GRAMMAR EXERCISES 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 2. Answer the questions about you Whats your Surname? Whats your first name?

Where are you from? Whats your job? Whats your address? Whats your phone number? How old are you Are you married? Use the personal pronouns instead of the words in bold Example The boy is in the garden. He is in the garden. Kate is twenty-two. This woman is a secretary. This man is a manager. The room is large and clean. The book is interesting. Our parents are not at home. John and I are good friends. These tests are very difficult. His job is well-paid Her uncle is an artist. Nina is from Italy My brother and I are not students. The pencil is on the table. Put the correct object pronoun into each gap.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 3.

1. My sister has a new car, but she doesnt like 2. He has two sons. He plays football with in his free time. 3. Thats my dictionary. Can I have back, please? 4. Bens new teacher is Mr. Banks. Ben likes a lot 5. Jane and I are good students, so our teacher likes 6. Our teacher gives a lot of homework. 7. Kate likes Joanna, but Maria doesnt like at all 8. She buys a newspaper every day and reads on the train. 9. Look! This is a photo of .. with my family. 10. Sally lives near Peter and Mary. She goes to work with every day in their car.

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Put the following nouns in the plural.

Place, library, language, dress, fly, watch, clock, country, eye, bus, party, company, leaf, fox, life, half, day, play, city, month, hero, man, woman, foot, child, mouth, tooth. 5. Put the nouns in bold in the plural. Make all the necessary changes. Example Where is the brush? Where are the brushes? Put the box on the shelf. I have hurt my foot. This is an English dictionary. Where is the knife? This story is very long The speech was very interesting.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7.

Put the correct possessive pronoun into each gap He is a student. name is Henry Brown. I am a teacher and brother is a doctor. Nick and Andrew are twenty friends are twenty-one. This girl is from Britain and boy-friend from Germany. You are a teacher. Is husband a teacher too? This is our cat. It is white. name is Snowflake. My sister and I are students. is an engineer and father is an interpreter. Say the following phrases using the possessive case.

Example The poems of Lermontov Lermontovs poems. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 8. The clothes of the boys. The plays of Shakespeare. The voice of sister. The pages of the book. The watch of my friend Peter. The birthday of my daughter Helen. The parents of the boys. The offer of the seller. Say the following numbers in English

3 13 30 4 14 40 15 86 12 73 100 126 269 705 1,000 4,568 6,003 65,974 674,930 1,209,465
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Translate into English. 1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . 7. . 8. . 9. . 10. . 11. .

10. Say the following dates in English. 12 1947. 24 1970. 29 1900. 31 2000. 15 1967. 6 1905. 30 1999. 11 2004.

11. Correct the sentences. Example Chile is in Europe.- Chile isnt in Europe. Its in South America. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The US President is English. The sun is cold. The day after Saturday is Monday Milk is green. Youre English. Were in a Russian class. Rolls-Royce cars are cheap.

12. Write true answers Example Are you English? - No, Im not. Are you a student? Yes, I am. 1. Is your teacher married? 2. Is it Friday today? 3. Is English difficult? 4. Are you hot? 5. Are you at school? 6. Are your parents at home? 13. Put the verb to be into the Present Simple. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I a pupil. My father not a teacher, he a scientist. your aunt a doctor? Yes, she . they at home? No, they not at home, they at home. My brother a worker. He at work.
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you an engineer? Yes, I . your sister a typist? No, she not a typist, she a student. your brother at school? Yes, he .

14. Put the following sentences in the negative and in the question form. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. There is a bookshop in this street. There are some pictures on the wall. There is somebody in the corridor. There are some people in the room. There is a meeting at the club today. There are some interesting articles on economics in the magazine. There is a library on the second floor. There are eight students in our group. There are lot of mistakes in your dictation.

15. Put do/does or have/has into the gaps. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. you got the time, please?- Yes, its nearly four clock. he have any children? Yes, one daughter. How many brothers and sisters you got? Two brothers. they have an old house?- Yes, much older than mine. she got a big flat?- Yes, much bigger than ours. you live near here? Yes, I . your mother work in the bank? Yes, she .

16. Rewrite the sentences using short forms. Example I am happy. I have got a new car. Im happy. Ive got a new car. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. They have got a big classroom. He has got a bike, but he has not got a car. We do not have much money. We are poor. She has got a big house. She is rich. He does not have an English dictionary.

