Read the letter and fill in on,has,are,in,of,and,to,but

1. I was in that countries for two days.
2. At what time does she flies to the town?
3. Please, speak to Peter in him office.
4. Do the nice girl have to know these names?
5. He always wents there to see a chapel.

Put the verb in
brackets into the Past Indefinite, the
Past Continuous, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous.

ks (Выберите необходимые слова и заполните пропуски):

1. Our family is neither big... small.

A nor В or С and D but

2. My mother is ... 38years old.

A nor В even С only D enough

3. My father’s firm is ... from our house.

A the same В twice С near D far

4. It... me half an hour to get to the college.

A goes В takes С looks D consists

5. I go to my college ... bus.

A at В by Con D in

6. As to my .... I am slim.

A mother В parents С appearance D father

7. Everybody in our family is easy to get... with.

A each other В along

С others D together

8. We often go ... to the country.

A away В down С off D up

9. The carpet is of the ... colour.

A some В same С more D most

10. There are a lot of books in the ...

A shelves В bookcase С wardrobe D furniture

2) Choose the proper grammar form of the verb and fill in the gaps (Выберите необходимую грамматическую форму глагола и заполните пропуски):

My mother usually ... a lot of time at her job.

A has spent В spends С is spent D was spent

As a rule, she ... sweaters for my brother.

A knits В is knit С has knit D had knit

Last week we ... our friends to our place.

A invited В have invited С invite D were invited

All that morning my brother... computer games.

A is playing В was playing С play D plays

We ... our free time together tomorrow.

A spend В spent С will spend D is spent

Yesterday we ... by our relatives.

A visited В were visited С was visited D have visited

They ... down to the country in two days.

A will go В go С have gone D went

I... to music all the evening.

A listen В was listening

С has listening D is listening

She ... the dinner not long ago.

A has cooked В cook

С cooks D cooked

She always ...me with my homework.

A helps В help С helping D shall help

3) The text contains different mistakes: 2 — in grammar, 4 — in spelling. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the text.

(Текст содержит разные ошибки: 2 — грамматические, 4 — в правописании. Исправьте ошибки и перепиши­те текст):

I always go to the swiming pool with my trends. We get there by bus, as a rule. Sometimes I takes my brother with us. We usualy spending two hours there. Everything is always alright, becouse everybody is easy to get along with.

4) Answer these multiple-choice questions about your friend

(Ответьте на следующие вопросы множественного выбора о вашем друге).

1. What is his father?

A a worker В as a worker С a kind man

2. Where does he study?

A at the college В in the street С in one of the houses

3. How many people does his family consist of?

A four relatives В three members С two brothers

4. What is his height?

A 170 cm В 60 kg С 170 kg

5. What is his weight?

A 170 cm В 60 kg С 170 kg

6. Where does he live?

A in the firm В at the firm С in the flat

7. Where does he spend his free time?

A at the disco В at the college С at the school

a local newspaper has recently published a series of articles about young people. in most of the articles, young people are described as irresponsible, rude and looking only for cheap entertainment. these opinions are mainly based on a few recent incidents in the local discotheque. you're going to write a letter to the editor expressing your disapproval not only with the editorial policy of treating the topic, but also whith the perception of young people.


make notes which will help you to write the letter :
-reason(s) for writing your opinion;
-your arguments + suggestions;
-opposing views & your counterarguments;
-closing remarks.

Mr.Mancini comes from (11) the small village in (12) north of italy. He is a baker and runs (13) own bakery,...(14) bread for the people in the village so they can have fresh bread.(15) day. Most days Mr.Mancini works by himself but (16) his wife helps him. But she (17) helps him on Saturdays because she (18) works in a bar at the weekends. Mr.and Mrs.Mancini don.t have...(19) children but they do love...(20) pet dog Tyson very much.
11. А) а В) an C)the D)no article
12. А) а В) an C)the D)any
13. А) he В) his C)her D)their
14. А) bаking В) boiling C)taking D)burning
15. А) ever В) on C)every D)at
16. А) every В) always C) ever D)sometimes
17. А) every В) never C) soon D) always
18. А) always В) ever C) rarely D) immediately
19. А) much В) some C) any D) few
20. А) them В) their C) there D) our

...(ability) to stop and go and follow this way and that, as the whim takes you. You won't...(dependence) on anybody or anything. You must be open to all...(to impress) and let your thoughts take colours from what you set. There should be no...(noisy) to jar on the...(to meditate) silence of the morning. As long as the man is...(reasonably) he cannot surrender himself to that fine...(to intoxicate) that comes in the open air. During the first day or so of any tour, there are moments of..(bitter), when the ...(to travel) feels more that coldly и т.д It becomes ...(magnet); the spirit of the journey enters into you again