VI. Complete the sentences using the appropriate derivatives of the words in capitals.

1.... a second-hand car is a... business. BUY, RISK

2. The front row is......for the family of the bride. FULL, RESERVE

3. Eric has a... interest in... cuisine. LIVE, EAST

4. Simple... measures will reduce the risk of... PREVENT, INFECT

5.1 can... afford to rent a house on my... income HARD. MISERY

6. His arguments sounded very.... PERSUADE

VII- Spot the errors and correct them.

1.1 very like going to parties.

2.1 didn't let him to know what I was thinking about.

3. Why not to invite them to the party?

4. Could you explain me the way of doing this?

VIII- Supply an appropriate stimulus-utterance.

1.__________________ - Not in the least.

2.__________________ - Nor have I.

TEST 27

Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1.1 (go) to Bristol tomorrow to visit my aunt. I already (book) a seat on the train. It (leave) Manchester at 10.

2. It was the first time he (participate) in the tournament.

3.1 (travel) round Europe by tram when I first (meet) Cristian.

4. The baby-sitter (tell) the children that after they (choose) the story they (want), she (read) it to them.

5. Since 1782, the bald eagle, which (signify) power and courage, (be) the national emblem of the United States.

6. By the time we (get) to the auction the painting (sell).

II. Use the right article.

1. When I leave... school. I want to go to... university to study... natural history. I'm very fond of... animals, and I would like to study them in their natural surroundings.

2.... coffee contains more caffeine than... tea.

3. He took... great deal of trouble to make... party success.

4. I can't give you... decision immediately. I've got few things to do before I can look at... project.

5.... accidents are generally caused by... people driving too fast. This is certainly true of... accident I had last year.

III. Fill in a suitable preposition or postposition.

1. I sat uneasily... the edge... the chair, while she poured tea... the cups.

2. We are sick and tired... listening... her excuses.

3. The building was badly damaged... the fire.

4. Thousands... people are living... misery... the earthquake.

5. He promised to pick me......the station, but he didn't. That's the second time he has let me... this week.

6. If you are not satisfied... the service... this hotel, you should complain... the manager.

IV. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. him/times/leaving/off/I/thousands/have/a/turn/to/told/ light/before/the.

2. destroyed/century/fire/the/in/London/much/was/by/ seventeenth/the.

3. heard/then/he/been/since/has/from?

4. doctor/letters/grateful/the/received/of/the/from/has/ hundreds/parents.

V. Translate the Russian fragments into English.

1. If a story is (волнующая), you are (взволнован) when you read it.

2. She did nothing (кроме) complain the whole time she was here.

3. Where (еще) did you go (кроме) Rome?

4. If her nose were (немного) shorter she would be (довольно) prettv.

5 What time did Jim say he would (придет)? 6 (В конце концов) I got the job I wanted. 7.1 have (нет) wish to change my decision.

Yi. Complete the sentences using the appropriate derivatives of the words in capitals.

1.... theory isn t easy to understand. RELATE

2. He wasn't... a stranger - I had met him once before. EXACT

3. You ought to get some antibiotics for that ear... INFECT

4. Please, state your name, address and.... OCCUPY

5. I'm sure I wouldn't have the... to sit sewing all day. PATIENT

6. Her illness was caused... by the worry and stress. MAIN

7.... of consumer goods has increased... the world....PRODUCE, THROUGH, LATE

VII. Spot the errors and correct them.

1. Nick was late for two hours yesterday.

2. None of his parents realized the danger.

3. It is no time to lose.

4. As soon as I'll get home I'll have a shower.

VIII. Supply an appropriate stimulus-utterance.

1.__________________ - Neither would I.

2.__________________- No, I don't.

TEST 28

Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1.1 (not/teach) this month. I (work) on a special project.

2. Although Vito (be) here for a long time, he never (forget) the beauty and traditions of his homeland.

3. Unfortunately, the brothers (move) the furniture in an un­covered truck when it (start) to rain.

4. John thinks that he (lose) his history book last Tuesday when he (stop) at the gymnasium on his way home.

5. The music for the opera which (perform) next month (write) by one of the students in the music department

6. In what country he (tell) you he (live) before he (come) to the United States?

II. Use the right article.

My father always enjoyed working late claiming he could get... better work done without the usual bustle (eyeга) to distract him. However, while working in... Japan he found this practice impossible. He was in... charge of... large office, and because of... Japanese respect for hierarchy (иерархия) none of... staff would leave before he did. Finally... good idea hit him. One afternoon at five, he put on his coat, said his good-byes in... loud voice and took... leisurely stroll around... block. When he returned to... office it was empty.

HI. Fill in a suitable preposition or postposition.

1. He was the sort... person who immediately made you feel... ease.

2. Brazil is rich... mineral resources.

3.1 told her... her face exactly what I thought... her.

4. Bob can't concentrate... anything these days. He must be... love again.

5. We insist... the highest standards... cleanliness... the hotel.

6. He may seem tough and cruel, but... heart he's kind and generous.

7. Jane takes... her mother.... fact they look very similar... each other.

IV. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. confidence/Alex's/is/that/real/he/lacks/problem.

2. so/me/it/angry/children/see/that/to/being/makes/treated/ like.

3. coffee/I/shall/you/make/a/of/cup?

4. is/nowadays/the/of/growing/taking/number/people/jobs/ part-time.

V. Translate the Russian fragments into English.

1.1 was working (в качестве) a waiter in the summer and the boss made us work (как) slaves.

2. There was (такая) a big queue outside the cinema that we couldn't get in to see the film.

3. You look so (обеспокоенным). What's troubling you?

4. Kate didn't feel like joining us (тоже).

5. 1 wonder (кто из вас) has got the (меньше всего) mistakes.

6. I'm sorry to say but Hayden did very (плохо) in his History exam.

VI. Complete the sentences using the appropriate derivatives of the words in capitals.

1. You may experience some... for a few days after the operation. COMFORT

2.1 need an... opinion from someone who is not involved. OBJECT

3. She was found alive but.... CONSCIOUS

4. As a 'comprehensive' school we strive to create a... environment with high... standards where everyone feels... and.... CARE, ACADEMY, COMFORT STIMULATE

5. We were... impressed by the... tour. EXTREME, GUIDE

VII. Spot the errors and correct them.

1. He hardly ever at home.

2. You never panic like that, are you?

3. She's kept us waiting for such long time.

4. What else books by this author have you read?

VIII. Supply an appropriate stimulus-utterance.

1._________________ - Sorry, I can't.

2._________________ - Of course, you may.

TEST 29

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. People in Britain (come) of age at 18, when they (be) officially adults.

2. Yesterday morning the postman (complain) that my dog recently (try) to bite him.

3.1 (take) some of my pupils to Oxford tomorrow on a sightseeing tour.

- Really? It (be) possible for my daughter to join the party? It always (be) a dream of hers to see Oxford with her own eyes.

4. We (tell) to enter the room very quietly because the patient who just (operate) on might be sleeping.

5. My brakes (not/test) yet when I (come) to pick up my car; in fact, the brakes (test) as I (walk) into the service station.

II. Use the right article.

... ambitious farmer, unhappy about... yield of his crops, heard of... highly recommended new com seed. He bought some and produced... crop that was so abundant that his astonished neighbours came and asked him to sell them some of... new seed. But... farmer, afraid that he would lose... profitable competitive advantage, refused to sell... seed to neighbours.... second year... seed did not produce quite so good... crop, and when... third-year crop was still worse, it suddenly dawned on... farmer that his prize corn was being pollinated (опылять) by... inferior grade of com from his neighbours' fields.

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