … much work yesterday. I … very tired.
4. How old … you? – I … twenty. I … a distant student.
5. All these files … very important.
6. There … several reasons why we study economics.
IV. Define degrees of comparison of the adjectives:
the most famous university, a shorter text, the best education, the largest city, a less interesting lecture, more acceptable terms, a younger scientist, shorter terms, the worst results.
V. Make up sentences with “there is/there are”.
Model: in America; of higher learning; nearly 1900 institutions.
There are nearly 1900 institutions of higher learning in America.
1) on the table, gadgets, in the office.
2) a fax machine, a notebook, on the table, files.
3) traffic lights; of the street; at every corner.
4) in the fridge, no food.
5) in this city, large corporations, a lot of.
VI. a) Write and say the numbers and the dates.
NUMBERS: DATES:
97__________ 1974________
30__________ 2007________
482_________ 1762________
253_________ 1801________
b) Write the words in italics as numbers.
Model: 1. That'll be twenty-nine dollars and thirty cents, please. - $29.30
2. The room measures about two hundred and twenty-nine metres.
3. The account number is six double-seven nine two eight.
4. He owns a third of the company.
5. The data shows that nought point four per cent of people work from home.
c) Write about John’s working day. Use the words in the box in Present Simple (V/Vs/es).
to leave home to wake up to have breakfast to be at the bus stop to go to bed to work to be on the way to work |
