Проверочные тесты на грамматику английского языка

Test 1. Article

1. Great Britain consists of ….. parts. ( the three, three, a three ).

2. It is washed by the waters of …… ( an Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean , the Atlantic Ocean )

3. The Queen of Great Britain is not ……….( the absolute , absolute, an absolute )

4. They are …….. ( a nice people , nice people, the nice people )

5. The acting was poor , but we enjoyed ….. ( music, the music, a music )

6. She simply loves ……. And dancing ( music, the music, a music )

7. Pushkin the first Russian poet was born in …… ( a 1799, the 1799, 1799)

Test 2. Article. Put the article ( a, the , - )

1. My friend likes to eat ……. fish.

2. Give me …. apple please .

3. My father is ….. engineer.

4. Tell him …… truth .

5. Russian people like ……tea.

6. Bring …… milk from the kitchen.

7. Moscow is on ….. Moskva River.

8. … Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on …. Earth.

9. This is …. Best wine I have ever drink.

10. ……. Earth is millions of kilometers from ….. Sun.

11. Is there …. letter for me ?

12. We celebrate New Year Day on …… 31^st of December.

Test 3. Verb.

1. The students are writing a dictation ( now, every morning )

2. I have finished my work ( yesterday , today )

3. He gets up early ( already, always )

4. I shall be working ( tomorrow , when you come )

5. He received a letter ( yesterday , today )

6. I was doing my homework ( for two hours , at 3 o'clock )

7. It was raining ( yesterday , at that time )

8. It has stopped raining ( already, by 3 o'clock )

9. They have been studying in Moscow ( for 5 years , 5 years ago )

10. We shall have translated the text ( at 3 o'clock, by 3 o'clock )

Test 2.

1. Вы обсудили план похода со своими друзьями? ( have you discussed , did you discuss, were you discussing )

2. Мы уже обсудили план, когда они позвонили ( discussed, have discussed, had discussed )

3. Я жду своего друга. ( have been waiting for, wait for, am waiting for )

4. Я ждал вас в течение трех часов. ( waited for, was waiting for, had been waiting for )

5. Мы обсудим план похода завтра ( shall discuss, shall be discussing, shall have discussed )

6. Позвоните ему. Он еще не спит ( does not sleep , isn't sleeping, hasn't been sleeping

7. Он приходит сюда раз в неделю. ( is coming, comes, has come )

8. С каких пор он живет здесь? ( has been living, lives, is living )

9. Он жил там уже три года , когда мы переехали туда. ( lived, had lived , had been living )

10. Я еще буду работать , когда вы вернетесь ( shall have been working, shall work, shall be working )

Present Continuous

Exercise 1. Put the verbs into Present Continuous

1. I ( read ) a book now. He ( read ) a book now. We ( read ) a book now.

2. I ( go ) to school now. The teacher ( go) to school now. The children ( go) to school now.

3. You ( work ) in the garden now. We ( work ) in the garden now. He ( work ) in the garden now.

4. I ( stand ) at the blackboard . She ( stand ) at the blackboard. They ( stand ) at the blackboard.

5. We ( come ). I ( come ). He ( come ) . She ( come ). You ( come ). They ( come )

6. I ( not to sing ) . She ( not to sing ) now. They ( not to sing ) now.

7. We ( not to say ) now. He ( not to say ) now.

8. I ( eat ) now? You ( eat ) now ? They ( eat ) now? He ( eat ) now ?

9. What you ( do ) now ? Where they ( work ) now ? Why he ( stare ) at me ?

Exercise 2. Open the brackets :

1. I ( read ) now . I ( read ) every day.

2. He ( to sleep ) now . He ( to sleep ) every night .

3. We ( drink ) tea now. We ( drink ) tea every morning.

4. They ( go ) to school . They ( go) to school now.

5. We ( not to watch ) TV now. We ( not to watch ) TV in the morning.

6. You ( work ) now. You work every Monday.

7. He ( play ) in the afternoon. He ( play ) now.

Exercise 3.

