Test 16

I. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct forms.                                        
A. 	My cat Thomas (love) playing in the garden. I (sit) in the kitchen one day when I (hear) him scratching at the back door. When I (open) the door I was horrified to see him sitting there with a live bird in his mouth. The bird (try) to escape but Thomas (hold) it bу its neck. What (can) I do? Thomas never (do) anything like this before. "The poor bird (die) if I (not act) fast," I thought, so I (run) into the kitchen, (fill) a bucket with water and (throw) it over my naughty cat. He (drop) the bird and it (fly) off into the trees. Thomas (not bring) any more birds to my doorstep since that day.                                                                                               
B. 	Darren (not be) very happy in his new job. He (not earn) much money even though he (nave) a lot of responsibilities. Very few companies he (work) for in the past (pay) him so little money for so much hard work. He (send) a lot of applications to other companies, but there (be) very few jobs and too many people looking for work these days. In the current economic climate he (have) little hope of finding anything better; but when things (improve) he probably (find) a job which pay him much more money.
C. 	I (remember) the first flight of Concorde, the aeroplane which (build) with the co-operation of the British and French Governments. I (stay) at my grandparents' house in Bristol. My granddad (be) retired by that time, but he (work) at the factory that (build) Concorde. That morning we (have) breakfast early, as granddad (promise) that he (take) us to the factory (watch) Concorde take off. As we (walk) towards the factory, we (join) by many other реople. Finally, we (arrive) at a bridge near the factory where hundreds of people (stand). Some (wait) there for over two hours. Minutes later we (get) our first sight of Concorde. It (be) beautiful. It was the longest and the thinnest plane I ever (see). I never (forget) watching it take off and disappear into the clouds.

II. Use the right article.
A. In...days before ... invention of ... television, ...majority of people made their own entertainment at home. Many  ... evenings were spent reading ... novel, playing... piano or painting … picture. In many ways, … people were almost forced to find ...   creative outlet in one form or another. Things have changed a lot since then, however. Now, ...typical evening's entertainment would be to spend ... few hours in front of. .. television. This is not really ...  very productive use of one's time or energy and has maybe contributed to... breakdown of communication within…family.
B. "You'll meet ...Agent 205 under ... clock at ... railway station. When she arrives, she will give you... envelope. I don't know if you'll recognize her in her disguise, but if she doesn't say...secret code word, you'll know she is ... enemy agent. You'll take ... envelope and head for... train to ... Waterloo Station. When... train comes, you'll get on it and go to ...Waterloo. If you miss ... 9.15 train, you'll have to get…next one. As soon as it reaches... Waterloo, leave ... train and take... taxi to ... Opera House. You'll meet Jenny there. Give her…envelope and then go home." C. As... writer, I  seem to spend ... most of... time working in my office at ... home, sitting along in front of …computer. In ... fact,  ... only people I see regularly are. .. members of my family when they get home from … work or…school. Otherwise, I don't have much contact with…people, and I'm sorry that I haven't kept in ... touch with ...friends I made at…college. I often get…letters and …phone calls from …people at …publisher’s, though, and I try to get out of…house at least once…day. From…time to…time I give…lectures or teach…courses at…conferences in…North America or abroad. But If I ever run out of…ideas or I start suffering from…loneliness, I’ll give up…writing books. Then maybe I’ll start…new career where I work with lots of  …people and I can have …conversation whenever I feel like…one!
D.	1. …automobiles and…trucks cause…air pollution, which damages…environment.
2. …pollution caused by…cars is worse if…cars are drives at…high speeds.
3.  I was watching…great movie on…TV…last night when …TV stopped working.
4.	...movie I saw was awfully violent -I don't like ... violent movies.
5.	...good health and ... happiness are more important than ... wealth or ...рower.
6.	...Washington is ...capital city of... United States, but ... New York is...
city with ... largest number of... inhabitants in... country.
7.	...Italian food is great, but ... pizza I had at... restaurant on ... corner was terrible.
8.	She is studying ... history and ... geography - her special interests are.... history of...Latin America and ...geography of... Canada.

