TEST
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORMS (PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ PRESENT PERFECT / PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS)
My chief usually (work) _______on Saturdays.
She (speak) for an hour on the phone.
He (wait) _______for you at this moment.
What _______ your brother (do) _______? – He (be) _______a sportsman.
Tim (fit) _______ a new door in the garage now.
FILL IN:WHICH,WHO,WHERE,WHOSE,WHEN
That’s the boy _______ father is a pilot.
Cate Blanchett, _______ stars in «The Lord of the Rings», is a great actress.
The book _______ you borrowed is mine.
31st October, _______ Halloween takes place, is my favourite day.
Minsk, _______ my brother was born, is the capital of Belarus.
FORM PARTICIPLES (-ED, -ING) FROM THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND FILL THE GAPS
He was so _______! (AMAZE)
The book wasn’t so _______ I expected. (INTEREST)
I find April Fool’s Day quite _______. (TIRE)
Imagine how _______ it would be for the school-leaver to pass the state exam! (EXHAUST)
FILL IN THE PREPOSITIONS:
The reason _______ Earth Day is to create environmental awareness.
My sister is interested _______ Russian history.
The motorway was crowded _______ cars.
Do you afraid _______ spiders?
FILL IN: DOWN, UP, INTO, OFF, BACK
Turn _______ the volume on the radio. It’s driving me crazy!
I hope she turns _______ soon!
Let’s turn a region _______ a nuclear-free zone.
The refugees (беженцы) were turned _______ because the war was stopped.
TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH
Утром в День Победы мы смотрим парад на Красной площади по телевизору.
Дети украшают елки, надевают маски и маскарадные костюмы.
Взрослые тоже любят этот праздник; фотографируются, обмениваются подарками.
Если вы идете к друзьям для празднования Нового Года, не забудьте взять небольшой подарок.
B каждой стране существует большое количество благотворительных организаций.
READING AND DEFINE WHAT SENTENCES ARE FALSE (F), TRUE (T) OR NOT STATED(NS)
Read the text and mark the sentences T(True), F (False) or NS (Not stated):
The beginning of spring (March-April) is a very special time in Japan, because this is when Japan's famous cherry trees come into flower. The Japanese celebrate This happy time with festivals and flower-viewing parties.
At the end of winter, everyone's excitement starts to grow. The Whole country wants to know the exact day when the cherry flowers ('sakura') will appear. Starting in February, weathermen try to guess when this day will be.
When the first flowers open on trees, national joy breaks out! There are rides and games for children in the street, music and dance performances, tea ceremonies, flower displays, and much more. But the most special thing that people do at this time is have 'hanami' parties. Hanami means flower watching. In hanami parties, families and friends take a picnic and go and sit under a cherry tree to look at and admire the flowers. Hanami parties take place during the daytime and also at night, because when it is dark, lights light up the cherry trees.
Hanami is very important to Japanese. Cherry blossoms appear on trees for only one week before they fall to the ground and die, and for the Japanese this symbolizes the short nature of childhood and life. So hanami is a time when people like to think about how important life is.
Spring is Japanese people's favourite time of year.
It is not easy to know the day the cherry flowers will open.
Hanami takes place a week after the cherry trees blossom.
The cherry flowers do not stay on the trees for very long.
When the cherry flowers appear, people hope for long lives.