Variant 1
1. Fill in: mopped, terrifying, takes, overcome, miniature, natural, irrational, starving, sightings, to face.
1. The huge firework display ____ place in our city every year.
2. Take off your shoes before going into the kitchen; Mum has just_______ the floor.
3. Two fishermen reported ______ of a strange ten-legged creature in the lake yesterday.
4. One of the problems robotics experts have to_____ is getting robot to understand and respond to everyday language.
5. His_____ sculptures include a cat on an eyelash.
6. As I always loved animals becoming a vet was a ___ choice for me.
7. A phobia is a(n) _____ fear of something which cannot really hurt you.
8. What’s for dinner? I’m ______.
9. Every day we need ____ challenges in our lives.
10. They couldn’t believe, when they saw her back to work after such____experience.
2. Choose the correct variant.
1. How often (you/go) shopping?
a) you go b) are you go c) do you go
2. Tim (watch a TV) since morning.
a) is watching b) watches c) has been watching
3. Sam avoids (shop) at the corner shop because it’s too expensive.
a) to shop b)shops c)shopping
4. While Katie (read) a book, her brother was listening to music.
a) reads b) was reading c) is reading
5. The lecture (start) at 6 pm so we have plenty of time to get there.
a) will have started b) will start c) starts
6. That’s the (bad) film I’ve ever seen.
a) worst b) badest c) bad
7. I made the costumes for the charity festival (my).
a) I b) by me c) myself
8. The Kremlin (visit by) about six million people each year.
a) is visited b) visited c) was visited
9. If you did exercises every morning, you (feel) better.
a) will feel b) would feel c) feel
10.”I’m cold’’, said Angie. Angie said that she (be) cold.
a) is b)would be c)was
3. Fill in the correct prepositions of the phrasal verbs: on, off(x2), up, away, down(x2).
1. Turn the light____before you leave.
2. Tom is always making______stories.
3. Lee feels ill. He must be coming _________ with the flu.
4. What’s up with the washing machine? It’s always breaking____.
5. The police are looking for the tiger which ran____ the zoo!
6. The teacher checked the children's names ___ as they entered.
7. Great! Keep ____ moving.
4. Fill in the correct preposition: in(x2), for, by, from, for(x2).
1. Film Festival is famous _____its celebrities and film stars.
2. John succeeded ___ working out the answer.
3. He doesn’t like shopping, so he uses the Internet to cater____most of his shopping needs.
4. All the paintings_____Picasso are very expensive.
5. Umbrella protects you ______rain.
6. Anna finally recovered____that nasty flu.
7. His accident resulted___ a severe head injury.
5. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.
1. Thank you for your ____.
KIND
2. There is a lot of ________on the Internet.
INFORM
3. Many people_______ artists such as Van Gogh and Picasso.
UNDERSTAND
4. Golf is slowly growing in ________in the world.
POPULAR
5. This skirt is too short, we need to _____.
LENGTH
6. It was one of the most _____ experiences in her life.
AMAZE
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