III. Use the right preposition where necessary.
A.	The actress Barbara Lynn, if she's ... home ...  London, writes ... least three letter ...each morning.... a desk. .. an upstairs bedroom that has become her 'writing room'. I find it an enjoyable experience, as important as talking... people. As I am deaf...one ear, I find the telephone difficult, and I don't have e-mail. Letters written ... hand are an exchange ... energy between people. It's like the energy that passes... actor and audience in the theatre, which doesn't happen ...... television in the same way. 
B.	Last year I went... a trip which was an absolute disaster I was going ...  Berlin …business when, ...  accident, I got.... the wrong train. We were  ... the way ...Brussels before I realized my mistake. When I got.... Brussels I had more problems because all my money was ... German Marks and I didn't have my credit card with me. ...chance, I found a helpful policeman, who was soon ... the phone to my company. Thanks ...his help I was able to arrange for some money to be sent to a nearby bank. I spent that night... a hotel and paid my bill... cash before leaving. …the end I got ... Berlin twenty-four hours later than I had expected. Everyone thought my trip was a big joke, especially when I told ... them I had seen Brussels ... the way.
C)	1. The police are ... the trail of the robbers.
2. They're friends, although they have little ...common.
3. The baby takes...his father.
4. My colleague was ill, so I stood  ... ... her ... the office.
5. The nurses went... strike... higher wages.
6. John and Bill fell... and so they are no longer speaking.
7. Half the students turned ... late ... class.
8. The boss is away ...  business.
9. The lawyer investigated the case ...detail.
10. Mercedes Benz has just taken ... British Leyland.
11. Sandra arrived ... Tokyo ...last week.
12. I've put ... a lot of weight. I'd better go ... a diet                                  
13. She flew ...Paris ... Milan because it would have taken too long to go ... road.
14. There's a beautiful house ...sale just outside the city.
15. When I was …the Navy I used to spend a lot of time …sea.
16. You have to learn to stand… …people who are nasty to you.
17. We set…on our journey at 6 o’clock in the morning.
18. Sam fell…with his studies and failed his exams.
19. If you want to get fit, why don’t you take…a sport.
20. I wanted to join…the police force but they turned me…because I was too short.

IV. Make up sentences.
1.	has/ Lorna Steel/ talented/ is/ seen/ the/ actress/ world/ ever/ possibly/ the/ most
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2.	are/ appoint/ the/ chairman/ meeting/ we/ new/ this/ is/ having/ a/ to/ reason
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3.	murder/ was/ person/ sent/ guilty/ the/ to/ of / found/ prison.
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4.	like/ Italy/ she/ native/ she/ from/ a/ speaks/ not/ is/ Italian/ but
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5.	giving/ only/ quiet/ the/ them/ they/ by/ could/ sweets/ children/ keep
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6.	make/ when/ understand/ I/ German/ I/ people/ speak/ me/ can't.
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7.	work/ necessary he/ it/ and/ for/ didn't/ him/ late/ wasn't/ to
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V.	Word-formation.
A.   'Battle for your heart' is the new film starring Hugh Grace. I'm afraid that my first (1) ...... was not very favourable. The scenes of violence are (2) ........ and the main character, Tony, is simply (3).......... The audience is supposed to feel great (4) .........for Tony, an army officer, who is accused of (5).........because he fails to attack the village where the (6) ..........Miranda lives with her old father. Tony saves their lives, and although the idea of marrying him has little (7) ............ for her, Miranda agrees to it out of (8)............However, she is still in love with Alex, one of the enemy army, and wants to remain (9)........to him. The dialogue and the acting ate just as bad as the plot. At the end, I breathed a sigh of (10)……. This is definitely one to miss.
IMPRESS	 OFFEND 	RRITATE 	ADMIRE 	COWARD 	ADORE
ATTRACT	 GRATEFUL 	FAITH	RELIEVE

B.   Money! Money! Money!
Helen had always dreamed of becoming a (1) .......... woman, and imagined living in a          (2) .......... mansion, and how her friends would praise her (3)……..when she gave them expensive presents. In reality she was usually hard up. She had some (4)…….. and a small life (5)……., but her antique shop was not really very (6)……… Every time she took money out of the bank, the (7) .......checked her account and told her how little there was in it! Helen had taken out a (8) ........ a month before. How could she repay it? Then one day she noticed an old painting in her shop. She had thought it was (9)…….. but as she brushed away the dust she saw the (10) at the bottom. It said 'Renoir'! She was rich at last!
CASH 	LEND	WORTH 	SIGN 	WEALTH
LUXURY	GENEROUS	SAVE	INSURE	PROFIT
             
VI.	Translate into English.
1.	We’ve heard (так много) news that we know everything about it now.
2.	Max (предложил) Gaby a lift to the station, but she didn't accept.
3. Carrie doesn't run (так быстро, как) Sarah. 
4. David remembered to take everything (кроме) his front door key. 
5. Running is one of (самых дешевых) and (эффективных) forms of exercise.
6. Too tired to continue, Phil stopped (идти).
7. During the storm, they did not let the children (покинуть) the school building.
8. Mary made mistakes because she refused (послушать) advice.
9. (Хотя) Tom eats large amounts of chocolate, he never (не набирает) weight.
10. My grandmother (должна была) sell her house (чтобы) рау off all her debts. 
11. Nigel asked if Ann could (одолжить) him her hairdryer for a while.
12. We (не сможем) solve this difficult problem.
13. Peter is angry because Joanna (не приняла) his invitation.
14. I don’t think I can manage if Sheila (не поможет) me
15. I (недостаточно силен) to climb that steep path without a walking stick.
16. That man (украл) a (ценную) picture but he was never punished. 
17. Hitch-hiking is (менее) popular now (чем) ten years ago.                  
18. Mrs. Butter didn't buy her son a bicycle because she didn't have (достаточно денег) 
19. John learned his first speech (наизусть). 
20. I used to have long (волосы) but I had (их) cut.
21. My brother is (на два года старше меня).
22. She behaves (как) a crazy woman, but she isn't. 
23. That (не может быть) Bill's car. He doesn’t own one.
24. She (должна) start working on Monday. The manager has told her to. 
25. In spite of the restaurant being expensive, the food tasted (ужасно). 
26. My team, (которая) won the cup, are going to tour America.   
27. The holiday was too expensive; we (не могли себе позволить) it. 
28. Her parents (назвали) her after her grandmother. 
29. (Жаль) we didn't see the exhibition.
30. (Мне предложили) a job in Paris, but I can’t speak French.
31. I wish I had stayed at home (вместо того, чтобы пойти) to Ann’s.
32. Her parents and her friends warned her (не идти одной).
33. They bought (очень мало) furniture for their new flat.
34. Spanish and Portuguese (похожи).
35. (Его заставили) wait two hours to see the boss.
VII.	Correct the mistakes.
1.	How long you have been learning English?
2.	She’s living in Paris since 1987.
3.	I broke the leg while I was skiing.
4.	The cheque to John I gave on Saturday. 
5.	She thinks it's a good idea, but I am not agree. 
6.	I was very frighten when I saw the film. 
7.	We had lovely weekend by the sea. 
8.	Look at all those stares in the sky!          
9.	She asked to borrow my book, and I gave to her. 
10.	If you would know Peter, you would like him. 
11.	This is an expensive bike, so look after carefully. 
12.	I promise I give it to you tomorrow. 
13.	I live by my parents.       
14.	I'll answer the phone - it can be for me. 
15.	The man which came with Jane is her husband.
16.	How long are you living here?
17.	Have I help you with the cooking? 
18.	If you get lost, ask a policeman for the way. 
19.	You look very much as someone I know.   
20.	I've got a lot of money in my bag. I must bring it to the bank immediately. 
21.	I rang him up yesterday but there was not reply. 
22.	It’s the first time she was at the club.
23.	He gave her his word mat he would never lie to her again.
24.	When have you got your diploma?
25.	He isn’t enough old to get married.
26.	This is the worse food I’ve ever eaten.
27.	James Tibbs was travelling on a train in his way to a job interview.
28.	Despite it was snowing, the road was clear. 
29.	Would you mind to explain this to me? 
30.	He can’t has spent so much money.
31.	How long has it been since you got back from France?        
32.	You should get some house insurance because you may burgle. 
33.	Measles are a common illness. 
34.	Her children are been taught computer science.
35.	Computers are wide used in schools nowadays. 
36.	He realised that he would have to divide it with twenty other boys!
37.	I’ve cut me on this tin.
38.	I wish I didn’t speak to her like that yesterday – now she’s upset.
39.	I was used to live in a small house in the country when I was a little girl.
40.	Will you please stop to make so much noise?

VIII.	Complete the dialogue.
1.	_______________________________- Why? What's up with him?
2.	_______________________________-No way! You can’t do it yourself.
3.	_______________________________-I don’t know. Look in the paper.
4.	_______________________________-Yes, I did. I dropped it. I’m sorry.
5.	_______________________________- Yes of course. How much is it?
6.	_______________________________- Oh, yes, they are. They're mad about each other.
7.	_______________________________- Oh, yes, she did. She won $ 2,000,000!
8.	_______________________________- Are you sure? Haven't we saved a lot of money? 
9.	_______________________________- She might have overslept.
10.	_______________________________- Oh! You could have left it on the train.
11.	_______________________________- Certainly, sir. I'11 bring it straight away.
12.	_______________________________-Not at all. It's very stuffy in here.
13.	_______________________________- That's great. Would you drop me at the station?
14.	_______________________________-One moment. I'll just look it up.