1. I ( not to drink ) coffee now. I ( write ) an English exercise .

2. I ( not to drink ) coffee in the evening. I ( to drink ) coffee in the morning.

3. Your friend ( to do ) his homework now ?

4. Your friend ( to go ) to school in the morning ?

5. Look ! The baby ( sleep ) ! No wonder , the baby ( sleep ) after dinner every day .

6. My grandmother ( not to work ) . She is on pension.

7. I usually ( get ) up at 7 o'clock.

Exerciser 4. Translate

1. ( сейчас ) Я читаю. Он пишет. Она работает. Мы говорим. Они спрашивают. Папа пьет чай. Мама готовит. Вы сидите за столом.

2. ( обычно ) Я работаю. Мы работаем. Они работают. Она учится. Мой брат читает. Мы говорим, читаем , пишем на уроках английского.

3. ( сейчас ) Я не читаю. Она не говорит. Он не пишет. Мы не идем . Вы не едите. Они не пьют.

4. ( обычно ) Я не работаю. Он не думает. Она не строит дом. Вы не говорите. Мы не едим и не пьем.

Past Continuous

Find Past Continuous

1. He was doing his lessons when I came .

2. I had been thinking about this for a long time.

3. They are writing a text.

4. I was told to clean the blackboard.

5. You were played tricks on.

Put the verbs into Past Continuous

1. I ( do ) my lessons at that time .

2. He ( go ) to school when I saw him.

3. They ( have ) a good time with us at that time last year.

4. While I ( speak ) he listened to me attentively.

5. Stop talking ! We ( think ) !

Past Indefinite or Past Continuous?

1. I ( have ) dinner when he ( come )

2. They ( play ) tennis when we ( see ) them

3. I ( see ) this beautiful picture at the shop window when I ( go ) to school yesterday.

4. We ( call ) spirits at night when the door ( open )

5. While he ( sit ) in the class I ( wash ) everything in the corridor.

Translate

1. Он пришел , когда мы обедали.

2. Пока вы думали , они все сделали.

3. Часы остановились , когда мы сидели в холле.

4. Я готовила обед , в то время когда он убирал в комнате.

Choose the right tense ( Past Indefinite or Past Continuous ) to complete the sentences :

1. Who ( look ) ……….through the magazine when you ( come ) ………..into the library?

2. While Nelly ( cook ) ……some traditional Japanese dish both her brothers ( give ) ……..…her a lot of advice.

3. She ( use ) …..a lot of examples while she (b explain ) …….…a new rule to her class.

4. Yesterday I ( be ) .very busy. At 12 o'clock I ( write ) …………my English exercise, at 4 I ( have ) ………..my music class and at 6.30 I ( learn ) ………….to work on the computer.

5. She ( can ) …………...not understand what he ( talk ) …….about .

6. The weather ( be ) …….fine and a lot of people ( swim ) …………….in the river.

Open the brackets to complete the story

It was a bright day with no wind. Andy ( start) down to the library , ( get ) a book about lions. " I ( not, read) a real book about dangerous animals yet " ( think ) Andy. So he ( take) the book home and (begin to read ) Just before supper his grandfather ( tell ) him some stories about hunting lions. While Andy ( listen ) to his grandpa he ( fall ) asleep. In his dream he ( see) many lions.

Test 5. Present Perfect

Task 1. Look at the verbs. Give their three forms . Write them into two groups : regular verbs and irregular verbs :

To be, to laugh, to build, to study, to become , to happen , to burn, to describe , to read , to lock, to lead , to count , to come, to work , to keep , to join, to learn, to take, to say , to wake up, to go , to get , to know , to hear, to do

Task 2. Fill in yet, already, ever , never , just

We have been to the Tower of London. -

She hasn't woken up - .

Peter Brown has seen Westminster Abbey. -

Has he become an architect? -

Have they been to Buckingham Palace ? -

They haven't built a monument in the square . -

Task 3. Underline the verb in proper tense :

1. Our class ( began , have begun ) at 8.30 last year.

2. My little sister ( didn't drink, hasn't drunk ) her glass of milk yet .

3. We ( chose , have chosen ) the presents for Christmas.

4. Nelly ( drew , has drunk) a funny picture last Thursday.

5. They ( had lunch, have had lunch ).

6. " We ( ate , have eaten ) all the bananas " he said.

