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7.He hasn't got (нигде)___________to live.

8.Help (себе)_________to this cake.

VI. Choose the correct alternative.

1. a) Fred speaks English worse of all.

b)Fred speaks English worst of all.

c)Fred speaks English badly of all.

b)They made me to look after the smaller children.

c)They made me looking after the smaller children.

VII. Read the text and do the exercises given below.

Bert Rogers has two sons. His younger son, Howard, is an artist; he is married and has two small daughters.

BERT: «I missed out on quite a big part of Howard's childhood. When he was little I was working very long hours. I had to be content with seeing my children at week-ends».

«From an early age he was always working with paints and pencils. He had a natural talent for it – all I needed to do was guide and encourage him. We used to draw together because I, too, had always enjoyed painting and drawing.

«By the time he was 13, Howard had made up his mind that he wanted to be an artist. I would have preferred him to have followed a more academic career, but he left school at 16 and went to art college; I was disappointed, but I had no choice but to support him and try to take pride in his achievements.

«Even now, we still argue. Howard is impulsive and volatile; temperamentally, he's far more like his mother than he is like me. He has quite strong left-wing views and we often clash. When we're arguing he gets quite emotional, but I respect him for his views, even though I think he's often wrong.

«As an artist and a man who's expressing himself, he's on top of things. In a way, I envy him because he was able to do what he wanted to do. I'd hoped to train as an engraver, but my father wouldn't support my apprenticeship. I suppose because my own talent was wasted I made a point of encouraging Howard's, and I think it has been well worthwhile».

HOWARD: «My childhood memories of my father are pretty vague. He wasn't a powerful presence because he wasn't at home much. It's only now that I'm a father myself that I can understand what sort of person he is. He's kind and very understanding. I can talk to him more openly than I've ever done.

«Since my children were born, I've seen much more of Dad than I used to. I love to see the pleasure he gets from them. The children have bridged some of the gap between us.

«Despite all the difficulties we've had in the past, I do love my father very much, and I think it's only quite recently that I've realised this».

a) Mark the following statements True or False

1.Bert used to draw together with his son to teach him to use paints and pencils.

2.Howard takes after his mother in character.

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3.Bert failed to become an engraver because he was less talented than his son.

4.Father and son have been seeing less of each other since the birth of Howard's children.

b) Answer the following questions

1.Why was Bert disappointed when Howard went to art college?

2.Why does Bert envy his son in a way?

3.At what time in his life did Howard understand what sort of person his father is?

4.What features of character does Howard value in his father?

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I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

It happened last August at the airport. A few weeks ago, a group of us (to decide)_______to go together for a holiday. When we (to wait)____________in the queue at the passport control I suddenly (to realize)____________that I (to leave)___________my passport at home. I (to ring) _________my parents, but they (to work) _________in the garden. Luckily my mother (to hear)_______ the phone. My passport (to find)____________in my trousers pocket. My mother said: «If you (to take)_______a taxi this minute you (to be)_________able to get on the plane in time.» I (to run)_______all the way to the plane and when at last I (to get)_______on it the passengers (to start)_________clapping.

II. Write in the articles a, an, or the where appropriate.

There was ... programme on television about ... dangers to the environment. ...

ozone layer will continue to disappear if we don't find ... way to stop it. ... world's weather is changing. ... pollution is having ... grave effect on our climate. Last week ... oil tanker spilt ... oil into ... Marble Sea damaging the wildlife.

III. Complete the following sentences with appropriate prepositions

This is our first real holiday ... ages. We arrived ... this place ... Friday morning ...

about eleven o'clock. Unfortunately we had to wait ... our flight ... the airport for quite a long time. It's nice here. We can get to the beach ... five minutes. We don't go out every evening and usually sleep ... eleven о' clock in the morning.

IV. Fill in the gaps with different form of the given word.

V. Translate into English the words given in brackets

1.You shouldn't (говорить)_________lies, you know it.

2.Your new dress looks very (дорого)_____________

3.These clothes are (последний)___________fashion.

4.Your news (были)__________interesting.

5.The committee has (сделал)_________its decision.

6.This boy is taller than (другие)___________in the class.

