V. Circle the appropriate word. School days are looked forward to by the whole school

(Many, much) schools (in, at) England have a sports day (one, once) a year (in, at, on) the late spring or the summer.

School days are looked forward to by the whole school. (In, on) that day pupils have (not, no) lessons. They look (on, at) the sky for a week beforehand hoping that (it, there) will be fine; even if they can't have (a, the) (real, really) sunny day at (least, last) they don't want rain.

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

1. The/ most/ ever/ met/1 have/ person/ is/ intelligent/ she.

2. A/ and/ get/ home/ II in the/ light/ have/1/ at/ evening/ supper/ usually.

3. Went/ the/ to/ sister/ 6/ at/ my/ younger/ school/ of/ age.

4. Air/ to/ they/ fresh/ going/ to/ are/ get/ some/ the/ park.

Test 16

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

1. It still (to rain) - How awful! I (to have) to put on my rubber boots if it (not to stop) raining in a couple of hours.

2. What a beautiful dress you (to wear)! - Thank you. I (to make) it myself.

3. They say if you (to see) a black cat, you (not to have) good luck.

4. What you (to do)? - I'm an engineer.

5. My watch (to stop). I must take it to the watchmaker's.

6. Have you got a light? - Sorry, I (not to smoke).

7. You know, I (to lose) my glasses the other day.

II. Choose the right article.

1.... roof is wet after... rain.                                                         

2. Is... pencil on... desk? -No, it's on... teacher's table. 3.1 can't open... door. Will you help me?

4.1 want you to buy... apples and oranges. Here is... money.           

5. It's... time for... children to go to... bed. It's... half past 9.          

III. Circle the suitable preposition.                                           

1. I haven't been (at, in) the theatre (for, since) 2 months.               

2. (In, at) the middle (of, off) the room there is a beautiful carpet made (of, out of, from) wool.                                                            

3. (In, at) 2 hours you must be (at, in) home.                                  

4. (On, in, at) the lessons she usually listens (in, to) the teacher attentively.                                                                            

IV. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1. There aren't (some, any) English books on the shelf.

2. Have you got (much, few, many) work to do today?

3. Will you tell (they, them) about Great Britain?

4. (Your, yours) house is not far from (my, mine).

5.1 can't add (nothing, anything) to what you've said.

V. Circle the appropriate word.

When I was a child I used to spend the summer holidays every year at my (grandparents', grandparent's) house in the village. (In, at) that time it was a (quiet, quite) fishing village. I loved to go (at, to) the fish market with my grandmother. In the afternoons the (fisherman, fishermen) usually (sit, sat) outside (there, their) small, white houses mending their nets. They used to (say, tell) stories of the difficulties they (have faced, had faced, faced) in the storms that are common (on, in) that part of the coast in the autumn.

Test 17

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

1. No wonder he (to be) very tired. He (to work) hard for the last three months.

2. My mother (to come) to stay with us next weekend.

3. You often (to get) letters from her? -Not very often.

4. If we (not to get) to the station before seven we (to miss) the train.

5. Mary (to be) in the kitchen now. She (to put) the supper on a tray to take it to the dining-room.

6. You (to hear) anything? - Yes, I (to hear) soft music.

7.1 (not to see) him since we finished school.

8. Everybody (to be) here? - No, Mr. Black (not to come) yet.

9.1 (to live) in London many years ago.

//. Choose the right article.

1. He ordered himself... bacon and eggs and... tea.

2. Be careful, you've made... mistake.

3. It was... poorest room Hilary had ever seen.

4. He stopped and shook hands with me. He was walking with... stranger. He did not introduce me to him.... stranger nodded and smiled as we parted.

5.... coffee is too hot.

6. My friend says he is good at... English. She says it's... beautiful language.

7.1 saw him with Alice,... girl from the Medical School.

111. Circle the suitable preposition.

1. Can you explain this word (for, to, by) me?

2. Are you ready to go? -Not yet, but I shall be ready (over, in, for) a few minutes.

3. Are you doing anything special (over, on, at) the weekend?

4. It's getting dark. Shall I turn (off, on, of) the light?

5. The house is very good but it's too far (to, from, till) the centre of the city.

6. Coffee will be served (at, in) the dining-room.

7. (for, at, from) first the book seemed thrilling (for, of, to) me, but as I read further I grew more and more disappointed.

IV. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1. There's too (much, many) noise in the street.

2. Whose cigarettes are these? - They may be (our, ours) cigarettes. Oh, yes, they are (our, ours).

3. There is (anybody, nobody, somebody) waiting for you in the lobby.

4. (Some, any) time ago I read this story in a magazine.

5. He wants (no, any, some) more pudding. You can take it away.

6.1 have so (many, much) things to do that I don't know which to do first.

