A.: And another one was about a trip that I did in Australia.

NM: 10) ________________________. Where was it? Did you go into the desert or?

A.: Yeah. Through the desert. Yeah.

NM: That sounds fascinating. So you have a bit of experience. So yes, 11) __________________________.

A.: 12) ______________________________. So, I have got the job? NM: You have got the job.

A.: How much is the pay?

NM: Well the pay is pretty good actually. It is about...

13) __________________________... Well the starting fee is twelve thousand dollars every month.

A.: Twelve thousand dollars a month! 14) __________________________. This city is a really good place. Free food. Free hotel. Friendly people. Twelve thousand dollars a month! Great! What is your name?

NM: Frank.

A.: 15) __________________________________, Frank! NM: What is your name again?

A.: Mark.

NM: 16) _________________________, Mark. How are you doing? Welcome. Welcome to the team.

A.: Wow! This is great. This is great! 17) ___________________________.

TEST 6

1. USE THE CORRECT TENSE-FORMS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

Technique-type: form-building

The result of the interview was that Michael 1) (to get) an engagement. He stayed at Middlepool for two years. He soon 2) (to grow) popular with the company. He 3) (to be) good-humoured and kindly; he would take any amount of trouble 4) (to do) anyone а service. His beauty 5) (to create) а sensation in Middlepool and the girls used 6) (to hang) about the stage door to see him 7) (to go) out. They 8) (to write) him love letters and 9) (to send) him flowers. He 10) (to take) it as а natural homage, but 11) (not to allow) it 12) (to turn) his head. He was eager 13) (to get on) and seemed determined not to let any difficulty 14) (to interfere) with his career. It 15) (to be) his beauty that 16) (to save) him, for Jimmie Langton quickly 17) (to come) to the conclusion that he 18) (never to be) more than а competent actor. His voice 19) (to be) а trifle thin and in moments of vehemence was apt to go shrill… He felt 20) (to embarrass) and looked it.

(from “Theatre” by W. Somerset Maugham)

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2. PUT IN ARTICLES WHERE NECESSARY

Technique-type: multiple choice

This reminds me – nine years ago when we were living in 1) a / the / – Tedworth Square, London, а report was cabled to 2) a / the / – American journals that I was dying. I was not 3) a / the / – one. It was another Clemens, 4) a / the / – cousin of mine. 5) A / The / – London representatives of American papers began to come in crowds, with 6) a / the / – American cables in their hands, to ask about my condition. There was nothing 7) a / the / – matter with me and each in his turn was astonished, and disappointed, to find me reading and smoking in my study. One of these men was 8) a / the / – gentle and sympathetic Irishman, who hid his disappointment the best he could and tried to look glad and told me that his paper, 9) a / the / – Evening Sun, had cabled him that it was reported in 10) a / the / – New York; that I was dead. What should he cable in reply? I said, “Say the report is exaggerated.”…

(from “The Price Of Life And Death” by M. Twain)

3. PUT IN PREPOSITIONS WHERE NECESSARY

Technique-type: multiple choice

1) If you go ________ a taxi, you’ll save much time. a) by; b) on; c) in

2)He had been looking ________ success in business and found happiness in love.

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3)The last rays of the son passed ________ and the room became completely dark.

4)Only when he pulled himself ________ his full height, they got frightened and started retreating.

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5.USE THE WORD GIVEN IN THE BOX AT THE END OF THE LINE TO FORM A WORD THAT FITS THE GAP

WITH THE SAME NUMBER

Bloomberg L.P., forever changing the speed, 4) ____________ and scope of 5) ______________ for 6)___________. Today, the mayor’s energy, insight and 7) _______________ spirit serve the City of New York.

