Аннотация: Экзаменационные тексты по английскому языку для поступающих на 1 курс неязыковых колледжей и ВУЗов. В скобках указано максимальное количество баллов за каждое задание.
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English usage (10)
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the column
Generally lifestyles 1)_________on the place you live in: in town or in the country. It depends on the national 2) _________and traditions of the people. It depends on the difference between rich and poor. The customs of social behaviour have changed much over the last years. The discipline in family is not very 3) __________. Sometimes it is a problem.
The family structure 4) _________changed a lot. The head of the family is not always a father 5) ________took all the main decisions. Now in good families the decisions 6) __________taken together. So to say, they are 7) _________ democratic. We can say that a traditional form of the family 8) _________ came to an end. There"s tendency of a parent living 9) _________ and coming as a guest to the children to communicate, to support. People"s ideas about marriage have changed a lot too. In earlier times the girls felt that if they weren"t married by the age of 21-22 they 10) ________be left on the shelf.
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Reading (10)
JOHN LENNON
The Beatles changed pop music forever. From their first single, "Love Me Do" (a Lennon - McCartney composition), in 1962, people recognized something different in their music than the usual pop songs at the time. Their songs seemed more tuneful, more exciting than what most artists were recording at the time. The Beatles were also more attractive than many other performers. Many more people began to listen to pop music than before. Soon, the group"s following was like nothing anyone had ever seen: a hysteria that the newspapers called "Beatlemania" swept Britain and soon, America.
Their second single, "Please Me" reached number one in March 1963. When the media focused on the new group, it soon became clear that Lennon was not like other pop stars. His answers to reporters" questions showed an unusual intelligence and sense of humour. His character soon shone out: he always behaved in a completely different way than other people and hated artificiality. He was never quite comfortable with the Beatles" "nice" image. In fact, it was Lennon who began to break away from this image and change the public image of the Beatles. His and McCartney"s music changed and became more "psychedelic".
True or False (T/F)
1. The music was changed forever by Beatles
2. People recognized something in their music alike to the other songs of that time.
3. There songs seemed more rhythmic.
4. Their first single was "Please Me".
5. "Love Me Do" reached number one in March 1963.
6. Lennon wasn"t different from the other stars.
7. Lennon adored artificiality.
8. Lennon broke away the Beatles"s image.
9. His music didn"t change.
10. The newspaper was called "Beatlemania"
Grammar (20)
1. ... you usually ... your dinner?
a. Do have
b. Does has
c. Do had
d. Did have
2. I ... to France often.
a. Go
b. Going
c. Am going
d. Goes
3. My friends ... Louvre last year
a. Went
b. Visited
c. Visit
d. Go
4. Do you have... lessons today?
a. Some
b. A
c. Any
d. -
5. I can"t go with you to the party, I... prepare for test paper.
a. Must
b. Should
c. Ought to
d. Have to
6. I ... busy when she came.
a. Am
b. Have been
c. Was
d. Am being
7. Where ... you ... your week-ends?
a. Do spend
b. Spended
c. Spent
d. Did spend
8. What ... you ... while I was sleeping?
a. Were doing
b. Are doing
c. Did do
d. Have done
9. I... write you back as soon as I can.
a. Am going to
b. Will be going to
c. Will
d. -
10. He is poor. He has ... money.
a. Little
b. Few
c. A few
d. A little
11. ... winter is a wonderful season.
a. The
b. -
c. A
d. This
12. Who ..... my book? It was on my desk a minute ago.
a. has taken
b. have taken
c. took
d. takes
13. I ..... Mario for some time since he left Milan a few years ago.
a. haven"t seen
b. don"t see
c. didn't see
d. aren"t seeing
14. You ... get extra money if you work well.
a. Are
b. Would
c. Would have
d. Will
15. She is a dull student, she studies...
a. Bad
b. Badly
c. Worse
d. Worst
16. There is a nice view ... the photo.
a. At
b. By
c. On
d. In
17. "Neptun" is ... fountain in Peterhof.
a. -
b. a
c. the
d. an
18. Moscow has ... area than Saint Petersburg.
a. Smaller
b. Small
c. The smallest
d. Littler
19. Traffic jams in big cities happen ... than in suburbs.
a. Often
b. Oftener
c. More often
d. The oftenest
20. Usually I travel ... plane.
a. In
b. On
c. By
d. With
Writing (10)
Choose the topic and write a composition of 100 words
1. Write about the house of your dream
2. Write about your favourite musician/singer/actor
3. Describe your last party (birthday, new year etc.)
4. Write a letter to your penpal abroad and tell him/her about your last journey.
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the column
If you arrive in Great Britain 1) ________ hear the word "tradition" everywhere. Englishmen have sentimental love for things and traditions. They never throw 2) ________old things.
In many houses in Great Britain they have 3) _______and though their bedrooms are awfully cold, the English people 4) _______ not want to have central heating because thee do not want to have changes.
5) _______ the Yeomen-Warders are dressed in traditional medieval clothes and the traditional dress o the Horse Guards regiment has existed 6) _______ the twelfth century.
In 7) _______ House of Lords of British Parliamen there are two rows of benches for lords and 8) _______ sack of wool for the Lord Chancellor to sit on it. This is so because in the old times wool 9) ________ England rich and powerful. In the House of Commons you will see two rows for the two parties: the government 10) _______ one side and the opposition - on the other.
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Reading (10)
Meals and Cooking
When we cook, we boil, roast, fry or stew our food. We boil eggs, meat, chicken, fish, milk, water and vegetables. We fry eggs, fish and vegetables. We stew fish, meat, vegetables or fruit. We roast meat or chicken. We put salt, sugar, pepper, vinegar and mustard into our food to make it salted, sweet, sour or simply tasty. Our food may taste good or bad or it may be tasteless.
The usual meals in England are breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner or, in simpler houses, breakfast, dinner, tea and supper.
For breakfast English people mostly have porridge or corn-flakes with milk or cream and sugar, bacon and eggs, marmalade with buttered toast and tea or coffee. For a change they can have a boiled egg, cold ham, or fish.
English people generally have lunch about one o'clock. At lunch time in a London restaurant one usually finds a mutton chop, or steak and chips, or cold meat or fish with potatoes and salad, then a pudding or fruit to follow.
True or False (T/F)
1. We can boil our food.
2. We can fry milk.
3. Food may taste good or bad.
4. Food may be tasteless.
5. For breakfast English people mostly have toast and milk.
6. English people generally have lunch at a half past two.
7. You can"t have a mutton chop in a London restaurant.
8. Englishmen don"t usually eat porridge for lunch.
9. We can roast chicken.
10. We stew fruit.
Grammar (20)
1. When ... you usually ... your dinner?
a. Do have
b. Does has
c. Do had
d. Did have
2. Usually I travel ... train.
a. In
b. On
c. By
d. With
3. Samson" is ... fountain in Peterhof.
a. Tall
b. Taller
c. The most tall
d. The tallest
4. Moscow has ... population than Saint Petersburg.