Проверочная работа
по английскому языку для 11 – го класса
/употребление артиклей, предлогов/
1.Use the right preposition to complete the sentences - about, of, to, in, for, from.
1. I apologize ………… being so late. 2. Roland is used …………. working with different tools.
3. We are tired ………… washing up ourselves. Can’t we buy a dishwasher?
4. My little brother is capable ………… running very fast.
5. We all dream ………… taking part in the coming dancing competition.
6. I’m sure the children are looking forward ……… their travelling to the sea.
7. The noise in the next room prevented me …………. learning the poem by heart.
8. I’m really happy that the school team succeeded ……… winning the competition.
9. The neighbour blamed the boys ………. breaking the window in his cottage.
10. The tourists thanked their guide ……….. helping them to do the sights of the city.
2.Use the right article ( a, the, - ) to complete the sentences. In some sentences both are possible.
1. ……… computer has greatly changed the life of people.
2.I have always believed in goodness of ………. Man.
3. ……….. dinosaurs lived very long time ago and are now extinct.
4. ………. rabbits make very good pets.
5. ………. windmill uses the power of the wind to do different kinds of work.
6. ……... wolf seldom lives alone.
7. ……… bluebird is a small songbird of North America.
8. Some people still think that ………woman’s place is at home.
9. ………..column is usually used to support the roof of a building.
10. …….. comet often looks like a bright star.
11. ………. honeybees make and store honey.
12. ………. helmet should be worn when you ride a motorcycle or a bike.
3.Choose the right word “ invent or discover” to complete the sentences.
1.I’like to know who ………….the mobile phone.
2.Many years ago they …………. iron in this place.
3.Penicillin was ………..by Alexander Fleming.
4.When was the atom ………. ?
5.All through their history people …………. new and new weapons.
6. Australia was ………. for Europeans by James Cook.
7. In what country was money first ……….. ?
8. I’ve recently ………… that my home town has a very interesting history.
9. Alexander Graham Bell ……….. the telephone in 1876.
10. He ……….. the truth about his birth only when he was a grown - up man.