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Cazacu Angela
Sajina Irina
Panu Ludmila
Cheptene Valentina
Test SAMPLES
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Chiinu, 2009
FOREWORD
TEST YOUR ENGLISH is a practical course in two parts, designed for pupils who
have received prior knowledge of English as a foreign language in schools where it is
taught as a key subject. It is intended for classroom or individual use by nonnative speakers of English who are on intermediate or advanced level in their studies of the language.
The chapters of both parts cover the vast majority of language problems that arise in
the learning of the material. The difficulty of the material in these books varies. They
represent a collection of teaching aids to be used while teaching English. Although the
number of these exercises is merely a drop in an endless ocean, they may be taken as an
illustrative sample each of us may start from and teachers can feel free to add any updated
material which is available to any of the chapters. We, in our turn, recognized the need to
offer all pupils the same chance by ensuring them access to more ways of testing.
TEST YOUR ENGLISH course, undoubtedly, addresses the needs of all pupils who
are interested in acquiring top performance and competence, especially when it comes to
final and entrance exams.
The first book is structured in 3 chapters, each meant to test the capacity of high
school pupils to discern between right and wrong in a wide range of sections of English, be its grammar, vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation, their feeling of the language
when it comes to the logic of a text, or the building up of a composition. The chapters,
the order of which reflect a certain gradation in difficulty, focus each in their turn on
a selected type of exercise as follows:
I. Tests for the 5 th to 9th forms
in class with the teacher. Pupils might accomplish the tasks both orally and
in written, working either in groups, pairs or individually.
after class. The write-in activities represent an ideal opportunity to practice consolidation of the studied material at home.
A great teacher once said, Any method in the hands of a good teacher is a good
method. Good teachers like their pupils, like what they are teaching, and believe their
pupils can learn. Teachers with such qualities will, we hope, find that this book helps their
pupils learn, no matter what course books or methodology they follow.
We hope the book will be helpful for both teachers and pupils as well as for all those
who need to refresh their English language skills.
5-th form
Test 2 (Unit 1)
5-th form
1. Fill in the words is or has got.
a) It __________ Thursday.
b) She _______________ a lot of homework today.
c) Sally __________ with her dog.
d) Dolly ______________ a cat.
e) His name _________ Mike.
2. Insert: am,is or are."
a) Paris ______ the capital of France.
b) My shoes _________ very tight.
c) Canada ________ a very big country.
d) I __________ happy today.
e) The house ________ not very old.
f) My hands _________ cold.
g) I ________ afraid of dogs.
h) My brother and I _________ good tennis players.
i) Anna _________ at home.
j) You ________ a pupil.
3. Write the he, she, it form of these verbs: e.g. do - does
- dress
- carry
- wash
- close
- finish
- play
- cost
- speak
- live
- pass
- meet
- read
4. Write either a positive or a negative sentence.
a) I like films about animals. ___________________________________________.
b) She has got a car. _________________________________________________.
c) He doesnt like football. ____________________________________________.
d) My aunt lives near our house. ____________________________________.
e) We go to the cinema very often. ___________________________________.
5. Complete the questions.
a) I go to school by car. How _______________________________________?
b) We get up at 7:30. What time _____________________________________?
c) You live in London. Where ______________________________________?
d) I have lunch at home. Do ________________________________________?
e) They go to bed at 10 oclock. What time ____________________________?
6. Complete the sentences. Use the Possessive Case.
a) This is (Jane, umbrella). _________________________________________.
b) Ann is a (girl, name). _____________________________________________.
c) (My brother, job) is very interesting. _______________________________.
d) (My parents, house) is near the city centre. __________________________.
e) (The colour, this coat) is grey. ____________________________________.
7. Complete the sentences with: there is, there are. Write 3 more sentences about
your room.
a) On the desk ___________________ two small lamps.
b) On the right of the door ____________________ some bookshelves.
c) Between the sofa and the chairs ___________________ a lamp.
d) _________________________________________________________________.
e) _________________________________________________________________.
f) _________________________________________________________________.
Test 3 (Unit 1)
5-th form
1. Fill in the blanks with to be in the Present Simple.
1. Where _____ you from?
2. My aunt ___ a doctor.
3. My brother and my mother ___ at home now.
4. What ____ your telephone number?
5. How old ____ you?
6. We ____ pupils.
7. I ___ a pupil.
8. Ann ___ a doctor.
9. ____ you listening to me?
10. My mother ___ 30 years old.
2. Fill in the prepositions: from, in, to, of, at, where necessary.
1. My father is fond _____ taking pictures. 2. Im very proud ____ my parents. 3. I am
good _____ tennis. I often play ____it in the evening. 4. Denis lives ___ Paris. He
speaks _____ French. 5. Meg is a nurse. She is devoted ___ her job. 6. Mary stu dies _____ school. She is ___ the th5 form. 7. Vickys got dimples ___ her cheeks.
3. Correct 10 mistakes in the following sentences:
1. They has four children. __________________________________________
2. The girlss toys are different.______________________________________
3. Alecs and Nicks hobby is fishing.__________________________________
4. She speak English without mistakes.________________________________
5. Does you live in Moldova?_______________________________________
6. Mike doesnt knows German. _____________________________________
7. My mother is a ticher. ___________________________________________
8. There is many books in my room.__________________________________
9. Do your brother play football? ____________________________________
10. There are 5 room open to the public in the White House. ______________
4. Open the brackets and put the verbs in the Present Simple.
1. My name (to be) __________ Diana.
2. I (to have got) ____________ a large family.
3. It (to consist) _____________ of 5 members: my parents, my sister, me and our
cat.
4. Our cat (to be) _____________ also a member of our family.
5. Its name (to be) ______________ Lucky.
6. We (to be) ________ very fond of it.
7. Every day my sister (to take) _____________ it for a walk.
8. My family (to like) ___________ domestic animals, especially my mother.
9. She (to be) ______ a veterinarian. She (to treat) _____________ animals.
Test 4 (Unit 1)
5-th form
Test 5 (Unit 1)
5-th form
1. Make the correct choice.
a) I want to borrow (Nicks bike, the bike of Nick).
b) The (roof of the house, houses roof) is red.
c) (Charless, Charles) cousin is a student.
d) I cannot find the (childrens, childrens) toys.
e) (Roberts and Bills, Robert and Bills) house looks nice.
f) The (womens, womens) bags are in the hall.
2. Use the correct forms of the verbs in the Present Simple.
a) It seldom (to rain) ___________________ in winter.
b) The weather usually (to be) ___________________ hot in summer.
c) Foxes (to have) _________________ long beautiful tails.
d) Susan (to take) _________________ a shower every morning.
e) Her sisters (not to come) _________________ home at 4.00 in the afternoon.
f) They (to be) _____________ at work and I (to be) _____________ at school.
g) His brother always (to have) ________________ lunch at school.
h) We (not to go) _______________________ for a walk every day.
i) Our friend (not to have) _______________________ a pet.
3. Change the sentences to make a possessive noun.
a) The dog of your cousin is black and white. ___________________________.
b) The teacher of Henry is in the classroom. ___________________________.
c) The hands of those boys are dirty. __________________________________.
d) The cars of these men look nice. __________________________________.
e) This is the house of our friend. ____________________________________.
f) The house of my uncle is new. ____________________________________.
4. Fill in there is (not, no) or there are (not, no).
a) _________________________ a radio in the room.
b) _________________________ chairs round the table.
c) _________________________ two armchairs in the corner of the room.
d) _________________________ a nice carpet on the floor.
e) _________________________ white curtains at the window.
f) _________________________ a clock above the sofa.
5. Write a paragraph about your best friend.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
Test 6 (Unit 1)
5-th form
______________________________ _______________________________
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Test 7 (Unit 2)
5-th form
1. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. Ted is the goodest pupil in our class. ....
2. He studys English at our courses
3. We are siting in the classroom now. ..
4. In Monday we have 5 lessons. ..
5. When your mother comes home? ..
6. This task is easyer than that one. ..
7. Peter doesnt knows my brother.
8. Where do they playing now? .
9. There is many pupils in our class. .
10. She is a very serios person. ..
2. Use the correct comparative degree.
1. English is (easy) ___________ than Russian. 2. This book is ________ __________
(interesting) than this one. 3. Im (good)____________ pupil in my class. 4. Inga has
(many)__________books than I do. 5. Viola speaks French (good)____________ than
her sister does. 6. William is (imaginative)______ _____________ than Nick. 7. This
is (funny) _________ story Ive ever read. 8. Alice is (smart)____________ than Jess.
9. Silvia is (generous) ______ __________ person Ive ever met. 10. This is (noisy)
__________ class in our school.
3. Write what time it is:
13:45
12:15
11:30
12:00
09:25
04:05
22:10
23:20
24:00
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Test 8 (Unit 2)
5-th form
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Test 9 (Unit 2)
5-th form
1. Complete the chart
with comparative and
superlative degrees.
- thick __________
- small __________
- noisy __________
- thin ___________
- short ___________
- slim ___________
- slow ___________
- interesting _______
fatter
hot
big
terrible
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
strongest
cold
green
noisy
talk
eat
say
have
do
drink
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Test 10 (Unit 2)
5-th form
1. Complete the chart
with comparative and
superlative degrees.
- long _____________
- fat ______________
- clever ___________
- heavy ___________
- big _____________
- fast _____________
- dirty ____________
- beautiful _________
better
cute
thick
interesting
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
slow
handsome
big
boring
walk
stop
dig
cook
make
try
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Test 11 (Unit 3)
5-th form
1. Write the plural of the following nouns:
mouse __________
man ___________
watch___________
city_____________
tree____________
foot_____________
holiday__________
sister___________
language_________
umbrella_________
mistake_________
boy_____________
fish _____________
tourist__________
family___________
2. Insert some or any.
a) I am going to buy ____________ oranges.
b) They dont make ____________ mistakes.
c) I have got ____________ money.
d) Are there __________ letters for me?
e) Do you know __________ good hotels in London?
3. Put the words in brackets in the plural form.
a) I love new (toy)_____________.
b) He always takes a lot of (photo)________________.
c) The (knife)_____________ and (fork)_____________ are in the cupboard.
d) Their (family)_________________ are very good friends.
e) She sometimes reads (story) ______________about (witch)_______________.
4. Use: I, me, we, us, you, he, him, she, her, they, them.
a) I want to see him but ______ doesnt want to see _____.
b) They want to see me but _____ dont want to see _____.
c) We want to see them but _____ dont want to see _____.
d) She wants to see him but _____ doesnt want to see _____.
e) They want to see her but _____ doesnt want to see _____.
5. Put the verbs into the Past Simple.
Yesterday my family and I (to visit) ................ my grandparents. My
mother (to help) ...... my grandmother with the housework. My father (to clean)
.... the windows outside. My brother and I (to watch) ..
cartoons on television and later we (to play) .outside in the garden. We
(to stay) .. there all afternoon. Then our mother (to call) ..us
because it (to be) . time to go home. Our grandparents (to kiss) ..
us and we (to return) .. home.
6. Ask 5 questions about the passage.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
7. Fill in the blanks:
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Present
- is, are
.
- drink
..
- have
...
- make
Past
.
- cost
.
- ate
.
- went
.
Test 12 (Unit 3)
5-th form
1. Write the plural of the following nouns:
address__________
country__________
woman__________
knife____________
leaf_____________
sheep____________
child____________
wolf_____________
boat_____________
sandwich__________
glass_____________
shop_____________
animal___________
dictionary_________
bus_______________
Present
- drive
- see
- get
...
- put
Past
.
- swam
.
- wrote
.
- told
.
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Test 13 (Unit 3)
5-th form
1. Make up questions to the underlined words:
1. Pupils get a lot of homework every day. (who, how much, what, how often?)
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2. There isnt a music room in this school. (what, where, is?)
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3. Mary is going to the library now. (what, who, where?)
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2. Write the plural form of the following words:
a ray
a toy
a bush
a lady
a kitten
a boss
a mouse
a puppy
a knif
a tooth
3. Complete the sentences with some, no or any.
1. There arent ______ books on this shelf. 2. Theres _____ milk in this bottle. 3. Are
there _____ volunteers to help me? 4. _____ animals store food for winter. 5. I dont have
_____ pets at home. 6. There are _____ apples in the fridge. Go and buy ______. 7. I have
_____ wish to watch TV. 8. Is there ___ juice? Yes, there is _____.
4. Rewrite the following story in the Past Simple.
My friend is a student. He studies at school. He does well at all his subjects. Every day he
goes to the library to find necessary information. In the evening he helps his parents. After
supper he washes dishes and dries them on a towel. When he finishes helping his mother
he likes to read his favorite book. At weekends he watches TV sometimes.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
5. Complete the sentences. Use the right form of the pronoun.
1. Lisa, give (I, me)___ this pen, please. 2. (I, me) ___ forgot mine at home. 3. Ann and (I,
me)___ live here. 4. Alex gave (she, her)___ his book. 5. Tell (we, us)___ something interesting. 6. I said (he, him) ___ what to do. 7. Show (them, they)___ your picture. (They,
them)___ will like it. 9. (She, her) is our teacher. (She, her) ___ name is Mrs. White.
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Test 14 (Unit 3)
5-th form
1. Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.
a. have____________
h. eat ________________
b. do______________
i. write ______________
c. buy_____________
j. put ________________
d. come____________
k. draw_______________
e. see______________
l. begin_______________
f. go_______________
o. get_________________
g. give_____________
m. say________________
2. Give the plural of the following nouns:
a bus___________
a tragedy__________
a wolf__________
a dress____________
a chair__________
a piano____________
a man __________
a fish_____________
a branch ________
a box_____________
a day____________
a hero ___________
a book___________
a child___________
a brush___________
Kitchen utensils
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Test 15 (Unit 3)
5-th form
1. Write the past forms of the given irregular verbs.
a. be ______________
h. cut _________________
b. spend____________
i. read _________________
c. find _____________
j. come________________
d. become__________
k. make _______________
e. swim____________
l. draw ________________
f. know____________
m. hear________________
g. bring____________
n. speak _______________
2. Give the plural of the following nouns:
a boy ____________
a goose ___________
a class ___________
a bicycle___________
a tomato__________
a match____________
a bush____________
a fox______________
a baby____________
a sheep_____________
a door____________
a mouse___________
a photo ___________
a leaf_____________
a tooth____________
Favourite food
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Test 16 (Unit 3)
5-th form
1. Change into the plural.
a) This man is my uncle. ___________________________________.
b) My granny has got a sheep._______________________________.
c) His sister eats a tomato every evening. ______________________.
d) I can see a new brush.____________________________________.
e) Where is the radio?______________________________________?
