TEST
I COURSE II SEMESTER
Variant III
I. Open the brackets.
The house-party
Two weeks passed before we (hear) from Mr. Rochester again. We (inform) by his letter that he (return) in two days and (invite) a large number of ladies and gentlemen to stay for several days. Everybody was very busy as great preparations
(make) for the party. At last the great day came. We watched from an upstairs window carriages (arrive). The guests (welcome) by their host and his housekeeper.
Adele hoped that Mr. Rochester (call) her down to meet the guests when they all
(arrive) but in the end she got so tired that she (fall) asleep very early. Those (be) cheerful, busy days and the old house (never / see) so much life and activity. Mr.
Rochester and Blanche always (ride) together. Observing them closely, I (feel) very sure that he (marry) this fine lady very soon though it was obvious that he (not / give) her his heart. One day, I (tell) by the housekeeper that the master wanted me (bring)
Adele (introduce) to the guests. "If he (want) it, I (go), though it (not / make) me happy to meet so many new people,” I thought. I (never / see) so many beautiful and elegant people, but my eyes (fix) on Mr. Rochester whom I (know) I (love) while there (be) breath in my body. I noticed a stranger (come) up to the master. He (just / return) from the West Indies, where Mr. Rochester once (live). To my surprise I noticed Mr. Rochester suddenly turn pale.
II. Choose the correct answer.
1. The children were afraid of making any noise-Mom (sleep). a. was sleeping b. slept c. had been sleeping
2. He gave all his money to me because he (trust) me. a. would trust b. trusted c. had trusted
3. We were told that Andrew (go) to enter that college. a. is going b. went c. was going
4. The letter and parcel (post) tomorrow. a. will be post b. will have been posted c. will be posted
5. Margaret (know) to be a very industrious person. a. has been known b. is known c. is been known
6. In Greece the Olympic Games (hold) once in four years. a. were held

b. are being held c. are held
7.Tom said, “Jerry has been my best friend since our early childhood.” a. Tom told Jerry that he had been his best friend since their early childhood. b. Tom said that Jerry has been my best friend since our early childhood. c. Tom said that Jerry had been his best friend since their early childhood.
8.”Where is the nearest bus stop? the old man addressed a policeman. a. The old man asked where was the nearest bus stop. b. The old man asked a policeman where the nearest bus stop was. c. The old man told a policeman where the nearest bus stop was.
9. The teacher said to us, “Be quiet, please”. a. The teacher asked us be quiet. b. The teacher told us to be quiet. c. The teacher said to us to be quiet.
10.”Could you show me these jeans, please?” said the boy. a. The boy said to show him those jeans. b. The boy asked to show him those jeans. c. The boy asked if the salesgirl could show him these jeans.
11.”Don’t swim too far, dear,” asked Dad. a. Dad asked her not to swim too far. b. Dad asked don’t swim too far. c. Dad asked her if she wouldn’t swim too far.
12.”Oh, Michael,” said Jane, “she’ll never tell us if you talk like that.” a. Jane said to Michael that she will never tell them if he talks like that. b. Jane said Michael that she would never tell them if he talked like that. c. Jane told Michael that she would never tell them if he talked like that.
13.”Mary Poppins, do say what Andrew was saying to you,” said Jane. a. Jane asked Mary Poppins to say what Andrew was saying to her. b. Jane told Mary Poppins to say what Andrew had been saying to her. c. Jane asked Mary Poppins to say what Andrew had been saying to her.
14.”How is it that they’ve forgotten it all?” said John. a. John asked how was it that they have forgotten it all. b. John asked how it was that they had forgotten it all. c. John asked how it is that they have forgotten it all.

TEXT 3
Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
HI-FRY - THE SONY STORY
After the Second World War, Akio Morita, the co-founder of Sony, joined forces with a friend, Masaru Ibuka. Both men knew a great deal about telecommunications, so they used all their money, about £100, and set up a small engineering company, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. They found a small broken-down building to use as a laboratory in Tokyo. There were so many holes in the roof that when it rained, they had to continue working under umbrellas.
Their first task was to decide what to make. They didn’t want to make radios because of the competition from much larger companies. Instead, they decided to create an entirely new product, a tape recorder. They succeeded in making a machine, but unfortunately they didn’t have any tape, and they didn’t know how to produce it.
So they started to experiment, tried using a number of different materials. Finally, they made a breakthrough. They cut up strips of paper to make a reel, and painted them with a magnetic material that they heated on a frying pan in their small room. It worked and they gradually improved the process. In 1950, they began trying to sell their revolutionary machine.
And the rest is history!
1. Answer the questions.
1. When did Akio Morita and his friend start a company?
2. What was the name of the company?
3. How much money did they have?
4. Where was their laboratory located?
5. Did they make radios?
6. Why didn’t they want to make radios?
2. True or false?
1. Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka knew a great deal about the production of washing machines.
2. They decided to make radios.
3. The friends created a new product, a tape recorder.
4. They failed to produce any tape.
5. The company began selling tape recorders in 1950.
3. Translate the text.