(FOW, May 2008)

6. TRANSLATE THE RUSSIAN WORDS INTO ENGLISH

Technique-type: gap-filling

Long time ago boys seemed to be more

1) достойны восхищения than girls. However, nowadays in Japan, there are no such differences between boys and girls, I think. Many years ago, it was 2) считалось that only boys should go to school and girls should just 3) оставаться at home and do housework. However the situation is 4) полностью changing. Today a lot of women have got good jobs and some of them do their job better than men. And if we belong to a 5) об-

щества we have to corporate with each other. So I think 6) совместного обучения school is better than single-sex school because we can learn how to 7) общаться with the 8) противоположным sex and also learn differences of the way of thinking. In the past Japan had a lot of single-sex schools but these days some schools are trying to change their system and boys and girls are 9) обращаются (с ними обращаются) equally at school. Although we can still see some differences (like a teacher asks only boys to 10) нести heavy things, etc). However in the way education is given to boys and girls there is no difference in my country. Ayumi, Japan.

(BBC. Learning English. News about Britain. Comments, 2003)

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7.FILL IN THE GAPS IN THE TEXT CHOOSING THE BEST VARIANT GIVEN AFTER THE TEXT

Technique-type: cloze-test

Volunteering at the Red Cross centre gains 1) ______________________: a project with a few people volunteering at the Red Cross Distribution Centre 2) __________________________ grown in popularity and interest so that now

– three years later – it provides 3) ____________________ largest of regular

5)___________________ donates 10-12 hours weekly. Her work

a part of our Public 7) ______________________ Committee to co-ordinate our volunteer activities with community agencies”.

Last year Lansing volunteers 8) _______________________ more than 3300 hours of labour to prepare approximately 21,000 pounds of food and other products for distribution. In 9) ______________________, last fall, the youth collected 380 pounds of canned goods to donate to the Red Cross. We see this as a perfect opportunity to show our community 10) ________________________ we care about our neighbours.

8.SPOT ONE ERROR IN EACH SENTENCE AND WRITE DOWN THE CORRECT SENTENCE

Technique-type: error-correction

After 21 years of married, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.

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She said, ’I love you, but I know this another woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.’

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my Mother, who is a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go away for dinner and a movie. ’What’s wrong, are you well,’ she asked?

My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of a bad news.

’I thought that it whould be pleasant to spend some time with you,’ I responded ’just the two of us.’

She thought about it for a moment, and than said, ’I would like that very much.’

That Friday after job, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous.

When I arrived at her house, I mentioned that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on.

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9.COMPLETE THE TEXT CHOOSING THE WORD FOR EACH GAP FROM THE BOX

Technique-type: gap-filling

that is terrific. Terrific / oh / have a good time / you have blown me away / mate / I didn’t realize / see ya later / really / ok / that is right / how are you doin’ there? / yep / wonderful / better

Thomson: 1) __________________. It’s my first day on the job. I’m a new reporter for the city paper. Hello, Brad.

Brad: Hi, Mark. 2) _________________________________. Thomson: Good. Good. How are you?

Brad: It is 3) ________________________ good to see you. Are you having a good time?

Thomson: I am having a good time. Brad: 4) __________________________. Thomson: I got a new job.

Brad: You got a new job. 5) _________________________________. Thomson: I am a journalist.

Brad: A journalist!

Thomson: 6) ____________________________.

Brad: Oh. That is fantastic. 7) _______________________________. Thomson: I was an English teacher before but now I am a journalist

at the Local Post.

Brad: Oh. 8) _________________________________________. Thomson: Today is my first day.

Brad: First day. What are you going to do then?

Thomson: I am going to interview Mark Goodluck, the richest man in this city.

Brad: 9) ________________________, Mark Goodluck. He is a really nice guy.

Thomson: Is he?

Brad: Oh, he is a wonderful person.

Thomson: I’ve heard different things about him. Brad: What have you heard?

Thomson: Some people say he is a nice person and some people say he is a great bloke and some people say he is ok. I haven’t heard anything bad.

Brad: Oh, 10) ___________________________. You will never hear anything bad about Mark Goodluck. Never. He is a wonderful person.

Thomson: A wonderful fellow. Good. Ok, well I 11) _______________

___________ get to work. I have got to be there in half an hour. I’d better hurry up.

Brad: OK. Great. 12) ________________________. Have a great interview.

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