Трудности грамматики английского языка = The Complexities of English Grammar. Пособие для подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену

D.As I made my way around the places, I wrote letters to my relatives and friends, describing the people I met, places I visited and experiences I had.

Заполните пропуски 58 — 60 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов. Один фрагмент является лишним.

A.It brought me more joy than a host of emails ever could.

B.It was nice to do it and gives you much pleasure.

C.It ‘s fun receiving these, even though you know that the message hasn’t been written specially for you.

D.I knew if I was feeling lonely, I could spend half an hour in a cyber café and leave it happy.

Прочитайте текст. Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово из предложенных и употребите его в нужной форме. Помните, что каждое слово может быть использовано только один раз.

QUALIFY, EXAMINE, EDUCATE, ABLE, SUCCESS

All students throughout the world take 61 ____ at some time of their student life. If students are 62___ they get a formal 63 ____ that 64 ___ them to get a well-paid job or continue with further 65 ____

EQUIP, SKI, INPORTANCE, CLIMATE, DEVELOP, MOUNTAIN, PRODUCE

Forecasting the weather is very 66 ____ to our life as 67_____

changes can seriously affect crops and therefore the 68___ of food. Knowing what the weather will be like is not interesting only to farmers, but to sportsmen such as 69 ____, people living in 70 ____

areas and expeditions. Despite the latest 71 _____ in forecasting and further 72 ___ in this field it is impossible to give accurate forecasts.

Прочитайте текст. Заполните каждый из пропусков только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу.

One of the 73____ interesting species of the animal world is 74 _____ penguin. They live in the 75 ___ areas of the world. Although they 76 ___ like fish, they 77 ____ fly, They 78 ____ only

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one egg 79 ____ the end of the winter so that the chick 80___ have a chance of survival.

Прочитайте текст. Заполните каждый из пропусков только одним словом, подходящим по cмыслу.

The morning in Spain lasts 81 ____ two o’clock, when it’s time for lunch. After that there is 82 _____ siesta and the afternoon begins at about 5 o’clock. At 8 83 ______ people begin 84___ about having 85 ___ drink and so the evening begins. Dinner 86 ____ served from 9 and 87 _____ evening may continue well into 88 ___ night.

Прочтите предложения. Найдите в них лишние слова и отметьте их номерами в порядке их предъявления в тексте. (89—93)

Some people are known to be superstitious about different things.No one really knows why some many people do not like the number 13, although there are several of theories. Another of common superstition is for people to touch or knock on something made of wood if when they want good luck to come their way or to prevent anything more bad from happening to them.

89_____90_____91_____92______93_____

Переведите на английский язык фрагмент предложения, данный в скобках.

94.Your box is (в три раза тяжелее чем моя).

95.I asked my neighbour (одолжить) me some money, but he refused.

96.When a sportsman runs, (каждая) foot leaves the ground before (другая) comes down.

97.(Каждый из нас) understood the situation and was ready to help.

98.(Íà äíÿõ) we received an invitation to Peter’s wedding party.

99.Linda would prefer to work as a doctor rather (чем работать) at school.

100.(Несмотря на) her slimming diet, Kate hasn’t lost weight and her new suit doesn’t (подходит).

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KEYS to the EXERCISES and TESTS

Exercise 3.

1)is going, has never visited, is packing, has put, hasn’t packed, hasn’t called, is seeing, leaves;

2)has been practicing, is, hasn’t taken, feels, takes.

3)am writing, have won, am going, have been waiting, have read, have bought, am becoming, am packing, have booked, am going.

Exercise 4.

1)were waiting, were sitting, reading, or wandering

2)passed, received

3)broke

4)entered, were not dancing, were having

5)arrived, were listening

6)was working

7)was driving, jumped, sat

Exercise 5.

1)had already seen.

2)saw, had planted.

3)had been climbing

4)had been looking, found

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5) rang, had translated. 6)had been waiting

7)didn’t watch, had finished

8)had picked (if all the roses disappeared) or had been picking (a few were left)

9)had been looking

10)had not redecorated.

