Контрольная Signing a Contract
1. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
1. The date of the meeting _, so you don't have to come at 5.
2. My friend _ when I _a shower, so I couldn't answer the phone. З. Tom _how to drive when he was 17, so he is an expert driver now.
4. Sam never _ late for work since he came to our company.
5. Did it rain yesterday? - Yes, thanks God. It _for more than a month, so we were worried about the crops.
6. Did it rain yesterday? - No, it _ for more than a month now.
7. I was assured that when they _ the next day, everything _ all right.
8. Are you ready to answer? - I'm sorry, professor. I _ ready in a minute. I _ the last point yet.
9. I hear you are leaving the firm. - Yes, I _ a good job.
II. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.
1. New York is a big city _ streets full _ people and cars.
2. Kiev differs from Moscow in many ways.
3. This place is famous _ it's parks.
4. You can get _ the museum _bus. You should get _ the next stop. The bus stop is over there _the street.
5. "When will you leave _Paris?" "Some time _the middle of June. I'll go then _ plane."
6. I buy a newspaper_my way to the station and read it _ the train. By the time I get _ London I've read most_ it.
7. He was ill _a week and _ that week his wife never left his side.
8. "What's the matter _ you? What did the doctor tell you?" I've just found _ that my mother's condition has changed_ the worse."
9. They found the robber _.
10. The teacher wasn't pleased _ the pupils' answers.
III. Paraphrase the following sentences using Complex object where possible.
1. Somebody touched me lightly on the shoulder. I felt it.
2. He speaks with a slight accent. I have never noticed it.
3. He wasn't telling the truth. I felt it.
4. They showed us the city. We expected it.
5. Tim is a promising writer. We think so.
IV. Change into Reported Speech with the verb in the main clause in the
Past Indefinite Tense. Start with: Ann asked him..., Sam told me..,, Mother warned Bill... and others.
1. «Don't take the books away from the reading-room».
2. «As soon as I hear from him I'll let you know».
3. «Will there be any changes in your plans? »
4. « What has happened? What is everybody so excited about? ».
5. « Will the secretary have looked through all the papers by the time the manager comes? ».
6. « All you have to do is to leave the message with the secretary».
I. Refer the dialogue into indirect speech.
Signing a Contract.
Once a young man applied for a job to the manager of a circus. The following dialogue took place between the two. «What's your name and what can you do?» «I'm John Brown, the egg-king, for I can eat six dozen eggs in a single second». «Do you know our programme? » «I shall be glad to hear about ill» «We give four shows every day». «Well, four shows fetch more money than one! » «Do you think you can perform four times a day? » «I have no doubt whatever about it». «But on Saturdays we are going to give six Shows». «The more the better». «On holidays we shall try to manage a show every hour».
«In that case one thing must be settled before I sign a contract».
«Namely?»
«No matter how many shows you give a day, I must have time to go out and to have my dinner».
II. What do the following names stand for:
The City of London
The City of London is a small area in Greater London. The City of London is now London's main financial district. It is often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 square kilometres) in area; note that these terms are also often used as synonyms for the UK financial services industry, which is principally based there. The City of London has a resident population of under 9,000 but a daily working population of around 300,000.
Westminster
Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. It is the location of the Palace of Westminster and the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Westminster is situated south west of the City of London and half a mile (0.8 km) south west of Charing Cross. The name was historically used to describe the area around Westminster Abbey – the West Minster, or monastery church, that gave the area its name – which has been the seat of the government of England for almost a thousand years.
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road in Westminster in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, centre of national government, towards Trafalgar Square, arguably the heart of London for its residents and tourists. Along its way it is lined by many government ministries; "Whitehall" is therefore also frequently used as a metonymy for governmental administration, as well as being a geographic name for the surrounding district.
Downing Street
Downing Street is the famous street in central London which contains the buildings that have been, for over two hundred years, the official residences of two of the most senior British Cabinet Ministers, the First Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Prime Minister, and the Second Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The most famous address in Downing Street is 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury — and thus, in modern times, the residence of the Prime Minister, since the two roles have been filled by the same person.
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus is a famous traffic intersection and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster. Built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly (the "circus" refers to "circular open space at a street junction"), it now links directly to the theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue as well as the Haymarket, Coventry Street (onwards to Leicester Square) and Glasshouse Street. Its proximity to major shopping and entertainment areas, its central location at the heart of the West End, and its status as a major traffic intersection have made Piccadilly Circus a busy meeting point and a tourist attraction in its own right.
III. Translate from Russian into English.
1. Этот город такой тихий, днём на улицах совсем мало народу и очень небольшое уличное движение.
2. Жизнь на острове отличается от жизни в городе: в домах нет удобств, поэтому жилищные условия суровы.
3. Любой может прочитать это стихотворение наизусть, не пропуская ни строчки.
4. Каждый раз, когда я сажусь за эту книгу, я забываю обо всем, в ней много юмора и смешных событий.
5. Большинство людей либо говорят правду, либо лгут, а он едва ли лжет, но никогда не говорит правду.
6. Погода в Англии меняется несколько раз в день, поэтому для англичан погода - это предмет для обсуждения, однако они никогда не обсуждают личные дела, если они не знают Друг Друга достаточно хорошо.
7. Пальто стоит тех денег, которые та за него платит.
8. Мы договорились встретиться в субботу, но она простудилась и не зашла ко мне.
9. Я не могу обойтись без его совета. Мне очень нужна его помощь.
10. Он заблудился, но затем взял себя в руки и нашел дорогу.
11. Они были очень расстроены из-за плохих новостей, но все веселились из зависти.
12. Простите, пожалуйста, что я заставил себя ждать! Ничего страшного.
Контрольная по английскому создана для студентов экономических специальностей.
