Повторение грамматического материала

Exercise 1. Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в соответствующей форме действительного или страдательного залога.

1. When this church (construct)?

2. The central office of this organization (locate) in Minsk.

3. What Belarus (export)?

4. A small increase in our company's profits (report) last year.

5. Credit cards (accept) in your shop?

6. By next year, everybody in the firm (give) a pay-rise.

7. My wife (pay) more than I am.

8. Yesterday Mr. Higgins (tell) to arrive at the office at two o'clock sharp.

9. She (inform) about the results of the research as soon as it (finish) next month.

10. William the Conqueror (build) the castle in the 11th century.

11. Excuse the mess, the house (paint) now.

12. For a long time the earth (believe) to be flat.

Exercise 2. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

1. I love the noise of (falling / fallen) rain.

2. Most of the people (invited / inviting) to the party didn't turn up.

3. (Rejected / Rejecting) by all his friends, he decided to become a monk.

4. There is a (growing / grown) number of women in the government.

5. You looked really (annoying / annoyed) when you had to stand in a long queue.

6. I watched the match because I knew some of the people (played / playing).

7. I always find it (fascinated / fascinating) to see what people looked like as children.

8. Being involved in her work she didn't pay any attention to the (ringing / rung) telephone.

9. Although (allowing / allowed), it was preferred that workers should not smoke inside.

10. She is an (interesting / interested) writer, and I'm very (interest­ing / interested) in the subjects that she writes about.

Exercise 3. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

1. "(May / Can) I record our interview on tape?" "Yes, of course you (may / can)"

2. People heard warnings about the flood, and they (could / were able to) move out in time.

3. Pete (can / may) phone in the evening. If he does, ask him to ring later.

4. Let's have lunch together. We (can / may) go to that new restau­rant.

5. As soon as 1 opened the door, I (could / might) smell gas.

6. Confidential documents (may not / cannot) be photocopied with­out prior approval.

7. She (could / might) have gone to Oxford but she went to Cam­bridge instead.

8. I thought I was going to miss the plane but I (could / managed to) get to the airport on time.

9. They didn't meet yesterday, so they could not (make / have made) the decision then.

10. The computer system has just crashed. I think we might (lose / have lost) a lot of data.

ТЕСТ 1

Выберите правильный вариант ответа.

1. The money he gave us ... soon spent.

a) has

b) was

c) were

d) has been

2. The students borrowed each ... notes.

a) other

b) others

c) other's

d) the other

3. The house is situated at ... distance of twenty miles from Oxford.

a) a

b) an

с) the

d) –

4. He talked about... countries he had visited.

a) a

b) an

с) the

d) –

5. The rain came pouring down and we got soaked to ... skin.

a) a

b) an

с) the

d) –

6. She is much brighter than all ... children in her class.

a) others

b) the others

с) other

d) the other

7. ... been monkeying with my papers again, ... ?

a) Everybody have; hasn't it

b) Somebody has; haven't they

с) Anybody has; don't they

d) Nobody has; has he

8. It was ... question to ask.

a) the most awkward

b) a more awkward

c) awkward

d) the awkwardest

9. It always seems like that: ... I earn, the more I spend.

a) much

b) more

с) the most

d) the more

10. Susan makes nine ... dollars a month.

a) hundred of

b) hundreds of

с) hundred

d) hundreds

11. ... the government invests more money in, the whole machine-building industry will fail.

a) If

b) In case

с) Unless

d) As if

12. I'm injured so someone else will play ... place of me.

a) on

b) at

с) with

d) in

13. I have a lot ... common with her, and that's why we're such good friends.

a) of

b) in

с) at

d) on

14. He named all the world's capital cities ... memory.

a) from

b) by

с) in

d) on

15. If you hold on the receiver, I'll put you ... to the marketing de­partment.

a) in

b) through

с) up

d) –

16. I am studying management at the Belarusian State Economic University, and so ... my friend.

a) is

b) does

с) was

d) were

17. My parents usually ... five days a week, and this week they ... six days.

a) work; work

b) are working; work

с) are working; are working

d) work; are working

18. When Mr. Lyndon arrived, the Managing Director ... lunch, but stopped in order to talk to him.

a) was having

b) had

с) were having

d) had been having

19. The company ... for office managers now.

a) advertised

b) has advertised

с) was advertised

d) is advertising

20. Don't worry ... late tonight.

a) if I'll be

b) if I am

с) when I'll be

d) if I be

21. What time ... the accident ...?

a) did; happen

b) has; happened

с) had; happened

d) was; happening

22. I ... a very hard day tomorrow. I need to prepare for the exam.

a) will have

b) am having

с) have

d) would have

23. We had many difficulties but we ... them.

a) have overcome

b) overcame

с) had overcome

d) will overcome

24. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday the Public Relations Manager ... the delegation in the office.

a) will receive

b) is receiving

с) will be receiving

d) would receive

25. I ... always ... if the service is bad in restaurants.

a) – ; complain

b) am; complaining

с) will; be complaining

d) will; complain

26. At first I thought I ... the right thing, but I soon realized that I ... a serious mistake.

a) did; made

b) had done; had made

c) have done; have made

d) did; had made

27. This ... the third time I ... you one and the same question.

a) has been; asked

b) is; have asked

с) is; am asking

d) has been; had asked

28. Next week Kate ... to the USA on business.

a) is going

b) is going to go

с) goes

d) will go

29. "How long ... here?" "Since I ... from the university."

a) have you been working; graduated

b) had you worked; had graduated

с) did you work; have graduated

d) do you work; graduate

30. I ... chemistry classes a lot, but I don't any more.

a) was used to attend

b) used to attending

с) was used to attending

d) used to attend