7.I saw (никого)_________of our pupils there.

8.He has made (меньше)_________progress this year.

VI. Choose the correct alternative.

1.a) This is so easy test.

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b)This is such easy test.

c)This is such an easy test.

2.a) They went straight across the field.

b)They went straightly across the field.

c)They went straightly along the field.

VII. Read the text and do the exercises given below.

Airline pilots have high social status and earn a great deal of money. Air hostesses' have an uncertain status and earn little. For those recently qualified, the basic pay in some airlines is as little as £300 a month.

This is little to balance against the possibility of a hijack2 or a disaster. So why do they do it?

I went to see Diane Humphreys, Senior Hostess with Dan-Air at Manchester Airport, to try to find the answer to this question. Mrs. Humphreys has had the job for 16 years. Before that she was an ordinary air hostess for six years.

One reason why air hostesses don't get over-anxious about flying • may be that they're so busy, before, during and after a flight. I asked Mrs. Humphreys to tell me what a typical summer timetable for a hostess would be. She said that four or five flights a week during the summer is not uncommon.

«On a Monday morning, a hostess might have an early morning flight, ' perhaps at 7 a.m. She has to check in 1.5 hours before the flight.

She has to prepare the cabin and toilets and make sure that the food and drinks are aboard. Dan-Air does not do long-distance flights, just short or medium distance ones, and so there are no overnight stopovers unless weather conditions prevent take-off or landing, or the plane develops technical problems. There's a 45minute interval, when the hostesses have to prepare the plane for the return flight. Depending on where you're flying, this can make it a 12-hour day; with delays it can even be 16 hours».

«During the flight you've got no time to relax – the safety instructions have to be demonstrated and the food and drinks served. You're always busy. So one day you might have an early morning flight; the next an afternoon flight; the day after you might be on relief duty and have to be ready to work if someone else becomes ill or there is an emergency. This means that you have to stay near a phone all the time and be no more than an hour and a half from the airport».

1air hostess – стюардесса

2hijack – угон самолета

a) Mark the following statements True or False

1.According to the passage the money that air hostesses earn does not cover the risks that their profession involves.

2.Diane Humphreys has been an air hostess for 16 years.

3.Air hostesses can only relax during a 45-minute interval before the return flight.

4.When on relief duty an air hostess has to telephone to the airport every one and a half hours.

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b) Answer the following questions

1.What is a typical summer timetable for an air hostess?

2.What are the duties of an air hostess when the plane is in the air?

3.What flights does the company Dan-Air do?

4.In what cases does the staff have overnight stopovers?

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I. Use the correct form

l. Let's have lunch in half an hour, ... ?

2.It is the first time that she (drive) a car. – I never (drive) a car (either, too).

3.Mr. Grey was (–, a, the) last person to arrive (at, to, for) the party. He (wait) for a taxi for an hour.

4.Soho (be) a cosmopolitan area since the first immigrants, who (be) French Huguenots, (arrive) here in (-, a, the) 1680s.

5.Coffee seeds which also (know) as beans first (roast) and then they (grind) to make coffee.

6.Coffee grounds then (process) in a variety of different ways. Sometimes they (filter) and sometimes they (soak) in water to (make, do) the drink which is popular

(by, with, within) so many people.

7.His innocence (prove) in (a, the, -) court and he (set) free.

8.Five hundred thousand pounds (was, were) donated to build a new hospital wing.

9.I found a briefcase (on, in, into) the train. -You (ought to, can, may) take it to the police station as soon as possible.

10.You (would, shall, must) pay the bills today. - I know, I promise. I (not, forget).

11.(May, shall, will) you give me a lift to work tomorrow? -Yes, I (pick)you up at eight o'clock.

12.They (be) married for ten years already. He is (deep, deeply) in love with her.

13.She (not, feel) well lately. She has arrived (late, lately) for the meeting.

14. ... historian is ... person who studies ... history, (a, the, —)

15.We stayed at ... hotel by ... sea. ... room was very comfortable and ... view was fantastic, (a, the, -)

16.I don't believe in ... ghosts. I think that ... supernatural is ... product of ...

people's imagination, (a, the, -)

17.Of course, most heating systems come ... and ... automatically nowadays, (by, on, off, of)

18.One should do (one, one's) best at all times.

