Дистанционное обучение

Тест № 1

Fill in some, any, no, every.

1. I’ve met ______ people, but I don’t have ______ real friends.

2. ‘Is there ______ petrol in the tank?’ ‘Yes, there must be ______ left.’

3. I’m sorry but there are ______ cookies left.

4. Have you ______ idea what time it is?

5. She had ______ games, but she didn’t have ______ computer games.

6. ‘Have you got ______ matches?’ ‘Yes, I think I’ve got ______ in my pocket.’

7. I can’t talk to you now. I’ve got ______ time.

8. Could you give me ______ examples?

9. I see him at work almost ______ day.

10. Everything was correct. There were ______ mistakes.

11. We get ______ letters from her month.

12. There weren’t ______ potatoes left.

13. There were ______ tomatoes left.

14. Would you like ______ milk?

15. I’d like to ask you for ______ advice.

16. Her car wasn’t ______ better than ours.

17. ______ of the information has already been used.

18. ______ country has a national flag.

19. It hasn’t made ______ difference.

20. ______ child can learn to read and write.

Тест № 2

Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of do or make.

1. Her job has something to ___ with marketing.

2. Girls ___ up half of the students in the school.

3. You’ll have to ___ without your dinner if you don’t get back in time.

4. She sits in front of the mirror for ages ___ herself up.

5. The government have decided to ___ away with the old tax law.

6. When the bell rang, the students ___ for the door.

7. Let’s ___ the store room into an extra kitchen, shall we?

8. Speak louder – I can’t ___ out what you’re saying.

9. ___ up your coat – it’s cold.

10. I was ___ out of ten pounds in the shop this morning.

11. They mugged the old lady and ___ off with her handbag.

12. If you ___ your best to explain the problem, I’m sure she’ll understand.

13. What did the robbers ___ off with?

14. It’s about time you ___ some exercise – you’re getting a bit overweight.

15. I don’t know what to ___ of Christina’s odd behaviour just lately.

16. I could have ___ it with more help.

17. I don’t believe him – he’s ___ it up!

18. How many times a week do you ___ the shopping?

19. You must ___ a decision now.

20. To ___ a fortune you have to ___ a lot of hard work.

Употребление глаголов make, do

Test 3.

 Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of do or make.

1. I ___ an appointment to see the optician.

2. After he ___ his homework, he found he ___ a mistake.

3. This drug can ___ miracles for people with back problems.

4. They ___ a lot of changes in the town centre recently.

5. You ___ the right thing by telling the police.

6. He ___ an archaeological discovery.

7. After being ill for two weeks, he is now ___ an excellent recovery.

8. She ___ a lot of research in the field of medicine.

9. I ___ an arrangement to meet him at the cinema yesterday.

10. It is important that you ___ exercise in order to keep fit.

11. All that smoking ___ you harm.

12. He ___ an excuse and left the office in a hurry.

13. I always tried ___ my best, but she was never satisfied.

14. He ___ some research into ancient religions at the moment.

15. If you don’t ___ an effort, you won’t any progress.

16. If you pay in cash, we can ___ you a small discount.

17. Please let me know if you have any criticism to ___.

18. Tying a knot in my handkerchief ___ me remember what I have to do.

19. Your explanation simply doesn’t ___ sense.

20. I wonder if you could ___ me a small favour.

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How old is Coca-Cola?

Do you know how old this popular drink is? In 1886 a chemist from Atlanta, John Pemberton, ________MAKE__________ a syrup from cola-nut extract, cocoa leaves, some vegetable extracts, caffeine, and sugar.

He ran the _______ONE___________ advertisement for the beverage on May 29 of the same year in the Atlanta Journal.

He started ________SERVE__________ the syrup diluted with soda-water to customers in his drugstore.

That’s how the world famous drink _________INVENT_________.

College life

We are a family of five. My ________OLD__________ sister, Heather, is in her second year in college. This year she could not find a book she needed.

When the professor assigned reading from a hard-to-find book, 150 hands shot in the air to inform him they _________NOT HAVE_________ it. He told them it had arrived at the bookstore that morning.

When the class was over, Heather sprinted to the bookstore, grabbed a copy and rushed to the cashier. The cashier saw Heather and began ringing the bell for assistance, a look of panic on her face. “How many ________BE__________ there behind you?” she demanded.

Chemistry or no chemistry

I was planning a career in biology but was not looking forward to taking chemistry in my first year at Carleton University in Ottawa. However, the professor of chemistry was a famous _______SCIENCE___________.

