8. Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct order

(He) face is not so stern as it may seem at first sight. 4. In fact (you) sister is much more cunning. 5. She has a bee in (she) bonnet. 6. (We) cousin has the most charming smile. 7. (They) niece is 5 years younger than (we) nephew is.

2. Martha _______________(find) a new job. She is starting next week. 3. When ______________Simon _______________(arrive) at the cinema yesterday? 4. John is a well-known artist. He ______________(paint) a lot of pictures. 5. John ________________(paint) his first picture in 1980. 6. Mike _______________(win) more than 20 medals when he was a sportsman. 7. I ________________(see) Sting last year. 8. I ______________(speak) to Celine Dion. 9. I _______________(write) 5 letters this week. 10. I ______________(read) this book a month ago. 11. He _______________(still/not/buy) a computer. 12. They ________________(yet/not/find) the way out. 13. _______________you ______________(write) this translation yet? Ex. 3. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous 1. What ____________you ______________(look) at? –Some photos I __________(take) when I _____________(be) on holidays. 2. I _______________(be) sorry, but I ______________(not understand) what you _____________(mean). 3. What ___________Jane_____________(do)? – She ______________(be) a teacher, but she ______________(not teach) at the moment. 4. He never _____________(smoke) and ___________usually __________(not eat) meat. 5. Last time I _____________(go) abroad was when I ______________(go) to London. We _____________(stay) in London for three days. On the first day when I ______________(do) the sights, I _____________(meet) my old friend. He ___________just______________(go) to his hotel when we ___________(come) across. 6. ___________you ____________(often, go) to the gym? – I _______________(not go) much at the moment, I ____________(not have) time. I ____________(be) too busy these days. But I ___________(want) to go to the gym next week. 7. Tomorrow Kate _____________(visit) her aunt, that’s why now she _____________(make) a cake. It _____________(smell) delicious! When Kate ____________(visit) her aunt last week, she _______________(buy) some pastries from the baker’s, but they _____________(not be) that good.

compo­sition atthree o'clock. It is already eleven, and he still (to write) it. He says he (to finish) it by twelve.

2. We (to help) our librarian to put the books in the right order for three days already, but we (to arrange) only half the books.

3. What you (to do) when I (to come) in?

4. When I (to come) to his house, they (to tell) me that he (to leave) an hour before.

5. On check­ing up his answers, he (to find) out that he (to make) several mistakes.

6. When I (to leave) home, the snow already (to stop), but a strong wind (to blow).

7. You (to read) this book? — Yes, I (to read) it. I (to think) it (to be) very interesting.

8. What the children (to do) now? — Oh, they (to play) the new board game which I just (to buy) for them.

9. They (to reach) the corner of the street by now and (to stand) at the bus stop.

10. After we (to walk) about two hours, we arrived at a picturesque glade covered with fresh grass.

2. Translate the sentences into Russian:

Я уже две недели живу у друзей.

Я уже две недели жил у друзей, когда получил письмо.Сколько дней вы уже читаете эту книгу?

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3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense

1.The film “War and Peace” … (direct) by Sergey Bondarchuk.

2.Who … Crime and Punishment … (write) by?

3.Over 1,000 languages … (speak) in India.

4.About half of the world’s gold … (produce) in Russia.

5.A new theatre … (build) in three years time.

6.Ten people … (injure) in the accident.

Muriel's husband. 2 A: Are you doing anything tomorrow evening? B: Yes. I ...........................................(see) Jack at nine o'clock. 3 A: I..............................(see) you're feeling better. B: Yes, I am, thank you. 4 A: What's that noise? B: The people next door............................(have) a party. 5 A: Graham........................(have) a new computer. B: I know. I've already seen it. 6 A: This dress.......................................(not/fit) me any more. B: Why don't you buy a new one? 7 A: Your perfume ...............................(smell) nice. What is it? B: It's a new perfume called Sunshine. 8 A: What is Jane doing? B: She .................................(smell) the flowers in the garden. 9 A: What...........................................(you/look) at? B: Some photos I took during my holidays. They aren't very good, though. 10 A: You ............................(look) very pretty today. B: Thank you. I've just had my hair cut. 11 A: I ..........................(think) we're being followed. B: Don't be silly! It's just your imagination. 12 A: Is anything wrong? B: No. I ................................(just/think) about the party tonight. 13 A: This fabric ..................................(feel) like silk. B: It is silk, and it was very expensive. 14 A: What are you doing? B: I ..............................(feel) the radiator to see if it's getting warm. 15 A: She............................(be) generous, isn't she? B: Yes, she has never been a mean person. 16 A: He..................................(be) very quiet today, isn't he? B: Yes, I think he has some problems. 17 A: Would you like some cherries? B: Yes, please. I ...........................(love) cherries. They're my favourite fruit. 11 18 A: I'm sorry, but I ................................................... (not understand) what you mean. B: Shall I explain it again? 19 A: The children are making lots of noise today. B: I know, but they................................(have) fun. 20 A: This cake...................................(taste) awful. B: I think I forgot to put the sugar in it!