Контрольно-измерительные материалы к курсу английского языка для студентов 1 курса дневного отделения, обучающихся по специальности ''Прикладная математика и информатика''

М И Н И СТ Е РСТ В О Н А У К И И О БРА ЗО В А Н И Я РО ССИ Й СК О Й Ф Е Д Е РА Ц И И В О РО Н Е Ж СК И Й ГО СУ Д А РСТ В Е Н Н Ы Й У Н И В Е РСИ Т Е Т

К о нтро л ь н о -и зм е ри те л ь ны е м а те ри а л ы к к урсу а нгл и йско го язы ка дл я студе нто в 1 курса дне в но го о тде л е ни я, о б уча ю щ и хся по спе ци а л ь но сти «при к л а дн а я м а те м а ти ка и и нфо рм а ти ка » 010200 (ГСЭ . Ф .01)

В О РО Н Е Ж 2004

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У тверж дено научно мето дическим со вето м факультетаро мано -германско й фило ло гии – п ро то ко л№ 4 о т19 ап реля 2004 г.

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К о нтро льно -измерительны е материалы п о дго то влены на кафедре английско го я зы ка факультета ро мано -германско й фило ло гии В о ро неж ско го го сударственно го университета и п редназначены для студенто в п ерво го курса дневно го о тделения , о б учаю щ ихся п о сп ец иально сти « п рикладная математикаи инфо рматика».

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Ц ели и задачи курса английско го я зы ка в вузе п редп о лагаю т о владение студентам и навы кам и чтения и рефериро вания сп ециально й литературы , атакж е умением вестиб еседунап ро фессио нальны е тем ы . В аж ны м ко мп о ненто м, о б есп ечиваю щ им во змо ж но сть до стиж ения это й цели, я вля ется о владение студентам и нео б хо димы м грамматическим и лексическим миним умо м. П редлагаем ы е ко нтро льно -измерительны е материалы я вля ю тся частью со здаваемо го на кафедре английско го я зы ка учеб но -мето дическо го ко мп лекса для студенто в п ерво го курса, о б учаю щ ихся п о сп ец иально сти « п рикладная математика» и со держ ат тесто вы е задания для п ро верки уро вня усво ения студентам и со о тветствую щ его лексическо го и грамматическо го материала. Т есто вы е задания разделены на три части и со ставлены и расп о ло ж ены п о п ринц ип у « о тп ро сто го к сло ж но м у» в со о тветствии с треб о вания ми п ро меж уто чно й аттестации п о английско муя зы ку. П ервая частьнап равлена на о п ределение старто во го уро вня п ерво курснико в и их го то вно сти к о владению материало м учеб но й п ро граммы вуза. Э тучасть реко мендуется вы п о лня тьна п ерво м заня тии в семестре. В то рая и третья части п редназначены со о тветственно для п ро меж уто чно го (на девя то й неделе семестра) и ито го во го ко нтро ля вко нце п ерво го семестра. Результаты вы п о лнения студентами тесто вы х заданий п ерво й части п ризваны п о мо чь п реп о давателю со ставить стратегию о б учения для каж до йко нкретно й груп п ы с учето м уро вня знанийстуденто в. Задания вто ро й и третьей частей о цениваю тся п утем п о дсчета п ро цента п равильны х о твето в. П редлагается следую щ ая ш кала о цено к: 90% и б о лее – о тлично ; 75%-89% - хо ро ш о ; 60%-74% удо влетво рительно ; менее60% -неудо влетво рительно .

Part I 1) Make the nouns. Example: to read – reader, to direct – director a. to lead b. to conduct c. to paint d. to perform e. to produce f. to print g. to dance h. to instruct -

i. to research j. to photograph k. to operate l. to translate m. to listen n. to program o. to compile p. to process -

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2) Give the past. Example: open – opened, sit – sat a. tell b. sing c. take d. cost e. begin f. lead g. start h. give

i. know j. come k. write l. buy m. say n. see o. drive p. hear

3) Put in am, is, are. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k.

British. Tom Tom and I from Britain. from London, and I from Oxford. Tom I twenty, and he twenty one. students. We Tom a student in Chinese. I studying computer science. We on holiday now. visiting my parents. We They retired. My parents very interesting and nice.

4) Put in was or were. a. Where ___ you born? b. ____ your sister born in this town? c. When ___ your parents born? d.Who___your best friend in school? e.What ___ your favourite subject in school? f.When ___ your mother married? 5) Complete the conversation. A. Hello! I 1 Tom Sanders, what B. I 3 Jack. A. And what 4 your surname? B. Thomas. I 5 Jack Thomas. A. 6 you 7 Britain, Jack? B. No, I 8 from the U.S.A. A. Oh? What city 9 you 10 ? B. Actually, it 11 not a city. It 12

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your name?

a small town

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Chicago.