2. Ask questions using the words:
a) Mother goes shopping on Saturdays.
b) Nicks brother is a doctor.
c) My parents built a house last year.
d) I like summer because I go to the sea.
When ________________________?
What _________________________?
Whose _______________________?
What ________________________?
What ________________________?
Who _________________________?
Who _________________________?
Why _________________________?
3. Complete the sentences with: between, in, on, under, to, at.
a) When do you go ____ the swimming pool? We usually go there _____4.00.
b) It is hot _________ summer.
c) ________ Easter our family has a good time.
d) My computer is _________ the TV set and the sofa.
e) Where are the shoes? They are __________ the chair.
f) We often come home ____________ noon.
g) __________ Monday we have seven lessons.
4. Open the brackets using the right form of the verbs.
a) Mother (to cook) ________________________ dinner in the kitchen now.
b) I (not to water) ________________________ the flowers yesterday.
c) Kate often (to have) __________________ lunch at school.
d) We (not to write) _______________________ a dictation tomorrow.
e) The birds (to sing)___________________ in our park in spring.
f) Philip (to send) ____________________ a letter last week.
5. Write the plural forms of the following nouns:
a man_______________
a brother _______________
a knife ______________
a story _________________
a tooth ______________
a card__________________
a city _______________
a river__________________
a mouse _____________
a photo_________________
a watch______________
a garden________________
a dress_______________
a glass__________________
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Test 17 (Unit 3)
5-th form
1. Change into the plural.
a) Can you see that bush? ____________________________________?
b) This woman is my aunt. ____________________________________?
c) There is a nice deer at the Zoo. _______________________________?
d) This is Helens box. ________________________________________?
e) Please, take this potato. _____________________________________?
2. Ask questions using the words:
a) Ann does her homework in the afternoon.
What ________________________?
When ________________________?
b) His cousin is a student.
Whose ____________________________________?
What _____________________________________?
c) We saw a zebra at the Zoo yesterday.
Who _________________________?
Where ________________________?
d) Children can ski in winter. Who ______________________________________?
Why ______________________________________?
3. Complete the sentences with : between, in, on, under, to, at.
:
a) It is cold __________ winter.
b) We dont go _________ school ________ Sundays.
c) The room-plant is ______________ the sofa and the TV set.
d) I cant find my bag. Look! It is _______________ the table.
e) Children get presents ____________ Christmas.
f) My sister doesnt sleep ____________ noon.
g) Do you go _____ the sports club _____ the morning? No, I go ____ noon.
4. Open the brackets.
a) Children (not to do)___________________________ exercises now.
b) Alan (to return) __________________ the book next week.
c) My uncle usually (to travel) ____________________ by train.
d) Jack (to be) ____________ too little. He (can not) _________ help his mother.
e) You (not to swim) _______________________ in the river in spring.
f) My cat always (to sleep) ______________________ on the armchair.
5. Write the plural forms of the following nouns:
a sheep_____________
a deer__________________
a tomato____________
a train__________________
a box_______________
a fox___________________
a bush______________
an orange_______________
a piano _____________
a bench_________________
a child______________
a carpet_________________
a day_______________
a month ________________
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Test 18 (Unit 3)
5-th form
1. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. Im watching TV every day._______________________________________.
2. I didnt said him the truth yesterday.________________________________.
3. She speaks English well._________________________________________.
4. These childrens are my friends. ___________________________________.
5. Monica breaked her leg last week. _________________________________.
6. My toothes are white. ___________________________________________.
7. I have 12 years old._____________________________________________.
8. He came home in night. _________________________________________.
9. Mother and me were at the zoo yesterday.___________________________.
10. There arent no sweets on the table._______________________________.
2. Put the sentences in negative and interrogative forms.
1. We were at school yesterday.
_________________________________ ______________________________
2. My mother bought new candles.
_________________________________ ______________________________
3. They are playing football now.
_________________________________ ______________________________
4. John believes in Santa Claus.
_________________________________ ______________________________
5. The ball fell on the floor.
_________________________________ ______________________________
3. Make up questions to the underlined words.
My sister sent two letters to her pen friends last week.
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
4. Write the verbs in the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple.
1. Usually Meg (to come)____________ home at 3. But yesterday she (to be) _______
late because her teacher (to ask)_______ her to stay. 2. Silvia, what________ you (to do)
under the table? I_______(to try)________ to find my pencil. 3. In winter days (to be)
________ shorter and nights (to be)___ longer. 4. Hedgehogs (to like)______ milk. 5.
Yesterday we (to see)_______ a new film and we all (to like)_____________ it.
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Test 19 (Unit 4)
5-th form
1. Write the following story in the Past Simple.
There (to be) __________once a mother duck who (to have) _________a clutch of
eggs. One day there (to appear) ________small ducklings out of them. But one of them
(to be) _____ very strange. The mother duck (to love) ___________ her ugly duckling but
everyone else in the farmyard (to laugh) __________ at him and (to say) ___________he
(to be) _______really very big and ugly. As time (to pass) ___________he just (to get)
_______bigger and bigger.
One night the ugly duckling (to decide) ___________to run away. He (not know)
______________where to go, but other places would be better.
Soon it (to be) ___________winter. The ugly duckling (to be) ____always cold
and (not have) _________enough food to eat. One day he (to look up) _______ __ and (to
see) _________lovely long necked birds above him. How he (to wish) __________ he (to
be) _________beautiful.
Slowly spring (to come) ___________and one morning the ugly duckling (to
notice) ___________some of the beautiful birds. He (to want) __________to talk to
them. Then to his surprise they (to swim) ____________towards him. He (to look down)
________________ and (to see) ______________his reflection in the water. He (to be)
______________beautiful too! He (can not) ______________believe his eyes.
Make up 5 questions to the text.
.
.....
.
.
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TEST 20 (Unit 4)
5-th form
1. Complete the sentences. The words in italics can help you: through, beautiful,
noticed, bite, key.
a) Alice _______ a small table which had only three legs.
b) She found a little gold _________ on the table.
c) The door opened and she saw a _________ garden.
d) Alice couldnt get into the garden ____________ the open door.
e) When she found a cake, she took a ____________ but nothing happened.
2. How well do you know the irregular verbs?
- be
...
- take
...
- grow
...
- drink
..
- find
...
- eat
...
3. Re-write the sentences, arranging the words in the right order.
a) Alice a suddenly heard noise. _____________________________________.
b) In room was hot very it the. _____________________________________.
c) Cry began poor to again Alice. __________________________________.
4. What is the opposite? Match the words given below:
- open
- right
- stop
- shut
- hot
- cold
- much
- begin
- wrong
- little
5. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple tense.
a) Suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes (to run)__________________ past Alice.
b) The Rabbit (to take)_______ a watch out of his pocket and (to look)_______ at it.
c) Alice (to think)________ it was very funny and (to run)________ after the Rabbit.
d) She (to jump)________ into the rabbit- hole and (to begin)________ to fall down.
e) Alice (to try)______ to look down and see what (to be)_______ in the hole.
f) It (to be)_______ too dark and she (can)________ see nothing.
6. Fill in the words: must, is, can, am, are, have, where necessary.
a) _________ you hear me?
b) How many neighbours _____________ you got?
c) My little brother __________ sleeping!
d) _________ your neighbours making noise?
e) Why ____________ they be quiet?
7. Use the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
a) I already (to do) _______________ my homework. Now I can go for a walk.
b) I (to do) __________________ my homework yesterday.
c) He just (to come) ___________________ home.
d) Tom (to play) __________________ football two days ago.
e) She already (to come) __________ from school. She is doing her homework now.
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Test 21 (Unit 4)
5-th form
1. Complete the sentences. The words in italics can help you:
pretty, still, poor, catch, nests.
a) The gold key was ________ lying on the table.
b) A lot of bright _________ flowers grew in the garden.
c) The __________ gardeners asked Alice to help them.
d) Alice could look at the birds in their __________.
e) Alice tried to __________ the Rabbit by the ear.
2. How well do you know the irregular verbs?
- put
..
- fly
..
- think
..
- hit
..
- have
..
- begin
..
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Test 22 (Unit 4)
5-th form
1. Fill in with the right modals must, can, should, may. Use not where necessary.
a) _____ you play tennis? No, I_________ but I _______ play the piano very well.
b) You _________________ go out. It is raining. Mother said.
c) Children ________________ sleep at night.
d) The wind is blowing. You _______________ put on your cap.
e) ___________________I take your pen?
f) It is late. He ___________________ play computer games.
2. Choose the correct item.
a) I always (am washing, washed, wash) hands before having meals.
b) Alan (wrote, is writing, writes) on the page of the textbook with a pen yesterday.
c) Sandra usually (is listening, listens, will listen) to the teacher very attentively.
d) We (will begin, begin, began) to study German next year.
e) They seldom (will make, made, make) their classroom clean.
3. Fill in with the right form of the adjective at your choice.
a) Winter is the _____________________ season of the year.
b) July and August are the ___________________ months of the year.
c) In summer the days are ___________________ than in autumn.
d) February is ___________________ month.
e) I like Sunday __________________ than Saturday.
f) She is _________________ than me.
g) This park is the ______________________.
4. Fill in the articles a, an, the where necessary.
We are ________ large family. I have ______ mother, _____father, and ____ sister.
My mother is _____ doctor. She works at _____ hospital. _____ hospital is next to our
house. My father is _____ engineer. He works at _____ factory. _____ factory is very
large. My sister is _____ teacher. She goes to _____ school 5 days a week. It is Sunday today. She is at ______ home. My sister is in _____ kitchen now. She is drinking _____tea
with _____ cake. _____ cake is tasty. My parents are watching _____TV.
5. Fill in the correct form of the verbs.
a) I ________________ this book by all means. (must read, am reading, reads)
b) He seldom _________________ us in summer. (to visit, visited, visits)
c) We _____________ 2 English lessons next Monday. (has, will have, are having)
d) My granny always _____________ vegetables for dinner. (is having, has, had)
e) Nick ___________ a lot of money yesterday. (spends, spent, will spend)
f) Helen is in the kitchen. She _______________ pies. (made, is making, makes)
g) They ____________ too much juice 2 hours ago. (drank, are drinking, drinks)
h) Babies usually _____________ at noon. (are sleeping, slept, sleep)
i) The wind often _____________ in autumn. (blows, are blowing, will blow)
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Test 23 (Unit 4)
5-th form
1. Fill in the right modals: must, can, should or may. Use not where necessary.
a) __________ I open your note-book? No, you ______________________.
b) They ____________ ride a bike, but they _____________________ swim well.
c) It is going to rain. You _________________ take your umbrella.
d) Pupils _____________ come to school on time.
e) It is not very hot in the room. You _________________ open the window.
f) ____________ you help me with my homework? Yes, I ____________ .
2. Choose the correct item.
a) We __________ many subjects on the timetable every day. (will have, have, had)
b) Patrick ________ his picture next lesson. (coloured, will colour, colours)
c) Gordon _______ problems at school. (didnt have, doesnt have, wont have)
d) The children ___________ outdoors now. (are playing, played, will play)
e) Frank often ________ much time on the sports ground. (spends, will spend, spent)
3. Fill in with the right form of the adjective at your choice.
a) It was more ____________________ than I thought.
b) His son knows ______________________ than he did at his age.
c) Mikes shirt was _________________.
d) The sofa is ___________________ and ___________________.
e) This watch is ________________________ in the shop.
f) Monkeys are __________________ than cats.
g) Linda is _____________________in their family.
4. Fill in the articles a, an, the where necessary.
I have ________ brother. He is _______ pupil. He goes to _______ school 5 days a
week. _______ school is not far from our house. My brother is in ______ study now. He
is at ______ table. He is doing his _______ homework. _______ homework is difficult.
My brother always does his homework in _______ evening. It is dark in ______ room. He
usually turns on ______ the light. I often read _______ books in _______ evening. There
is _______ interesting book on my table now.
5. Fill in the correct form of the verbs.
a) Ann often_______ texts at her English classes. (translates, is translating, translated)
b) The teacher __________ them a funny story yesterday. (to tell, tells, told)
c) They ________ good pupils 2 years ago. (was, are, were)
d) It is 11.00. The pupils _____________ a history lesson. (have, had, are having)
e) Tom ____________ in the next room now. (sang, will sing, is singing)
f) Father ___________ in an hour. Wait for him. (comes, will come, came)
g) Our parents ____________ a house 5 years ago. (build, builds, built)
h) It ____________ dark early in winter. (get, will get, gets)
i) They often ____________ at this little boy. (laugh, are laughing, laughed)
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Test 24 (Unit 5)
5-th form
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Test 25 (Unit 5)
5-th form
1. Join the sentences according to the model:
Mary has a dress. It is nice.
Marys dress is nice.
a) Alice has a dog. It is nice. __________________________________________.
b) Our neighbour has a villa. It is small. __________________________________.
c) Their boss has a new desk. It is modern. ________________________________.
d) These women have long dresses. They are very smart. ______________________.
e) Your cousin has a bike. It is very expensive. _____________________________.
2. Put the verbs in the Future Simple.
a) Where ______ you (to work)_________with your group?
b) Mike and Kate (to bring)_________________ photos to school if you ask them.
c) They (not to cut) ___________________ any pictures before we agree.
d) I (to speak)________________ to her tomorrow.
e) If you read the whole story you (to find) ______________ the answer.
3. Make up tag questions.
a) I am clever, ________________________________________?
b) He is boring,________________________________________?
c) Steve isnt sleeping, __________________________________?
d) The children arent making any noise, ____________________?
e) She isnt tired, _______________________________________?
f) She only wears white jeans, _____________________________?
g) Her friends cant understand this, ________________________?
h) Your brother enjoys walking very much, ___________________?
i) The boys meet every Sunday, ___________________________?
j) You agree on everything, _______________________________?
