Государственное казенное образовательное учреждение

Государственное казенное образовательное учреждение

высшего образования

«Российская таможенная академия»

САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ИМЕНИ В. Б. БОБКОВА ФИЛИАЛ

Кафедра иностранных языков

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА

по дисциплине «ИНОСТРАННЫЙ ЯЗЫК» английский

5 семестр

Выполнил:

Студент Шишова Е. О.

Форма обучения заочная

Факультет таможенного дела

3 курс Группа Тс1902ЗС

Проверил:

Симонова Ю. Б.

Количество баллов _____

Подпись

«____»______________2021г.

Test files

Version 1.

Part 1. Vocabulary

Task 1. Match words on the left and their definitions on the right (10 points).

gift wrapping	covering items in attractive paper to be given as a present
agenda	a list of things that people will discuss at a meeting
landline	a cable (=set of wires) that carries telephone signals under or over the ground
accommodation	a place for someone to stay, live, or work in, a house, flat, or hotel room
landlord	a man who owns a house, flat, or room that people can rent
lean manufacturing	spending as little money and employs as few workers as possible so that it will make a good profit
utility	a public service such as gas, water, or electricity that is used by everyone
delivery	the process of bringing goods or letters to a place
refund	paying money back to not satisfied customers
tailoring	making or changing clothes for sb.

Part 2. Grammar

Task 2. Open the brackets (10 points).

Boeing ___is____(to be) the world's largest aerospace company. The company __supports___ ( to support) airlines and U. S. and customers in 150 countries. Boeing services ___tailored______ (to tailor) by the company and __include_______ (to include) advanced information and communication systems, logistics and training. Boeing _____has____(to have) a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. The company __continues____ (to continue) to expand its product line and services to meet emerging customer needs. Boeing ___is organized______(to organize) into two business units: Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. In 1997, Boeing ____joined_____ (to join) with the lineage of Douglas airplanes. Now the group _____provides____ (to provide) a broad range of services worldwide. The organization traditionally ___paid______ (to pay) particular attention to the success of development programs.

Part 3 Reading

Task 3

10 points

Read the article below about teleworking.

Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B or C.

Working (1)___A______ have changed throughout history, and the organization of work worldwide (2)____B_____ through a major change nowadays, mainly due to the rise of information and communication technologies. More and more people (3)____B_____ from ‘virtual offices’ – at home, in café s or other locations. The term ‘teleworking’ was invented to describe this (4) ____A____ of working in 1973, but it is only more recently that teleworking has become common.

Teleworking requires a new management style. In the traditional workplace employees can be monitored (5)__A_____ to check on their performance. This cannot be done with workers at a greater distance from management, so these days managers (6)___C______ more emphasis on the successful achievement of objectives instead.

Teleworking brings many advantages. It (7)____B_____ the costs of running offices, and employees can enjoy more flexibility in their working schedule. Less work-related travel by commuters results in a (8)___B______ in traffic congestion, and videoconferencing limits the need for international travel. Companies can therefore reduce their carbon (9)____B_____. As more people work from home and fewer people commute to major towns and cities, smaller towns and villages are (10) ___A______being rejuvenated, and local economies strengthened.

1 A trends B percentages C performances

2 A goes B is going C go

3 A works B are working C work

4 A condition B operation C system

5 A closely B close C closer

6 A are put B is putting C are putting

7 A goes down B reduces C increases

8 A rise B decrease C grow

9 A footstep B footprint C fingerprint

10 A slowly B slow C slower

Part 4 Writing

Task 2

10 points

Write an email based on the following brief. Write about 30-40 words.

Your colleague Joshua has just emailed you a copy of his plans for the company’s exhibition stand at a convention next month. He has asked you to read it and give any comments and advice. It looks good, but as the budget is quite large you think he could do more to make the stand even more effective.

Write an email to Joshua:

o telling him what you like about the plans

o suggesting some extra ideas

o suggesting that you meet tomorrow to discuss the plans.

To: Joshua

Cc:

Subject: Re: Exhibition stand

Dear Joshua I really liked the concept of your exhibition stand plan, as well as the original presentation and informative content. As an addition, I can recommend you to create an introductory video with visual effects from professional directors, and purchase more digital media for the exhibition. I am happy to help you with this, for example, tomorrow at lunch. Sincerely, your colleague Eugenia