I. Read the text and translate it into Russian in writing

Plants and Nature

Nature has always served to man. But with the development of civilization man's interference in nature began to increase. The pollution of air and the world's ocean, destruction of the ozone layer is the result of man's careless interaction with nature.

Environmental protection is a problem of global concern. Plant formations and their environment are natural resources which man always used and uses now.

Animals and man will not live without plants because the cycle of nature links them. Plants also play a very important part in conservation and protection of soil, water and animals. Crop plants have not always been productive and useful as they are today. Long ago they were growing wild. As civilization progressed, man began studying plants more carefully. He discovered many of the new functions of plants, their structure and requirements for growth.

Soon plant science appeared and great progress in the improvement and growing of plants followed. Compared to the long history of plants on the Earth the plant breeders have improved plants for only short time, but in this short period they have contributed much to agriculture.

By selecting the best types, man is able to bring about improvements in a few years that would require thousands of years if left to nature.

II.Put five questions to the text in writing.

 

III.Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb.

1)Mary ______ six years old. (a)has; b)have; c)is; d)are)

2)Alice ______ go to the concert tomorrow. (a)don't; b)isn't; c)wasn't; d)won't)

3)John and Helen ______ at the school. (a)am b)is c)are d)be)

4)Helen ______ learning Spanish. (a)am b)is c)are d)be)

5)She let me ______ her computer. (a)use b)using c)to use d)will use)

6)Peter and Robert are ______ television. (a)watch b)watches c)watching d)watched)

7)Janet ______ at the bank yesterday. (a)is working b)works c)has worked d)worked)

8)The children have ______ a pizza. (a)eat b)ate c)eating d)eaten)

 

IV. Without translating the sentences into English, write down which English grammar tense must be used for translation.

Model: Я не люблю кататься на лыжах. – The past Simple Tense

1. Она позвонит мне вечером.

2. Катя очень редко ходит куда-либо.

3. Я никогда не ел манго.

4. Я разговаривал с ним 3 дня тому назад.

5. Пьеса идет сейчас в театре.

 

V. Choose the correct variant of translation and write down the chosen English sentence.

 

1. Неужели он сказал вам об этом?

a) Could he tell you about it?

b) Can he tell you about it?

c) Can he have told you about it?

2. Давайте ответим на их вопросы.

a) Let’s answer their questions

b) Let them answer their questions

c) They are answering their questions

3. Он написал довольно много книг

a) Hе has wrіttеn quіtе a fеw books.

b) Hе is wrіttеn quіtе a fеw books.

c) Hе wrotе quіtе a fеw books.

4. Пит oбычнo хoдит к зубнoму врaчу рaз в гoд.

a) Pеtе usually go to sее thе dеntіst oncе a yеar.

b) Pеtе usually goеs to sее thе dеntіst oncе a yеar.

c) Pеtе usually going to sее thе dеntіst oncе a yеar.

VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct grammar tense.

1.‘What you (do) ______ now?’ ‘I _______ (prepare) for my report.’ ‘How long you _________ (prepare) for it?’ ‘For two hours already.’

2. Yesterday he ________ (wait) for half an hour when at last he _______ (see) her at the end of the platform.

3. The teacher said that the pupils _________ (read) the text the next day.

4. When I ______ (come) home yesterday, my sister already _______ (return) and ________ (sit) at the fireplace looking through some magazines.

5. When he _______ (come) to her place tomorrow, she still _______ (pack) her suitcases.

VII. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.

1. I am looking for my watch

2. His penfriend lives in London.

3. We met in the parkafter school yesterday.

The English Language

Test

Variant IX