Making a wish

Exercise 15. Translate into Ukrainian. Give as many variants as possible.

A. 1. I wish I lived in a big house.

2. I wish our family was large.

3. I wish I had a lot of money.

4. I wish I lived in the centre of the town.

5. She wishes she lived on the second floor.

B. 1. I wish I had done my lessons.

3. I wish I had taken my girlfriend to that party.

3. He wishes he had learnt to swim.

4. He wished he had gone to Spain last summer.

5. We wish we had seen the film before.

Exercise 16. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form after “I wish”.

1. I wish I _______________(know) Spanish.

2. I wish I ____________________(not /drink) so much coffee in the evening: I couldn’t sleep half the night.

3. I wish you _________________(read) more in future.

4. I love sunny weather. I wish it _______________(be) warm and fine all the year round.

5. I wish I _______________________(not /lend) Nock my watch: he has broken it.

6. I wish I _____________________(not / have) to do my homework every day.

7. He wishes he ______________(buy) that book last week – now he hasn’t got enough money.

8. I wish I ______________(be) older, I could have a driving license.

9. Tony wishes he _________________(go) to Paris with his brother, but he has to work.

10. I wish the dog ____________________(not /eat) the tickets – now we can’t go to the show.

11. I wish I ______________________(not /make) that mistake yesterday.

12. We wish we ____________________(not /leave) the gate open. Now the dog has escaped.

Exercise 17. There is one mistake in each of these sentences. Find the mistake and correct it.

1. I wish I can fly. ______________________________________________________________

2. My house was robbed last year. The money wasn’t so important, but I wish the burglar didn’t take my grandmother’s ring. ____________________________________________________

3. I wish you told me this yesterday.

___________________________________________________________________________

4. This is a beautiful place; I wish we don’t have to leave so soon.

___________________________________________________________________________

5. I wish my garden would be bigger, then I could have a garden party.

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Grammar revision

Exercise 18. Put in the verb TO BE into present, past and future simple.

1. My father _______a teacher.

2. He _______ a pupil twenty years ago.

3. I _________ a doctor when I grow up.

4. My sister _______not _____ at home tomorrow.

5. She _________ at school tomorrow.

6. _______ your father at work yesterday?

7. My sister _______ ill last week.

8. Our teacher ______ ill so she _____________ at school next week.

9. Yesterday we _______ at the theatre.

10. Where ______ your mother now? - She ________ in the kitchen.

11. Where ________ you yesterday? - I ________ at the cinema.

12. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ___________ at home.

13. ________ your sister in bed now? - No, she ________.

14. __________ you _______ at school tomorrow? - Yes, I ________.

14. When my granny ________ young, she _________ an actress.

15. Where ________ your books now? - They _______ in my bag.

16. How old _______ you ______ next birthday?

Exercise 19. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous ).

1. George went to the cinema but he ………. (not enjoy) the film much.

2. So far we ………. (have) no troubles.

3. How long….you ………. (wear) glasses ?

4. I ………. (use) to swim every day when I was young.

5. You always ………. (be) my closest friend.

6. I ………. (wait) for you since two o’clock. I have something urgent to tell you.

7. you ………. (lock) the door before you left the house?

8. This is the first time I ………. (eat) so many hamburgers.

9. I ………. (shop) all day and I haven’t got a penny left.

10. How long….your aunt ………. (be) ill?

Exercise 20. Choose the correct form in the following sentences.

1. I’m sure that I am going to recognize / ’ll recognize him.

2. He is playing / ’ll play in a tennis match on Friday.

3. When he ’ll return / returns , I’ll give him the key.

4. If I’m going to be late, I ’ll let / let you know.

5. I reminded you once ; I won’t do / am not going to do it again.

6. As soon as the holidays begin, this beach ’ll become / becomes very crowded.

7. If he won’t work / doesn’t work hard, he won’t pass his exam.

8. The refrigerator goes on / ’ll go on making that noise till we have it repaired.

9. I ’ll read / am going to read you his answer to my letter of complaint.

10. If the bus won’t come / doesn’t come soon, I’ll be late for school.

Exercise 21. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with a word/phrase in the box.

( There may be more than one possibility).

a few a lot of little several too many loads of

a lot of few too much enough plenty of a little

1. I haven’t got ..………. money to buy a car.

2. Let’s go to another restaurant. There are ………... people here.

3. There was ……...... food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

4. It cost me ……...... money to furnish this house.

5. He doesn’t speak much English. Only ……...... words.

6. Have you got ……...... minutes? I’d like to tell you something.

7. He’s got no financial problems. He’s got ……...... money.

Exercise 22. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.

1. When I opened ..... letter ..... folded sheet of paper fell out.

2. What ..... unexpected pleasure!

3. ..... door leading to ..... kitchen stood wide open.

4. There is ..... taxi waiting downstairs. ..... driver says he won't wait any longer.

5. Here are ..... glasses, ..... address is inside ..... case.№ I sent David ..... (cable) to say you'd be arriving on Thursday.

