Подготовка к ВПР(грамматика)

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Future Simple

Степени сравнения прилагательных ;

Личные, притяжательные, указательные, объектные, неопределённый местоимения;

Артикли;

Предлоги места и времени;

Основные модальные глаголы - can — мочь, уметь could — мог, умел must — должен, нужно, надо

Количественные и порядковые числительные - Количественные числительные (Cardinal Numerals) обозначают количество предметов и отвечают на вопрос: сколько? ПРИМЕР один — one, два — two, десять – ten и т.д. Порядковые числительные (Ordinal Numerals) обозначают порядок предметов и отвечают на вопрос: который по порядку? ПРИМЕР первый – the first, второй — the second, десятый – the tenth и т.д.

Существительные во множественном числе (и исключения);

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Some-Any-Much-Many

Much+неисчисляемые существительные Отрицательные предложения

Many+ исчисляемые существительные

A lot of- исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные.

Prepositions of time

Prepositions of place

another- другой (об одной вещи)

The other- другой (когда выбор из двух ,один из двух)

Other – другие ( в роли прилагательного)

Others- другие (в роли существительного)

Each other- друг друга

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The Dog and the Donkey

Once in a small town there lived a baker. He had two pets — a dog and a donkey. The dog kept watch over the house. The donkey carried the bread and the cakes that the baker made. One night a thief A____ into the house. The baker B____ soundly. The dog too was fast asleep, he did not bark at the thief. The donkey saw the thief and wanted to awaken C____ master, so he began to bray loudly. The thief ran away. The baker could not sleep. He came out. He could not understand why the donkey brayed so loudly and he beat the stupid but dutiful donkey very badly. But the D____ house was saved. It was the duty of the dog to keep watch and not of the donkey. However, the donkey turned out to be a E____ guard than the dog.

A 1) broken 2) was breaking 3) broke 4) was broken

B 1) sleeps 2) was sleeping 3) slept 4) has slept

C 1) him 2) her 3) he 4) his

D 1) baker 2) bakers’ 3) baker’s 4) bakers

E 1) good 2) more good 3) best 4) better

Halloween

I remember my first Halloween. It was a cold evening, 31 October, 1988. I A____ far from my home country, among B____ British neighbours whose kids were very exited about C____ day. I was thinking about my family when, suddenly, there was an energetic knock at the door. I D____ the door wondering who was there knocking so loudly. To my surprise I saw a group of kids, dressed up as ghosts, witches, queens and cowboys. Two of them were carrying a pumpkin with cut out eyes, a nose and a mouth. There was a candle inside, and the holes were shining. “Trick or treat!” they shouted. I was surprised. I didn’t know what to do. My son Tom, told me, “Give E____ some sweets, Mummy, or they will play a trick on us.” “Like what?” I asked. “They can throw water on the windows, put a pin into the front door keyhole or break an egg on the windscreen of your car”, he explained.

A 1) is living 2) live 3) lives 4) was living

B 1) my 2) mine 3) me 4) myself

C 1) this 2) that 3) these 4) those

D 1) open 2) have opened a 3) opened 4) was opened

E 1) they 2) them 3) their 4) themselves

A Big Party

Mr Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his job, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have A____ friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often B____ to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.

Then Mrs Harris C____ to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?” “Yes, certainly,” answered her husband. “A big party will be the easiest, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.” So, Mrs Harris said, ”Yes, I’ll invite all D____ friends here to a big party on 5th December.” “How many will that be?” Mr Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.” Mrs Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband noticed that she was writing, “Party: 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.” “That isn’t very polite is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go home at 8.30.” So Mrs Harris just wrote, “Party: 6.30 p.m .” A lot of guests came, and they all had a E____ time, so they did not go home at 8.30. In fact, they were still there at midnight when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained.”

A 1) much 2) a lot 3) many 4) little

B 1) go 2) went 3) will go 4) were gone

C 1) is saying 2) say 3) says 4) said

D 1) our 2) us 3) we 4) ours

E 1) better2) best 3) the best 4) good

The Pig and the Pencil

Pig was looking at A____ on the ground. Turtle came by. “What did you find, Pig?” she said. “What is that thing on the ground?” “Don’t you know?” said Pig. “I’ll show you what it is!” Pig put the pencil on his hat. “Oh, now I see!” said Turtle. “It looks B____ on your hat. You are so smart, Pig.” “I know, I know,” said Pig. Frog came by just then. “Oh, Frog! Look what Pig put on his hat,” said Turtle. “I see,” said Frog. “That C____ your hat look good, Pig. What a smart thing to do!” “Being smart is what I do best,” D____ Pig. “Now I’ll show you something more!” Pig put the pencil on E____ nose. “What a good place for it!” said Frog. “I think that’s the best place,” said Turtle. “You are so smart, Pig.”

