attachments_23-03-2012_10-34-31 / Grammar

Тема: Словообразование

London is home to one of the United Kingdom’s most important ______, the Queen.

residents

residence

reside

residentiary

London is popular with foreigners, who visit the city in order to see many of its ______ buildings and tourist attractions.

famous

unfamiliar

familiar

famously

He was ________ and wore decent clothes.

educated

educator

educational

educative

In all the countryside there was no garden so _______ as his.

lovely

loving

love

loveliness

We all watched __________ as Mark made his speech of thanks.

nervously

nervous

nervy

nerveless

How many means of __________ do you use on a regular basis?

сommunication

сommunicator

сommunicable

сommunicate

Тема: Местоимения

Unfortunately, ______ knew the history of this ancient town.

nobody

somebody

anybody

nothing

This is a book _______ is definitely going to be a bestseller.

which

whatwho

whose

There were ______ interesting people at the party last night.

no

any

nobody

every

She gave him _______ water to wash his hands and face.

a little

many

few

a few

This is Mary Simpson. She’s the girl _______ works with me.

who

which

whom

whose

It is more shameful to distrust one’s friends than to be deceived by …

them

their

theirs

themselves

There aren’t ______ easy ways of learning languages.

any

some

no

few

Тема: Степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий

Life is getting …

harder and harder

as hard as

hardly

more and more hard

Veronica seems _________ since she moved schools.

happier

happy

more happy

happily

I am sorry I’m late. I got here as ________ as I could.

fast

the fastest

fastly

faster

The letter must be as _______ as possible.

short

the shortest

shorter

shortly

You look ______ today!

great

greatly

greatlier

the greatest

The more electricity you use, ________ your bill will be.

the higher

more higher

the highest

less higher

Out of all the students in my music school, I practise …

most often

more often

the most often

often

That was ________ meal I’ve had for a long time.

the most delicious

delicious

more delicious

much delicious

Тема: Существительное

They offered me the job because I had much …

experience

certificates

degrees

ideas

The Russian people _______ invincible.

is

don’t

can

becoming

Ten miles ________ a long way to ride.

is

don’t

are

were

I advise you to visit my …

father-in-law’s library

father-in-law library’s

father’s-in-law library

father-in-laws’ library

All _______ of the world should be peaceful.

peoples

humanity

man

mankind

He had ________ holiday last summer.

a month’s

month’s

a months’

months’s

Тема: Артикли

English is not ________ language spoken in Great Britain.

the only

a only

an only

only

You could buy ________ at $500 in those days.

A Picasso

The Picasso

an Picasso

Picasso

I can’t get through to …

the Johnsons

a Johnsons

an Johnsons

Johnsons

Coffee isn’t popular in England, ________ prefer tea.

the English

a English

an English

English

St. Bernard dogs are named after a monastery high up in …

the Alps

a Alps

an Alps

Alps

They used to spend their summer holidays in …

the Crimea

a Crimea

an Crimea

Crimea

Show me ________ on this map, please.

the Canary Islands

a Canary Islands

an Canary Islands

Тема: Предлоги

Walk ________ the station, but turn right a couple of blocks before you get there.

towards

in

from

into

Mary hasn’t seen her distant relatives ________ three years.

for

since

from

before

The train is to arrive ________ a quarter of an hour.

in

at

by

to

It was very stupid ________ him to make such a silly mistake.

of

about

with

to

They discussed, ________ other things, recent events in Europe.

among

between

by

at

Tom’s away at the moment. He’s _______ holiday in France.

on

at

in

for

They should arrive ________ the airport in about an hour.

at

in

to

out of

Тема: Союзы

I wouldn’t worry ________ I’m not bothered.

as long as

so that

until

unless

She wouldn’t forgive him ________ all his apologies.

despite

after

in case

for

Few people like him _______ of his bad manners.

because

since

though

in case

Christine and Andrew knew happiness, _________ they were so poor.

though

after

before

lest

Children are allowed to use the swimming pool _______ they are with an adult.

provided

in spite of the fact that

though

unless

Тема: Глагол и его формы

I haven’t been able to see Mr Brown because when I eventually found his office he _______ to lunch with some foreign visitors.

had gone

went

has gone

was going

Mr Harrison said that he _______ again.

would call

will have called

called

will call

I slipped away while the others …

were having lunch

had lunch

are having lunch

had had lunch

I _______ over the phone for a whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.

had been talking

talked

had talked

was talking

He has been doing exercises since five o’clock and he _______ ten so far.

has done

will do

has been doing

did

He will be late for the train if he _______ at once.

doesn’t start

wouldn’t start

won’t start

didn’t start

Тема: Страдательный залог

This story is worth reading. Who wrote it? – It _______ by Jack London.

was written

is written

was being written

wrote

Shall I send the letter? – No, don’t worry about it. It …

has already been sent

has already sent

is already sending

was already sending

The son and heir of the monarch _______ the title «Prince of Wales».

is given

give

gives

is being given

Most of Shakespeare’s plays _______ in London.

were written

wrote

have been wtiting

are written

Тема: Неличные формы глагола

I saw him ________ her handkerchief.

pick up

to pick up

having picked up

picked

Many film stars now hire bodyguards because they want …

protecting

to have been protected

being protected

protected

Before ________ anything you should ask the price.

buying

having bought

to buy

having been bought

He left the shop without _______ so he was accused of stealing.

paying

to pay

having been paid

paid

He is clever enough _______ the crossword.

to do

to have done

doing

do

This house wants …

painting

to paint

being painted

painted

Many film stars now hire bodyguards because they want …

protecting

to have been protected

being protected

protected

He knew himself _______ strong enough to take part in the expedition.

to be

be

having been

been

Тема: Фразовые глаголы

He eventually managed to come _______ a solution.

up with

along

back

across

Without my glasses I can hardly make ________ the words on this page.

out

up

for

over

He gave _____ the idea of convincing her. It was useless.

up

away

out

under

He turned _____at the very end of the party when nobody expected him to appear.

up

round

on

back

I hope nobody disturbs me; my favourite television programme will be ______ in five minutes.

off

out

away

in

We fastened our seatbelts and soon the plane took …

off

out

up

over

back

Тема: Модальные глаголы

Quite luckily, Nick’s departure was delayed by one day and so we ________ to spend one more evening together.

were able

had

ought

might

They ________ go to the theatre together because Nelly had agreed to baby-sit for them.

were able to

had to

can

were allowed to

We ________ to hurry or we’ll be late.

ought

were

shall be allowed

had

The forecast says it’ll rain. You _________ take your umbrella.

should

must

can

needn’t

Headmaster to student: «That was terrible behaviour! You ________ apologize to your history teacher».

must

should

may

can

You ________ wash the car. The paint is still wet.

mustn’t

needn’t

don’t have to

have to

Aren’t you afraid we have too little petrol? – So what? It’s so close from here that we ________ use the car.

needn’t