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A. Really? What 14 you 15 ? B. I’m 16 journalist. How 17 you? A. I’m 18 engineer. 6) Use comparatives or superlatives. than me. (old) 1. He is 2. My new car is much . (cheap) 3. Tom is the in his group. (young) than me. (tall) 4. My friend is 5. Please read a bit . (fast) 6. The last exam was the one. (difficult) 7. I want to buy a computer. (modern) than his brother. (serious) 8. Tom is 9. It is today than it was yesterday. (warm) 10.Moscow is the city in the world! (good) 11.He is the student in the class. (bad) 12.One rouble is than 10 roubles. (little) 7) Use the possible adverbs usually, often, always, never. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)

have tea at 5 o’clock. It’s a tradition. We The sun rises in the south. watches it. She likes TV and He gets up early, but not on Sunday. It is hot in winter in Alaska. In England they have cool days in summer. have lunch in the university. Students She likes music and goes to concerts.

8) Supply prepositions in, at, for, from. bed. 1. Tom is sick. He is 2. Tom and I are British. We are ____ Britain. 3. We study the university. 4. London is Britain. It’s far Russia. 5. My mother works a big computer company. 6. I bought these jeans the shop. 7. Is my mother work today? 8. Two eleven is nine. 9)Put in the object pronouns. a. This is Tom’s CD. Please give at to . b. I phoned my mother and left a message. c. Tom and I like to play tennis. I play with twice a week.

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d. Where are my shoes? I can’t find . e. She came to see yesterday, but I wasn’t at home. f. We are going to the cinema. Do you want to come with 10) Which things do you a) wear?

b) eat?

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c) play?

Socks, a cassette, a dress, apples, jeans, baseball, gloves, computer games, a Tshirt, vegetables, a skirt, video, ice-cream, a coat, trousers, basketball, onion soup, a cap, meat, a steak, piano, uniform, sweet corn, sandals, a joke, glasses, fish, a role, a dessert, cheese, a record, cards, salad. Part II 1) Make the verbs negative. a. I wash. b. He lost c. We could d. They’ll see e. She has finished f. I found

g. He brought h. She takes i. I was reading j. He is standing k. I sat l. We built

2) Choose the correct word. 1)David ___ British. a) is b) am 2) ___ is 55. a) I b) they 3).He lives ___ London. a) at b)in 4)Tom Crawford is ___ England. a) of b) on 5)___ address is 10 Wood Lane. a) hers b) she 6)It’s my favourite TV program. I like ___ a lot. a) her b) it 3) Supply the proper pronouns yours, whose, my, mine. A. - Is this book

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, Tom?

B. - No, it’s not

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, dear.

A. -

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is it, then?

c) are c) he c) on c) from c) their c) she

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one

B. - I don’t know. I know it isn’t of 5 friends.

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. It probably belongs

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4) Find the odd word. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

tall hate old ask hot

short love small talk cold

high like modern paint warm

easy help new speak nice

5) Choose the right word and complete the conversation. A. - Do/does (1) you live here? B. - No, I do/don’t (2). I’m on holiday/on business (3) with my friends here. We need a good rest. A. - Really? Does/do (4) you like it here? B.- Actually, I do/don’t (5). The place is a bit dirty and crowded, and everything is/are (6) rather expensive here. A.- Oh, you’d better arrive/go (7) to some other place with cheaper hotels and restaurants then. B.- I think, we shall. A.- Well, and what do your friends and you make/do(8)? B.- I are/am (9) a student, Bob works/studies (10) for Motorola Company, Rita keep/manages (11) a shop and Sam runs/run (12) his own business. 6) Rewrite these sentences using construction There is/are. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

She has some keys in her pocket. We haven’t any bread in the house. I have nothing in my bag. He has a computer in his room. The word “disk” has four letters in it. I have a newspaper in my hand. The office room has a lot of devices: phones, printers, etc. The girl is holding flowers in her hand.

7) Supply the correct verb: get, have, or become. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Where can I ___ a good dictionary? Do you often ___ arguments with your teacher? Do you usually ___ lunch in a cafe? You can ___ a bus or take a taxi. My daughter wants to ___ a programmer when she is older. It is very hard to ___ a job in our city at the moment.

