1.”Between you and I” is a... mistake in grammar.
2.... accidents occur daily on our motorways.
3. Sally can paint, but I have no... talents at all.
4. Many people believe the fire was caused by an... fault.
5. This photograph of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin captures a... moment.
6.... music is appreciated by a very wide audience.
7. You can control the whole system with this... button.
8. The... records of the pre-war period are now available to the public.
9. You can't keep warm with a small... fire.
10. Many of the... treasures stolen during the war have never been recovered.
11. They use lights to create... effects on the stage.
12. It was a... win in the last two minutes' of play.
13. You can play amazing music on an... keyboard.
7. Supply the best word or words:
1. Have you got... pen on you? a)one b) a
2. I'd like... water, please. a) some b) one
3. Please... the room carefully. a) count b) measure
4. I'll be needing...of those books. a) ten b) a decade
5... house round here has a TV aerial. a) each b) every
6. You must tell me... truth. a) all the b) the whole
7. I've lost....hair. a) all my b) my whole
8. Would you like some.....? a) else b) more
9. Serve the soup in...amounts. a) equal b) even
10. My family have lived here for … years. a) fourty b) forty
11.They're visiting us next week. How
long... a) ago b) for
12.How... names are on the list? a) much b) many
13. I've got... things to do. a) 100 and more b) 100 one
14.How many letters did you get? Two... a) hundreds b) hundred
15. Two...workers have been employed. a) hundreds of b) hundred
16. How many times did you phone me? a) twice b) two times
17. They beat us four... a) nil b) nought
18. There's not...enough food for everybody. a) almost b) nearly
19. There are a large... of students this year. a) amount b) number
20. Give me....cup, please. a) an other b) another
21. The... of them get on well together. a) two b) both
22. Is there... food for everyone? a) enough of b) enough
23. I'd like to ask... questions. a) few b) a few
24. They've cut down...trees. a) a lot of b) many
25. There are... messages for you. a) none b) no
8. Translate into English:
1. Сегодня погода хуже, чем вчера.
2. Ведь Лондон больше Парижа?
3. Мой словарь лучше твоего.
4. Какой материк самый большой?
5. Он не такой высокий, как его старший брат.
6. Какой путь самый короткий?
7. Джим - мой самый старый и самый лучший друг.
8. Это самая грубая ошибка.
9. Эти яблоки слаще груш.
10. Она ниже ростом, чем ее муж.
11. Альпы - самые высокие горы в Европе.
12. Последний рассказ в этой книге - самый интересный.
13. В воскресенье мы встаем позже, чем обычно.
14. Байкал - самое глубокое озеро в мире.
15. Моя сестра на 6 лет моложе меня.
16. Прямая линия - кратчайшее расстояние между двумя точками.
17. Четверг - четвертый день недели.
18. В нашей группе не 10, а 9 студентов.
19. В книге 348 страниц.
20. Май – самый теплый месяц весны.
Test 7
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.
1. I won't go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) an umbrella. 2. The last train (leave) the station at 11.30. 3. How you (get) to work as a rule? -1 usually go by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car. 4. The milk (smell) sour. You (keep) milk a ling time? 5. She always (borrow) from me and she never (remember) to pay back.
Use the Simple Past or the Past Continuous.
1. I didn't want to meet Paul so when he entered the room Т (leave). 2.Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had time for a few words. 3. He always (wear) a raincoat and (carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office. 4. He suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction. 5. When he (mend) the fuse he (get) a very bad shock.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. We (walk) ten kilometres. 2. We (walk) for ten hours. 3. You (walk) too fast. That's why you are tired. 4. What a lovely smell! - Mary (make) jam. 5. He (hope) for a rise in salary for six months but he (not dare) to ask for it yet.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
I. If I see him I (give) him a lift. 2. The table will collapse if you (stand) on it. 3. Is she (need) a radio, she can borrow mine. 4. Unless you are more careful you (have) an accident. 5. Ice (turn) to water if you heat it. 6. When we (take) our exam we'll have a holiday. 7. As soon as everybody has gone to bed the mice (come) out of their holes. 8. We can't make any decision till he (arrive) here.
Use the required Past tense-aspect forms in the following sentences with 'when'-clauses.
I. When he (see) Веn he (come) straight to him, smiling. 2. When Jimmy (get) to the cafe a little late, Christine (not arrive). 3. We (not walk) a hundred yards towards the cottage when the inspector suddenly (go) down on his knees. 4. She (not talk) to me two minutes when she suddenly (feel) faint. 5. He (shrug) when Peter (explain) the details.
Translate into English.
I. Я увидел, что момент, которого он ждал, наступил. 2. Она заперлась и не сойдет вниз, пока они не уйдут. 3. Пока он ждал, он слышал, как внизу в саду играют дети. 4. Мы позаботимся о том, чтобы ты не встретился с ним здесь. 5. Не успел я дойти до угла, как услышал чьи-то шаги сзади. 6. Погода была мрачная. Холодный ветер; дувший с утра, прекратился, а дождь все еще моросил- 7. Я велю ему принести ключи, как только он осмотрит дом. 8. Если мы не поспешим, то опоздаем на поезд. Он отправляется в 3. 9. Мы ехали часа два и потом увидели пруд. 10. Мы ехали часа два, когда, наконец, увидели пруд.