7. Choose the right variant of the adjective or the adverb.

Выберите правильный вариант прилагательного или наречия.

1. Stonehenge is the second (popular, more popular, most popular) tourist attraction in Britain. 2. Her brother is five years (old, elder, eldest) than she. 3. The (far, farther, farthest) we swam into the sea the (beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful) the shore looked. 4. The (many, more, most) people know the laws, the (little, less, least) they violate them. 5. The woman laughed (loud, loudly). 6. He threw away the key with a (quick, quickly) motion of his hand. 7. The soup smells very (good, well). 8. The material washes very (good, well).

8. Match the opposites.

Составьте пары антонимов.

1. intelligenta. worst

2. excellentb. expensive

3. cleanc. poor

4. cheapd. stupid

5. beste. dirty

9. Translate into English.

Переведите на английский язык.

1. Волга – длиннее Темзы. 2. Эта статья не такая интересная, как та. 3. Это не лучший выход из положения. 4. Том – их старший брат. 5. Ты слышала последние новости? 6. Я играю в теннис так же хорошо, как мой отец.

10. Use the necessary modal verbs (can, may, must, have to, should, need, to be allowed to, to be able to). Use the right tense form.

Вставьте подходящие по смыслу модальные глаголы или их эквиваленты (can, may, must, have to, should, need, to be allowed to, to be able to).

1. They ... understand English. 2. She ... to call the police yesterday. 3. Teenagers who commit crimes ... be treated as adults and sentenced to significant punishment. 4. A fool ... ask more questions that a wise man ... answer. 5. ... I shut the door? 6. We knew that she ... swim since a child. 7. You ... take care of your parents.

11. Match part 1 and 2.

Соотнесите английские предложения с русскими.

1. She may come.a). Ей можно не приходить.

2. She couldn’t come.b). Ей можно прийти.

3. She must come.c). Ей не следует приходить.

4. She had to come.d). Она должна прийти.

5. She shouldn’t come.e). Она не могла прийти.

6. She’ll be able to come.f). Она сможет прийти.

7. She needn’t to come.g). Ей не разрешают прийти.

8. She isn’t allowed to come.h). Ей пришлось прийти.

12. Choose the proper preposition.

Выберите верный предлог.

1. Anatoly Conie, outstanding Russian lawyer, was born… 1844 and he died … the age…83. 2. He will come back… London the day after tomorrow. 3. The parties were satisfied … the verdict. 4. Usually they close the doors … the performance. 5. Little ….little the weather was changing. 6. Our vocation begins … the 27^th of May.

13. Separate the two mixed stories.

Разделите две истории. Отметьте буквой “а” предложения, относящиеся к рассказу о королеве Елизавете I, и буквой “б” предложения, относящиеся к рассказу о принцессе Грейс.

1. Grace Kelly was born on the east coast of the US in 1929.

2. Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.

3. When she was 3 months old she went to live at Ratfield, far from the King and the Queen.

4. Her mother was executed by her father when the little girl was 2 and a half years old.

5. When she was 21, she went to Hollywood and began acting in films.

6. The young princess learnt Italian, French, Latin and Greek from royal tutors.

7. She appeared in the film “High Noon”, and won an Academy Award (“Oscar”) for her acting in “A Country Girl”.

8. In 1956 she married Prince Rainier of Monaco.

9. She followed her half-brother Edward and her half-sister Mary to the throne.

10. She then retired from her career in America and devoted herself to her royal duties.

11. She never married and ruled for 45 years as a strong and independent queen.

12. She breast-fed her own babies, and publicly encouraged other mothers do the same.

13. She was much loved by the people of England, and her reign was one of power and glory for her country.

14. She died in 1982 after a car accident.