II. English Usage.

at before by

enjoyable enter

for in

leave

on off

packed

passengers pleasant

saw

sightseeing suitcase

to

to spend

wrapped

Part 1. Vocabulary. Read these sentences and choose the correct word for each gap from the list on the right.

I) Are you here.... pleasure ? No, I'm here (2).......business.

3) This summer we travelled.....ship. My parents (4).....me off.

5) People who travel by train are........

6) Where do you plan.......your summer holidays?

7) I carried a heavy.......to my room.

8) Our class had a very.....holiday last Sunday.

9) When does the boat.......?

10) When did he arrive....London?

I1) The train arrives......platform 5.

12) We bought tickets.......a bus.

13) In London I went....... We visited a lot of places of interest.

14) She has.....her suitcase.

15) They are leaving ....Moscow tomorrow.

Part 2. Grammar. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense form.

A train stopped at a small station. A passenger looked out of the window and saw a woman who.....(16-sell) cakes. The man wanted to buy a cake. The woman was standing rather far from the carriage. The man didn't want to go and buy the cake himself, so he......(17-call) a boy, who......(18-walk) on the platform near the carriage, and asked him; « How much......a cake......(19-cosl)?»

«Three pence, sir,» answered the boy.

The man gave him a sixpence and said to him: «Bring me a cake and with the other three pence buy one for yourself». Some minutes later the boy returned. He......(20-eat) a cake. He gave the man three pence change and said:«There was only one cake, sir».

III. Writing. You meet a friend you haven't seen for a long time. You ask him a lot of questions. Think of good questions for the answers.

1).....................? I've been in Paris.

2)....................? My journey lasted one week.

3)............................? I enjoy travelling by plane because it is the fastest way of travelling.

4)...........................? It took me only two hours to get there.

5)..........................? My mother saw me off.

6)...........................? I saw a lot of places, among them are the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower.

7)...........................? No, I didn't take many pictures during my journey,

8)...........................? No, 1 didn't.

9)...........................? Yes, I had a nice time there.

10).........................? I'd like to visit Greece.

Key: I. 1)Who was travelling by train? 2) What did Mark Twain ask the guard about? 3)Did the guard agree to wake him up? 4) Did the guard wake up Mark Twain or anyone else? 5) Mark Twain was very angry, wasn’t he?

II. Part 1: 1)for 2)on 3)by 4)see 5) passengers 6) to spend 7) suitcase 8) enjoyable/pleasant 9) leave 10) in 11) at 12) on 13) sightseeing 14) packed 15) for

Part 2: 16) was selling 17) called 18) was walking 19) does…cost 20) was eating

III. 1)Where have you been? 2)How long did your journey last? 3)Why do you enjoy travelling by plane? 4) How long did it take you to get to Paris? 5)Who saw you off? 6)What places of interest did you see? 7)Did you take a lot of pictures? 8)Did you buy a lot of souvenirs? 9)Did you have a nice time there? 10)What country would you like to visit?

Test 4.( pre-intermediate level)

I. Reading. Read the text and ask 5 questions on the text.

A Long Visit

People like to visit each other. Sometimes they go on a visit to their friends in another town, and your aunt or uncle may come on a visit to you. Here is a story about a visit which was loo long. A man was on a visit to a friend in London, but stayed much longer than was expected. Day after day he went to see interesting places. In the evening he either went to the theatre or watched TV programmes with his friend's family.

Time passed, but the visitor didn't leave for home. At last the friend decided to say something to the visitor. «Don't you think,» he said, «that your wife and your daughter want to see you again? You haven't been at home for such a long time? »

«Thank you very much», was the answer, I'll send for them and we shall have a very good time here all together. All the members of my family will be very glad. Thank you. You are a very good friend!

Questions: 1) Who......? 2) Did....or......73) What..........7 4) Why......7 5).........., didn't he?