английский 10 класс

10 класс

Task 1

Choose the correct answer

1. What time … the train for Edinburgh leave?

a. is b. does c. has d. had

2. We will have to wait … Janet comes home from work before we have dinner.

a. as well as b. before c. as soon as d. until

3. If Kate … twice, she wouldn’t have made such a stupid mistake

a. thought b. will think c. thinks d. had thought

4. Unless you …, we will never arrive on time.

a. hurry up b. hurried up c. will hurry up d. had hurried up

5. I’m a little busy … the moment. I’ll talk to you later.

a. on b. in c. for d. at

6. My grandfather retired from work last month. He .. for the same company for 40 years

a. was working b. had worked c. had been working d. had worked

7. The film had … started by the time we got to the cinema.

a. already b. just c. yet d. before

8. Philip was … when he realized he didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.

a. disappointed b. embarrassed c. frightened d. confused

9. Being stuck in traffic always makes me feel ……….

a. worried b. relaxed c excited d. irritated

10. Andy … ………. going to the cinema to watching videos

a. would rather b. prefers c. would prefer d. rather prefers

11. You ……… 17 to get a driving licence in the UK.

a. needn’t be b. should be c. ought to be c. have to be

12. Jenny should try to be more … It will be difficult for her if she’s not prepared to change.

a. flexible b. easy-going c. confident d. optimistic

13. I can see smoke coming out of the…

a. chimney b. porch c. ceiling d. roof

14. I think we’ll make a guest room in the … , upstairs under the roof

a. cellar b. attic c. hall d. lobby

15. Don’t blame me …….. that! It’s your own fault.

a. for b. with c. of d. after

Task 2

Complete the second sentence using the word in bold. You can use from two to five words including the word given. Do not change the word given. You get two points for each correct answer without spelling mistakes.

Example:

The day was so wet that I stayed at home.

Such

It …was such a wet day that…… I stayed at home.

16-17. It’s the first time Henry has traveled abroad.

Never

Henry …………………………….. before.

18-19. Dad will definitely be pleased with your grades.

Doubt

There’s …………………………………… be pleased with your grades.

20-21. The weather reporter has forecast rain for tomorrow.

Will

The weather …………………………………. tomorrow.

22-23. I think you should see a dentist about that tooth.

Were

If……………………………………….. see a dentist about that tooth.

24-25. Sarah said, ‘I’m sorry I forgot to post the parcel for you’

For

Sarah ………………………………………… the parcel for me.

26-27. It’s a pity Irene didn’t come to the party. She would have really enjoyed it.

Wish

I …………………………………………………… to the party. She would have really enjoyed it.

Task 3

Choose the correct variant to complete an idiom. Write the corresponding letter in the grid below.

28. I begged Peter not to say anything but he let the .……… out of the bag and now everyone knows the secret.

a. cat b. mouse c. rat d. fly

29. Every evening, come rain or ……….., Sarah goes to the swimming pool..

a. sun b. shine c. rainbow d. light

30. Although I’ve taken a course, I‘m still in ……… when it comes to computers.

a. smog b. fog c. cloud d. rain

31. He is such an eager ……….. that he even works on weekends and doesn’t feel tired.

a. dog b. duck c. beaver d. elephant

32. My new jeans fit like a ………….. and they are really comfortable.

a. shoe b. sock c. glove d. hat

Task 4

Fill in the correct prepositions to complete the phrasal verbs. You get two points for each correct answer. Write the correct preposition in the grid below.

Example: Will you fill ___in______ this form, please, sir?

33-34. After days of trying to convince my parents to allow me to go on the school trip, they finally gave … and agreed to let me go.

35-36. It’s too late for me to take … singing as a professional career.

37-38. Tina doesn’t really get … with her boss. They often argue.

39-40. The police are looking … the mysterious disappearance of three famous pictures from the museum.

41-42. It’s amazing how so many people are hooked … these new reality TV shows.

Task 5

Each sentence contains ONE mistake (one of the underlined words or phrases). Find the mistake in each sentence. Write the CORRECTED VARIANT in the box on the right.

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Amanda said she might to go shopping tomorrow.             

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43           Interest in automatic data processing has grown rapid since the first large calculators were introduced in 1950.  

44           Vaslav Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both a dancer as well as a choreographer.

45           Airports must be located near to major population centers for the convenience of air travelers. 

46           Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.   

47           Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelve of October because on that day in 1492, Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas.

Task 6

CULTURE WAYS

Listed below are several situations when you are expected to act in a certain way. Choose the best way to react. Write the corresponding letter in the grid below. Each correct answer gains 2 points.

48-49. You are to meet an English professor, whose name is Helen Wood and whom you have never met before, at the railway station and bring her to your school. You address her:

a. Hello, Helen, how was the journey?

b. Good morning, Miss Wood, how are things?

c. Good morning, Ms Wood, welcome to Perm!

d. Mrs Wood, how are you?