Exercise 6.

1)will be traveling

2)will have

3)will have completed

4)retires, will have been teaching

5)graduates, will get

6)is flying, leaves

7)take, will have

8)is going to study

9)will be holding, starts, takes

10)are not satisfied, will give

Exercise 7.

1)are sold

2)was completed

3)will be questioned

4)has been repaired, may be used

5)has been built, is opened

6)is spoken

7)was found

8)had been deceived

9)have been arrested, have been recovered

10)be used

11)will have been completed

12)was being auditioned

13)is being much spoken about

KEYS to the TESTS on all the TENSES

TEST 1.

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TEST 2.

1) 2; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 3; 5) 1; 6) 2; 7) 4; 8) 2; 9) 4; 10) 3.

TEST 3.

1) 2; 2) 2; 3) 1; 4) 3; 5) 2; 6) 3; 7) 2; 8) 2; 9) 3; 10) 4;

TEST 4.

1) 3; 2) 1; 3) 3; 4) 1; 5) 4; 6) 2; 7) 3; 8) 4; 9) 4; 10) 4;

TEST 5.

1) 2; 2) 3; 3) 2; 4) 4; 5) 3; 6) 4; 7) 4; 8) 2; 9) 2; 10) 4;

Exercise 8.

1) show; 2) going; 3) to dance; 4) to have helped; 5) to be working; 6) not to have told; 7) listening; 8) to know; 9) phoning, to find; 10) have seen; 11) taking; 12) spending; 13) to concentrate, solving; 14) to change, put; 15) meeting.

TEST 6.

1)doing; 2) 2; 3) 1; 4) 2; 5) 3; 6) 4; 7) 3; 8) 3; 9) 1; 10) 2; 11) 2;

12)1; 13) 2; 14) 3; 15) 2; 16) 2; 17) 3; 18) 3; 19) 2; 20) 2.

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Exercise 13.

1)are; 2) is; 3) is; 4) does; 5) was; 6) is; 7) are; 8) has; 9) have;

10)has; 11) works, does; 12) have; 13) has; 14) are; 15) is; 16) has;

17)have, is 18) were; 19) is; 20) are.

Exercise 18.

1) tired, tiring; 2) convincing, convinced; 3) amusing, amused;

4) bored, boring; 5) interested, interesting; 6) amazing, amazed; 7) disgusting,, disgusted; 8) shocking, shocked; 9) terrified, terrifying; 10) confusing, confused.

Exercise 19.

1)wrongly; 2) shortly, nearly; 3) easily, direct; 4) surely, hard;

5)widely, free; 6) deeply, lately; 7) prettily, last; 8) fully, wrong;

9)high, highly; 10) short.

Exercise 20.

1) himself; 2) themselves; 3) myself; 4) itself; 5) themselves; 6) by himself; 7) themselves; 8) himself; 9) ourselves; 10) herself.

Exercise 21.

1)every; 2) each; 3) every; 4) every; 5) each; 6) every; 7) every;

8)each; 9) each; 10) each;

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Exercise 23.

1)entertainment; 2) existence; 3) popularity; 4) behaviour;

5)variety; 6) strangers; 7) competition; 8) reaction.

Exercise 25.

1) memorable; 2) personal; 3) useful; 4) historic; 5) additional; 6) marvelous; 7) peaceful; 8) energetic.

Exercise 26.

1)comfortable; 2) reasonable; 3) professional; 4) helpful;

5)wonderful; 6) countless; 7) traditional; 8) numerous; 9) daily;

10)weekly.

Exercise 28.

1) do we; 2) haven’t they; 3) isn’t there; 4) isn’t it; 5) aren’t they; 6) is he; 7) shall we; 8) is there; 9) will you; 10) aren’t I.

Exercise 29.

1) so; 2) too; 3) neither; 4) so; 5) either ; 6) nor ; 7) so.

Exercise 30.

1) so; 2) that; 3) enough; 4) to; 5) therefore; 6) too; 7) in order to;

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Exercise 32.

1)John said that he couldn’t meet me at the airport.

