3 курс переводоведение

Упражнения для самостоятельной работы по переводоведению

(1 тест на выбор)

Тесты для контроля самостоятельной работы

Тест 1

I. Choose the best word to complete these sentences.

1.It’s easy to deal with ………………………………..people.

a)anxious; b) gloomy; c) sociable; d)disappointed

2.I like it when people are ………………………. And never late.

1. indifferent; b)punctual; c) careless; d) awkward

3.It bothers me when someone is ……………………………… .

a)responsible; b) irresponsible; c)attentive; d) skilled

4. Katherine is known to be a very …………………. person; she shows her feelings easily.

1. emotional; b)cool; c) quiet; d) reserved

5.The people who chew gum when they are talking are ……………………. .

1. ill- mannered; b) polite; c) cruel; d) strong- willed

6. I think a boss should be …………………………… .

1. double- faced; b) hot- tempered; c) arrogant; d)broad- minded

7. Nobody can trust George. He always promises to do something but never does it. He is not ……………………. , is he?

a)aggressive; b)reliable; c) independent; d) sensitive

8) Our new colleague does not ask questions about every detail; he seems to be quite……………………………. .

a) concentrated; b) careless; c) hard-working; d)competent

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II. Write a word which means the opposite of the word in italics in each of these sentences.

1. Everybody knows how boastful he is.

………………………………………………………………………

2.Brian’s handshake was firm as always.

……………………………………………………………………….

3.She is patient in dealing with difficult customers.

……………………………………………………………………….

4.Very often Peter’s attitude to his competitor is hostile.

………………………………………………………………………..

5.He was very weak- willed when it came to giving up cigarettes.

………………………………………………………………………..

6.My parents were very strict with me.

………………………………………………………………………..

7.The cashier in our supermarket is absolutely honest.

…………………………………………………………………………

8.Do you think beautiful women are always attracted to handsome men? He is very good- looking.

…………………………………………………………………………

III Read the descriptions of three persons and mark (٧) which of the m you see in the picture?

□ A “Here is a picture of my sister,” said John. And he showed a face of a young

pretty girl. She was dark- haired and her eyes were dark and large. She had penciled eyebrows and long eyelashes. Her smile was charming and her lips were well cut.

□ B “Here is a picture of my girl- friend,” said John. And he showed a face of a pretty girl with red hair. Her complexion was fair and the eyes were blue. A mass of hair fell in curls to her shoulders. She was smiling and she had a pretty dimple in her cheek.

□ C “Here is a picture of my cousin,” said John. And he showed a face of a beautiful girl with thick fair plaits. The girl was blue- eyed and her eyebrows were well marked. She was smiling and her teeth were even and white. She had a mole on her cheek.

IV. Parts of the body are used in some colloquial idioms describing various human states and characteristics. Match the first part (1-8) with the second part (a-j) to make correct idioms. There are some extra phrases in column B.

1. I could grow my own bananas, if I had a) face the facts

2. He dialed Ivan’s number, which he knew b) a finger in every pie

3. Don’t believe him. He’s just c) all ears

4.He was the kind of man who could d) a heart to heart talk

5. Bill takes part in a lot of things. e) thin- skinned

He always has f) a green thumb

6. I have a problem, John. Let’s sit down g)pulling your leg

and have h)high- handed

7.The parents should be careful what they i) by heart

say. The children are j) a sweet tooth

8. George tries not to offend his wife.

She is so

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V. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.

Dolly de Vries was now a woman of sixty. She was very fat and her face seemed larger than life. There was a slightly (1) ………………………………….. touch in her black dress, but she

(2)………………………………. a double string of pearls (3)…………………………… her neck. Her short hair was (4) ………………………….a rich copper. Her lips and her (5) ………………………..were bright red. When Dolly saw Michael she (6) ……………………

her eyebrows and (7) ……………………………. Her thin lips. Michael came up to her and (8) ……………………….. her hand.

W.S.Maugham

a	b	c
1. man; 2. carried; 3. near to; 4. dyed; 5.toe-nail; 6. lifted; 7. squeezed; 8. shook;	masculine; dressed; about; painted; finger- nails; rose; compressed; trembled;	human; wore; round; made up; hand- nails; raised; clapped; shivered;

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VI. Match a first sentence (1-10) with a second sentence (a-j) to make short exchanges.