4. Which auxiliary verb? Fill in: am, is, are, do, does, dont, doesnt.
a) How many children __________ your aunt have?
b) A: I ________ looking for a pair of black shoes.
B: Certainly. What size ________ you take?
c) A: Why _______ Hans studying Chinese?
B: Because he ________ going to China on holiday.
5. Write the missing forms of the verbs:
to bring
_______________
_______________
_____________
understood
_______________
to know
_______________
_______________
_____________
_______________
given
_____________
_______________
flown
6. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect tense and fill in the spaces by repeating the
auxiliary verb.
a) _____ you (to see) ______ my watch ? b) ____Charles (to pass)_____his exam?
No, I am afraid I_________.
Yes, he_________.
c) ____you (to finish)____your homework? d)____you (to make)_____ a mistake?
Yes, I _________.
No, I am sure I ________.
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Test 26 (Unit 5)
5-th form
1. Write the adjectives in brackets in the correct form.
a) I dont like autumn because it is (cold) ______________ than summer.
b) This is (interesting) ______________ book I have ever read.
c) George is not (bad) _________ boy in our class. He is a (good) ______ classmate.
d) Today Ann is (happy) _______________ than Mary.
e) Our neighbour is (rich) _______________ man in our village.
f) Aura is (thin) ________________ than Nicole.
g) This year I have learnt (many) ________________ poems than last year.
2. Put the verbs into the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Future Simple.
a) Look at the boys! They (to play) _______________________ tennis.
b) John (to have) _________________ a wonderful camera.
c) Jane (to get up) _________________ at 8 oclock every morning.
d) Nick (not to read) ______________________ the story at the moment.
e) I (not to watch) _____________________ television now.
f) Peter (to go) ____________________ to the cinema tomorrow.
g) My father (not to drink) ______________________ coffee in the morning.
h) Children (to do) _____________ their homework now. They (not to watch)
__________________ television .
i) Nick (not to come) _____________________ to school next Saturday.
j) My friends (not to eat) ____________________ their dinner at school.
3. Fill in the blanks with do, does, will, have, has, am, is, are.
a) _______________ you like school?
b) _______________ they got a sister?
c) _______________ Helen come in an hour?
d) _______________ your cousin get only good marks?
e) _______________ her uncle a doctor?
f) _______________ she got a new school-bag?
g) _______________ they making a cake?
4. Finish the tag-questions:
a) He can play golf well, ___________________________________________?
b) You are our teacher, _____________________________________________?
c) The Browns live in Washington, ___________________________________?
d) We havent got much time, _______________________________________?
e) Sam wont participate in this performance, ___________________________?
5. Give the past simple and past participle forms of the verbs:
To speak
___________________
______________
To cut
___________________
______________
To come
___________________
______________
To think
___________________
______________
To bring
___________________
______________
Make up 3 sentences using different forms of the verbs.
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Test 27 (Unit 5)
5-th form
1. Write the adjectives in brackets in the correct form.
a) Dogs are (intelligent) ______________________ than monkeys.
b) Susan is (good) ____________________ pupil in our class.
c) Look at your hands! They are (dirty) ____________________ than mine.
d) The toy monkey is (big) ___________________ of all my toys.
e) My brother is (tall) __________________ than my father.
f) Our granny knows (many) __________________ funny stories than mother.
g) February is (short) ___________________ month of the year.
h) Today the weather is (bad) ____________________ than yesterday.
2. Put the verbs into the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Future Simple.
a) Look! Tom (to open) ________________________ the door.
b) My cat (not to like) ___________ vegetables. It (to drink) ________ a lot of milk.
c) We (to visit) _________________ our grandparents next Sunday.
d) My brothers are in the kitchen. They (to eat) ___________________.
e) Our lessons (to start) ___________ at 8.00 a.m. and (to end) __________ at noon.
f) His cousins (not to work) _______________ in the garden tomorrow.
g) Her aunt (to have) ______________ a nice house with a beautiful garden.
h) Pupils (not to play) __________________ computer games at school.
i) My friends father (to be) ___________ a doctor. He (to work) ____________ at
a hospital not far from their house.
j) Autumn (not to be) ____________ my favourite season.
3. Fill in the blanks with do, does, will, have, has, am, is, are.
a) ______________________ you got a car?
b) ______________________ it cold outside?
c) ______________________ the children singing now?
d) ______________________ Nick got many friends?
e) ______________________ his sister go to the kindergarten?
f) ______________________ they speak English?
g) ______________________ we clean the house tomorrow?
4. Finish the tag-questions:
a) Bob sent you a nice picture last year, ________________________?
b) The workers are finishing the roof, __________________________?
c) Mother hasnt come yet, __________________________________?
d) They didnt celebrate his birthday, __________________________?
e) He sold his house for $10000, ______________________________?
5. Give the past simple and past participle forms of the verbs:
To feel
_______________
________________
To drink
_______________
________________
To have
_______________
________________
To begin
_______________
________________
To buy
_______________
________________
Make up 3 sentences using different forms of the verbs.
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Test 28 (Unit 5)
5-th form
1. Add question tags to the sentences.
1. Mary will go to the zoo with us, ..? 2. Gulliver looked around and saw some giants,..? 3. We are writing now, ..? 4. John hasnt come yet, ..? 5. You dont
know Jane,...? 6. You have never been to Brazil, ..? 7. You read this book yesterday,.? 8. They wont come to us, ...? 9. Mary doesnt have any sisters,..?
10. Ted isnt playing the piano now, ...?
2. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. Men have 32 teethes. ___________________________________________________
2. I never been to Rome. __________________________________________________
3. Alice know English well. ________________________________________________
4. We was at the zoo yesterday.______________________________________________
5. He shall help me tomorrow. ______________________________________________
6. Ann often writes to her parents because she loves they. _______________________
7. Alex not often does morning exercises.______________________________________
8. Helen studyes more better than Cathy._____________________________________
3. Write 5 sentences about your plans for the summer holidays.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
4. Open the brackets using either the Present Perfect or the Future Simple.
1. In summer all pupils (to have) _________holidays. They (to go) _________ to the
seaside with their parents. 2. We (never be) _____________in France, but next month we
(to go) _________ there for two weeks. I hope, we (to see) _______________there The
Eiffel Tower. 3. ___ you (to finish) _________your essay? Not, yet. 4. Today we (to
plant) _______________five trees. The other five we (to plant)______________ tomorrow. 5. ___ you (to see)___________ this film already? No, I (to go)________________
to see it on Sunday.
5. Make up questions to the underlined words.
1. After four years of hard learning Gulliver began to work on a ship.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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teeth
leaves
men
feet
babies
pictures
bosses
ladies
cakes
shelves
boys
geese
children
films
desks
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....
....
2. Nicks brother is a doctor. (Whose; What)
....
3. My parents built a new house in the country last year. (What; Where; Who)
....
3. Write the adjectives in brackets in the correct form.
1. I dont like autumn because it is (cold)___________________than summer.
2. This is (interesting)________________________________book I have ever read.
3. George is not (bad)______________________boy in our class.
I think he is a (good)_________________classmate.
4. Today Ann is (happy) ___________________than Mary.
5. Our neighbour is (rich) _____________________man in our village.
6. Your mobile is (good)___________________than mine.
7. Aura is (thin)__________________than Nicole.
8. This year I have learnt (many)_________________poems than last year.
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...
.
3. We saw a nice zebra at the zoo yesterday. (What; Where; Who)
..
4. Children like winter because they can ski, skate, ride a sledge and make snowmen.
(Who; Why)
.
.
.
3. Write the adjectives in brackets in the correct form.
1. Dogs are (intelligent)___________________________than monkeys.
2. Susan is (good)______________________ pupil in our class.
3. Look at your hands. They are (dirty) ____________________than mine.
4. The toy monkey is (big) ______________________ of all my toys.
5. My brother is (tall) __________________than my father.
6. Our granny knows (many) _________________ funny stories than mother.
7. February is (short) ____________________ month of the year.
8. Today the weather is (bad) ________________than yesterday.
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6-th form
1. a) What combinations can you make using the nouns from 2 columns:
jar
toothpaste
loaf
coke
bar
of
bread
box
honey
bottle
chocolate
tube
chocolates
b) Replace the words written in bold with the combinations from ex.1.a).
1. Dont forget to buy Mum some chocolates ______________ for Mothers Day.
2. Do you want this chocolate_________________? Its plain and I only like milk.
3. There is only one bit of bread__________________ in the bread bin.
2. Fill the gaps with who, that or whose.
1. I know an Italian restaurant______________ serves excellent home-made pasta.
2. The boy_____________ dog is in the yard is our new pupil.
3.______________ can speak Spanish?
4. The lady_____________ is sitting in the armchair is my grandmother.
5._______________ book is this?
3. Complete the questions with How much or How many.
1)____________________ English books do you have?
2)____________________ coffee do you drink a day?
3)____________________continents do you know?
4)____________________ strawberry jam do you want?
5)____________________ toys have you got?
4. Use the modal verbs can, must, have to.
1. I dont know all the words in English, so I_______ use the dictionary very often.
2. I _______________ go to the bank to get some money.
3.________________ you help me with this box?
4. We____________________ have lunch in the garden today.
5. He_____________________ pass an examination before he can start work.
5. Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Charles Dickens (to live)_____ in London. There (to be)____ eight children in the
family. His father (to be)______ a clerk in an office. Charles (to go)______ to school
and his teachers (to think)______ he was very clever. When he was sixteen, he (to
start)______work for a newspaper. He (to visit)______ law courts and the Houses of
Parliament. He also (to write)________ short stories for magazines. There were funny
descriptions of people that he (to meet)_____. His books (to become)______ popular in
many countries.
6. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives:
happy, beautiful, big, busy, new.
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Test 2 (Unit 1)
6-th form
1. a) What combinations can you make using the nouns from 2 columns:
jar
toothpaste
loaf
coke
bar
bread
box
of
honey
bottle
chocolate
tube
chocolates
b) Replace the words written in bold with the combinations from ex.1.a).
1. You can find some honey________________ on the shelf.
2. Ben bought some coke_________________ and buns yesterday.
3. Have you got any toothpaste_________________ to clean your teeth?
2. Fill the gaps with who, that or whose.
1. A kangaroo is an animal_______________ lives in Australia.
2. A vegetarian is someone_________________ doesnt eat meat.
3. A dictionary is a book_____________ gives you the meanings of words.
4. The girl__________________________ mother is a singer is our neighbour.
5.______________________ is the woman in the black hat?
3. Complete the questions with How much or How many.
1)_______________________ pictures are there on the wall?
2)_______________________ cars can you see?
3)_______________________ bread is there on the table?
4)_______________________ languages can you speak?
5)_______________________ flowers are there in the garden?
4. Use the modal verbs can, must, have to.
1. You_____________ read this book. Its so wonderful.
2. I_____________ wash my car tomorrow.
3. Do the children________________ wear a uniform?
4. I________________ run fast.
5. The boys_______________ play football.
5. Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Leonardo da Vinci (to live)_____ in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He
(to be)___ a student in Florence, where he (to study)_____painting, sculpture and design.
He (to begin) ______a lot of paintings, but he (not to finish) _______ many of them. His
picture of Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait in the world. Leonardo (to be)_______
interested in many things. He (to want)_______ to know everything he (to see)________.
Many people (not to understand)_______ his ideas. It is difficult to think that one man
(can)______ do so much.
6. Write comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives:
cheap, expensive, young, dangerous, intelligent.
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Test 3 (Unit 1)
6-th form
*battlefield
*gooseberry
much
little
few
Biscuits, sugar, time, films, bread, gardens, jar, salt, leaves, energy, jam, carrot,
water, stones, visits, butter.
lemonade, oil, chocolate, books.
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Test 4 (Unit 1)
6-th form
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Test 5 (Unit1)
6-th form
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Test 6 (Unit 2)
6-th form
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Test 7 (Unit 2)
6-th form
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Test 8 (Unit 2)
6-th form
I. Open the brackets using the Present Simple or the Future Simple.
1. If you .. (to be) honest, people always (to believe) you in future.
2. You ..(to gain) your knowledge, if you .. (to travel)
a lot. 3. If the weather (to be) rainy tomorrow, we (not/to go)
outside. 4. If farmers . (to use) a lot of fertilizers, our nature .
(to be) in danger. 5. When mother .. (to come) home, she .
(to help) us with our lessons. 6. When I .. (to finish) this exercise, I
..(to be) free. 7. If my American friend .. (to pay) me a visit, I
.. (to show) him our ancient Codrii. 8. As soon as he
(to cook) dinner, he .. (to call) us. 9. If you (not/to take)
umbrella, you (to get) wet through. 10. If you .. (to speak)
with your mouth full at the party, John, people .. (to think) that you lack
good manners!
II. Describe your room.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
III. Make up as many questions as possible.
Today Sandra has invited me to her party, which is going to take place tomorrow at 7 p. m.
___________________________________________________________________?
___________________________________________________________________?
___________________________________________________________________?
___________________________________________________________________?
___________________________________________________________________?
IV. Paraphrase the sentences, as shown in the model: e. g. She never lied to me.
She didnt use to lie to me.
1. I always obeyed my parents. __________________________________________
2. Peter never smoked. _________________________________________________
3. Did you work as a nurse during the war? _________________________________
4. Long ago there ran trams in Chisinau.____________________________________
5. My uncle read a lot in his youth. _______________________________________
V. Define the following words:
*living room
*food
*cowshed
*hopeless
*woodman
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Test 9 (Unit 2)
6-th form
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Test 10 (Unit 2)
6-th form
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Test 11 (Unit 3)
6-th form
In 1776, 13 American colonies united and began a war against England for
freedom and independence.
?
....?
....?
?
?
The flag of the USA carries 13 red and white stripes which represent the
1st 13 states.
.. ?
.. ?
.. ?
............... ?
.. ?
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Test 12 (Unit 3)
6-th form
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Test 13 (Unit 3)
6-th form
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Test 14 (Unit 3)
6-th form
1. Put the verbs into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous Tense.
a) I (to see) __________ Carol at the party. She (to wear) _________ a dress.
b) George (to fall) _______ off the ladder while he (to paint) _________ the ceiling.
c) Last night I (to read) ______ in bed when suddenly I (to hear) _____ a scream.
d) _____ you (to watch) _______TV when I (to phone) _______________ you?
e) Anna (to wait) ____________ for me when I (to arrive) ___________.
