Read the text. Choose the correct variant.

High School Students Preparing For the Future

Almost every single career and job requires a high school diploma or a GED (General Educational Development).

So rather you already know what you want to do for a career or if you have no idea, basic communication and math skills are essential for every 1__________ and every career.

Your education is an investment in you. When you place 2______________ in a college you are investing in your future, your success and your life contentment. The first step of any investment is research. Research 3__________ careers interest you. Learn what you like about them, what you hate about them and who you are able to work with when days are gloomy. The key is finding a career that has more positives than negatives and the one that can make you want to go to work every day.

Let's say you are very creative and you are able to create stunning pieces of art, yet you are not competitive. That could effect your ability to advance your career.

However don't 4____________ a career that interests you just because it's competitive. If your interests and abilities draw you to a field like journalism, law, piloting, or some other competitive occupation — go for it. Just be prepared for the challenges and have a basic understanding of how you will face those challenges.

The world resolves around computers. Take advantage 5_________ every opportunity to learn new computer programs that can potentially advance your career.

You are the product that you are selling to 6____________. You will have to market your skills, abilities and your experience.

There is no such thing as a person who knows it all. Take every opportunity to 7__________ new skills. In addition, the more you upgrade your skills, the more likely your career will advance and adapt to future changes.

 

1. 1) job   2) work 3) labour 4) vacancy

2. 1) oneself  2) - 3) yourself 4) youselves

3. 1) that    2) what 3) -   4) which

4. 1) put out 2) put up at 3) put on 4) put off

5. 1) on 2) of 3) in 4) over

6. 1) masters 2) employees 3) owners 4) employers

7. 1) learn 2) study 3) find out 4) discover

 

Match the texts 1-7 and the titles A - H. Fill in the chat. There is one extra title.

A. Vacations

B. One or two schools during the primary stage

C. The law on full-time education

D. Streaming in junior schools

E. Leaving school

F. Starting to go to school

G. Going to university

H. What about charge?

 

1.Full-time education is compulsory from the age of five, and it is customary for children to start school at the beginning of the term in which their fifth birthday falls.

2. They must not leave before the end of the term in which they reach the age of sixteen, but they may continue until the age of nineteen.

3. A child normally completes the primary stage at the end of the school year in which his eleventh birthday falls. During this primary stage, a child may attend one school, or, particularly in urban areas, two, these being an infants' school and a junior school.

4. Parents are required by law to see that their children receive full-time education, at school or elsewhere, between the ages of 5 and 16 in England, Scotland and Wales 4 and 16 in Northern Ireland.

5. Compulsory education is free charge, though parents may choose a private school and spend their money on education their children. About 93% of pupils receive free education from public funds, while the others attend independent schools financed by fees paid by parents.

6. Most junior schools carry out a policy of streaming, that is to say, the children are divided into an A stream of the cleverest, a B stream of the next in ability, and so on.

7. The school year begins in September, and continues until late in July. It is divided into three terms separated by vacations atChristmas and at Easter, each lasting about three weeks, and a summer vacation of six or seven weeks.

 

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Контрольная работа №3.

Grammar: Perfect Tenses

Vocabulary: London

 

The Present Perfect Tense

(Настоящее совершенное время)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I we        have + you          V (ed)3 they   he         has + she        V (ed)3 it	I          we   Have you               they                         V(ed)3?           he Has       she           it	I       we        have not   you       V (ed)3 they   he       has not     she       V (ed)3 it

 

The Past Perfect Tense

(Прошедшее совершенное время)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I he she     had + it         V (ed)3 we you they	I           he          she  Had it      V(ed)3?          we              you          they	I he she     had not       it         V(ed)3 we you  they

The Future Perfect Tense

(Будущее совершенное время)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I         shall have     we       V(ed)3   he she it        will have you     V(ed)3   they	I   shall   we                            have         he    V(ed)3?        she         will   it           you        they	I   you   shall not            have V(ed)3 we  he she   will not  it           have V(ed)3  they

 

Test 1.

