Entry Test

I. Define the tense of the verb.

1. Civil engineering deals with the design and analysis of buildings and large non-building structures.

a) Present Indefinite;

b) Present Continuous;

c) Present Perfect.

2. I didn’t think that civil engineering often overlaps with architecture.

a) Present Indefinite;

b) Past Indefinite;

c) Future Indefinite.

3. His mother wants him to be an architect.

a) Present Indefinite;

b) Past Indefinite;

c) Past Perfect.

4. Cass Gilbert was a famous architect of his time.

a) Past Indefinite;

b) Past Continuous;

c) Present Indefinite.

5. He will receive good knowledge in our educational establishment.

a) Future Indefinite;

b) Future Continuous;

c) Future Perfect.

6. At present he is looking for something unusual.

a) Past Continuous;

b) Present Perfect;

c) Present Continuous.

7. I knew all main principles of sustainable architecture.

a) Present Indefinite;

b) Past Indefinite;

c) Past Perfect.

8. Kelly Hart used sustainable building materials in 1970s.

a) Past Indefinite;

b) Past Perfect;

c) Past Continuous.

9. By the first of September, they will have been working at the construction site for 15 months.

a) Future Perfect;

b) Future Continuous;

c) Future Perfect Continuous.

10. The idea to reinforce the structure has attracted attention of some engineers since last innovation.

a) Present Indefinite;

b) Present Perfect;

c) Past Perfect.

II. Choose the right translation of the predicate.

1. They studied many special subjects in BNTU.

a) изучают;

b) изучали;

c) будут изучать.

2. They are removing the part of a load-bearing wall without reinforcing the structure.

a) удаляют;

b) удалили;

c) удаляется.

3. Students have read much professional literature lately.

a) читаем сейчас;

b) прочитали;

c) будем читать.

4. For many centuries scientist of the world have been working to uncover secrets of nature.

a) работают;

b) работали;

c) будут работать.

5. When the student entered the auditorium, the lecturer had already been delivering a lecture for 10 minutes.

a) читал;

b) читает;

c) будет читать.

6. By the first of December he will have been working as a head of construction for fifteen years.

a) работает;

b) проработал;

c) будет работать.

7. A skillful designer discerns roof loads to the roof elements in
a project.

a) определяет;

b) может определить;

c) определил.

8. They did not find necessary bricks and mortar yesterday.

a) не находят;

b) не нашли;

c) не смогли найти.

9. The amount of skyscrapers in the world are rising very fast.

a) увеличивалось;

b) будет увеличиваться;

c) увеличиваются.

10. What will you have done before I come?

a) сделал;

b) будешь делать;

c) сделаешь.