7. I ( spent, have spent ) all the money yesterday.

8. We ( swam , have swum ) in the ocean.

Task 1. Put the adverb intro the right position :

e.g. Mike's mother cooks a chicken ( well ) - Mike's mother cooks a chicken well

1. The boys come with us . ( always )

2. We are sitting at dinner table ( comfortably)

3. Ann takes the dog for a walk. ( never )

4. The paint the house ( often )

5. He speaks English ( fluently .)

6. We leave early in the morning . ( usually )

7. They lived all their life in the country ( happily )

8. They quarrel ( often )

9. She cuts off the roses ( often )

10. I have done the task ( already )

Task 2. Ask the questions

1. Nick and his sister often go to the theatre .

2. The gardeners are painting the roses.

3. Mike goes jogging nearly every day .

4. He isn't jogging today.

5. The bear is tracking some animals

6. Mike's grandmother often visit them .

7. They are planting new roses.

8. They are going to an opera tonight.

9. The Queen is writing a letter

10. She writes her letters in ink.

Verb Tests

Test 21

A Good Neighbour

A friend who lived in Australia (tell ) ________________________one day by his neighbour living across the road that he ( be away ) ___________________________in England for few weeks. The man further explained that his house ( decorate) _____________________at the moment but he ( leave ) _______________________-the country next day , as he ( not see ) ________________________his rich relative for a few years. He said he hoped his neighbour ( look ) __________________after his house properly.

The first week passed without incident. Soon the decorators packed up and ( leave ) ___________________. But the next day the good friend ( catch ) _____________________sight of two fellows at his neighbour's door ( pack ) rolled-up carpets into their old van. " Hey, " cried the man " What the hell you ( do ) _____________? I ( look ) _____________________after the house for a week already and I ( not want ) ____________________my friend ( get ) __________________________angry when he (return ) _________________ home. The two fellows explained to him that their owner of that very house ( order ) ( clean ) _____________________________his Persian carpets while he ( be away ) ________________________They managed to make him ( believe ) ________________________that it ( be )________________true. The friendly man ( think ) _____________________that his own carpets ( need ) _____________________cleaning. He always ( be ) ____________________a bachelor and everything in his house ( suffer ) __________________________from his carelessness. So he ( agree ) _____________________with the two fellows that they ( add ) _______________the expense secretly to his neighbour's bill. The happy carpet - cleaners ( lay ) ________________all the carpets into the van and ( drive ) ______________________cheerfully away. While they ( drive ) _______________________they ( make ) ________________________fun of the man they so cleverly ( deceive ) ______________________. There ( be ) _______________________no need to say that neither of the neighbour ever ( see ) _________________________their carpets again.

Olympiada 2006 , 9 classes

Task 1.

Mr. Boxell …………….just ……………………(shut ) his shoe shop at the end of the day , when he saw a man in a well-cut suit ( walk ) in . The man ( want ) Mr. Boxell ( show ) him an expensive pair of shoes. There was something about , the way the man ( walk ) that ( make ) Mr. Boxell ( feel ) suspicious . He ( think ) he ( see) the man somewhere before and then ( remember ) where Mr. Boxell ( come ) across his photo in a magazine and ( see) him on TV. The man ( be ) a criminal and ( want ) by the police .

" If I ( sell ) him shoes that ( be ) not comfortable , he ( return ) ( change ) them " Mr. Boxell ( think ) . " But I ( be ) not sure I ( be ) able ( sell ) them to him. Then Mr. Boxell ( decide ) that he ( try ) . The man ( try ) on a few pairs of shoes before he ( buy ) the pair that Mr. Boxell strongly ( recommend) . " they ( be ) a bit tight " ' said Mr. Boxell . " Just ( buy ) them. You never ( regret) it . What size you ( wear)? I 'll wrap them for you . " "OK. ( do) it, " answered the man.

As Mr. Boxell ( expect ) the man ( limp ) into the shop the next day and ( complain ) about the shoes. As he ( enter ) the shop he ( surround ) by the police . Mr. Boxell said : " I ( do ) it. Yesterday I deliberately ( sell ) the man a pair of shoes that ( be ) a size too small . I ( know ) he ( bring ) them back the next day.

Task 2.

