Семестрова контрольна робота 04 для студентів ІІ курсу всіх спеціальностей

Task 1. Read the story and mark the following statements as true or false.

A rich American went to Paris and bought a very strange picture painted by a fashionable modern artist. The American thought the picture was very fine because he had paid a lot of money for it. But when he came to his hotel and wanted to hang the picture up on the wall, he could not tell which was the top and which the bottom of the picture. The American turned the picture this way and that, but still could not decide which was the top and which was the bottom. So he thought of a plan. He hung the painting in the dining-room and invited the artist to dinner. When the artist came, the American said nothing to him about the picture. When the artist began to eat his soup, he looked at the picture many times. When he began to eat his fish, he put on his glasses and looked at the picture again. Before he began to eat his fruit, he got up and walked over to the picture to look at it more closely. At last when they began to drink their coffee, he understood that the picture was upside down.
"Why, my friend", he said, "my picture is hung upside down".
"Oh, is it?" said the American. "Why didn't you tell me so at once?"
"Well, you see, I was not sure myself at first", said the artist.

1. The text describes modern American art.______

2.The person who bought the picture by a modern artist was from the USA

3. An American stayed in the hotel

4.A rich American saw a picture at the National portrait Gallery in London

5. The picture was a watercolour portrait of the American's wife.

6. The picture was rather cheap but nice.

7. The American invited the artist to a fashionable restaurant

8. The American invited the artist to dinner in order to find out what was the name of the picture

9. The artist noticed at once that the picture was upside down

10. The rich American turned the picture over so that nobody would notice that it was upside down.

11.The artist was sure that the picture was not upside down

12.The American didn’t leave the picture on the wall as it was.

Task 2. Read the text below. For questions (1—5) choose the correct answer .

London started its first major bike hire scheme on July 30th. Transport For London (TFL), the agency responsible for moving people around England's capital, put 5,000 bicycles in 400 different locations around the city. The idea was to cut traffic, reduce pollution and provide a greener way of getting around London's streets. The scheme had a few teething problems on its first day as people could not lock the bikes properly once they had finished riding them. As a gesture of goodwill, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced all rentals on the first day would be free of charge. The bikes are available for free for the first 30 minutes but costs go up steeply thereafter. Renters have to pay $1,60 for the first hour and $78 for 24 hours. The bikes are clearly designed for very short trips.

TFL says it sees a «cycle revolution» happening in London. It predicts there will be around 40,000 new cycle journeys every day on the rental bikes. Mr Johnson says he wants to see a return to the mid of the 20th century, when 20 per cent of journeys in London were made by bicycle.

The scheme has received a lot of positive feedback in the first two days. Many Londoners believe it is a great alternative to London's overcrowded and overpriced trains and buses. One commuter said: «It's a great idea. I've seen it operating in Paris and Barcelona and thought, why don't we have one?»

The Reuters news also said that the bikes were very well-built and were «designed to withstand a beating from both careless cyclists and drunken vandals».

1.London first major bike hire scheme was started in order to _______

2.The problem that the scheme faced on its first day was that _____ .

3.According to the statement of TFL, ______________ .

4.In the first two days the scheme ___________ .

5.Many Londoners believe that __________ .

Task 3. Choose the right answer to complete each sentence correctly.

1.One of the main causes of pollution, is _____ from cars.

2.Scientists are increasingly worried about the hole in the ozone _____.

3.The weather around the world is changing because of _____ warming.

4.This is a _____ acted film. I was impressed.

5.All the actors give good _____ and the photography is superb.

6.The plot develops in an _____ way.

Task 4. Read the text below. Choose the correct answer from the list

Practice Outcomes of the Youth-Led Project

An example of a good practice of the Ukrainian youth section is the youth project entitled «My Right for Education: Youth Volunteer Teachers for Homeless & Neglected Children». This project was              [motivated, designed, intentioned, meant]by the Ta Strada- Ukraine youth section and is focused on educational awareness-raising work with children staying in the Kyiv Detention Centre for Minors. Detention centres are institutions where children are          [placed, caught, taken, found] by police when they run away from home, are trafficked from abroad, involved in prostitution, etc.

Through this project, young pedagogical university student volunteers teach children          [staying, stating, staring, starving] at the detention centre subjects including Mathematics, Reading, Writing and Geography. They also conduct trainings on safety, prevention measures and           [withhold, contact, mislead, share] information about children rights violations and child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children. The youth project has been successful              [rather than, although, in order, because] it was implemented by young people. Young teachers, with no prior experience similar to this, were given training, so that they taught their classes       [at, with, under, on] confidence.

The curriculum was revised so that lessons were short, several times per week and on different subjects. As the classes progressed, the children were more enthusiastic and           [looked, watched, saw, glimpsed] forward to the next lessons.