17. Put does, is or has into the gaps. A: My sister very clever. B: What she do? A: She a teacher in primary school. B: Where she live? A: She a lovely house in the country. B: she married? A: Yes. Her husbands name Ray.
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B: she have any children? A: Yes. A girl called Mary. She eight years old. She a lot of friends. 18.Put the verbs into the Present Simple. 1. My sister (to get) up at eight oclock. 2. She (to be) a school-girl. She (to go) to school in the afternoon. 3. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercise every day. 4. For breakfast she (to have) four eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. 5. After breakfast she (to go) to school. 6. It (to take) him two hours to do his homework. 7. She (to speak) French well. 8. My working day (to begin) at seven oclock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. My father and I (to leave) home at eight oclock. He (to take) bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine oclock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living-room. We (to watch) TV and (to talk).

19. Put the words in the correct order to make questions in the Present Continuous .Example You what are doing - What are you doing? 1. cooking are you what 2. tonight out you going are 3. playing we time tennis what are 4. crying daughter why is your 5. dinner are Ken and Ellen for coming when 20. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1. I (to read) books in the evening. 2. I (not to read) books in the morning. 3. I (to write) an exercise now. 4. \ (no to write) a letter now. 5. They (to play) in the yard now. 6. They (not to play) in the street now. 7. They (to play) in the room now? 8. He (to help) his mother every day. 9. He (to help) his mother every day? 10.He (not to help) his mother every day. 11.You (to go) to school on Sunday?
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12.My friend (not to like) to play football. 13.I (not to read) now. 14.He (to sleep) now? 15.We (not to go) to the country in winter. 16.My sister (to eat) sweets every day. 17.She (not to eat) sweets now. 18.They (to do) their homework in the afternoon. 19.They (not to go) for a walk in the evening. 20.My father (not to work) on Sunday. 21.He (to work) every day. 21. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, 1. We usually (to go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we (to go) to Florida. 2. Why you (to buy) so much food? - Because we (to have) a party tonight. 3. My father (to live) in a house near the sea because he (to like) sailing. 4. You (to watch) the television? Can I turn it off? 5. How often you (to go) swimming?- About once a week. 6. What newspaper you usually (to read)? - The Times. 7. The telephone (to ring)! - OK. Ill answer it. Hello? No, Sally isnt here at the moment. She (to play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Buy! 22. Read the sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past. Example Tom usually gets up at 7.30. - Yesterday he got up at 7.30 1. Tom usually wakes up early. 2. Tom usually walks to work. 3. Tom is usually late for work. 4. Tom usually has a sandwich for lunch. 5. Tom usually goes out in the evening. 6. Tom usually sleeps very well. 23. Put one of this verbs in each sentence. Hurt, teach, spend, sell, throw, fall, catch, buy, cost 1. I was hungry, so I ... something to eat in the shop. 2. Toms father ... him how to drive when he was 17. 3. Don ... down the stairs this morning and ... his leg. 4. We needed some money so we ... our car. 5. Ann ... a lot of money yesterday. She ... a dress which ... $90. 6. Jim the ball to Sue who it.
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24. Make the positive verbs negative and the negative verbs positive. Example She drove to work. She didnt drive to work. 1 didnt know the answer. I knew the answer. 1. My aunt gave me a birthday present. 2. It didnt rain until five oclock. 3. I didnt drink the coffee, but I ate the cake. 4. She didnt bring a bottle of wine. 5. She wasnt tired, so she didnt go to bed. 6. He forgot his passport and he lost his ticket. 7. It didnt cost a lot of money. 8. I didnt have a lot of time, so I didnt do the shopping. 25. Put the verbs into the Present or Past Simple. 1. I (to go) to bed at 10 oclock every day. 2. I (to go) to bed at 10 oclock yesterday. 3. My brother (to wash) his face every morning. 4. Yesterday he (to wash) his face at a quarter past seven. 5. I (not to have ) history lessons every day. 6. We (not to rest) yesterday. 7. My brother (not to drink) coffee yesterday. 8. My mother always (to take) a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she (to walk) to her office. 9. You (to talk) to the members of your family every day? - Yes, 1 ... . but yesterday I (not to talk) to them: I (to be) very busy yesterday. 10. You (to come) home at 6 oclock yesterday? - No, I ... . Yesterday I (to come) home from school at half past 8. I (to be) very tired. I (to have) dinner with my family. After dinner I (to be) very thirsty. I (to drink) two cups of tea. Then I (to rest). 11.Your sister (to go) to school every day? - Yes, she ... 26. Use the words to make sentences in the Past Continuous. 1. Ann / write / a letter in her room 2. George / get / ready to go out 3. Carol and Denise / have / dinner 4. Tom / make / a phone call