He made the course interesting with his many small ________CHEMISTRY__________ explosions and crazy quizzes.

Once, he posed the question: “What in the world isn't chemistry?” and offered a prize to the student who answered ________CORRECT__________.

A couple of weeks passed. ________FINAL__________, he announced in class that the contest was over. A student had gone to his office to ask if she could try her hand at the question. “What in the world isn't chemistry?” she asked.

“My _______RELATION___________ with my last boyfriend – that wasn't chemistry.”

By default, she became the ________WIN__________.

Test4.

 Choose the most suitable word for each space.

If you tried to visualise a Paris caf e, you would probably _____ (1) plates of golden croissants and cups of steaming hot coffee. Whatever you picture, a teapot is _____ (2) to be part of the scene. Although the _____ (3) of taking afternoon tea is in many _____ (4) an English custom, its popularity is now _____ (5) through Paris. Tea salons have been fashionable in Paris _____ (6) early this century. One of the oldest tearooms in Paris, ‘Angelina’, was _____ (7) in 1903. The atmosphere has a charming turn-of-the-century feel and the menu includes a mouth-watering _____ (8) of cream cakes, meringues and almond macaroons. Tearooms in Paris are unfortunately often overlooked by tourists snared by the bright lights and bistros. But for those who know, tea drinking in saloons is serious _____ (9). Menus often give you _____ (10) descriptions of the teas’ _____ (11), or even what time of the day is _____ (12) for drinking a certain tea. For serious connoisseurs there is only one tearoom _____ (13) visiting ‘Marriage Freres’. In this sunny tearoom you’ll be surrounded by towering green plants and _____ (14) by white-suited waiters. In the adjoining shop, enormous chests of China tea are displayed alongside old canisters containing 350 _____ (15) of tea from more than 30 countries.

1. a) think b) imagine c) consider d) figure

2. a) rarely b) not c) unlikely d) hardly

3. a) means b) fact c) view d) habit

4. a) ideas b) ways c) types d) forms

5. a) spreading b) moving c) going d) swelling

6. a) for b) until c) since d) before

7. a) founded b) set c) run d) found

8. a) mass b) selection c) mixture d) collection

9. a) affair b) trade c) business d) commerce

10. a) tiny b) particular c) special d) detailed

11. a) origins b) births c) sources d) beginnings

12. a) conventional b) relevant c) appropriate d) reliable

13. a) right b) worth c) deserving d) worthy

14. a) shown b) ordered c) served d) brought

15. a) makes b) variations c) types d) breeds

Test 5

Gerund or infinitive: choose the correct answer.

1. They denied (to steal/stealing) the money.

2. He gave up (to smoke/smoking).

3. I don’t want (to go/going) out tonight. I am too tired.

4. Try to avoid (to make/making) him angry.

5. Is there anything here worth (to buy/buying)?

6. I refuse (to answer/answering) any more questions.

7. He finished (to speak/speaking) and sat down.

8. Would you mind (to put/putting) your pet snake somewhere else?

9. I’ve enjoyed (to meet/meeting) you. I hope (to see/seeing) you again soon.

10. The boy’s father promised (to pay/paying) for the broken window.

11. He decided (to steal/stealing) her bag.

12. I don’t feel like (to work/working). What about (to go/ going) to a disco instead?

13. Would you like (to join/joining) us?

14. I hope (to see/seeing) you soon.

15. Please go on (to write/writing). I don’t mind (to wait/ waiting).

16. He keeps (to ask/asking) me the time and I keep (to tell/telling) him (to buy/buying) himself a watch.

17. I wish (to see/seeing) him as soon as possible.

18. I offered (to help/helping) him to translate the text.

19. Tom suggested (to go/going) to the cinema.

20. How old were you when you learnt (to drive/driving)?

Test 6.

Past Simple or Present Perfect?

1. ‘He ever (be) to London?’ ‘Yes. he _______. Several times.’

2. ‘What’s the news?’ ‘We (win) the tennis competition.’

3. ‘When you (speak) to him?’ ‘We (meet) yesterday.’