1. I will return your notes as soon as ……………..copying them ( I will finish , I do finish , I finish , I had finished )

2. Although she is very popular she is not ……………her sister ( pretty as , as pretty, more pretty than , prettier than )

3. We haven't had ……….news from Atlanta since last week ( much , no , many , some )

4. I know her very well. We've been friends ……………our school. ( till, for , since , until )

5. I don't know what to say. Let me …………..about it for a while. ( to think , thinking , think , to be thinking )

6. In the ocean , ……………more salt in the deeper water ( there is , is there m, it may be , it is )

7. If Bob ………with us he will have a good time ( went , comes , came , will come )

8. She failed the exam. What ……………! ( pity , unlucky, a shame , shame )

9. He has to be careful after the accident , ………..he ? ( has , hasn't , does , doesn't )

10. …….nothing to worry about . We have prepared everything . ( he is , it is , there are , there is )

11. How much did you ……………for the flowers ( paid , pay , spent , cost )

12. They ………………….us an interesting story last week ( told , spoke , retell, say )

Task 3. Prepositions .

1. When I first arrived …….Rome I was unsure ………how to get my hotel , but luckily a policeman gave me directions .

2. Daniel fell …………..love ………..Rachel the first time he met her , and now he is married …..her .

3. Helen put the blame …….her brother for breaking the teapot even though she had done it , which typical ……..her .

4. Jack was not there to meet me when I arrived …………Victoria Station , and it occured …..me that he might have forgotten.

5. After sitting in traffic for two hours yesterday I was so fed up ……………..being delayed that I decided to turn around and head ……………home.

6. Chris blamed the other football players ………..losing the game .

7. They were so bored ……..the film that they decided to leave the cinema

8. Last week I was ………………..the train to Birmingham when I realized that I had left my briefcase at home .

Task 5. Guess the meaning of the idioms listed , then fill in the gaps below.

to make a long story short , an old wives' tale , the same old story , a different story , tall tales )

1. It's ………………….with David , he's always late for our meeting.

2. Miss Black told Joe that she was tired of hearing his ………………about it .

3. It was a most frightening experience but , …………..the pilot eventually made an emergency landing in the desert.

4. I didn't like any of the films Mark Hodge has directed , but his latest one is a ………………… It's terrific!

5. Janice says that if you eat cheese before you go to bed , you'll have nightmares , but I don't believe that. It's just ………………..

Olympiada 2006 ( 10 - 11 classes )

Task 1. form adjectives from the noun below and add them to the appropriate column , the first ones have been done as examples :

-ous ( 5 )

-ic ( 7)

-ical ( 7)

-al ( 6)

advantageous

apologetic

historical

continental

ambition art catastrophe commerce courage danger drama ecology finance grammar intention Islam logic magnet mountain nation philosophy politics sarcasm sensation society symbol synonym theatre theory

Task 2. Rewrite the sentences using " make " or " do " .

Eg. What activities are you planning for next week - What are you doing next week.

1. Heavy rains have led the parts of the road becoming impassable

2. We're going to have the roof repaired next spring .

3. It's all part of the research I'm carrying out for my dissertation.

4. I'm rather busy this evening so I won't be able to meet you at the cinema.

5. The old pond has become a wonderful paddling for the kids.

6. How can you talk to me like that after all I've achieved for you ?

7. Are you going to make any more aerobics classes ?

8. In many countries women still earn less money than men for the same work.

9. They forced the hostages to walk for three days without food or water.

10. They 're been producing Rolls Royce cars in the same factory for 40 years.

Task 3. Choose the correct word:

1. At the end of the match ………was 2:3 ( score , goal , point , count )

2. Our teacher usually wears a ………..suit ( woolen dark grey , grey woolen, dark grey woolen )

3. There was a terrible noise and all the ………….looked in that direction ( passer-bys, passers-bies , passers -by , passerbys )

4. February has ………………days than March ( few less fewer more )

5. Of two evils choose the ……………( little a little lesser least )

6. ……..English Nina is studying German ( beside besides accept except )

7. The man is six foot …………..( tall high large big )

8. We were rather upset by his ………………….to support our proposal ( refuse refusal deny denial )

9. I want to congratulate you …………..your success ( on , with , for , of )

10. George seldom calls ………Ann now ( out , on , for , in )

Task 4. Here are some groups of words , each containing the letter on the left

In each line underline two words in which the italicised are pronounced ( not silent ) . The first one is done as an example

k knowledge acknowledge knot kneel knife nickname

b climbing subtle symbol numb dumb debt bribed

g campaign hungry champagne ignorance foreign

h honour exhibition behalf exhausted vehicle honorary inherit

l behalf salmon chalk yolk yield failure palm

p phychology psychiatry couple cupboard receipt raspberry hypnotise

t castle attitude Christmas whistle postpone soften bright

d sandwich sadness Wednesday handkerchief second-hand

Task 5. Complete the questions with a suitable word or phase. There is an example (o) given at the beginning .

