Контрольная работа для 10 класса (углубленное изучение)
тест по английскому языку (10 класс) на тему

Variant I

1. Put the new words in their proper forms to complete the sentences.

1. I have always …….. my parents with respect.

2. The Earth ………………. on its axis.

3. I ................ my arm on a rose bush yesterday.

4. I stood at the bus stop ............... with cold and wishing that I had worn my fur coat.

5. Have the ............... to admit that you’re wrong.

6. It .................... him to think that he can’t change anything.

7. The flowers in the vase are beginning to ...................

8. Julia was ............................ between a cup of coffee and orange juice.

9. The boy ........................ the magic lamp and a giant appeared.

10. The inn provided ................ and lodging.

Variant II

1. Put the new words in their proper forms to complete the sentences.

1. Bob ……………. us all to dinner at an expensive restaurant yesterday.

2. The old lady showed us how to ............... wool.

3. The tree’s branches had .................... his hands and they were bleeding.

4. James turned out to be a .................... businessman and soon he made a fortune.

5. It is common .................. to phone and say you’re going to be late.

6. I didn’t want to ……………………… you in the middle of the meeting.

7. If the light ......................., it gets dark.

8. The girl ......................... a  moment, then knocked on the door.

9. We’ve had really ......................... weather today.

10. The train station has an electronic ............. showing  all departer time.

2. Complete the sentences with the derivatives

1. John has done nothing to deserve such  ...................(treat)t. 

2. After a minute’s .....(hesitate) he gave us his answer.

3. Alec is quite a .....(decency) person, you can rely on him.

4. After five years of ........(oppressive), the peasants revolted.  

5. Living in the Amazon jungle was a profoundly ......... (disturb) experience.

6. The divorce was extremely ..... (distress) for the children.

2. Complete the sentences with the derivatives

1. Robert responded well to …(treat)t and is now walking again.

2. She is ….(hesitate)t about making new friends.

3. He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a …..(disturb). 

4. He tried to conceal his ……(distress) but the tremor of his voice was unmistakable.

5. His only injuries were some minor …….(scratch) above his eye.

6. This is where we ........(board) the bus. Prepare your tickets.

3. Complete the sentences: Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; to scratch together; to scratch one's plans; to scratch around (for sth):; to do sth from scratch; up to scratch; to scratch the surface; to scratch one's head; to scratch a living

1. Our experiment failed, so we had to do everything again _________!

2. The decision was very sudden and left many cabinet members _____________.

3. I can’t say that I know the country well, I have only really ________________.

4. It began raining heavily and we ____________ for the weekend.

5. Who knows, I may be able to help you some day, too. You know what         they say — -----------------------------------------------------.

3. Complete the sentences: Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; to scratch together; to scratch one's plans; to scratch around (for sth):; to do sth from scratch; up to scratch; to scratch the surface; to scratch one's head; to scratch a living

1. The hotels we were recommended weren’t _______ and we decided to look for something better.

2.  I don’t know how they are ________ with so many kids and just one breadwinner.

3. Everyone did their best to _____________ for the lost document but in vain — it was never found.

4. How much money have you managed to ______________________?

4. Fill in the gaps (synonyms)

1. ______the pleasant or unpleasant quality of sth that you notice when        you breathe in through your nose.

2. _________a pleasant and faint smell.

3. _________a pleasant and usually strong smell.

4. _________an unpleasant and strong smell.

4. Fill in the gaps (synonyms)

1. ______the pleasant or unpleasant quality of sth that you notice when        you breathe in through your nose.

2. _________a pleasant and faint smell.

3. _________a pleasant and usually strong smell.

4. _________an unpleasant and strong smell.

5. _________different        from what is ordinary, peculiar, hard to        understand.

6. __________ strange, slightly unwell/mad, when something is wrong

7. ___________not known, not even seen before, foreign.

5. _________different        from what is ordinary, peculiar, hard to        understand.

6. __________ strange, slightly unwell/mad, when something is wrong

7. ___________not known, not even seen before, foreign.

5. Paraphrase the following to get compound adjectives.

1. A tunnel which is forty kilometres long.

2. A farm that has sixty hectares,

3. A journey that lasts three days.

4. A bag that weighs five kilos.

5. A man who is thirty-three years old.

5. Paraphrase the following to get compound adjectives.

1. A suit that costs ninety pounds.

2. A note for one hundred roubles.

3. A conference that lasts three days.

4. A fence that is ten miles long.

5 . A walk that lasts fifteen minutes.

6. Complete the sentences. Use along, down, in, out.

1. Don’t forget to rub your horse ______        after the ride.

2. He penciled in his name, then changed his mind and rubbed it  _____.

3. My boss and I usually rub ____ all right.

4. I’m trying to forget making a fool of myself. Why do you keep rubbing it _?

6. Complete the sentences. Use along, down, in, out.

1. Chris has a habit of taking a cold shower and rubbing himself ___ every morning.

2. The teacher took a duster and rubbed        ______         everything that was written on the blackboard.

3. - Do you still feel humiliated? - As a matter of fact I do, but please don’t rub it ____.

