9. Choose the correct answer.

1) ’Has your brother gone out?’ Mum asked me.

Mum asked me if my brother had gone out.

2) ‘Do you know the answer?’ Miss Smith asked Ruby.

Miss Smith asked Ruby if she knew the answer.

3) ‘Is this your car?’ the police officer said to the man.

The police officer asked the man if it was his car.

4)’Have you been to the exhibition?’ I asked Benjamin.

I asked Benjamin if he had been to see the exhibition.

5) ‘Does your laptop need a new battery?’ Jerry asked me.

Jerry asked me if my laptop needed a new battery.

6) ‘Are you having a barbecue?’ I asked the Browns.

I asked the Browns if they were having a barbecue.

10. Complete the text with a relative pronoun in each space, or leave it blank if this is possible.

John Lennon, a) ............ was born in 1940, was a member of the Beatles, the British rock group. He grew up in Liverpool, b) .where.. he performed in a number of groups, and met the other members of the Beatles. After studying at art college, c) ..which.. he disliked as much as he had disliked school. Lennon spent his time learning to be a musician. In 1962, the Beatles had their first hit record, d) ... which.. was soon followed by success in the USA. Lennon and Paul McCartney, another young musician e) ..whom.. he had met in 1957, wrote most of the group’s songs. The success of the Beatles, f) was worldwide, created problems for Lennon, g) .because.. often said exactly what he thought to the press and TV, and got into trouble. By the time the Beatles stopped working together, h) ............ came about during the late 1960s, Lennon’s songs had become both political and highly personal. His personal life, i) ... which.... was made more difficult by his problems with drugs and alcohol, was also often in the news. He and his wife Cynthia were divorced, and he married Yoko Ono with j) . whom. he carried out political process. They also made records together, and went to live in the USA, k) .. where.. Lennon continued his solo career. In the mid 70s he took a break from music l) ... which.. lasted for five years. In 1980 he started to record a new album, m) .. which.. was still unfinished n) ...but. he was shot dead by Mark Chapman, a fan o) ..who. wanted to become famous, on 8 December 1980.

11. Choose the correct option.

I’m writing from the Iguazu Waterfalls, one of the most (1) …C…… places I’ve ever been to. The waterfalls, which are right on the border between Argentina and Brazil, are (2) …C…… beautiful and absolutely (3) …B……. Apparently, they are (4) …B…… similar in size to the Victoria Falls in Africa but what’s great about Iguazu is how close you can get to the water at the top of the falls and also at the (5) …C…… bottom. Yesterday I joined a boat trip to the foot of the falls and we actually went behind the falling water. It was quite (6) …B…… and we got (7) …C…… wet, of course, but I loved it. The day before, I was at the top of the falls, the place they call the Devil’s Throat and I was utterly (8) …A…… by the noise and the (9) …B…… volume of water that pours down.

I’ve enjoyed myself the (10) …B…… time I’ve been here actually. My hotel is (11) …A…… fantastic. It’s cheap and has a restaurant which serves very (12) ……C… local dishes. To get to the falls, I’ve been taking the (13) ……B… modern bus which has a (14) …A…… young guide on board who can answer any questions you might have. Unfortunately, I have to fly home tomorrow but it’s been a very enjoyable holiday.

1. a fascinated b amazing c incredibly

2. a too b sheer c extremely

3. a enormous b big c large

4. a utterly b very c completely

5. a very b really c quite

6. a afraid b scary c frightened

7. a freezing b boiling c soaking

8. a stunned b interested c excited

9. a mere b sheer c dead

10. a main b all c whole

11. a absolutely b fairly c virtually

12. a unique b tasty c delicious

13. a hotel b comfortable c tourist

14. a friendly b Brazilian blond

Затверджено на засіданні кафедри ІМПС 7 травня 2012 р. пр. № 9.