КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА № 2

Вариант 1

Образец: The rain started two hours ago. It’s still raining now. (It, rain, for two hours).

It has been raining for two hours.

1. We started waiting for the bus 20 minutes ago. We’re still waiting now. (We, wait, for 20 minutes). 2. Linda is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her tour three months ago. (She, travel, for three months). 3. Jimmy is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. (Jimmy, play tennis, since he was ten). 4. Mary started working in London on 18 January. She’s still working there now. (Mary, work in London, since 18 January). 5. Alice started learning English two years ago. She’s still learning it now. (Alice, learn English, for two years).

1. It has been raining like this for an hour. 2. They had been waiting long before the train arrived. 3. They were both very tired because they had been playing football for four hours. 4. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years. 5. For how long have you already been doing your morning exercises? 6. They will have been working at this problem not less than two years if they complete it this year.

1. Reading is her favourite occupation. 2. He likes inviting his friends to his house. 3. There are different methods of solving this problem. 4. Instead of writing the letter himself, he asked his friend to do it. 5. I don’t remember having seen him before. 6. He apologized for leaving the door open. 7. I remember having been asked about it. 8. Would you mind giving me a cup of tea? 9. It is impossible to know English well without reading books in the original. 10. In spite of having read this book attentively I could not find the answer to the problem yet.

Образец: He needs much more drill in (to spell).

He needs much more drill in spelling.

1. Could you please stop (to make) so much noise? 2. I enjoy (to listen) to music. 3. Hello! Fancy (to see) you here! What a surprise! 4. Sarah gave up (to try) to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad. 5. I can’t help (to tell) you the story. 6. It was a lovely day, so I suggested (to have a picnic). 7. I don’t mind you (to use) the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.

1. The theatre (to build) when we came to this town. 2. Who (to examine) now? 3. A dictation (to write) by the students now. 4. The device (to test) when you entered the laboratory. 5. Ann can’t use her office at the moment. It (to redecorate).

1. They are sending for the doctor. 2. Somebody is using the computer at the moment. 3. We were listening to the speaker with great interest when the bell interrupted the lecture. 4. When I entered the hall somebody was playing a beautiful piece of music.

1. The exhibition (to hold) before we arrived. 2. The project (to be ready) by next Monday. 3. My car has disappeared. It (to steal). 4. Her work (to finish) by this time yesterday. 5. Before the bell rings the text (to translate).

1. His team has lost the game. 2. She will have put the child to bed before you come. 3. We had examined all the students of group 5 by the time he came. 4. By the end of the year we shall have paid the money for the car. 5. We have invited many friends to the party.

1. They don’t answer the telephone. They must have gone away somewhere. 2. Mr. Smith may have gone home. 3. Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You could have stayed with Barbara. 4. I’ve lost my gloves. I must have dropped them somewhere. 5. I was surprised that Sarah wasn’t at the meeting. – She might not have known about it. 6. Why did you wash that shirt? It wasn’t dirty. You needn’t have washed it. 7. She must have failed to understand this rule, that’s why the exercises are done in the wrong way.

1. The new methods having been introduced, the productivity of labour at the plant went up. 2. It being very late, we had to return home. 3. The rain having stopped, we could continue our way. 4. The weather being favourable, we shall start on a skiing trip. 5. My brother having written a letter, I went to post it.

Образец: The book was interesting. We read it with pleasure.

The book being interesting, we read it with pleasure.

1. Our friend helped us. We could fulfil our work in time. 2. The experiment has been over. Everybody left the laboratory. 3. The speaker has finished the report. We began to discuss it. 4. The text was interesting. We translated it with pleasure. 5. We had a good time during our holidays. The weather was fine all the time.

1. My dog always wakes me up if he (hear) strange noises. 2. He would give you the money if he (have) it. 2. If I had seen the movie, I (tell) you about it last night. 4. He would understand it if you (explain) it to him more slowly. 5. Had they arrived at the sale early, they (find) a better selection. 6. If you (see) Mary today, please ask her to call me. 7. If he (be) in Moscow now, he would ring you up.

1. It is too late to change anything in this work. 2. This is the article to be published in our magazine. 3. His dream was to become an artist. 4. To see is to believe. 5. To come to my office in time I must leave at 7.30. 6. I don’t like to be interrupted. 7. Lomonosov was the first to use the Russian language in scientific books.

Образец: He tried to make me (to understand) him.

He tried to make me understand him.

Он пытался заставить меня понять его

1. The scientist noticed the temperature (to fall) very quickly. 2. The teacher watched him (to solve) a difficult problem. 3. We asked the engineer (to show) us radio instruments. 4. The whole world knows Lobachevsky’s ideas (to have) a great influence on world science. 5. I expect them (to discuss) this question now.

1. The expedition is believed to return next Sunday. 2. He seems not to understand the importance of this event. 3. The exhibition proved to be a success. 4. The letter is unlikely to reach him in time. 5. Sports events are reported to have aroused great interest and to have attracted a lot of spectators.