Belarusian National Technical University

International Institute of Distance Education

Department “Information Technologies for Management”

Lexical-grammar test «English»

1^st semester

Variant 3

Performed by:

a first-year student, group № 4170321205

the student’s name Aliaksei Zlobich

Checked by: Golikova A.E.

Minsk 2012

Lexical - grammar test №1

Variant №3

I. Read the short text and choose the correct word in the sentences below.

TOO MANY MISTAKES

More and more organisations are now approaching us to teach grammar and business writing to their staff", says Julian Watts, from the Better English Group, which runs grammar courses for companies nationwide. There are different reasons for this: Senior staff no longer ask secretaries to prepare their business documents. Also, communication is very fast and staff send emails without checking them first.

1. I'm currently responsible for European sales.

2. Could you give us your new price-list.

3. - What's the manager's family name?

- Her last name is Shvedova.

4. Whose is that car?

5. - What time does the client arrive?

- that's half past seven in the evening.

II. Define the tense forms of the underlined verbs. Translate the sentences into Russian. Make the sentences negative.

1. The manager has been showing the visitors around the factory for 3 hours.

Present Perfect-continuous form of the verb

Менеджер показывал посетителям окрестности (территорию вокруг) фабрики уже 3 часа.

The manager hasn’t been showing the visitors around the factory for 3 hours.

2. Are you organizing a project in Liverpool this month?

Present Continuous form of the verbs

Ты организовываешь проект в Ливерпуле в этом месяце?

Are you not organizing a project in Liverpool this month?

3. Tomorrow at this time she will be going here to the Institute.

Future Continuous form of the verbs

Завтра в это же время она будет идти сюда к Институту

Tomorrow at this time she won’t (will not) be going here to the Institute.

4 Yesterday the price was € 4.50. Today it is € 4.30. It has gone down by 20cents.

Was – Past Simple, is – Present Simple, has gone – Present Perfect

Вчера цена была 4.50 евро. Сегдня она – 4.30. Цена снижена на 20 центов.

Yesterday the price wasn’t € 4.50. Today it isn’t € 4.30. It hasn’t gone down by 20cents.(Хотя не совсем корректно по смыслу)

Yesterday the price was € 4.50. Today it is € 4.50, too. It hasn’t gone down by 20cents.(Более корректно)

5. If we don't improve our after-sales service, our reputation will suffer.

Don’t improve – Present Simple, will suffer – Future Simple

Если мы не улучшим наше сервисное обслуживание (гарантийное обслуживание), наша репутация пострадает.

If we improve our after-sales service, our reputation won’t(will not) suffer.

6. My boss wrote a report last week.

Past Simple form of the verb

Мой босс написал отчет на прошлой неделе.

My boss didn’t write a report last week.

III. Fill in the gaps with the necessary form of the verbs “to be, to have”. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. There are PCs and telephones on the desks.

Компьютеры и телефоны находятся на столах.

2. Few people have enough money to buy everything they want.

Немногие люди имеют достаточно денег, чтобы купить все, что захотят.

3. We have no problems with our project last year.

У нас не было проблем с нашим проектом в прошлом году

4. Will she be busy next Monday?

Она будет занята в следующий пондедельник?

5. Was you at the product development meeting yesterday?

Ты был на производственном собрании вчера?

6. The team have a meeting every week.

Команда проводит собрания (проводит встречи, встречается) каждую неделю.