1. At the moment, _________ an exercise in order to review the English verb tenses that I have learned.
I do
I doing
I'm doing
2. I _______ to the cinema last night.
went
gone
go
3. Peter ______ here tomorrow
will be
be
is
4. Be quiet! I ____________.
am working
work
worked
5. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've _______ eaten lunch.
yet
still
already
6. _______ you ever ________ to Hollywood?
Did ... go
Have .... go
Have ... gone
7. This house is quite old. It .... in 1910.
built
was built
build
8. He plays soccer, ..... ?
don't he?
does he?
doesn't he?
9. ______ you like the film?
Did
Do
Were
10. I've never __________ to England.
been
gone
being
III Essay Writing
My last visit to the concert (museum)
Signature of the examiner_____________
EXAM CARD XVIII
I Reading
The Washington National Monument
The Washington National Monument is a tapering shaft or obelisk of white marble, 555 feet five and one-eighth inches high.
In 1833 the Washington National Monument Society was organized "for the purpose of erecting a great National Memorial to Washington". Fifteen years later the cornerstone was laid.
The Lincoln Memorial
In 1867, two years after Abraham Lincoln's death, Congress organized the Lincoln Memorial Association to plan a monument to his memory.
Work finally started on February 12, 1914. Henry Bacon was the architect, and Daniel Chester French sculpted the great marble statue of Lincoln.
Carved on the walls are Lincoln's Gettysburg and Second Inaugural Addresses.
The Jefferson Memorial
Thomas Jefferson, besides being President of the United States, was also a gifted amateur architect, political thinker, and founder of the University of Virginia. This memorial, dedicated on April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth, was designed by the architectural firm of John Russell Pope in the simple classical style admired by Jefferson.
Inside the memorial is a 19-foot bronze statue of Jefferson sculpted by Rudulph Evans. Excerpts from four of Jefferson's writings are carved on the interior walls.
Write an annotation translation of the text
II Grammar
1. He always _____ his family
call
calling
calls
2. Ann ________ me yet.
haven’t called
didn’t call
hasn’t called
3. Peter ______ come tomorrow
will be
will
is
4. Look! Who ____________.
is coming
come
go
5. She can’t help you now, she __________ a shower.
has
is having
haves
6. _______ you ever ________ to America?
Did ... go
Have .... go
Have ... gone
7. He _______ tennis yesterday.
didn’t play
didn’t play in
doesn’t play
8. ___ she ______ early?
Does ….. get up
Do….. gets up
Does…. gets up
9. ________ I help you?
Do
Can
Have
10. ____ he already ______ the exam?
Have ….. passed
Has …. passed
Did …… pass
III Essay Writing
My favorite singer (band)
Signature of the examiner______________
EXAM CARD XIX
I Reading
Thanksgiving
Almost in every culture in the world there is a celebration of thanks for rich harvest. The American Thanksgiving began as a feast of thanksgiving almost four hundred years ago.
In 1620, a religious community sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World. They settled in what is now known as the state of Massachusetts.
Their first winter in America was difficult. They arrived too late to grow a rich harvest. Moreover, half the colony died from disease. The following spring the Iroquois Indians taught them how to grow corn. Indians showed them also how to grow other crops and how to hunt and fish.
In the autumn of 1621 they got a beautiful harvest of corn, barley, beans and pumpkins. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so they planned a feast. Local Indian chief and ninety Indians were present. The colonists learned from Indians how to cook cranberries and dishes of corn and pumpkins.
In following years many of the colonists celebrated the harvest with a feast of thanks. After the United States gained independence, Congress recommended one yearly day of thanksgiving for the whole country.
Later, George Washington suggested the date November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. Then, after the Civil war, Abraham Lincoln suggested the last Thursday in November to be the day of thanksgiving.
On Thanksgiving Day, family members gather at the house of an older relative, even if they live far away. All give thanks for everything good they have. Charitable organizations offer traditional meal to the homeless.
The traditional thanksgiving meal consists of roast turkey stuffed with herb-flavoured bread, cranberry jelly, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie. Other dishes may vary as to region: ham, sweet potatoes, creamed corn.