Tom (to burn) his hand when he (to cook) the dinner.

country, with a large circulation, giving general news. There are two main types of national papers - the "popular" papers and the "quality" papers. The popular papers are smaller in size (they are tabloid size), with lots of pictures, big headlines and short articles. They are easy to read and often contain little truthful information. They give much space to opinions. They usually have "human interest" stories - stories about ordinary people and events. Examples of this type of newspapers are "The Daily Mail". "The Sun", etc. "Quality" papers appeal to the more serious reader, who wants to read about politics and foreign affairs. These papers such as "The Daily Telegraph", "The Guardian" are bigger in size (they are called "broad-sheets"), with longer articles and a wider coverage of events. They have different pages for home news, foreign affairs, features articles, fashion, business, sport and so on. People in Britain buy more papers on Sunday than on weekdays. The Sunday papers have a higher circulation than the dailies. As with the dailies, there are both popular and quality Sunday newspapers. The quality ones have different sections and a colour magazine (usually full of advertisements).

a) have not b) have c) are d) do not

2. They have two ___________.

a) children b) child c) childs d) childrens

3. There are a lot of alligators in _______ Nile.

a) a b) an c) - d) the

4. _______ too much sugar in the tea. I can't drink it.

a) There is b) There are c) There were d) There was

5. I want those books. Please, give _______ to me.

a) they b) them c) those d) these

6. Do you know __________ here?

a) some b) any c) somebody d) anybody

7. Why _____ you absent yesterday?

a) did b) were c) was d) are

8. Our baby ______ walk in a few weeks.

a) can b) will be able to c) have to d) may

9. This way is _______ than the other.

a) safe b) safer c) more safe d) safest

10. How much money do you spend _____ food each month?

a) at b) on c) for d) to

11. He will translate the text if he _________ a dictionary.

a) has b) will have c) have d) has had

12. The TV broke down when we _________ the news.

a) watched b) was watching c) were watching d) are watching

13. They ______ each other since 1992.

a) know b) knew c) had known d) have known

14. I _______ for you for half an hour.

a) am waiting b) have been waiting c) wait d) waited

15. Ann told her friend that she_________ the competition.

a) won b) had won c) win d) has won

16. Excuse me, I ___________ for a telephone box. Is there one near here?

a) look b) looks c) looking d) am looking

17. In 1996 when I lived in Moscow I ________________ at a bank.

a) was working b) work c) working d) have worked

18. She can't take part in this competition. She ________ her leg.

a) breaks b) broke c) has broken d) broken

19. Tom hurt his hand when he ____________ dinner.

a) cooked b) was cooking c) cooked d) has cooked

20. That bag looks heavy. I ________ you with it.

a) will help b) help c) helping d) helped

21. We_________ football with "Spartak" on Saturday last week.

a) plat b) have played c) were playing d) played

22. I usually ________ home from Lyceum at 5 o'clock.

a) coming b) am coming c) have come d) come

23. If he _________ busy I'll invite him to the party.

a) is not b) is c) will not be d) were not

24. We found that she_________ home at 8 o'clock every morning.

a) leaves b) left c) had left d) has left

25. We _______ dinner until Jack ____________.

a) will not start ... arrives b) do not start ... will arrive c) not start ... arrives d) will not start ... will arrive

26. Tom asked Jane where __________ on holiday.

a) will she go b) she goes c) would she go d) she would go

27. Many children in Britain_________ wear uniform when they go to school.

a) can b) are able c) must d) had to

28. I _______ late for the first lecture yesterday.

a) am b) will be c) was d) were

29. ___________ some information about this film.

a) There's b) There're c) They're d) It's

30. If __________ ring the doorbell don't let them in.

a) everybody b) anybody c) nobody d) everything

31. She is a very quiet person. She doesn't speak ___________.

a) many b) little c) much d) few

32. I have got ________ money and we can go shopping.

a) many b) few c) much d) little

33. Nick has a __________ handwriting than you.

a) well b) better c) much d) good

34. After many years away he arrived back___________ England a month ago.

a) in b) at c) on d) -

35. This morning I had _________ boiled eggs for ______ breakfast.

a) the ... the b) - ... - c) a ... the d) - ... the

Use the
correct tense forms (Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple, Present
Continuous, Past Continuous, Future Continuous).

1. How time (to fly)! At this time yesterday we (to swim) in he Black Sea. 2. While I (to work) in the garden I (to hurt)
my back. 3. Last time I (to see) Jim he (to sit) in the park done. 4. Nancy (to have) a bath
when the phone (to ring). 5. What you usually (to do) after dinner? 6. We (to
stay) at home the whole evening. 7. Where you (to hurry)? — I (to be) afraid I
(to be) late. The show (to begin) in five minutes. 8. Where you (to buy) this
hat? 9. Tom (to see) an accident when he (to wait) for the bus. 10. You (to
understand) what I (to say)? 11. What you (to do) here? — I (to look) for a
job.

return) from work, we already (to do) our homework. 3. When the teacher (to enter) the classroom, the pupils already (to open) their books. 4. Kate (to give) me the book which she (to buy) the day before. 5. Nick (to show) the teacher the picture which he (to draw). 6. The boy (to give) the goats the grass which he (to bring) from the field. 7. Mother (to see) that Nick (not to wash) his hands. 8. The teacher (to understand) that Lena (not to do) her homework. 9. I (to know) that my friend (not yet to come). 10. Tom (to return) from the cinema at five o'clock. 11. Tom (to return) from the cinema by five o'clock. 12. I (to finish) my homework at seven o'clock. 13. I (to finish) my homework by seven o'clock. 14. He (to think) that he (to lose) the money. 15. Ann (to tell) me that she (to see) an interesting film. 16. When I (to wake) up yesterday, father already (to go) to work. 17. Nick (to think) that his father (not yet to come) home. 18. Mary (to tell) us that she (to cook) a good dinner. 19. Yesterday I (to find) the book which I (to lose) in summer. 20. When we (to come) to the station, the train already (to leave).

fourteen different schools. 2) When he was at high school, he acted / has acted in school plays. 3) Since his first film in 1981, the actor starred / has starred in some very popular films, e.g. Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire. 4) He worked / has worked with some very famous film makers, including Kubrick and Scorsese. 5) He was / has been married to actress Nicole Kidman until 2001. 6) He became / has become a father in 2006, when his daughter Suri was / has been born. 7) Tom says: ‘I had /‘ve had a very interesting life’.