6. One should never leave valuables in ..... hotel bedroom, darling.

7. ..... telephone is ringing, will you answer it, dear?

8. Is there ..... telephone here?

9. I am afraid ..... banana is a little bit off, better take ..... apple.

10. I looked up and saw ..... speed-boat no more than 20 yards away. It was hopeless to shout and attract ..... attention of ..... pilot. He could not hear us. ..... boat bore down on us like ..... swooping hawk.

Exercise 23. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary.

1. We had a lovely meal ..... the plane.

2. The burglar climbed ..... the fence and into the garden.

3. Bye for now. I'll see you ..... school tomorrow.

4. Mr. King wasn't ..... work yesterday.

5. Tony could see his face ..... the mirror.

6. Keith stole some money and ended up ..... prison.

7. Ellen is not really interested ..... learning how to ski.

8. ..... home I'm used ..... going to bed early.

9. I was really annoyed ..... losing my new calculator.

10. I feel sorry ..... Sam because he hasn't got any friends.

Exercise 24. Report the following statements.

1. “He’s ill”, she thought.

2. “I’ll be back tomorrow”, he said.

3. “Shakespeare didn’t speak French”, the professor said.

4. “Park round the corner”, she told me.

5. “Did Mary phone back ?” I wondered.

6. “When is the car going to be ready?” I asked.

Exercise 25. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. If we ............ (live) in a town, life ............ (be) easier.

2. I ............ (let) you know if I ............ (find) out what’s happening.

3. If I ............ (be) you, I ............ (get) that car serviced.

4. You ............ (not catch) cold if you ............ (take) your coat.

5. She ............ (have) a nervous breakdown if she ............ (go) on like this.

6. If I ............ (know) you were coming, I ............ (invite) some friends in.

Exercise 26. Choose the right variant.

1. The new house______next year in this street.

a) will built c) is built

b) will be built d) will be build

2. The music at the party was very loud and______from far

away.

a) can be heard c) could be heard

b) can hear d) is heard

3. My car disappeared. It______.

a) must has been stolen c) must have been stole

b) must have been stolen d) should have been stolen

4. How many accidents______by dangerous driving nowa-days?

a) is caused c) are cause

b) have been caused d) are caused

5. Last night a tree______down.

a) was blown c) blown

b) is blown d) blow

6. The car______at the moment.

a) being cleaned c) is being cleaned

b) was cleaned d) was being cleaned

7. The shirts______when I came home.

a) are being washed c) were washed

b) were being washed d) are washed

8. He is not going to the party. He______.

a) haven't been invited c) isn't being invited

b) wasn't been invited d) hasn't been invited

9. Jane didn't know which way to go. She______.

a) hadn't been told c) isn't told

b) hasn't been told d) wasn't been told

10.1______three days to write a composition.

a) was give c) has given

b) was given d) gave

11. Exobiology is the study of life______other planets.

a) in c) on

b) at d) for

12.______aspects of his talk have global applications.

a) one of the c) any of the

b) some d) none

13. The department ordered______new furniture for the office.

a) many c) some

b) much of d) any

14. My cousin lives______a farm.

a) at c) within

b) in d) on

15. She wished she______a princess when she was a young

girl.

a) were c) is

b) was d) be

16. Travellers' checks are useful when one is travelling be­cause ______people refuse to accept them.

a) quite a few c) few

b) a few d) many

17. He was angry______his friend.

a) with c) on

b) at d) about

18. While John was watching television, Maria______a book.

a) read c) was reading

b) has read d) have been reading

19. There are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from Latin America and______are from______countries.

a) the others, another c) another, others

b) the others, other d) the other, the others

20.______lake Erie is one of______five Great Lakes in______North America.

a) -, the, the c) -, the, -

b) the, -, - d) the, the, -

21. We have spent______time on this homework.

a) too much c) such many

b) too many d) so a much

22. If______of you takes a vacation now, we will not be able to finish that work.

a) either c) anybody

b) each c) somebody

23. It's too hot and my hair needs______.

a) to be cutting c) cutting

b) be cut d) to be cut

24.1 wished that I______up yesterday.

a) had washed c) washed

b) have washed d) didn't washed

22. We hope that they______yesterday.

a) came c) have came

b) come d) had come

23. Don't worry. Some day you will get used to______En­glish.

a) speak c) have spoken

b) speaking d) have to speak

24. The girls speak______English.

a) fluently c) quite fluently

b) fluent d) enough fluent

25. A mink coat costs______a sable coat.

a) twice more than c) twice too much as

b) twice much as d) twice as much as

26. Before payday, I have______money as my brother.

a) as little c) such little

b) as few d) so little

27. You'll stick______with the pins if you are not careful.

a) you c) yourself

b) your d) yours

28. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage ______the other car.

a) of c) for

b) to d) at

29. The bus service is very good. There is a bus______ten minutes.

a) every c) all

b) each d) almost

30. He used_______much harder last year.

a) to work c) worked

b) working d) to working

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