Контрольная работа по английскому языку
3 курс 1 семестр
GRAMMAR (50 points).
Put the verbs into the correct form.
Julia and Kevin are old friends. They meet by chance at a station.
JULIA: Hello, Kevin. (1)…………(I/not/see) you for ages. How are you?
KEVIN: I’m fine. How about you? (2)…………(you/look) well.
JULIA: Yes, I’m very well thanks. So, (3)………….(you/go) somewhere or (4)……………(you/meet) somebody off a train?
KEVIN: (5)…………….(I/go) to London for a business meeting.
JULIA: Oh. (6)…………(you/often/go) away on business?
KEVIN: Quite often, yes. And you? Where (7)………….(you/go)?
JULIA: Nowhere. (8)……….(I/meet) a friend. Unfortunately, her train (9)…….(be) delayed-(10) ………… (I/wait) here for nearly an hour.
KEVIN: How are your children?
JULIA: They’re all fine, thanks. The youngest (11)…………….(just/start) school.
KEVIN: How (12)………(she/get) on? (13)………(she/like) it?
JULIA: Yes, (14)………(she/think) it’s great.
KEVIN: (15)……….(you/work) at the moment? When I last (16)……….(speak) to you, (17)………. (you/work) in a travel agency.
JULIA: That’s right. Unfortunately, the firm (18)……..(go) out of business a couple of months after (19)…….(I/start) work there, so (20)………(I/lose) my job.
KEVIN: And (21)………(you/not/have) a job since then?
JULIA: Not a permanent job. (22)…….(I/have) a few temporary jobs.
By the way, (23)………..(you/see) Joe recently?
KEVIN: Joe? He’s in Canada.
JULIA: Really? How long (24)……..(he/be) in Canada?
KEVIN: About a year now. (25)……………(I/see) him a few days before (26)…….(he/go). (27)………..(he/be) unemployed for months, so (28)…………..(he/decide) to try his luck somewhere else. (29)…………(he/really/look forward) to going.
JULIA: So, what (30)……………(he/do) there?
KEVIN: I’ve no idea. (31)……………(I/not/hear) from him since (32)…………..(he/leave). Anyway, I must go and catch my train. It was really nice to see you again.
julia: You e. Have a good journey.
kevin: e.
Put the verb into the correct form. Choose from the following:
present continuous (I am doing) will / won’t
present simple (I do) will be doing
going to (I’m going to do) shall
32. I feel a bit hungry. I think……..(I/have) something to eat.
33. Why are you putting on your coat? ……(you/go) somewhere?
34. What time……..(I/phone) you this evening? About 7.30?
35. Look! That plane is flying towards the airport……..(it/land).
36. We must do something soon, before………(it/be) too late.
37. I’m sorry you’ve decided to leave the company…………(I/miss) you when……..(you/go).
38. ………….(I/give) you my address? If……..(I/give) you my address,……… (you/write) to me?
39. Are you still watching that programme? What time…………(it/end)?
40. ……………(I/go) to London next weekend for a wedding. My sister…………….(get) married.
41. I’m not ready yet ……………..(I/tell) you when …………… (I/be) ready. I promise…………(I/not/be) very long.
42. A: Where are you going?
B: To the hairdresser’s………… (I/have) my hair cut.
43. She was very rude to me. I refuse to speak to her again until
…….. (she/apologise).
44. I wonder where …………. (we/live) ten years from now?
45. What do you plan to do when………(you/finish) your course at college?
Complete B’s sentences using can / could / might / must / should / would + the verb in brackets. In some sentences you need the negative (can’t/couldn’t etc.).
46. A: I’m hungry.
B: But you’ve just had lunch. You ......... hungry already, (be)
47. A: What’s the weather like? Is it raining?
B: Not at the moment but it……..later (rain)
48. A: I didn’t see you at John’s party last week.
B: No, I had to work that evening, so I………(go)
49. A: When did you post the letter to Mary?
B: This morning. So she it tomorrow…….. (get)
50. A: When she was the last time you saw Bill?
B: Years ago. I ……… him if I saw him now. (recognize)
READING AND WRITING (50 points).
I. Read the text.
MUSIC
“Music is the universal language of mankind”
H. Longfellow
Every type of human activity is combined with a certain type of communication. One of the oldest and the most expressive is art. As we know the contest of any art is a human being, his everyday life, his thoughts and feelings. But art differs from any human activity, because it assimilates its existence with the creation of artistic images.
