VI. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания к нему.

St Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as the " Window on the West". Thousands of workmen were brought from all parts of Russia to build a new city at the mouth of the Neva River.

Architects were brought from Western Europe to lay out the city in harmonious squares. Buildings were constructed of grey and rose-coloured granite. The Hermitage Palace and the Winter Palace, the homes of the tsars, were equal to any in Europe.

When the First World War began in 1914, the German-sounding name, St Petersburg, was changed to Petrograd. After the October Revolution the city was renamed after Lenin

Now St Petersburg is an important industrial, cultural and educational centre. The population of the city is over 5 million.

St Petersburg is indeed a wonderful city. The Winter Palace, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, St Isaac's Cathedral, the Peter-and-Paul Fortress, the Admiralty building attract thousands of tourists from every corner of the world.

Petersburg's many museums house some of the world's most famous art collections. The Hermitage, for example, contains the richest collection of pictures in the world.

The city is called the Northern Venice because there are 65 rivers, arms and canals there with artistically decorated bridges. It's also famous for its beautiful white nights.

36. Заголовком для текста является:

a) St. Andrew; b) St. Petersburg;

c) St. Patrick; d) St. Peter.

37. Ответом на вопрос «What is St. Petersburg famous for?» является:

a) industrial enterprises; b) white nights;

c) rivers; d) bridges.

38. Закончите предложение «As there are a lot of rivers, arms, canals and bridges in the city it is called...» в соответствии с текстом.

a) the white House; b) the Hermitage;

c) the Northern Venice; d) the White Nights.

39. Содержанию текста соответствует предложение:

a) St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

b) St. Petersburg is the capital of the Russian Federation.

c) St. Petersburg was destroyed during the October Revolution.

d) St. Petersburg doesn’t attract any tourists.

40. Содержанию текста не соответствует предложение:

a) The city was founded by Peter the Great.

b) There are a lot of places of interest in St. Petersburg.

c) St. Petersburg museums have the world’s most famous art collections.

d) St. Petersburg is called the ’’ Big Apple’’.

Контрольная работа № 2

Чтобы правильно выполнить задания, необходимо повторить следующие разделы курса английского языка:

1. Времена в активном залоге (Indefinite (Simple), Continuous (Progressive), Perfect);

2. Времена в страдательном залоге (Past, Present, Future Simple);

3. Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты;

4. Употребление слов much – many; few - a few; little - a little.

5. Образование Participle I, Participle II, их употребление и функции в предложении.

6. Сложноподчиненные предложения, виды придаточных предложений.

7. Вопросительные слова, порядок слов в вопросительном предложении, 4 типа вопросов.

8. Употребление артиклей.

I вариант

I. А. Видовременной формой глагола-сказуемого в следующем предложении является:

1. The central government of Great Britain sits in the Houses of Parliament in Westminster.

a) Present Simple Active Voice (A.V); b) Present Perfect A.V;

c) Present Progressive (Continuous) A.V; d) Past Simple A.V.

2. Wales had become part of the English administrative system by the 16^th century

а) Past Simple A.V; b) Past Perfect A.V;

c) Past Progressive (Continuous) A.V; d) Present Perfect A.V.

3. Britain is also helping to develop the Western European Union.

a) Present Simple A.V; b) Past Simple A.V;

c) Present Progressive (Continuous) A.V;

d) Past Progressive (Continuous) A.V.

4. Britain and other NATO member states have been working with the new democracies of Central Europe, Russia.

а) Present Perfect A.V; b) Present Simple A.V;

c) Present Progressive (Continuous) A.V;

d) Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous) A.V

5. We shall remember the description of the London Bridge.

a) Past Simple A.V; b) Present Simple A.V;

c) Future Simple A.V; d) Future Perfect A.V.

6. Many great Englishmen were buried in Westminster Abbey: Newton, Darwin and others.

а) Past Simple P.V; b) Past Perfect P.V;

c) Past Progressive (Continuous) P.V;

d) Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous) P.V.

7. The Houses of Parliament - the seat of the British Parliament, is officially known as the Palace of Westminster.

а) Present Perfect P.V; b) Present Progressive (Continuous) P.V;

c) Present Simple P.V; d) Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous).