II. Use the right article.

1. He always forget … people’s names. 2. … only thing that matters is to find … way home. 3. … North Wales seems … good place for… holiday. 4. She is anxious to find … better job. 5. There is nothing like … coffee for me for … breakfast. 6. She reads English books in … original.

III. Choose the suitable preposition.

1. There is a dirty mark (on, in, at) the wall. 2. I will be (in, on, at) home (at, in, by) 5 o’clock. 3. We got (in, on, with) a traffic jam (in, on, to) the way (to, in, along) the airport. 4. I was looking (after, forward, for) the brochure I last bought (at, in, to) New York. 5. Tom is ill. He isn’t (in, on, at) work today.

IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.

1. Yesterday we had dinner with the neighbours of (our, us, ours). 2. She left the house without saying (something, anything, nothing) to (somebody, anybody, nobody). 3. (None, No, Not) of the people I met there were English. 4. We have got (many, much, a lot) time. 5. Not (every, all, many) of the stories about this book are true. 6. (Every, All, Everyone) in the tour bus is eager to get started.

V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. the / her / yesterday / did / lady / find / glasses?

2. month / I / the / to / went / last / dentist / times / three / see.

3. lift / tomorrow / I / to / will / the / give / you / station / a.

4. me / arm / giving / again / this / is / trouble.

VI. Choose the appropriate word.

I decided to (become, get) a car mechanic. It seemed (such, so) exciting, like an (adventure, advantage). So I (made, did) a course in car mechanics. I (enjoyed, joined) learning about a car bit by bit until I (realized, understood) every part of it. I (also, either) enjoyed taking an engine (at part, apart) and then (putting, placing) it together again. And when I succeeded (there, it) (seemed, looked) like a miracle to me!

Test 5

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. When I (peel) potatoes I (cut) my finger. 2. How long it (take) you to get to the office? – It (take) me half an hour to walk. 3. He always (loose) his pens everywhere! 4. You (do) anything special tomorrow? – Yes, my cousin (come) and I (show) her our new cottage house. 5. She (use) to play the violin well but she (not, play) so well now. She (say) she (not, practise) as much as when she (study) at a music school. 6. How often you (meet) the man who (live) next door?

II. Use the right article.

1. … plane didn’t fly because of … storm. 2. Why are you wearing … tie today? 3. Bill doesn’t like … record Jack has bought. 4. Jack drinks … water with every meal. 5. Robert graduated from … London University in … year of 1990. 6. … Neil Armstrong, … first man on … moon, used to work for … NASA.

III. Choose the suitable preposition.

1. I arrived (to, at, –) home (after, afterwards) dinner. 2. I didn’t see you (at, on, in) the party (in, for, on) Saturday. 3. He studied French (at, in, to) Paris (for, since) a year. 4. She prevented us (of, from, for) visiting Turkey. 5. You’ll find the sports news (on, in, by) the back page.

IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.

1. I have got (no, any, neither) money at all. 2. (Some, Any, No) people like sea, (others, other, the other) prefer mountains. 3. Only (few, a few, a little) people are perfectly bilingual. 4. I invited them both but (none, no one, neither) agreed to come. 5. It was dark and I couldn’t see (nobody, somebody, anybody).

V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. Friday / you / me / on / a / will / birthday / make / cake?

2. an / eggs / one / without / can’t / omelette / make / breaking.

3. me / a / birthday / wished / happy / no one.

4. only / you / the / is / who / she / understands / person?

5. in / six / her / was / weeks / father / hospital / he / for / wasn’t?

VI. Choose the appropriate word.

Jane Fonda is an actress (which, who) is (good, well) known for her roles in films. Her first (cinema, film) was “Tall Story” in 1960 and for several years her (image, character) was as a Hollywood “Sex Symbol”. At the (year, age) of 32 she changed her beliefs and started to take (place, part) in (politics, policy). She (told, spoke) against the Vietnam war and became (very, enough) unpopular in Hollywood at that time.

Test 6

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. Don’t disturb him. He (work). 2. It (be) very quiet in the house. 3. Watch out! The tree (fall) down. 4. He (use) to be interested in Literature in his childhood. 5. What you (do) in Oxford at that time last year? 6. Write to me when you (get) back. I (look) forward to your letter. 7. They (sell) the picture last week. 8. What David (do) for living?

