Срез знаний по иностранному языку; 2 курс

№

Задание

ОК

1

What’s the matter? My car ___.

A) was just stolen; B) has just been stolen; C) is just stolen.

2,3

2

One of the theatres in our city ___ now.

A) is being reconstructed; B) was being reconstructed; C) will be reconstructed.

2,3

3

When we arrived at the airport, we found that the flight ___.

A) had been cancelled; B) is being cancelled; C) has been cancelled.

2,3

4

The flowers in the flowerbeds ___ by this evening.

A) are being watered; B) were watered; C) will have been watered.

2,3

5

Two people ___ in a car accident yesterday.

1. were killed; B) are killed; C) were being killed.

2,3

6

I ___ before.

A) will never be mugged; B) have never been mugged; C) am never mugged.

2,3

7

The announcement _________ tomorrow.

A) will be made; B) will make; C) is maked.

2,3

8

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I __________ Charles Trump.

A) am; B) was: C) do.

2,3

9

We __________ a special, in-depth report from our reporters at any moment.

A) being expected; B) are expected; C) are expecting.

2,3

10

As soon as we __________ from them we will release another news bulletin.

A) hear; B) will hear C are heard

2,3

11

Measures should ____________ to avoid such a problem in future.

A) take; B) be taken; C) have been taken; D) to be taken.

2,3

12

How would you feel if you __________ to spend hours in a wheel chair?

A) have been forced; B) are forced; C) were forced; D) will be forced.

2,3

13

Don’t cry! The dog ______. There’s nothing serious with it.

A) will be cured; B) is cured; C) was being cured; D) will have been cured.

2,3

14

A lot of harm ____ by this hurricane. Many people have suffered.

A) have been done; B) has been done; C) is done

D) was done.

2,3

15

London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, _______, commercial center.

A) economic; B) economy; C) education.

2,3

16

The largest state of the USA is____________.

A) Rhode Island; B) Alaska; C) Texas; D) New York.

2,3

17

Canada’s national animal is a _________.

A) horse; B) lizard; C) beaver; D) hedgehog.

8

18

Russian scientists and _______ have enriched science and technology with many great achievements.

A) teachers; B) entrepreneurs; C) inventors; D) students.

1,9

19

Polymers are used in different combinations in order to ________ different materials.

A) discover; B) produce; C) entertain; D) destroy.

1,8,9

20

_________ are used to shape metals and other materials.

A) scissors; B) robots; C) cars; D) machine-tools.

1,3

21

_________ are at the foundation of electronic devices and the modern Digital Age.

A) semiconductors; B) semi-detached houses; C) conductors; D) metals.

1,3

22

Machine-tools with electrical drive are faster and more accurate than hand tools: they were an important element in the development of mass-production processes, as they allowed individual parts to be made in large numbers so as to be interchangeable.

Electrical drive machine-tools are faster than hand tools.

A) Верно; B) Неверно.

1,4,9

23

1. All-Russia Exhibition Centre was officially opened in 1939 as the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition.

2. In 2009 there have been plans to redevelop the centre which will hopefully preserve this unique place.

3. Throughout the 1990s it appeared that the exhibition centre was destined to turn into a market.

4. In 1959 the whole centre was reopened as the Exhibition of the Achievements of the National Economy of the USSR.

A) 1432; B) 2134; C) 4321; D) 1243.

3,4,9

24

Shop assistant: Can I help you?

Customer: ______________

A) Fine. B) Oh, good. I’m so glad to have met you. C) No, it’s all right, thanks, I’m just looking. D) No, that’s not necessary.

5,6,7

25

How many stripes are there on the US flag?

A) 20; B); 17; C) 31; D) 13.

2,4

№

Задание

ОК

1

That house ___ a long time ago.

A) has been sold; B) was sold; C) is sold.

2,3

2

Jinn said the room ___.

A) will have already been cleaned; B) will be cleaned; C) had already been cleaned.

2,3

3

America ___ several centuries ago.

A) had been discovered; B) was discovered; C) will be discovered.

2,3

4

The floors in the office ___ every day.

A) are swept; B) will have been swept; C) were being swept.

2,3

5

Jill ___ if I don’t come to her birthday party.

A) were offended; B) will be offended; C) are being offended.

2,3

6

I didn’t realize our conversation ___ to.

A) will be listened; B) is listened; C) was being listened.

2,3

7

I __________ from BBC news headquarters.

A) report; B) reported; C) am reporting.

2,3

8

Earlier this evening an earthquake hit Cairo, Egypt. Many people ___________.

A) killed; B) have been killed; C) have been killing.

2,3

9

Anyone who _______ to enquire about family or friends should ring the following emergency numbers - 010 888 - 38691/2/8/0 for information.

A) is wished; B) wishes; C) are wished.

2,3

10

We _________ with the special bulletin.

A) will be back; B) are back; C) are being.

2,3

11

A lot of money ___________ from the bank on Monday.

A) has been stolen; B) have been stolen; C) were stolen; D) was stolen.

2,3

12

Your order is guaranteed ___________ within 3 days.

A) to deliver; B) will be delivered; C) to be delivered; D) to will have been delivered.

2,3

13

Usually all the work about the house … by my mother.

A) are done; B) is done; C) has been done; D) will be done.

2,3

14

The key … about 2 weeks ago.

A) has been lost; B) was lost; C) was being lost; D) is lost.

2,3

15

Scotland’s capital is _________.

A) Cardiff; B) London; C) Wales; D) Edinburg.

2,3

16

The UK’s national flag is called ____________.

A) Union Flag; B) Union Jack; C) Union Jag; D) Union Hack.

2,3

17

How many official languages are there in Canada?

A) 1; B) 2; C) 3; D) 4.

8

18

Together with physicists, our chemists have elaborated an ______ __________ for manufacturing artificial diamonds which are 40 per cent harder than natural ones.

A) industrial method; B) industrial architecture; C) production method; D) post-production.

1,9

19

Phenol and acetone are necessary for _____________ plastics, textile fibres, organic glass and other chemical products.

A) preparing; B) manufacturing; C) using; D) distributing.

1,8,9

20

Machining methods include _______ using ultrasound, and cutting by means of a laser beam.

A) carving; B) bore; C) driller; D) drilling.

1,3

21

One of the earliest ________was introduced in 1974 by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems.

A) professional computer; B) personal car; C) personal computer; D) impersonal computer.

1,3

22

All machine-tools have facilities for holding both the workpiece and the tool, and for accurately controlling the movement of the cutting tool relative to the workpiece. Most machining operations generate large amounts of heat, and use cooling fluids (usually a mixture of water and oils) for cooling and lubrication.

Machining operations generate huge amounts of heat.

A) Верно; B) Неверно.

1,4,9

23

1. In 1865 he was granted the Doctor of Science degree for a thesis on the combination of alchohol with water.

2. The great Russian chemist, D.I. Mendeleev, was born in Siberia on February 8, 1834.

3. At the age of 16 he entered the Pedagogical Institute in St. Petersburg, physico-mathematical department.

4. He died in 1907.

A) 1234; B) 2314; C) 4231; D) 2134.

3,4,9

24

Hostess: Are you enjoying yourselves?

Guest: __________.

A) What have you said? B) Yes, we are enjoying ourselves. C) I don’t know. D) Oh, yes, we’re having a fantastic time, thank you.

5,6,7

25

________________ is one of the most easily recognizable symbols of New York.

A) Bixby Creek Bridge; B) Sydney Harbour Bridge; C) Tower Bridge London;

D) Brooklyn Bridge

2,4