A 1) anything 2) something 3) nothing 4) anywhere

B 1) better 2) the best 3) best 4) good

C 1) making 2) maked 3) makes 4) make

D 1) said 2) say 3) says 4) is saying

E 1) himself 2) him 3) he 4) his

I am your mother

Joyce is 24 years old. She has a baby daughter, but she can’t take care of A____ baby. The government takes Joyce’s baby and B____ her to another family. Joyce never forgets her daughter. For 20 years Joyce looks for her. She can ’t find her. She doesn’t know her daughter’s new name. She doesn’t know her daughter’s address. When Joyce is 44 years old, she gets a job at a C____ store.

A young woman works with Joyce at the store. The young D____ name is Tammy. Tammy and Joyce are friends. One day at work Tammy begins to cry. “What’s the matter?” Joyce asks Tammy. “I’m looking for my birthmother and I can’t find her. I have only E____ photo. See? This is me when I was a baby.” Tammy shows Joyce the photo. Joyce looks at the photo for a long time. “Tammy,” Joyce says. “I think I'm your birth mother.”

A 1) she 2) her 3) hers 4) herself

B 1) gave 2) gives 3) is giving 4) has given

C 1) small 2) smaller 3) smallest 4) the smallest

D 1) waman 2) women's 3) woman's 4) women

E 1) those 2) that 3) these 4) this

A Lawn Chair Pilot

Larry Walters wants to be a pilot. He wants to A____ an airplane. But Larry is not a B____ man. He doesn’t have an airplane. He has only a lawn chair.

Larry ties 45 big balloons to C____ lawn chair and then sits down on the chair. The lawn chair goes up. For a few minutes everything is fine. The view from the lawn chair is beautiful. Larry can see houses and trees below him.

He is happy. He is flying! The lawn chair goes up very high. Larry is afraid. “I don’t want to go very high,” Larry thinks. “I want to go down a little.” With a small gun Larry shoots 10 balloons. Unfortunately, Larry drops the gun, and it D____ to the ground. The chair goes up and up. “I’m flying in a lawn chair and I want to come down!”

Larry flies in the lawn chair for 45 minutes. Then the balloons E____ to lose air. Slowly the lawn chair comes down, and Larry is back on the ground. Larry says, “For 45 minutes I was a pilot — the pilot of a lawn chair.”

A 1) flying 2) flys 3) fly 4) flied

B 1) rich 2) richer 3) richest 4) more rich

C 1) his 2) he 3) him 4) himself

D 1) fall 2) falls 3) is falling 4) fell

E 1) begins 2) begin 3) began 4) begun

Maid Marian

Maid Marian was the pretty young lady Robin A____ to marry. She lived in Nottingham with her family. Marian helped poor people too and often B____ to the forest to tell Robin about the wicked things the Sheriff did. The Sheriff sent C____ soldiers to arrest Maid Marian. “Do you know the outlaw called Robin Hood?” D____ the Sheriff. “No, I don’t,” said Marian. “I think you know him very well said the Sheriff. “Take her to the dungeon!” Robin received a secret message from Marian saying she was a prisoner in Nottingham Castle. “We must save her,” said the men. ’’Tomorrow is Nottingham Fair and the archery contest. Then tomorrow we E____ and save Maid Marian and win the contest!” “We can dress as jugglers and clowns,” said Little John. They wore unusual suits for clowns and jugglers. The men looked so funny that everybody laughed!

A 1) want 2) wants 3) wanted 4) has wanted

B 1) go 2) went 3) goes 4) will go

C 1) his 2) he 3) him 4) himself

D 1) ask 2) asks 3) is asking 4) asked

E 1) goes 2) will go 3) went 4) is going

The Tribe’s King

For three days we walked, the land on either side of Solomon’s road was rich and well cared for. We saw farms and A____ , with people planting crops and young boys looking after the animals, they were raising long sticks high above B____ heads and bringing them down on the animals’ backs, to drive them along. During the trip I was able to C____ to the older warrior, whose name was Infadoos. He told me all about Twala, their king, as well as their political and cultural systems. By the time we arrived at the king’s palace I D____ already something of an expert in their tribe’s affairs. I knew that their king was unpopular, as he was a man, who had killed his E____ brother to gain the throne. When the king came, we could see that he was a fat, sweaty man, with only one eye. He looked at us and walked around us.

A 1) field 2) fields 3) fields' 4) field's

B 1) theirs 2) them 3) they 4) their

C 1) speak 2) spoke 3) speaking 4) spoken

D 1) am 2) were 3) was 4) are

E 1) old 2) older 3) oldest 4) elder

Tornadoes

Tornadoes are storms with very strong turning winds and dark clouds. These winds are perhaps A____ on Earth. They reach speeds of 300 miles per hour. The dark clouds are shaped like a funnell — wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The winds B____ strongest in the centre of the funnel. Tornadoes are especially common in C____, but only in certain parts. They occur mainly in the central states.

