V. Прочитайте предложения и выберите правильный вариант ответа (х1).

21. She should be careful before she gives … a) away b) off c) up her job.

22. They usually meet here …a) on b) at c) in 2 o’clock.

23. Why do you often laugh … a) on b) at c) about him.

24. Ann’s always helpful. We often ask … a) about b) for c) - her help.

25. It’s better to go there … a) on b) in c) at Sunday.

VI. Прочитайте предложения и выберите правильный вариант ответа (x1).

21. She can play chess well, a) doesn’t she? b) can she? c) can’t she?

22. If I a) will see b) saw c) see John tomorrow, I’ll give him a letter.

23. How long a) have you sat b) did you sit c) have you been sitting here?

24. Can b) Should c) Must you understand what I mean?

25. Mr. Harrison said that he a) will call b) would call c) calls again.

26. Last week my Dad a) was going b) has gone c) went to work by bus.

27. His smile was something she a) had never seen b) has never seen c) never saw before.

28. Mom isn’t at home. She a) has gone b) has been c) went to the shops.

29. It a) is often raining b) was often raining c) often rains in this part of the world.

30. Nylon a) was invented b) invented c) will be invented in the early 1930s.

31. While my son a) waited b) was waiting c) was waited for my call, somebody knocked at the door.

32. Run downstairs. Somebody a) waits b) is waiting c) waited for you.

33. If pigs a) had b) have c) would have wings, they would fly.

34. The detective made Mr Brown a) to pay b) pay c) paying the bill.

35. I managed a) to find b) finding c) find the book I was looking for.

VII. Заполните пропуски одним из предложенных вариантов (x1).

41. Our planet is not a) as big b) bigger c) big as we think sometimes.

42. What’s a) good b) better c) the best book you’ve ever read?

43. His behavior is even a) the worst b) the most bad c) worse than his brother’s.

44. This book is a) interesting b) more interesting c) the most interesting than that one.

45. She looks as a) tired as b) tired than c) the most tired you.

VIII. Прочитайте предложения и запишите правильный вариант ответа (x1).

46. We're going to a) a b) the c) - France at Christmas.

47. My brother is training to be a) a b) the c) an astronaut.

48. The sweater costs only a) a b) the c) - few pounds.

49. It's a) a b) the c) - best film I have seen in my life.

50. I’m meeting some friends after a) a b) the c) – work.

IX. Составьте вопросы, расположив данные слова в правильном порядке (x2).

51. long your last does lesson How English?

52. job uniform you Do wear to your a in have?

53. languages other any like Would you learn to?

54. shop did that you buy What at?

55. ever horse ridden Have you a ?

Part III. Reading Comprehension

When a cheque $200,000 arrived in the post one morning, Mrs Wood nearly fainted. She did the football pools every week, but she never expected to win anything. She never mentioned it to her family because she didn’t want them to laugh at her. Her husband and her son Ron knew all about football. They did the pools every week too and quite often won a few pounds.

The family was in the kitchen when she came in holding the cheque, unable to say a word. Her husband took the cheque from her and put it in the middle of the kitchen table. Her son made her sit down and her daughter Diane gave her a cup of tea. Two hundred thousand pounds! They forgot all about Mrs Wood and began to argue about the money.

“Well, I’ll be able to give up my job at last and stay at home,” said Mr Wood. He was fifty-two and worked as a lorry driver. “We’ll buy a nice house in the country, a new car – and have a nice easy life!”

“Don’t be selfish, Dad!” exclaimed Ron. “You’re old – you don’t need the money! There’s nothing wrong with this house and you’ve got a car already. No, I have a different idea. We’ll start a business – something in computers or video. I’ll run it and you can help. And we’ll all share the profits.”

“Just listen to you!” Diane said. “You are just as selfish as Dad! And you’re both stupid! This money won’t do us any good … can’t you see that? It’ll ruin our lives. Money always ruins people’s lives. The best thing to do is to send the cheque back, or else give it to charity.”

Then a real argument broke out. It went on and on until a voice interrupted them. “Stop it, all of you!” It was Mrs Wood, with a determined look on her face. “Now listen to me, she said, standing up. “You’ve all forgotten something, haven’t you? This is my money, not yours. I won it and I’m going to spend it. Of course I’ll give you all a share. After all, you are my family. But I’ll make the decisions! Is that clear?”

Mrs Wood picked up the cheque and put it in her pocket. Then, without saying another word, she walked out of the room.