2. Open the brackets and write the right forms of the verbs.
Mike (to eat) ________ ice-cream every day. Look! He (to eat) ________ ice-cream
now. I (to see) ________him in the morning, he (to eat) ___________ ice-cream too. I
think he (to fall) _________ ill if he (to eat) _________ so much ice-cream. If he (to fall)
__________ ill he (to visit) ____________ a doctor. But he (to hate) ________ doctors.
3. Write the opposites. Rewrite the words using the comparative and superlative forms.
1) big
2) lazy
3) good
4) thin
5) old
4. Fill in the gaps with the necessary article.
a) Please clean __________ blackboard.
b) Which is longer: __________Volga or_________ Danube?
c) Is __________ Everest __________ highest mountain in _________ world?
d) __________ sun rises in _________ east and sets in ___________ west.
e) Its ___ pity you cant come.
5. Change the sentences below using the construction used to.
a) Ted went in for swimming. _________________________________________.
b) Bob doesnt visit his relatives every week. ____________________________.
c) What books do you read? __________________________________________.
6. Answer the questions. Give the complete answers.
a) Did your father use to play computer games in his childhood?
_________________________________________________________________.
b) What did your mother use to do when she was your age?
________________________________________________________________.
c) Did your granny use to watch TV when she was younger?
________________________________________________________________.
d) Did you use to ask questions very often?
________________________________________________________________.
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Test 15 (Unit 3)
6-th form
1. Put the verbs into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous Tense.
a) I (not to drive) ___________ very fast when the accident (to happen) _______.
b) Tom (to take) __________ a photograph of me while I (not to look) _______.
c) We (not to go) ___________ out because it (to rain) ______________.
d) What ___________ you (to do) ______________ at this time yesterday?
e) At 9 oclock she (to have) ________________ breakfast.
2. Open the brackets and write the right forms of the verbs.
_____ you (to go) ______ for a walk with me? I (to be) _________ sorry I cant. I (to
do) ___________ my homework. I (not yet to write) _____________ the English exercise.
If you (to wait) ____________ for me, I (to go) ___________ with you in half an hour. I
(to want) __________ to go for a walk very much, because I (not to go) __________ for
a walk yesterday.
3. Write the opposites. Rewrite the words using the comparative and superlative forms.
1) short
2) difficult
3) cheap
4) rich
5) ugly
4. Fill in the gaps with the necessary article.
a) Once _______ Frenchman was traveling in ________ Sweden.
b) In _______16th century people knew only 3 continents: ____Europe, ____Asia,
____Africa.
c) Mr. Jones was _______ teacher of ________ Physics at ________ school.
d) In ______ August he has his ________ birthday.
e) ______ Constanta is one of ______ most important seaports on the coast of ______
Black Sea.
5. Change the sentences below using the construction used to.
a) We spend Christmas in Paris.
______________________________.
b) Did your brother watch TV at night? _______________________________.
c) Bob gives presents to his friends.
______________________________.
6. Answer the questions. Give the complete answers.
a) What games did you use to play at primary school?
_______________________________________________________________.
b) What jam did your granny use to make?
_______________________________________________________________.
c) Where did your friends use to swim in their summer vacation?
______________________________________________________________.
d) How often did you use to swim in the swimming-pool?
_______________________________________________________________.
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Test 16 (Unit 4)
6-th form
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Test 17 (Unit 4)
6-th form
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Test 18 (Unit 4)
6-th form
soap-opera__________________________________________________
soccer _____________________________________________________
hobby _____________________________________________________
riches _____________________________________________________
touch______________________________________________________
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Test 19 (Unit 4)
6-th form
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
thrown
__________
5. Write 5 things you had done or hadnt done before you went to bed yesterday.
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Test 20 (Unit 4)
6-th form
___________
___________
___________
taken
___________
___________
5. Write 5 things you had done or hadnt done before you went to school yesterday.
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Test 21 (Unit 5)
6-th form
...
...
2. Fill in prepositions where necessary.
I live a detached house. Its a two-storeyed house 5 rooms it. My room
is the second floor. There are a lot flowers my room. It is very light and
cosy. There is a big window the South side, which opens .. on to a balcony. Ive
got a sofa which I cover ..a coverlet and some cushions. the sofa, theres a desk.
There are some bookshelves the wall. fact my room is the most comfortable.
3. Open the brackets. Use the Future/ Present/ Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present
Continuous or Past Continuous.
1. Mary .. (to wash) dishes now. Actually she (to wash) already
..10 plates and 5 glasses. And she (to have) .to
wash only forks and spoons and then she . (to be) free to go for a walk. 2. If I
. (to find) your book, I . (to give) it to you. But I
(not/to think) you .. (to lose) it somewhere here. I . (to be)
afraid you .. (to leave) it in Jims car when he . (to drive) you
home from the party the previous week.
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Test 22 (Unit5)
6-th form
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Test 23 (Unit 5)
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Final Test
1. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. Jeremy doesnt have got many friends. __________________________________
2. My dad used to go fishing? ___________________________________________
3. Tom says he like hunting. ______________________________________________
4. My uncle is a driver and your is a teacher. _________________________________
5. I can to drive a car. __________________________________________________
6. We will have a nice holiday last weekend. _________________________________
7. When Alex saw me, I spoke on the sell phone. ________________________
8. Mother cant bake a cakes, because theres few sugar left. _______________________
9. If Nick will finish his work earlier, he will take me for a ride. __________________
10. This summer holiday well spend skiing in Alps. ____________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions where necessary and then report
the dialogue.
Alex: Sir, can you tell me the way the nearest chemists shop?
Passer-by: Of course. You must go Pushkin street Apple street. Turn right and
walk the bridge.
A. : Thank you. How far is it here?
P. : If you walk, it will take you 10 minutes.
A. : Can I get there bus?
P. : I think that foot it will be quicker.
A. : Thank you very much help.
P. : You are welcome.
3. Put the following sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.
1. Queen Elizabeth made Sir Francis Drake a knight.
________________________________ _________________________________
2. He used to practice sports actively.
________________________________ _________________________________
3. John was sleeping when I called him.
________________________________ _________________________________
4. She has to care after her younger sister.
________________________________ _________________________________
5. Hilda had cooked dinner before her husband came home.
________________________________ _________________________________
4. Fill in the blanks with much, many, (a) little or (a) few.
1. If you have salt, can you give me .. for vegetable salad? 2. If you
have .. free time, read some of these magazines, youll find there amusing
articles. 3. I know French only . . I just know words, like merci,
bonjour. 4. Shall I bring . chalk? No, we have chalk. It will be enough
for today. 5. Theres . chocolate left in the fridge. I like it so that I am
going to the market to buy some more.
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Test 2 (Unit 1)
1. - Change the APC into the SPC.
a) The faces of these women are attractive.
b) The coat of my father is grey.
c) The voice of the man is too loud.
d) The toys of the child are on the floor.
e) The dolls of the girls are on the shelf.
7-th form
- Change the SPC into the APC.
a) The girls dresses are new.
b) The boys new bike is blue.
c) The childrens room is large.
d) Find Peters letter on the table.
e) The girls name is Jane.
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Test 3 (Unit 1)
7-th form
*
*
*
*
d.n.r.f.
. rist
to as . o . ia . e
elb . .
st . lis.
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Test 4 (Unit 1)
7-th form
* to tiptoe
* soapbox
* to fall ill
* goods
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
.....
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Test 5 (Unit 2)
7-th form
1. Open the brackets and put the verbs in the appropriate form.
1. When I ___________(to find) a better job, I ________________(to have) more
money. 2. As soon as she ____________(to become) a doctor, she_____ (to cure) people.
3. In case she ________________(to come) late, she _____ (to miss) the lecture.
4. When we _______________(to finish) school, we _____________(to enter) the
University. 5. If you ___________(to sleep) a bit, you _______________(to have)
plenty of energy. 6. As soon as Peter ______ (to arrive), we _____________(to go) to
the supermarket. 7. I hope my friend _______________(to come) before the lesson
_____________(to start). 8. If she _____________(to get) a letter from her friend, she
_________(to be) very happy. 9. If the weather ______________(not/to change), our
plans ______ (to remain) the same. 10. If they _________(to move) into a new house,
they ___________(to let) us know.
2. Paraphrase the sentences, using the Passive Voice.
1. Meg is doing her homework now.......
2. I am cutting the grass in the yard now. ..
3. Father is driving the car fast at the moment. .
4. We are eating the birthday cake at the moment.
5. Mary is feeding her cat at the moment. .
6. The baby is drinking fresh milk now.
7. My brother is drawing a beautiful picture.
8. Those men are digging a well now. ...
9. She is choosing a present for her aunt at the moment. ......
10. I am writing a letter for my god-mother now.
................
3. Fill in /n/either, /n/either /n/or where necessary.
1. of my friends can do this work today. 2. Nelly doesnt know all her relatives, does
her sister. 3. Nick doesnt like this soup. I dont like it . 4. Vanessa Angela came
to my place. 5. I think that his mother his father will help him with this task.
4. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary.
1. The guests came 7 p.m. and a while they sat down the holiday table. 2. I am
leaving a month, but I am still looking another position. I read all advertisements
the newspapers and sent many applications doctors, dealing dentistry. But I have
received no answer my applications. 3. Sometimes its better not to judge according
the appearance.
5*. Dictation/Quiz/Free writing.
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Test 6 (Unit 2)
7-th form
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Test 7 (Unit 2)
7-th form
a hairdresser
an architect
a typist
a manager
a tailor
_______________________________________________.
______________________________________________.
______________________________________________.
______________________________________________.
_______________________________________________.
Jim (has never seen, never saw) this film. Im sure hell like it.
(Did you already do, have you already done) the housework?
They (didnt get, havent got married) in the end.
I (havent been, wasnt) on holiday for ages.
Frances (has been, has gone) to Jamaica. Shell be back next month.
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Test 8 (Unit 3)
7-th form
a wife
a potato
a sportsman
a niece
a sheep
6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions a lot of, plenty of, a great deal of.
a) We have ______________ apples this year.
b) They have ______________ time.
c) They have got ______________ pictures in the room.
d) My granny grows _____________ flowers in the garden.
e) A housewife has _____________ work to do.
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Test 9 (Unit 3)
7-th form
a girl
a deer
a mouse
a farmer
a brush
6. Fill in the blanks with the expressions: a lot of, plenty of, a great deal of.
a) The doctor has _______________ patients.
b) He has got _______________ English books.
c) We have got _______________ spare time today.
d) I spend ______________ money on books.
e) I have _____________ questions to ask.
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Test 10 (Unit 3)
7-th form
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Test 11 (Unit 3)
7-th form
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Test 12 (Unit 4)
7-th form
1. Express a wish.
1. They are sorry they dont know her address.
______________________________________________
2. Victor is sorry he has to miss a lot of lessons.
______________________________________________
3. Alex is sorry he cant write without mistakes.
______________________________________________
4. Its a pity we are not excellent pupils.
______________________________________________
5. Its a pity my brother is not a famous singer.
______________________________________________
2. Use the correct forms of the Degrees of Comparison.
1. This is (funny) _______________ anecdote I have ever heard. 2. Now Mike is (unhappy) _________________ than he was before. 3. Its a (little) ______________ important question, well discuss it later. And this one is (many) ______________ important, well discuss it now. 4. When we were (small) ____________, life seemed to be
(easy) _______________.
3. Open the brackets using the verbs in the appropriate form.
1. When I ..(to come) home, my little sister ..(to sleep).
2. I wish I (not/to be) so inattentive at lessons. 3. If the weather
..(to keep) dry, our family ..(to have) a picnic
in the forest. 4. . you.. (ever/to be) in France? - Yes, I ................
(to be) there in 1997. 4. Mark wishes he ..(not/to have) so
much homework to do every day. 5. To be healthy you must (to go ) in
for sports. 6. Mother ..(to cook) all day long today.
4. Use inversion in the following sentences:
1. Jane cant swim. Neither . you. 2. I have read this book. So my friend.
3. We shall go to the river. So Nelly. 4. I am writing a letter. So .. my sister. 5. You
dont know Chinese. Neither .. Jack. 6. He must be silent. So .. be she. 7. They didnt
book the tickets in advance. Neither .. we. 8. Phil wont participate in this competition.
Neither .. you. 9. We hadnt seen him before the accident. Neither .. Sam. 10. Fred
cut two lessons yesterday. So .. Nick.
5. Write a paragraph about the importance of having a good command of English.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Test 13 (Unit 4)
7-th form
1. Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal verb: - turn - take
on, up, off, after
- look - give
- get - grow
a) When I ______________ , Im going to be a TV star.
b) Its very hot here, _______________ your jumper, then!
c) Helen starts work at 8:00 a.m., so she has to _____________ at 6:00 a.m.
d) Im afraid I cant go to the party on Saturday. I have to ____ my little brother.
e) Could you ___________ the light _____ , please? Its getting dark.
f) Its terribly difficult to _____________ smoking. Ive tried many times.
2. Rewrite the sentences in the singular.
a) My friends want to study French. __________________________________.
b) They remember everything. ______________________________________.
c) Children receive a lot of pleasure from this game. ______________________.
d) Do these girls go to the theatre on Saturday? _________________________?
e) The children play all the morning and sleep in the afternoon. ____________.
f) My friends like meat and do not like fish. ____________________________.
g) They live in small houses. _______________________________________.
h) The brothers work hard all day and want to rest in the evening. ___________.
i) They get new books from the library every week. ______________________.
3. Use the proper article where necessary.
a) ___ Japan is situated on ___ islands.
b) ___ London is on ___ Thames.
c) ___ USA is in ___ North America.
d) What is ___ capital of Spain?
e) ___ Urals separate ___ Europe from ___ Asia.
4. Use the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous.
a) What you ___ (to look) _______ at? - I (to look)________ at the picture over there.
I (to look)_______ at it for almost half an hour and I still cant understand what it is.
b) What____ Mary (to do)_____? She (to practise)____________ the piano. She (to
play)____________ since 12 oclock. I think she must have a rest .
c) Here you are at last! I (to look)__________________ for you everywhere.
d) Why ___ you (to smile)__________Robert? I (to watch)_______ your kitten.