27. Complete the sentences with I'll + a suitable verb. Example Im too tired to walk home. I think Ill get a taxi. 1. I feel a bit hungry. I think ... something to eat. 2. Its too late to telephone Tom now. ... him in the morning. 3. Its a bit cold in this room. Is it? ... on the heating then. 4. We havent got any cigarettes. Oh, havent we? ... and get some. 5. Did you write that letter to Jack? Oh, I forgot. Thanks for reminding me. ... it this evening. 6. Would you like tea or coffee? ... coffee, please. 28. Respond to each statement with a question using to be going to. Use the words in brackets. Example I'm very hungry. (What/ you / eat?) - What are you going to eat? 1. Were going to the cinema. (What / you / see?) 2. Lens coming for dinner tonight. (What / you / cook? ) 3. Kathys going to university m September. (What / she / study?) 4. Jack and Jill got engaged last week. (When / they / get married?) 5. Sues not going by tram, (she / fly?) 6. Its my birthday next week, (you/have a party?) 7. Its very cloudy, (it / rain?) 29.Make sentences in the Future Continuous. Example Im going to watch television from 9 until 10 oclock this morning. So at 4 o clock tomorrow Ill be watching television. 1. Tomorrow afternoon Im going to play tennis from 3 oclock until 4.30. 2. Jim is going to study from 7 oclock until 10 oclock this evening. 3. We are going to clean the flat tomorrow. It will take us from 9 until 11 oclock. 30.Ask questions using the Future Continuous. Example You want to borrow your friends bicycle this evening. (you / use / your bicycle this evening?) Will you be using your bicycle this evening? 1. You want your friend to give Tom a message this afternoon, (you / see / Tom / this
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/ afternoon?) 2. You want to use your friend typewriter tomorrow evening, (you / use / your typewriter tomorrow evening?) 3. Your friend is going shopping. You want him/her to buy some stamps for you at the post-office, (you / pass / the post office when youre in town?) 31. Choose the correct preposition of place. 1. 1 work (at, on, in) a factory. 2. The bank is (above, across, in front of) the street. 3. He jumped (around, beyond, over) the fence. 4. The director is (at, on, in) the office. 5. There is a telephone (behind, near, in front of) him. 6. There is a nice picture (on, in, over) the wall. 7. I usually do my shopping (at, on, in) the center of the city. 8. The letter is (at, in) the table. 9. He works (at, on, in) the garden every day. 10.Football is played all (at, in, over) the world. 32. Put the correct preposition of place into each gap. 1. She is ... the bus stop. 2. Stop the car. There is somebody ... the road. 3. I saw him ... the disco ... San Francisco. 4. Where is Jane? - She is ... the tennis court. 5. Can I send the fax ... Greece, please? 6. The office ... the first floor. 7. There are many people ... the park today. 8. She went... her room and sat down ... the sofa. 9. You will find the news ... the bottom of the newspaper page. 33. Put the correct preposition of time into each gap. 1. ... 5 oclock tomorrow everything will be ready. 2. I have an English lesson ... Monday. 3. We met our teacher ... September. 4. She didnt answer ... several minutes. 5. We will go to Pans ... two days. 6. I saw her ... New Years Day. 7. They are going to return late ... night. 8. We live ... the twenty-first century. 9. She starts work ... half past eight. 10.Well finish our work ... two hours.
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11.We like to ski ... winter. 12.The conference began ... October, 15. 13.Im going on holiday ... the end of July. 14.He lived in Canada ... 1989... 1999. 15.The banks close ... 7 oclock ... the evening. !6. He became famous only ... his death.