0. What's the point in arguing with people who hold strong opinions?

1. " Did you see Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the charity concert? ' " Did I see ………? Never heard of them "

2. Could you tell us ……………..or not the service is included?

3. ………did you manage to get home last night ? You were so drunk!

4. " Mmm, what ………..your soup so tasty?" " I use different herbs in it , that's all"

5. The police …………….details of the victim last night , didn't they ?

6. I've got a couple of paint samples here ……….colour do you prefer?

7. What's …………….of buying all this expensive equipment when you don't know if you'll enjoy the sport?

8. These comedy films are so formulaic. This one is ………………..any different from that one we watched yesterday, is it ? ……………of the available methods did your client pay for her purchases?

9. …………….is that , in the corner? She looks as though she's just crawed out from under a bush?

Task 6. What nationality are most of the people in these countries ?

Russia

Russian

1. Switzerland

2. Argentina

3. Wales

4. Israel

5. Thailand

6. Turkey

7. Denmark

8. Bulgaria

9. Finland

10. Holland

11. Canada

12. Portugal

13. Norway

Task 7. match the names in the first column with the places in the second and dates in the third

1

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

A

Battle of Hastings

a

1963

2

Christopher Columbus

Dallas , Texas

1066

3

Ferdinand Magellan

C

Russia

c

1903

4

John F. Kennedy

D

Pacific Ocean

d

1917

5

Napoleon

E

Moon

e

1914

6

Neil Armstrong

F

Waterloo

f

1815

7

October Revolution

G

Atlantic Ocean

g

1969

8

Vasko da Gama

H

Sarajevo

h

1521

9

Wilbur and Orville Wright

I

Lisbon

i

1492

10

William the Conqueror

J

Dayton, Ohio

j

1497

0 K n

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

School Olympiada 2006 - 2007 ( 10 -11 )

Task

Add the correct prefix to9 the beginning of the words ( inter - , under - , anti -, semi-, sub-, over - , un - , co - , re - , trans - , ex - , mono- , super - , pro-, non- )

1. John ………………….slept and was late for work.

2. Many people who wanted tickets were disappointed because the organizers had ……….estimated the singer's popularity.

3. He is taking a ……………..atlantic flight from London to New York.

4. When the ambulance came , the man was ……………conscious after being knocked down by a car.

5. The ……….president of the United States was honoured at the ceremony , five years after he resigned.

6. People who can only speak their own language are called …………..lingual

7. Superman is a comic strip character who has ……………..human strength.

8. There were violent scenes as ……………government and antigovernment demonstrations fought outside parliament

9. ………….racial fighting between the two minorities had led to civil war in the country

10. John left his job because he was …………..able to deal with such a large amount of work.

Task

Match column A with Column B

1. as black as

2. as blind as

3. as cool as

4. as deaf as

5. as white as

6. as fit as

7. as good as

8. as heavy as

9. as mad as

10. as quiet as

a. snow

b. a post

c. gold

d. a hatter

e. coal

f. lead

g. a mouse

h. a cucumber

i. a fiddle

j. a bat

Task

What do the following abbreviations stand for ?

PM-

BBC-

UK-

MP-

BA-

RAF-

VIP-

SOS-

UFO-

AD-

BC-

AIDS-

a.m.-

p.m.-

Task

Try to guess who these quotations belong to

Mark Twain

George Bernard Shaw

Julius Caesar

Queen Victoria

Marie Antoinette

William Shakespeare

George Gordon Byron

John Vanbrugh

Oscar Wild

Arthur Conan Doyle

1. The only way to get rid of a temptation is a yield to it . …………………

2. I came , I saw , I conquered ……………………

3. He laughs best that laughs last ………………..

4. Don't let school interfere with your education . ………………

5. To be , or not to be , that is a question …………………

6. O awoke one morning and found myself famous …………………

7. Children should be seen , not heard…………….

8. That's elementary, Watson …………….

9. The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty…………..

10. Let them eat cake

Task

Match the beginning in "A" with the ending in "B"

A

One swallow does not make

A rolling stone

Every dark cloud

To put all one's eggs

A drowning man

It is the last straw

Blood is thicker

He that never climbed

in one basket

gather no moss

will catch at a straw

that breaks the camel's back

never fell

than water

a spring ( summer )

has a silver lining

Task

Open the brackets :

The Christmas Present

Jim and Della were very young and very poor. They ………………..(have) only two things that ………………(be) dear to them : Jim's gold watch and Della 's golden hair.