What a playful little thing it is!
e) I see you (to write)________ letters all the morning. Is it the last letter you (to
write)___________ now?
5. Choose the correct pronoun in brackets.
a) Tom asked Ann and (I, me) about the new theatre.
b) Janice and (I, me) live in an apartment.
c) People can easily send a letter to another city. (It, they) simply have to drop
(it, them) onto a collection box.
d) The teacher told to the pupils to write (their, theirs) compositions in ink.
e) Both Ron and (I, me) are expecting some mail. Are those letters for (he, him) or (I, me)?
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Test 14 (Unit 4)
7-th form
1. Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal verb:- put - turn
on, down, out, in
- fill - break
- try - go
a) Did you know that John has just started _______________ with Susan?
b) I was late for work this morning because my car _________on the motorway.
c) Can you help me to ______________ this application form for a job.
d) Id like to ____________ this dress, please. Of course. The changing rooms
are there.
e) Lets ____________ the television to watch the news.
f) Im going for a walk. I need some fresh air. _________ your coat ___ , then. Its
cold outside.
2. Rewrite the sentences in the singular.
a) The postmen bring letters three times a day._________________________.
b) They want to buy some toys, because their sons have a birthday
tomorrow.____________________________________________________.
c) These girls come to our library every Thursday. _____________________.
d) Their holidays finish in August. __________________________________.
e) The boys wake up at 7:00. ______________________________________.
f) Housewives have to work very hard. ______________________________.
g) On Saturday they go to the cinema. _______________________________.
h) They know English well and answer all my questions. _________________.
i) Our fathers work in an office and do not come home for lunch. ___________.
3. Use the proper article where necessary.
a) Turning to ____ East he saw that the sun had risen.
b) ____ Severn is the longest river in ____ Great Britain.
c) ____ Great Britain lies in ____ eastern part of ____ Atlantic Ocean.
d) ____ Black Sea is warmer than ____ White Sea.
e) ____ India is larger than ____ Japan.
4. Use the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous.
a) You (to sit)______ here for a long time. ____ you (to wait)____ for anybody?
b) I (to work)___ at my report since Monday. Now I (to write) __ the conclusion.
c) She (to sleep)____________________ for 10 hours! You must wake her!
d) Why_____ you all (to laugh)______________?__ Jim (to tell)_____________ you
his anecdotes?
e) Its 6 oclock. I (to wait) ________for Ann for half an hour. I must be off now.
5. Choose the correct pronoun in brackets.
a) (My, mine) roommate and (I, me) have to share a bookshelf. (She, her) keeps (her,
hers) books on the top two shelves and I keep (my, mine) on the bottom two shelves.
b) A monkey spends most of (its, its) time in trees.
c) I looked everywhere in my room for my keys, but I couldnt find (it, them).
d) My father had come to the airport to greet (I, me).
e) Our father was waiting for (us, we) in (his, him) car outside.
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Test 15 (Unit5)
7-th form
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Test 16 (Unit 5)
7-th form
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Test 17 (Unit 5)
7-th form
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Test 18 (Unit 5)
7-th form
1. Use either the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous in the following
sentences.
1. Your children (eat) any fruit today?____________________________________
2. The cup was empty. Somebody (to drink)_____________________my coffee.
3. It (snow)_______________________: the garden is covered with snow.
4. How much money you (save) for the holiday?____________________________
5. I (listen)________________________ to you for the last half an hour, but I cant
understand what you are speaking about.
6. Your cousin ever (drive) a car?________________________________________
7. We (sit)_______________________here in the park for an hour and I (meet)___
______________three friends of mine.
8. Justin (try)_____________________to open this box for the last twenty minutes.
9. Who (break) the window? ____________________________________________
10. How long your aunt (be) ill? _________________________________________
11. Helens uncle (ride)____________________all the horses in this stable.
12. What a lovely smell! Mary (make) _________________________ jam.
13. The students (work) ___________________________very well this term.
14. I only (hear) _______________________from him twice since he went away.
15. It (rain) _________________________for two hours and the ground is too wet to
play on, so the match (be) ___________________postponed.
16. The driver of that car (sound) _______________his horn for the last ten minutes.
17. Things (change) _______________________since I was a girl.
18. The kettle (boil) _______________________for a quarter of an hour.
19. He (not eat) ______________________anything for twenty-four hours.
20. We (have) _____________________terrible weather for the last month.
2. Fill each of the gaps in the following sentences with: some/thing/body/where; any/
thing/body/where; no/thing/body/ where; every/thing/body/where. More than one
variant is possible.
1. I have ______________to tell you. 2. He never puts ________________su gar in his tea. 3.____________children dont like reading. 4. She doesnt want
________________to talk to you. 5. There is _________________to be done about it.
6. I must find ________________ for you to play badminton with. 7. We didnt have
________________milk for our kitten so I went out to buy_______________. 8. Can
you get me ____________________to eat, please? 9. They have ________to help the
boys. 10. Dont worry about your mistake.____________ is all right. 11. Would you like
__________more coffee. 12. Ive got ____________ postcards_______________. Perhaps they are in the drawer. 13. People cannot close their eyes to the facts _____________
longer. 14. _____________can speak all the languages in the world. 15. Ive hardly been _____________________since last holiday. 16. I cant find my shoes. Ive
looked______________. 17. Robert opened the door, but he could see_______________.
18. Theres ________________in the room. Turn off the light. 19. I can do the job alone.
I dont need __________to help me. 18. Let me know if you have ____________ trouble.
20. Is there __________________at the door? I heard the door-bell ring. 21. Did you
go_____ yesterday? No, _________________ wanted to join me.
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Test 19 (Unit 5)
7-th form
1. Express a wish.
1. Its a pity Mike cant come to my party.
____________________________________________________________
2. Its a pity I dont have a good command of English.
____________________________________________________________
3. Its a pity my favourite actor doesnt play the leading part in this performance.
____________________________________________________________
5. Its a pity the match will take place on Monday.
____________________________________________________________
6. Its a pity we dont protect our nature.
____________________________________________________________
2. Fill in with make / do in the appropriate form.
1. Dont ___ noise, the teacher said, - and ___ your homework.
2. If you ___ this job and dont____ any mistakes, Ill appreciate it.
3. Michelle ___ well at school.
4. In spite of the fact that she is a newcomer, she has already ___ friends with all her
classmates.
5. The doctor was ___ his best to save the patients life.
6. ___ me a favour, please, ___ us strong tea with milk, OK?
7. Dont ____ the child run so much. Hell get tired soon.
3. Open the brackets using the verbs in the correct form.
1. If I __________________(to be born) in France, I _________________(to know)
French well now. 2. As soon as this educational year __________(to be over), we
__________________(to have) summer holidays. 3. If I _________(to have) an opportunity to travel free, I _________________(to visit) a lot of countries. 4. Our wild nature
______________(to suffer), unless people ____________(not /to stop) polluting the environment. 5. Our life ___________(to be) colourless, if there ___________________
(not exist) entertainment.
4. Define the following words:
make-up_____________________________________________________________
playwright____________________________________________________________
prompter_____________________________________________________________
look forward to_______________________________________________________
a coach______________________________________________________________
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Test 20 (Unit 5)
7-th form
1. Express a wish.
1.What a pity, our sportsmen will not participate in World Championship.
____________________________________________________________________
2. Its a pity a lot of birds die because of bird flu.
____________________________________________________________________
3. Its a pity I dont have a computer.
____________________________________________________________________
4. Unfortunately there are a lot of poor people in our country.
____________________________________________________________________
5. Im sorry I cant become a cosmonaut.
____________________________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with at, for, after, through, forward to, where necessary.
1. Fred looked _____ me and smiled. 2. What are you doing? Im looking _____ my
glasses. 3. I prefer to look _____ my notes before the examination. 4. My mother has
to look ____ my grandfather, because hes ill. 5. Dont look ____ me, look ______ the
blackboard! 6. All pupils are looking _____ ___ summer holidays. 7. Are you looking
___ ___ seeing Jane again? 8. This film had been running ___ 2 hours. 9. Alice was so
big, that she couldnt go ____ the door.
3. Open the brackets.
1. If this actress (not be) famous, she (not be given) .
.the leading part in this play. 2. I (to be) ..grateful if
you (to explain)................ me the purpose of this activity. 3. If Sam
(to be) . stronger, he (to win) this championship. 4. As soon
as I (to finish) my embroidery, I (to give) . it as a present to
my granny. 5. We (to know) ..English worse now, if we (not practise)
............ it every day.
4. Report the following sentences.
Mary said: The flag of the United Kingdom is called Union Jack.
________________________________________________________________
Fred said: What have you been doing since morning?
________________________________________________________________
Nick says to Lisa: Do you see that flying object?
________________________________________________________________
The teacher said to pupils: Sit still and dont make much noise while Im away.
________________________________________________________________
Radu said to Nelly: Ill miss you.
________________________________________________________________
5. Define the following words:
berth________________________________________________________________
pat_________________________________________________________________
carriage _____________________________________________________________
knitting needles _______________________________________________________
box office____________________________________________________________
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Final Test A
1. Underline the appropriate form of the verb.
1. The news are/is at 6 p.m.
2. The police is/are coming.
3. My scissors are/is sharp.
4. She easily makes/does friends.
5. The jeans is/are dirty.
7-th form
6. The money is/are here.
7. His advice are/is useful.
8. I made/did a mistake.
9. Darts are/is not difficult to play.
10. Make/do me a favour.
2. Use the Present/Past Perfect Continuous, the Present/Past Perfect where necessary.
1. I (to write)..this article since morning and havent finished yet. 2. We
(to cook).......... dinner all day long yesterday. 3. She (already/
to arrange).. everything for the party. 4. It seemed to me
that she (to knit)..... since I left. 5. Henry (to work)
.in this factory since 1998.
3. Report the following dialogue:
Teacher: Mike, what is the capital of the USA?
Mike: The capital of the USA is Washington, DC. It is situated on the Potomac River.
Teacher: Excellent, you may sit down. I see that you are well prepared for today.
4. Open the brackets. Put the verbs in the appropriate form.
1. If the weather (to be) fine, we (to go).. to the picnic.
2. If I (to be) ..a bird, I (to fly)............
3. We wish we (to have).. a lot of money. 4. They wish they (to speak)
..English well. 5. As soon as mother (to come).,
I (to show) .her my new embroidery. 6. Eva wishes Ted (not/to tease)
..her. 7. My parents wish I (to study) better.
5. Add THE where necessary.
Thames
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Severn
English Channel
Hague
Irish Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Wales
Mississippi River
Australia
London
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Final Test B
7-th form
do/make noise
do/make cleaning
do/make coffee
money is/are
police is/are
dominoes is/are
people is/are
advice is/are
Loch Ness
Alps
Netherlands
Pacific Ocean
Cyprus
Argentine
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84
Test 2 (Unit 1)
8-th form
85
Date ____________________
form _________
Test 4 (Unit 2)
8-th form
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Test 5 (Unit 2)
8-th form
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Test 6 (Unit 2)
8-th form
B
anything.
nothing.
anywhere in London.
somewhere in London.
phoned you. Sorry.
can cook. Its easy.
anywhere.
everywhere.
4. Use the right preposition: out, from, back, for, to, away, of.
a) Jan is the abbreviation ________ January.
b) We waited _______ about 20 minutes.
c) Why is Diana absent ________ school today?
d) I cant go because my car is __________ of action.
e) And dont come ________ again.
f) I took my fathers advice and went _______ the station early.
g) We have been waiting __________ ages.
h) A travel agency plans holidays ________ people.
i) The fire alarm rang and everyone ran _________ of the building.
j) The noise alarmed the bird and it flew ___________.
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a) I thought Id know
I didnt know
b) My parents never took me
My parents took me
c) Jane always got
Jane didnt have
d) Ive already had
Ive had
4. Use the right preposition: in, by, between, to, with, for.
a) We waited _______ anxiety________ our examination results.
b) There were six applicants _________ the job.
c) Barbara made an application ________ a job as a nurse.
d) After a long argument, we decided to go ________ our holiday.
e) Traceys birthday was _______ June.
f) The house was built ________ 1910.
g) Dick has been bitten _______ a dog.
h) Please come to my house _____________ 1 oclock and 2 oclock.
i) The chair fell to bits when the fat lady sat _________ it.
j) The letter B is _____________ A and C.
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Test 9 (Unit 3)
8-th form
1. Present Perfect or Past Simple? Find and correct mistakes in each sentence.
a) I had a headache since I woke up this morning. ___________________________.
b) Have you called John yesterday? ______________________________________?
c) A plane just crashed over the Alps. More details follow later. _________________.
d) When I was a child, I have ridden my bike to school. _______________________.
e) I have never met my grandmother. She died before I was born. _______________.
f) I didnt finish my homework yet. _______________________________________.
g) I have gone to Spain last year. _________________________________________.
h) We gone to bed very early last night. ___________________________________.
i) They have moved to London 2 years ago. ________________________________.
j) She didnt ring me since Tuesday. ______________________________________.
2. Join these sentences with the relative pronouns: who, which or whose. If who or
which can be left out, leave them out.
a) He is the man__________ everyone is talking about.
b) Is this the guitar__________ you bought in Spain?
c) There is a prejudice against people_________ speak with a strong accent.
d) Draw a triangle__________ sides measures 3, 4, and 5 cm.
e) Do you know anyone_________ birthday is in June?
f) Was it John___________ told you that?
g) The clothes___________ she wears are really strange.
h) I need a watch__________ has a built- in alarm.
3. Write the first participle (-ing) of the following verbs:
- put
- look
- pass
- hurry
- talk
- study
- work
- travel
- get
- have
- sit
- taste
- bring
- prefer
4. Ask questions about the statements.
a) She likes reading books. (What?)
_________________________________________________________?
b) My friends like pizza. (Who?)
_________________________________________________________?
c) I go to the gym to keep fit. (How often?)
_________________________________________________________?
d) You can dance very well. (Sing?)
_________________________________________________________?
e) I play a musical instrument. (What?)
_________________________________________________________?
f) I never get up early. (What time?)