1. Have you seen Bob’s new girl- friend? What does she look like?

2. Don/t you mind if I bring a friend to your birthday party?

3. Can you lend me some money?

4. Do you happen to know Mr Brown’s son?

5. Peter seems quite cheerful, but some minutes later he seems awfully depressed.

6. Are you going to invite the Smiths for the weekend again?

7. Whom do you fail in love with?

8. I’m looking for a flatmate who is calm and never gets angry.

9. I don’t like people who talk too much.

10. Don’t you think Ann is very aggressive? She always wants to prove that she is smarter than any of us.

a) No, they are very sloppy. I can’t stand it when people leave things all over the place.

b) Yes, he is rather moody and difficult to deal with.

c) I am of the same opinion. I don’t like talkative people either.

d) With the Only Girl in the World.

e) I agree with you. She is very difficult to communicate with.

f) I’m afraid, I can’t. I follow Polonius words: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”

g) Well, I think, I am the best candidate. I am rather easy going.

h) She is rather attractive. She has eyes like forest pools and holds herself like a princess.

i) Yes, Dick resembles his father greatly; he is a younger edition of his father.

j) The more the merrier.

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VII. Complete these sentences with the right prepositions.

1. When I entered the room I heard Mary shouting ……………. the top ………… her voice.

2. She covered her face ……………… both hands and burst into tears.

3. He was so shocked ……………. The news that he did not speak; he only shook his head ……….. right ………… left.

4. David was rather well- read ………………. his age.

5. Somebody knocked ………… the door and a well- dressed man …………. A round good- natured face entered the room.

6. Rebecca was ……………..medium height and was delicately built. Her dress was light- blue and she wore a silver belt ………….her waist.

7. She did not want to awake her child and went to the door ………….. tiptoe.

8. My younger sister is very pretty, especially when she smiles and shows two funny dimples ………….. her check.

Тест 2

(“Everyday English”, урок 5 “Health”)

I Choose the best word to complete these sentences.

1. Travellers to India are inoculated against a dangerous infectious ………………………. such as typhoid before they go.

1. disease; b) illness; c) sickness;

2. This ointment will soon ……………… his cuts.

a) cure; b) heal; c) treat;

3. My granny often fells ………. In her bones when the weather is wet.

a) ache; b) hurt; c) pain;

4. If you have a high temperature you must …………………... .

a) put a dressing on your head; b) call a doctor; c) breath deeply;

5. My sister had a sore throat and the doctor advised to …………. her throat every three hours.

a) clean; b) gargle; c) wash;

6. While playing volleyball An broke her leg and was taken to the ………….. .

a) dentist; b) physician; c) surgeon;

7. David was coughing and the doctor sounded his ………………….. .

a) bosom; b) breath; c) lungs.

8. Peter’s brother was wounded in the war and now he is unable to hear very well; he is a little ……………….. .

a) blind; b) deaf; c) dumb;

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II. Complete the sentence by writing an appropriate word or a phrase from the box in each gap. There are some extra words, which you do not need to use.

a) the nurse; b) nervous system; c) caught cold; d) after- effects; e) epidemic; f) stay in bed; g) bottle; h) health insurance certificate; i) injections; g) take pills; k) a fever; l) the bandage; m) an empty stomach

1. Victor had (1) ……………………… and the doctor told him to (2) ……………

for a couple of days.

2. You should (3) ………………… three times a day on (4) …………………… .

3. The weather was rather cool and he (5) ……………………………… .

4. I hate (6) …………………. Especially when (7) …………………… is not experienced enough.

5. Everyone in our country should have (8) …………………………………. .

6. If you don’t take medicine carefully, you can have (9) …………………… .

7. The surgeon told me to remove (10) ……………………………………… .

8. Don’t forget to put a hot-water (11) ……………………… to the hip.

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III. Correct the mistakes, which have been underlined for you. Suggest a suitable word.

Yesterday I had to visit my (1) medicine. I had such a (2) hurt in stomach after eating cucumbers.

