Test 11th form “Steps to understanding culture”
1st variant
1. Translate into English
1) разнообразное население 2) ценный экспонат 3) один из шедевров 4) смутное представление 5) модное направление 6) искренние слова 7) в какой-то степени 8) формировать характер 9) раскрыть себя 10) несмотря на ужасную погоду
2. Make up in plural
1) a knife 2) a sportsman 3) a butterfly 4) a photo 5) a tomato 6) a phenomenon 7) a sister-in-law 8) a merry-go-round 9) an ox 10) a deer
3. Complete the sentence using a/an/--
1) My parents want to give me __ good education.
2) Parmesan is ___ firm cheese.
3) __ Paper is made of __ wood.
4) Can we have __ tea and two coffees, please?
5) The apricot has ___ stone inside.
4. Find a mistake and correct it
1) Please speak out as she can’t hear you.
2) Nobody spoke up the poor and unemployed.
3) My exam results speak to themselves.
5. Choose the right variant
1) (A crowd/ A team) of footballers
2) (A crew/ A swarm) of the plane
3) (A pack/ A herd) of elephants
6. Make up the sentences
1) blue with cold 2) as red as a beetroot
7. TRUE or FALSE
1) Henri Matisse is a well-known Italian artist.
2) The Tate Gallery is in Paris.
3) The Torah is the sacred text of Judaism.
4) The Independence Day of America is celebrated on the fourth of June.
5) Yellow submarine is the Beatles’ song.
Test 11th form “Steps to understanding culture”
2nd variant
1. Translate into English
1) до неузнаваемости 2) славная победа 3) отрицать вину 4) постоянная угроза 5) оценивать предпочтения 6) ссылаться на статью 7) в форме сердца 8) размышлять о будущем 9) несмотря на трудности 10) множество добровольцев
2. Make up in plural
1) a sheep 2) a curriculum 3) a mouse 4) a mother-in-law 5) a roof 6) a wolf 7) a businesswoman 8) a forget-me-not 9) a baby 10) a foot
3. Complete the sentence using a/an/--
1) She likes ___ fried fish.
2) He prefers ___ chicken to meat.
3) The pear pie was tasty. There was a lot of ___ pear in it.
4) Can you give me two cups and ___ glass.
5) Out of the blue she decided to devote her life to ___ medicine.
4. Find a mistake and correct it
1) I’m not afraid to speak up if I disagree.
2) We’re going to speak for him about this incident.
3) He speaks to us all that we are totally against these reforms.
5. Choose the right variant
1) (A bunch/ A flock) of keys
2) (A crowd/ A school) of fish
3) (A pride/ A swarm) of flies
6. Make up the sentences
1) to be green with envy 2) as white as snow
7. TRUE or FALSE
1) A mosque is a sacred building of Muslims.
2) A poem Mona Lisa is written by Leonardo da Vinci.
3) The picture The rooks have come back belongs to the brush of Ivan Shishkin.
4) The Hermitage is situated in Moscow.
5) Elvis Presley was a famous American rock’n’roll singer.
Test 11th form “Steps to understanding culture”
3rd variant
1. Translate into English
1) постоянная угроза 2) раскрыть секрет 3) ценности и убеждения 4) несмотря на погоду 5) славная победа 6) искренние чувства 7) модное направление 8) отрицать факт 9) букет цветов 10) рой пчел
2. Write these nouns in the plural
1) a brother-in-law, 2) a policeman, 3) a fruit, 4) a datum, 5) a goose, 6) a life, 7) a lady, 8) a mouse, 9) a phenomenon, 10) a forget-me-not
3. Use the, a/an, or zero article to complete the sentences
1. Would you like ___chicken or ___ fish for dinner? 2. My brother has ___ small yellow chicken on the farm. 3. Give me ___ apple, please. 4. Cut ___ apple, please. 5. The apple pie was tasty. There was a lot of … apple in it. 6. Things made of ___ glass are fragile. 7. I need ___ special champagne glass. 8. My father has been doing ___ hard physical work since he was in his teens. 9. ___ wall was made of ___ brick.
4. Choose 3 «colour» idioms and make up sentences with them.
1)out of the blue, 2)to be green with envy, 3)to have green fingers, 4)to show a white feather, 5)as red as a beetroot
5.Complete the text with correct words derived from the words given.
| The Mona Lisa is an oil portrait 1) … also known as La Giaconda. | 1) paint |
| It is a 16th –century masterpiece of the Italian 2) … Leonardo da Vinci. | 2) art |
| It is 3) … a portrait of a noblewoman called Lisa del Giaconda. She was a wife of a 4) … merchant. The painting is best known for the | 3)probable 4)wealth |
| 5) … expression on the woman’s face and her enigmatic smile. The | 5) puzzle |
| painting is on permanent display behind the bulletproof glass in the Louvre, a famous 6) … museum. | 6) France |
6. Express the same in English
1)Я не могу говорить от лица других, но лично я не согласен с этим решением.
2) Количество ошибок в контрольной работе говорит само за себя.
3) Нет необходимости говорить громче, я вас хорошо слышу.
4) Я желаю высказаться по данному вопросу.
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