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.

___________________________________________________________________________

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 nowadays?

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 o f______ 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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