«Контрольная № 2.»,
Английский язык в Волгограде

Контрольная работа № 2. Task I. Read the conversation and underline the correct verb form. Jake: I’m really fed up with work. Kay: Why? You 1) do not have to/must not take work home like me. Jake: I know, but I 2) am able to/have to work long hours and we are not 3) allowed/supposed to be paid overtime. Kay: You aren’t paid overtime! You 4) ought/are supposed to speak to your boss about that. Jake: I know. I 5) should/can ask him about a promotion, too. Kay: Are you 6) allowed/supposed to work flexible hours? Jake: Yes, but we’re 7) allowed/supposed to be at work between ten and four. Kay: And what about working at home? 8) Can/Must you do that? Jake: We 9) are allowed to/must work at home – but we have to ask our manager first. But I won’t 10) be able to/can work at home until I get my own flat. Kay: Well, you 11) must/are able to start saving! Task II. Make questions with these words. Example: ought / do / we / about / What / to / overtime? - What ought we to do about overtime? 1. long hours / you / when you / have a / able / How are / to work / family? ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬-________________________________________________________________ 2. be / Should / at / of / work / we / pressure / a lot / under? ________________________________________________________________ 3. we / to / he’s / a / tell him that / workaholic / becoming / Ought? ________________________________________________________________ 4. wear / you / Are / informal / at your / allowed / clothes / to / work? ________________________________________________________________ 5. Do / to / the summer / time off / in / take / we / have? ________________________________________________________________ 6. before December / take / all our / Are / supposed / we / holiday / to? ________________________________________________________________ Task III. Complete Paloma’s email. Use the verb in brackets in the present simple or present continuous. Hi Mandy My name’s Paloma and I live (live) in Madrid. I go to the cinema sometimes, but I 1 _______________ (love) the theatre. What about you? 2 ______________ you ______________ (prefer) the cinema or the theatre? I’m a student, but it’s the winter holidays, so now I 3 _______________ (not study) – I 4 _______________ (work) in a shop. I 5 _______________ (want) some extra money because I’m going to visit Russia next year! I 6 _______________ (not speak) Russian very well, so I 7 _______________ (have) some lessons. 8 ______________ you ______________ (learn) any languages at the moment? Write soon Paloma Task IV. Replace the phrases in bold with the correct form of the phrases in the box. take a nap not sleep a wink get back to sleep have a lie-in be a light sleeper be fast asleep have nightmares doze off 1. My grandparents often have a short sleep take a nap after lunch. 2. I haven’t had bad dreams for a long time. 3. I didn’t sleep at all last night. 4. My dad often falls asleep for a short time in front of the TV. 5. I love staying in bed on a Sunday morning. 6. He often wakes up early, but he finds it easy to go to sleep again. 7. You won’t be able to wake him up. He is in a deep sleep. 8. Shhhh! My brother wakes up very easily. Task V. Read the letter and choose the best answer. Dear Mum, I’m writing this in the car. We’re driving to Province Town, a beach town near Cape Cod in Massachusetts. We’re in the second week of our two weeks away. And so far, Mum, it’s been really special. We spent two days in New York. The hotel was a bit basic but it was safe and clean. We went to a few exhibition and Simon and Ailsa had us round for lunch – you remember our neighbours from Oxford, don’t you? NY is a wonderful place – really exciting. The traffic got on my nerves after a while – worse than Cambridge! Tuesday we drove up to New Hampshire. On the way, we said a quick ‘hello’ to David’s grandparents near Boston. And we’re going to go back and stay with them later in the week. They’re well. They have dinner at about 4 p.m. these days – it drives David crazy! I can’t normally bear the country, Mum. You know me – I’m a city girl. But New Hampshire is so quiet and so green – I fell in love with it. We stayed in a beautiful house there – some friend of David’s grandmother owns it. Eve and Harry had a lot of fun exploring the woods at the back of the house – until David told them there might be some bears in there! Then they wouldn’t go back again! I will write again before we come home. Love, Anna, David, Eve and Harry 1. Who is Anna travelling with? a. David and her children. b. David’s grandparents. c. Her parents. 2. Which places have they been to so far? a. New York. b. New York and Boston. c. New York, Boston and Province Town. 3. What annoys David? a. He prefers cities. b. His grandparents have dinner very early. c. The traffic in New York. 4. When did they stay in New Hampshire? a. Between Boston and Cape Cod. b. Between New York and Boston. c. Between Boston and Cambridge. 5. What have they done on holiday so far? a. Had friends round for d