As Christmas ……………( come) nearer Della ………….(begin) thinking about a present for her husband . She ……………(count) her money , but ……………………(understand) that she ………….(not be able) to buy anything. Suddenly Della ……………..( remember ) that she ………………….(see) an advertisement at the hairdresser's . It …………(write ) in it that people ………..( can) sell their hair.

She …………….(rush) there . The woman in the hairdressing saloon ………..(tell) her they …………………(pay) twenty dollars. After the hair ………..(cut ) off Della ……(get ) her money . She ………..(run) to the nearest shop for a suitable thing and she ……………(find ) it soon enough. It …………..(be ) a golden chain for Jim's watch.

When she ……………..(return ) home , she ………..(feel ) quite happy. The only thing she …………………(be ) afraid of was that Jim ……………..(fall ) out of love seeing her changed appearance.

A few hours ……………( pass) . At last Della ……………(hear) the front door ………….(open ) . When Jim ………………….(notice ) the change in Della 's hair-do he ………………(look) at her strangely. Della …………….(cry) hurriedly : " Oh, Jim, don't worry! My hair ……………………( grow) very soon. I …………….(sell ) it …………..(buy ) a wonderful present for you . "

And she ………………(show ) him a chain.

But Jim ……………(shake ) his head sadly : " Sorry , Della , I ……………..(sell ) my watch to buy a present for you "

With these words he ……………………..(give ) Della very beautiful combs.

( After O. Henry )

School Olympiada 2006- 2007 ( 9 cl. )

Task

Fill inn the gaps with do or make

1. …………………..an examination

2. …………………..homework

3. …………………..a mistake

4. …………………. a noise

5. ………………... the shopping

6. ………………….. an effort

7. …………………. ( somebody ) a favour

8. ………………….. exercises

Task

Ask questions

1. He never does any work at all in the house ( Disjunctive )

2. We had to sit in the shade every afternoon ( General )

3. A long table stood ready prepared for the evening meal n ( to the subject )

4. There was pride and jealousy in his eyes ( Alternative )

5. A short sword hung perpendicularly by his side ( Special )

Task

Who Is To Blame ?

Continue the story , supplying Everybody , Somebody , Anybody , Nobody

This is the story about four people named Everybody , Sonmebody , Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Evrybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it , but Nobody did it .

(1).……………………………..got angry about that , because it was (2) ……………………………..'s job. (3)………………………thought (4) ……………………….could do it , but (5)……………………..realized that (6)……………………….wouldn't do it . In the end (7)…………………..blamed (8)……………..when (9)……………………did what (10) ……………………could do.

Task

What will be the feminine to the following masculine nouns ?

1. host -

2. gentlement -

3. sir -

4. duke -

5. MR -

6. Mayor -

7. Negro -

8. traitor -

9. earl -

10. uncle -

Task

Open the brackets

A middle-aged , well-to-do woman from Surrey ………………….(do) her Cristmas shopping . She ……………………(think ) she ………………………(like) a cuo of tea .

She …………..(go) to a cafe in the department store , ……………………….( take ) a vacant seat with relief and …………………(lay) all her parcels and her handbag on the cahir next to her . A pot of good English tea ……………………..(bring ) .

While she ………………….(enjoy ) it she suddenly noticed a hand from behind …………….(take ) her handbag. She so …………………..(shock) that she ……………(not can ) ( react ) at once . When the woman …………….( understand ) all , the thief ……………………( disappear) .

She walked to the Security and reported that she ……………..(rob ) and explained what …………………..( happen) . She really ……………(not have ) much hope that her handbag with the keys , money , credit cards …………………..( find ) , espessially so close to Cristmas, when there ……………………..(be) so little money in people's purses but it was more od a pleasant surprise when the people from the store …………………..( ring ) her later that day . They ……………………….(say) they …………………(find ) her bag and ………………..(add) that if she ………………..(come ) down straight away , she ……………………..(be able ) to get it back.

