Starlight 11Контрольная работа по 1 модулю.
Test 1
I Fill in the necessary word: common, gained, arrogant, built, convincing, main, expression, broaden, bossy, bowed.
According to her facial … I understood she didn’t like the idea.
If you want to … your horizons you should travel a lot.
He’s … popularity as a body language expert.
Cows in streets are a … sight in India.
Greg’s … a reputation as a hard worker.
Tom … his head in shame while his mum was telling him off.
Helen is a top student in her class, but she isn’t … about it.
The Red Square is the … attraction in Moscow.
My wife is rather … always tells me what to do.
His words sounded … but I still had some doubts.
II Fill in the necessary particle: off, up, with, up for, on, to
I’m fed … with my homework!
Don’t put the blame … me, it’s not my fault.
Jane always stands … for her rights.
The famous actor was asked what the key … success was.
Our company never deals … rude clients.
III Open the brackets using the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives:
Meg was the_________ (practical) of the family.
Alice’s a far________ (intelligent) person than my sister.
John felt __________ (bad) yesterday than the day before.
If you need any ___________ (far) information, please contact our head office.
Could you come a bit _______ (early) tomorrow?
IV Join the sentences using the words in brackets.
Emma was very happy. She was ready to kiss everyone around her.(so)
You should take an umbrella. The weather might be rainy in London. (in case)
There was stormy weather. They delayed the flight. (due to)
Sam is a lovely baby. Everyone wants to buy him a toy. (such)
He woke up earlier that day. He didn’t want to be late for the exam. (so as not to)
V Read the text and complete gaps 1-6 with the correct derivative of each word in capitals.
Cyber communication.
| The development of cyber communication — email, text messaging, and social networking — has revolutionized the way we communicate. Quick and _1_____________ communication via the Internet has proved essential to national governments, and to the individual. | 1.SUCCESS |
| Now, we can send and receive important messages, communicate and clarify statements _2___________ within seconds. | 2.PRACTICAL |
| Cyber communication is very important in __3_____________ | 3. BUSY |
| On a more individual level, cyber communication has transformed the method in which people communicate. In particular, social networking sites have provided access to people in every corner of the globe and their __4____________ is growing. | 4. POPULAR |
| This has helped old friends living far apart to maintain a close __5____________ | 5. RELATION |
| For many people, not just teens, social networking has become an alternative to _6_________ forms of communication — writing a letter, a face-to-face conversation, or a phone call. | 6.TRADITION |
VI Read the text and complete gaps 1-7 with the correct form and tense of each verb in capitals.
Pizza
| The evolution of pizza was quite long and many cultures contributed to it. Let …1……………… have a glimpse of its history. | WE |
| ……2…………… of ancient Egypt, Greece and later Rome had recipes similar to modern ones. | WOMAN |
| The Egyptians had a tradition to celebrate the Pharaoh's birthday with flat loaves ……3…………… very much like our modern pizza. | LOOK |
| The word 'pizza' appeared in printing at the end of the 10th century for the …4……………… time. | ONE |
| A remarkable event took place in June 1889. The Italian queen Margarita was staying in her summer palace in Naples. It was her birthday and the owner of a very popular pizzeria cooked a special kind of pizza for her. He named it 'Margarita'. It was the …5……………… way to make this pizza famous all over the world. | GOOD |
| Now pizza …6……………… with tomatoes. However, when tomatoes appeared in Europe they were grown as an ornamental plant. | COOK |
| For a long time people …7……………… believe that tomatoes were edible. | NOT CAN |
Key.
I expression, , broaden, gained, common, built, bowed, arrogant, main, bossy, convincing.
II up, on, up for, to, with
III the most practical, more intelligent, worse, further, earlier.
IV
Emma was so happy (that) she was ready to kiss everyone around her.
You should take an umbrella in case the weather is rainy in London.
They delayed the flight due to there was stormy weather.
Sam is such a lovely baby (that) everyone wants to buy him a toy.
He woke up earlier that day so as not to be late for the exam.\ So as not to be late for the exam he woke up earlier that day
V Successful, practically, business, popularity, relationship, traditional
VI us, women, looking, first, best, is cooked, could not (couldn’t)
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