Итоговая контрольная работа

Final test

Task1 Rephrase the following sentences according to the model.

Model: Sandy gave me the blanket.

It was Sandy who gave me the blanket.

1. He was angry with the librarian.

2. This river stretches across the whole country.

3. My brother swore that he would come in time.

4. We have been working on this project side for two years.

5. He behaved awkwardly at Peter’s birthday party.

6. The top manager established rules in the office.

7. My grandmother was famous for her delicious fish soup.

Task2 Change these sentences using the Passive Voice. Use different verbs where necessary.

1. My friend is cleaning the floor right now.

2. Ann has translated the next without any mistakes.

3. They will sell the house in July.

4. When I came home, my mother was looking for her dog.

5. When my family moved to this town, they had already built this building.

6. Every day mother gives me a lunch box for school.

7. Pushkin wrote his best poems when he was thirty.

Task3 Find the English equivalents for the conjunctions and adverbs and rewrite the sentences.

1. (Ни)……Jake (ни)….his wife speak French.

2. (Несмотря на)….the fact that my mother is a very good vet, she is afraid of spiders.

3. (Поскольку)…. our neighbors never come in, we don’t invite them to our parties anymore. (Кроме того)…. they never bring anything with them.

4. (И)….Russia (и )….Canada are very beautiful countries.

5. What would you like to drink? You can have (либо)…. Orange juice (либо)… Coke.

6. ( Поскольку )….Moscow is the second largest city in Europe, it has a lot of traffic problem.

7. Russia sold Alaska to the USA (поэтому)… nowadays Russia has a border with this country.

8. Molly was speaking quietly ( как будто)….she had a headache

9. I might be late (так что) don’t wait for me.

10. Alice was very tired after school, (однако) she walked the dog as soon as she got home.

11. (Хотя)… Alex was interested in archaeology; he didn’t go on the excursion to Cairo.

Task4 Form nouns from the verbs in brackets and fill in the gaps.

Model: The hurricane caused major destruction. (to destruct)

1. To say the movie was bad is an…….(to understate)

2. His……caused excitement among the ladies. (to appear)

3. The convict was found guilty partly because the…….of the crime was very clear. (to describe)

4. My kids used to be glued to the…… Channel. ( to discover)

5. When I need to make an important decision, I always rely on my dad’s…… (to judge)

6. You should add this online dictionary to your…..list. It is a very useful resource. ( to prefer)

7. It was such a….. to get rid of my oil clothes. ( to relieve)