Happy she …………………(hurry ) to the store . But when she arrived at the place , the people had no idea what the old lady …………………………(talk ) about .

The poor shopper returned home. While she ………………………(open) the door it suddenly occured to her that it was the handbag taker ………………………(phone ) her.

During her abstance the theif ……………………..(take ) away all the things from her house.

Task

Choose the correct answer

1. Which countries were first united ?

a. England and Ireland b. England and Scotland c. England and Wales

2. When was England united with Scotland

a. 1707 b. 1603

3. The word " Sovereign " means :

a. the symbol of power b. reigning supreme c. the symbol of democracy

4. Who is the Head of the Church of England ?

a. The Queen b. Prime Minister c. The Archbishop of Canterbury

5. Who is the founder of London ?

a. Alfred the Great b. Julius Caesar c. William the Conqueror

6. British monetary system consists of ………….

a. pounds and pence b. pounds , pence and shilling

c. pounds , pence, penny d. pounds and penny

7. Boxing Day is celebrated on …………..

a. January , 1 b. December , 2 c. December , 26 d. October , the 2^nd Monday

Task

1. If you ……………………………your car in the wrong place , a traffic policeman will soon find it.

A. will park B. have parked C. park D. parks

2. There is ………………..rain in August than in July here.

A. less B. fewer C. little D. least

3. I have been skiing ………………last October

A. from B. since C. for D. with

4. They …………………lunch when I telephoned

A. ate B. eat C. were eating D. have been eating

5. I wonder if he …………..Martha to join us tomorrow

A. is asking B. ask C. asks D. will ask

6. I …………………starve than eat carrots !

A. would rather B. had rather C. would better D. had better

7. Would you mind ………………..my food ?

A. to get off B. got off C. get off D. getting off

8. He didn't speak politely enough . ……………………..

A. She also B. Neither she did C. Neither did she D. she neither

9. There …………………no bread left

A. is B. are C. be D. will

10. Are her shoes …………………..?

A. tall-heeled B. high-heeled C. long-heeled D. far-heeled

Task Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space

The Job Interview

It is important to make a good IMPRESS impression when going for a job interview . Interviewers usually ask (1) VARIOUS ________________ of questions , many of which concern (2) QUALIFY __________________. However , they also usually like to ask questions about previous (3) OCCUPY ________________________--as well as (4) ACHIEVE _____________________not connected to the work place. Often , the () SUCCESS _______________________ candidate is not the one with the most impressive (6) EDUCATE _______________________ but the one who shows that he or she has made the most (7) EFFECT __________________ use of their time . Few imployers want employees who are (8) ABLE __________________to think for themselves . The (9) POSSIBLE _____________________of advancement in any job very rarely depends on the (10) ACCURATE _____________________of work but more on the enthusiasm and dedication of the employee.

Task Put in each space below a noun made from the adjective in brackets :

1. What's the ___________________________of that mountain ( high ) ?

2. Don't say anything that may wound his __________________( proud ) ?

3. He did it in the moment of ____________________( angry )

4. Nobody knew how Dr Faust had acquired his great ______________(wealthy)

5. The terrorists were sure that they would get onto the plane with _____________( easy )

6. The idea of going though the cemetry alone filled her with __________(terrible )

7. I don't know how to express my ________________for your help ( grateful )

8. _________________was on his side again . The jury couldn't prove his ___________( lucky , guilty )

9. His _________________-as a poet did not come until after his _________________( famous , dead )

10. The _________________soon became unbearable. We were dying of __________________( hot , thirsty )

Task Form nouns from the following adjectives

patient ________________

indifferent _________________

brave _______________

slim __________________

proud _______________________

clever _______________________

wise __________________________

original __________________________

disappointed ______________________

intelligent _____________________

thirsty ________________________

bored ________________________

delighted ____________________________

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Task 1. express the meaning of each phrase in one word.

