- •Содержание (contents)
- •Part I. English grammar and vocabulary in use имя существительное (the noun)
- •Словообразование
- •Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные (Countable and Uncountable Nouns)
- •Число (The Number)
- •Падеж (The Case)
- •Grammar Practice
- •Местоимение the pronoun
- •Личные местоимения (The Personal Pronouns)
- •Притяжательные местоимения (The Possessive Pronouns)
- •Возвратные местоимения (The Reflexive Pronouns)
- •Вопросительные местоимения (The Interrogative Pronouns)
- •Указательные местоимения (The Demonstrative Pronouns)
- •Неопределенные местоимения (The Indefinite Pronouns)
- •Отрицательные местоимения (The Negative Pronouns)
- •Взаимные местоимения (The Reciprocal Pronouns)
- •Относительные местоимения (The Relative Pronouns)
- •Grammar Practice
- •Артикль the article
- •Неопределенный артикль (The Indefinite Article)
- •Определенный артикль (The Definite Article)
- •Отсутствие артикля (Zero Article)
- •Grammar Practice
- •Предлоги prepositions
- •Предлоги места и направления
- •Предлоги времени
- •Предлоги, выражающие различные отношения
- •Составные предлоги
- •Сочетания глагола to be с предлогами
- •Сочетания смысловых глаголов с предлогами
- •Выражения с предлогами
- •Grammar Practice
- •Имя прилагательное the adjective
- •Степени сравнения (Degrees of Comparison)
- •Ситуативное употребление сравнительной степени сравнения
- •Ситуативное употребление превосходной степени сравнения
- •Устойчивые словосочетания
- •Grammar Practice
- •Наречие
- •Классификация наречий по значению
- •Место наречий в предложении
- •Степени сравнения наречий
- •Grammar Practice
- •Прилагательные или наречия adjectives vs adverbs
- •The numeral
- •Количественные числительные
- •Порядковые числительные
- •Хронологические даты
- •Дробные числительные
- •Grammar Practice
- •Глагол the verb
- •Основные формы глагола
- •Основные группы глаголов
- •Категория наклонения (The Mood)
- •Категория залога (The Voice)
- •Времена действительного залога
- •Глагол to be
- •Grammar Practice
- •Конструкция there is / are
- •Grammar Practice
- •Глагол to have / have got
- •Спряжение глагола to have got в настоящем неопределенном времени
- •Grammar Practice
- •Настоящее неопределенное время the present simple tense
- •Модели употребления
- •Grammar Practice
- •Настоящее продолженное время the present progressive tense
- •Спряжение глагола в настоящем продолженном времени
- •Модели употребления
- •Grammar Practice
- •Настоящее неопределенное время и настоящее продолженное время present simple vs present progressive
- •Grammar Practice
- •Прошедшее неопределенное время the past simple tense
- •Спряжение глагола в прошедшем неопределенном времени
- •Модели употребления
- •Grammar Practice
- •Прошедшее продолженное время the past progressive tense
- •Спряжение глагола в прошедшем продолженном времени
- •Модели употребления
- •Grammar Practice
- •Прошедшее неопределенное и прошедшее продолженное время past simple vs past progressive
- •Grammar Practice
- •Будущее неопределенное время the future simple tense
- •Спряжение глагола в будущем неопределенном времени
- •Модели употребления
- •Grammar Practice
- •Конструкция to be going to V
- •Модели употребления
- •Grammar Practice
- •Будущее продолженное время the future progressive tense
- •Спряжение глагола в будущем продолженном времени
- •Модели употребления
- •Grammar Practice
- •Future Simple vs Future Progressive
- •Ways of expressing future
- •Grammar Practice
- •Словообразование (word formation)
- •Verbs Nouns
- •Verbs → Nouns
- •Grammar Practice
- •Part II. Evaliation of learners’ skills in the use of english
- •V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.
- •II. Use the right article.
- •Test 10
- •Test 14
- •Неправильные глаголы (irregular verbs)
- •Литература
- •214000 Смоленск, ул. Пржевальского, 4.
Test 10
I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. She (lie) in bed all morning yesterday. She (say), she (have) a terrible headache. 2. My brother (be) at home most time now. He (write) a novel. 3. I (be) so tired last night that I (fall) asleep as soon as I (lie). 4. I (know) exactly what you (mean). Things like that (drive) me crazy, too. 5. I (have) a bad day yesterday. – What (happen)? – First I (fail) my test, then I (drop) the book while I (walk) across the campus.