II. Use the right article.

1. We’ll have to wait until … photos are ready. 2. She looked at me with … strange smile. 3. Charles, who was … oldest, led … boys to … place where … boat was. 4. I have … wonderful view of … Mount Kilimanjaro from … window. 5. It was … first time I’ve driven … car. 6. Tom went hunting in … morning. When he returned … dinner was ready. 7. We spent … wonderful evening with … Smiths.

III. Choose the suitable preposition.

1. It’s always too hot (at, in, on) Sally’s house. 2. I haven’t seen Henry (for, during, since) some time. 3. He usually goes (on, to, in) work (by, on, in) car. 4. I’ll be moving (in, at, to) a new address (in, on, at) the end of September. 5. Don’t be late (for, on, at) the meeting. 6. Suddenly a fight broke (up, out, in) between two boys (out, at, in) the classroom. 7. The opening hours in the shop are (of, at, from) 9 a.m. (to, since) 8.30 p.m.

IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.

1. The suitcase is too heavy for (me, myself, mine) to carry. 2. Do (each, many, somebody) of your friends speak Italian? 3. The girl refused to tell (we, our, us) (something, nothing, anything). 4. He left without (a lot, no, any) money. 5. She wished them (everybody, all, any) good luck. 6. Let (they, them, their) read the story again.

V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. their / they / definitely / enjoy / at / seaside / will / holidays / the.

2. you / so / will / if / carelessly / into / drive / you / an / get / accident.

3. did / for / shoes / how / you / black / pay / much / those?

4. Ann / over / is / now / the / who / phone / to / speaking?

5. angry / with / be / me / don’t.

VI. Choose the appropriate word.

Last weekend I got (off, out) all my last year’s summer (clothes, cloths) and decided that they looked (terribly, terrible) old and out of (fashion, time). (So, as) on Saturday I (went, came) shopping. (More, Most) people in London (wear, dress) very (smart, smartly) and (it, there) is important in my (study, job) to (look, see) good.

Test 7

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. Kate often (ring) up her mother in London when she (study) at Manchester University. 2. What he usually (have) for supper? 3. When I (get) home yesterday I (make) a cup of tea and (turn) on the TV. 4. It (be) 10 a.m. now. Everybody (be) at the office. John (look) through the mail, Nora (type) some letters and I (prepare) the report. I think it (be) ready in an hour. 5. If we (not, hurry) they (sell) all the tickets.

II. Use the right article.

1. When I was 17 I went to … USA. Travelling by … plane was too expensive, so I decided to travel by … coach. 2. George has just bought … new car. And where is … car he bought last year? 3. It was such … wonderful performance. 4. … Panama Canal connects … Pacific and … Atlantic Oceans. 5. Something is burning. You have forgotten about … dinner again. 6. What … nice weather we are having today!

III. Choose the suitable preposition.

1. How do you usually get (in, for, to) the university? 2. Why don’t you draw (on, by, in) pencil? 3. She finally decided to give (up, down, out) smoking. 4. He lives (on, in, at) 12 Kirov Street in a flat (on, at) the ground floor. 5. She has been learning English (since, during, for) 10 years.

IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.

1. Would you like (some, any, no) more juice? 2. I was tired and so were (all, everyone, the others). 3. Mary had lived by (her, herself, itself) before (her, hers) marriage. 4. She couldn’t lend (my, I, me) the book because it wasn’t (hers, her, herself). 5. There isn’t (many, a lot, much) political news in this paper.

V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. nor / was / the / comfortable / hotel / neither / clean.

2. to / and / the / said / eat / doctor / fruit / more / vegetables.

3. be / tomorrow / will / the / camera / you / using?

4. usually / at / does / lunch / midday / he / have?

5. her / with / go / did / friends / she / to / weekend / picnic / last?

VI. Choose the appropriate word.

Work plays an important role in (Japan, Japanese). Because work is (so, such) important, a child – (especially, specially) a boy, – must work very (heavily, hard) indeed. He begins to (study, teach) (serious, seriously) as (soon, long) as he starts (going, coming) to school. If he doesn’t (take, pass) all his exams he won’t go to a good university and won’t be (able, capable) to get a good (work, job) (too, either).