4. He (not call) me this month.

5. How long you (be) ill?

6. We (see) an interesting film the other day.

7. I (know) them for 2 years.

8. You (be) happy when you (be) a child?

9. I always (travel) by plane.

10. Where is Tom? You (see) him?

11. It’s the most interesting film I ever (see).

12. The construction (start) in April.

13. She (not call) me since she (arrive) in Moscow.

14. They (not go) to the cinema last week.

15. We (have) too many tests today.

16. What you (do) last Sunday?

17. William Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.

18. I (lose) my exercise-book. I can’t find it anywhere.

19. You (go) to the cinema yesterday?

20. You (meet) Ann lately?

Test 7.

Open the brackets using Participle I or Participle II.

1. A crowd of (excite) people stood (watch) the burning house.

2. ‘Why do you look so (worry)?’ ‘I’ve had a number of (worry) telephone calls lately.’

3. (Look) through some magazines, I came across an interesting article.

4. (Have) dinner, they continued their journey.

5. After hearing the (frighten) tale, the (frighten) children wouldn’t go to sleep.

6. (Feel) tired, I went to bed early.

7. A lot of people (invite) to the party cannot come.

8. (Hear) the sounds of music, we stopped talking.

9. The girl (wash) the floor is my sister.

10. The floor (wash) by Helen looked very clean.

11. (Approve) by the critics, the story was accepted by a popular magazine.

12. (Do) his homework, he was thinking hard.

13. (Do) his homework, he went for a walk.

14. (Come) to the theatre, she saw that the performance had already begun.

15. (See) this film twice, I didn’t want to go to the cinema.

16. Be careful when (cross) the road.

17. Translate the words (write) on the blackboard.

18. (Not know) her address, we couldn’t go to see her.

19. A fish (take) out of the water cannot live.

20. A person (take) a sun-bath must be very careful.

Тест № 8

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verb to come: fill in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1. It was some time before he came ___ after being knocked out.

2. He came ___ to my way of thinking after a good deal of argument.

3. It’s no use trying to keep this secret; it’s sure to come ___ in the end.

4. The question of salary increases will come ___ at the next general meeting.

5. Those rust marks will come ___ if you rub them with lemon.

6. Seeing me from across the room, she came ___ me.

7. He came ___ a fortune last year. (He inherited it).

8. Wait till prices come ___ again before you buy.

9. Come ___. It’s far too cold to wait here any longer.

10. The handle of the tea-pot came ___ in my hand as I was washing it.

11. I came ___ a vase exactly like yours in an antique shop.

12. I’m at home all day. Come ___ whenever you have time.

13. The expected answer came ___.

14. Has she come ___ the book yet?

15. Come ___ the taxi’s waiting for us.

16. They are coming ___ Sunday.

17. I came ___ to the country cottage in the morning.

18. The button has come ___.

19. He has come ___ the property.

20. The buds are coming ___ now.

Тест № 9

CONFUSING WORDS

 Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences.

1. I thought you said you (were going to/should) give up smoking.

2. Our new neighbours invited me in for a cup of tea. I must say they seem a very (nice/sympathetic) couple.

3. Was it Bell who (invented/discovered) the telephone?

4. I wonder if I might have a (recipe/receipt) for the things I’ve bought.

5. Oh, Jan, could you (remember/remind) me to phone the dentist this afternoon?

6. I wonder if you’d mind (bringing/fetching) John from next door? He’s wanted on the phone.

7. What (more/else) did you do in Spain, apart from swimming and sun-bathing?

8. I’ve just bought a record of Beethoven’s Fifth symphony (conducted/directed) by Karajan.

9. When we moved into our new flat I had to sell my (grand/wind) piano.

10. We’ll have to change the curtains, darling. They don’t (pass/match) the new suite.

11. A (classical/classic) example of actors and actresses playing love scenes was when Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were filming ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’.

12. Many people nowadays are changing from large cars to small ones because they are far more (economic/economical).

13. If you try long enough then you’ll (eventually/possibly) succeed.

14. Miss Bright’s really (effective/efficient), isn’t she?

15. 1066 is one of the most (historical/historic) moments in British history.

