Задание I. Choose the correct answer ( предложение записывается с ответом) 1. My mother in a very big hospital in London.
a. work c. works
b. is working d. are working
2. Alice is than her sister.
a. taller c. tallest
b. more tall d. more taller
3. 6254
a. Six thousand and two hundred c. six thousand two hundred fifty-
fifty-four four
b. Six hundred two thousand and d. six thousand two hundred and
fifty-four fifty-four
4. Christmas is popular holiday in Great Britain
a. most c. most of all
b. the most d. very
5. The pens and pencils are on the desk.
a. children c. children’s
b. childrens d. childrens’
6. My brother was all week.
a. at the home c. at home
b. in the home d. in home
7. Jack is writing
a. with pen c. on paper
b. by a pen d. out of a pen
8. His daughter is
a. as old as yours c. so old as yours
b. as old as yours one d. so old as your one
9. She (translate) the article by next Saturday.
a. shall have translated c. will have translated
b. will have translated d. had have translate
Задание II. Read the text and translate (перевод текста)
In 1819 the Patton Colliery was altered into a locomotive railroad, and Mr. Stephenson appointed its chief engineer. He soon began his labors, and on the 18th of November, 1822, the road was opened for the first time for locomotives. Crowds came from all directions to witness the experiment. Five of Mr. Stephenson’s engines were upon the road that day, each engine drawing after it seventeen wagons loaded, averaging sixty – four tons, at the rate of four miles an hour.
Mr. Stephenson next became chief engineer of the Stockton and Burlington Railway, another coal-road about being constructed. The success of Mr. Stephenson’s locomotives had been tried and proved practical, although as yet not a saving in the expense of transportation. But Mr. Stephenson’s views prevailed, and when the road was finished, on the 27th of September, 1820,
he had three engines ready for its use. They were built at his works, the first ever established for locomotive manufacture. At the foot of this plane a locomotive, driven by Mr. Stephenson himself was attached to the train. It consisted of six wagons loaded with coal and flour, next a passenger-coach (the first ever run upon a railroad) filled with the directors and their friends, and then twenty оne wagons fitted up with temporary seats for passengers, and lastly came six wagons loaded with coal, making in all twenty-eight vehicles.
III. Answer the questions after the text (выбирается правильный ответ)
1. What is this about?
a. about Mr. Stephenson, engineer of c. about the first steam train
locomotive
b. about West Locomotive Road d. about Patton Colliery
2. The road was finished
a. in 1820 c. on the 27th of September, 1820
b. in November d. some years ago
3. When was the road for the first locomotive opened?
a. in 1820 c. on the 18th of November, 1822
b. in November d. some years ago
4. Who was appointed as a chief engineer as the locomotive railroad?
a. the Stockton c. the Patton Colliery
b. in 1819 d. Mr. Stephenson
5. Who came from all directions to witness the experiment?
a. the President c. crowds
b. the Prime Minister d. the chief engineer
6. What was the first locomotive’s speed?
a. twenty miles an hour c. four miles an hour
b. forty-four miles an hour d. averaging sixty-four
7. What did the locomotive consist of?
a. Wagons loaded with machines c. six wagons loaded with coal and
flour
b. Empty wagons d. it was passenger train
8. When did Mr. Stephenson become chief engineer next?
a. the Stockton and Burlington c. the Patton Colliery
Railway
b. Tyumen Railway Station d. the West Locomotive Road
9. What had the reason of success of Mr. Stephenson’s locomotives been?
a. The Stockton and Burlington c. great freights
Railway
b. Tried and proved practical d. beauty and comfort
