Контроль лексико-грамматических навыков по теме «Мир возможностей»
I Выберите правильный вариант ответа
1. Machines or devices used for cooking or cleaning the house are ……… .
a. device b. artifact c. appliances
2. Useful machine or tool designed for a particular job is …,,,.. .
a. device b. artefact c. appliances
3. An object such as a tool, weapon, coin that dates back to the old past ……….. .
a. device b.artefact c. appliances
4. The first inhabitants of North America might come from ........ . .
a. Siberia b. Indonesia c. Jakarta
5. A machine, a tool, or a system that someone has made, designed or thought of for the 1st time ……. .
a. discovery b. research c. Invention
6. Will I ... you a cup of tea?
a. do b. make c. –
7. The police all over the world join their efforts in the .... of acts of terrorism.
a. to investigate b. investigation c. Investigating
8. Должно быть, люди жили в Сибири в доисторическое время
a. must have b. must be c. might have
9. A member of a people who are of less than average height.
a. giant b. tiny c. pigmy
10. The reason for the downfall of Mayan civilization was …
a. the war b. inventions c. climate change
11. A long period of time when there’s little or no rain and crops die.
a. flood b. drought c. crucial
12. When was invented a ballpoint marker?
a.1888 b. 1899 c. 1999
13. If I had … harder at school, I … have a better job now.
a. work, would b. worked, would c. works, -
14. It isn’t possible to … people and nature nowadays.
a. separate b. shape c. maintain
15. Wakamaru is a robot designed in …
a. China b. America c. Japan
16. We … at 11 the Form next year.
a. study b. studied c. will study
17. She refused me… the laboratory equipments.
a. to check b. checking c. Check
18. Where is situated Trans Siberian Railway?
a. England b. Russia c. America
19. There is no way to stop the … progress.
a. technology b. technological c. Technologies
20. People’s interest in history and culture
a. to discover b. to rely c. to sustain
II Преобразуйте слова, чтобы они соответствовали содержанию текста.
How old is Stonehenge?
Stonehenge, the most famous (1)__________ monument in HISTORY
Britain, is situated on Salisbury Plain. It is a great mystery for some, a
great sanctuary for the others and a great attraction for all kinds of
tourists which visit the British Isles. At (2) _________ times it was VARY
regarded by different scientists as a site built by the mysterious Druids,
the religious Order of the past, the Romans, the Danes and even the
French.
The initial stage of the whole colossal stone construction – a (3) ___ CIRCLE
_______ ditch and bank with an (4) __________ flanked by a pair of ENTER
Small brought from a 50 miles away mine (5) ________ stones – is STAND
believed to have been built around 5,000 years ago. Probably the
formation was used as an observatory or a pagan worship place, or both.
On 30th June 1908, there was an unexplained event. An object
(1)_________ than the morning sun flew through the atmosphere BRIGHT
over Siberia and then there was an enormous (2)__________ EXPLORE
some 5 miles above the surface of the earth. The blast was felt
hundreds of miles away and there were reports of strange colours
in the sky from all over northernEurope. In some villages in Siberia,
the (3)_________ ran into the streets in panic. Weeks after the event, INHABIT
investigators who went to the site became sick and complained of
burning sensations in their bodies.But what caused such massive
(4)__________? For many years the scientific community thought DESTROY
it was a meteorite, but there is now evidencewhich suggests that
it could have been a (5)__________ jet of fluid which POWER
suddenly shot up from the depths of the earth.
I 1с 2a 3b 4a 5a 6b 7b 8a 9c 10c 11b 12a 13b 14a 15c 16c 17a 18b 19b 20c
II prehistoric, various, circular, entrance, standing, brighter, explosion, inhabitants, destruction, powerful
