Итоговая контрольная работа для 10 класса

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Progress check

1. Listen to Jack's story and mark these statements true or false. 
1. Jack always has enough time for everything at the airport. -
2. Jack thinks that trolleys are not difficult to operate. -
3. There are usually huge queues to the check-in desk. -
4. At the check-in desk Jack often has to throw away some personal items. -
5. A lot of people do nothing to get ready for the security check. -
6. Jack's flights are always delayed. -
7. If Jack's flight is delayed, he likes to spend his time in the duty-free shop. -
8. If Jack's flight is on time, he runs straight to the gate. -
9. There are no more unpleasant surprises once Jack gets to the gate. -

10. Jack hates airports. –

2. Read the text for detail.

Oxford and Cambridge Universities 

The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge are the two oldest universities in Britain, and popular tourist destinations. However, nobody will be able to show a tourist the building of Oxford or Cambridge University. Both universities are just a name for two large groups of colleges situated in the cities of Oxford and Cambridge. 

Oxford is about forty years older than Cambridge. There is no exact foundation date, but the university is

believed to have been founded around 1167. King Henry II, got fed up with English students going to Paris to be educated, and so the first English university was created. Cambridge was founded around 1209 by Oxford scholars after a bitter disagreement with local townsmen. 

Oxford is uniquely beautiful. Its ancient buildings of honey-coloured stone are world-famous. Among these are Christ Church, which has been a site of religious worship since the seventh century, Tom Tower, built by Sir Christopher Wren, the Bridge of Sighs which makes everybody who sees it sigh, and many others. The heart of the university is perhaps the great Tudor dining hall at Christ Church College, where Charles I held sessions of parliament during the English Civil war, Elizabeth I watched a play, and Lewis Carroll thought over his ideas for Alice in Wonderland. This hall is the setting for some of the scenes in the Harry Potter films. 

Oxford and Cambridge, informally called Oxbridge, are considered to be equally good. They both take pride in a large number of the world's most prominent scientists, writers, politicians and British prime ministers, who used to study there. However, there has always been a kind of friendly competition between the two universities, who usually refer to each other as "the other place". The ultimate outcome of this competition is the Oxford and Cambridge boat race. 

The idea came to two friends, who happened to be students at Oxford and Cambridge respectively. On 12 March 1829 Cambridge sent a challenge to Oxford, and the tradition was born, and has continued to the present day. This legendary boat race is considered the world's oldest sporting challenge, where every year the loser of the previous year's race challenges the opposition to a re-match.

3. Mark these statements true, false or not stated if there's no information.

1.Oxford is not the oldest European university. -

2.A lot of British prime ministers graduated from Cambridge. -

3.Elizabeth I used to visit Cambridge. -

4.All Cambridge teachers get educated in Cambridge. -

5.Lewis Carroll used to live in Oxford. -

6.Some Harry Potter scenes were filmed in the great Tudor dining hall. -

7.If Cambridge loses the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, it means that next year it will receive a challenge from Oxford. -

4. Change the sentences into reported speech.

1. She said, "They were playing football at 5 o'clock last week."

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2. He said, "I'll try to phone you tomorrow."

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3. She said, "Yesterday it was very cold."

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4. He said, "I had written a letter before you phoned me."

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5. He asked, "Have you been to St Petersburg?"

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5. Rewrite the sentences in the Passive Voice.

1. Somebody borrowed my pen.

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2. Somebody broke this window.

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3. Somebody brings me flowers every day.

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4. Somebody will wash the floor.

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5. Somebody is cleaning the room.

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6. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend, Ben.

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. Write 100–120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.