V. Circle the appropriate word.

I had (a, the) terrible morningyesterday when (something, everything, nothing) seemed to go wrong. I didn't hear the alarm clock and slept until eight (hours, o'clock). When I got up I tried to do (everything, something, nothing) in a hurry. First I lost my spectacles and spent ten minutes looking (after, at, for) them on the floor. At last I saw the missing spectacles (on bed, on the bed). On my way to work I fell asleep on the bus, missed my stop and (must, had to) walk back for half a mile. After so many delays I was sure I was (at least, at last) an hour late, but (there, it) was no one in the office when I arrived. I couldn't understand it. I looked (at, after, for) the clock on the wall. It showed eight o'clock! My alarm clock must have stopped the day before.

Test 18

/. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs In brackets.

1.1 shall know all about it when I (to get) the letter.

2. Where you (to be), Tommy? Your face is dirty.

3.1 wonder if you would like to come to the party I (to give) next week.

4. Nobody knows when everything (to be) settled.

5.1 hear you just (to get) married. Where the ceremony (to take) place?

6. What you (to think) of this drawing? -1 (to think) that it is very good.

7. Water (to boil) at 100° Centigrade.

8. They (to talk) so loudly that we can't really hear your words.

9. Don't forget to post the letter. -1 already (to post) it.

10. Tom usually (to sleep) very well. Last night he (to sleep) badly.

11. Phil is happy. He (to find) a new job.

//. Choose the right article.

1. We live in... small flat near... centre of the city.

2. It was... most successful party I had ever attended.

5. Soon he bought himself... house and married... pretty Japanese girl.

4. This is... good typewriter, but it isn 't as good as... one I had yesterday.

5. Could you tell me where you put... money.

6.... Happiness does not make... people selfish.

III. Circle the suitable preposition.

1. When the car stopped, everybody got (on, out, in), and mother spread a tablecloth (on, at, in) the shade of a big tree.

2. Alice, dear, wake me up (in, over, for) half an hour.

3. Have you made (off, up, of) your mind where to go in summer?

4. Has anyone sent (from, at, for) Dr. Smith?

5. The weather's lovely. Let's go (on, for) a walk.

6. Will someone tell me what's going (in, on, off) here?

7. Can I get to Yalta (by, on, with) sea?

IV. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1. There isn't (some, any) milk in the fridge but there is (some, any, no) cream.

2. Are these (your, yours) spectacles? - No, they are not (my, mine).

3. Most people like Tom but (some, any) don't.

4.1 don't want (something, nothing, anything) to eat. 5.1 haven't read (many, much) of these books. 6. He's got a lot of stamps in his collection but his brother has (few, a little, little).

V. Circle the appropriate word.

I was waiting at the bus stop, (there, it) was about eleven (o'clock, hours), I think, when I saw (a, the) small blue car parked opposite the bank. I'm not very (good, well) at recognizing (these, this) small cars, but I think it was a Renault 5, (something, anything) like that. There (were, was) three (people, peoples) in it, a woman and two (men, man). And I saw the woman (to get out, get out) with one of the men. She was (quite, quiet) an (attractive, arrtactively) girl with short blonde (hair, hairs).

 

Test 19

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

I. Jim isn't here at the moment. He (to go) to the shops.

2.If he (not to come) soon I am not going to wait.

3.1 (to be) very fond of Alice but I (not to see) much of her lately.

4. By the way, I (to have) a little party here tonight.

5. You ever (to be) to this picture gallery? -1 (to be) here last year.

6. What you (to look) for? -1 (to lose) my purse and I want to find it before it (to get) dark.

7. My grandmother (to come) to see us this weekend. She always (to bring) us nice presents.

8.1 have a car but I (not to use) it very often.

9. Please don't make so much noise. I (to study) now.

II. Choose the right article.

1. What... lovely children.

2. This morning I bought... newspaper and... magazine.... newspaper is in my bag but I don't know where... magazine is.

3. It was... beautiful day.... sun shone brightly in... sky.

4. Is it... big theatre? - Yes, it's... biggest theatre in the city.

5. Do you collect... stamps?

III. Circle the suitable preposition.

1. If the weather keeps fine we can go (into, in, to) the country tomorrow.

2. The meeting has been put (up, off, over) again.

3. They have waited here (since, from, at) ten-o'clock.

4. Can you explain (for, to) me what you mean?

5. The man sitting opposite me kept looking (to, on, at) me.

6.1 don't want to go out yet. I am waiting (to, for, till) the post.

7. My elder sister doesn't live with us. She has a family (with, for, of) her own.

8. May I introduce myself (to, for, with) you?

IV. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1. He looked at my pictures and didn't say (something, anything, nothing).

2. My sister has spent so (many, much) money on her clothes that she has none left for her holidays.

3. His composition is much more interesting than (your, yours) or (my, mine).

4. There isn't (some, any) cheese in the fridge but there is (some, any, no) sausage.

5. (Some, any) people are early risers.

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