2)Carry said that she is going to bed early tonight. (up-to date reporting)

3)Mother asked (ordered, told) Sam to wash his hands and

face.

4)My sister asked me not to tell anybody about it.

5)He said that Australia is a very big island. (a well — known fact)

6)The boss wondered how I had managed to do it.

7)They said that they visited London in 2004. (the time is given)

8)Mother advised Dad to consult the doctor.

9)She said that she had seen (saw) me when I was leaving the

airport.

10)Peter admitted not liking to get up early. (said that he doesn’t like getting up early) (upto- date reporting)

11)He announced that he had finished the essay by Friday.

12)John thought that if he won the lottery, he would go on a round — theworld trip.

13)Harry said that if he were me, he wouldn’t buy that old car.

14)Frank said that if he had known about my arrival, he would have met me.

15)She announced that her husband wanted to discuss the problem with her.

16)She complained that she was always tired.

Exercise 34.

1) making; 2) do; 3) was doing; 4) were made; 5) do; 6) make, made; 7) make; 8) do; 9) making, doing; 10) has made; 11) make;

12)are making; 13) do; 14) make; 15) making.

KEYS TO THE FINAL TESTS

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61) 1; 62) 4; 63) 4; 64) 1; 65) 3; 66) different; 67) majority; 68) choice; 69) knowledge; 70) possibility; 71) advancing; 72) flight; 73) comfortable; 74) relatively; 75) belongings; 76) storage; 77) regulations; 78) briefcase; 79) failure; 80) explanation; 81) unfinished;

52) 6; 53) 7; 54) 5; 55) 5; 56) 6; 57) 1; 58) 3; 59) 2; 60) neighbourhood; 61) pollution; 62) disadvantage; 63) entertainment; 64) central; 65) suitable; 66) underground; 67) memorable; 68) personal; 69) useful; 70) cultural; 71) historic; 72) additional; 73) born; 74) both; 75) profession or future; 76) taught; 77) the; 78) instruments; 79) which; 80) used; 81) parties or discos; 82) appeared; 83) enjoyed or liked; 84) tried, decided; 85) summer; 86) started, began; 87) hold, organized; 88) 2; 89) 4; 90) 3; 91) 2; 92) 2; 93) aren’t they; 94) does it; 95) do they; 96) isn’t it; 97) is it; 98) aren’t you;

fore; 72) had; 73) if; 74) foreign; 75) told; 76) the; 77) table; 78) the; 79) of; 80) children; 81) sit; 82) meal; 83) discuss; 84) news;

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85) the; 86) other; 87) solve; 88) they; 89) it; 90) many; 91) the; 92) with; 93) much; 94) the; 95) possibility; 96) opportunity; 97) treat; 98) cure, as a result; 99) highly, job; 100) work.

51) 2; 52) 3; 53) 2; 54) 4; 55) 2; 56) 3; 57) 1; 58) gifted, or talented, (wonderful, distinguished, etc.) 59) scientist; 60) research or discoveries; 61) flight; 62) designs or discoveries; 63) talented, (famous, well-known) 64) drawing; 65) popular; 66) selection; 67) extremely; 68) respectfully; 69) refreshment; 70) necessary; 71) next; 72) be; 73) drive, have; 74) pollution; 75) make; 76 have; 77) will; 78) use or drive; 79) have; 80) behave; 81) the; 82) of; 83) on; 84) she; 85) to; 86) for; 87) will; 88) it; 89) had; 90) an; 91) will you?, 92) shall we? 93) could you? would you?; 94) didn’t they?; 95) did they?; 96) will there?; 97) won’t they?; 98) were they?; 99) hadn’t he?; 100) is it?

TEST 5.

1) 1; 2) 3; 3) 4; 4) 2; 5) 2; 6) 3; 7) the 2; 8) 2; 9) 2; 10) the;

91) of; 92) if; 93) more; 94) three times as heavy as mine; 95) to lend; 96) each, the other; 97) each of us; 98) the other day; 99) than work; 100) despite, (in spite of), fit.

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