16. I can’t read David’s handwriting at all; it’s quite (eligible/illegible).

17. The Centre Party has been (consequential/consistent) in its policy of opposing nuclear power.

18. The new price increases will take (affect/effect) on April 1st.

19. If animals have to be killed for food, then it should be done as (humanly/humanely) as possible.

20. Did you have (an opportunity/possibility) to visit the Louvre when you were in Paris?

Choose the correct variant. Use Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1. They didn't go for a walk because it ___

a) rained        b) was raining        c) had rained

2.1 didn't know who that woman was. I        her before.

a) never saw   b) was never seeing c) had never seen

3. It was  very noisy next door.  Our neighbours ___a party.

a) had        b) were having        c) had had

4. We were not hungry. We        lunch.

a) just had   b) were just having c) had just had

5. We            the   concert  last   night  very much.

a) enjoyed        b) were enjoying       c) had enjoyed

6. He broke his leg while he         tennis.

a) played        b) was playing        c) had played

7. I         Mary in the supermarket yesterday.

a) met        b) was meeting        c) had met

8.        I apologized because I        his book.

a) forgot        b) was forgetting       c) had forgotten

9.        He        home at 7 o'clock yesterday.

a) came        b) was coming        c) had come

10.I first met him when we          in Oxford.

a) studied    b) were studying  c) had studied

11.Yesterday I          my homework by 6 o'clock.

a) did        b) was doing        c) had done

12.When the teacher came into the classroom, the children        around.

a) ran        b) were running        c) had run

13.When I came home, I realized I        the keys.

a) lost        b) was losing        c) had lost

14.He told me that Jane        shopping.

a) went •        b) was going        c) had gone

15.I        a book the whole evening yesterday.

a) read              b) was reading        c) had read

16.When I met John, he___ to the railway station.

a) went        b) was going        c) had gone

17.They        to the Tretyakov Gallery last week.

a) went        b) was going        c) had gone

18.She returned the book which she___the day before.

a) took        b) was taking        c) had taken

19.While my friend was fishing, I        the birds.

a) watched       b) was watching        c) had watched

20.        We asked him how many places of interest he ___

a) already saw       b) was already seeing c) had already seen

Test .

 Conditional sentences: mixed types. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. If I (not borrow) the money, I wouldn’t have been able to buy the bike.

2. If he (not catch) the bus, he would have been late for work.

3. If she had known you needed the eggs for the cake, she (not use) them all.

4. She (win) the match if she hadn’t hurt her ankle.

5. If you (not put up) this shelf, you won’t have anywhere to put your books.

6. If she (change) her job, she would be a lot happier.

7. If I were you, I (tell) her how you feel.

8. If you continue to shout so loudly, you (wake up) the baby.

9. Even if she (ask) him, he wouldn’t have agreed to come.

10. Unless you (feel) any better, you can take the rest of the day off.

11. If they (not threaten) her, she wouldn’t have left.

12. I (not trust) her if I were you.

13. If you’re patient for a few minutes, I (be able) to finish this.

14. If he goes on making so much noise, I (punish) him.

15. If we (intend) to spend the day in Paris, we would have bought a day pass.

Пример личного письма

Moscow

Russia

17 November

Dear Steve,

Thank you for your recent letter. I’m awfully sorry for not writing to you earlier, I had so many tasks at school that I had very little free time.

You’ve written that you are also busy doing a project at school. I’ve always thought it might be

interesting to know about reading habits of people all over the world.

You ask what books my family and I like reading. In general, Russian people are a reading nation and so we are. To be honest, I’m not reading much this year as I’m preparing for the final exams, but mostly I choose fantasy books. My mother enjoys reading detective stories while my father prefers historic literature.

I’m so glad for your sister. Pass my congratulations to her, please. Is her husband British? What does he do? Where do they live?

Write back soon.

Best wishes,

Boris

PASSIVE VOICE

Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form.

1. The book (wrote/was written) by Hardy.
2. Four people (have killed/have been killed) in a train crash.
3. A famous architect (was built/built) the bridge.
4. The house (bought/was bought) by a pop star.
5. Local police (have been arrested/have arrested) the bank robber.
6. I (arrived/was arrived) last Friday.
7. The room (will clean/will be cleaned) later.
8. "Did you go to the party?" "No, I (didn't invite/ wasn't invited)."
9. It's a big company. It (is employed/employs) two hundred people.

10. Tom (has lost/has been lost) his key.
11. Many accidents (caused/are caused) by dangerous driving.
12. A cinema is a place where films (show/are shown).
13. People (aren't used/don't use) this road very often.
14. This house (built/was built) in 1930.
15. This situation is serious. Something must (do/be done) before it's too late.
16. My car (has disappeared/has been disappeared).
17. Have you heard the news? The President (has shot/ has been shot)!
18. A new supermarket (will be built/will built) next year.

19.  (in a shop) "Can I help you, madam?" "No, thank you. I (am serving/am being served)."
20. When I came t6 the party, John (had already been gone/had already gone) home.