Контрольная работа №8 Sequence of Tenses and Indirect Speech

Verbals

Variant 2

1. A passer-by asked me how______to the railway station.

a) can get c) getting

b) get d) to get

2. The children were let______in the river.

a) swim c) swimming

b) to swim d) swam

3. The tourists expected the hotel______much better.

a) be c) of being

b) being d) to be

4. 1 would like my daughter______back home earlier.

a) come c) to come

b) coming d) to be coming

5. Some parents enjoy______their children what to do.

a) telling c) to tell

b) in telling d) tell

6. His aunt is a very fussy person who wants everything ______in its right place.

a) being c) be

b) to be d) to being

7. A thermometer is used______the temperature.

a) take c) taking

b) for taking d) to take

8. Everyone hates______extra hours for nothing.

a) work c) working

b) to work d) of working

9. We dislike______in the city centre because of air pollu­tion.

a) living c) to be living

b) live d) to live

10. Не used______a lot of "fantasy" books when a teenager.

a) read c) for reading

b) reading d) to read

11. Jane told me______calm.

a) to stay c) to have stayed

b) stay d) staying

12. I am surprised to see you. Your mother said you … ill.

a) were c) has been

b) are d) had been

13. She said that Mary … into her flat because she … her key.

a) cannot get, lost c) couldn't get, had lost

b) couldn't get, has lost d) can't get, was losing

14. Jane told everybody that she … a meeting … .

a) had, tomorrow c) will have, the next day

b) was having, tomorrow d) was having, the next day

15. Mary told me that writing a test … her nervous.

a) is making c) will make

b) made d) make

16. The old teacher advised me to speak slowly if I … them to understand me.

a) had wanted c) wanted

b) want d) would want

17. It has recently been announced that further supplies … soon be available.

a) will c) were

b) would d) are

18. She wondered if Stephen had found that the room was empty and if he … for her at the moment.

a) looked c) was looked

b) had been looking d) was looking

19. Не asked me if Tom … yet.

a) hadn't left c) leaves

b) left d) hasn't left

20. He asked me how long I … English.

a) learn c) has been learning

b) am learning d) had been learning