The doctor (3) saw me very attentively and told me (4) to do tests. “You have (5) characteristics of poisoning,” he said. “Don’t worry. You’ll soon be (6) best. But you should (7) receive medicine three times a day.” And the doctor wrote out a (8) recipe.

1.……………………………………………………………………………….

2. ………………………………………………………………………………

3. ………………………………………………………………………………

4. ………………………………………………………………………………

5. ………………………………………………………………………………

6. ………………………………………………………………………………

7. ………………………………………………………………………………

8. ………………………………………………………………………………

IV. Make word partnership with the verb on the left (A) and the nouns on the right (B). There are some extra nouns in column B.

A B

1. be restricted to a) high blood pressure

2. make out b) with bacteria

3. apply a mustard plaster c) an ambulance

4. give d) a diagnosis

5. be infected e) temperature

6. relieve f) recommendation

7. take a treatment for g) on the back

8. call h) a medical certificate

i) a diet

j) the pain

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V. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word for each space.

Max was awake all night with an awful toothache. In the morning he made (1) ……………….. with his dentist and went to his office. When he came thee dentist asked Max to have a (2) ……………………….. and began to (3) ………………..

His teeth. A tooth on the left side had a feeling that was (4) ……………………… .

The dentist asked Max to open the mouth wide to (5) ………………………….. an

X-tray. In some time he developed the film and looked at the picture. The dentist said that the tooth could not be (6) ………………. and he had to (7) ……………..

The tooth. The dentist (8) ……………………… an injection of Novocaine and told Max to wait for some time. In an hour Max returned home quite happy.

A	b	c
an appointment; place; check; idle; do; cured; move out; did;	a date; sit; look; loose; make; healed; pull out; made;	a meeting; seat; see; unsteady; take; treated; take out; gave;

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VI. Write what you would say in each of these situations:

1. You ask about some medicine for your sleep disorder;

……………………………………………………………………………………….

2. You want to know if you can make an appointment with the doctor as soon as possible;

……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Express your regret to a friend who is going to be operated on for appendicitis;

……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Give an advice to your mother to go to the specialist if she feels sick at heart;

……………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Express surprise to your friend who does not check his teeth at least once a year.

……………………………………………………………………………………….

6. You would like to know the results of your liver test ( if they are favourable or not)

……………………………………………………………………………………….

VI. Complete these sentences with from, on, to, of, out, after

1. The child is complaining ………………… repeated stomach trouble again.

2. The dentist had to fit a crown ……………. my tooth to save it.

3. Peter’s wife suffers ……………… cancer; her husband and children spend days and nights looking ……………… her.

4. Our neighbour was taken …………..hospital ay the beginning of the month, and soon may be discharged ………………….. .

5. In some African countries people die …………………. terrible diseases and hunger.

6. The wave of anthrax attacks through the mail in autumn 2001 made all the people feel that the epidemic could break ………………….. unexpectedly.

Тест 3

( “Everyday English”. Урок 8 “Shopping” )

I. Write the name of the shop where you can buy the food or goods from the list below.

1. vegetables and herbs ………………………………………………………….

2. meat and poultry ………………………………………………………………

3. milk, cheese and butter ……………………………………………………….

4. bread and cakes ……………………………………………………………….

5. socks and tights ……………………………………………………………….

6. hats …………………….……………………………………………………….

7. gloves, buttons, scarves ………………………………………………………..

8. writing paper and files …………………………………………………………

9. newspapers and magazines …………………………………………………….

10. nails, hammers and screws ……………………………………………………

II. For each of the words and phrases in italics find another word with the same meaning which could also be used in the same sentence.

1. It is biggest shop in our town ……………………………………………………

2. It was a rush hour and a lot of people were queueing at the check- out point…………………………………………………………………………………

3. She was constantly looking for something to purchase………………………….

4. She never wore off- the- peg clothes…………………………………………….

5. This blouse suits you perfectly. …………………………………………………..

6. The scarf goes very well with your coat. …………………………………………

7. There are dresses and skirts of different styles in this collection. ………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Complete the sentences with one of the following expressions.

a) be out of stock b) (sell) by weight c) wear well d) run out of e) shopping spree

f) impulse buying g) look for bargains h) shopping list

1. Many people come to this market to ……………………………… .

2. Sorry, we don’t have this style of shoes now, we are …………………….. at the moment.

3. The trousers are made of pure wool, I don’t think they ……………………… .

4.Have you included sugar in the …………………….? I couldn’t find any in the cupboard.