A hot afternoon in the spring is the most likely time for a tornado. Clouds D____ dark. There is thunder, lightning and rain. A cloud forms a funnel and begins to twist. The funnel moves faster and faster. The faster the winds, the E____ the noise. Tornadoes always move in a northeastern direction. They never last longer than eight hours. 

a funnel - воронка 

A 1) stronger 2) strongest 3) the strongest 4) strong

B 1) were 2) are 3) will be 4) have been

C 1) the United States 2) a United States 3) United States 4) the United of States

D 1) becomes 2) became 3) are becoming 4) become

E 1) loud 2) loudest 3) louder 4) more loud

My favourite room

My favourite room is A____ kitchen. Perhaps the kitchen is B____ room in many houses, but it is particularly so in our house because it’s not only where we cook and C____ but it’s also the main meeting place for family and friends. I have so many happy memories of times spent there: special occasions such as homecomings or cooking Christmas dinner; troubled times, which lead to comforting cups of tea in the middle of the night; ordinary daily events such as making breakfast on dark, cold winter mornings for sleepy children before sending D____ off to school, then sitting down to read the newspaper with a steaming hot mug of coffee. Whenever we have a party, people gravitate with their drinks to the kitchen. It always E____ up the fullest and noisiest room in the house.

A 1) us 2) ours 3) we 4) our

B 1) important 2) the most important 3) more important 4) the important

C 1) are eating 2) eat 3) ate 4) have eaten

D 1) they 2) their 3) theirs 4) them

E 1) is ending 2) ended 3) ends 4) end

Living in a city

Living in a city has both advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, it is often A____ to find job, and there is usually a choice of public transport, so you don’t need to own a car. Also, there are B____ of interesting things to do and places to see. For example, you can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, and go to the theatre and to concerts. What is more, when you want to relax, you can usually find a park where you can feed the ducks or just sit on a park bench and read a book. All in all, city life is full of bustle and variety and C____ will never feel really bored.

However, for every plus there is a minus. For one thing, you might have a job, but unless it is very well-paid, you will not be able to afford many of the things that there are to do, because living in a city is often quite expensive. It is particularly difficult to find good, cheap accommodation. What is more, public transport D____ sometimes crowded and dirty, particularly in the rush hours, and even the parks can E____ very crowded, especially on Sundays when it seems that every city dweller is looking for some open space and green grass.

A 1) more easy 2) easier 3) easy 4) easiest

B 1) much 2) a lot 3) many 4) few

C 1) your 2) yourself 3) yourselves 4) you

D 1) will be 2) are 3) is 4) am

E 1) become 2) became 3) becomes 4) have become

The Inuit people

The lives of the Inuit people of North America have changed a lot in 50 years. First, their name: people called them Eskimos, but now they are called Inuits, A____ means “the people”. They lived in igloos in the winter but today many of them live in houses in small towns. They hunted seals — they ate the meat and B____ clothes from the fur. Many of the people still wear seal-skin clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is extremely cold for many months of the year. 80-year-old Inuit, Mariano Tagalik, told C____a little about her early life. “Our winter igloos were very warm. We cooked inside so sometimes it got too hot. When I was a child I took off most of my clothes when I was in our igloo. In the short summers we lived in seal-skin tents, but I spent as D____ time as possible playing outside.” To move over the snow, they wore special snowshoes on their feet, but today many Inuits E____ snowmobiles. These machines can travel long distances in a short time. In the past it took them days or weeks to travel the same distance. 

A 1) where 2) why 3) which 4) when

B 1) make 2) made 3) have made 4) will make

C 1) we 2) us 3) our 4) ours

D 1) more 2) many 3) a lot 4) much

E 1) drive 2) drove 3) driven 4) drives

Christmas

Christmas is a joyful religious holiday when Christians A____ the birth of Jesus Christ. To people all over the world, Christmas is a season of giving and receiving presents. In Scandinavian and other European countries, Father Christmas, or Saint Nicholas, B____ into houses in the night and leaves gifts for the children. Saint Nicholas is represented as a kindly man with a red cloak and long white beard. He visited houses and left gifts, bringing people happiness in C____ months of the year. Another character, the God Odin, rode on a magical flying horse across the sky in the winter to reward people with gifts. D____ different legends passed across the ages to make the present-day Santa Claus.

Although Santa Claus has origins in Norse and pre-Christian mythology, he took shape in the United States. Americans gave Santa Claus a white beard, dressed E____ in a red suit and made him a cheery old gentleman with red cheeks and a twinkle in his eye. American children believe that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole with his wife. All year he lists the names of children, both those who have been good and those who have been bad. He decides what presents to give to the good children. Santa Claus supposedly gets his list of toys from the millions of children who write to him at the North Pole.