34. Put the correct preposition into each gap. 1. We always go ... London ... train. 2. The train arrives ... Rome ... 4p.m. 3. Mr. Butt arrives ... school... 8.15 a.m. 4. I want to stay ... home this evening. Whats on TV? 5. He likes playing football... his sons ... weekends. 6. They live ... a village ... the sea. 35. Put some, any or no into the gaps. 1. There are ... schools in this street. 2. Are there ... pictures in your book? 3. There are ... flowers here in winter. 4. I can see ... children in the yard. 5. Are there ... new buildings in your street? 6. There are ... people in the park because it is cold. 7. I saw .,. boys in the garden, but Mike was not among them. 8. They brought ... good books from the library. 9. Give me ... tea, please I am thirsty. 10.Dinner was not yet ready, so she gave the children ... bread and butter because they were hungry. 11.Do you want... milk in your coffee? _ 12.Have you got... time to spare? Id like to ask you ... questions. 13.Is there ... cheese on the plate? 14.There is ... ham on the plate. 15.There is ... tea in the cup: the cup is empty. 36. Put some or any into the gaps. 1. I dont have ... money in my pocket, but I have ... money in the bank. 2. Are there ... letters for me this morning? 3. I never have ... breakfast. Im not hungry in the morning. 4. You have ... lovely pictures in your house.
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5. Are you Canadian? I have ... good friends in Canada. 6. Dont buy ... bread at the shops. Theres a lot in the kitchen. 7. Do you have ... brothers or sisters? 8. There arent... shops in my village, just a Post Office and a pub. 9. I want ... cheese. Is there ... in the fridge? 10.... people like flying, but other people dont. 11.There was ... rain during the night. 37. Put somebody, anybody, something or anything into the gaps. 1. I saw ... at the window. 2. Is there ... new? 3. There is ... in the next room who wants to speak to you. 4. We didnt tell ... about it. 5. Give me ... to eat. 1 am hungry. 6. Was there ... absent? 7. Where can I get... to drink? 8. When can I find ... here who can give me some information on this question? 9. Let me know if... happens.

