Контрольная работа Article level a

Контрольная работа по грамматической теме  “THE ARTICLE”

(LEVEL B) проводится в группах 1 курса, поступивших на базе общего образования по специальности  23.02.03  «Техническое обслуживание и ремонт автомобильного транспорта». Цель данной работы – выявление и дальнейшее устранение пробелов в знаниях студентов.  Представлено  20  вариантов.

Level A

Вариант № 1

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1.Please clean … blackboard.  

2. He must go to … bank and … post office.  

3…. fire and  water … are good servants, but … bad masters.    

4…. news that you brought was … great shock.  

5…. weather was fine and we  decided to take .. walk.  a

6…. State of Liberty was presented as … gift by … people of … France to …   

     people of …  United States.  

7. They are looking for  … man with  … long dark hair. He is armed and very    

    dangerous.  

8. It’s  … pity that you can’t come.  

9. Is … Everest  … highest mountain  in … world?  

10. One law is for … rich and another is for … poor.    

Level A

Вариант № 2

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1.Would you like to go to …. theatre with me tonight?   

2. This trip costs … lot of money.   

3.Could you  give me  … lift to the office?  

4..Which  is longer:  … Volga  or … Dnieper?     

5.….  Experience is  … best teacher.

6… Pushkin, the greatest Russian poet, was born in  … 1799.  

7.….  music is the universal language of   … world.  

8..The acting was poor, but we enjoyed … music.  

9..The Russians like … good hard winter with plenty of snow and frost.    

10.Don’t worry, we’ll get home before  … sunset.  

Level A

Вариант № 3

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1.      I  found … kitten in the street and brought it home, but my mother is against … poor animal.   

2.      You asked me … question but I think you should know … answer yourself. 

3.      Let’s settle  all business matters before  … lunch. 

4.      … Swiss Alps are a good place to go to  if you like  skiing.   

5.      Tourists coming to London often do the shopping in … Oxford  Street. 

6.      Nothing can be more beautiful than motoring across the green fields in … early spring.  

7.      I don’t believe you. I think you’re telling  … lie. 

8.      What  … easy exercise!  

9.      Do you know which is  … shortest day in … year?  

10.  It caused … great deal of trouble.   

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Level A

Вариант № 4

Заполните пропуски артиклями: a, an, the  или    --.

1.He wants to be  …  car  designer. 

2. What’s  … time on your watch?  

3.My …  car is four years old  and it still runs well.  

4. When you go to  … store, please buy … bottle of  …chocolate milk and  … dozen

    oranges.  

5. The  children were shivering though it was … warm night.

6. … Volga flows from … Valdai Hills to … Caspian Sea.  

7.Is  … Amsterdam in … United States or in … Netherlands?  

8.Most people watch TV after  … supper.  

9. In England we drive on … left.   

10.   … milk is useful for … health.  

Level A

Вариант № 5

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1.      She  didn’t go to … work yesterday.  

2.      He likes to be in the … centre of everything.  

3.      Nature is so beautiful  in …. spring.   

4.      It snowed  at  … night. 

5.      The pupil showed  … Europe, … Asia, … North and .. South America,

… Africa   on the map but he completely forgot about  … Australia. 

6.      Something is burning!  --- Oh, I’ve forgotten about  … supper again! 

7.      Can  I borrow your car?   --Yes, sure. Here are  … keys.    

8.      There are only … few seats left for  … tonight’s musical at … university. 

9.      Last night there was  … bird singing  outside my house. 

10.  He is … experienced driver. 

Level A

Вариант № 6

Заполните пропуски артиклями: a, an, the  или    --.

1.      My friend  knows … lot about  … USA.   

2.      … Americans spell some English words differently. 

3.      … Lake Erie is one of … five great Lakes in … North America. 

4.      … Queen Elisabeth  II  is …  monarch of  … Great Britain.  

5.      There was  … knock at … door  and … young girl wearing … summer dress entered  … room.  

6.      How much did you pay  for  …  dinner?  

7.      What is  … British Museum  famous for?  

8.      … Panama Canal connects … Atlantic  and … Pacific Oceans.   