50-51.  Your traveling companion in a train compartment asks you: "Do you mind if I smoke?” You don’t want them to smoke in your presence. You say:

a. I hate smokers, so don’t.

b. I’d rather you didn’t.

c. No, don’t.

d. No, go ahead.

52-53.  Your friend has received bad news. You say:

a. Excuse me.

b. How bad!

c. I’m so sorry.

d. Poor you.

54-55. Your friend has broken a cup in your house. She says she’s terribly sorry. You say:

a. Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter!

b. It’s a pity!

c. Yes, you’re right!

d. You’re welcome!

56-57. The phrase(s) that is (are) not to be used in a formal context are: (more than one answer is possible)

a. I’ll sit here, ok?

b. Do you mind if I sit here?

c. Is this seat free?

d. Could I sit here?

e. Mind if I sit here?

Task 7

READING

Read the article, then answer the questions below. Write your answers in the grid below.

Glossary:

Gadget: a small tool or device that does sth useful

HE'S GOTTA HAVE IT! BY STEVEN POOLE

Gadgets can be wildly expensive and quickly obsolete, but Steven Poole is still the first to buy them.

Technological innovations are often quite stupid. The idea that you might want to walk down the street holding a mobile phone in front of your face, just to experience the wonders of video calling, is clearly ridiculous. Luckily for the tech companies, however, there are some people who jump at the chance to buy into new gadgets before they are fully ready and cheap enough for the mass-market. They are called early adopters, and their fate is a terrible one. I should know, since I am one myself.

Early adopters have a Mecca: it's Tokyo's Akihabara district, also known as "Electric City", a neon-soaked warren of high-rise gadget emporia. There, in 1999, I bought a digital camera, a modern and complicated thing that few people in Britain had heard of. Over the next few years I watched in growing dismay as digital cameras became more popular, cheaper and more powerful, until better models could be had for a quarter of the price I had paid. Did I feel stupid?

What I actually did was this: I splashed out more money last year for a new one, one that let me feel pleasantly ahead of the curve once again. But I know that cannot last, and I'll probably have to buy another in a few years.

You might think we should just stop being so silly, save our money, and wait to see what really catches on. But the logic of the industry is such that, if everyone did that, no innovation would become popular. Imagine the first person to buy an ordinary telephone soon after Alexander Graham Bell had invented it. Who was he going to call? Maybe he simply bought two phones, one for a special friend.

But still, the usefulness and eventual ubiquity of the device wasn't clear at the time. Indeed, the telephone was originally marketed as a way to listen to music concerts from the comfort of your own home. Nobody dreamed of the possibility of being able to speak to any one of millions of people. And yet if Telephone Man, and the subsequent hundreds and thousands of early adopters after him, had not bought into the idea, the vast communication networks that we all take for granted today would never have been built.

The same goes, indeed, for all new technologies. Those yuppies holding bricks to their ears that we laughed at in the 1980s made the current mobile phone possible. People who bought DVD players when they still cost a fortune, instead of today's cheap one at the local supermarket, made sure that the new format succeeded. Early adopters' desire for desires invested in the future. And what did they get for their pains? They got a hole in their bank accounts and inferior, unperfected technology. But still, they got it first. And today they are still at work, buying overpriced digital radios, DVD recorders and LCD televisions, and even 3G phones, so that you will be eventually be able to buy better and less expensive ones.

So next time you see a guy carrying lots of gadgets and want to laugh at them, think for a minute. Without early adopters, there would be no cheap mobile phones or DVD players; there would be no telephone or television either. We are the tragic, unsung footsoldiers of the technology revolution. We're the desire-addicted vanguard, pure in heart, dreaming of a better future. We make expensive mistakes so you don't have to. Really, we are heroes.

58. The writer

a. thinks it is normal to buy new gadgets

b. thinks it is stupid but does it anyway

c. does not approve of buying new gadgets

59. What is an early adopter?

a. someone who likes to buy the latest gadgets

b. someone who invents new gadgets

c. someone who gets to the shops first

60. What can you buy in Tokyo's Akihabara district?

a. very cheap gadgets

b. very expensive quality gadgets

c. very new gadgets

61. According to the writer, why is it silly buy brand new gadgets?

a. because the products are low quality

b. because if you wait you can buy them cheaper

c. because it is too difficult to get them

62. How were telephones first marketed?

a. As a way of speaking to special friends

b. As a way of listening to music

c. As a way of communicating with millions

63. Why are early adopters ‘heroes’?

a. because they spend lots of money

b. because they try out new inventions for the rest of us

c. because they are funny

64. I jump at the chance means:

a. miss the opportunity

b. take the opportunity enthusiastically

c. ignore the chance

65.  splashed out (money) means:

a. saved money

b. spent a lot of money

c. lost money

66. 3 ahead of the curve means:

a. getting things before everybody else

b. spending too much

c. being happy

67. 5 catches on means:

a. gets cheaper

b. becomes popular

c. no-one buys it

68. overpriced means:

a. too expensive

b. reasonably priced

c. cheap