Vocabulary & grammar test
Choose the correct item.
1 Do you say his ______ name is Boris?
A full B first C last
2 His mother remarried, he has a ______ now.
A stepfather B stepmother C stepaunt
3 Some children ______ to read before they start school.
A study B learn C teach
4 In history we had to learn a lot of dates by ______.
A hard B hand C heart
5 Where is she? She is ______ home.
A at B in C on
6 There ______ not fifteen children in the classroom.
A is B am C are
7 He hasn’t got ______ brothers or sisters.
A some B any C no
8 I don’t remember where ______ relatives were born.
A my B mine C me
9 My aunts are ______.
A housewifes B housewives C housewife
10 My uncle ______ very muscular arms.
A haven’t B has got C have got
TRANSLATION
Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
1 Don’t worry, everything will turn out all right.
2 Wait a minute, let me see.
3 Sam was born in Scotland but when he was two, his father got a new job in
Los Angeles, and he grew up in California.
4 Ann always does her homework in a hurry.
5 In this country applicants take their entrance exams in July.
6 She worked very hard and made great progress.
7 He failed to pass the examination.
8 For many people, the worst time of day is the rush hour.
9 I live and work in the suburbs, but I usually go into town two times a week.
10 One problem is that there’s nowhere to park in the centre, so I usually take a
bus into town.
WRITING
This is a part of the letter you’ve received from an English friend.
Dear …
I’m coming to your school for one term. In your next letter, tell me about
the school. What do you like and dislike about it?
Yours,
John
Now you are writing a letter to this friend. Write your letter in about
60–80 Words.
Control Work №1
Variant 1
READING
Text 1
Read the texts, then decide if sentences are 1–6 “Right” (A) or “Wrong” (B).
For questions 1–6, choose A, B or C. If there is not enough information
to answer choose “Doesn’t say” (C).
Jenny is thirty-two years old and she has got a job in a post office in a small
village. She’s divorced and has got an eight-year-old son, Cill. She’s got a
small house with a garden in the village. She’s got a lot of friends in the
village. Jenny’s mother, Kate, lives in the same village. She helps Jenny with
the child when she’s at work.
Peter is thirty-nine years old and he is an architect in London. He is married
to Elizabeth and they’ve got a son. They live in a big house near London.
Elizabeth looks after her child and has a part-time job in a school near her
home. Peter’s parents, Fiona and Michael, live in the country and come to
stay with the family in the holidays. They have a comfortable life and they
are a happy family.
1 Jenny’s husband is Peter.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
2 Elizabeth is an architect.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
3 Peter has got two children.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
4 Fiona is divorced.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
5 Jenny has got a part-time job in a school.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
6 Jenny has got a house near London.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
Text 2
Read the text about Stewart Jones and complete the sentences 1–5 with
the most suitable ending A, B or C.
Stewart Jones is thirty-nine years old. He is a policeman. He lives in
Dover, in the south-east of England.
Stewart lives in a small, comfortable flat with his wife, Jessica and their
son, Jason. Jessica is twenty-eight years old. She is a vet. Jason is seven years
old. He goes to school every day from 9 am to 3:30 pm.
Stewart is good-looking. He is tall and well-built with short brown hair
and brown eyes. Everybody likes him because he is a kind man and a very
loving father.
In his free time Stewart likes playing basketball.
He doesn’t like watching TV. He thinks it is boring.
1 Stewart Jones is … .
A a vet B a sportsman C a policeman
2 Everybody likes Stewart because he is … .
A good-looking B well-built C a kind man
3 Stewart’s favourite free time activity is … .
A watching TV B playing basketball C going to Jason’s school
4 Stewart doesn’t like watching TV because … .
A he thinks it is boring B he has no free time C his wife hates TV
programmes
5 From 9 am to 3:30 pm Stewart‘s son usually … .
A watches TV B plays football C goes to school