15.02.2018. test 51

Test 51

1. He comes (out of, from, off, of) a good family.

2. He went to school (at, at the, by the, in the) age of 7.

3. What do you do? -

a) I'm a typist. c) I typed letters.

b) I'm typing a letter. d) I'll type it.

4. When did you (make, do, take) that photo?

5. Where (be) my trousers? - (It, they) (be ) in the wardrobe.

6. The train is standing (on, on the, in the, at) platform 6.

7. You (take, make) an appointment with the manager of the firm already?

8. Is there any milk in the glass? - Not (much, some, many).

9. This is (bad) car we have ever had.

10. Hello, can I speak to Mr. Lee? -

a) I'm speaking. c) Speaking.

b) He is speaking, d) I am.

11. The porter said he (take ) the luggage upstairs.

12. Shall I go? - What did he ask?- He asked if he (go).

13. The more you learn (little) you forget.

14. When the telephone rang I (write) a letter. I (finish) writing it before you came.

15. He (switch) off the lights before he went out.

16. You (go) to the station when I saw you this morning?

17. I went to England because I wanted to learn (a, the, -) English language properly.

18. When he (come) again? - (not, worry). He (come back) in a month.

19. A new school (build) near your house already? - Oh, no. It still (build).

20. It (rain) hard when I (wake) up yesterday.

Ex. 77. Which of the given below geographic names can be used with the definite article?

A. Kilimanjaro, Jenisei, Bermuda, Elbrus, Hudson Bay, Laptev Sea, Urals, Kalahari, Volga, Carpathians, Indian Ocean, Madeira, Etna, English Channel, Palm Beach, Arctic Circle, Olympus, New Forest, South Pole, Bridge of Sighs, Jutland Peninsula, Suez Canal, Swallow Falls, Sicily, Tower Bridge, Kara-Kum, Lake Chad, Bermuda Triangle, Malay Archipelago, Aleutian Islands

B. United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Far East, Brussels, Netherlands, Booker Prize, Hague, Art Theatre, Riviera, Northern Europe, St. James' Park, Peacock Inn, Baker Street, Russian Museum, Salisbury Cathedral, Wailing Wall, Middle East, Southern Africa, Roman Empire, Miami Airport, Nobel Prize, Republic of Ireland, Athens, Winter Palace, Republican Party, Eiffel Tower, National Association of Teachers, Hawaii, Village of Sosnovka, Hawaiian Islands

Ex. 153. Insert each other, one another.

1. They can't help themselves, they love.. 2. The place is full of crazy people who talk to. all the time and ignore everybody else. 3. They have known. for years and years. 4. The members of this club meet regularly in.'s homes. 5. She and John looked at.. 6. He began opening bottles,. after.. 7. We know."s minds very well. 8. All the children kept silent. They didn't dare to look at. 9. She found. excuse after. to postpone the meeting. 10. We'll get there. way or.. 11. He ate. sweet after. till the box was empty. 12. They hate being apart. They phone. every day. 13. The business failed because the partners distrusted..

Ex. 283. Explain the difference between the following pairs of sentences.

1. a. When I last went to London, they had renovated the National Portrait Gallery. b. When I last went to London, they had been renovating the National Portrait Gallery.2. a. Although she tried to hide her face, we could see that Vicky was crying.b. Although she tried to apply some make-up, we could see that Vicky had been crying.3. a. When they got to their dacha, they discovered that water was leaking through the roof, b. When they got to their dacha, they discovered that water had been leaking through the roof. There were pools on the floor. 4. a. By the smell in the room and his guilty expression I could tell that Stephen had been smoking, b. Yesterday he was caught red-handed. When I came in, he was smoking. 5. a. When Denny joined in the conversation, they werediscussing the latest events in the Balkans, b. Everybody looked unhappy. They had been discussing the Concorde's crash.