 

1. Anna... a good job.

a) finds

b) has found

c) founded

d) have found

 

2. I... a new flat a few months ago.

a) bought

b) have been buying

c) have bought

d) buy

 

3.... Paul Simon’s latest record?

a) Have you heard

b) Have you been hearing

c) Did you hear

d) Are you heard

4. Sorry. I... one of your glasses.

a) have broken

b) broke

c) break

d) have been breaking

 

5.... you ever... to London?

a) has / been

b) have / been

c) have / were

d) have / be

 

6. I... not... him since June.

a) did / see

b) did / seen

c) have / saw

d) have / seen

 

7. They... John yesterday.

a) met

b) have met

c) meted

d) has met

 

8. Mary... Paris for London in 2013.

a) has left

b) have left

c) left

d) leaved

 

9. I haven’t done it....

a) yet

b) already

c) just

d) since

 

10. She’s... the letter. She... it yesterday.

a) wrote / wrote

b) written / writte

c) wrote / written

d) written / wrote

 

11. I _____ her for everything she _____.

a) thanking / did

b) thanked / had done

c) have thanked / has done

d) had thanked / had done

 

12. When I got to the office, I _____ that I _____ to lock the front door.

a) had realized / forget

b) realized / had forgotten

c) realized / forget

d) had realized / had forgotten

 

13. Lisa _____ me a lift because I _____ the bus.

a) gave / missed

b) have given / have missed

c) gave / had missed

d) had gave / missed

 

14. I _____ you at 8.00, but you _____ just _____ out.

a) call / have / gone

b) called / have / gone

c) called / had / gone

d) have called / have / gone

 

15. Why … you … my breakfast before I came back? Were you so hungry?

a) have/eaten

b) has/eaten

c) had/eaten

d) did/ate

 

16. When John made his mind to sign up for English course, Tom …already … it.

a) had/done

b) have/done

c) did/do

d) has/done

 

17. We … not … to any foreign country yet but in the foreseeable future we intend to go abroad and take a trip.

a) have/been

b) have/seen

c) had/been

d) were/been

 

18. She …a member of our organization for more than 10 years.

a) has/be

b) have/been

c) was

d) has/been

 

19. You are the most beautiful woman I … even …. Why are you single then?

a) have/seen

b) had/seen

c) has/seen

d) was/seen

20. She … only for half a year for an employer before she was fired.

a) has/worked

b) had/worked

c) worked

d) was working

 

21. When I went to school I was very scared because I … not … my previous homework.

a) had/done

b) have/dove

c) did/do

d) was/doing

 

22. He’s the 10th person who …me what is the weather today this morning!

a) has/ask

b) has/asked

c) had/asked

d) was/asked

 

23. I’m looking for Kate. Can you tell me where she is at the moment? – I don’t know, she … just ….

a) have/leved

b) have/left

c) has/leave

d) has/left

 

24. … your mother … the table by the time you were back from Canada?

a) has/laid

b) had/lad

c) had/laid

d) had/lying

25. By the time you come home, I … dinner.

a) will have cooken

b) will had cooken

c) will have cooked

d) will had cooked

 

26. I … the article by noon.

a) will have finished

b) will has finished

c) will have finish

d) will had finished

 

27. By the time you arrive in Paris, we … for Rome.

a) will have already leave

b) will had already leave

c) will have already leaved

d) will have already left

 

28. We … for 10 years by next month.

a) will been had married

b) will have been married

c) will has been married

d) will had been married

 

29. … the washing-up before she goes out?

a) Will she have done

b) Will she had done

c) She will had done

d) She will have done

 

30. By the time you get home I … the house.

a) will have not cleaned

b) will has not cleaned

c) won’t has cleaned

d) won't have cleaned

 

31. I … the book until next month.

a) will have read

b) will has read

c) won’t have read

d) won’t has read

 

32. You … about his attitude to homeless animals.

a) will has heard

b) will have heard

c) will must heard

d) will had heard

 

33. She … home before the traffic jam.

a) will have got

b) will has got

c) will had got

d) will has get

 

34. You … till she comes back.

a) will have not gone

b) will not gone

c) will has not gone

d) won’t have gone