- •I. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
- •II. Complete the text with the correct words. The first letter of each word is given to you.
- •III. Fill in prepositions:
- •IV. Choose the most suitable word. The Only Child
- •V. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. Ann Johnson – a confidential report
- •VI. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
- •VII. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
- •VIII. Translate the Russian words into English.
- •IX. Translate these dialogues from Russian into English.
- •I. Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word. The first letter of each missing word is given.
- •II. Complete the sentences choosing one of the adjectives given.
- •III. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. Moving in
- •IV. Complete the dialogue. The first letter of each missing word is given.
- •A house husband
- •VII. Choose the right word for each proverb:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •II. Use the words to complete the sentences.
- •IV. Choose the most suitable word for each space.
- •V. Chose the right word from the list for each proverb.
- •VI. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passages below.
- •Eating out
- •Entertaining at Home
- •VII. Complete the following dialogue using the words and phrases below it.
- •VIII. Translate into English.
- •I. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions.
- •II. Chose the correct word from the box:
- •III. Explain the difference between:
- •IV. Translate from Russian into English:
- •I. Supply the missing prepositions.
- •II. Match the place and the reason for going there.
- •III. Translate into English.
- •IV. Insert a suitable word from the box into the blanks.
- •V. Insert the following words:
- •VII. Translate the following dialogue into English.
- •I. Insert articles if necessary.
- •III. Choose the right word.
- •IV. Use the words to complete the sentences:
- •V. Insert each of the given words in the correct space.
- •VII. Choose the right word. Street markets
- •VIII. Translate into English.
Revision Tasks
Topic: ABOUT MYSELF
I. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
Our teacher is very proud/strict/tolerant and won’t let us talk in class.
Helen never does her homework. She is rather sympathetic/lazy/reliable.
I didn’t talk to anyone at the party because I felt ambitious/lonely/shy.
When Harry saw his girl-friend dancing with Paul he felt jealous/selfish/sentimental.
I don’t like people who are noisy and aggressive/decisive/sociable.
Thanks for bringing us a present. It was very adorable/grateful/thoughtful of you.
Teresa never gets angry with the children. She is very brave/patient/pleasant.
Tom always pays for everyone when we go out. He’s so cheerful/generous/honest.
II. Complete the text with the correct words. The first letter of each word is given to you.
Julia is an extremely (1) i___ girl. She is in her mid-twenties. She is of an (2) a___ (3) h___. Her face is round with (4) l___ brown eyes, they make her look very (5) a___. She (6) t___ a___ her father. She is (7) s___.
I admire my friend, her delightful sense of (8) h___ But at times she tends to act a little impulsively. Also she is generally a (9) t___ person, occasionally she reacts (10) n___ if some small habit, such as nail-biting, annoys her. She is always (11) a___with me and, even, when she’s wrong, she never apologizes.
She is fond of gymnastics. Julia is (12) o___, she hopes to turn a professional model. She is very (13) s___, everybody adores her.
III. Fill in prepositions:
When I entered I heard somebody speak ___ a ringing voice. Such a voice is typical ___ young age.
Your aunt looks young ___ her age.
The newcomer was a short stout man, carefully dressed, ___ a round good-natured face.
His thin face was dark and ended ___ a short beard that looked Spanish.
Why are you shouting ___ the top ___ your voice? Can’t you talk ... a whisper?
Jane was eleven years old, tall ___ her age, and very dark.
The girl has a pretty face ___ brave brown eyes. She is ___ medium height and has a slender figure. Her elder sister Pauline is quite different ___ her.
Elaine Kent was well ___ her twenties.
We were born ___ the same generation.
I don’t have relations ___ my mother’s side.
He was a male replica ___ his mother.
They had a strong resemblance ___ each other.
IV. Choose the most suitable word. The Only Child
I was one of six children. I have two younger brothers and three (1) older/elder sisters. My father was not a wealthy man and we lived in a three-bedroom house, so conditions at home were always (2) quite/quiet cramped and there was (3) few/little privacy. Yet I consider that I was extremely (4) fortunate/fortunately. The house was (5) on/in the outskirts of a small town. Meadows, woods and even a friendly stream (6) laid/lay within walking distance of our home. My mother and father were far too busy to occupy themselves (7) with/at my affairs, so the greater part of my (8) growing/upbringing was left to my sisters. If I am now a comparatively calm and placid person, able to cope tolerably well (9) with/on those problems that life presents us with, it is, I firmly believe, due (10) to/for the fact that I was allowed to grow (11) on/up without too much fuss being made of me.