IV. Choose the appropriate phraseological units:

Oh, no, I will never marry. Being always ____(1)_____ is not what I dream of . I am confident, my wife will be constantly ______(2) _____ and I will be tired of ___ (3)_____ . Happiness in marriage is _______ (4) ______. Now I am generally ____ (5) ____, but when married I will be compelled to spend _______ (6) on my wife’s dresses. Women, with their ____ (7)______, are fond of _______ (8). They want to be ________ (9) in everything, though they are _______ (10).

a) top dog; f) my bottom dollar;

b) one – track minds; g) curtain lectures;

c) picking holes in me; h) chicken – hearted and dead from the neck up;

d) minding their P’s and Q’s; i) in full feather;

e) a moonshine in the water; j) pinned to the wife’s apron strings.

V. Find the words with wrong affixes and suffixes:

1) postwar;

2) misapprove;

3) unhappy;

4) completely;

5) inventer;

6) disload;

7) admiration;

8) inexperienced;

9) co-national;

10) undervalue;

11) managehood;

12) unhappy.

VI. Choose the right variant:

1. Julia’s clothes ……. in her wardrobe.

a) is; b) am; c) are.

2. The United States ……. a violent history.

a) have; b) has.

3. The sunlit …… look wonderful.

a) rooves; b) roofs.

4. I haven’t got ….. time, but I’ll try to help you.

a) much; b) many; c) few; d) little.

5. He’s got _______ holiday.

a) week’s; b) a week’s; c) weeks; d) the week’s.

6. It was like that ________ when you mustn’t be seen to move or you are sent back to rise to start again.

a) child game; b) game of child; d) child’s game.

7. The Smiths / the car.

a) the Smiths’ car; b) the Smiths’s car; c) the car of the Smiths.

8. Charles / the book.

a) Charles’ book; b) the book of Charles; c) Charles’s book.

9. This is … English newspaper.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) - .

10. Those are ….. my keys.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) - .

11. … book he is reading is so interesting!

a) -; b) an; c) the; d) a.

12. What do you do after … breakfast?

a) a; b) the; c) -; d) an.

13. (Эти) roses are beautiful.

a) This; b) These; c) That; d) Those.

14. (Какая) book is this?

a) That; b) This; c) What; d) Who.

15. She has (много) bread.

a) few; b) little; c) many; d) much.

16. They are busy with (своими) lessons.

a) her; b) his; c) their; d) its.

17. Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt had been ill for_____ days.

a) five; b) the fifth.

18. At ________ o’clock I was waiting for Jennie at the station.

a) the sixth; b) six.

19. He was _______ to learn about it.

a) one; b) the first.

20. Children go to school on __________ of September.

a) the first; b) one.

21. He is so stubborn, who does he take_______?

a) after; b) like; c) over; d) in.

22. They decided to put _______ this meeting because many members of the club were absent.

a) out; b) up; c) off; d) aside.

23. The train is going ________ the tunnel.

a) through; b) over; c) across; d) up.

24. If you run _______ two hares, you will catch neither.

a) behind; b) for; c) from; d) after.

25. London is the (самый большой) city in Europe.

a) big; b) biggest; c) most big; d) bigger.

26. What language do you speak (лучше): English or French?

a) good; b) best; c) goodest; d) better.

27. In Russia tourism is (такой же популярный как) in other countries.

a) so popular that; b) as popular as;

c) as popular; d) popular.

28. Moscow is old but Novgorod is (старше).

a) older; b) more old; c) old; d) oldest.

29. Last Sunday _________ thousands of people on the beach.

a) there was; b) it was; c) they were; d) there were.

30. In some counties ________ very hot all the time.

a) there is; b) is; c) it is; d) be.

31. ________ hundreds of different plastic materials.

a) There are; b) There is; c) It is; d) They are.

32. ________ any students in the reading – room?

a) Is there; b) Is it; c) Are there.

33. Who ________ to the market every day?

a) go; b) is going; c) goes; d) will be going.

34. What _________ they want you to read?

a) are; b) have; c) do; d) - .

35. Did he __________ the week-end in the country?

a) spent; b) spend; c) spends; d) spending.

36. She _________ on business to Kiev tomorrow.

a) go; b) went; c) will go; d) goes.

37. _______ they reading now?

a) has; b) will; c) are; d) were.

38. This question ________ right now.

a) is discussed; b) is being discussed; c) is being discussing; d) is discussing.

39. They _________ attentively to the lecturer now.

a) listen; b) listening; c) is listening; d) are listening.

40. It _________ all day tomorrow.

a) will be raining; b) shall be raining; c) shall rain; d) rain.

41. Why ________ you come so early?

a) have; b) are; c) shall; d) be.

42. When we reached the place, it _________ dark already.

a) gets; b) has got; c) got; d) had got.

43. I _________ to London this summer.

a) was; b) am; c) have been; d) is.

44. By the time I come they____________ to Cardiff.

a) will go; b) will have gone; c) have gone; d) go.

45. They wrote that they __________ to meet them for a long time.

a) had been waiting; b) are waiting; c) waited; d) have waited.

46. You (write) this composition for two hours and can’t complete it.

a) write; b) have been writing; c) were wrote; d) has written.

47. We (walk) along – a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.

a) walked; b) had walked; c) had been walking; d)were walking.

48. I (stay) at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.

a) stayed; b) had stayed; c) was staying; d) had been staying.

49. How long have you _________ English?

a) learn; b) learnt; c) learned.

50. He must __________ that we invited him.

a) forget; b) has forget; c) have forgotten.

51. He came from Japan. He is a very clever boy. He __________ four languages.

a) speaks; b) spoke; c) has spoken.

