Контрольная работа по теме "Средства массовой информации (телевидение, журналы, Интернет)"

Вариант 1

1. Match the headings to the texts. There is one extra heading.

A. Advice on Keeping Fit

B. Local News

C. Arts News

D. TV guide

E. Horoscope

1) 10:00. The fashion show. Robert Malker is the guest of the programme,he will talk about his style in clothing.

10:30. Notting Hill with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. It’s a beautiful love story of an actress and a book keeper.

11:50. MTV news. The latest video of George Michael. You will be the first to see it as well as the top ten of the week.

2) First of all you shouldn’t overeat, and try to keep to a diet. It’s also important to have some PT at least twice a week. If you want to look fresh, go to bed before 11 pm.

3) Pisces are usually sensitive, intuitive and highly emotional. One of their ruling planets is Neptune. Their most preferable colour is soft sea-green, and sapphire is the most suitable stone.

4) David Brown, age 11, dropped his 18‑months-old brother twenty feet out of his nursery window into blanket held by neighbours when fire broke out yesterday at their home at Cross Road, NY. He then jumped himself.

2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Continuous.

1) On Saturday between 11:30 and 12:30 she (cook) lunch.

2) On Tuesday between 7:00–8:00 pm Jane and Mimi (play) tennis.

3) What (Max, wear)? – A blue pullover and black jeans.

4) What (they, talk) about? – About their friends from school.

5) It’s not true! She (not look) at you.

6) We (not do) anything at that moment.

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1) I … (sit) in a café when you … (call) me yesterday afternoon.

2) Why … (you, stand) on the chair when I (come) into the room?

3) At 7 pm yesterday we … (listen) to music.

4) They … (not go) to the party last week.

4. Choose the correct answer.

1) There’s a(n) … with Matt Damon in today’s newspaper.

a) interview b) show c) article

2) Go …, I’m listening.

a) off b) with c) on

3) That white shoes don’t go … the black dress.

a) off b) with c) on

4) Did you hear about the car crash?

a) That’s terrible! b) Listen! c) That’s amazing!

5) Actually, I’d rather … the other channel.

a) watching b) watch c) like

5. Read the text and answer the questions.

Help Hearts

On 20th August, a ‘Help Hearts’ charity event took place in the town in Whitefall. A group of nurses from one of the local hospitals came up with the idea and over 1000 people of all ages took part.

Luckily, it was a sunny day. Everyone had fun either swimming, walking or windsurfing. Thanks to the event, £5,000 was raised for the charity.

Bob Keene, one of the people who organised the event, said, “We wanted to do something useful for others and this seemed the most fun thing to do.”

The hospital administrators were so proud, they decided to make the event part of the hospital’s yearly calendar.

What was the name of the organisation that raised the money?

Who planned the event?

How many people took part?

What was the weather like during the event?

What happened as a result of the event?

Вариант 2

1. Match the headings to the texts. There is one extra heading.

A. Art News

B. Business News

C. Weather Forecast

D. Advertisement

E. Political News

1) The exhibition opened yesterday in the Tretyakov Gallery displays works by Serov, Vrubel, Korovin, Nesterov and others. They all represent the twentieth century art which is based on classical Russian Art, Symbolism and Socialist

Realism.

2) A guided tour of London by bus or coach is the best way for new visitors to see the city. A two-hour tour of London (foreign language headphones provided) in an open-topped bus. Lovely on a summer’s day. Departs every half hour from Grosvenor Gardens, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Russell Square.

3) Ten investors foresee no return of interest in the Argentine markets because of the country’s economic chaos and default in January.

4) A lot of clouds across the country, with large areas of thick mist or fog. The fog is particularly thick in hillier district. It is raining in some parts of Scotland and northern England, patchy drizzle elsewhere.

2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Continuous.

1) On Friday at 6 o’clock Jane and Carrol (do) the shopping.

2) On Thursday from 8:30 to 9:30 I (revise) for an English test.

3) What (Simon, drink)? – The apple juice.

4) Where (you, sit)? – At a table by the window.

5) I (not talk) to anybody. I was alone.

6) We (not wear) any costumes, as far as I can remember.

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1) As I … (drive) to work last Friday, a car … (crash) in front of me.

2) What … (you, do) when I … (call) you last night?

3) Mike … (be) on holiday last week.

4) … (he, see) a dentist yesterday?

4. Choose the correct answer.

1) This magazine has funny … strips.

a) celebrity b) cartoon c) interview

2) Don’t drink the milk, it’s gone … .

a) off b) with c) on

3) How is your work going … ?

a) off b) with c) on

4) I’ve got some good news to tell you.

a) That’s terrible! b) Really? c) How awful!

5) Do you fancy … the reality show?

a) watching b) watch c) like

5. Read the text and answer the questions.

Sun Shines on Fun Run

On 12th June, a ‘Fun Run’ took place in the town of Sunnyfield. A group of sixteen−year−old students from the local high school came up with the idea and over 500 people of all ages took part.

Luckily, it was a sunny day. Everyone had fun running, walking or skate−boarding the 10−mile distance. Thanks to the event, £2,346 was raised for the charity ‘Cancer Care’.

Suzie Hamilton, one of the students who organised the run, said, “We wanted to do something useful for others and this seemed the most fun thing to do.”

The local headmaster was so proud, he decided to make the event part of the school’s yearly calendar.

Who planned the event?

How many people took part?

What was the weather like during the ‘run’?

How far did they have to go?

What happened as a result of the event?