Контрольная работа №2 на тему «Иностранный язык (Английский)» для АЭЮИ

Reading

1.1 Read the text

St. Petersburg

The beautiful city of St. Petersburg is built on water, which gives a magical and romantic atmosphere. Poets and writers often call it ‘the Northern Venice”, “the Pearl of the Baltics”. The city was born and grew up on 42 islands. Now they are linked by 363 bridges. It stretches along the Neva River.

It was the Tsar’s fancy to build a city on a swampy land at the mouth of the Neva river. Peter 1 believed that the new city would provide a port for trade through the Baltic sea giving Russia a “window on Europe”.

In May, 1703 tsar Peter 1 founded a fortress on a small island called Zayachy. The fortress was named after Saint Peter and it gave its name to the future northern capital of Russia.

At the beginning of its construction the city charged everyone an obligatory tribute. Those who arrived by carriage were to bring three stones, and those who came by river or sea-ten stones.

Many famous European and Russian masters did their best work while constructing the city. Palaces, cathedrals, buildings of rare beauty rose along straight avenues and streets, squares and parks.

The first monumental ensemble of the city, Peter and Paul fortress, attracts lots of tourists. The Cathedral of Peter and Paul fortress built by architect Tresini in 1712-1733 became the necropolis of Russian tsars.

St. Petersburg displays a remarkable richness of architecture. Its Winter Palace, the Kazan and St. Isaac’s Cathedrals, Vorontsov and Strogonov Palaces are world famous.

Museums are the city’s pride. One of the most famous museums, the State Hermitage, is situated here. Its collection boasts of tsars’ treasures, works of world-known artists, and paintings from private galleries of Yusoupovs, Strogonovs, Sheremetevs, Shuvalovs and others. Some 2,5 million masterpieces of various epochs, countries and nations are located in more than one thousand halls. It is one of the largest museums in Europe.

St. Petersburg has played a vital role in Russian history. It was the scene of the February and October Revolutions in 1917 and was fiercely defended during World War II. It was renamed three times – Petrograd, Leningrad and again, St. Petersburg. Now, the city plays an important role in Russian economy, culture and international cooperation.

Great Federico Felini, who once visited St. Petersburg said, ”I’m happy that I was born in Italy and worked in Rome, but , probably, I would be twice happy if fate would let me have a nook in Russia, in St. Petersburg. I fell in love with this city. Somehow, I understand it”. If you have a chance to visit this great city, you’ll fall in love with it, too.

1.2 Find English equivalents in the text:

Прекрасный город Санкт-Петербург; «Северная Венеция»; «жемчужина Балтики»; на болотистых землях; «окно в Европу»; северная столица России; обязательная дань; здания редкой красоты; вдоль прямых проспектов и улиц; первый архитектурный ансамбль города; Усыпальница (место захоронения) русских царей; замечательное разнообразие архитектуры; гордость города; картины из частных галерей; шедевры различных эпох; жизненно важная роль в истории России; важная роль в экономике России; вдвойне счастлив.

1.3 Answer the following questions:

1 Where did Peter 1 decide to build a city?

2 Why did he decide to build it?

3Why was the city named St. Petersburg?

4 Why does Peter and Paul fortress attract lots of tourists?

5 What is the Winter Palace famous for?

6 What did great Federico Felini feel towards St. Petersburg?

7 What do poets and writers often call St. Petersburg?

1.4 Translate the following into English:

1 Петр 1 решил построить новый город на болотистых землях в устье реки.

2 Город появился и вырос на 42 островах, которые соединены сейчас множеством мостов.

3 В 1703 году Петр 1 заложил крепость на острове Заячий. Крепость была названа в честь Святого Петра и дала свое имя будущей северной столице.

4 Многие знаменитые мастера Европы и России внесли свой вклад в строительство города.

5 Архитектурные ансамбли города привлекают множество туристов.

6 Зимний Дворец, Казанский собор, Исаакиевский собор, дворцы Воронцова и Строгонова известны во всем мире.

7 В Санкт-Петербурге находится один из самых больших и знаменитых музеев Европы – Государственный Эрмитаж.

8 В 20-ом веке город переименовывали трижды: в Петроград, Ленинград и снова в Санкт-Петербург.

2 Vocabulary

2.1 What one noun completes all the phrases in the box?

ask the

show someone the

find your ___________

be on your

2.2 Complete the sentences with the phrases from exercise 1.

1 I can easily ______ my ______ in a forest, but I get lost in a big city.

2 We’re lost. I think we’d better _____________.

3 Don’t worry, Mum, we ______on our ______! We’ll be home in an hour.

4 Excuse me. Could you please ______ me ______ to the British Museum!

2.3 Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box.