9.      Do you feel  … smell of … fallen leaves coming from … park?   

10.  Last night I heard the opera and  enjoyed  … music.  

Level A

Вариант № 7

Заполните пропуски артиклями: a, an, the  или    --.

1.Did you find … magazine you were looking for?   

2. He is going to buy … new car.  

3. … largest river in … United States  is … Mississippi  River.  

4.They offered us  … food and … drink. 

5.My car broke down near … bus stop. There was …   man waiting for … bus, so I asked   

   him  for … advice.  He took … quick  look at my car and said, ”Buy … new car”. 

 6. They had … tasty lunch at the café.  

7. … Alaska is  the biggest state in … USA.  

8.You can see a beautiful collection of Modern Art in … Tretyakov Gallery.  

9.In this country … spring is always wet, … summer is hot,… autumn is wet and muddy, … 

    winter is cold and snowy.    

10.Have  … look at the sky. It looks like rain.    

Level A

Вариант № 8

Заполните пропуски артиклями: a, an, the  или    --.

1.I usually have a cup of tea with sandwiches for … breakfast , a substantial meal for …    

    dinner, and  something light for … supper.  -

2. What  … wonderful  flowers!  What … lovely garden!

3. My uncle has built … new house; … house is small but quite comfortable. 

4. It is evident that  … people  want … peace.  

5. … British  drive on the left-hand side in their country. 

6… Loch Ness is … lake  in  …Scotland.  

7. … sun rises in … east and sets in … west. 

8. If you go by … train you can have quite … comfortable journey, but make sure you get 

    … express, not … train that stops at all the stations. 

9. Scientists hope to send … expedition to … Mars during  … 2010.  

10. Besides … English,  … French is also  … official language in …. Canada.

Level A

Вариант № 9

Заполните пропуски артиклями: a, an, the  или    --.

1.      It was raining for … three whole days.  

2.      … largest central park in … London is  … Hyde Park.  

3.      It was  … very warm autumn.  

4.      After .. long silence  she was  … first to speak. 

5.      Can you drive … eighty  kilometers  … hour?  

6.      There  is  always … hope. -

7.      I travel all over  … world on business and my friends think my life is one long holiday. You know what … business travel is like: up at … dawn to catch  … plane: breakfast in …London,  … lunch in … New York. When you’re in … sky,  you see only snow in.

8.      He likes to wear … hats. 

9.      It is … shame to be late.  

10.  Everyone has … problems  in … life. 

              Level A

Вариант №10

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1.      Great Britain is washed by the water of … Atlantic Ocean.   

2.      Great Britain consists of  … three parts.  

3.      …  music is the universal language of the world.  

4.      …  English  are very proud of their history.  

5.      Is  … Malta in  … Mediterranean? (Mediterranean  -- Средиземное море)

6.      It’s  as cold as  … ice.  

7.      … Urals are  … oldest mountains on the Earth. 

8.      Is this worker … Englishman or … German?  -- He is a Frenchman.   

9.      Is there … fax machine in your office?  

10.One day,   it was … dry day with … good visibility,  he was driving along … country 

      road in  … borrowed car. 

Level A

Вариант №11

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1.      He likes  …  music.   

2.      “What’s your  friend  interested in?”   “ …cars and …  money.”     -

3.      I went to get  …  photos, but they weren’t ready.   

4.      …  food is really expensive  these days. 

5.      “Can I  borrow your car?”   “Yes, sure. Here are  …  keys”   

6.      Would you like to hear .. story about … Englishman, … Irishman and … Scotsman?

--No, I’ve heard  … stories about … Englishmen, …  Irishmen and … Scotsmen before and they are all  … same.  

                7. But my story is not … typical story. In my story .. .Scotsman is generous, … Irishman    

                     is    logical and … Englishman is romantic.   

--It’s … fantastic story. I”ll listen with  … pleasure.   -

                8. My parents and I came to  …New York three years ago. We are from … Greenville,  

                  …Tennessee.  

   9.Please clean … blackboard.   

10.  I’d  like to do a tour  of European capitals and visit  … London, … Paris,  and   …Vienna.    

Level A

Вариант №12

Заполните пропуски артиклями: a, an, the  или    --.