_________________________________________________________?
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Test 10 (Unit 3)
8-th form
93
Test 11 (Unit 4)
8-th form
94
Test 12 (Unit 4)
8-th form
95
Test 13 (Unit 4)
8-th form
96
97
98
to occur
holiday
to get messed up
merry
fianc
fare
99
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
100
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
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Test 20 (Unit 5)
8-th form
103
Test 21 (Unit 6)
8-th form
104
Test 22 (Unit 6)
8-th form
105
Test 23 (Unit 6)
8-th form
106
Test 24 (Unit 6)
8-th form
107
Test 25 (Unit 6)
8-th form
108
Test 26 (Unit 7)
8-th form
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
a) I (to play)_______________________ tennis all morning and Im exhausted.
b) Please drive carefully to work. It (to snow)________________________ and the
roads are very slippery.
c) How far ______you (to travel)______________________ this morning?
d) Kate and Paul (to live)__________________ in London for the past five years. Recently they (to try)__________________________ to buy a house in the suburbs, but
they (not to manage)_____________________________to sell their flat yet.
2. Change the forms of the verbs in the sentences from the Active into the Passive
Voice and add something to develop a situation.
a) We turn on the light when its dark. ___________________________________.
b) Helen washed the dishes. ___________________________________________.
c) Betty often took Benny to the park. ____________________________________.
d) Mother has made some coffee. _______________________________________.
e) They told her the truth. _____________________________________________.
f) She promised me a book. ____________________________________________.
3. Write the 4 forms of the following verbs:
- to be
- to do
- to have
- to see
- to get
- to open
- to turn
- to wash
- to take
- to dry
4. Rewrite the sentences to give them the opposite meaning. Make any necessary
changes.
a) Shes got lots of money.
___________________________________________________________________.
b) All the students passed the exam, so their teacher was pleased.
___________________________________________________________________.
c) Tom was a successful businessman, who achieved a lot in his life.
___________________________________________________________________.
d) Our house is difficult to find. Everybody always gets lost.
___________________________________________________________________.
e) We had a lovely time in Venice. There werent many people there.
___________________________________________________________________.
5. Comment on the proverb:
Not that which is great is beautiful, but that which is beautiful is great.
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Test 27 (Unit 7)
8-th form
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
a) The trains (to run)_________________________ late all morning.
b) Sarah (to cry)___________________ all day because she (to fail)
_____________________ all her exams.
c) I (to eat)___________________ so much ice-cream! I think I am going to be sick.
d) I (to sunbathe)_____________all morning, and now Im bright red and very sore.
2. Change the form of the verbs in the sentences from the Active into the Passive
Voice and add something to them to develop a situation.
a) She has cooked the cake very well.
__________________________________________________________________.
b) Ill finish my work at about seven.
__________________________________________________________________
c) Someone has opened the door.
__________________________________________________________________.
d) The waitress brought in the coffee.
__________________________________________________________________.
e) I have invited some friends to tea.
__________________________________________________________________.
f) Have you already written the letter?
__________________________________________________________________.
3. Write the 4 forms of the following verbs:
- to clean
- to go
- to dress
- to put
- to make
- to stay
- to say
- to hurry
- to begin
- to know
4. Rewrite the sentences to give them the opposite meaning. Make any necessary
changes.
a) You must exercise your ankle. Try to move it as much as possible.
__________________________________________________________________.
b) I must iron my shirt. Im going out tonight.
__________________________________________________________________.
c) I was in a hurry, because I needed to go to the shops.
__________________________________________________________________.
d) You need to come with me. I wont go on my own.
__________________________________________________________________.
e) I told you to go to work. Why are you in bed?
__________________________________________________________________.
5. Comment on the proverb:
He that is not handsome at twenty, not strong at thirty, not wise at forty, will
never be handsome, strong nor wise.
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Test 28 (Unit 7)
8-th form
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Test 29 (Unit 7)
8-th form
112
Test 30 (Unit 7)
1. Define the following words:
* ecology
* green fingers
* pollution
* environment
* fertile
8-th form
* deforestation
* dinosaur
* to persist
* AIDS
* greenhouse
....
5. What can cause the thinning of the ozone layer and what consequences can occur
there as a result?
6. Open the brackets and use the appropriate mood and tense form.
1. Paul wished he .. (not/to hire) Jack. Jack .. (to turn out) to be a
very irresponsible secretary. 2. If Helen (not/to spend) all her money in that
shop, she (to be able) to pay the bill for your service. 3. If you . (to
have) an illegible handwriting, I (to check) your essay long ago. I cant
(to make out) a word! 4. I wish I . (not/to buy) this old car!
I (to repair) already it twice this year! 5. Meg (not/to hear/Sam/to complain)
of acute toothache.
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Test 31 (Unit 8)
8-th form
114
Test 32 (Unit 8)
8-th form
115
Test 33 (Unit 8)
8-th form
116
Test 34
(Unit 8)
8-th form
117
Test 35 (Unit 8)
8-th form
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8-th form
1. Fill the text below with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets. You will need
different past tenses and perfect forms.
Last week I ________(go) to an exhibition of paintings in the Barbican Arts Centre. Im
not really a great art lover, but I ___________ (read) good reviews of that exhibition and I
was keen to see it. When I ___________ (arrive), lots of people ____________________
(already / queue) in front of the doors. I ________ (join) the queue and, when the doors
________ (open), I __________ (realize) that I __________________ (stand) in the queue
for more than half an hour. I __________ (hope) it was worth it. But, once I was inside,
many of the paintings ____________ (disappoint) me. I _____________ (never / see)
such nonsense before. Most of the paintings ______ (seem) upside down to me. Though
I _____ (spend) a lot of time looking carefully at each one, I had difficulty understanding
what the artist __________ (mean). Finally, as I ____________ (look) rather stupidly at
one of the paintings, an old gentleman _______ (stop) behind me and ______(begin) to
explain the whole thing to me. He kindly _________ (answer) all of my questions and we
________________ (talk) for over an hour when he ______ (look) at his watch and ____
(tell) me he had to leave. We _____ (shake) hands and said good bye. For me it was as
if someone __________ (give) me a pair of magic glasses. Now I ______ (find) that all
the paintings were really beautiful.
2. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences in one, using hardly / scarcely
when or no sooner than:
1. He recovered from his illness. He broke his leg. 2. The match started. It began to rain.
3. I went to bed. The phone rang. 4. He started speaking English. Everyone realized he
was a foreigner. 5. They finished singing the duet. The audience burst into applause.6.We
got on the train. It left the station.
3. Complete the following text with the appropriate time words and phrases from the
box: before, for long hours, a long time ago, two days ago, now, next Friday, soon,
by the time, at first, since then, for the next few days, by the end of, lately, one day,
a month later, last year.
Helen rang ______________ (1) and invited us to the opening of her new exhibition
which is taking place _________________(2). She started painting_________________
(3), when she was a young girl._________________ (4) she and her parents moved here
she didnt have any friends. She used to stay in her room_______________ (5) reading
or playing with her dolls.
_________ (6) her father brought home some watercolours and paint brushes.
______________ (7) Helen was a bit surprised. She had never played with such things
____________(8). __________________(9) she tried to paint the flowers and the butterflies in their garden. She___________(10) became fascinated by what colours could do.
Her parents did not pay much attention to her early paintings. It was only when a family
friend expressed astonishment at the girls dodles that they became aware of her talent. __________________(11) they took Helen to an Arts school and_______________
(12) her first year there she had already had her first exhibition.____________(13) she
has sold dozens of paintings. She is famous____________(14) and galleries all over the
world make her tempting offers._____________(15) she was invited to exhibit in New
York and Tokyo. _________________(16) she has spent lots of time and energy on a
special exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of her old Arts school. We hope it will
be another great success for Helen and an event for our little town, too.
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8th form
1. Choose the correct variant, report the sentences, use the verbs in the appropriate
form and make the necessary changes.
1. We saw the murderer (to run/ running) away from the scene of the crime.
2. I didnt notice them (to come/ come) in.
3. His explanation sounds (reasonable/ reasonably) to me.
4. Money (throw) _______________________right and left in his family.
5. I (walk) _____________along Piccadilly when I (realize) ___________________
that a man with a ginger beard whom I (see) ________________________ three times
already that afternoon, (follow) _________________________me.
6. I (look) ________________for mushrooms but I (find) ______________ any yet.
7. The pen ___________________I was writing with was red.
8. Switch off the TV, she said to him. ____________________________________
9. If we (work) _________________all night, we (finish) _______________ in time;
but we have no intention of working all night.
10. When would you like (to come/ come)?
__________day would suit me.
11. (There/ It) was very wet yesterday; ________________was impossible to go out.
12. If Jack (refuse) ____to help, we (have) _____ to manage without him on Sunday.
13. He had his audience (to listen/ listening) attentively.
14. This drink tastes so (sweet/ sweetly).
15. A group of us (go) _____________________ to the concert this evening.
16. I (bathe) _____________________________. Thats why my hair is all wet.
17. In this town people (steal)_______________________things from supermarkets
every day; twenty bottles of whisky (steal) ______________________ from this one
last week.
18. I met the boy ______________can play tennis well.
19.Dont believe everything you hear, he warned me.
___________________________________________________________________
20. (There/ It) is a man at the door. _______________is the postman.
21. I cant see my glasses ______________________.
22. Did he let you (to know/ know) her address?
- No, but I was allowed ( phone/ to phone) her.
23. Mothers dinner smells pretty (good/ well).
24. The ambulance crew (to consist) ____________________of 38 members.
25. As I know more flats (repair) ___________________________this term.
26. With _______________did you go to the cinema?
27. What is your new house like? I asked them.
28. _____________________ who believes what Jack says is a fool.
29. (There/ It) was a letter for you.
Thanks, _____________was the best news I had been waiting for.
30. You look (nice/ nicely) today.
31. How could you make Sue (follow/ to follow) your advice?
32. Jos company always (to come ) __________________ in time.
33. You should know the entire block (demolish ) ________________________now.
34. He felt (bad/ badly) after the meeting.
35. (There/ It) is a parcel here for you. I think __________is that book youve been
waiting for.
36.What was she wearing when you saw her last? , the policeman asked me.
37. The tree under ___________________shade we are sitting is very old.
38. They cant have ___________more strawberries, I want _________to make jam.
39.Do you know that the shoes you are wearing arent a pair? I asked him.
40. I expect I (introduce)____________________________to her mother very soon.
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8th form
1. Open the brackets, underline the correct variant, fill in the blanks or report the
sentences.
1. Our class (be) _____________the best.
2. He (park) ______________his car under a *No Parking* sign and (rush)______
into the shop. When he (come) ________________out of the shop ten minutes later
the car (be) ______________no longer there. He (wonder) _______________
if someone (steal) __________________it or if the police (drive) _________it away.
3. I (teach) ______________________hundreds of students but I (never meet) ___
______________________ such a hopeless class as this.
4. Im afraid our copies (sell) __________________________yet.
5. Everyone saw him (put/ to put) the key in his pocket.
6. Her voice sounded (strange/ strangely) on the phone.
7. Take the book ______________the table.
8. Lend me your pen for a moment, I said to Mary.__________________________
9. Ill look for your notebook and if I (find) _______it I (give)_________you a ring.
10. I d like to buy _______________new clothes but I havent _________ money.
11. As he had very bad sight ___ was difficult for him to recognize people. (there, it)
12. Dont touch this switch, Mary, I said._________________________________
13. I didnt notice them (come/ to come) in.
14. The soup tastes (sour/ sourly) today.
15. I am annoyed with him because I (not pay) ___________for the work last month.
16. My teacher always (have/ has) her pupils (read/ to read) in class.
17. I cant live without Tom. If he (go) __________________off with another girl, I
(die) ___________. But I (have) __________________ complete confidence in Tom.
18. She put her handbag down ______________________ and now she cant find it.
19. Is ___________________ anything I can do to help?
Yes, __________________ is something. You can file those reports.(it/ there)
20. There is somebody __________________ wants you on the telephone.
21.Which of you (know/ knows) how to make Irish stew? said the chief cook.
__________________________________________________________________
22. These flowers smell so (strong/ strongly).
23. We made our brother (recite/ to recite) his poems.
24. How long you (wait) for me? _____________________________________
I (wait) _______________________________ about half an hour.
25. They say these television sets (make) ______________________ by a Japanese
firm. They (be) ____________ of good quality.
26. Look, there is a dog in our garden.
(It/ There) is our next door neighbours.
27. Dont let ___________________ in. Im too busy to see _________________.
28. This is the person for __________________ sake he did it.
29. Are you sorry for what you did? the mother asked the little boy.
____________________________________________________________________
30. Granny doesnt allow my children (play/to play) in the kitchen garden.
31. You look (pretty/ prettily) nice today.
32. Everybody (be) _____busy in the office now. A new project (make) _________.
33. The news (be not) ___________________so good.
34. With __________________ were you talking?
35.Im building myself a house, said Charles. _____________________________.
36. I cant see the board because my glasses (be not) _____________strong enough.
37. She wanted __________ stamps but there werent ___________in the machine.
38. (There/ It) were a lot of people at the concert, and _______ all enjoyed _______.
39. The police (have/ has) inspected their house.
40. The money (be) ______________sent yesterday.
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forget-me-not
sleeping beauty
grown-up
2. Use different ways of derivation to form new words out of the words given below.
depth
discipline
proof
habit
long
courage
success
lose
long
to warm
3. Define the following words:
atmosphere __________________________________________________________
release______________________________________________________________
to shoot_____________________________________________________________
to tell_______________________________________________________________
dim_________________________________________________________________
4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.
1. Antarctica is famous its colds and winds. 2. Saturns rings are made millions of
solid particles of rock and ice. 3. Old stars, once bright and clear, are changing black
dwarfs. 4. All the stars all the galaxies make the Universe.
5. Open the brackets.
1. Yesterday we (to learn) ____________ how life (to appear) ____________ on our
planet. 2. Scientists (to think)________ that 4.6 billion years ago the Earth (to represent)
________ a swirling mass of boiling hot rocks and gases. 3. Jason, what you (to do)
________ at such a late hour? - I (to type) _____________ the results of my experiment.
4. If the matter (not/to be) ___________ urgent, I (not/to ask) ________ you to come
today. 5. Peter (to wish) _______ he (to know) ________ more about this subject.