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8) Choose the correct word. 1. I think I ___ what the trouble is. a) hear b) see c) look 2. Where ___ grow up? a) did you b) do you c) are you 3. My father ___ in Russia. a) born b) was born c) is born 4. Look! The train ___ a) is coming b) comes c) came 5. She didn’t give me ___ information about her computer. a) many b) much c) less 6. I ___ the evening with some friends of mine. a) had b) passed c) spent 7. We usually ___ coffee in the morning. a) have b) has c) takes 8. The passengers got into the plane and then it ___ a) arrived b) took off c) landed 9) Complete this conversation with questions. ______________1__________________...? My wife manages a restaurant ______________2___________________...? Yes I do, I have a son. ________________3_________________...? He studies maths and computers _________________4________________...? No, he isn’t yet. But he has a girl-friend. _________________5________________...? My parents are both retired. _________________6________________...? No, they don’t live with us. My parents have their own house. _________________7________________...? No, nobody in my family speaks English, except me. 10) Use as or than in the blanks. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

I am younger ___ you. My sister isn’t so tall ___ her husband. His eyes are the same color ___ yours. Seventeen is more ___ seven. The Don is not so long ___ the Volga.

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6. She is as tall ___ I am. 7. I can do it much better ___ you. 8. Your problems are not so important ___ mine. 9. She cooks better___ her mother. 10. Russia is bigger ___ Germany. 11.One dollar is more ___ 50 cents. 12.Farmers aren’t so elegant ___ actresses. 11) What is the word for a language they speak in the following countries: Germany, Britain, Spain, Poland, Holland, Sweden, Turkey, China, Portugal, Brazil. 12) Use speak, talk, say or tell. a. Can I ___ to Mr. Sander? b. There is nothing to ___ about. c. To ___ the truth, I never believe what he ___. d. The teacher ___ about an hour and then gave a test. f. I need advice. Where can we ___? g. Sorry, I didn’t understand what you ___. h. Please ____ more slowly. I can’t catch the details. i. Let’s ___ about our problems at home! j. Don’t ___ him that I know about his plans. 13) Use Present Simple or Present Progressive. a. I think I (know) her very well. b.Look! He (drive) through the side gate at this very moment. c.Where is he now? – He (prepare) for the exam. d.The postman never (deliver) the newspapers before noon. e.Hey, what’s the name of the song you (sing)? I like it. f.What you (think) of this picture? Isn’t it a bit gloomy? g.I don’t like what you (do) to your hair! Stop it at once! 14) Separate positive and negative adjectives to describe people. kind, optimistic, stupid, intelligent, bad-tempered, pessimistic, impatient, friendly, mean, self-confident, well-behaved, polite, rude, talented, aggressive, cheerful, bad-mannered, honest, respectable, narrow-minded, selfish, faithful.

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Part

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1) Supply prepositions. 1. I quite agree ___ you. 2. There is a jazz concert ___ Sunday ___ 8 p.m. 3. He is not interested ___ computers. 4. I’ve never been ___ London. 5. He was called up ___ the age ___ 18. 6. I’m not satisfied ___ your results. 7. The success of the tour will depend ___ weather. 8. He lives ___ Paris. 9. She arrived ___ Spain 2 years ago. 10.I don’t know who she is waiting ___ 11.My sister is found ___ classical music. 12.I go to the university ___ bus, and my friend ___ foot. 13.I’m not interested ___ sport at all, but I’m keen ___ theatre. 14.Why are you never ___ when I phone? 2) Choose the correct variant. 1.How many/much sugar would you like? 2.I don’t remember how many/much students belong to our group. 3.How many/much people work for this company? 4.I don’t want to know how many/much money she spends on clothes. 5.How much/many is this textbook? 6.I can’t count how much/many languages she speaks. 7.How many/much days are you staying in our hotel? 8.How much/many French does she know? 3) Find the correct word. 1.It was a very sad/glad day for me. 2.She was lucky/glad to see me. I could tell by the happy/glad smile on her face. 3.Today is my happy/lucky day. I managed to pass the exam. 4.They say it is sad/unlucky to break a mirror. You’ll have seven years’ good/bad luck. 5.This love story has a very unlucky/sad end. 6.I wasn’t very happy/glad when I lived together with my parents. 7.She told me a very sad/sorry story about her best friend. 8.It was lucky/happy she met him at the exit. He gave her a lift.

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4) Make questions “Do you like”.

or

a. pop music b. an ice cream c. a cup of tea d. chocolate e. a hamburger f. cake

offers beginning with “Would you like” or g. a piece of chocolate h. to watch TV i. ice cream j. watching TV k. to buy a computer l. cooking

5) Find among the words below one which means a person who… a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

Flies planes___ Writes music ___ Cures people’s teeth___ Designs houses ___ Builds houses ___ Cooks in a restaurant ___ Produces computer programs ___ Catalogues books ___ Looks after sick people ___ Illegally breaks into other people’s computer system ___

a builder, a chef, a programmer, an architect, a nurse, a dentist, a composer, a hacker, a pilot, a librarian 6) Choose the correct variant. a. How often are you going/do you go to the cinema? b. Do you meet/are you meeting your sister at the station tomorrow? c. How long have you known/do you know Tom? d. I was cooking dinner/read a book when he phoned. e. When did you see/have you met Mary last time? f. What do you do/are you doing tonight? g. Your hair are/is becoming too long. You should have your hair cut. h. Tom left/has finished school last year. i. I’ll wait for/be expecting you at 5 o’clock sharp. j. Where do you go/are you walking?- To my friends, to borrow a CD.