II. Use the right article.
1. They were able to finish … race. 2. … newspapers are normally delivered twice … day. 3. I’m glad you liked … steak. I’ll give you … recipe. 4. I just want … glass of … juice. 5. Do you know … name of … owner of … restaurant? 6. It’s … wonderful part of … South England and … scenery resembles … Netherlands. As … matter of … fact we had … good time there and we decided to return there again … next year.
III. Choose the suitable preposition.
1. The smell of herbs reminds me (–, of, on) my childhood. 2. He must be here (for, by, at) 9 o’clock. As soon as he turns (out, up, in) tell him to come (on, in, up) and wait (for, –, during) a few minutes (in, on, into) the office. 3. We drove (on, across, along) the road that led (to, in, at) the hill. 4. The tree was hung (by, in, with) presents (of, for) all the family.
IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.
1. She is looking through (some, few, any) magazines now. 2. I’m sorry, I can’t tell you (nothing, something, anything). 3. There is (no, none, any) bread left. 4. The passage is taken (out, of, from) the novel (of, by, on) Dreiser (who, which, one) was published (on, at, in) 1865.
V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.
1. little / train / station / the / stopped / every / at.
2. Tom / Crimea / spending / were / in / I / time / time / and / the / that / at.
3. he / how / now / feeling / now?
4. know / manages / she / so / work / I / how / to / don’t / fast.
VI. Choose the appropriate word.
I (be) from Brazil. (It, there) is 8 years (since, from) I started to learn English. My (bigger, biggest) problem is pronunciation. (I’d love, I love) listening to English pop music (which, what) is a (great, large) (way, road) of learning new (vocabulary, dictionary). My dad (be) a businessman and he (uses, used to) English all the (time, period). He (speaks, talks) it (fluent, fluently). He (want) me to speak it (good, well) enough so that I can (join, enjoy) his (company, campaign).
Test 11
I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. My train (leave) Manchester at 6.30, so I am in a hurry. 2. Shakespeare (be) born in 1564 and (die) in 1616. He (live) in Stratford for most of his life but he (live) in London when Queen Elizabeth (die) in 1603. 3. When I (wake) up tomorrow morning, it probably (snow). 4. Sam (want) to be a lawyer when he (grow) up. 5. Yesterday I (meet) Jane at the café. At first, I (not, recognize) her because she had lost at least 50 pounds.
II. Use the right article.
1. … question was difficult. None of … students could answer it. 2. All … first three runners received … prize. 3. That’s … house where I was born. 4. How wonderful … weather is! I’m going to … beach. 5. Tim looks as if he enjoys … party. 6. I play … football nearly … every day.
III. Choose the suitable preposition.
1. Why can’t you cut the cake (onto, into, by) ten pieces? 2. We’ll send you a letter and invite you (on, in, to) an interview. 3. A car arrived (to, in, at) the Swan Hotel and a young lady got (from, out, through). 4. Very few people live (to, in, –) the age of 100 nowadays. 5. Why are you so angry (to, on, with) us? 6. He insisted (at, with, on) leaving the room.
IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.
1. (No, None, Not) two people look alike. 2. (My, Mine, Me) room is as hard to clean as (your, you, yours). 3. Sorry, but I haven’t got (any, some, no) phones. 4. You can’t wear this shirt for (other, another, others) day. (She, It) is dirty. 5. Would you like (a few, a little, little) wine?
V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.
1. looks / in / Sally / after / hospital / patients / in.
2. you / to / do / going / enjoy / concerts?
3. for / Monday / Scotland / I’m / to / a / next / going / holiday / short.
4. London / brilliant / did / several / they / performances / in / give?
5. street / of / is / a / the / there / store / on / other / side / the.
6. room / another / bag / you / have / do / book / your / in / for / enough?
VI. Choose the appropriate word.
I am in my early (fifties, fiftieth). I am very (tall, high) and (quite, quiet) heavily built. I (have) straight (hair, hare), but I’m going (bald, bold), so (it, there) isn’t much of (it, them) left. I (have, has) a grey (beard, brow) and moustache. My eyes (is, are) blue and I (wear, dress) glasses. I don’t think I am very (well, good-looking), (and, but) I am (not, no) bad-looking (also, either). I (probably, probable) (look, see) younger than I (do, am).