Different kinds of arts have their own characteristics, which are based on their specific features and means of expression. Music is a kind of art and a part of our life. It reflects the reality of our world with the help of sounds organized according to musical laws and is characterized by intonation, sound and time.
Music of a certain nation and a certain epoch has its specific complex of permanent types of intonations (melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic) together with the norms of their use. This complex is usually called “the music language” of a nation or an posers sometimes use general approaches or specific features of national music language in their works. That is why some elements “wonder” in the area of one and the same style, from one composer to the other without substantial changes (melodic and harmonic complexes, cadences, rhythmic types of folk tunes). Other elements are used as a base for the creation of new original elements. A composer makes his individual musical language using elements and rules existing in music languages, changing them, creating new forms and styles.
Music languages of various epochs, nations, and composers are different, but all of them have some general principles of tone organization, which deal with pitch of a tone (on the base of fret) and time (on the base of metre). Most cultures and styles use such approach (homophony) to make a one-voice tune.
In order to show his thoughts and feelings a composer tries to find the most expressive means of music language. So he may write in lyric, epic, dramatic, tragic or humorous style. The performing of music is also plays an important part. And we can find vocal and instrumental music, which may be subdivided into solo, ensemble, orchestra, choir and mixed music.
Music often synthesizes with other kinds of arts and literature. We know dramatic, choreographic, programme instrumental, melodramatic, vocal (with words) music. We couldn’t speak about music out of synthesis - vocals (signing without the words), instrumental (without the programme).
Music is around us and its functions are as various as our life. The most general approach is to divide music into applied (for work and entertainment) and fundamental functions.
Music also serves the needs of musical, dramatic theatre or cinema. Speaking about concert music we usually mean such types as symphonic, chamber and variety ones. Pop music is a prominent part of our everyday life, for we cannot do it without: we sing, dance, go in for sports and do other things under its accompaniment. Another important purpose of using music is cult and civil practice.
According to above-mentioned functions music may be divided into the following genres: opera, ballet, operetta, concert music: oratorio, cantata, romance, symphony, suite, overture, poem, instrumental concert, solo sonata, trio, quartet and so on. The choral, mess, requiem belongs to ritual music. Pop music has a lot of song genres (song, hymn, lullaby, serenade etc.), dance genres (waltz, polonaise etc.), and marches.
In the course of history some musical genres are being disappeared, some are being changed. So we can say that every epoch may be characterized by its own “genre fond”.
Speaking about music it is important to mention the problem of musical styles: historic, national, individual. Music style is also a term that describes a lot of musical means which have general approaches, especially in the type of musical mentality. And at the same time styles are more changeable than genres. The categoiy of genre reflects general tendencies in musical pieces of different styles and epochs. The category of style characterizes the general approach to compositions of different genres from one and the same epoch.
Music has very important social functions. Requiring multiple needs of society it combines with a lot of kinds of human activity - material (taking part in labour processes and rites), cognitive and valuable (it reflects psychology of a human being, a social group, a nation).
II. Look through the text and decide which sentences are true and which are false. Mark them as T or F.
1. Art is a specific kind of human activity and it cannot be considered as a type of communication.
2. Music of a certain nation and a certain epoch has its specific complex of permanent types of intonations
3. Music functions are as different as our life.
4. We can easily go without pop music.
5. There are four genres of music.
6. Musical genre is an unchangeable characteristic of music.
7. Music style is a term that describes a lot of musical means.
plete the following sentences using the words given below: reality, ritual, functions, important, permanent, languages, genres, instrumental, own, individual, chamber, approaches.
1. Different kinds of arts have their…….characteristics.
2. Music reflects the ……..of our world with the help of sounds.
3. Specific complex of…….types of intonations are melody, harmony and rhythm.
4. A composer makes his musical……language creating new forms and styles.
5. Musical ……. of various epochs, nations, and composers are different.
6. …….. music may be subdivided into solo, ensemble, orchestra, choir and mixed music.
7. Music is around us and its……. are as various as our life.
8. Concert music may be divided into symphonic, ……. And variety music.
9. There are a lot of music………: opera, ballet, concert music and so on.
10. Such genres of music as choral, mess, requiem belongs to …….music.
11. Under the music style we understand a lot of musical means which have general………, especially in the type of musical mentality.
12. Music has very……….social functions.
III. Comment on this quotation (100-150 words):
‘‘Music, the greatest good that mortals know,
And all of heaven we have below”
(J. Addison)
