Test 1 unit 8 form)
READING
Read the text & mark true, false & not stated statements after it.
Derek was a clever boy, but his parents were so poor that they could hardly keep their body and soul together, so he had to work in his spare time & during his holidays to pay for his education. In spite of this, he managed to enter the University, but he was alive to the fact that studying in it will be money consuming and after weighing all pros and cons he adopted a decision to try his hand in moonlighting two jobs simultaneously and the idea to work odd jobs now and then throughout the holidays did not frighten him at all as to earn enough money to pay for his studies was his long-life dream. Once in summer strolling along a street absorbed in thoughts he noticed an ad sticked on the shop window that ran as follows – “An assistant for the butcher WANTED”. He popped in the shop had a word or two with the owner and to his luck got the position at once. He should be at work during the day time. While staying in the queue he overheard that the local hospital needed nurses and male nurses and applied for the vacancy most willingly as he had to work at hospital at nights that suited him greatly. Working in the shop he was in agony of utter delight to follow the butcher’s suit in everything. Time went by and soon enough he learnt to cut meat up quite nicely, so the butcher seeing how nice the boy could handle the things about the shop did not think twice about leaving him all alone to take over the shop and run business as to do all the serving in his stead while he went into the room behind the shop to do the accounts. In hospital he was not burden with any serious errands that appeared to be the matter of life and death for the patients, just the other way round, frankly speaking, he was only allowed to do only the simplest jobs, like helping to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. It was a must for Derek to be dressed in white both at the butcher’s shop & at the hospital. One evening at the hospital Derek was called to give a hand to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to undergo an operation. When Derek appeared in the doorway he noticed the woman trembling all over he was aware that the thought of the forthcoming operation frightened her so much that she was on the edge of collapsing. He kept on standing till the moment the woman threw a glance at him-one should have seen the expression of her face at that moment. Being scared out of her wits she yield at the top of her voice “No! No!” she cried. “Not my butcher! I won’t be operated on by my butcher!”
Dick worked hard because he wanted to earn much pocket money.
Dick’s parents were happy when their son managed to find the jobs.
The butcher was pleased with Dick’s work & due to it he let Dick to take over l the shop & to run business in his stead while he was busy with calculating profits in the ware house.
Dick’s work at the hospital compared to his job at the butcher’s wasn’t so challenging & he didn’t take much pain to cope up with responsibility assumed on him.
The lady was overjoyed when she saw Dick; she wanted him to operate on her.
The boy had to wear white clothes in the hospital & at the butcher’s.
In some years Dick’s name was known to everyone in his country. He has become a skillful plastic surgeon.
Dick’s parents were very poor to give their son good education.
LISTENING.
Petra was working in logistic company.
The girl was satisfied with the job offered to her by the employer.
Petra is very organized& has good experience in sales.
Petra is very busy she can’t afford to have a hobby for herself.
The company was recently bought out by a Japanese conglomerate.
The girl has been working in marketing more than 4 years.
Everybody knows that the new acting CEO is Jane Mayers.
The employer asks the girl to call him at the end of the week.
VOCABULARY CHECKING
John Smith is the 1) … of us all and it is no wonder that everyone and each calls him “a mine of knowledge”. John is considered to be an honorable pupil and always finds himself at the 2) …of our class. This boy never 3) …. …. his knowledge . John, I must say, is a 4) ….. boy as he never reads 5) …. books, & when it comes to going to the pictures . Everyone knows that his next door neighbour Mrs. Evans is 6) … & … from birth. John tries to find some time to 7) …. ….of her. He is a good hand at creating things of empyreal beauty &it’s a piece of cake for him to 8)….a lamp or a shelf if she asks him about it. Mrs. Evans in her turn likes to treat him to her home-made jam with a cherry 9)… They are very happy to be10) ….. to each other.
Top, Terrific, Fix, Take care, Shows off, Rotten, Helpful, Smartest, Deaf & dumb, Flavor. |
GRAMMAR.
I. Guess the job:
1. He serves food and drinks in a restaurant. He is a ……………………………………
2. Peter's mother cares for patients. She practices in a hospital. She is a …………………………
3. Frank cuts and sews clothing for men and women. He is a ………………………………..
4. Tim works on a farm. He keeps animals for meat, milk and eggs. He is a …………..
5. My grandmother selected, arranged and sold flowers for decoration. She was a ………………
6. He repairs and builds engines and equipment on cars, and many other machines. He is a …………
7. He is a person who writes novels. He is a …………………………..
8. Rick protects the public, makes sure people obey the law. He is a ……………………………..
9. He prepares meat and meat products such as sausages for sale. He is a ………………………………..
10. Laura corrects homework and works with children. She is a ……………………………..
II.Conditional II:
If I
(be) rich I
(buy) a castle.
If she
(spend) a month in London, she
(speak) English better.
If they
(have) a car, they
(not take) the train.
If the weather
(be) nice tomorrow, we
(go) to the country
If Sally
(work) harder, she
(get) better marks.
If these people
(be) more polite, they
(not make) such a noise
If we
(go) to Australia, we
(send) you a postcard.
If it
(not be) so cold, we
(take) a walk.
If I
(be) you, I
(go) to the disco with my friends.
If you
(not eat) so many candies, you
(not be) sick !
III. Conditional III:
If the skirt
(not be) so cheap, I
(not/buy) it.
If you
(not choose) the fairy fancy dress, you
(not/win) the first prize.
If I
(not/drive) so fast, I
( not/ have) a car accident.
If I
(not/ answer) the mobile phone while driving, I
(not/ have) to pay a fine.
If I
(phone) to cancel the meeting, you
(be) angry.
If it
( not/rain), I
(not/ go) the cinema.
If I
( not/ see) you kissing a young girl, I
(not/ break) up with you.
If my sister
( not/ sell) her wedding dress, she
(lend) it to me.
If I
( have) a better salary, I
(buy) a new car.
If we
( save) some money, we
(buy) a new house.
Have smth done:
My car looked awful so I ....................................................... (wash it).
We .................................................................................. (just project our house) by a known architect.
I ............................................................... (clean my house) next morning.
Now, when at last I have enough money, I can .................................................... (repair my roof).
Sue's got late because she ........................................................... (repair her car) now.
I think I should ....................................................................... (check my hearing) by a specialist.
I ........................................................... (test my brakes) last month
***Wish:
1. Bruce wishes he
(have) more money so he could buy a new sweater.
2. I wish I
(be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.
3. I wish I
(stop) smoking.
4. I wish I
(go) there last summer.
5. I wish I
(be) on holidays now.
6. Of course Tom wishes he
(come) with us to Paris, but he has to stay here.
7. I wish we
(go) to the match on Saturday but we're visiting my uncle.
8. I wish you
(keep) your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows.