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b. Now, answer those questions

X. Fill in the gaps with "There " is " or It is ":

1.… snowing hard.

2.Don't buy this jacket. … very dark.

3.… a dark street, in that dark street … a dark gloomy house.

4.… already late and … nobody in the office to solve your problem.

5.… very kind of you.

XI. Fill in the gaps with " some " or " any " :

1.There are … students from Japan, but there are not … from India.

2.They have … really good friends. Have you got ... ?

3.They haven't got … conveniences in their house, but they are going to get ... .

XII. Fill in the gaps with " much " or " many " :

1.We don't need … orange juice.

2.He says he couldn't bring … carrots.

3.Have you got … money?

Test 7

(Advanced: Verb Tenses, Sequence of Tenses)

Variant I

I. Use the right form of the verb

1.When I (ring up) my friend he (prepare) for his trip.

2.He (say) that he (pack) everything but (not, buy) a ticket yet.

3.I (promise) him that I (help) him.

4.I (be free) and I (can) go to the booking-office.

5.He (thank) me and (add) that he (be grateful) to me.

6.At 3 o'clock I (bring) his ticket and my friend (start) for the railway station.

7.Mrs. Hudson (be) about 40 when she (begin) to feel pains in the heart.

8.She (go) to the doctor and (tell) him that she (not, feel) well for the last two months.

9.The doctor (ask) her if she (have) a lot of work about the house.

10.She (say) she (have) a large family - 2 sons and 3 daughters to look after.

11.Her husband (die) two years before.

12.Her younger son, Mike, (fall) ill the previous week and she (be afraid) he (not, get well) soon.

II. Translate into English

Чертополох – это национальная эмблема Шотландии. Ее история связана с нормандскими завоеваниями. Однажды Norsemen высадились на восточном побережье Шотландии. Вооруженные шотландцы укрепились за рекой Тау – самой большой рекой Шотландии. Они прибыли к реке к вечеру, разбили лагерь и очень устали. Врага они ожидали не ранее чем на следующий день. Но враги были близко. Norsemen пересекли реку, намереваясь захватить шотландцев врасплох и уничтожить их во время сна. Чтобы не производить ни малейшего шума, они даже сняли обувь. Но один Norsemen случайно

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наступил на коварное растение - чертополох и громко закричал от боли. Его истошный вопль послужил сигналом тревоги, который и разбудил спавших шотландцев.

Variant II

I. Use the right form of the verb

1.One day an old lady (happen) to be passing by a lunatic asylum.

2.Seeing one of the lunatics she (stop) to talk to him.

3.After they (talk) for some time the old lady (observe) that she (not, think) he (be) mad at all.

4.The man (assure) that he certainly (not, be).

5.He (say) that his relatives (send) him there just to get rid of him.

6.The old lady (promise) that she (look) into the matter and (go) down the road.

7.Suddenly a big piece of wood (hit) her in the back of her neck.

8.She (turn) round and (see) the lunatic waving at her, so she (ask) what (be wrong).

9.Nothing, he said, he merely (want) to remind her.

10.John Robinson just (returned) home from the Continent and (have ) a rest at his home in the suburbs of London after a long trip by air.

11.A friend of his whose name was James Dobson, (ring) him up saying that he (be) glad his friend (arrive) home safely and that he would like to see John at his place on the following day.

12.John said he (feel) a bit tired after a long journey across Europe and (be, not) sure he (be able) to come.

II.Translate into English

СИрландией и нормандскими завоеваниями связано немало легенд. Два вождя нормандских завоевателей отправились в Ирландию. Они плыли на лодках и решили, что тот, кто первым коснется ирландского берега, тот и будет правителем этой страны. Лодки не отставали друг от друга и приближались к намеченной цели одновременно. Кто же будет править Ирландией? Самый быстрый. В самый ответственный момент один из предводителей взял топорик, отрубил себе руку и бросил ее на ирландскую землю. Ну и что, что без руки, зато - правитель. На старых полотнах можно иногда встретить изображение отрубленной руки на фоне красного плаща, символизирующие Ирландию.

Test 8

(Verb Tenses, pronouns, degrees of comparison of adjectives, modal verbs)

I. Choose the correct answer

1.How many … do you want to have in this wardrobe?

a)shelf's

b)shelfes

c)shelves

2.My birthday is … February 22.

a)at

b)on

c)in

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3.My parents have been married … twenty years.

a)for

b)since

c)from

4.This is … .

a)Peter room

b)Peter's room

c)room Peter's

5.… sugar on the table?

a)Is there any

b)Are there any

c)Is there a few

6.Look at these two bicycles. This one is … and the other one is … .

a)my / her

b)mine / her

c)mine / hers

7.Hello, Peter. Have you got … news for me?

a)any

b)a few

c)few

8.I think these boys are too young to wash … .

a)ourselves

b)himselves

c)themselves

9.I looked everywhere but I could not find … .

a)him

b)himself

c)his

10.Do you really think they are … to buy this expensive car?

a)enough rich

b)rich enough

c)richer

11.Tom says his house is … than Greg's.

a)biger

b)bigger

c)more bigger

12.I must go to the shop and buy … sugar and … tomatoes.

a)a little/a little

b)a little/a few

c)a few/a little

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13.… doctor Smith! Jimmy is sick!

a)Call

b)You call

c)Call to

14.What's the time? It's … .

a)a quarter and three

b)three past quarter

c)a quarter past three

15.Who … Jim is a bad boy?

a)says

b)does say

c)say

16.At the moment John … a newspaper.

a)reads

b)is reading

c)read

17.Before she … she … her father.

a)came home / had visited

b)came home / has visited

c)had come / visited

18.When the weather … good we will go for a walk.

a)will be

b)is

c)would be

19.Yesterday I … an interesting film.

a)watch

b)watched

c)watching

20.She says she … dinner at home.

a)never eats

b)never eat

c)don't ever eat

21.They … so far.

a)didn't meet

b)haven't met

c)don't meet

22.You … go to the shop. I have already bought everything.

a)must

b)needn't

c)have to

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23.This beautiful building … three hundred years ago.

a)was build

b)has been built

c)was built

24.George said that he … see us in three weeks.

a)shall

b)would

c)will

25.John said that he … this place before.

a)has never seen

b)never saw

c)had never seen

26.Do you know when …?

a)will they come

b)shall they come

c)they will come

27.I must tell you that … too much beer is dangerous.

a)drink

b)drinking

c)to drinking

28.They hope they can … it easily.

a)to do

b)doing

c)do

29.… is the school? – Two miles away.

a)How far

b)How long

c)How big

30.I am going to England … English.

a)to learn

b)for learning

c)for learn

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CONTENTS

PART I

PART II