19.The two bank clerks blamed (themselves, itself, oneself) for the robbery.

20.You are typing so fast. If you (type) more slowly, you (not, make) so many mistakes.

21.Many famous men (live) in Soho as it (have) a reputation for attracting artists, writers, poets and people in (-, a, the) media.

22.(A, the, –) Sheftesbury Avenue (be) the heart of London's theatre land, and there (be) endless clubs, pubs and cafes

23.It is said if you (wait) long enough at (a, the, -) Piccadilly Circus, you (meet) everyone you ever (know).

24.Travelling abroad (get) (easy) and (easy) for (a, the, -) young people nowadays.

25.Great importance (place) (on, at, for) exam results in this school.

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26.The wedding reception (hold) in (a, the, -) small hotel in a week.

27.The construction of the new shopping centre (complete) already in our city.

28.Unless you (be) more careful, you (have) accidents.

29.The Prime Minister (be to, must, can) give a speech (at, on, in) the conference tomorrow.

30.(Would, could, can) you mind my (stay, staying) here for some days?

31.They (could, might, should) have forgotten about the meeting, that's why they

(not, come).

32.We admired the stars twinkling (high, highly) in (a, the, -)dark sky.

33.Our neighbour (operate) by a (high, highly) respected doctor. He is in (a, the,

–) hospital now.

34.... clothes I bought yesterday (be) very cheap. There was ... sale in one of ...

departments stores in ... city centre. (a/an, the, –)

35.... Rome wasn't built in ... day. (a/an, the, –)

36.... Actions speak (loud) than ... words, (a/an, the, –).

37.You can take what you want (off, of, from, out) the fruit in that box.

38.Operations were difficult in the 18th century. In (those, that, these) days there (be) no anaesthetic.

39.Sam would like to marry a girl younger than (his, him, himself).

40.I can't buy everything you want. If I (buy) everything you ask, I (be) ruined soon.

II. Read the text and do the exercises given below.

The Computer Revolution

The first computers appeared right after World War II, and since that time they have changed not only the lives of Americans. They have been changing the lives of people all over the world.

At present wherever the man turns, he finds a computer working. Computers in banks can transfer money from one account to another. Computers are used to launch, guide and track spacecrafts and satellites; they help predict weather and earthquakes. They help people make long distance and local telephone calls. Computers are also used when one reserves space on an airplane. In medical laboratories, computers have reduced the errors in testing, and they have saved doctors' countless hours of work.

Many stores use computers to keep track of sales and orders. Also, many stores use optical scanners to record purchases and total prices. A tiny computer chip controls your washing machine. Computers linked to TV, telephone and satellite networks spread information throughout the world.

Without special training it is impossible to understand exactly how a computer does its work. Nevertheless, many people use computers in their daily lives. Computers are everywhere. They are so much a part of our lives that we usually don't even know they are there.

Computers have become the foundation of the modern working world. Today, virtually all types of jobs use them to some degree and all the countries are affected by the "computer revolution".

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In the future computers will be a million times faster than they are today. They will become easier to use, but anyone who has not learnt how to use the new technology will be seriously disadvantaged, particularly in the field of employment.

3.It is hardly possible for people to use computers in thei' everyday life. □

4.Computers have become the foundation of the modern working world. □

5.The problem is that in future computers will become more and more

b) Write down your answers to the following questions.

1.When did the first computers appear?

2.Computers are used everywhere, aren't they?

3.What can computers do in banks?

4.What are other spheres where computers may be used?

5.It is impossible to understand exactly how a computer works without special training, is it?

6.Do many people use computers in their daily lives?

III. Make up your sentences using the following words and word combinations on the topic Outstanding People of Belarus.

4.the first woman inlightener 9. achievement(s)

5.a new trend in painting

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9 семестр

I. Use the proper form A Famous Clock

When you (1) ... (visit) London, one of the first (2)...(thing) you will see is (3) ...