4. I hope you’ll learn to rub        ______ well with your new classmates.

Variant I

1. Put the new words in their proper forms to complete the sentences.

1. I have always treated my parents with respect.

2. The Earth spins on its axis.

3. I scratched my arm on a rose bush yesterday.

4. I stood at the bus stop shivering with cold and wishing that I had worn my fur coat.

5. Have the decency to admit that you’re wrong.

6. It distresses him to think that he can’t change anything.

7. The flowers in the vase are beginning to fade.

8. Julia was hesitating between a cup of coffee and orange juice.

9. The boy rubbed the magic lamp and a giant appeared.

10. The inn provided board and lodging.

Variant II

1. Put the new words in their proper forms to complete the sentences.

1. Bob treated us all to dinner at an expensive restaurant yesterday.

2. The old lady showed us how to spin wool.

3. The tree’s branches had scratched his hands and they were bleeding.

4. James turned out to be a shrewd businessman and soon he made a fortune.

5. It is common decency to phone and say you’re going to be late.

6. I didn’t want to disturb you in the middle of the meeting.

7. If the light fades, it gets dark.

8. The girl hesitated a  moment, then knocked on the door.

9. We’ve had really oppressive weather today.

10. The train station has an electronic board showing  all departer time.

2. Complete the sentences with the derivatives

1. John has done nothing to deserve such treatment. 

2. After a minute’s hesitation he gave us his answer.

3. Alec is quite a decent person, you can rely on him.

4. After five years of oppression, the peasants revolted.  

5. Living in the Amazon jungle was a profoundly disturbing experience.

6. The divorce was extremely distressing for the children.

2. Complete the sentences with the derivatives

1. Robert responded well to treatment and is now walking again.

2. She is hesitant about making new friends.

3. He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance. 

4. He tried to conceal his distress but the tremor of his voice was unmistakable.

5. His only injuries were some minor scratches above his eye.

6. This is where we board the bus. Prepare your tickets.

3. Complete the sentences: Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; to scratch together; to scratch one's plans; to scratch around (for sth):; to do sth from scratch; up to scratch; to scratch the surface; to scratch one's head; to scratch a living

1. Our experiment failed, so we had to do everything again from scratch!

2. The decision was very sudden and left many cabinet members scratching their heads.

3. I can’t say that I know the country well, I have only really scratched its surface.

4. It began raining heavily and we scratched our plans for the weekend.

5. Who knows, I may be able to help you some day, too. You know what         they say — scratch my  back and I’ll scratch yours.

3. Complete the sentences: Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; to scratch together; to scratch one's plans; to scratch around (for sth):; to do sth from scratch; up to scratch; to scratch the surface; to scratch one's head; to scratch a living

1. The hotels we were recommended weren’t up to scratch and we decided to look for something better.

2.  I don’t know how they are scratching a living with so many kids and just one breadwinner.

3. Everyone did their best to scratch around for the lost document but in vain — it was never found.

4. How much money have you managed to scratch together?

4. Fill in the gaps (synonyms)

1. Smell  - the pleasant or unpleasant quality of sth that you notice when        you breathe in through your nose.

2. Scent - a pleasant and faint smell.

3. Aroma - a pleasant and usually strong smell.

4. Reek - an unpleasant and strong smell.

4. Fill in the gaps (synonyms)

1. Smell  - the pleasant or unpleasant quality of sth that you notice when        you breathe in through your nose.

2. Scent - a pleasant and faint smell.

3. Aroma - a pleasant and usually strong smell.

4. Reek - an unpleasant and strong smell.

5. Odd - different        from what is ordinary, peculiar, hard to        understand.

6. Queer - strange, slightly unwell/mad, when something is wrong

7. Strange - not known, not even seen before, foreign.

5. Odd - different        from what is ordinary, peculiar, hard to        understand.

6. Queer - strange, slightly unwell/mad, when something is wrong

7. Strange - not known, not even seen before, foreign.

5. Paraphrase the following to get compound adjectives.

1. A tunnel which is forty kilometres long.   a forty-kilometre tunnel

2. A farm that has sixty hectares.                  a sixty hectare farm   

3. A journey that lasts three days.                 a three day journey

4. A bag that weighs five kilos.                     a five kilo bag

5. A man who is thirty-three years old.         a thirty-three -year -old man

5. Paraphrase the following to get compound adjectives.

1. A suit that costs ninety pounds.       a ninety pound suit

2. A note for one hundred roubles.      a one hundred rouble note

3. A conference that lasts three days.   a three day conference

4. A fence that is ten miles long.          a ten- mile (long)  fence

5. A walk that lasts fifteen minutes.     a fifteen-  minute walk

6. Complete the sentences. Use along, down, in, out.

1. Don’t forget to rub your horse  down         after the ride.

2. He penciled in his name, then changed his mind and rubbed it  out.

3. My boss and I usually rub along all right.

4. I’m trying to forget making a fool of myself. Why do you keep rubbing it  in?

6. Complete the sentences. Use along, down, in, out.

1. Chris has a habit of taking a cold shower and rubbing himself  down every morning.

2. The teacher took a duster and rubbed         out everything that was written on the blackboard.

3. - Do you still feel humiliated? - As a matter of fact I do, but please don’t rub it in.

4. I hope you’ll learn to rub along well with your new classmates.