Control work for the 10th grade

Translate into Russian:

1. That author was known as a man of great wisdom and honesty.

2. The wisdom of the ancients could help our generation if we have learnt from it.

3. How many wisdom teeth have you got? – Two!

4. Some journalists confess that their job is one of the most dangerous ones.

5. The detective made the criminal confess to his crime.

Translate the following verbs:

Invite, explain, travel, learn, like, happen, try, change, suggest, offer, watch, enjoy, believe, advise, print, love, confess, name, look, peer, remind, prefer, turn, start, imagine, attend, apologize, listen say, thank, use, help, check, show, ask, share, discuss, compare, call, notice, remember, wonder, interview, transfer, discover, provide, illustrate, open, shut, pass, contain, receive

Translate the following words:

Hopeless, doubtless, a cloudless sky, a noiseless car, a motherless child, a nameless author, a heartless criminal, a homeless dog, a leafless tree, a moonless night

Put the nouns in two groups: countable and uncountable

Music, show, year, century, friend, report, bread, work, the internet, city, coffee, TV, jazz, energy, afternoon, air, hour, news, money, damage, way, disco, family, physics, love, station, newspaper, weather, magazine, shelf, plane

Complete the sentences using the words: teachers, architects, correspondents, inventors, talk show hosts, poets, computer programmers, journalists, reporters, scientists, producers, photographers

1. ____ are people who invent something unusual.

2. _____ are those who report on political protests, ares where there are conflicts and other situations.

3. ____ are courageous people who try to get as close as they can to take dramatic pictures of some dangerous places.

4. ____ arrange interesting TV and radio programs and invite guests to them.

5. _____ plan and design convenient towns and houses, buildings for us.

6. ____ give money and other support to create films, videos, performances and shows.

Write the –ing form of the following verbs:

Try, enjoy, use, fly, change, sit, think, turn, speak, travel, make, explain, do, quit, receive, remind, send, complain, move, celebrate, surprise, contain, get, manage

Complete the text using the following words: information, wisdom, greatest, borrow, encyclopedias, find, to the conclusion, adventure, whatever, are proved to, advice, article, however, novels

It is difficult to write about British literature in a small _____. After all, this is the country’s ____ contribution to the world’s culture. ____ else is wrong with Britain, it has produced a large number of plays, poems and _____ that are worth reading. I have to say, books are still popular in Britain. Publishing and selling books ____ be a very good business. ____, public libraries are also an important part of British libraries. 40% of people come to libraries to find out the ____ of the ancients. Old ladies ____ popular novels, young children ____ stories, students need ____ and handbooks. These days many libraries have videos, and the Internet. It isn’t difficult for anyone to ____ necessary ____. But comparing computer technologies and books most people come ____ that libraries are still necessary. They are more pleasant to use, for example, you can ask a friendly assistant for help or ____ , you can walk a little as you work.

Complete the sentences using the words in proper forms: manage, broadcast, explain, conclude, nation, wisdom, celebrate

1. He is a _____ of a popular group.

2. BBC is a well-known _____ company.

3. In ____ I’d like to thank my friends and colleges for their help and support.

4. The 9^th of May is the Day of Great Victory, the ______ holiday in Russia.

5. It proved to be a very _____ decision.

6. Could you tell us about Christmas _____ in your country?