Exercises

Exercise 1

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на него вслух, используя предложенное слово или выражение и сокращенную форму вспомогательного глагола там, где это возможно. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР Вопрос: Who did you give the books to?  Peter Ответ: I gave the books to Peter.

Вопрос:			Who did she buy that tie for? Uncle Tom
Вопрос:			Who did he lend the hammer to? Mr. Williams
Вопрос:		Who's she sending that letter to? her boyfriend
Вопрос:	Who's he bringing that ice-cream for? that fat boy
Вопрос:	Who are you writing this card to? your brother
Вопрос:	Who was she cooking the eggs for? her husband

Exercise 2

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на него вслух. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР Вопрос: Have they got any chocolate? Ответ: Yes, they've got a little chocolate.

Вопрос:	Have you bought any new chairs?
Вопрос:	Do they need any money?
Вопрос:	Are they making any progress?
Вопрос:	Have I made any mistakes?
Вопрос:	Did he ask for any information?
Вопрос:	Did you give him any advice?

Exercise 3

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на него в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР  Вопрос: Is there any whisky in the bottle?  Ответ: I'm afraid there's very little whisky in the bottle.

Вопрос:  Did we see any pubs on the way here?

Вопрос:  Is there any time left?

Вопрос:  Isn't there anything any of us can do?

Вопрос: Did you find any flowers in the wood?

Вопрос: Haven't they done any work today?

Вопрос: Did he tell any funny stories?

Exercise 4

Прочтите фразу. Замените косвенное дополнение прямым. Впишите измененную фразу в строку Ответ.

ПРИМЕР  Фраза: Pass this plate to John, please.  Ответ: Pass John this plate, please.

Фраза: I didn't send any money to my son.

Фраза: You haven't ordered a drink for me.

Фраза: They didn't serve breakfast to us in bed.

Фраза: John lent his car to his girlfriend.

Фраза: The manager offered the job to my husband.

Фраза: I'm writing a letter to him tomorrow.

Exercise 5

Прочтите фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером, употребляя предлоги since / for. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР  Фраза: I last smoked a cigarette a month ago.  Ответ: I haven't smoked a cigarette for a month.

Фраза: They last came to see us at Christmas.

Фраза: I last played football ten years ago.

Фраза: He last ate at six o'clock.

Фраза: We last had a holiday three years ago.

Фраза: John last saw Mary on Monday evening.

Фраза: I last had a bath a week ago.

Exercise 6

Прочтите фразу. Поставьте глагол, данный в скобках, в форму одного из следующих времен: Present Simple / Present Continuous / Present Perfect / Past Simple / Past Continuous. Используйте полную форму вспомогательного глагола.

ПРИМЕР Фраза: Charles and Barbara Williams (live) at a village called Harpole. Ответ: Charles and Barbara Williams live at a village called Harpole.

Фраза: They (only live) there for a few weeks.

Ответ: They _____there for a few weeks.

Фраза: They (arrive) on 28th August.

Ответ: They _____on 28th August.

Фраза: They quickly (arrange) the furniture in their new house.

Ответ: They quickly _____the furniture in their new house.

Фраза: They (not make) many friends yet, but they (think) that they soon will.

Ответ: They _____many friends yet, but they _____that they soon will.

Фраза: The neighbours (be) very kind so far.

Ответ: The neighbours _____very kind so far.

Фраза: Mr. Williams (not like) living in London now.

Ответ: Mr. Williams _____living in London now.

Exercise 7

Прочтите фразу. Измените тип дополнения (прямое / косвенное) там, где это возможно. Напишите измененную фразу.

ПРИМЕР  Фраза: He gave me the book.  Ответ: He gave the book to me.

Фраза: I lent John my car.

Фраза: My uncle wrote a letter to us before Christmas.

Фраза: The lady cut a piece of cake for me.

Фраза: I always read my son a story before he goes to bed.

Фраза: We sold Mr. Williams our boat.

Фраза: Hand me that screwdriver, please.

Exercise 8

Прочтите фразы. Выберите подходящее по смыслу выражение.

few, a few, little, a little

Начало формы

Фраза: I'm busy today, but I have _____time to spare tomorrow.

Фраза: There's no brandy left, but you can have _____whisky.

Фраза: There's _____hope of finding the lost men now.

Фраза: It was very cheap. It only cost _____pounds.

Фраза: _____of us have any idea what he was talking about.

Фраза: He had _____interest in any kind of sport.

Exercise 9

Прочтите фразу. Впишите пропущенные предлоги.

ПРИМЕР  Фраза: Yesterday afternoon I went _____the airport to meet Pierre.  Ответ: Yesterday afternoon I went to the airport to meet Pierre.

Фраза: He was coming _____Paris to spend a few days _____me.

Фраза: I arrived _____the airport _____two o'clock.

Фраза: I went _____a waiting room.

Фраза: When it was announced that the plane was an hour late, I decided to go _____a stroll.

Фраза: I walked _____the room and _____ _____the door.

Фраза:

I was just walking _____ _____ the building, when I saw an old friend coming _____ me.

Exercise 10

Прочтите фразу. Впишите, если нужно, в пропуски слова some / any / a.

ПРИМЕР Фраза: He bought _____book and _____chocolates for his mother. Ответ: He bought a book and some chocolates for his mother.

Фраза: Few of the students knew _____of the answers.

Фраза: I opened _____few windows to let in _____fresh air.

Фраза: Tomorrow there'll be _____little free time to do _____shopping.

Фраза: Today there isn't _____moment to spare for _____other business.

Фраза: He wrote _____few letters _____of his family.

Фраза: He sent _____few cards to _____of his friends.

Exercise 11

Прочтите фразу. Впишите пропущенные слова.

ПРИМЕР Фраза: It's a nice house if you can put _____ _____the noise of the traffic. Ответ: It's a nice house if you can put up with the noise of the traffic.

Фраза:  _____spite _____the heavy traffic, we got there in an hour.

Фраза:	I'm fed _____ _____the weather and tired _____ my job.
Фраза:	When you see a hotel _____the left, slow _____and turn _____the right.
Фраза:	If you'll give me a hand _____the sandwiches, I'm prepared to carry _____till everything's ready.
Фраза:	I'll fix this piece of metal _____place and tighten _____these screws.
Фраза:	After stopping to find _____exactly where they were, they went _____at full speed.