A 1) celebrates 2) celebrate 3) celebrated 4) will celebrate

B 1) comes 2) come 3) came 4) will come

C 1) cold 2) colder 3) the most cold 4) the coldest

D 1) That 2) This 3) These 4) Those

E 1) he 2) his 3) himself 4) him

Three families

In a small village in North Yorkshire, there’s a big old farmhouse where three families live together: Alice and George and their three children, John and Pamela and A____ two children, and Sarah and her baby daughter.

The adults divide up the work between them. George does the cooking, Joe and Sue do most of the housework, Pam looks after the shopping and B____ the repairs, and Alice takes care of the garden. Alice, George and Sue go out to work; Joe works at home designing computer systems, and Pam, who C____ a painter, looks after the baby during the day.

Two of the children go to school in the village, but the three oldest ones go by bus to the secondary school in the D____ town, ten miles away. The three families get on well, and enjoy their way of life.

There are a few difficulties, of course. Their biggest worry at the moment is money — one of the cars E____ replacing, and the roof needs some expensive repairs. But this isn’t too serious — the bank has agreed to a loan, which they expect to be able to pay back in three years. And they all say they would much rather go on living in their old farmhouse than move to a luxury flat in a big city.

A 1) they 2) them 3) theirs 4) their

B 1) do 2) did 3) doing 4) does

C 1) are 2) is 3) were 4) was

D 1) nearest 2) near 3) nearer 4) more near

E 1) need 2) needed 3) needs 4) will need

The painter

Pablo Picasso showed his truly exceptional talent from a very young age. He learned to draw before he could talk. His father worked as a drawing teacher at a college. He A____ an amateur artist. Pablo often watched his father paint and sometimes was allowed to help B____ . One evening his father was painting a picture of their pigeons when he had to leave the room. He returned to find that Pablo had completed the picture, and it was so amazingly beautiful and lifelike that he gave his son his own palette and brushes. Pablo was just 13. From then onwards there was no stopping him. Many people realized that he was a genius but he disappointed those C____ wanted him to become a traditional painter. He was always breaking the rules of artistic tradition and shocked the public with his strange and really D____ pictures. He is probably best known for his “Cubist” pictures, which used only simple geometric shapes. His paintings of people were often made up of triangles and squares with their features in the wrong place. His work changed E____ ideas about art, and to millions of people modem art means the work of Picasso.

A 1) were 2) being 3) was 4) been

B 1) him 2) his 3) he 4) himself

C 1) which 2) whose 3) who 4) whom

D 1) more powerful 2) powerful 3) the most powerful 4) the powerful

E 1) us 2) we 3) ourselves 4) our

Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham, with his band of followers. Stories about A____ and his adventures began to appear in the fourteenth century.

Everyone knows that Robin Hood robbed the rich to give to the poor. He chose to be an outlaw, that is, someone who lives “outside the law”, but he had his own ideas of right and wrong. He B____ against injustice, and tried to give ordinary

people a share of the riches owned by people in authority and the Church. He had many qualities — he C____ a great sportsman, a brave fighter, and was very D____ with his bow and arrow.

He dressed in green, lived in the forest with his wife, Maid Mary, and his men. For food, they killed the King’s deer, and many days were spent eating, drinking, and playing games. He robbed the rich by capturing them as they travelled through the forest and inviting them to eat with him. During the supper, someone looked in their bags to see how E____ money they had. When it was finished, Robin asked them to pay for the meal, and of course, he knew how much to ask for! His main enemy was the Sheriff of Nottingham, who was always trying to capture Robin but never managed to do it. Some stories say that he probably killed Robin by poisoning him. In his dying moments, he shot a final arrow from his famous bow, and asked his men to bury him where the arrow landed.

A 1) he 2) his 3) himself 4) him

B 1) fights 2) fought 3) is fighting 4) has fought

C 1) was 2) were 3) is 4) are

D 1) better 2) best 3) good 4) the best

E 1) many 2) more 3) most 4) much

St. Valentine’s day

St. Valentine’s Day has roots in several different legends that have found A____ way to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid, the Roman god of Love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow. Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded, not only because he B____ a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly C____ the jailer’s daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer’s daughter a farewell letter, signing it, “From Your Valentine”. Another legend tells D____ that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, wrote notes from his jail cell to children and friends who missed him. February, 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in honour of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a E____ girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St Valentine’s Day is now a day for sweethearts in Russia,too.