5. Do you sell your lemons by the head or ………………………..?

6. I’ve spent all my month’s earnings at the mall today. It was a real …………… .

7. Don’t take your coat off, dear. We’ve ………………….. bread. Will you run to the baker’s round the corner?

8. This kind of advertising is aimed at those who incline to …………………… .

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IV. Make word partnerships with the verbs on the left (A) and the nouns on the right (B).

A B

1. dress a) cash

2. be b) customers

3. deliver c) presents

4. serve d) the shop windows

5. wrap up e) money

6. change f) goods

7. weigh g) fruit

8. pay h) a misfit

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V. Read the text and decide which word from the box best fits each numbered space.

a) department; b) garments; c) shirts; d) shoes; e) clothes; f) T-shirts; g) bathing suits; h) merchandise; i) buying; j) tailored; k) purchase; l) shop windows; m) be worth; n) boutiques; o) lingerie; p) customer; q) wear; r) go shopping

There was something in her constant wandering daily through the (1) ……………

………….. and (2) …………………… stores of Beverly Hills, (3) ………… … ,

always buying – what did it matter if she needed the (4) …………………. Or not?

She had hundreds of elegant (5) ……………………. To wear at dinner; -dozens

(8) ……………………. by hundreds; drawers of hand- made (9) ……………...;

three dozen (10) ………………………. , which she kept in the swimming-pool house.

She searched the (11) ………………….. for new and new (12) …………………. .

If she ever allowed herself to (13) ………………….. jeans and (14) ……………...

What reason would she have to (15) ………………………. ?

Everyday she went out looking for something to (16) ……………………. . She couldn’t buy just anything. It had to (17) ………………………… buying.

Day by day she became an increasingly difficult (18) ……………………. .

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VI. Write what people say in each of these situations.

1. You want to try this dress on and you don’t know where to go. You ask the shop assistant: …………………………………………………………………………….

2. When you buy clothes the first question you are asked is about your size:

……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. You want to buy this nice hat but you don’t know whether you can afford it. So you ask about the price: …………………………………………………………….

4. You’ve looked through a wide choice of ties for your brother. The tired shop assistant shows you another tie and asks: …………………………………………..

5. You are in a big department store and you don’t know where to find the pens you need and you ask: ………………………………………………………………

Тест 4

( “Everyday English”. Урок 11. “Getting a Job”)

I. Fill in the right word in the gap.

1. She works at a ………………… of 100 dollars a month.

a) wages; b) pay; c) salary; d) earnings

2. Mr. White is a junior ……………….. , he works under Mr. Young.

a) colleague; b) executive; c) subordinate; d) foreman

3. In what ……………………… do you work?

a) position; b) post; c) job; d) capacity

4. Ann was unemployed doing only odd …………………….. .

a) work; b)jobs; c) occupation; d) position

5. He …………………… from Oxford with honours.

a) graduated; b) left; c) quitted; d) finished

6. Your campus career counselor is professionally …………………. to advise you on job search technique.

a) experienced; b) qualified; c) well- known; d) skilled

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II. For each of the words in italics find another word with the same meaning which could also be used in the same sentences.

1. What is your uncle trade? ……………………………………………………

2. He is unemployed at the moment. He was laid off last month. …………………………………………………………………………………….

3. The staff of the company is committed to the organization’s goals. …………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Only skilled personnel wanted…………………………………………………

5. What type of position are you looking for? ……………………………………

6. He was dismissed for being constantly late for work ……………………………………………………………………………………….

III. Read the text and decide which word from the box best fits each numbered space.

a) employment; b) strengths; c) education; d) job search; e) employee; f) accomplishment; g0) valuable; h) experience; i) employers; j) responsibilities; k) supervisor; l) recommendations; m) job