Итоговая контрольная работа по английскому языку 10 -11 класс

I. Change grammatically the words in brackets. Write all your answers in CAPITAL letters:

Ruth’s birthday was the excuse for one of 1. …. (THAT) purposeless 2.  ….. (PARTY) she loved. Her birthday was on the 3. …… (NINE), but she decided to hold the party on the 4. ….. (TWELVE). David 5. ……(SEND) a greetings telegram from Penn and a card. It cost a lot and on the front there were two poorly. ……. 6. (DRAW) hands, one male, one female, the 7. ….. (LATE) wearing a bracelet to avoid confusion. The caption at the top read “To you on your birthday”.

It was 8. ….. (BAD) inside. There were headings ‘Fortune’, ‘Health’, ‘True Friends’. Underneath David 9. …. (WRITE): “Sorry, I couldn’t find a better card, but in this part of the world they are 10. … (HEAR) of”.

II. Change the words in brackets lexically and grammatically. Write all your answers in CAPITAL letters:

He had, moreover, health, an appetite to enjoy all these good things, and strength to walk about his 1. … (POSSESS). No, I call him poor because he was discontented and 2. … (ENVY). It was in vain that his apples were the largest for miles around, and if his neighbour’s vines were the most 3. … (PRODUCE) by a single bunch; it was in vain that his lambs were fat and 4. … (THRIVE), if someone else’s sheep bore twins; so, instead of enjoying his own 5. … (PROSPER), and being glad when his neighbours prospered too, he would sit grumbling as if every other man’s riches were 6. … (POOR). And thus it was that one day our friend Nick leaned over the gate, counting his cherries.

‘Yes,’ he muttered, ‘I wish I were sparrows to eat them up.’

The words were 7. … (BARE) uttered when he felt a tap on his shoulder.

III. Use infinitive or gerund:

1. We regret (inform) you that he was fired. 2. I regret (tell) her their secret. 3. Remember (turn) off the lights when you leave. 4. We will always remember (visit) Krakow. 5. I clearly remember (lock) the door. 6. I'm sure that she will forget (call) me back. 7. I'll never forget (celebrate) our first wedding anniversary. 8. Do you regret (not enter) the university? 9. He suggested (order) pizza. 10. I can't help (feel) sorry about that. 11. He made me (wake) up. 12. We intend (visit) you next spring. 13. She claimed (be) 25. 14. He admitted (cheat).

IV. Fill in the right preposition:

For a moment, I was completely taken …. by her request.

Jane has come … … a bad cold.

Sorry, I was a little carried … there — I just love talking about my favorite artists!

The thought of working on Sunday really gets me … .

Dad said he hoped this trip would make … … all the times he was away.

Who will bring … my children if something happens to me?

I came … a $20 bill on my way to school this morning!

The sight of the blood put me … my food for the rest of the day.

I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner. I should never have put it … .

It’s time to do …  …  dangerous driving in our city.

V. Use the correct verb form:

1.     By 5pm an enormous crowd ______ around the fountain. (GATHER)

2.     When Neil ___________ (ARRIVE) at the party he __________ (LEARN) that Judith ___________ (just / LEAVE).

3.     Since then, scientists ______ the crater for many years, but there are still many secrets and mysteries hiding inside it.( EXPLORE)

4.     Maria (HAVE) ______ a lot of problems since she (COME) ______  to this country.

5.     We _______  when the earthquake began. (NOT TO SLEEP)

6.     Her mother hoped that Melanie -----(BE)------------ able to control her emotions and finally have a few friends very soon.

7.     This Palace is a rare surviving example of a 16- th century building. Built between 1507 and 1519, the palace __________________ the residence of the archbishops of Canterbury for almost 6 centuries now. (BE)

8.     Dan and Sue Bright, with their children Billy and Jemma, ______________ their future plans, when they heard an enormous roaring noise and tons of snow slid past. (DISCUSS)

9.     The game spread quickly. Soon New Zealand’s national team appeared. It ______ the “All Blacks” and not because of the colour of the players’ skin. (CALL)

10. The extreme north is a cold bare region — the tundra. For more than six months it ______ in snow. (BURY)

11. The holidaymakers ______ light clothes walked along the beach.(WEAR)

12. Since then, St. Patrick’s Day parades ______ in Moscow every year. (HOLD)

13. The lesson _____ yesterday went to the benefit of the student (LEARN)

14. That night the temperature dropped and froze things, __________ Frank's drink. That didn't stop him from tasting it.( INCLUDE)

Answers:

I.

1. those

2. parties 

3. the ninth

4. twelfth

5. sent

6. drawn

7. latter

8. worse

9. had written

10. unheard

II.

1. possessions

2. envious

3. productive

4. thriving

5. prosperity

6. poverty

7. barely

III.

1) We regret to inform you that he was fired.

2) I regret telling her their secret.

3) Remember to turn off the lights when you leave.

4) We will always remember visiting Krakow.

5) I clearly remember locking the door.

6) I'm sure that she will forget to call me back.

7) I'll never forget celebrating our first wedding anniversary.

8) Do you regret not entering the university?

9) He suggested ordering pizza.

10) I can't help feeling sorry about that.

11) He made me wake up.

12) We intend to visit you next spring.

13) She claimed to be 25.

14) He admitted cheating.

IV.

1. For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request.
2. Jane has come down with a bad cold.
3. Sorry, I was a little carried away there—I just love talking about my favorite artists!
4. The thought of working on Sunday really gets me down.
5. Dad said he hoped this trip would make up for all the times he was away.
6. Who will bring up my children if something happens to me?
7. I came across a $20 bill on my way to school this morning!
8. The sight of the blood put me off my food for the rest of the day.
9. I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner. I should never have put it off.
10. It’s time to do away with…  …  dangerous driving in our city.

V.

1. had gathered
2. arrived / learnt / had just left
3. have explored / have been exploring
4. has had / came
5. weren't sleeping
6. would be
7. has been
8. Were discussing
9. Was called 
10. Is buried 
11. wearing
12. have been held
13. learned/learnt
14. Including