Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
Control Work №1
Variant 1
READING
Text 1
Read the texts, then decide if sentences are 1–6 “Right” (A) or “Wrong” (B). For questions 1–6, choose A, B or C. If there is not enough information to answer choose “Doesn’t say” (C).
Jenny is thirty-two years old and she has got a job in a post office in a small village. She’s divorced and has got an eight-year-old son, Cill. She’s got a small house with a garden in the village. She’s got a lot of friends in the village. Jenny’s mother, Kate, lives in the same village. She helps Jenny with the child when she’s at work.
Peter is thirty-nine years old and he is an architect in London. He is married to Elizabeth and they’ve got a son. They live in a big house near London. Elizabeth looks after her child and has a part-time job in a school near her home. Peter’s parents, Fiona and Michael, live in the country and come to stay with the family in the holidays. They have a comfortable life and they are a happy family.
1 Jenny’s husband is Peter.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
2 Elizabeth is an architect.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
3 Peter has got two children.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
4 Fiona is divorced.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
5 Jenny has got a part-time job in a school.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
6 Jenny has got a house near London.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 26
Text 2
Read the text about Stewart Jones and complete the sentences 1–5 with the most suitable ending A, B or C.
Stewart Jones is thirty-nine years old. He is a policeman. He lives in Dover, in the south-east of England.
Stewart lives in a small, comfortable flat with his wife, Jessica and their son, Jason. Jessica is twenty-eight years old. She is a vet. Jason is seven years old. He goes to school every day from 9 am to 3:30 pm.
Stewart is good-looking. He is tall and well-built with short brown hair and brown eyes. Everybody likes him because he is a kind man and a very loving father.
In his free time Stewart likes playing basketball.
He doesn’t like watching TV. He thinks it is boring.
1 Stewart Jones is … .
A a vet B a sportsman C a policeman
2 Everybody likes Stewart because he is … .
A good-looking B well-built C a kind man
3 Stewart’s favourite free time activity is … .
A watching TV B playing basketball C going to Jason’s school
4 Stewart doesn’t like watching TV because … .
A he thinks it is boring B he has no free time C his wife hates TV programmes
5 From 9 am to 3:30 pm Stewart‘s son usually … .
A watches TV B plays football C goes to school
VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR TEST
Choose the correct item.
1 Do you say his ______ name is Boris?
A full B first C last
2 His mother remarried, he has a ______ now.
A stepfather B stepmother C stepaunt
3 Some children ______ to read before they start school.
A study B learn C teach
4 In history we had to learn a lot of dates by ______.
A hard B hand C heart
5 Where is she? She is ______ home.
A at B in C on 27
6 There ______ not fifteen children in the classroom.
A is B am C are
7 He hasn’t got ______ brothers or sisters.
A some B any C no
8 I don’t remember where ______ relatives were born.
A my B mine C me
9 My aunts are ______.
A housewifes B housewives C housewife
10 My uncle ______ very muscular arms.
A haven’t B has got C have got
TRANSLATION
Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
1 Don’t worry, everything will turn out all right.
Не беспокойся, всё образуется (всё будет в порядке).
2 Wait a minute, let me see.
Подожди минутку, дай посмотреть.
3 Sam was born in Scotland but when he was two, his father got a new job in Los Angeles, and he grew up in California.
Сэм родился в Шотландии, но, когда ему исполнилось два года, его отец получил новую работу в Лос-Анджелесе, так что Сэм вырос в Калифорнии.
4 Ann always does her homework in a hurry.
Анна постоянно выполняет домашнее задание в спешке.
5 In this country applicants take their entrance exams in July.
В этой стране ученики сдают вступительные экзамены в июле.
6 She worked very hard and made great progress.
Она усердно работала и добилась большого прогресса.
7 He failed to pass the examination.
Он провалился на экзамене.
8 For many people, the worst time of day is the rush hour.
Для многих людей самое плохое время дня – это час пик.
9 I live and work in the suburbs, but I usually go into town two times a week.
Я живу и работаю в пригороде, но обычно я уезжаю в город два раза в неделю.
10 One problem is that there’s nowhere to park in the centre, so I usually take a bus into town.
Проблема в том, что в центре города совершенно негде припоркаваться, так что обычно я еду автобусом.
WRITING