Лексико-грамматический тест для 11 класса (Spotlight 11, Module 6)
Test 6
V-1
1. Read the texts (1-3) and match them with the headings (A-D).
A. DIFFERENT TOPICS
B. EASIER READING
C. INSTANT INFORMATION
D. FAMOUS AUTHOR
1. There are two main types of newspaper: 'broadsheets' and 'tabloids'. Broadsheets are often larger than tabloids, and are 'serious' newspapers. They present the news in detail, and do not have many stories about the private lives of famous people. Tabloids, on the other hand, are much more interested in news and scandals involving stars than they are in serious news. They often have very big headlines, particularly on the front page, and have lots more photographs.
2. There is an organisation in the UK called the Plain English Campaign. Their aim is to try to get official documents, such as government leaflets, written in a style of English that is easy to understand. They say that a lot of written English, particularly when it's talking about legal issues, is confusing, even to British people. They have had a lot of success, and many government departments now make sure that the documents they produce are checked to make sure they're understandable.
3. The Tolstoy family have contributed much to Russian society and culture for many hundreds of years. One of the most famous Tolstoys, Count Lev Nikolaevich, better known to the world as Leo Tolstoy, was born in 1828. He was a writer, politician and philosopher, and is now considered to be one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. Many of his books, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are still extremely popular today. Leo Tolstoy died in 1910.
2. Read the text and choose the correct variant.
The SETI Project
Do you believe in aliens from 1) outer/outside space? Well, one organization, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), has been looking for aliens for the past 43 years. The 2) search/investigation began in 1960 when 3) astronaut/astronomer Frank Drake set out to detect radio 4) signs/signals from space. He believed that if 5) smart/intelligent beings were out there, they would be using radio, and these signals might be picked up on Earth. Frank Drake even wrote an equation — now known as the Drake equation — to estimate how many alien races might be trying to 6) contact/establish us. His guess is that there are around 10,000! In 1977, a powerful signal came from deep space. It was recorded at the Big Ear 7) technologically advanced/developed telescope at Ohio State University. Jerry Eliman, a volunteer and a professor at a local university who was checking the computer the following morning was so startled by what he saw that he wrote "Wow!" next to the signal printout. This signal is known as "Wow!" signal. Unfortunately, the signal was never repeated and scientists were left wondering. Today, millions of people from all over the world are helping SETI search for alien signals. You, too, can take part in this project - just download a special 8) screenshot/screensaver from the http:setiahome.ssl.berkeley.edu/. When your computer is idle, the programme will search for radio signals from space.
3. Rewrite, using Reported speech.
1. "Lock the door when you leave the house," my elder sister told me.
2. "Please don't smoke in the room," the old woman told her nephew.
3. "Don't run to the door when you hear the bell," the woman told her little daughter.
4. My sister asked me, " Will you take me to the theatre with you tomorrow?"
5. Mother asked me, "Did you play with your friends yesterday?"
6. “I shouldn’t start anything new until I have finished this novel,” said the writer to the correspondent.
7. “When your turn comes, listen very carefully to what the doctor tells you,” I said to my grandmother.
8. Grandfather asked Mary, "What mark did you get at school?"
4. Choose the correct variant.
1. We need to talk over/round/into our plans before the weekend arrives.
2. She had to apologise about/for/of being late to the meeting yesterday.
3. In our discussions, we noticed that money talks/speaks/says when it comes to decisions.
4. I am assured about/out of/of their support throughout my project.
5. I often complain about/of/out feeling exhausted after a long day at school.
6. My teacher will insist in/out/on finishing the project before the deadline.
7. People usually complain about/of/out the traffic during rush hour.
8. At first, I wasn't sure about the movie choice, but my sister talked me about/round/out of, and I ended up loving it.
9. I believe actions say/speak/talk louder than words in a friendship.
10. He tried to sweet speak/talk/say his mother after breaking the vase.
Test 6
V-2
1. Read the texts (1-3) and match them with the headings (A-D).
A. SERIOUS PROBLEM
B. WAYS OF READING
C. INSTANT INFORMATION
D. FAMOUS AUTHOR
1. If you're reading a newspaper and you want to find out what's on TV at 8 o'clock tonight, you don't read every word on the TV page. You ignore all the programmes on earlier in the day, and just look at the information about programmes on at 8 pm. With a news report, however, you may read the whole thing through quickly to get a general idea of what it's about. If it looks interesting, you might decide to read it in more detail.