38. Put the verb into the Present Perfect. 1. Charles (to go) to Brazil. 2. Jack and Jill (to decide) to get married. 3. Phil (to find) a new job. 4. Susan (to have) a baby. 5. Monica (to give up) smoking. 6. George (to pass) his driving-test. 7. You ever (to be) to South America? 8. You (to read) any English books? 9. You (to live) in this town all your life? 10.How many times you (to be) in love? 11.Whats the most beautiful country you ever (to visit)? 12.You ever (to speak) to a famous person? 39. Rewrite the sentences with yet. Example Sarah and Tom are going to have lunch. - They havent had it yet. 1. Marys going to wash her hair. 2. Mr. And Mrs. Gibbs are going to see Buckingham Palace. 3. Johns going to have a shower.
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4. Bill and I are going to move house next week. 5. My aunt is going to give me a birthday present. 40. Use the words to write questions with yet, then write answers with just Example You /tidy your room? - Have you tidied your room yet? - Yes, Ive just tidied it. 1. Ann / speak to the bank manager? 2. Mark/make a cup of tea? 3. Do / your homework? 4. Mr. Jones / read the report? 5. You / call a taxi? 41. Write sentences with already. Example Dont forget to post that letter. - Ive already posted it. 1. Dont forget to phone Tom. 2. Why dont you read the paper. 3. Shall I pay the waiter? 42. Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense, Present Perfect or Past Simple. 1. Barbara Lively (to write) a lot of books. She (to write) her first fifteen years ago. 2. You ever (to try) Indian food? 3. I never (to be) to Russia. When you (to go) there? 4. 1 (to live) in London for eight years, and I dont want to move. 5. He (to live) in Oxford for two years, and then in 1989 he (to move) in London. 6. We (to meet) Paul and Maureen three years ago. How long you (to know) them? 7. I (to lose) my key. I cant find it anywhere. 8. Jill (to buy) a new cat two weeks ago. 9. His hair is very short. He (to have) a haircut. 10.Last night I (to arrive) home at half past ten. I (to have) a bath and then 1 (to go) to bed. 11.You (to visit) many museums when you were in Paris? 12.My bicycle isnt there anymore. Somebody (to take) it. 13.When you (to give up) smoking? 14.I (not to eat) anything yesterday because I (not to feel) hungry. 15.Why Jim (not to want) to play tennis last Friday? 16.The car looks very clean. You (to wash) it?
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43. Make questions with the verb in brackets. Then answer the questions about you. 1. How long you (to live) in your town? 2. You ever (to drink) champagne? 3. How many foreign countries you (to visit)? 4. Where you (to go) on holiday last year? 5. What you (to do) there? 6. How long you (to know) your best friend? 44. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Perfect. 1. When I (to come) home, mother already (to cook) dinner. 2. When father (to return) from work, we already (to do) our homework. 3. When the teacher (to enter) the classroom, the students already (to open) their books. 4. Kate (to give) me the book which she (to buy) the day before. 5. Nick (to show) the teacher the picture which he (to draw). 6. The boy (to give) the goats the grass which he (to bring) from the field. 7. Mother (to see) that Nick (not to wash) his hands. 8. The teacher (to understand) that Lena (not to do) her homework. 9. I (to know) that my friend (not yet to come). 10.Tom (to return) from the cinema at 5 oclock. 11.Tom (to return) from the cinema by 5 oclock. 12.I (to finish) my homework at 7 oclock. 13.I (to finish) my homework by 7 oclock. 14.He (to think) that he (to lose) the money. 15.Ann (to tell) me that she (to see) an interesting film. 16.When 1 (to wake) up yesterday, father already (to go) to work. 17.Nick (to think) that his father (not yet to come) home. 18.Mary (to tell) us that she (to cook) a good dinner. 19.Yesterday I (to find) the book which I (to lose) in summer. 20.When we (to come) to the station, the train already (to leave). 45. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect or Past Perfect. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. I (to see) this film this week. When Peter and 1 came to the theatre the play already (to start). Kate did not know what to do when 1 (to waste) all the money. Nick was sorry to hear that he (not to pass) the exam. The engineers just (to discuss) this problem. I (to meet)many people since I came here in June. My parents(to come)already by the time I got home. When we got home the children already(to fall)asleep. I never (to see) any of Picassos painting before I visited the art museum.
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46. Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple, Present Perfect, Past Continuous or Past Perfect. 1. I just(to see) Jack.. 2. She (to wash) the dishes from 5 till 6. 3. Look! She(to draw)a very nice picture. 4. At this time yesterday I (to talk)to my friend. 5. The TV program (to begin) before I (to come) home. 6. I (not to eat) ice-cream since summer. 7. I understood that she (not to read) my letter. 8. She (to do) the rooms when I (to come) home. 9. Its all right: she (to find) the way out of the situation. 10.He (to come) home late yesterday. 11.She is very glad: she (to finish) her composition at last. 12.He (to translate) the whole text by 11 oclock. 13.I never (to be) to Rome. 14.Last year we (to work) very much. 15.When I (to have) breakfast, I went to school. 16.I (not to see) you for ages! Im very glad to see you. 17.When you (to see) the Swan Lake ? 18.My sister already (to graduate) from the institute. 19.He repaired the toy which his brother (to break) the day before. 20.I (to see) an interesting TV program this week. 21.You ever (to be) to Trafalgar Square? 22.They (to cook) the whole day yesterday. 47. Put the verb in brackets into the Future Simple, Future Continuous or Future Perfect. 1. I (to do) my homework tomorrow. 2. I (to do) my home work at six oclock tomorrow. 3. I (to do) my homework by six oclock tomorrow. 4. When I come home tomorrow, my family (to have) supper. 5. When I come to my place tomorrow, I (to read) your book. 6. Dont come to place tomorrow. I (to write) the composition the whole evening. 7. I (not to go) to the cinema tomorrow. I (to watch) TV the whole evening. 8. What you (to do) tomorrow? 9. What you (to do) at eight oclock tomorrow? 10.You (to play) volley-ball tomorrow? 11.You (to do) this work by next Sunday? 12.When you (to go) to see your friend next time? 13.How many pages you (to read) by five oclock tomorrow? 14.Tomorrow I (to begin) doing my homework as soon as I come from school.