A 1) they 2) their 3) them 4) theirs

B 1) were 2) are 3) is 4) was

C 1) cure 2) cured 3) cures 4) is curing

D 1) us 2) we 3) our 4) ourselves

E 1) younger 2) youngest 3) young 4) the youngest

A Clever Answer

Susan was seventeen years old. She left school and went to a college for a year to learn typing. She A____ B____ two exams and got good marks. The fact was that she C____ with her parents. So she started looking for work. Many people needed typists at that time, so she D____ a few jobs. Susan chose one of them. So on Monday morning she hurried to the office and spoke to the manager, «I want to work here, but I expect you E____ me how much money you will pay me».

«The money is not really big», the manager answered, «you may get thirty pounds now, and thirty pounds after three months». Susan didn't think for a long time and replied, «Well, if you don't mind, then I’ll start working in three months' time».

A 1) must 2) had to 3) could 4) has to

B 1) to take 2) took 3) take 4) takes

C 1) is still 2) was still living 3) still lives 4) still has lived

D 1) was offered 2) is offered 3) offered 4) has offered

E 1) inform 2) informed 3) informing 4) to inform

A School for Geniuses?

Theodore Tally is thirteen. He is from London. He A____ lessons at school boring. He always finishes his schoolwork first. His report card B____ perfect. When the teacher asks the class questions, she C____ «Ok, Tyrone, you know the answer but D____ someone else a chance». Tyron thinks that all this is frustrating. Though he has friends, others E____ him a nerd*. Tyrone’s parents want to find a school for gifted children. They are sure their son will be better there. 

* a nerd (informal, usually insulting) — a person who studies very hard and only thinks of school work.

A 1) find 2) is finding 3) found 4) finds

B 1) is 2) was 3) are 4) will be

C 1) said 2) say 3) says 4) is saying

D 1) give 2) to give 3) gave 4) gives

E 1) called 2) call 3) to call 4) called

Mobile Phones: Good or Bad?

In Bangladesh the government wants A____ mobile phones for young people who are under sixteen. There B____ an opinion that mobile phones might C____ brain damage. They are more dangerous for teenagers than for adults because teenagers’ skulls are thinner. There are a lot of mobile phones thefts nowadays. This could D____ a very frightening experience. But a lot of parents feel that their kids E____ safer if they have a mobile phone. Statistics says that young people smoke less these days because they spend more time talking and taking pictures. So mobile phones are pretty healthy.

A 1) to ban 2) banning 3) bans 4) ban

B 1) Are 2) is 3) am 4) was

C 1) cause 2) causes 3) caused 4) will cause

D 1) are 2) is 3) am 4) be

E 1) is 2) were 3) will be 4) be

Back to School

This is my usual September routine. My school day begins at 8:30 a.m. I A____ my house late and I have to run. When I B____ at school, the security guards tell me where to go. They are unfriendly. I C____ for my friends and we go to our classroom. We get information about our new classes and the teacher D____ us our schedules. Then we find our classes and meet our teachers. The first day at school is like a big party because everyone E____ their friends again.

A 1) will leave 2) left 3) am leaving 4) leave

B 1) arrive 2) arrives 3) will arrive 4) arrived

C 1) looked 2) were looking 3) look 4) looks

D 1) gives 2) give 3) will get 4) gave

E 1) see 2) saw 3) sees 4) Had seen

Му Friend John

John is my closest friend. We A____ in touch since we were together in Oxford. John B____ in the City now. He makes a lot of money. He says he C____ his student life and that very soon he D____ a partner in his firm. John likes me. And I can’t understand why. I don`t have a career, or money, or a flash car. But I also haven’t got a boss, a suit, or a tie, which I have to wear. So there is nothing that anyone can E____ me do or take away from me. I am absolutely free. John tries to hide that he likes me but he does and I let him do it.

A 1) were 2) are 3) have been 4) has been

B 1) work 2) worked 3) has worked 4) is working

C 1) doesn’t miss 2) don’t miss 3) wasn’t missing 4) haven’t missed

D 1) become 2) becomes 3) is becoming 4) will become

E 1) to make 2) made 3) make 4) makes

My Secretary

Rose is beautiful, smart and kind. She has a bigger heart than anyone I A____ . She does her job very well, everything B____ on time, but my love for Rose doesn`t depend on that job. I love her because she C____ on my side ever since we first met a year ago. She D____ about me. When I was a young man, I thought that one day I E____ a writer. Rose makes me believe that if I work hard, my dream will come true. She expects me to become a great writer. Right now she is typing the book which I have been writing for three years already. 

A 1) have ever known 2) has ever known 3) know 4) knows

B 1) is organized 2) organized 3) organizes 4) is organizing

C 1) have always been 2) has always been 3) is always 4) was always

D 1) care 2) cared 3) cares 4) is caring

E 1) becomes 2) will become 3) become 4) Would become

Sunday

The next day was Sunday. George and Albinia A____ still asleep when Robert woke up. For a minute he B____ understand where he was and what C____ the day before. Then he remembered and his heart sank. He D____ out of bed and put on his clothes. Then he took the last piece of cake and drank the rest of the milk. He went out of the house. It E____ raining but the sky was covered with clouds. The sun stood high in the sky though it wasn`t shining very brightly. There were a lot of people in the park. Robert was afraid that somebody might recognize him. 