6. What planet would you like to visit, if you had an opportunity to go on a space
journey? Explain your choice. Be detailed in the description of the planet.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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Test 2 (Unit 1)
9-th form
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Test 3 (Unit 1)
9-th form
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Test 4 (Unit 2)
9-th form
cub____________________
caterpillar_______________
larva___________________
baby mouse______________
duckling_________________
flies________________
frogs_______________
horses______________
goats_______________
pigs ________________
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Test 5 (Unit 2)
9-th form
Simple
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
Continuous
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
Continuous
_________________
_________________
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Test 6 (Unit 2)
9-th form
Simple
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
Continuous
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
PASSIVE
Present
Past
Future
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future
Simple
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
Continuous
______________________
______________________
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Test 7 (Unit 3)
9-th form
128
Test 8 (Unit 3)
9-th form
129
Test 9 (Unit 3)
9-th form
130
Test 10 (Unit 4)
V-1
1. Define the following words:
* framework
* government
* president
* freedom
* character
9-th form
V-2
* suffrage
* society
* right
* treaty
* people
Local Services
3. Write the Past Indefinite and Past Participle of the following verbs:
to lay
to forget
to weep
to break
to wind
to leave
to swear
to kneel
to overcome
to strike
............................................................
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Test 11 (Unit 4)
9-th form
132
Test 12 (Unit 4)
9-th form
133
Test 13 (Unit 5)
9-th form
134
Test 14 (Unit 5)
9-th form
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Test 15 (Unit 5)
9-th form
V-1
V-2
I. Write the words corresponding to the following definitions:
* instructions for cooking
* husband or wife
* marriage ceremony
* newspapers, TV, Radio
* the spirit in a person
II. Write the Past Indefinite and Past Participle of the given verbs:
to keep
to speak
to bet
to fall
to become
to make
to swim
to wear
to bite
to bring
III. Write the necessary characteristic features for obtaining a job of:
an accountant
a hairdresser
IV. Open the brackets, choosing the correct variants of the verbs and their tense
forms.
1. If I (can/may) ________ swim, I (to have /to be able)_________ to help you in getting
that toy from the bottom. 2. If Ann (to have/to possess) ___________ a cell phone, we (to
find/to look for) _________ where she is now. 3. If the work (to be finished/to be over)
____________ yesterday, we (not/ to have- not/must) _________ to do it again today.
4. Jane (to be/ to have) ________ a rather strange idea. She (to think) ___________ that
if she (to die/to dye) _________ her hair blond, everyone (to pay/to attract) _________
attention to her. 5. If you (to follow/to chase) ____________ my instructions, the wound
(to heal/heel) ___________ quickly.
V. Comment on:
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
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At the dry-cleaners
Test 16 (Unit 6)
9-th form
1. Open the brackets and use the verbs in the right tense form.
I work at Patrick Ltd. I (to work) there since 1999. Last Monday our new accountant
asked me to see her if I (to have) time to spare. She was a new person, so I wondered
what she (to be) like. Just imagine how surprised I was when I (to meet) with my
former classmate! We used to be close friends, then she (to move) to another state
and (not/to keep) me posted. I (to hear) you work for this enterprise, she told
me. We (not/to see) each other for 10 years maybe. You (to change) a lot. Id like
to chat with you a little; what you (to say)?
2. Report the following sentences:
1. Im thinking of living in China, said Fred. .........
2. Ive been playing football a lot recently, my friend told me.
3. Charlie had an accident last week, but he wasnt injured, Mother told her.
........................................................................................................................................
4. Can you afford a voyage this year? Hall asked her father.
4. We could not use the main road as some policemen had blocked it.
4. Fill in the blanks, open the brackets or transform into indirect speech where ne cessary.
1. We like to participate extracurricular activities. 2. If you cant find your manual, I can
lend you . 3. They were waiting for (they) parents to come. 4. You (to see) this person before? 5. Can I help you? Barbara asked us. 6. There are people who dislike milk.
7. I (to give) you this book, when I (to finish) reading it. 8. They said, We shall play
tennis tomorrow afternoon. 9. How long you (to wait), when the tram finally came?
10. My father has been interpreter all his life. 11. Im sick and tired explaining to him
what his duties are. 12. What is longest river in world? 13. This is the man children won the competition. 14. If it (to rain) yesterday, she (to miss) our engagement.
15. Ann wishes she (not/to be seen) in that old-fashioned dress at the party. 16. How
many parts does the book consist ? 17. a rule, I try not to eat in the afternoon.
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Test 17 (Unit 6)
9-th form
138
Test 18 (Unit 6)
9-th form
139
Test 19 (Unit 6)
9-th form
140
_______ spring
_______ 1998
_______ noon
Test 20 (Unit 6)
9-th form
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Test 21 (Unit 7)
9-th form
postman
child
4. Open the brackets using the right tense form of the verb.
a) She is very tired because she (not to sleep) _________________ for two days.
b) When I got to the office, I (to realize) __ that I (to forget)____to lock the front door.
c) Last night I (to have) _______________ a wonderful dream.
d) They (to finish) ____________the work when Hans fell into the water.
e) We (to know) ___________ each other since we (to be) __________ 5 years old.
5. Change Active into Passive. a) Their gardener has planted some trees.
b) Dr. Brown will give you some advice.
c) You must clean the room.
d) The postman delivers the letters.
e) She is writing a book.
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Test 22 (Unit 7)
9-th form
wife
woman
mouse
son-in-law
4. Open the brackets using the right tense form of the verb.
a) The river Nile (to flow) _____________ into the Mediterranean.
b) She (to drink) _____________________ a cup of coffee when the telephone rang.
c) They will give her the message as soon as she (to arrive) _________________.
d) _________ you (to go) __________ to the swimming pool tomorrow?
e) What _________ you (to do) __________ at five oclock tomorrow?
5. Change Active into Passive. a) We use this room only on special occasions.
b) They are pulling down the old theatre.
c) Who wrote it?
d) A jellyfish stung her.
e) They built this church in 1815.
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Test 23 (Unit 7)
9-th form
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Test 24 (Unit 7)
9-th form
2. Put a preposition into each gap: in, to, between, for, about, on, with.
a) I need some information ______________ global warming.
b) Im having trouble ____________ my car. It wont start in the mornings.
c) In the accident there was quite a bit of damage _____________ my car.
d) Did you get an invitation ___________ Harrys wedding?
e) I dont see James any more. I havent been __________ touch with him for years.
3. Put the sentences into the Passive Voice.
a) The branches of the tree hid her face.
___________________________________________________________________.
b) I know her family. Her brother Charles has taken me there more than once.
___________________________________________________________________.
c) I am sure your presents will please them. ________________________________.
d) When I switched on the radio they were broadcasting a very interesting programme.
___________________________________________________________________.
e) I thought they had already sent the letter. ________________________________.
f) Evidently somebody had informed him of the news before they announced it.
___________________________________________________________________.
4. Change the sentences into indirect speech.
a) Helen said to Roger: Ill join you in a moment if you wait for me at the entrance
door. _____________________________________________________________.
b) Robert asked his friend: Where are you going for the weekend?
__________________________________________________________________.
c) Helen said: Dont even ring me up. Ill be working at my translation.
__________________________________________________________________.
d) Mother said to the children: If aunt Emily invites us well spend the weekend at
the seaside.
__________________________________________________________________.
e) Im sure Ill be sleeping when you start. I dont want to get up so early.
__________________________________________________________________.
5. Comment on the following:
He works best who knows his trade.
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Test 25 (Unit 7)
V-1
1. Define the following words:
9-th form
V-2
to cherish
playwright
stage
cast
a blank sheet of paper
camouflage
to employ
renowned
fellow-actor
to go up
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Test 26 (Unit 8)
9-th form
V-2
voyage
traveling
raft
goods
track
* disadvantages of traveling by car
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Test 27 (Unit 8)
9-th form
148
Test 28 (Unit 8)
9-th form
149
9-th form
150
9-th form
(get on/off; turn up; give back; get over; make up; turn upside down; look through;
get away; turn over; turn out; look for; take down; make out; look after; get down; give
away; take away; take after; look up; give up)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
______ midnight
______ winter day
______the weekend
______the time
______Christmas Eve
______noon
______ time
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2. Read the text A Quickly-minded Explorer, get ready to explain the title of the text
and say what you think of the explorer. Can you name his real profession?
A QUICKLY-MINDED EXPLORER
One night before the sunset a hotel in the centre of the city was on fire. The people
who were inside ran out of the building, they stood near the hotel looking at the fire and
talking: You know, one of them said to the man who was standing next to him, when
I understood we were on fire I didnt move and continued to sit in the armchair reading
a book for some time. Then I rose and before I came out I ran into some of the rooms. I
was curious about money. And indeed, while I was looking for it I found a lot of paper
money in empty rooms. People dont think about money when they are in panic nowadays. When paper money gets into a fire, the fire burns it. So I took all the paper money
that I could find. No one will be poorer because I took it. Im going to use it soon. I think
Ill visit some foreign countries. You dont say so! said the other man. By the way,
dont you know what I am? No, answered the first man. And where do you work?
Im a policeman. Oh! cried the first man. He thought quickly and then said: Im so
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glad to meet you. And do you know who I am? No, said the policeman. Oh, said the
first man. Im an explorer and a writer. I always tell stories about things that never took
place.
3. Read the text The Day I Came Face to Face with a Tiger. Say why the tiger attacked
the people.
THE DAY I CAME FACE TO FACE WITH A TIGER
My name is Tony Russell. Last year I went to Nepal for three months to work in a
hospital. It was situated high in the mountains. I liked the place very much. The air was
always fresh and there was a small lake which was not very deep not far from the hospital.
I used to swim there early in the morning.
I think its important to see as much of a foreign country as you can, but it is difficult
and sometimes dangerous to travel around Nepal. Once I had a few days holiday from
the hospital, so I decided to go into the jungle with my friend Kamal Rai who knew a lot
about his own country and was fond of travelling among the mountains.
We started preparing for the trip at six in the morning and left our camp with two elephants. It was hot, but we were wearing shoes and trousers to protect us from snakes. In
the jungle there was a lot of wildlife, but we were trying to find big cats, especially tigers.
We got onto the elephants backs but Kamal said it was unusual to find tigers in the middle
of the day because they liked to sleep in the daytime, hiding in the grass.
Then suddenly we saw a tiger rather far and Kamal told me to be quiet. We came
nearer and saw a dead sheep in the grass. This was the tigers lunch!
We heard the tiger the second before we saw it. What do you think happened then?
Think of your own end of the story and tell it to your classmates.
4. Read the text and say what the tragedy for the captain of the plane was.
A TRAGEDY IN THE AIR
The flight from London to South Africa didnt begin at 9 oclock. It was a little delayed. The plane belonged to the British Airways. It was a big plane with four engines.
At ten oclock we started. I sat next to Michael. He is a former pilot but now he works
as a lawyer. Michael is my permanent companion in my journeys to Africa. This trip
promised to be very interesting. It included our visits to several villages situated in the
South of the continent. The trip could offer many unusual things.
At eleven oclock when we were over the British Channel Michael told me he didnt
like the sound of the engine. Soon the stewardess said that something was not quite right
with the engine again. She told us it wasnt very important as there were three good engines on the plane and we were OK.
However when we got near Africa, the passengers were telling each other that the
second and the third engines didnt work. We all felt rather bad. At that time we were fly-
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ing over the land of Africa with its wild animals: tigers, lions, snakes. We were thinking
about death.
Suddenly we heard the captains voice on the plane radio: Ladies and gentlemen, I
have bad news for you.
I saw that many faces became white. Some people began crying. I felt terrible. The
captain continued in a loud voice: I have to inform you that England has lost her last
football match against Scotland!
5. Read the text and say what you think of the young lady.
SHE WANTED TO SHOW OFF
In the eighteenth century young ladies in Italy usually had very poor knowledge of
history and geography. They hardly ever read a book about America, which was called the
New World, about Christopher Columbus or about his discoveries.
Once a young lady was invited to the Kings palace. There was a ball there. The lady
belonged to a very rich and famous family. She knew a lot of important and respectable
people. She liked to talk to them though she seldom could understand the subject of their
talk. The ministers, lawyers, other important political people knew that the young lady
was neither clever, nor bright but they often talked to her as they didnt want to offend her
because though she was rather dull, she was nice and pleasant.
Well, that evening one of the guests, a professor of history, was late. The young lady
knew his name very well as his political ideas were very famous. She came up to him and
asked him why he was late. Oh, nothing important, said the professor, I was delayed
by my friend, a professor of history from Mexico. Is Mexico far from Italy? asked the
young lady. The professor smiled and said it was in the New World. In the New World?
repeated the lady who was surprised to hear that. Yes, smiled the professor again. He
had a good sense of humour, so he said: Mexico is in the New World which was discovered by Christopher Columbus.
When the young lady heard this she ran to the dancing hall and shouted as loud as she
could: Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the latest news? A new world has just been
discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus!
6. Read the text An Ill Turn and say what Miss Marthas mistake was. Then do the
task after the text.
AN ILL TURN
Miss Martha Marple was 40 years old but she was not married. She had a shop where
she sold bread both fresh and stale. Stale bread was cheaper than fresh bread. One man
came to Miss Marthas shop two or three times a week. The man was not young but he
was very pleasant. He wore cheap clothes but they always looked nice on him. The man
was not healthy. He coughed, his eyes were red. Miss Marple wanted him to recover but
she understood that it was difficult for him to go and see the doctor. Doctors and medicine
were expensive but the man Miss Martha decided was poor. He always bought stale bread
and never fresh.
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Miss Martha liked the man very much. She wanted to help him but didnt know
how.
Once she had an idea. She put some butter in the stale bread. When the old man
came to her and asked for his usual stale bread she gave him the stale bread with
butter.
The next day the poor man came to the shop. He was very angry. He said he was an
architect. I used stale bread to take away pencil lines. Last night I finished a plan for a
new office and began to take away the pencil lines. But your butter! ... Now I cant show
my plan to anybody! he said.
Now choose the right sentence.
1. a. Miss Martha was 30 years old.
b. Miss Martha was 40 years old.