Test 8

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. There (be) some goods from France at the exhibition last Friday. 2. Where (be) Dick? – He (talk) on the phone. 3. They (go) to get married. The wedding (be) next Saturday. 4. I (write) this letter to you while the children (play) on the beach. 5. That isn’t my watch. It (belong) to my sister. 6. What you (do) at 7 o’clock last night?

II. Use the right article.

1. … last year I worked for … big company in … Hague. … company employs 5,000 people. 2. … capital of … Australia is not … biggest city of … country. 3. What do you think of … Simons? – I don’t like … host much but … hostess is … very nice woman. 4. We had … lovely time in … Bahamas. – So, you enjoyed … holiday, didn’t you?

III. Choose the suitable preposition.

1. After we had travelled (for, by, at) miles, there was still no sign (in, of, about) the town which was marked (on, in, at) the map. 2. Don’t be late (at, on, for) dinner. 3. I can hardly move (along, on, in) that room. 4. I washed the clothes (on, at, in) hand. 5. Mr Stone sits (at, in, by) the table. 6. Can you find (up, off, out) anything (about, for, in) that man?

IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.

1. I don’t have (something, anything, nothing) to do today. 2. Some of (them, they, their) have to pay for (theirs, their, they) studies. 3. The Allens don’t have (much, many, plenty) of money. 4. She goes to the library (some, all, every) week. 5. One boy played the guitar while two (others, other, another) sang. 6. Is this scarf (your, you, yours), Jane?

V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. washes / week / three / Kate / hair / times / a / her.

2. Boston / was / in / Jack / lived / when / a / he / child.

3. rang / I / the / a / phone / was / shower / when / having.

4. leaving / they / Rome / tomorrow / are / for / the Browns / aren’t?

VI. Choose the appropriate word.

A lot of (Japan, Japanese) parents arrange (marriages, weddings) for their children. This is because they (feel, fill) that marriage (affects, effects) not only the young (pair, couple) but the (whole, all) family. They believe that (there, it) is important that the young (men, people) have the (same, alike) interests and that they (go, come) from the same social (background, platform). A lot of (arranging, arranged) marriages are (success, successful) and (help, aid) the tradition of the Japanese family to continue.

Test 9

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. If you (not, stay) in bed for a couple of days at least, you never (feel) better. 2. Helen (stand) in front of the mirror when somebody (knock) at the door. 3. Who you (think) (win) the competition? 4. They (redecorate) the flat, so it was all in a mess. 5. The telephone (ring). Somebody (want) to speak to you. 6. We (not, go) to the park yesterday because it (rain) heavily. 7. Slow down. You (go) too fast. There (be) a speed limit of 50 kilometres.

II. Use the right article.

1. Betty was … typist in … office. 2. Everybody says it was … excellent trip. 3. You should contact … manager and tell him about … results of … experiment. 4. It is … biggest plane in … world. 5. He stole … lot of … money from this bank … last month. 6. We gave Mary … guitar for … Christmas. She is good at playing … guitar.

III. Choose the suitable preposition.

1. Betty finished her studies (in, on, at) midnight. 2. Take your hands (of, off, out of) me at once! 3. When I got (in, into, to) the room I found that the vase was broken. 4. Could you explain the meaning of the phrase (–, to, at) me? 5. David is fond (at, in, of) sports.

IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.

1. His theory is very sophisticated: very (few, a few, little) people understand it. 2. There aren’t (much, many, a lot) chairs in the room. 3. How (many, much) fellow students did you meet at the party? – (Neither, None, No). 4. I’m writing to a friend of (my, me, mine).

V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. anywhere / Tom / you / did / see / morning / this?

2. car / very / to / use / nice / me / it’s / of / you / let / your.

3. this / you / to / or / problem / they / are / trying / solve?

4. Victor / work / late / is / for / his / ever?

5. if / you / coat / will / don’t / you / put / a / freeze / on.

VI. Choose the appropriate word.

In summer the sun comes (up, down) early in Australia and it is already warm by 7 a.m. Most (people, peoples) live (near, nearly) a beach or a big swimming (pool, pull), so often all the family (go, come) for an early morning swim. The young mothers (which, who) don’t (work, walk) spend a lot of the day at the (beach, bench). (It, there) is a healthy (way, road) for young (children, parents) to (grow, rise) up and nearly (every, each) child can swim (good, well). It (makes, does) them a lot of good.