Some other names: canoeist, cyclist, mountaineer, jockey, archer, gymnast

 

Activities: to do the long jumps, do gymnastics, to ride horses in races, to play hockey, to drive cars in races, to play football, to throw the discus, to do the pole-vault, to swim long/short distances, to sky

 

Раздел: Задания для самостоятельной работы

Grammar

1. This portrait was ___  dead secret.

1) Dorian's and Lord Henry's

2) Dorian's and Lord's Henry

3) Dorian and Lord Henry's

4) Dorian and Lord Henry

2. The crossroads ___  usually the most dangerous place for beginner-drivers.

1) are

2) is

3) were

4) was being

3. The baggage ___ apparatus and appliances.

1) contain

2) contains

3) have contained

4) was contained

4. Money ___ so scarce that ___could fairly be said not to exist at all.

1) are, they

2) were, it

3) had been, they

4)is, it

5. _____ talks on the problems of ___ Middle East were suspended.

1) Peace's, the

2) Peace, —

3) Peaceful, the

4) Peace, the

6. The news ____ so depressing at the moment. We don't know what to do about________.

1) is, it

2) are, them

3) was, these

4) were, it

 

7. We usually expect that bad news _______brought by _____.

1) are, a telegram

2) is, telegrams

3) have been, telegram

4) has, the telegrams

8. _____ was the day _________ yesterday.

1) The France's Independence Day, after

2) The day of the French Independence, since

3) French's Independence Day, above

4 )France's Independence Day, before

 

9. That magnificent _______ temple was constructed by ______ Chinese.

1. eight-centuries-old, the

2. old-eight-centuries, ___

3. eight-century’s-old, a

4. eight-century-old, the

 

10. His advice  dull, never helped me.

Is, it has

2) are, they have

3) was, they have

4) were, it has

11. This watch ___  a special favorite with Mr. Pickwick, ___  about for a great number of years.

1) were, carrying

2) was, having been carried

3) is, been carried

4) have been, having carried

12. Her hair ___  loose and half-falling and she wore a nurse's dress.

1) was

2) were

3) are

4) have been

13. He said that the latest news ____  .

1) is old

2) were old

3) have been old

4) was old

14. Look at this beggar! She is dirty, her hair _  shaggy, her clothes ____  like rags but she persists in saying that all the money __________________ to her.

1) are, look, belongs

2) is, looks, belong

3) is, look, belongs

4) are, looks, belong

15. Statistics ____  a branch of economics, but it is often said that there _ lies, damn lies and statistics.

1) is, is

2) are, are

3) is, are

4) are, is

16. The number of Mexican students in class __ large and a number of them______often missing from class.

1) was, was

2) was, were

3) were, were

4) were, was

 

17. A Committee ___ formed to work out a new plan two weeks ago. The Committee ________ of the opinion that the plan can be carried out within a month.

1) was, are

2) were, is

3) has been, are

4) have been, were

18. Our crew ___  of twenty men. Now all the crew ___  standing on deck and watching a large whale approaching the ship.

1) consist, are

2) consists, are

3) consists, is

4) consist, is

19. The number of students of our college __  since 1990, but only a number of students ______ fit to participate in these competitions and the majority of them ________capable of becoming winners.

1) have been increased, found, was

2) increses, finds, are

3) incresed, was found, was

4) has increased, were found, were

20. The police ____ been looking for this criminal for two months. Our policemen_____________ about to arrest him in Central Square last Monday but he managed to escape in the crowd which _______ pushing, shouting, joking, screaming.

1) has, was, were

2) have, were, was

3) have, were, were

4) has, were, was

21. What ____ the news? All is quiet: the cattle ____ grazing in the fields, the crops ________getting ripe, the family____ healthy and happy.