1.There was  … knock on … door.  I opened it and found … small dark man in … blue 

 overcoat and  .. woolen  cap.    

2. I’ve been climbing in .. Alps, but I’ve never managed to get up  … Mont Blanc.

3.Do you know .. song about .. London Bridge? 

4. A lot of people have tried to cross  … Sahara without being properly prepared.

5. He thinks  that  this  is quite  … cheap restaurant.  

6 It  was .. windy morning but they hired … boat and went for .. sail along … coast.

    In  … afternoon .. wind increased and they soon found themselves in … difficulties.

7.Please give me … cup of … coffee with … cream and … sugar. 

8. His father bought him  … bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.

9. He likes to wear  … hats.  

10. I’m  really  tired  and  I’m going  to … bed. 

Level A

Вариант №13

Заполните пропуски артиклями: a, an, the  или    --.

1.      It was  … great pleasure to see   … Urals. 

2.      What is  … weather like  today?  

3.      Is  … North Sea stormy in …  autumn? 

4.      … last Sunday we went to … jazz concert. – Did you like  … concert? 

5.      … Mexico is rich  in  … oil. 

6.      … food at this restaurant could be better. 

7.      … milk is useful for … health.   -

8.      “What … river is  … longest in … Europe?” -

“What … strange question to ask! Any schoolboy can tell you that it is … Volga”.

I am afraid you will have … lot of … trouble with this business.  -

9.      In … fifteen century … people knew only three continents:  .. Europe, .. Asia 

and … Africa. 

Level A

Вариант №14

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1.      My brother read to me  … extract from … book which he had brought … day before.

                    … main character of …  book is …young doctor who went to …  distant village in

                    …Siberia.  

2.      … Tower Bridge is … first bridge over  … Thames coming from … sea. 

3.      … Africa  is … very large continent lying  to … south of … Europe and  to… south-west of  … Asia  to which it is joined by  … Isthmus of Suez.

4.      “When do you leave … home  for … college?”  “I leave … home for … college at … half past eight”. -

5.      … famous English writer  Dickens lived in … 19^th  century.  

6.      When … spring comes, … sun shines brighter, … snow melts, … days become  longer.

              7.   Everyone in our country knows Lomonosov, -- founder of … first Russian  University.

               8.   During … vacation  I attended some interesting lectures. I remember two of …  

                     lectures  best  of all. They were about … Russian music. 

               9.   My granny likes to watch TV after  … lunch. 

              10. For  … breakfast  I have  … cup of  ….coffee with … milk and … sugar. There is

                   … bread,  … butter  and  … ham.   

Level A

Вариант №15

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1.Our TV-set is  on … little  … table in … corner of … room.  

2. My aunt’s flat is in … new house. There is … living room, … bedroom, … study,

    … bathroom and … kitchen in … flat. 

3. … old part of New York lies in …  southern half of … Manhattan Island, and there

    … streets are narrow and twisted, as  in … towns of  … old world.

4.Until near  … end of … 19^th century  it was the law in … England  that if  … man was

   unable to pay … debt, even … small  debt, he could be imprisoned. 

5. My sister is at … home.  She is reading … interesting detective story.

6. … Moscow is situated on … Moscow River.

7.” Did you have … good time in the country?” “Yes, … weather was fine!  We were out    

      of doors from … morning  till … night”.    

               8.Is  … Australia  .. island or … continent?  

               9. Let’s  go to … shop.  I must buy … bread and  … milk.   

             10. It is very  pleasant to live in … country   in … summer.      

Level A

Вариант №16

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1.Winter is .. good time for sports.  We ski, skate, play … snowballs and have

    … very good time. 

2. Christopher Columbus knew that … earth was round and he decided to reach … India     

   sailing  to … west.   

3. At last  … king  of … Spain gave him … money  for  … expedition.   

4. She gave me … hot coffee  and … very tasty cake.   

5.My cousin has  .. big  … black  … cat.   …cat likes  … milk.  -

6. …  Russia  is such  … large country that when it  is night in one part of … country, it is

    … day in  … another part, when it is  … winter in one part of … country, it is already …   

    summer in another.  