52. No one ever _________ it to me.

a) writes; b) wrote; c) has written.

53. Mike hoped that his friend (help) him with his car.

a) would help; b) will help; c) helped.

54. Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt (be ill) for five days.

a) was ill; b) has been ill; c) had been ill.

55. He gave all his money to me because he (trust) me.

a) would trust; b) trusted; c) had trusted.

56. The pupil wasn’t able to do the translation because he (not / know) some special terms.

a) hadn’t known; b) didn’t know; c) doesn’t know.

57. They (должны были) to start off last Sunday.

a) were; b) must; c) have; d) could.

58. I (не смог) attend this lecture yesterday as I was ill.

a) had not; b) could not; c) must not; d) might not.

59. You (следовало) explain her how to get to Trafalgar Square.

a) could; b) might; c) had; d) should.

60. I shall not be (разрешат) to go to the country with you tomorrow, I think.

a) be; b) allowed; c) have; d) may.

61. Historically the Tower ________ with London.

a) connected; b) has connected; c) has been connected;

d) had been connected.

62. By three o’clock yesterday everything ________ for experience.

a) had been prepared; b) was prepared; c) had prepared; d) prepared.

63. London __________ as a city in the same way as Paris or New York.

a) was not built; b) not built; c) was built not; d) not was built.

64. The Prime Minister’s Election ___________ soon.

a) will held; b) will be held; c) will hold; d) held.

65. There is no harm __________ that.

a) to do; b) with doing; c) in doing; d) of doing.

66. She couldn’t help __________ that her husband was worried.

a) notice; b) except notice; c) noticing d) to notice.

67. He didn’t mind _________ late because he enjoyed it.

a) working; b) work; c) that he work; d) to work.

68. These goods are worth ________.

a) to buy; b) buy; c) buying; d) sell.

69. (Bыступив) at the meeting, I forgot to mention this fast.

a) speak; b) speaking; c) have spoken; d) am speaking.

70. I read several books (написанных) by this author.

a) written; b) wrote; c) write; d) writes.

71. Not (найдя) this book at home, I went to the library.

a) found; b) have found; c) having found; d) have been found.

72. (Приняв) into account new facts, they decided to stop tests.

a) taken; b) having taken; с) took; d) have taken.

73. So Mum gave me my own cup _________ to the office.

a) for take; b) and take; c) to take; d) to took.

74. At almost ten o’clock I arrived home ________ Mary on the telephone.

a) and find; b) to find; c) find; d) found.

75. This region _________ to be protected area.

a) was; b) proved; c) were; d) to be.

76. Teddy’s words made me _________ uncomfortable.

a) to feel; b) feeling; c) feel.

77. If I had time, I (come) today.

a) shall come; b) came; c) would come; d) had come.

78. I wish I (not / be) busy tomorrow.

a) hadn’t been; b) wasn’t; c) weren’t; d) wouldn’t.

79. It was necessary that he (take) measures immediately.

a) took; b) will take; c) have taken; d) should take.

80. They suggested we (meet) at the station.

a) should meet / meet; b) should meet / met;

c) shall meet; d) will have met.

81. the - table - and - a - there - on - is - two – pens - book:

a) On the table there is two pens and a book.

b) There is two pens and a book on the table.

c) There is a book and two pens on the table.

d) There on the table two pens is and a book.

82. ________ was the most difficult problem I’ve ever solved.

a) There; b) It; c) She; d) He.

83. raining - it - will – by - I - the - stopped - evening - hope - have.

a) Will it have stopped raining by the evening, I hope?

b) I hope it will have stopped raining by the evening.

c) I’ll have hope it stopped raining by the evening.

84. If I see my friend, I ________ his advice.

a) ask; b) shall ask; c) asked; d) am asked.

85. often - not - the – we - go - cinema - to - do.

a) We not do go to the cinema often.

b) Often we do go not to the cinema.

c) We don’t often go to the cinema.

86. last – did – this – institute- not- year- I – enter.

a) I did not enter this institute last year.

b) Did I not enter this institute last year?

c) Last year did I enter this institute not?

87. test – not – long - our - will - take.

a) Our test not long will take.

b) Not long will our test take.

c) Our test will not take long.

88. were - him - not - you - if - phone - I - would - I.

a) If I would phone him, I were you.

b) If I were you, I would not phone him.

c) If I were not you, I would phone him.

89. Правильным общим вопросом к предложению «For centuries England and Wales have formed one single political and administrative unit» является:

a) Have formed for centuries England and Wales one single political and administrative unit?

b) Have for centuries England and Wales formed one single political and administrative unit?

c) Have England and Wales formed one single political and administrative unit for centuries?

90. Why ________ you come so early?

a) have; b) are; c) shall; d) be.

91. ________ she go to school or to the kindergarten?

a) does; b) did; c) will; d) have.

92. A lot of countries are suffering many environmental problems, …?

a) aren’t they; b) are they; c) they are; d) aren’t suffering.

93. Sally said, ‘I would like to buy it’.

a) Sally said that she would like to buy it.

b) Sally said she would have liked to buy it.

c) Sally said that she liked to buy it.

94. He said, ‘Where is Jill going’?

a) He asked where was Jill going.

b) He asked where Jill went.

c) He asked where Jill was going.

95. The teacher said to us, ‘Be quiet, please’.

a) The teacher asked us be quiet.

b) The teacher told us to be quiet.

c) The teacher said to us to be quiet.

96. ‘If I were you, I’d stop smoking’, Jeff said.

a) Jeff said that if he were him he would have stopped smoking.

b) Jeff said that if he had been him he would stop smoking.

c) Jeff advised him to stop smoking.