2. When we want to find a company's telephone number, we look in a telephone directory. The Internet, however, doesn't have a directory of websites, so how can we find the website of a business we're interested in? The answer is to use a 'search engine'. One of the most popular search engines at the moment is Google. Let's say you want to find a company called Haymarket. You do a quick search on Google, and all the websites which have the word Haymarket in them appear in a list.
3. Many people suffer from some form of dyslexia. This means that their reading or writing ability is not as good as you would expect from their level of intelligence. There are actually many different types of dyslexia. If you have 'scotopic sensitivity syndrome', for example, you find it difficult to read black print on white paper. Other colours, however, are much easier to read.
2. Read the text and choose the correct variant.
Myth of UFO at Roswell debunked
UFOs have intrigued people for thousands of years, with new archaeological finds revealing ancient rock paintings that show 1) foreign/alien civilizations and UFOs. These old images look similar to how we depict aliens in today's movies. Moreover, flying saucers can be seen in religious art from the Renaissance period, showing that interest in this topic has been around for a long time.
In the United States, belief in aliens is much stronger than in Europe, with many individuals 2) convincing/claiming to have been 3) abducted/established or to have encountered aliens. Even though there are numerous reports in 4) magazines/shops and the media, solid proof of alien visits has not been found. The Roswell Incident of 1947 is often mentioned as a crucial event in UFO history when a press release talked about a "flying disk" crash. However, the story changed when officials said it was just a weather balloon, sparking theories of a government cover-up.
Stanton Friedman, a well-known UFO researcher, brought back interest in Roswell during the 1980s, which led to the publication of "The Roswell Incident." His 5) research/search, along with that of other 6) investigators/developers, helped make Roswell a legendary place in UFO history.
The actual government cover-up was related to Project Mogul, a secret program aimed at listening for nuclear test explosions using 7) intelligent/high-tech microphones. Despite what officials have said, sightings of UFOs have increased since the 1990s, encouraged by popular culture and the ease of sharing reports online.
The Roswell incident has become a symbol of UFOs, resulting in the creation of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in 1992. The city also hosts a yearly UFO festival, further 8) establishing/setting its reputation as the "UFO capital of the world."
3. Rewrite, using Reported speech.
1. "If you spill the milk, there won’t be any for the cat," my mother said to me.
2. "Lock the door when you leave the house," my elder sister told me.
3. "Don’t wait until I come, begin playing volleyball as soon as you finish the exercises," the PE teacher told the pupils.
4. The teacher asked Mike, "Does your father work at a factory?"
5. "When you come to see me on Sunday, I shall show you my new dress," she said to me.
6. Mother asked us, "What are you doing here?"
7. Tom asked, "Ann, where are your friends?"
8. "Don't cross the street when the lights are red", the man told Nick.
4. Choose the correct variant.
1. We can complain about/to/of the weather, but it won't change anything.
2. She had to apologise for/to/about being late to the meeting yesterday.
3. I had to talk out/into/over my friend joining the basketball team because he was feeling shy.
4. Sometimes, talking to my little brother feels like speaking/saying/talking to the wall, he doesn’t even want to listen to me.
5. It’s not nice to speak/say/talk back to your parents when they give you advice.
6. My friends tried to talk/speak/say me out of going to the party because they thought it would be too crowded.
7. Be careful; sometimes he talks/says/speaks with a forked tongue and doesn’t mean what he says.
8. I often complain about/to/of feeling exhausted after a long day at school.
9. She felt that the teacher would often talk down/into/over to the students in class.
10. He insisted on/out/in her daughter finishing her homework before she started to play video games.
