Контроль навичок письма 11 клас I семестр

I. Choose the correct answer.

In 1873, a grocery salesman named Joel Cheek became interested in coffee and came up with his own unique blend. Realizing that he (1)              [created, has created, had created, was creating]a fine brew, he decided to sell it. One of the South's (2)          [good, best, better, the best]hotels, the Maxwell House, liked his coffee and began to serve it to guests; hence the name Maxwell House Coffee. In 1907, on returning from a bear hunt in (3)     [—, a, the, an]Mississippi, President Theodore Roosevelt was a guest of the Ladies Hermitage Association at Andrew (4)           [Jackson, Jacksons, Jacksons', Jackson's] homestead in Nashville, Tennessee. He was served a cup of Maxwell House Coffee. Upon being offered a refill, he remarked on the excellent quality of the coffee and uttered the famous line, "Delightful. This coffee is good to (5)            [last, latest, the last, the latest] drop." Apparently when Roosevelt (6)                  [had talked, talked, had been talking, would talk] people listened.

II. Choose the correct answer.

Big Ben is probably the UK's most famous clock and one of London's (7)           [good, better, most well, best]known landmarks, sitting on the bank of (8)     [a, an, the, —]Thames and forming an important part of the city's skyscape. It's popular both with tourists and locals alike. There is some confusion as to the name Big Ben. Some people use it to refer to the entire clock tower, (9)            [others, the others, other, others'] use the name to refer to just the clock. In fact strictly speaking the name Big Ben applies just to one bell, the largest bell in the clock. However you define it, Big Ben is massive. The tower is 316 foot high. (10)       [Every, Each, All, Both]of the four faces of the clock is 23 foot square and the figures are each 4 foot tall. The origin of the name Big Ben is uncertain. Some people have said it (11)            [has come, came, had come, was coming] about during the parliamentary debate to consider naming the clock - after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was known as "Big Ben". Another possibility is that the name referred to Benjamin Caunt, a heavyweight boxing champion of the time (12)_       [who, which, whose, whom] nickname was "Big Ben".

III. Use the Conditionals I, II, III.

1. If it (to snow)__         [to snow, snows, snow], the children will play snowballs.

2. If I (not to know)___             [didn't know, not to know, don't know] English, I should not be able to enjoy Byron's poetry.

3. I (not to do)_              [not to do, couldn't do, shouldn't do]it if you did not ask me.

4. If men (to have)__      [have, had, has] no weapons, would wars be possible?

5. You will never finish your work if you (to waste)__         [waste, wasted, wasting]your time like that.

6. If I (to have) __                            [had his telephone numbers, had his telephone number, have his telephone number]his telephone number, I should easily settle this matter with him.

7. If I (to have)__      [had, have] this rare book, I should gladly lend it to you.

8. The dish would have been much more tasty if she (to be)__           [have been, had been, has been] a better cook.

9. He never (to phone)__                         [never have phoned, could never have phoned, would never have phoned] you if I hadn't reminded him to do that.

10. Your brother (to become)__              [could become, would become] much stronger if he took cold baths regularly.