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As a small child in Germany, he worried his parents because he was so slow in
learning lo talk. In school he was considered a dull pupil, a boy with
few friends who preferred to spend his time alone. He was good at mathematics,
but had no gift for languages, and at the age of fifteen he was asked to leave
school because of his indifference to study. He wanted to continue his education in
Switzerland, but failed his first college exam. He eventually was admitted to
the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School, where he compiled a rather mediocre
academic record, although he
showed flashes of brilliance in math and science.
After graduation, he found and lost three teaching jobs before getting a position in the Swiss patent office.
The job wasn't difficult and left him time
to continue his scientific studies. He devoted all his energy to pursuing a theory which had interested
his mind for several years, and at
the age of twenty-six, he submitted his findings to a physical journal. The publication of that paper was
to have a great impact upon the
scientific community. It attracted the attention of scholars all over the world, and soon he became
internationally known. He was awarded
the Nobel Prize for physics, yet, just a few years later, his work was attacked and ridiculed, and he was forced to
leave the country.
He was perhaps the most respected scientist in the world when he was forced to flee
Germany, as he was the object of scorn and hate since he was a Jew. So he came to the
United States and became an American citizen, spending the rest of his life enriching the
scientific knowledge of this nation. The kindly, eccentric genius, once a school dropout, made the
nuclear age a reality by unlocking the deepest mysteries of the universe with
his famous formula, “E = mc2” ... the equation for Dr. Albert Einstein's theory of
relativity.
From "America s Great" by Gene
Moss
Выберите правильный вариант ответа:
1. The author’s main point in
this passage is that
A Dr. A. Einstein was a real
genius, so sometimes he acted strange.
B Dr. A. Einstein was a Jew,
so his life was difficult.
C Dr. A. Einstein was
strange, so he was expelled from school.
D Dr. A. Einstein was German,
so he lived there all his life.
2. According to the passage
A When Einstein was small, he
couldn’t talk at all.
B When Einstein was young, he
didn’t show academic brilliance.
C When World War II started
he was happy to leave Germany.
D He came to the USA because
it was a country of his dream.
3. According to the passage,
all of the following events happened to Dr. A. Einstein except for the fact
that
A he failed his college
exams.
B he won the Nobel Prize.
C he fled his native country.
D he traveled extensively.
4. The word “failed”
is closest in meaning to
A was not allowed to take
exams
B passed exams successfully
C got a bad result at the
exam
D got a brilliant result at
the exam
5.
Why does the author say “yet”
in the sentence “He was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics, yet, just a few years later, his work
was attacked and ridiculed” ?
A to make a suggestion
B to make a contrast
C to make a mistake
D to make a prediction
Отметьте правильный ответ:
6. I…never…this movie.
A do, see
B have, seen
C would, see
D was, seen
7. I will tell him the news when he… home.
A would come
B will come
C come
D comes
8. The professor…French at the last
lecture.
A spoke
B speaks
C will speak
D would speak
9. …he…you at the station next Sunday?
A shall, meet
B have, met
C will, meet
D had, met
10. … the doctor … … yet?
A Will, be sent for
B Was, being sent for
C Has, been sent for
D Would, be sent for
11. The doctor said that she … … soon.
A would recover
B would be recovered
C would have recovered
D will recover
12. Kate asked her parents what present
they … … to buy for the grandfather.
A have bought
B would not like
C were not going
D were going
13. He asked me…aside.
A stepped
B to step
C would step
D will step
14. …Einstein speak English when he went
to live in the USA?
A Will be able
B Could
C Can
D Was able
15. When I was at school we … do homework every
day.
A ought to
B will have to
C have to
D had to
16. I don’t like milk in…coffee.
A –
B a
C some
D this
17. This musical is…interesting than the
previous.
A very
B the most
C much more
D –
18. I
have always preferred tea…coffee.
A and
B to
C with
D but
19. All
of…have hazel eyes.
A they
B their
C there
D them
20.
Nobody knows what… .
A went
wrong with their marriage
B did go
wrong with their marriage
C did go
wrong their marriage with
D their
last marriage went wrong with.
21. You can’t
expect students…mistakes.
A to not
make
B not to
make
C not
make
D to
making
22. The
prince…in love with a beautiful stranger with whom he…at the ball all evening
long and…to find her.
A fall,
had been dancing, wanted
B had
fallen, had danced, had wanted
C fell,
danced, wanted
D fell,
had been dancing, wanted
23. I
…when he…, but I …for half and hour.
A don’t
know, comes, have been waiting
B don’t
know, shall come, have been waiting
C don’t
know, will come, have been waiting
D know,
will come, have waited.
24. John…to work
yesterday because he…unwell and…to consult a doctor instead.
A didn’t come, felt,
went
B came, felt, went
C didn’t come, didn’t
feel, went
D did come, felt,
didn’t go
25. Mrs. Jackson is an
old woman who has a small room in…old house. She…since 1984. That was the year
when her husband… He had been ill…many years. Unfortunately after his death
Mrs. Jackson had…money left.
A the, has lived, had
died, for, very
B an, has been living,
died, for, little
C - , lives, has died,
- , a little
D a, is living, was
dead, during a few.
26. Сопоставьте
выделенное слово в первой колонке с его частью речи во второй колонке:
30. Расположите слова
в правильном порядке, чтобы составить предложение:
The, yesterday, news, saw,
television, sad, I, on.
31. Преобразуйте
слово в скобках в необходимую часть речи:
He was fond of (read).
32. Раскройте скобки,
выбрав –ing форму или инфинитив:
Why have you stopped (play)?
33. Закончите разделительный
вопрос:
There are a lot of new photos
in the album, …?
34. Найдите в
предложении одно слово, которое нужно исправить, и укажите исправленный
вариант:
I’d like to go shop tonight.
35. Вставьте
пропущенный предлог:
Russia is rich…mineral
resources.
36. Выберите
правильный вариант:
A either…or
B neither…nor
Charles lives … in Camberley
… in Guildford, doesn’t he?
37. Откройте скобки и
выберите правильный вариант:
The 22nd of
December is (short) day in the year.
A the short
B the shorter
C the shortest
38. He _____ to help
me with the decorating.
A suggested
B offered
C invited
D told
39. It was difficult
at first, but I soon _____ it.
A got used to
B get used to
C changed to
D used to
40. I _____ wasted
my time when I was at university.
A regret
B shouldn’t
C ought not to
D shouldn’t have
41. Write not more
than 100 words to describe your earliest childhood memory.
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