08.02.2018. test 50

Test 50

1. He (can, will be able to, must) read books in German when he has finished this course.

2. She (can, may, must) be very charming if she wants to be.

3. You (mustn't, needn't, have to) come if you don't want to.

4. He has got (much, many) financial problems.

5. She is very busy today. She has (few, little) free time.

6. The weather in November is not so (cold) as in December but it's (cold) than in October.

7. The (long) is the night, the (short) is the day.

8. My car (repair) in the garage. It (be) ready in three hours.

9. Oh! He (have) a shave! He (look) strange without a beard.

10. I (do) military service for eighteen months. This is my last month.

11. No sooner I (leave) the office (than, then, that) the telephone rang. I hope there was (somebody, anybody, nobody) there to answer the call.

12. You don't work hard. If you (work) harder, you (pass) your examinations successfully.

13. If it (be) not so windy tomorrow, we (not, have) any trouble in putting the tent up.

14. The population of the world (grow) from 35 million in 1950 (to, at, by) 42 million today.

15. My brother (play) hockey for five years already. He (play) for the national team in ten matches.

16. You (like) these pears? - It's the first time I (eat) such delicious pears.

17. We (own) the car for a year before it (steal). The car (not, find) yet.

18. After he (come) out of (the, a — ) hospital, he will need complete rest for (other, another, the other) two or three months.

19. (How, what) is your dog called? - Tim. It's (beautiful) pet I ever (have).

20. When the new road (build), I (be able to, have to, can) drive to work in under half an hour. Now I (can, have to, may) spend much (a lot, more, the most) time.

Ex. 135. Read and translate the sentences. Comment on the words in bold type.

1. She was now listening to whoever it was on the other end of the line. 2. And now let's go in and join the others. 3. However, there were other matters fpr us grown-ups to consider. 4. All European languages belong to the same family except for Finnish, Hungarian, Basque and one or two others. 5. Bees carry pollen from one plant to another. 6. The boxers went on hitting each other. 7. Some books are useful to read, others are just a waste of time. 8. He produced two films. One became a classic, the other passed unnoticed. 9. My Dad says he needs another car. 10. Some people are bitterly frustrated when this happens. Others are not. 11. One man's meat is another man's poison. 12. I've got another three books 81

to read. 13. On the one hand it is true, on the other not quite. 14. In 1900 the Uffizi gallery in Florence had 2,395 paintings on display. Today it shows just 500. The others are locked away, almost never seen.

Ex.1. Make adjectives ending in -ful or – less from the nouns in brackets, making any necessary changes in spelling.

1. She managed to stay __________ even in the midst of disaster. (cheer)
2. It was a __________ attempt to persuade people that they would make a large profit. (deceit)
3. Thank you for a __________ evening. (delight)
4. She has a __________ way of moving. (grace)
5. This group of chemicals is known to be __________ to people with asthma. (harm)
6. I am _____ at cooking. (hope)
7. The leaflet was of no use to us as it was full of _____ information. (meaning)
8. He lay _____ on the ground as if he was dead. (motion)
9. The journalist insisted that the source of his information should remain _____. (name)
10. The police seem to be _____ to prevent these attacks. (power)
11. He is a _____ type – he never stays in one place for long. (rest)
12. She was _____ with indignation. (speech)
13. It was rather _____ to invite his ex-girlfriend. ( tact)
14. She is not unkind – she is just a little _____ sometimes. (thought)
15. It is _____ to speculate without more information. (use)