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«Хабаровская государственная академия экономики и права»

Е. Г. Дроздова, Ю. В. Жабская

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Часть 1

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Е. Г. Дроздова, Ю. В. Жабская

Английский язык

Сборник упражнений для самостоятельной работы по грамматике английского языка для

студентов II курса всех специальностей дневной формы обучения ХГАЭП Часть 1

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REVISION: TENSES (THE ACTIVE VOICE)

1. Choose the correct form of the verbs: Present Simple or Continuous.

Dear Karen,

I'm having / have a great time here in England. My university term isn't starting / doesn't start until the autumn, so (3) I'm taking / I take the opportunity to improve my English. (4) I'm staying / I stay with some English friends who (5) are owning / own a farm. On weekdays (6) I'm catching / I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language classes. (7) I'm making / I make good progress, I think. My friends (8 )say / are saying my pronunciation is much better than when I arrived, and (9) I'm understanding / I understand almost everything now. At weekends (10) I'm helping / I help on the farm. At the moment (11) they're harvesting / they harvest the corn and (12) they're needing / they need all the help they can get. It’s quite hard work, but (13) I'm liking / I like it. And (14) I'm developing / I develop some strong muscles!

(15) Do you come /Are you coming to visit me at Christmas? (16) I'm spending / I spend the winter holiday here at the farm. My friends (17) are wanting / want to meet you and there’s plenty of space. But you must bring your warmest clothes. (18) It's getting / It gets very cold here in the winter.

Let me know as soon as (19) you're deciding / you decide. And tell me what (20) you're doing / you do these days.

Do you miss me?

Love, Paul

2. Rewrite each sentence. Use a verb from the box to replace the words in italics.

1.This flower has a wonderful perfume. → This flower smells wonderful.

2.I think you are behaving in a very silly way. → …………………………………….

3.She is expecting a baby in the summer. → ………………………………………….

4.Nancy is considering moving to Scotland. → ……………………………………….

5.Don't go in. They are holding a meeting. → …………………………………………

6.I am meeting Janet this evening actually. → …………………………………………

7.Good clothes are becoming more and more expensive. → ………………………….

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8.I am trying the soup to see if it needs more salt. → ………………………………….

9.Helen is taking a bath at the moment. → ……………………………………………

10.I think that you would be happier in another job. → ……………………………...

3. Complete this description of the life of a musician, using the verbs given. Use

either the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. In 1983 he became seriously ill. While he (1) ………………….. (recover) his uncle (2) ..................... (give) him an old violin. He enjoyed playing and practised at his school every day after lessons. One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager of several successful musicians, (3) …………………

(have) a meeting with the headmaster when he (4) ……………………… (hear) Colin practising. He immediately (5) ……………… (contact) Colin's teacher and (6)

…………………… (invite) Colin to appear in one of the concerts he (7)

………………… (organise) that year. Colin, however, (8) ………………… (refuse) Leaf's invitation, because just then he (9) …………………….. (prepare) for some important school exams. Colin (10) ………………….. (pass) his exams and (11)

…………………. (go) to college to study engineering. At college he (12)

………………… (meet) Kim O'Malley, who (13) (study) chemistry. Kim was also a keen amateur musician. Being students, they rarely (14) ………………………..

(have) much money and they usually (15) ………………….. (work) as waiters at weekends. One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim (16) ………………….

(serve) customers, the manager (17) ……………….. (announce) that there would be no live music in the restaurant that night as the regular band could not come. Colin and Kim (18) …………………. (persuade) him to let them play to the customers. Everyone (19) …………………… (be) amazed to hear how good they (20)………………. (be). Six months later they (21) ……………….. (decide) to leave college because they (22) ……………………. (earn) so much money as musicians. Their success has continued ever since.

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4. Most of these sentences contain one mistake. Correct each one or, if there is no

mistake, write “RIGHT”.

1.The coffee is smelling wonderful. ....smells wonderful....

2.Last year we visited the States - RIGHT

3.The ship sank because the engineer wasn't calling for help until it was already sinking.

