2017-12-14
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Контрольная работа №1
1. Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски одним из вариантов. Один вариант лишний.
Parents and teachers often complain that teenagers do not read books and that it’s difficult to interest them in that way activity. Kids stick to computers and TV screens and ignore reading. Only one out of five does some reading for pleasure. The others read fiction only if they have to, that is if it’s a part of their homework.
TV is undoubtedly ________________(1), but it doesn’t mean that we should forget good books. When we watch a film, we don’t use our imagination very much. We get the characters ready-made for us. Plus to that, the plot in the book is usually much more complicated and interesting that when presented on the screen.
Scientists have proved that too much television affects speech and brain development. Kids just watch and don’t talk and __________________(2). As a result, it’s difficult for them to take part in conversations, and sometimes they are not able to tell the story from the film______________(3).
However, at the same time, television can do a lot of good to young people. It provides lots of educational options and broadens the horizon. It gives an opportunity ________________(4) and to get an idea of how people live there. Use the advantages provided by the television, but don’t let it rule your life. Don’t become a TV addict.
A they’ve just seen
B one of the greatest inventions of the world
C because the can’t do without a TV set
D to see faraway places
E that’s why their vocabulary remains rather poor
Прочитайте текст. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках в нужную форму.
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Samuel has changed several jobs. His first job was a clerk job in a bank. Though the job was not difficult, it__________5(be) rather boring. Sam worked very long hours and usually got very tired. Once when he ________6_(wait) for a bus home, he saw a pretty girl. They began talking and soon understood that the both enjoyed the conversation very much. They didn’t even notice that they ___________7(miss) their stop. A year later they got married and moved into a little cottage in the suburbs. The house _____________8(build) in the 19th century and Sam was proud of it and of the garden around it, too. He enjoyed gardening and hated working with papers. He thought that one day he ____________9_(give up) his job in the bank and would become a gardener. And once he did so. Now Sam says that he will never change the job.
3. Прочитайте текст и вставьте подходящие слова, выбрав один из предложенных ниже вариантов.
Everybody was surprised and even shocked when Sheila said that her favourite sport was boxing. Slim blue-eyed girls normally prefer figure skating of gymnastics. Sheila said that it wasn’t actually fighting what _________(10) her, but the tactics the boxer used. According to her, physical strength didn’t __________(11) much, only a boxer who was able to plan the round had a good chance to win. She was crazy about that sport and ____________(12) everything if some boxing event was on. She never missed boxing competitions at our stadium______________(13). Once she suggested going there together. I think I’ll never forget it. People around us were very excited and cheered the boxers loudly. Sheila was quiet and looked very concentrated. I’m sure that she was able to __________(14) who would win from the first minutes of the fight.
1 a) advised b) attracted c) expected d) allowed
2 a) mean b) know c) tell d) leave
3 a) put on b) put off c) put up d) put up with
4 a) too b) as well c) either d) neither
5 a) prevent b) provide c) pretend d) predict