(Big Ben), (4) (a, the, -) famous clock which can (5) ... (hear) all over the world on the B.B.C. If the Houses of Parliament (6) ... (not to burn down) in 1834, the great clock would never have been erec ted. Big Ben (7) ... (take) its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament (8) ...(build). Since that time officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock (9) ...(check) twice a day. On the B. B. C. you can hear the clock when it (10) ... (strike) because microphones (11) ... (connect) to the clock tower. Once, however, it (12) ... (fail) to give the correct time. (13) (A, the, -) painter who (14) ... (work) on the tower (15) ...(hang) a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down.

1._________ 6._________ 11._________

2._________ 7._________ 12._________

3._________ 8._________ 13._________

4._________ 9._________ 14._________

5._________ 10._________ 15._________

16.What (shall, should) we do tonight? – We (could, will) go out, I think.

17.My brother (decide) to open his own restaurant, so he (have) (a, the, –) meeting with his bank manager tomorrow and he (want) to ask him for (a, the, –) loan.

18.I'm tired. I (work) very hard (so far, just, lately).

19.Do you know how long she (work) there before she retired? - She still (work) there.

20.Most ballads (base) on facts. They say that Robin Hood lived in the forest as (a/an, the) outlaw. He robbed only (a, the, -) rich people and helped (a, the, -) poor.

21.Ann told me she (work) hard in the lab the previous day.

22.There (be) too much traffic on the roads today. - Yes, the traffic (be) murderous in big cities nowadays.

23.Money spent on the brain (be) never spent in vain.

24.Three (beers/beer), please. - Oh, not for me. I've had two (beers/beer) today.

25.I (use) to love cooking but I never get the time nowadays.

26.Everything (be) still and peaceful in London's parks and you (could, may, must) hardly imagine that an enormous city with its traffic and noise is but a few paces away.

27.(Most/the most) children like this game. This is (popular) game for most children.

28.The journey (to, for, in) Paris took much (long) before they built the Channel Tunnel.

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29. Britain's ... art, ... culture and ... literature flowered during ... Elizabethan age,

... reign of Elizabeth I; it was ... period of English domination of the oceans, (a, the, -)

30. ... North Pole and ... South Pole, two of the most inaccessible points on ... earth attracted explorers for many years, (a, the, –)

31.(A, the, -) North Pole (conquer) in 1909 by (a, the, –) American engineer named Robert Peary, who had given twenty-three years of his life to Arctic exploration.

32.(There, it) must be (a, the, -) solution of the problem.

33.Helen said that if the fog (get) any (thick), the plane might make an emergency landing at London airport.

34.We (must, can, may) send a telegram to congratulate them (for, with, on) their silver wedding which (take place) (during, through, in) a week.

35.The plane which originally headed (in, on, for) Birmingham (must, could, have to) make an emergency landing at Luton airport.

36.The advantage (of, in, over) computers (be) that they (can, must, may) process information (quick, quickly).

37.He's got (a, the, –) headache. He (work) (on, at, with) the computer all morning.

38.My friend is looking forward to (visit) a lot of (exciting, excited) places.

39.It (take) Christopher Wren thirty-five years to build St. Paul's Cathedral.

40.Everyone knows what they have to do, ... ?

41.Where your sisters-in-law (work) ?

42.How many (time, times) did Rick phone? - Sorry, but I haven't got (time, times) to listen to his calls.

43.You (shouldn't, mustn't, can't) eat too much (chocolate, chocolates).

44.He never works overtime. If he (work) overtime, he (earn) as much as I do.

45.Bill was upset. If he (not, spend) so much time on the first question, he (have) enough time to do the others properly.

II. Add the correct prefixes or suffixes to the words given at the end of each sentence and fill in the blanks.

46.He's going to an_______conference about the environment, (national)

47.His father wanted him to be a lawyer and_____the boy

from studying music, (courage)

48.Ann managed to finish the race_______. (success)

49.She is old enough to make her one_______. (decide)

50.The art of_____requires the use of garlic, (cook)

III. Read the text and do the exercises given below.

Adopt or Die?

As history shows, monarchies need to continuously reform themselves, if they want to survive. Arguments about the Monarchy are as old as the institution itself. But this summer, critics who have been calling for reform were taken by surprise.

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