4.The reason I get fat is that I'm always tasting things while I'm cooking.

5.How is Jennifer? Does her health improve?

6.You're quite right, I'm completely agreeing with you.

7.What did you after you left school?

8.Now I understand what you're trying to say!

9.I can't imagine why you were believing all those rumours.

10.Martin looked forward to a peaceful weekend, when his brother arrived with all his friends from the football club.

11.Philippa heard the result of the election as she was driving to work, so she phoned me when she got there.

12.Oh, I'm so sorry, I've spilt some tea. Where are you keeping the paper towels?

5. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form.

When Professor Mallory, the famous archaeologist, (1) ……………… (invite) me to take part in his expedition to find the Lost City of the Himalayas, I (2) ………………

(not hesitate) to accept his invitation. Mallory (3) ……………………. (discover) an ancient map showing the position of the city, although no European (4)

……………….. (ever go) to the area before. In fact, most of Mallory's colleagues either (5) ……………. (believe) that the city (6) ………………….. (never exist) or

(7) …………….. (feel) that it (8) ……………….. (vanish) long ago and (9)

………………… (become) simply a legend. According to the Professor, the builders of the city (10) ……………….. (hide) it among the mountains in order to protect its immense riches. He (11) …………………… (believe) that the descendants of these ancient people (12) ……………….. (still keep) themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the very same reasons. So when we (13) …………………….. (set off) on

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a cool May morning towards the distant mountains, each of us (14)

…………………… (look forward) to exciting discoveries. For a week or more we (15) …………………… (climb) higher and higher, following the map, which Mallory (16) ………………….. (study) from time to time. Then one afternoon, while we (17) ………………….. (rest) at the top of a valley, we (18) ……………………

(notice) that a rider on a horse (19) …………………… (wave) at us from the other side of the valley. A rider whose clothes (20) ……………………. (shine) like gold!

6. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1. Steve started learning the violin a month ago.

learning Steve …has been learning… the violin for a month. 2. I haven't been to an Indian restaurant for ages.

since It's ages ……………….. an Indian restaurant.

3. When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident. become Since hearing the results ………………….. more confident. 4. The last time Nancy came here was in 1986.

since Nancy hasn't ………………………. 1986. 5. This is my first visit to Japan.

time This is the first ……………………….. to Japan. 6. How long have Helen and Robert been married?

get When …………………… married?

7. Jack bought those trousers last month, and has been wearing them ever since. for Jack has ……………………………… a month.

8. It's a long time since our last conversation.

spoken We …………………………….. long time. 9. Thanks, but I had something to eat earlier.

already Thanks, but I've …………………………… eat. 10) This is my first game of water-polo.

played I ………………………………… before.

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7. Put each verb in brackets into either the past simple, the present perfect simple, or

the present perfect continuous.

It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation (1)

...has discovered …. (discover) oil under the sea near the Welsh coast. The company, which (2) ………………… (drill) for oil in the area since 2001, (3) ………………..

(find) small amounts of oil near Swansea last month, and since then (4) ………………

(discover) larger amounts under the seabed nearby. Last year the government (5)

………………… (lend) over £50,000,000 to BOC, and (6) ………………. (give) permission for the company to build an oil refinery and other facilities in South Wales.

The reaction of local people to today's news (7) ……………………….. (be) mixed so far. Local MPs (8) ……………………… (already welcome) the news, pointing out that the oil industry will bring badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents are worried about the danger of pollution. 'Nobody (9) …………………

(ask) us yet what we want,' said Ann Griffiths, leader of the Keep Out The Oil Campaign. 'Look what (10) ……………… (happen) when they (11)

………………………… (find) oil in Scotland in the 1960s. The oil companies (12)

………………….. (get) rich, not the local people. BOC (13) …………………. (not tell) us the truth about what this is going to mean for our people.' A BOC spokesman later (14) ………………… (refuse) to comment. Meanwhile local campaigners (15)

…………………. (ask) the government to hold an inquiry.