A 1) was 2) are 3) is 4) were

B 1) can 2) could 3) couldn’t 4) can’t

C 1) happened 2) happens 3) has happened 4) had happened

D 1) get 2) got 3) gets 4) is getting

E 1) has stopped 2) stopped 3) had stopped 4) have stopped

The Rain Trick

It was a hot day in summer. Tom felt thirsty and thought it A____ nice to have a glass of cold beer in a bar. He found one and got in. He sat at one of the tables near the window and ordered a glass of beer. All around him he saw a lot of people B____ their lunch. While Tom was drinking his beer, he noticed that it had started C____ outside. And he D____ his umbrella at home. So he decided to take a second glass of beer and wait till the rain stopped. The people in the bar did the same as they didn`t want to go out into the rain. An hour passed, but there was no change in the weather. Tom could not wait any longer. He left the bar and stopped in surprise. There was no rain at all. But in front of the bar a fat woman was sitting. She E____ the pavement to make the people inside the bar believe that it was raining hard in the street. In this way people inside were made to believe it and order more and more food.

A 1) is 2) will be 3) was 4) would be

B 1) have 2) has 3) are having 4) having

C 1) rain 2) rains 3) raining 4) rained

D 1) had left 2) left 3) has left 4) have left

E 1) waters 2) was watering 3) watered 4) has been

Cats

Why do people keep cats as pets? Cat owners A____ that cats make excellent friends. Cats B____ playful, clever and loving animals. They can also be left alone for several days at a time. This is why millions of people today choose to share C____ homes with cats. People have kept cats as pets for the longest time. Ancient Egyptians D____ keeping cats as pets more than 4,000 years ago. But first they liked cats because wild cats were keeping animals like E____ and rats away from their food. Ancient Egyptians also took cats with them on hunting trips.

A 1) are known  2) knows 3) know 4) known

B 1) are 2) have been 3) were 4) was

C 1) they 2) them 3) theirs 4) their

D 1) begin 2) began 3) were beginning 4) begun

E 1) mouse 2) mouse’s 3) mice 4) mice’s

At the theatre

My mother goes to the theatre whenever she can. When a new play is on, she usually reads the review on the Internet to find out A__________ about the play. Last week a new comedy was staged at the city theatre. The reviews on the Internet B_________ it was very good. My father C________ comedies. So, my mom and I D______ the theatre without him. Unfortunately, we were a little late. We missed the beginning, but the rest of the play E_________ very funny. The actors were very good. The reviews on the Internet were right. We enjoyed every minute of the performance.

A 1) much 2) more 3) many 4) most

B 1) says 2) said 3) were saying 4) has said

C 1) don't like 2) likes 3) doesn't like 4) liked

D 1) have gone 2) are going 3) will go 4) went

E 1) was 2) is 3) will be 4) were

The wind and the sun

The wind and the sun argued one day over which one was the strongest. They saw a man walking along the road and they wanted to see which one could take the coat from the A__________ back the quickest. The wind B_________ to blow. He blew strong gusts of air, but the man kept the coat tight against C________ The wind blew still D______ but the man held his coat tightly. The wind could not take the coat from the man. It was now the sun's turn. The sun did very little, just quietly shone upon the man until he became so warm that he E_________ off his coat. 

A 1) traveller 2) travellers 3) traveller's 4) travellers'

B 1) began 2) begun 3) begins 4) begin

C 1) his 2) him 3) them 4) they

D 1) harder 2) hardly 3) hardest 4) more hard

E 1) takes 2) has taken 3) was taking 4) took

The wolf and the goat

A hungry wolf was out searching for a meal. He A__________ a goat feeding on grass on top of a high cliff. The wolf wanted to get the goat to climb down from the rock. «Excuse me, dear Goat, «he said in a friendly voice.» It is very dangerous for you to be at such a height. Please, come down before you hurt B_________. Besides, the grass is much C________ down here. Take my advice, and please come down from that high cliff.» But the goat D______ too well the wolf's habits. «You E_________ if I eat good grass or bad. What you care about is eating me.»

A 1) sees 2) saw 3) has seen 4) was seeing

B 1) oneself 2) yourself 3) myself 4) himself

C 1) greener 2) green 3) less green 4) greenest

D 1) knows 2) has known 3) know 4) knew

E 1) doesn't care 2) hasn't cared 3) don't care 4) didn't care

An Indian girl

Zita is twelve years old and she lives in India. She has long dark hair and beautiful eyes. Zita goes to school and studies very hard. She reads A_________ books because she wants to be clever and get a good education. Her parents are very happy with her school results. B_________ are proud of her. Zita is the C_________ student in the class. Zita often thinks about her future. She thinks that she D_________ a doctor when she grows up. She understands how important doctors are because last year she E_________ ill with the flu and had to see a doctor. A kind doctor helped her to get better very quickly. Zita wants to help people too. She is a very kind girl. 