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48. Put a form of going to or will into each gap. 1. Someone told me youve got a place at university. - Thats right. I (to study) maths at St. Andrews, in Scotland. 2. My car isnt working. - Ask Joe to look at it. He (to help) you. 3. Why have you got so much food? - Because I (to cook) a meal for ten people. 4. I passed my driving test! - Thats great! 1 (to buy) some champagne to celebrate! 5. Why have you got your old clothes on? - Because I (to cut) the grass. 6. Ive got a terrible headache. - Have you? Wait there and I (to get) an aspirin for you. 7. Why are you filling the bucket with water? -1 (to wash) the car. 8. Ive decided to repaint the room. - Oh, have you? What color you (to paint) it? 9. Look! Theres smoke coming out of that house. Its on fire. - Good heavens! I (to call) the fire-brigade immediately. 10.Where are you going? Are you going shopping? - Yes, I (to buy) something for dinner. 11.I cant work out how to use this camera. - Its quite easy. I (to show) you. 12.What would you like to drink - tea or coffee? -1 (to have) tea, please. 13. Did you post that letter for me? - Oh, Im sorry. I completely forgot. I (to do) it now. 49. Put must, may, can, need, to have to, to be able to into the gaps. 1. You ... not come to help them tomorrow: the work is done. 2. You ... not change the whole text as the beginning is all right. You ... only rewrite the second part of it. 3. ... you help me now? - Im afraid not: I am in a great hurry. I shall be free in the evening. Come to my place at about eight, and I... help you. 4. John ... not tell us the rules of the game: we know them. 5. ... I return the book to you on Friday? I am afraid I ... not finish it before. -No, that is too late. You ... bring it to me not later than Wednesday. 6. It is already six oclock. We ... hurry if we dont want to be late. 7. ... you translate this text into English? -1 think I... . 8. They spent all the morning on the river bank. Only Ann ... return home as she ... not stay in the sun for such a long time. 50. Put must, can, need into the gaps. 1. If you want to improve your English, you ... work very hard. 2. ... 1 take this book? - Certainly, but you ... not give it to anybody. 3. Mother,... I go to the country tomorrow? - No, you ... not. The doctor says you ... stay at home for a day or two. 4. There is something wrong with your television-set. You ... call a repairman.- Oh, we ... not do it! My brother ... fix it himself. 5. ... we bring these text-books every day? - No, you ... not: you ... take them from the library. 6. ... you go to the country with us? - No, I am afraid I ... not: I ... go to the library.
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51. Put have to, don't have to, or should into each gap. When you go to America: 1. you ... get a visa. 2. you ... apply for a visa at least one month before you go. 3. you ... book a hotel room before you go, because there are usually a lot of vacancies. 4. you ... get a work permit if you want to work there. 5. you ... visit San Francisco, because many people think it is the most beautiful city in America. 6. you ... change your money before you go, because there are a lot of 24-hour banks. 7. you ... hire a car, because its the easiest way to travel, and petrol is cheap. 52. Put have to or be to into the gaps. 1. She ... send a telegram because it was too late to send a letter. 2. They decided that she ... send them a telegram every tenth day. 3. You ... learn all the new words for the next lesson. 4. Do you know this man? He ... be our new teacher of history. 5. Who ... go to the library to get the new books? - I was, but I couldnt because I ... finish some work at the laboratory. 6. It is raining. You ... put on your raincoat. 7. the patient... stay in bed for a few days, ordered the doctor. 8. The child had stomach trouble and ... take castor oil. 9. I told her she ... open the window for a while every day. 10. The agreement was that if Johnny White could not repay the money he had borrowed, then Luke Flint... have the right to sell the land. 53. Translate into Russian. Trade talks. Coal supply situation. Food sales. Long-term credits. Sugar price. Consumer goods. World cotton stock. Exchange rate. Power station equipment. Profit and loss account.

54. Complete these sentences. Use the comparative of the words in brackets. 1. This jacket is too small. I need a (large) size. 2. You look (thin). Have you lost weight? 3. Hes not so keen on his studies. Hes (interested) in having a good time. 4. Youll find your way around the town (easily) if you have a map. 5. Youre making too much noise. Can you be a bit (quiet)? 6. There were a lot of people on the bus, it was (crowded) than usual.
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7. Youre late. 1 expected you to be here (early). 8. You hardly ever write to me. Why dont you write a bit (often). 9. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be (expensive). 10.Its a pity you live so far away. I wish you lived (near). 11.Sorry Im late. It took me (long) to get here than I expected. 12.She looks about 20, but in fact shes much (old) than she looks. 13.The problem is_not so complicated. Its (simple) than you think. 14.Your English has improved. You speak a lot (well) than you did when we last met. 15.Health and happiness are (important) than money. 16.We complained about the food in our hotel. But instead of improving, it got (bad). 17.My toothache is (painful) than it was yesterday. 55. Complete the sentences with a superlative. 1. Its a very cheap restaurant. Its ... restaurant in the town. 2. It was a very happy day. It was ... day of my life. 3. Shes a very intelligent student. She is ... student in the school. 4. Its a very nice room. Its ... room in the hotel. 5. Its a very valuable painting. Its painting in the gallery. 6. Hes a very rich man. Hes one of... people in the world. 7. Its a very old castle. Its one of... castles in Britain. 8. Hes a very good player. Hes one of... players in the team. 9. It was a very bad experience. It was one of... experiences of my life. 10. Hes a very dangerous criminal. Hes one of... criminals in the country. 56. Put much or many into the gaps. 1. ... people want to see this play. 2. I dont drink ... wine. 3. How ... sheets of paper do you want? 4. Hurry up! You havent got... time. 5. How ... does it cost? 6. Did you pay ... money for your watch? 7. We havent had ... rain this summer. 8. How ... time does it take to get there? 9. How ... times have you been there? 10.How ... butter did you buy? 11.How ... apples did you buy? 12.He doesnt eat... fruit. 57. Complete these sentences with much, many and a lot (of). Sometimes there are two possibilities.

