Контрольная работа к учебнику "Rainbow English" (1-2 Unit)

Variant A

Listen to the first part of the interview with Mr. Phillips and complete the statements.

1. Mr. Phillips has been engaged in Mexican culture research

a) for many years c) all his life

b) since 1965 d) since he first came to Mexico

1. Studying Mexican culture, Mr. Phillips most of all has been struck by

a) the population of the country b) the religion of the country

c) the things that connect ancient times with today d) various things in it

1. Mexicans are people.

a) who have the white colour of skin.

b) whose culture has European and non-European traces.

c) who were born in India.

d) who live in southern Mexico today.

1. The Mayas.

a) were the first people in the world to study the moon, the stars and the sun

b) have introduced the system of writing

c) around the year 350 AD had more precise data about astronomy than Europeans

d) had a lot of scientists and mathematicians

1. The Aztecs were a powerful ......... tribe.

a) Mexican c) Spanish

b) Indian d) American

1. The ancient capital of the Aztecs.

a) was as rich as any European capital city of that time

b) was situated on an island in the middle of the river

c) was situated at the same place where the modern capital city of Mexico is now

d) was scarcely populated at the time

1. The Spanish conquerors managed to defeat the powerful Aztecs because

a) the Aztecs had many traitors among their people

b) the Aztec tribes were waiting for their god to come to their land

c) the Spanish soldiers were more experienced warriors

d) d) the Spaniards had brought a serious infectious disease to Mexico as well as due to some other reasons.

Read five texts about British novelists and match them with the statements.

1. Daniel Defoe began his career in trade but soon went bankrupt andwas even in prison for debts. For some time, he carried out intelligencework as a spy and government agent. In 1719, at the age of fifty-nine,Defoe turned from journalism to a new form of prose fiction andproduced his most famous work, Robinson Crusoe. During the nextseven years he wrote his other literary works. In method, style andlanguage, they all owe much to his previous experience as ajournalist.

1. Most of his life Jonathan Swift spent in Ireland where he heldthe position of Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. A lotof his time was dedicated to writing books of satirical nature.Eventually Swift became a highly influential writer who triedhis hand at both verse and prose. His prose style is characterizedby precision and clarity and his irony can be cleverly hiddenbetween the lines. He is mostly remembered for his novelGulliver’s Travels — Swift’s satirical masterpiece which overthe ages has continued to appeal to all kinds of readers from children to adults.

1. Born into an aristocratic family in 1707, Henry Fielding went toEton public school and then to the University of Leiden in Hollandwhere he took the courses of classics and law. On his return toEngland, Fielding chose to take up the career of a dramatist andwrote over 20 plays mostly of satirical nature. Later he took towriting novels, among which Jom Jones is probably the mostpopular. Fielding worked out his own theory of novel writing; hisnovels are highly structured and cast in new literary forms.

1. England’s first truly important female novelist, Jane Austen,had difficulty in establishing a reputation for herself. Herworks dealt with a limited social circle of provincial middleand high-class society. The writer concentrated on its everydaylife — balls, trips, dances, marriage proposals. Anyhow, withinthis limited field she managed to create a memorable range ofcharacters whose behaviour was treated with a remarkabledegree of objectivity and psychological depth.

1. Charlotte Bronté showed literary promise [rom a very early age, andher main influences were Walter Scott and Byron. Charlotte’s mostfamous work is Jane Eyre published in 1847. Though the novel hassome flaws in the plot, it must be one of the most gripping novelsever written because of its psychological insight into the mind of thelong-suffering main character.

a) This author had problems on his/her way to success.

b) This author’s ideas were not always on the face of his/her writings.

c) This author’s earlier occupation influenced his/her writing.

d) This author was inspired by works of other writers.

e) This author introduced some innovations in novel writing.

Read the text. Choose one of the variants given.

Two men were traveling (13) … a very wild part (14) … America. They saw no houses and no traces of civilization (15) … many days. They saw only the few huts made (16) … wood where Indians lived. One day they met an old Indian who was very clever and knew everything (17) … the forest. “Can you tell (18) … us what the weather will be like (19) … the next few days?” one of the travelers asked him. “Oh, yes,” he said. “Rain is coming, and wind. Then there will be snow.” “These old Indians know more about Nature than we do,” said the man (20) … his friend. Then he turned (21) … the old Indian: “How do you know all that?” The Indian answered: “I’ve heard it (22) … the radio.”

1. a) through; b) at; c) in; d) on.

2. a) in; b) at; c) of; d) across.

3. a) at; b) in; c) for; d) since.

4. a) of; b) from; c) to; d) with.

5. a) about; b) over; c) in; d) at.

6. a) to; b) -; c) for; d) about.

7. a) in; b) at; c) to; d) on.

8. a) by; b) at; c) to; d) -.

9. a) of; b) for; c) to; d) -.

10. a) by; b) at; c) to; d) on.

Choose the right variant.

1. I don’t remember ... that I’m sure you’re mistaken.

a) to say; b) say; c) saying; d) to have said.

1. There were two answers, and ... was right.

a) neither; b) no one; c) no; d) not any.

1. This dress is ... as the one I had before.

a) plenty the same; b) very similar; c) very same; d) much the same.

1. He ... here from 1955 to 1960.

a) worked; b) works; c) has been working; d) has worked.

1. He’s... his sister.

a) much taller that; b) much more taller than; c) much taller than; d) more taller than.

1. Be careful you don’t... your keys!

a) lost; b) loosen; c) lose; d) loose.

1. What they say may be true; you never can...

a) guess; b) tell; c) remember; d) recognize.

1. He didn’t move, but just... where he fell.

a) lain; b) lay; c) laid; d) lied.

1. I haven’t had a reply to the invitation I sent you last week. ... to my party?

a) Shall you come; b) Are you coming; c) Do you come; d) Will you come

1. That man reminds me ... my history teacher.

a) from; b) of; c) about; d) on.

Guess the word

1. A judgment or calculation of approximately how large or how great something is

1. shape b) constant c) estimate d) value

1. To tell a reader to look somewhere else in a book for more information about something

1. refer b) reflect c) matter d) reveal

1. To make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret

1. shape b) value c) reveal d) diverse

1. The physical form or appearance of a particular person or thing

1. in spite b) refer c) reflect d) shape

1. The importance or worth of something for someone

1. value b) constant c) estimate d) matter

1. To think carefully, especially about possibilities and opinions

1. value b) reflect c) refer d) believe

Choose the appropriate article

1. Ms Newton makes _____ money as an estate agent.

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. We got ______ interestingexperience working with children.

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. I’d like _______ chocolate ice cream, please, and __ glass of apple juice.

2. _______ business has been quite good this year.

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. What doyou call ________ salad you made the day before yesterday?

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. Is this ___ commonbehaviour of teenage children?

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. I remember the strong pleasant smell of ______ perfumemy mother liked to wear.

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. The drink tasted terrible — neither like ________ tea nor likecoffee.

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. Gold is _____ metal and silver is _____ metal too.

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. The boy nextdoor is ________ good influence on my brother Phil.

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. ________ water is much warmertoday. Are you coming to swim?

1. zero b) a c) an d) the

1. How can you make a pizza without ______ cheese?

1. zero b) a c) an d) the