A 1) little 2) few 3) a lot of 4) much

B 1) they 2) them 3) their 4) themselves

C 1) good 2) better 3) best 4) most good

D 1) becomes 2) became 3) has become 4) will become

E 1) is 2) was 3) are 4) were

The Golden Egg

Once upon a time, there lived a man in a village. He had a wife and children. He A_________quite well-off because he had a magic hen. This hen laid an egg each day, but it was not a usual egg, it was a golden egg. Still, the man B_________he was unhappy. He wanted to be C_________ than he already was. So, he decided to kill the hen and get all the golden eggs at once. But when he killed his magic hen, he D_________ find any eggs there, either golden or ordinary ones. From that day on, the man was becoming poorer and poorer because he destroyed his own happiness E_________. One should be satisfied with what one has.

A 1) is 2) are 3) was 4) were

B 1) thought 2) was thinking 3) has thought 4) thinked

C 1) rich 2) richer 3) more richer 4) most rich

D 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't

E 1) he 2) him 3) his 4) himself

The Ant and the Butterfly

Once upon a time there lived an ant and a butterfly. They were two A_________ friends. At the same time, they B_________ their time differently. The butterfly liked to relax the whole day and play his guitar. While he C_________ it, the ant was working hard all day. He collected food from all corners of the garden. Every day the butterfly told the ant to take a break, but the ant still worked hard. Soon, winter came. The days and nights became cold and very D_________ creatures went out. The butterfly E_________ find any food and was hungry all the time. However, the ant had enough food for him to last through the winter without any worries at all. You should always take care of your future.

A 1) the best 2) better 3) more better 4) best

B 1) spend 2) spent 3) was spending 4) has spent

C 1) does 2) did 3) was doing 4) has done

D 1) few 2) little 3) many 4) much

E 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't

London today

London is the capital of Great Britain. It is a big city with more than twelve million inhabitants. It is one of the A_________ greatest cities and also one of the most visited cities in Europe. In 2016 the number of visitors to London hit a new record of 37,3 million. Like in many cities, transport is one of the B_________ problems. There is a lot of traffic, so it is sometimes C_________ to travel short distances on foot. The underground D_________ a huge area but it is more than 150 years old. A few years ago, the city E_________ making drivers pay to bring cars into the city. This has helped to reduce the traffic problems a bit.

A 1) world 2) worlds 3) world's 4) worlds'

B 1) biggest 2) big 3) most big 4) bigger

C 1) quick 2) quicker 3) quickly 4) quickest

D 1) covered 2) have covered 3) cover 4) covers

E 1) begins 2) began 3) is beginning 4) has begun

A British boy

Peter Watson is twelve years old and he lives in London, the UK. He goes to school. He is very busy because at school he studies A_________ subjects such as English and Math. He also studies a foreign language. He studies Russian. Peter's parents are very happy with his choice. B_________ think Russia is a great country. Russian is a very difficult language but now Peter C_________ read and write in Russian very well. Peter likes Russian. For him Russian is the D_________

language in the world. Last year Peter E_________ to Russia on an exchange programme. He spent two weeks in Moscow and made some friends there. He hopes to visit Russia again in the future.

A 1) little 2) few 3) many 4) much

B 1) they 2) them 3) their 4) themselves

C 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't

D 1) interesting 2) more interesting 3) less interesting 4) most interesting

E 1) go 2) went 3) had gone 4) will go

A cat and a rooster

Do you know this story? Once a cat A_________ a rooster for the evening meal. The cat wanted a good excuse for killing the bird. «I need to rid the world of you,» she told the rooster. «You constantly make your horrible noises throughout the night, interrupting B_________ sleep. The world will be C_________ off without you.» «No,» said the rooster, «I crow for the good of the people. I wake D_________ up each morning when it is time to start work for the day, so that they may earn their living.» «What a fool!» said the cat and E_________ the bird. 

A 1) catches 2) caught 3) will catch 4) was catching

B 1) people 2) peoples 3) people's 4) peoples'

C 1) good 2) best 3) well 4) better

D 1) they 2) them 3) their 4) theirs

E 1) was eating 2) has eaten 3) ate 4) eats 

Mary and Her Milk

Mary was a farmer. Once the woman finished milking A_________ cow and saw that there was too much milk. So Mary thought she B_________ sell it. In the afternoon she C_________ to the market. On her way she D_________ what to do with the money. "When I get the money, I will buy some chickens. Then they will grow and lay eggs. I will sell them for more money. Then I'll buy the house on the hill and will be the E_________ woman in the village." Suddenly Mary fell down because of a big stone on the way which she hadn't noticed and spilt the milk.