Test 12
I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. What you (read) when I (see) you in the library yesterday? 2. If Kate (stay) here till the end of the week, I (take) her to the theatre. – That’s OK. She (leave) next Tuesday. 3. That evening I (have) dinner with a friend of mine. There I (see) a woman whose face (seem) familiar to me. 4. Wake up! You still (sleep). It (be) time for you to get up.
II. Use the right article.
1. Have you got … few minutes. I’d like to have … chat with you. 2. I prefer cooking with … oil, as it’s better than … butter. 3. It was … luxurious hotel, … best I’ve ever stayed at. 4. … students will be writing … test in … Room 104. 5. … head of … department made … brief report. 6. … government is going to help … poor.
III. Choose the suitable preposition.
1. Who is the old lady all dressed (on, in, to) grey? 2. Are you still interested (in, at, on) History? 3. Can you help me to look (after, through, for) my glasses? 4. We’ve known each other (since, during, for) a long time. 5. I look forward (to, in, by) your next visit. 6. If you are not satisfied (at, with) the service (in, on) the hotel, you should complain (for, of, to) it (for, to, on) the manager.
IV. Choose the suitable word.
1. There is much (fewer, less, least) water in the river than usual. 2. Learner-drivers are not allowed to drive on (them, their, theirs) own. 3. I’m not going (somewhere, nowhere, anywhere) tonight. 4. He is (either, both, neither) American nor Canadian. 5. Is there any (another, other, the other) tool I can use? 6. I find (this, these, so) words offensive.
V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.
1. in / expect / London / time / do / to / what / you / arrive?
2. university / brother / languages / my / studies / at.
3. tallest / all / is / giraffe / the / the / of / animals?
4. change / why / relax / a / don’t / for / you?
5. leaving / off / the / turn / light / before .
VI. Choose the appropriate word.
I must (write, to write) at once to thank you for your (lovely, lively) present. I like it (so, such) much! I can’t (tell, say) you what I (fell, felt) when I opened the parcel and (found, found out) a (pair, couple) of beautiful socks. I am (particularly, particular) touched because I can (see, look) at a (glance, sight) that they are (home, house)-knitted. You can’t (buy, sell) socks (as, like) that in the shops!
Test 13
I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. I hear there (be) a picnic last Saturday. You (have) a good time? 2. You (use) your mobile telephone after dinner? Can I take it? 3. Which man (be) your husband? – The man in a grey hat. He (read) a newspaper now. 4. I (travel) round Europe when I (meet) Ted. 5. I (help) you with cooking? – Do, please. 6. When she (be) a child she (use) to go running.
II. Use the right article.
1. She sings like … angel. 2. … rain is getting heavier and heavier. 3. They say … industrious person works like … bee. 4. … milk in the cup is too cold. Don’t drink such … cold milk! 5. … tiger is … large carnivorous animal. 6. In … summer … whole family meet at … Maxim’s in … Paris.
III. Choose the suitable preposition.
1. Can you look (for, at, up) a word in the dictionary (for, to, by) me? 2. Are you listening (at, on, to) me? Why are you looking (out of, up, to) the window all the time? 3. I hate travelling (in, on, by) train. 4. I thought I left my umbrella (in, at, on) home but in fact I had been carrying it all day (in, into, on) my bag. 5. You mustn’t go (by, on, in) a bus without a ticket.
IV. Choose the suitable word.
1. The (fewer, fewest) cars there are the (least, fewer, less) pollution there will be. 2. I don’t hear (nothing, something, anything). 3. Sorry, but there is (no, any, neither) time to talk. 4. This coat is (more, much, most) cheaper than (my, mine). 5. (Their, theirs) house is half as large as (our, ours). 6. The toy doesn’t work. Give me (another, other, the other), please.
V. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.
1. the / was / salary / I / to / low / decided / job / the / accept / although
2. car / happy / you / with / are / your / new?
3. play / Mike / well / does / chess?
4. name / eating / of / is / you / fruit / what / the / are / the / now?
VI. Choose the appropriate word.
I went to (study, teach) medicine in London as a pupil to a famous (surgeon, sergeant) and (while, during) in London I started to study navigation (because, that’s why) I had always wanted to travel. (Soon, Sooner) I was (offered, suggested) a (job, work) as a ship’s doctor and I (accepted, rented) it. At (first, the first) the (journey, hiking) was (pleasant, pleasantly), but in the Pacific we ran into a storm, the ship (sank, drowned) and (every, everybody) on board (except, besides) me was drowned. I managed to swim to an (isle, island), but I was (so, such) tired when I reached (land, soil) that I fell (fast, fastly) asleep on the sand.