7.      My brother brought  … new book yesterday. When  I  looked at … title, I was very glad: it was  … book which  I had wanted to get  for  … long time.  

8.      The merchants who came from  … European countries had much  to sell, and here were  …   millions of  …  people ready to buy. 

9.      …. streets in  … American cities , instead of having … names,  are numbered.

10.  … climate of … northern part  of …  Russia  is severe. 

Level A

Вариант №17

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1.      … White Sea  is in …. North of our country. 

2.      … best way  to know and understand … people of … other countries  is to meet them in their own homes. 

3.      We  spent last summer in  … Ukraine, in  … little village on … bank of … big river with  … very warm water.  

4.      Yesterday  I saw  … film  you are speaking about. 

5.      We had … fish  and … chips  for  … lunch. 

6.      “Do you take … sugar  in … coffee?”   “No, I’m trying to lose  … weight”.

7.      He broke … leg in … skiing accident. It’s  still  in … plaster. -

8.      My  car broke  down  near  … bus stop. There was … man waiting for … bus, so 

       I asked him for … advice. He took … quick look at my car and said;”Buy… new car”

9    … London is  a  rather safe city today,  but … London of … 18^th century was

      pretty  rough.    

9.      He is not interested in … price of … silver or … price  of … gold. 

Level A

Вариант №18

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1.      You can’t visit …London without seeing  … Buckingham Palace. 

2.      …  time  is  … money.

3.      There was  … collision between … car and … cyclist at .. crossroads near … my house early in … morning.  … cyclist was taken to … hospital with …. сoncussion (сотрясение мозга).  … driver of …car was treated for --shock. Witnesses(свидетели)say  that  … car was going at … seventy miles  … hour.

4.      What did you eat for … supper this evening?  -

5.      When we were in   … Alaska, we  saw  … Eskimo  village.  

6.        I have … few friends at … St. Petersburg.

7.…Mount Cook is … highest peak  in … Southern Alps of … New Zealand.

8. …   whole weekend  was spoiled.   

9.    He is making  .. great progress in mathematics.  … teacher told us  of … progress

        he is making.

10.My brother was sent to … school when he was … seven.   

Level A

Вариант №19

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1.      The capital of … Scotland is Edinburg. It is … ancient city which is famous for its  … wonderful castles.  

2.      There is  … very interesting museum of  … ancient and modern toys in … town of Chester, which is situated in  … northwest of England.   

3.      The deepest rivers in  Russia are … Yenisei and … Lena in Siberia. 

4.       You   mustn’t  eat  too much  …. ice-cream.  

5.      … Urals  are … oldest mountains on … Earth. 

6.      In my opinion, … unemployment  is  one of …. most serious social problems

       In Russia  nowadays.   

7.      … coffee is more  expensive  than  … tea. 

8.      He dresses very well: … white shirt, …  a dark suit with  … matching tie  and  … black leather shoes. He is  … serious and  … punctual man.

9.      … postman brings us … mail  in  … morning.  

10.  … modern and  … cultural person  must learn  … foreign languages.  -

Level A

Вариант №20

Заполните пропуски артиклями: a, an, the  или    --.

1.      The people  whose … English is fluent can read …  works of  … greatest writers

in the original.   

2.      She is afraid of  …  dogs. 

3.      … deepest river in the world  is … Amazon.  

4.      There are many  … big cities in … France. They are … Paris, … Marseilles,

… Lyon and others. Paris is … the capital of … country. It is  … large political, cultural

and trace centre of  … France.   

5.      … Cardiff  is … capital of  … Wales.

6.      … English is world recognized as … international business language. 

7.      Please give me … cup of … coffee with … cream and … sugar. 

8.      One day,   it was … dry day with … good visibility,  he was driving along … country 

      road in  … borrowed car.   a

9.      When … spring comes, … sun shines brighter, … snow melts, … days become  longer.

10.  … Swiss Alps are a good place to go to  if you like  skiing.  

KEYS. Level A.      THE ARTICLES.

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