2. a. Miss Martha had a husband.
b. Miss Martha was not married.
3. a. Miss Martha sold vegetables.
b. Miss Martha sold bread.
4. a. Miss Martha sold only fresh bread.
b. Miss Martha sold fresh and stale bread.
5. a. Miss Martha thought that the man was poor.
b. Miss Martha thought that the man was rich.
6. a. Miss Martha helped the man.
b. Miss Martha didnt help the man.
7. Read the text and say why the boys thought that the old gentleman had won the cat.
YOUVE WON!
An old gentleman was very unhappy about young boys who lived near him. They
were always noisy, played the guitar loudly and sang strange songs. The old gentleman
thought they had very bad manners and didnt know the difference between right and
wrong.
One day he was taking a walk in the park near his home when he saw some young
boys standing around a small cat. The old man went up to the boys and asked them what
was happening. One of the boys said to him: We are having a competition. Were telling
lies and the one who tells the biggest one will keep this cat.
The old gentleman thought that was a good opportunity to teach the boys good
manners and to give them a useful lesson. So, he said to them:Ive never told a lie in
my life! When the boys heard these words they shouted: Youve won! You can take
the cat!
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8. Read the text and say what you think about Tom.
AN EXCELLENT STUDENT
A teacher was asking Tom a lot of questions. But his knowledge was very poor and
he couldnt answer any of them. The teacher asked him questions on geography and history of Great Britain and the USA. She wanted to know what parts the United Kingdom
consisted of, what were the emblems of England, Scotland and Wales. Tom did not know.
He looked very unhappy. The teacher then decided to ask him some very easy questions.
Please tell me, when was the Great Fire of London? Tom shook his head. He didnt
know the answer. Who was the first President of the United States? continued the teacher. She thought it was the easiest question possible. But Tom couldnt answer it either. He
thought for a long time, but didnt say anything. The teacher got very angry and shouted,
George Washington! The student got up and began to walk to his seat. Come back!
the teacher said. I didnt tell you to go. Oh, Im sorry, the student said. I thought you
called the next student.
9. Read the text and say why a short answer is called a laconic answer.
A LACONIC ANSWER
The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. The
people who lived there were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it
from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow
the laws of their country and never spoke long. The shorter the better, was their rule.
Never use more words than you need, was another rule. And nowadays as you probably
know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually
gave such short answers.
In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He
was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become king of all
Greece. So, he collected a great army and soon he became master of all Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the brave Lacons.
The letter said: If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your
great city.
A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one
word in it. The word was very short, and that was If.
Now answer the following questions:
1) Where was Laconia situated?
2) What were the rules of the people who lived in Laconia?
3) What kind of life did the Lacons have?
4) Who ruled Macedonia?
5) Where was Macedonia situated?
6) What did King Philip want?
7) What did he write to the Lacons in his letter?
8) What answer did he get?
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10. Read the text and say what you think of the shop assistant.
MRS GREEN OR MRS BROWN?
When Mrs. Green was 62 she went to live in a small village out in the country. There
was only a little shop in the village where she bought bread and some dairy products, but
once a week she began to go into the nearest town to do the shopping there. She never
went to the bakers or to the grocers or to the fishmongers. She usually went to a big
supermarket where she could buy all the things she wanted. She went there to buy meat
(pork or beef), vegetables and fruit regularly every Saturday.
After she had visited the store several times, the shop assistant began to smile and say:
Good morning, Mrs. Brown, whenever she came to pay for the things she had bought.
At first Mrs. Green didnt think much about this, but after a few weeks, she said to the
shop assistant one Saturday: Excuse me, but my last name is Green, not Brown. The
shop assistant smiled and said she was sorry.
But the following week, when Mrs. Green came to pay for her buyings, the shop assistant said to her: Do you know, Mrs. Brown, there is another lady who comes to our
store every Saturday who looks just like you.
11. Read the text and do the post text activities.
THE KING AND THE BOATMAN
Once there lived a king. One day he fell ill. The best doctors came to the palace from
every part of the country, but they could not help the king. He became worse every day.
One day an old man came to the palace and said to the king:
I can help you. But when you are well again, you must give me much gold: as much
as the biggest elephant weighs.
The king agreed. In three days he was well. Then the time came to pay the old man.
But nobody knew how to weigh the elephant and the gold. The king called clever men
from all parts of the country to his palace. They thought and thought for three days and
three nights but could think of nothing.
On the fourth day a poor man came to the court-yard of the palace and asked the soldiers to tell the king that he could help him. The soldiers struck the man and told him to
go away. They shouted:
You fool! How can you help the king when the clever men can think of nothing?
The king heard the noise and asked:
What is happening? Why are my soldiers shouting so?
One of the kings men answered:
Oh, great king! A poor and dirty man has come into the court-yard. He says he can
help you. The soldiers do not want to let him in.
The king told his men to bring the poor man back. When he came, the king said:
Who are you and how can you help me?
I am a boatman, the man answered. In my boat I carry people across the river. I can
easily weigh the elephant and the gold too.
The king was surprised.
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king looked at the dolls for a long time. He thought and thought but he could think of no
answer.
Now there was a young man in that country. He was very poor and worked for a rich
man. But he was clever and everybody knew this. When he heard about the Old Birds
dolls, he told the kings men that he could help the king. The king told his men to
bring the young man to the palace. The young man came, looked at the dolls and saw
that each of them had a small hole in its ear. Then he took a straw and pushed it into
the ear of one doll. The end of the straw showed out of the dolls mouth. The young
man took the second doll and pushed the straw into its ear. The end of the straw showed
out of the other ear. When the young man pushed the straw into the ear of the
third doll, the end of the straw did not show out at all. The young man thought a little
about this and then said:
Listen, Oh, king, these dolls are very much like people. The first doll is like a man
who tells others everything that you tell him. Such a man is a bad friend. The second doll
is like a man who soon forgets what you tell him. Such a man is also a bad friend. But the
third doll is like a man who forgets nothing and does not tell others what he must not tell.
Such a man is a good friend. So the third doll is worth the most.
The king was very happy to hear this clever answer. He sent it together with the dolls
to the Old Bird and told his men to give money to the clever young man.
A. Say to what type of human character (the right column) corresponds the description of
the doll in the left column.
The end of the straw showed
A man who tells others everything you tell him.
out of the other ear.
The end of the straw did
A man who forgets nothing and doesnt tell not
show
others what he must not tell.
The end of the straw showed
A man who soon forgets what you tell him.
out of the dolls mouth.
B. Now say:
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14. Read the text and say which is better in your oppinion.
WHICH IS BETTER?
Many years ago an elephant and a monkey had a quarrel. The elephant was proud
because he was so strong.
Look how big and strong I am, he said. I can pull a tree down. Can you?
Now the monkey was proud because he was so quick.
Look how quickly I can run and climb, he said. Can you climb a tree?
At last they decided to go and speak to the Old Bird.
We cannot agree, they told the Bird, tell us what you think about it. Which is better to be strong or to be quick?
The Old Bird said to them:
Do as I tell you and then Ill learn which is better. Do you see that great tree across
the river? Go and get the fruit from it and bring it to me.
So they went to the river, but the monkey was afraid of the water.
Get on my back, said the elephant proudly. I will carry you. I am big and strong
and I am not afraid to swim across the river.
There on the bank stood the tree. It was so high that the fruit was far above them. The
elephant tried to pull the tree down, but it was too strong.
Wait a minute, said the monkey proudly. I can climb.
He ran quickly up the tree and threw the rich fruit to the ground.
The elephant put it in his great mouth. Then they crossed the river again and gave the
fruit to the Old Bird.
Now, they said, which is better to be strong or to be quick?
Can anybody tell which is better? asked the Old Bird. The elephant couldnt get
the fruit alone. The monkey could not get the fruit alone. But you could get it together.
One of you crossed the river, the other climbed up the tree.
15. Read the text and do the post text activities.
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caught a man, he carried him to his home in the mountains and ate him there. So, he was
also called the Man-Eater.
One night Grendel came to Hrothgars castle to see what the king and his men did
there. The door was open and he saw generals and soldiers sleeping in the biggest room.
The monster carried away thirty of the men to his home in the mountains and ate them.
In the morning the king saw that not all his soldiers were in the castle. Grendel has
been here, he thought.
When his men learned about it, many of them were afraid.
We must catch and fight Grendel, said the king. So, when Grendel came again one
night, there was a very long fight. But the hair of Grendels big body was so long that the
soldiers could not use their swords against him. And so he killed some of the men and
again ran away with them to the mountains and ate them.
Hrothgar could do nothing. The monster now came not only to the kings palace but to
the houses of the people and killed them. Twelve long years passed, and the people in the
land were very unhappy. Hrothgar wanted to give Grendel gold to end the war between
them. But the monster did not take the gold.
There were no dinners at the kings castle now. People were afraid to walk near the mountains: Grendel watched for them and caught and killed many of them. Hrothgar had many
strong and brave men but they did not know what to do. Grendel continued to kill and kill.
People of other countries heard about Grendel. Beowulf, a great hero, who lived in
Denmark, also heard about the monster. He told his men to build a good ship because he
wanted to go to King Hrothgar and help him and his people. When the ship was ready,
Beowulf took fourteen of his bravest soldiers with him. In two days they saw the mountains of Hrothgars land.
When Beowulf and his men came to the castle, old Hrothgar sat alone in the big room.
He was very unhappy. His men brought the guests to him.
Here are men who have come from over the sea. they said. It seems they are
friends. This general they call him Beowulf is a very strong man.
I knew Beowulf when he was a child, said Hrothgar. His good old father was a
brave soldier. We are very happy to see you, our dear guests.
Hrothgar, Beowulf answered, I am happy to see you too. Stories about Grendel have
come to me. The bravest and the most clever of my people asked me to come to you because
they know that I am strong. And now I am ready, alone, to fight Grendel. I have learned that
this monster fights without a sword. So, Ill fight with him without a sword too.
Grendel has killed many of my best soldiers, the king said. We are very unhappy
about it. I know you will kill the monster. Stay here in my castle for the night. Be brave
and watch for Grendel.
With these words King Hrothgar walked away.
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Beowulf and his men were alone. Beowulf lay down in the big room and waited for
Grendel. He did not sleep.
Then Grendel came from his mountains. He could easily see the castle, bright with
light. He walked up to the door and opened it. A terrible light like fire came from his
eyes. In the big room of the castle he saw a group of sleeping soldiers and laughed aloud.
Beowulf watched him.
The monster killed a sleeping soldier who lay near the door. He walked nearer to the
table and saw Beowulf. Suddenly Beowulf caught one arm of the monster with his hands.
Grendel felt that this man was as strong as many men. He was afraid now. He wanted to
run away, but he could not free himself from Beowulfs strong hands. When Grendel and
Beowulf began to fight, the castle seemed to jump up in the air and come down again.
Beowulfs men struck Grendel from every side with their swords but it was all nothing
to the great monster. Grendel fought and fought but he could not free himself from Beo
wulfs hands. At last Beowulf tore the arm out of Grendels body. Grendel cried aloud and
ran away to his home in the mountains.
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In the morning Beowulf together with Hrothgar and his men rode into the mountains
where the monster lived. They rode and rode and at last came to the monsters big castle.
Beowulf went into the castle alone. In one of the rooms he saw a big sword on the
wall. He understood that it was a magic sword. He quickly took it down and with that
sword he killed the terrible monster. He cut off his head and brought it to his friends.
The soldiers shouted with joy when they saw the great hero come out of the castle. He carried the monsters head by the hair. After a short rest they all rode back to Hrothgars castle.
The next day everybody came to the biggest room in Hrothgars castle to celebrate the
monsters death. Beowulf put up the head and the arm of Grendel on the wall of the big
room. As the guests sat down at the table Hrothgar said:
Grendel has made the life of our people very unhappy. Now you, Beowulf, the best
of men, have done what we could not do. You have become my son now. We shall remember you always.
Beowulf was very happy to hear such words. At supper he sat near Hrothgar between
the two sons of the king. Hrothgar gave many rich presents to Beowulf and his men: beautiful horses, gold and silver. There was much music and singing far into the night. There
was peace in the land for the first time in many years. Nobody was afraid and everybody
slept well that night.
In two days Beowulf was ready to go back to his home country with his men. There
he became a king when his father died.
Arrange the following facts in the order they come in the story.
____ Beowulf became a king.
____ There was peace in the land for the first time in many years.
____ Beowulf heard about Grendel.
____ Grendel and Beowulf began to fight.
____ Hrothgar gave rich presents to Beowulf and his men.
____ Beowulfs men built a ship and sailed to Hrothgars land.
____ Grendel came to the castle and killed a sleeping soldier near the door.
____ Beowulf saw a magic sword on the wall.
____ Grendel often came and killed many people.
____ Beowulf caught one arm of the monster with his hands.
____ Beowulf told Hrothgar that he wanted to fight the monster.
____ Beowulf tore the arm out of Grendels body.
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Are there differences in the appearance of old and young men? What are
they?
Is there something the young can teach the old?
Do you consider your family to be a friendly (united) one? Why?
What are the qualities of your best friend?
Who is your best friend?
Do you tell your best friend everything?
Comment on: Tell me who your friend is and I will tell you who you are.
What is your favourite colour?
Are there colours you dont like?
Do you like to change your hair style (colour)? Why?
What hygienic rules do you respect?
If you had 5000 $, what changes would you do in your room (house, flat,
school)?
Is it important to get good marks (grades) in school? Why?
Do teachers (doctors, drivers, journalists, presidents, policemen, scientists)
have an easy job? Why or why not?
Should children help their parents with household chores?
Name the chores you do everyday in your apartment (house).
Do you like to wash dishes?
What is a good-sized family to have? Why?
Do you write letters? Whom to? How often?
What do you need more: a new friend, a computer or a cell phone? Explain
your choice.
Where would you go if you had a vacation now? Why?
How much do people depend on money nowadays?
Conversational topics for the 8th forms
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Contents:
Foreword .......................................................................................................... 3
Chapter I.
Chapter II. Supplementary texts for gymnasium level pupils ............. 152
Chapter III. Conversational topics for the 5 th-9th forms .................... 165
Bibliography ................................................................................................. 170
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