8. Complete this article by deciding which word or phrase (A, B, C or D) fits into

each gap.

New Music Venue

A new music venue has 1 ……………. opened in the town. It's called The Blue Note and it's 2 …………………. proving to be a major success. 3……………….. , every event held there has sold out, with people queuing down the street to get in. The club's owners 4 ………………… announced that they have reached an agreement for The Factors to appear there next month. This group is 5 ……………….. beginning to achieve nationwide fame, so tickets will probably be hard to come by. They're not on sale 6 …………………….. but they will be soon. So, if you feel that you haven't had a

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great night out 7 ……………………., The Blue Note could be just the place for you. Certainly, people who like live music can't complain 8 ……………….. that there isn't

anything to do in this town.

9. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable future form.

Have you ever wondered what exactly (1)...you will be doing … (you do) in ten years

time? Well, according to computer expert Tom Vincent, computers (2) …………..

(soon be able) to make accurate predictions about the future. Professor Vincent, from

Cambridge, (3) …………….. (hold) a press conference next week to describe the

computer which he calls 'Computafuture'. 'This computer can tell us what life (4)

……………… (be) like, based on data describing past events,' explains Professor

Vincent. For example, Computafuture can predict how many people (5)

……………… (live) in a particular area, or whether there (6) ………………. (be) a

lot of rain during a particular period. Professor Vincent also believes that by the year

2050, computers (7) ……………….. (replace) teachers, and (8) ……………… (also

do) most of the jobs now being done by the police. 'Computers are becoming more

intelligent all the time,' says Professor Vincent. 'Soon they (9) …………………

(direct) traffic and (10) ……………….. (teach) our children. And telling us about the

future.'

10. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form. All sentences refer to future

time.

1. When I ...see… (see) you tomorrow, I (tell) ……………… you my news. 2. As soon as we (get) ………….. there, we (phone) ……………. for a taxi. 3. I (go)

…………… to the library before I (do) ……………….. the shopping. 4. We (wait)

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……………. here until the rain (stop). 5. I (get) ……………… £50 from the bank when it (open) …………. . 6. After you (take) ………………. the medicine, you (feel)…………….. better. 7. You have to stay until you (finish) ………….. your work. 8. I (let) …………… you know the minute I (hear) ……………….. the results. 7. Before we (paint) ………………. the wall, we (have) …………… a cup of tea. 10. We (climb) ……………….. over the wall as soon as it (get) …………….. dark.

11. Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space.

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REVISION: THE PASSIVE

12.Underline and correct the verb forms which are not possible.

1.My car has being stolen. 2. Jack was borned on a Thursday. 3. Then I realised that none of the guests had been sent an invitation. 4. Mary's car is being serviced today. 5. Your order will been sent as soon as possible. 6. The hole in the road was being repaired when I came home. 7. This swimming pool is used by over a thousand people each week. 8. When was this church built? 9. An address is writing on the back of the envelope. 10. Customers are request to ask for a receipt.

13.Choose the most suitable verb form in each sentence.

1.Their new house hasn't been finished/wasn't finished yet.

2.The robbers were arrested/have been arrested as soon as they left the bank.

3.Sue told us her baby is born/had been born two weeks earlier than expected.

4.If there is too much snow, the match has been cancelled/will be cancelled.

5.By the time we got there, the rain had stopped/had been stopped.

6.When were you told/have you been told about the new rules?

7. Most of the passengers were swimming/were swum easily to the shore,

h)The winning horse was ridden/was riding by Pat Murphy.

8.I looked again for the old man, but he was vanished/had vanished.

9.I don't think that you will be asked/are being asked to show your passport.

14. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable passive form.

1.I'm sorry, madam, but this carpet ……………… (already sell).

2.The old house on the corner ……………………. (knock down) last year.

3.When exactly ………………… (John give) his prize?

4.Most people agree that America …………… (not discover) by Christopher Columbus.

5.All complaints about products ………………. (deal with) by our customer services department.

6.Police confirmed that the murder weapon …………………. (discover) in a nearby lake.