Тест по английскому языку Newspaper Topic 4,5

Newspaper

Topic IV, V

I. Paraphrase the underlined words and phrases using the vocabulary from Topic IV:

1). The fire brigade _______________ are trying to save people from the burning office building.

2). Very fast ____________ I realized I was on the wrong train.

II. Fill in prepositions where necessary:

1). An investigation has been under way for several days________ the disappearance of a fifteen-year-old boy.

2). People were warned to be _____ the alert _______ suspicious packages.

3). If you look ____ the scene, Egypt, for 30 years, had been in a downhill.

III. Fill the gaps with the appropriate words from Topic V to make the sentences complete:

1). Grandparents often live in their own house or a ___________________.

2). My family has ______________ ___________ the village because they wanted to escape the noise and pollution of the city.

IV. Translate the words in brackets into English to make the sentences complete:

1). There are two (кабинета)______________ downstairs.

2). The (cтоловая)__________________ is the most modern place in the house.

V. Translate the words and phrases into English:

1). He would be setting up as (cобственник )__________________ next, with a place in the country!

2). We were forced to (выехать из квартиры) ____________________because we couldn`t pay taxes.

3). In Russia (пенсионный возраст) _____________________ will be changed.

4). The student is going to (улучшить свой результат) _____________on the test.

5). We are going to (cдать особняк семье)_______________________as we need money.

6). She (содержит свою семью) ________________ by working in a hospital.

Next year they will be able to (позволить себе купить дом)__________________________.

Keys:

1). A man of property

2). Move out of the apartment

3). Retirement age

4). Improve on his result

5). Rent the mansion to a family

6). Provides for her family

7). Afford to buy a house

Keys:

I. Paraphrase the underline words and phrases using the vocabulary from Topic IV:

1). Firefighters

2). Within minutes

II. Fill in prepositions where necessary:

1). Into

2). On for

3). At

III. Fill the gaps with the appropriate words from Topic V to make the text complete:

1). Retirement home

2). Moving into

IV. Translate the words in brackets into English to make the text complete:

1). Studies

2). Dining room

V. Translate the words and phrases into English:

1). A man of property

2). Move out of the apartment

3). Retirement age

4). Improve on your result

5). To rent a mansion to a family

6). Provide for a family

7). To afford to buy a house