Put the following words in proper sentences: high, monuments, statues, column, wooden, buildings, architects, bank, sides, road, other, changes
There are a lot of _____ mountains in this part of the country.
Are there any _____ questions about our last party?
We can see a lot of unusual office _____ in our city.
The lorry stopped in the middle of the ______.
This country is very famous for its _______.
In Russian villages you can see many _____ houses.
A square usually has four _____.
There are a lot of marble ______ in the Summer Garden in Petersburg.
There are _____ to famous people all over the world.
Some people are waiting for the boat on the opposite _____ of the river.
Our capital _____ very fast in the 21st century with its new buildings.
The tourists like to come to the tall ______ in the central square.
Choose the appropriate form of the verbs:
My father (is/ was) listening to the news at 9 o’clock in the evening yesterday.
Where are they? – They (are/ were) watching the performance at the theatre.
I (am/ was) staying at a cozy castle in Liverpool with my friends now.
When I met Mrs. Forrester she (was/ is) travelling about Great Britain.
The pupils (are/ were) having fun at the cinema with a new cartoon now.
Tell me, Bob, what you (are/ were) thinking about when you (are/ were) writing the dictation last lesson?
Look! A large rainbow (is/ was) appearing behind the clouds in the sky.
When mum came home, Amanda (is/ was) watching concert on TV.
When I saw Jill, she (is/ was) making sandcastles with her sister.
We can’t understand what they (are/ were) talking about.
Choose the correct variant:
Bob (thought/taught) about his trip to Madrid and felt happy.
Jerry (lie/ lay) in bed with his favorite story-book all day yesterday.
I like to (lie/lay) on the beach in summer in a pleasant weather.
My brother (brought /bought) a lot of interesting news to my mother.
My friend (found/ founded) an old coin on the floor of our local museum.
He (thought/ taught) Spanish at the university last year.
Nelly (brought/ bought) a wonderful diary in Oxford.
Prince Yuri Dolgoruky (founded/ found) Moscow in 1147.
On Sundays his son always (lies/ lays) in bed till afternoon.
For some people it is fairly difficult to (lie/ lay) to their close friends.
Mary (lay/ lied) on the sofa and looked on the ceiling with her future dreams.
Bob believes everything people tell him. It is very easy to (lay/ lie) to him.
I am very tired today. I want to (lay/ lie) in bed all day.
When Bill was small, he often (lied/ lay) to his parents.
Yesterday Pam, (lay/ lied) in the sun too long and got burnt.
Ted is an honest pupil, he never (lay/ lied) to his teachers.