7) Supply prepositions. a. You are always late. You never come to work ___ time. b. Look ___ this photo! It’s wonderful!

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c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n.

Oh, what a lovely hat! May I try it _____? He isn’t a person you can rely ___ . I got home just___ time to see the hockey match ___ TV. The meeting was held ___ secret. Why are you staring ___ me? We were thinking about going to the USA, but___the end we went to China. The students had a party ___ the end of the academic year. The director is away ___ holiday. My uncle is coming tomorrow. Can you meet him ___ the station? He is coming ___ the beginning of May. In Britain they drive ___ the left. I’ll be waiting for you ___ the end of the street.

8) Choose the best follow-up phrases for the telephone talk below. 1). Good afternoon, professor.

a) I am Tom Sander. b)This is Tom Sander. 2).We were going to discuss my report on computers. a) Perhaps you remember. b) Don’t you remember? 3).I have a serious problem. a) That’s the reason I phone you. b) That’s the reason I am phoning. 4).I would be thankful if you help me. a) Please come soon later. b) Is it possible to meet later today? 9) Supply since for or ago. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

She is going to stay in Moscow ___ three years. I have lived here ___1995. I haven’t written to him ___ two months. She returned a few minutes ___. She’s been a teacher ___ twenty years. His grandfather died five years ___. I haven’t seen her ___ weeks. He has been in hospital ___ Monday. We’ve lived in Moscow___ ten years. He first went to Australia twenty years___.

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10) Use the correct active or passive verb forms. Almost about two hundred years ago Charles Babbage 1 have an idea about a machine that 2 can work with numbers. He 3 want to make a machine that 4 be able to follow different instructions to do different jobs. Today this sort of a machine 5 call a computer and the instructions 6 name software. Software is rules which 7 give to a machine. Machine 8 tell how to do something through it’s program. People 9 continue to work on Babbage’s idea. Finally, in the 1940s, the first computer 10 build. America and Britain 11 work on it together. The work 12 keep in secret/ Three of the most important men who 13 help to build it 14 be John Von Neumann, Claude Shannon and Alan Turing. Claude Shannon 15 interest in “thinking” machines. He 16 show how small switches 17 can be the computer’s alphabet. John Von Neuman 18 have an idea how computers 19 can use a memory in powerful ways. As soon as this 20 be possible, the modern computer 21 invent. Nowadays it 22 apply in all spheres and 23 help people in their everyday life. 11) What is the English word for a citizen of the following countries: China, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Spain, Holland, Sweden, Brazil, Portugal, Switzerland. 12) Choose the correct word. a. If you study the grammar rules in this textbook, you’ll have a better possibility/chance of passing your exam. b. I asked her to borrow/lend me 50 dollars until Friday. c. Bill Gates did/made his money in the computer business. d. His English in poor. He is always making continual/continuous mistakes. f. Try not to trouble/worry – you can do nothing to change the situation. g. I like working here. It’s a good job/work. h. She was asked to lie/lay the table. i. When I go home, could you remember/remind me to switch the computer off? j. From this place you have a wonderful scenery/view of the city. k. I try to avoid/prevent going shopping on the weekend. Too many people everywhere. l. I got up early and watched the sun raise/rise. 13) Find the most polite reply for the short conversations below. A.- I’ll finish the report on Monday. -1. Finish it sooner than that. -2. I need it sooner. -3. Could you possibly do it sooner than that?

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B.- You look pale. Are you feeling bad? 1. - No, not at all. 2. - No, I’m not. Why do you want to know? 3. - No. What about you? C.- Can you come next Sunday? 1. - No, I can’t. I’ll be in London. 2. - No, I’ll be in London. Suggest another day. 3. - I’m afraid I’ll be in London then. D.- Well, now let’s examine the next... 1. - I’m sorry to interrupt you but can I ask a question? 2. - Stop, please. I have a question. 3. - Stop talking, please. I want to ask you a question. 14) a. Build a word: a verb or a noun Verb 1._________ 2.apply 3.translate 4. _________ 5. _________ 6.invest 7. _________ 8. _________

Noun argument _________ _________ connection advertisement _________ impression computer

b. Use the words above to complete these sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Can he _________ this text into German for me? Don’t _________ your money in that insecure projects. What is the _________ between business and computers? I have the _________ that she doesn’t like me. We never agree. We have continual_________. You can see lots of _________ on TV today. _________ graphics can produce images on a screen. Please _________ in writing to the address below.

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Contents Part 1 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . p. 3 Part П . … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . p. 6 Part Ш … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . p. 10

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