1) are, is, are, is

2) is, are, are, are

3) are, is, are, are

4) is, are, is, is

22. After____ period of drought it started raining__ day.

1) six month, one

2) a six months', every

3) a six month's, some

4) the six month, every

 

23. If the____ is left open, the optics will burn out.

1) machine's lid

2) lid of machine

3) lid of the machine

4) machine lid

 

24. The vacation ___ great fun.

1) are

2) was

3) have been

4) is being

25. The____ wages_____ raised.

1) worker, are

2) worker's, is

3) workers', were

       4)working, have been

26. ____ President____ election was widely forecast by the polls.

1) The, Clinton

2) _____, Clinton's

3) ___, Clintons

4) The, Clinton's

27. Everybody ____ the Swiss police____ great at finding people.

1) says, is

2) tell, are

3)  says, are

4) speak, is

28. ____ news ____ impressed him very much.

1) These, have

2) This, has

3) Those, -

4) The, haven’t

29. You haven’t ____ time if you want to finish the job in time.

1) many

2) plenty

3) much

4) a lot

30. She showed him his seat, which was next to ____, and left the classroom.

1) Helen’s

2) Helen

3) Helens

4) Helens’

31. I have a lot of ____ to do but in spite ____ this I like my ____.

1) job, of, work       

2) work, of, job

3) job, from, position

4) -, at, work

32. It was difficult for him to live on the ____ interest that the bank paid him.

1) ten per cents

2) ten per cent’s

3) ten per cent

4) ten per cents’

33. Come to visit me in ____ time.

1) a two weeks time

2) a two week’s time           

3) two weeks’ time

4) the two week time

 

34. She was ____ pleased by the news that her ____ boy had mastered French.

1) the most, 8-year-old

2) most, 8-year-old

3) very, 8-years’ old

4) such, 8-years-old

 

35. The author knew that the readers would like ____ story.

1) new Sherlock Homes

2) the new Sherlock Homes’

3) the new Sherlock Homes

4) a new Sherlock’s Homes

 

36. Look! ____ heavy clouds. It is going to rain.

1) So

2) What a

3) Such

4) Such a

37. It was ____ good weather that we couldn’t help ____ to the country.

1) such, going

2) such a, going

3) very, to go

4) so, not to go

38. Both brothers look handsome, but ____ his brother John, Michael has made good use of his ____. He is a star in Hollywood now.

1) unlike, look

2) like, looks

3) unlike, looks

4) not like, outlook

 

39. Then he was suddenly on the steps of the city hall and ____ a lot of police around.

1) it was

2) there was

3) there were

4) has seen

 

40. She finally said: “I’m going on vacation in ____ time. I won’t be seeing you then for a month.”

1) two weeks

2) a weeks’

3) two week’s

4) a couple of weeks’

 

41. Girls called Rosemary get married in white veils and take ____ from their ____ and wait in the evenings in green suburbs for their commuting husbands.

1) advices, mothers-in-law

2) some advice, mother-in-laws

3) an advice, mother’s-in-law

4) advice, mothers-in-law

 

42. When he arrived he discovered that ____ living-room was filled with friends who had come to say last-minute farewells to ____ Doctor Carpenter and his wife.

1) the Carpenters’, -

2) the Carpenter, the

3) Carpenters, -

4) The Carpenter’s, a

 

43. The police arrived at 10 in the morning and ____ since then in case of trouble.

1) wait

2) have been waiting

3) has waited

4) had waited

 

44. We were ____ tired when we had reached ___ house.

1) prettily, Uncle David and Aunt Margaret

2) very, Uncle David’s and Aunt Margaret’s

3) pretty, Uncle David and Aunt Margaret’s

4) extremely, Uncle David’s and Aunt Margaret

45. I went around ____ deck, looking at the faces of my ____.

1) that, fellows-passengers

2) the, fellow-passengers

3) a, fellows-passenger

4) -, fellow-passenger’s

 

46. It was obvious that ____ were innocent. They ____ about the plan.

1) the Tanners, couldn’t have known

2) Tanners, can’t have known

3) the Tanners family, shouldn’t know

4) Tanner, knew nothing

 

47. His father and ____ number of his cronies ____ in the dining-room.

1) a, were

2) the, was

3) a, was

4) the, were

 

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