VI. Choose the right variant.

1. He looked at his watch quickly.
a. searched
b. reached
c. glanced
d. sobbed
e. raced

2. The robbers looked through the whole house for money.
a. searched
b. glanced
c. hunted
d. sobbed
e. tossed

3. When she got her test back, she was so disappointed that she threw it away.
a. searched
b. poured
c. roared
d. tossed
e. raced

4. The waiter put Kuala Beer into my glass.
a. filled
b. poured
c. reached
d. threw
e. tossed

5. When her dog died, she cried very hard for half an hour.
a. yelled
b. screamed
c. sobbed
d. raced
e. drowned

6. It was foggy and I watched my friend move out of sight into the distance as he walked away.
a. toss
b. throw
c. disappear
d. pour
e. race

7. Would you like some more to eat. No thank you. I've had more than enough already.
a. amount
b. race
c. pour
d. plenty
e. much

8. This road turns a lot.
a. races
b. roars
c. admits
d. widens
e. bends

9. Please do this now!
a. immediately
b. later
c. sooner
d. whenever
e. before long

10. Someone who is not strong is ___.
a. muscular
b. weak
c. pale
d. raced
e. excited

11. When your face does not have much colour, it is ___.
a. pale
b. excited
c. calm
d. seek
e. painted

12. Another word for quiet is ___.
a. excited
b. adventure
c. pale
d. calm
e. search

13. A story from the past is called a ___.
a. account
b. article
c. exciting
d. myth
e. ancient

14. On a clear night, the moon ___ so brightly that you can see your shadow.
a. pours
b. shines
c. excites
d. looks
e. seems

15. A box for keeping valuable things is called a ___.
a. valuable
b. mommy
c. plenty
d. safe
e. sale

 

VII. Translate into English.

1. Я не уйду, пока вы не скажете мне правду.

2. Что ты будешь делать, если не поступишь в Университет?

3. На твоём месте я бы не пил так много кофе.

4. Если ты только не выключишь эту музыку, я поломаю магнитофон.

5. Если бы погода была теплее, мы бы отправились в лес.

6. Я бы поехал с вами, если бы у меня было свободное время.

 

МОДУЛЬ 36.

 

Test 36.

 

I. Choose the best word or phrase a, b, or c.

(1) Did you know that Peter used to work _________ a chauffeur?

a) like b) at c) as

 

(2) My father used to earn _________ in a travelling circus!

a) a life b) a living c) a salary

 

(3) I’m hoping to get a _________ later this year.

a) pay rise b) pay raise c) well-paid

 

(4) I’m hoping to _________ later this year.

a) get promoted b) get promotion c) have promoted

 

(5) I had several _________ before I became a social worker.

a) careers b) works c) jobs

 

II. Read the text and do the test below.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most important figures in the history of music. He had the greatest influence on the last 150 years of music, as no other composer in history wrote such powerful and expressive music, and especially not against such great odds.

Born in Bonn in 1770, Beethoven was extremely talented. His father was a great lover of music, and had dreams of making his son the next Mozart. Although Beethoven was no child prodigy, he did learn to play the piano, violin and organ at a young age. By the time he reached fourteen, he was a proficient organ player and was employed to play professionally.

Sadly, Beethoven’s mother died suddenly when he was seventeen. Following this tragedy, his home life declined, and he left home in 1790 to travel to Vienna. Here, he studied composition with Haydn, but after some time he began to find Haydn’s teaching methods frustrating and he moved on to study with other composers.

Beethoven did not perform in public until he was twenty-five, but from his first performance, he became extremely popular with both the common people and the aristocracy of Vienna. He was lucky enough to become well-known at a time when the middle class were becoming more powerful, so he did not have to rely on the wealthy to offer him work. He was given many opportunities to perform publicly and this, as well as well-paid publishing deals, enabled him to live quite comfortably.

Beethoven is regarded by most musicians and composers to be the greatest symphonist that ever lived. He wrote compositions for orchestra which were revolutionary for his time. Although he followed classical musical forms, he wrote such powerful and beautiful melodies that no listener could fail to be amazed. He was the only composer whose music combined a force and elevation which has become legend. Unlike Mozart, Beethoven did not write complete pieces of music in his head, but worked hard on each composition, filling dozens of books with his effort to create perfect music.

In the early nineteenth century, just as his career was reaching its peak, Beethoven realised that he was beginning to grow deaf. This problem quickly became worse, and he became deeply depressed. He was able to perform and conduct his music less and less, and after a while, he was forced to communicate with his friends and colleagues by using a notebook. The music he wrote at this time terrified those who heard it. By 1820 Beethoven was completely deaf and he isolated himself from society. He died in 1827, full of rage at the fact that his ability to enjoy his own music had been taken away from him.

Beethoven was a wonderful composer who expressed human feelings through music in a way no one else has ever done. Today, his deep, inspiring and yet tragic music is still enjoyed by millions of people all over the world.

 

1. When he was a child, Beethoven

a. was a child prodigy.

b. loved listening to Mozart.

c. learnt to play some instuments.

d. was not very good at music.

2. Beethoven went to Vienna

a. when he was seventeen.

b. to learn how to compose music.

c. to be with his friend Haydn.

d. because he wanted to travel.

3. Beethoven stopped studying with Haydn because

a. he did not like Haydn.

b. he wanted to get to know other composers.

c. he did not like the way Haydn taught.

d. he moved to another area.

4. Beethoven performed in public a lot because

a. he only performed for middle class people.

b. only the wealthy asked him to perform.

c. he was able to perform for all classes.

d. the common people loved his music.

5. Beethoven is thought of as a great symphonist because

a. he wrote entire pieces of music in his head.

b. he wrote many books of music.

c. his music was different to any other composer’s.

d. he only wrote music for orchestras.

6. Beethoven was unlike Mozart because

a. he wrote all his music down on paper.

b. he composed music in his head.

c. his music amazed people.

d. he wrote dozens of books of music.

7. When Beethoven became deaf

a. he communicated by asking people to write things down.

b. he was still able to perform.

c. his career improved.

d. he stopped writing music.

 

III. Choose the correct verb form to complete the dialogue.

A: Hello, Tim.

B: Hi, Edgar. Listen, (1) are you doing / will you do anything this afternoon?

A: Yes. (2) I’m meeting / I’ll meet Liz and Gary in about 20 minutes.

B: Where (3) are you going / will you go?

A: Kayaking. Would you like to come too?

B: Yes, I’d love to. Where (4) are you meeting / will you meet Liz and Gary?

A: At the waterfall. You (5) are needing / will need to rent a kayak.

B: No problem. I (6) am getting / will get some money. Can you wait here for me?

A: No, I (7) am going to make / am making a quick phone call. I (8) am seeing / will see you at the waterfall in 20 minutes.

B: OK. See you then.

 

IV. Complete the text with words from the box.

tuition fell brilliant fail grades timetable

ultra-modern fond behaviour mixed-sex

I went to an (1) ____________ private school. It was a (2) ____________ school, which was unusual, because most private schools in my country are single-sex. We studied lots of subjects, worked hard, and our (3) ____________ was always very full.

 

I wasn’t a (4) ____________ student, and sometimes my (5) ____________ was quite bad. I remember one Latin lesson I actually (6) ____________ asleep, which was very embarrassing! My parents were worried about my exam (7) ____________, and they thought I might not get a place at university, so they organized some private (8) ____________ for me. I was really (9) ____________ of my teacher, Mrs Chapman, and I didn’t (10) ____________ any of my examinations. I even passed Latin!