…………………………

get meet see set

…………………………

1 Bill’s leaving on Friday. I’m going to ______ him off.

2 If we want to get there tomorrow, we have to ______off early.

3 Chris is coming tomorrow. Can you go and ______ him at the airport?

4 You’ll never ______ lost on the London Underground.

2.4 Do the quiz. Circle the two right answers to each question.

1 In which of the following places do you check in?

a) at a hotel b) at an airport c) at a train station

2 Which of the following means of transport can you catch?

a) a car b) a flight c) a train

3 Which of the following means of transport do you board?

a) a boat or ferry b) a plane c) a car

4 Where would you hear this phrase: “I’m sorry, we’re fully booked.”

a) at a hotel b) at a railway station c) a guest house

5 When you see someone off, you say: Have a safe….

a) trip b) excursion c) journey

6 Which of the following can you go by?

a) foot b) car c) train

7 Which of these means of transport do you get on?

2.5 Complete the sentences with the missing verbs.

1 We’re planning to spend a few days in Paris and _____ the sights.

2 I’d like to _____ a double room for two nights, please.

3 If you don’t hurry, we’ll _____ our flight.

4 Could you please ____ me the way to the bus station?

5 Please _____ on the bus now, we’re leaving in five minutes.

6 Please _____ your seat belts.

7 Would you like to _____ camping this summer?

3 Grammar

3.1 Underline the correct form of the verb: Active or Passive.

The best films are made/make in the USA.

The most friendly people in the world are found/find in Mediterranean countries.

French restaurants are cooked/cook the world’s best food.

The fastest cars are usually driven/usually drive by men.

The most important changes happened/were happened in the 1990s.

The world’s best paintings were done/do in the nineteenth century.

3.2 Use Past Simple Active in one of the sentences and Past Simple Passive in another one.

We (give) ………. the wrong address so we never (find)………. the restaurant.

Mr. and Mrs Smith (tell)………. the party (start)………. at 8 p.m.

The teenagers (make)………. so much noise they (ask)………. to leave the cinema.

I (ask)……… to give you a letter but I (lose)…….. it. Sorry.

Peter (give)………. a new office but he (not/ like)……….. it.

Jack (buy)………. some shirts with money he (give)………. for his birthday.

3.3 Using the beginning provided write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Is it necessary to use by at the end of each sentence?

1 Roman Polanski directed ‘The Pianist’.

‘The Pianist’ _____________________ .

2 Nobody has informed us about the changes to the train table.

We ______________________________ .

3 They are still repairing my bicycle.

My bicycle ________________________ .

4 Will they punish him for skipping school?

Will he __________________________ ?

5 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

The telephone ______________________ .

6 They don’t sell fresh fruit and vegetables here.

Fresh fruit and vegetables _____________ .

7 I discovered that somebody had burgled our house.

I discovered that our house _____________ .

3.4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

………………………………………….

be has are being was were

………………………………………….

1 The newspapers ____ bought every day.

2 The criminal is ____ looked for.

3 The report ____ been prepared.

4 The interesting stories ____ told yesterday.

5 These articles will ____ translated tomorrow.

6 The party _____ organized by him last week.

3.5 Match the sentence halves.

1 If you leave now A if you don’t start now.

2 It will be cheaper B will you give it back to me?

3 If I don’t see you later, C you’ll catch the 8.00 train.

4 You’ll learn more D if you go by bus.

5 If you get the job, E I’ll see you on Friday.

6 You won’t have time F if you come to every class.

7 If I lend you this book, G will you earn more money?

3.6 Complete with the correct form of the verb (first conditional)

If you ____ me your secret, I ____ anybody. (tell, not tell)

If we ____ walking, the bus ____. (start, come)

He ____ angry if you ____ him. (be, not tell)

If I ____ it down, I ____ it. (not write, not remember)

____you ____ me if you ____ any news. (call, get)

If you ____ her nicely, she ____ you. (ask, help)

You ____ if you ____. (not pass, not study)

3.7 Match the sentence halves.

1 You would feel much better A we could go shopping.

2 I would enjoy the weekend more B I would get a new job.

3 If you stayed for another day, C if you stopped smoking.

4 Would you wear it D if I went to live in China?

5 If I were you, E if I bought it for you?

6 I wouldn’t work F if I didn’t need money.

7 Would you come with me G if I didn’t have to work on Saturday.

3.8 Complete with the correct form of the verb (second conditional)

If I ____ a good job, I ____ to the USA. (find, move)

We ____ the house if it ____a garden. (buy, have)

If I ____ his number, I ____ him. (know, phone)

You ____ more if you ____ harder. (learn, work)

If you ____ for a week, you ____ everything. (stay, see)

We ____ our son more often if he ____ nearer. (see, live)

I ____ to the doctor’s if I ____you. (go, be)