A 1) she 2) herself 3) hers 4) her

B 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't

C 1) goes 2) went 3) has gone 4) will go

D 1) was thinking 2) thought 3) has thought 4) will think

E 1) rich 2) richer 3) richest 4) most rich

A Good Lesson

Once upon a time there lived two friends. They often had to go to the forest and they promised each other to stay together in any case. One day they A_________ through the forest when they heard a strange noise. Then they B_________ a horrible bear. This was the C_________ bear they had ever seen. One of the friends started to climb a tree very quickly but the other friend D_________ climb trees. So he lay down on the ground and pretended that he was dead. The bear went away and the first friend decided to come down from the tree. "What did the bear tell E_________?" he asked. The other friend replied, "The bear told me never to trust a false friend."

A 1) walked 2) were walking 3) has walked 4) will walk

B 1) see 2) saw 3) has seen 4) will see

C 1) dangerous 2) more dangerous 3) most dangerous 4) dangerouser

D 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't

E 1) you 2) your 3) yours 4) yourself

History of London

The history of London goes back thousands of years. In those ancient times the first inhabitants, Celtic tribes, made A_________ homes on the river Thames. Next B_________ Germanic tribes — the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes. In 43 AD the Romans invaded Britain. They C_________ a bridge across the Thames. D_________ they decided it was a good place to build a port. Around 50 AD the Romans founded a town by the bridge. Its name is derived from the Celtic word "Londinios," which E_________the place of the brave. So, London was born.

A 1) theirs 2) they 3) their 4) them

B 1) comes 2) came 3) was coming 4) have come

C 1) build 2) were building 3) built 4) have built

D 1) Later 2) Late 3) Last 4) Latest

E 1) mean 2) has meant 3) means 4) is meaning

The Eiffel Tower

What do you know about the Eiffel Tower? It A_________ on the banks of the Seine River in Paris. The construction B_________ in 1886. The engineers prepared 12,000 separate iron pieces and then fit C_________ together with nails. It took three years to finish the work. Its initial purpose was to broadcast radio signals. Since then, it D_________ the symbol of Paris. Today the tower is popular with tourists. You can go to the top floor to enjoy the E_________ view of Paris.

A 1) locates 2) is located 3) will be located 4) was located

B 1) began 2) begins 3) has begun 4) is beginning

C 1) they 2) their 3) theirs 4) them

D 1) became 2) becomes 3) has become 4) is becoming

E 1) good 2) best 3) well 4) better

The Golden Touch

Once upon a time there lived a rich man. He had a lot of money and a big house but he wanted to be even A_________ than he already was. One day the man B_________ a fairy. The fairy needed help and he helped her. When she asked him what she C_________ do for him, he asked for a very unusual thing. He wanted his hand to have a golden touch. "Everything that you touch D_________ into gold," the fairy said and flew away. The man tried his new magical power and was happy. He went home. As his young daughter saw that he E_________ home, she ran to her father. He took her in his arms and his golden touch turned the girl into gold. You see, it's wrong to wish to have too much.

A 1) rich 2) richer 3) more rich 4) richest

B 1) met 2) was meeting 3) has met 4) will meet

C 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't

D 1) turn 2) turned 3) has turned 4) will turn

E 1) comes 2) was coming 3) is coming 4) came 

Pocket money

Some years ago an ice-cream company in Britain did an interesting survey. They needed information on A__________ pocket money. They B_________ out that 11 million children in Britain aged five to sixteen spend over £13 million each week. Some of the money comes from parents but some children also earn small amounts. It is against the law for children in Britain to work C________ than two hours on a school day. But on Saturdays they can work D______ hours. Jobs such as delivering daily newspapers or working in shops and supermarkets E_________ popular with teenagers.

A 1) child's 2) child 3) children's 4) children

B 1) found 2) find 3) were finding 4) founded

C 1) much 2) more 3) many 4) most

D 1) longer 2) long 3) less long 4) longest

E 1) were 2) is 3) will be 4) are

My pets

I'm only ten but I know what I am going to be in the future. I love animals and I want to be a vet, I want to treat animals. I have two pets: a dog and a parrot. I take care of A_________. My little sister Alice is two years B_________ than I am. She often C_________ me. She feeds the parrot and walks with our dog. I read a lot of books about animals to learn how to feed and to treat different animals. Last summer I D_________ to my grandpa to the country. I helped him with the cow and chickens. I enjoyed it very E_________.

A 1) theirs 2) they 3) their 4) them

B 1) younger 2) elder 3) young 4) youngest

C 1) helped 2) is helping 3) helps 4) will help

D 1) go 2) went 3) was going 4) has gone

E 1) much 2) more 3) many 4) little