Match the words and phrases in column A to the words and phrases in column B?

1. Your train (to arrive) there at 6 a.m. tomorrow.
2. She (to make) tea for her guests yesterday.
3. We (to watch) TV and (to look) through newspapers yesterday evening.
4. It (to rain) every week.
5. You (to see) your friend yesterday?
6. What you (to do) yesterday evening? – Nothing in particular.
7. According to the forecast it (to be) raining tomorrow.
8. We often (to go) to school together.
9. Her mother (to buy) her daughter a silver chain for her birthday? – No, she didn’t.
10. My sister (to graduate) from the University next year.

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2) Передайте следующие повествовательные предложения в косвенной речи:

”When I get a job. I’ll buy you a warm coat," said the boy's father.

1.lask of privacy
2.show somebody up
3.make comments about something
4.nag somebody about something
5.do their fair share
6.treat somebody
7.object to somethinh
a)give an opinion about somebody
b)be against something
c)the state of being unable to be alone
d)behave towards someone in a fair way
e)disribute the responsibilties in a fair way
f)to make someone feer embarrassed by behaving in a stupid or unacceptable way when you are with them
g)express one's negative attitude to someone's behaviour in a very boring way

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

specific job. That is why it is highly recommended before you send a resume, that you research the available position and the firms to which you are sending your resume. The second most important step is to prepare for an interview. Some interviewers ask a set of questions which seem to be unrelated to the actual job but which show your personal characteristics.

Test

1 His ... is very important for us (opinion, popular, think, two)

2 ... books were read last year. (Those, It, This, One)

3 Mike is unemployed. (Mike doesn't work, Mike works a lot, Mike does overtime, Mike works unsocial hours)

4 Is Tom going to play on the bridge? (No, she isn't; Yes, he is; Yes, it is; Yes she will)

5 We ... institute every Friday. (attend, has attended, was attended, is attending)

6 My brother and I ... born in Almaty. (were, is, been, was)

7 He (to send) fot the doctor. (was sent, was send, are send, have been sent)

8 ... is a shortened form of a word or phrase. (conclusions, abstract, abbreviation, acknowledgments, references)

9 Find a synonym: I work unsocial hours. (do overtime, run a departament, sort out people, have a lot of responsibility)

10 Match two sentences so that the underlined expressions have similar meanings: When you read a piece of text in the exam, you should read it quickly first to get the general idea. A) You should include full details of your past experience B) Once you have the gist, it should be easier to understand it C) Most manufacturers are aware that these characteristics are what help sell their product D) For example, it one of the peculiarities of the British system that judges and lawyers wear wigs in court

telling/to tell lies. 2 He denied/refused that he had told lies. 3 They suggested to postpone /postponing the match to the following week. 4 The weather delayed that they arrived/their arrival. 5 I can't bear to see/see children suffer. 6 We really can't afford buying/to buy a new washing machine. 7 I look for-ward to seeing/to see you at the party. 8 Before going/to go to the interview, I bought a new tie. 9 I'd rather stay / to stay at home tonight, if that's all right. 10 saw someone to climb/climbing through the window.

Write the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer may be possible.

Einstein: an ordinary child Einstein was not a remarkable child. He began (1 take) piano lessons at the age of six. He didn't seem (2 be) particularly talented. He liked (3 day-dream) and (4 play) …..He didn't enjoy (5 talk) : very much; in fact, he waited till he was three before (6 start) : to talk. In spite of not (7 have) a very exciting childhood, Einstein later appeared (8 have) a vivid memory of it. He remembered (9 be) impressed by how a compass works and by the mysterious force which made the compass needle (10 point) in a given direction.

Complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change this word.

1 I'm sorry but we have decided not to accept your application. regret I __________________________________ we have decided to reject your application. 2 Funnily enough I'd prefer a pizza for a change. rather Funnily enough_______________________________________ 3 We were not allowed to drink too much coke when we were children. let Our parents____________________________________________ 4 I think it would be a good idea to take the suggest train. suggest I ___________________________________ 5 She succeeded in persuading her parents to let her go. managed She _____________________________ 6 It looks as if this door’s locked after all. appears This __________________________________________ 7 One of the things I hate is people eating popcorn in the cinema. stand One of the things I __________________________________ 8 The singer arrived two hours late but I'm glad I waited for him. worth The singer ________________________________________ 9 Jack said he had to catch the early flight. insisted Jack __________________________________ 10 I can’t wait to get your next letter. Forward I __________________________________