9. Выпишите сказуемые каждого предложения. Контрольная работа вариант 4

Задание 1.

Test 2. THE UNITED KINGDOM OF

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Choose the right variant.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1._____ situated on the British Isles. The British Isles 2._____ of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousands small islands. Their total area is over 3._________.

The United Kingdom is one of the world's smaller countries. Its population is over 4._______ . About 80 percent of the population is urban.

The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and 5.____ Ireland. Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast respectively. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and 6._____ not include Northern Ireland. But in everyday 7._____ «Great Britain» is used in the meaning of the «United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland». The capital of the UK is London.

The British Isles are separated 8.______ the Continent by the 9.______ Sea, the 10._____ Channel and the Strait of Dover. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the 11.______ Sea.

The 12._____ of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called 13._____. The south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called 14._____. The north and west of England are mountainous, but the eastern, central and south-eastern parts of England 15._____ a vast plain. Mountains are not very high. Ben Nevis in 16._____ is the highest mountain. There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The 17.______ is the longest river, while the 18._____ is the deepest and the most important one. The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of the British Isles. It is 19.______ the whole year round.

The UK is a highly developed 20.______ country. It 21._____ and exports machinery, electronics, textile. One of the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding.

The UK is a constitutional 22.____ with a parliament and the Queen as Head of State.

1.	a. am	b. is	c. are	d. to be
2.	a. consist	b. consists	c. consisted	d. are consisted
3.	a. 24 000 km3	b. 44 000 km3	c. 144 000 km3	d. 244 000 km3
4.	a. 47 million	b. 57 million	c. 67 million	d. 76 million
5.	a. Northern	b. Southern	c. Eastern	d. Western
6.	a. do	b. does	c. did	d. to do
7.	a. study	b. play	c. talk	d. speech
8.	a. in	b. on	c. by	d. from
9.	a. Irish	b. English	c. North	d. Baltic
10.	a. Irish	b. English	c. North	d. Baltic
11.	a. Irish	b. English	c. North	d. Baltic
12.	a. area	b. surface	c. land	d. landscape
13.	a. Valley	b. Plain	c. Lowlands	d. Highlands
14.	a. Valley	b. Plain	c. Lowlands	d. Highlands
15.	a. am	b. is	c. are	d. to be
16.	a. England	b. Scotland	c. Wales	d. Northern Ireland
17.	a. Tyne	b. Severn	c. Thames	d. Mersey
18.	a. Tyne	b. Severn	c. Thames	d. Mersey
19.	a. mild	b. tropical	c. continental	d. temperate
20.	a. industrial	b. agricultural	c. political	d. economical
21.	a. buys	b. produces	c. sells	d. imports
22.	a. state	b. federation	c. republic	d. monarchy

Задание 2. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, имеющие окончание –S, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет: служит 1) показателем притяжательного падежа им. сущ.; 2) показателем 3-го лица ед.ч. глагола в PRESENT SIMPLE; 3) признаком мн.ч. им. сущ.

1. Most of America’s population lives in towns and cities.

2. The country covers over nine million square kilometres.

3. The United States is a land of rivers and lakes.

Задание 3. Образуйте степени сравнения от прилагательных GOOD, CLEVER, BEAUTIFUL. Составьте предложения с каждой формой.

Задание 4. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните сравнительные конструкции. Переведите предложения на русский язык. Составьте свои собственные предложения с этими конструкциями.

1. The more he grows the stronger he becomes.

2. I am not so as beautiful as my mother.

3. You are the best friend I’ve ever had.

Задание 5. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Я читаю газеты каждый день.

2. Сейчас я читаю газету.

3. Я уже прочитала газету.

4. Ты вчера прочитала эту газету?

5. Я прочитаю газету завтра.

6. Газеты читают все.

7. В том году газеты читали мало.

Задание 6. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст на русский язык. Подготовьте чтение текста. Определите подлежащее, сказуемое и его видо-временную форму в каждом предложении.

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. It occupies one-seventh of the earth's surface and has a total area of about 17 mln square kilometres. The country is situated in the Eastern part of Europe and in the Northern part of Asia. People of more than a hundred nationalities live in the Russian Federation, its population is about 150 million.

The country is washed by 12 seas of three oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic, and the Atlantic oceans. In the south Russia borders on China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the west it borders on Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Byelorussia, the Ukraine. Russia has a sea-border with the USA.

There is hardly a country in the world where such variety of scenery and vegetation can be found. We have steppes in the south, plains and forests in the midland, tundra and taiga in the north, highlands and deserts in the east. There are two great plains in Russia: the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Lowland. There are several mountain chains on the territory of the country: the Urals, which separates Europe from Asia, the Altai and others.

On the vast territory of the Russian Federation there are various types of climate, from arctic in the north to subtropical in the south. In the midland of the country the climate is temperate and continental.

There are a great many of rivers in Russia, the longest of them are the Volga in Europe, and the Ob, the Yenissei in Asia.

The Russian Federation is very rich in natural resources. It has deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, diamonds, zinc and almost all other minerals. Russia has one-sixth of the world's forests, which are concentrated in the European north of the country, in Siberia and in the Far East.

The capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow, with the population of about 10 million people.

Russia is a presidential republic. It is one of the leading powers in the world.