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1. There werent... people at the party. 2. It cost me ... money to furnish this house. 3. Tom drinks ... milk - one litre a day. 4. She is a very quiet person. She doesnt say ... 5. I put... salt in the soup. Perhaps too ... 6. ... people do not like flying. 7. The man was badly injured in the accident. He lost... blood. 8. Its not a very lively town. There isnt... to do. 9. This car is expensive to run. It uses ... petrol. 10.Dont disturb me. Ive got ... work to do. 11.Hes got so ... money, he doesnt know what to do with it. 12.He always puts ... salt on his food. 13. We didnt take ... photographs when we were on holiday. 58. Complete these sentences with little, a little, few, a few. 1. We didnt have any money but Tom had ... 2. He doesnt speak much English. Only ... words. 3. Noras father died ... years ago. 4. Would you like some more cake? Yes, please, but only ... . 5. this town isnt very well-known and there isnt much to see, so ... tourists come here. 6. I dont think Jill would be a good teacher. Shes got ... patience with children. 7. This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened ... times before. 8. The cinema was almost empty. There were very ... people there. 9. There is a shortage of water because there has been very ... rain recently. 59. Put the words in the right order.

1. cinema, I, often, to, the, go 2. meat, never, eat, I, because, dont, I, it, like 3. listen, evening, the, to, parents, radio, the, my, always, in 4. sometimes, restaurant, we, Japanese, go, a, to 5. for, late, never, am, school, I 6. John, often, pills, take, his, has, to 60. Make the following sentences negative. Then give the right information. Example The sun rises in the west. - The sun doesn t rise in the west. It rises in the east
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. 1. The Queen lives at 33, Station Road, London. 2.Kangaroos come from Canada. 3.The sun shines at night. 4.In England people drive on the right. 5. Shakespeare wrote songs. 6.Christopher Columbus discovered India. 7.Leonardo da Vinci lived in Brazil. 8.The USA won the last football World Cup. 9.The Americans landed on the moon in the 19th century. 61. Make yes/no questions for the following statements. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Its raining. Therere at school. You were at home last night. Hes got blond hair. You can speak Danish. She comes from France. You watched a film last night. He has been to Norway. They will go to Scotland.

62. Make tag-questions. 1.She looks like you,... ? 2.It isnt cold today,... ? 3.You saw him at the meeting yesterday, ... ? 4.They wont come today,... ? 5.You havent bought your ticket yet,... ? 6.You play chess,... ? 7. You will travel by train, ? 8. He cant speak French,? 9. They are not in town, ? 10. You dont know her, ? 63. Match a question word in A and an answer in B. A What? Who? Where? When? B Yesterday. Because I wanted to. By Bus. Peter.
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Why? A pair of jeans. How? Mine. Whose? At home. 64. Put the words in the right order to ask a question. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. buy, you, the, did, at, what, shop ? is, who, teacher, the? Parents, moment, where, your, at, the, are? Her, you, see, when, did? Italy, go, you, why, did, to? You, how, t, come, school, do ? That, is, car, whose? Cinema, you, to often, go, the, do? Holiday, how, do, have, often, go, the ,do ? Time, you up what, have, get, do , to ?

65. Write sentences to ask about the missing information. Example I get up at... . - What time do you get up? 1. At the weekend I usually go to ... . 2. The bank opens at... . 3. My mother comes from .... 4. I went to ... for my last holiday. 5. We stayed there for ... weeks. (Bow long?) 6. We traveled round by .... (How?) 7. My children go to ... school. (Which?) 8. Peter has ... children. (How many?) 9. Im reading ... at the moment. 10.1 got up early this morning because ....

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