1. full of fear ( a…………….d)

2. to take the first step ( b……..n)

3. a town where a seat of government is ( c…………………/l)

4. the end of life ( d………………h)

5. to come or go into ( e………………..r)

6. very well known ( f……………………………s)

7. a male goose ( g ……………………….r)

8. to take place ( h ……………..n)

9. to spring over ( j ……………..p )

10. the male ruler of the country ( k …….g)

11. a speech to the group of people ( l ……………………e)

12. to walk like a soldier ( m ………….h)

13. the dark part of each day ( n ……………..t)

14. not shut ( o …..n )

15. to put in the ground to grow ( p …..t )

Task 2. Change the following statements into questions

1. He usually had dinner at 4p.m. ( General ) _________________________________________________

2. At the concert he was to play one of his sonatas ( Disjunctive ) _________________________________

3. The father decided to punish them both ( Alternative ) ___________________________________

4. I go to bed right after dinner ( To the subject ) ________________________________

5. There are heavy clouds in the sky ( Special ) _______________________________________

6. Don't open the window ( Disjunctive ) _____________________________________________

Task 3. The following groups of four words are spelt with "ou" . Underline the word with the different pronunciation

1. your , court , neighbour, pour

2. would , should , shoulder , could

3. count , fountain , country , accountant

4. drought , ought , bought , thought

5. enough , cough , rough , tough

6. anonymous , mouse , enormous , furious

7. trouble , double , doubt , country

Task 4. Put the correct article

……….Houses of Parliament

……Tower of London

………British Museum

…..Piccadilly Circus

. ……..President Kennedy

…….Christmas

………St. Paul's Cathedral

…....Queen Elizabeth

………President

………White House

…….Kremlin

………….Eiffel Tower

…….Waterloo Bridge

……….Crimean War

…….Vatican

………University of Florida

……Trafalgar Square

………..Hyde Park

……..London University

………….Amazon

Task 5. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence

1. Nobody likes to be cheated , …..he ? ( doesn't , does , is , isn't )

2. He ……….not to speak like that ( should , ought , has , can )

3. The welsh fought bravely but they were …………………. ( lost , being lost , to defeat , defeated )

4. The student watched the famous surgeon …………….the operation and couldn't help admiring his skill ( made , making , does , did )

5. If I ……………….a millionaire , I'll give lots of money to the poor ( become , is , be , are)

6. I know some things which I could never tell ………….( no-one , everyone , none , anyone )

7. We'll take ………holiday ( the four-days , a four-days , a four - day , the four - day )

8. I cannot excuse you , unless you …………..me what the problem is ( say , speak , talk , tell )

9. last year inflation was tremendous and the prices …………( raised , rose , aroused , going up )

10. ……….not a single light in the building ( It is , This is , There is , Here is )

Task 6. Complete the sentence with the correct preposition or adverb

1. When she heard the bad news she broke ………….and cried.

2. It's important that children are brought …………..properly

3. " Hold ………..a minute . I'll put you through to Mr. Jones"

4. I nearly caught a butterfly in my net but it got …………….

5. She got ….the bus when she realized she was on the wrong one .

6. I'll lend you some money if you promise to give it……………… soon

7. Jack has been trying to give ……………..smoking for years

8. We went ………..working until it got dark.

9. Who looked ……..your children when you went away?

Task 7.

The Romantic Girl.

I am twenty now but I like fairy-tales very much. I always ( 1- like ) them . I think I (2 - can ) ( 3- read ) at the age of five. And since those years I ( 4 - be ) fond of books , especially fairy-tales. When a child , I (5 - read ) a lot. Wherever I ( 6 -go ) or (7 - fly ) with my parents I always (8 - take ) my favourite books with me . The books often (9 - buy) for me or just ( 10 - give ) as presents . " You (11 - read ) again , my dear ! " my mother used to say (12 - come ) into my room . " It's late . I ( 13 -put ) out the candle"

I usually ( 14 -object ) in the following way , " But I (15 - not finish ) the paragraph yet . If I (16 - stop ) (17 - read ) I never (18 - know ) what the end is. Please , (19 - not make ) me ( 20 - close) the book "

But she usually ( 21 -do ) . She said I ( 22 - be able ) to finish it the next day and added I (23 - read) already a lot. When I ( 24 - hear ) her (25 - leave) the room I ( 25 - dream ) of being as old as my Granny. I (26 - know ) she ( 27 - live ) a long and different life but she always (28 - be ) independent .

" I ever ( be ) like her ? " I asked myself in the dark.