B: Where (3) are you going / will you go?
A: Kayaking. Would you like to come too?
B: Yes, I’d love to. Where (4) are you meeting / will you meet Liz and Gary?
A: At the waterfall. You (5) are needing / will need to rent a kayak.
B: No problem. I (6) am getting / will get some money. Can you wait here for me?
A: No, I (7) am going to make / am making a quick phone call. I (8) am seeing / will see you at the waterfall in 20 minutes.
B: OK. See you then.
IV. Complete the text with words from the box.
tuition fell brilliant fail grades timetable
ultra-modern fond behaviour mixed-sex
I went to an (1) ____________ private school. It was a (2) ____________ school, which was unusual, because most private schools in my country are single-sex. We studied lots of subjects, worked hard, and our (3) ____________ was always very full.
I wasn’t a (4) ____________ student, and sometimes my (5) ____________ was quite bad. I remember one Latin lesson I actually (6) ____________ asleep, which was very embarrassing! My parents were worried about my exam (7) ____________, and they thought I might not get a place at university, so they organized some private (8) ____________ for me. I was really (9) ____________ of my teacher, Mrs Chapman, and I didn’t (10) ____________ any of my examinations. I even passed Latin!
V. Fill the gaps with the adjectives in brackets.
1 He's such a monotonous speaker. I was ________________ stiff. (bored / boring)
2 Most sequels are ________________. (disappointed / disappointing)
3 I had such a ________________ day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
4 Everyone's very ________________ about the news. (excited / exciting)
5 That lamp produces a very ________________ effect. (pleased / pleasing)
6 The whole school was ________________ by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)
7 I don't like watching ________________ films on my own. (depressed / depressing)
8 I was ________________ when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)
9 He's such a ________________ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)
10 I'm very ________________ in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)
11 No one knew what would happen next. We were all ________________ . (intrigued / intriguing)
12 It was a very ________________ situation. (interested / interesting)
13 There's been some very ________________ news. (surprised / surprising)
14 His mother was ________________ by what she found under his bed. (disgusted / disgusting)
15 Their hamburgers are ________________ . (disgusted / disgusting)
16 Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly ________________ . (exhausted / exhausting)
17 He's always showing off. It's really ________________ . (annoyed / annoying)
18 I think Alex is one of the most ________________ people I've ever met. He can't keep still for a second. (annoyed / annoying)
19 I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really ________________ . (embarrassed / embarrassing)
20 She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather ________________ . (embarrassed / embarrassing)
VI. Use the adjectives in the box once only to fill the gaps. ("X2" means you use it twice).
| Changes I came to the United States from Poland four years ago. My life (A)________________________ a lot since I came here. In my country I didn’t work. I studied and took care of my newborn son. At first I had a problem with English. I couldn’t understand people around me, so I went to school to learn how to communicate. The (B) ________________________ problem I had was the (C)_________________________. In Poland I had parents and friends whom I could count on. In America my husband and I were alone. We had to become adults right away. We found a place to live, and my husband found a job to get money for our bills and food. Our parents and all our friends were far away from us and (D)___________________ help us anymore. Now, many things have changed. I have been at college for three years and I have learned English well. I have found a part-time job in an office at the college. My husband has found a good job that he (E)________________________ . My son has learned English, but he hasn’t forgotten Polish, and he has started kindergarten. This new life hasn’t been easy, but now we feel much (F)________________________ . We’ve made new friends and feel (G)________________________. | CHANGE TWO LONELY CAN LIKE GOOD COMFORT |
IV. Fill in the blanks with so or such.
1. The weather was _____ nasty that she decided to stay at home.
2. He drove at _____ a high speed that I got frightened.
3. The show was ______ amusing that we couldn't help laughing.
4. He was ______ shocked that he couldn't say a word.
5. There were _____ few participants present that the meeting was cancelled.
6. The girl looked ___ sick that the mother called the doctor in.
7. The programme was ______ entertaining that nobody wanted to miss it.
8. They made _____ brilliant report that the audience burst out applauding.
9. There were _____ many interesting books that he did not know which to choose.
10. I have been studying for _____ a long time that I have got a headache now.
V. Use for, since or ago.
1. Dad isn't at home. He went to the work an hour ___________
2. Jill hasn't been there _____________ three years.
3.-Is it snowing? - Yes, it started two hours ________________
4. They have lived there ________________ 1984.
5. They got that flat twelve years _______________
6. We haven't seen each other _________________ that evening at Mr. Grey.
7. I phoned him two days _______________
8. Our family haven't heard from him ______________ five months.
9. Oh, John! As usual you are late. I've waited for you _________________ 11 a.m.
10. He has worked for this company _____________________ April.
11. I haven't spoken to Mary _______________ Christmas.
12. Two years _____________ Deny bought a car.
13. Mr. Pembroke doesn't often mow the lawn. He hasn't cut the grass ___________ ages.
14. I have never sailed again __________________ that journey.
15. We have been waiting here now ________________ an hour.
VI. Put the verbs in brackets into correct voice and tense-forms.
1. Don’t enter the room! A student (to examine) there. 2. The event (to report) by the newspapers before they arrived home. 3. After the accident he (to take) immediately home. 4. The letter (to type) by the typist when I came in. 5. I am sure that his work (to complete) by the end of the month. 6. Some new magazines just (to bring). Would you like to look them through? 7. The exercises usually (to correct) by the teacher at home. 8. I can’t show you my written work as it (not to return) by my teacher. 9. Many new houses (to build) in our town lately. 10. We think that the ship (to charter) next week. 11. They will pay the money as soon as the goods (to deliver). 12. The goods not (to examine) yet at the custom-house. When they (to examine)? 13. The question (to discuss) now at the conference is very important. 14. This bridge (to build) in 1945. 15. The contract (to type) before the director comes to the office. 16. Important scientific work (to carry on) by that institute. 17. All the students (to examine) by five o’clock. 18. The documents not (to sign) yet by the manager. They (to check) now. 19. She (to frighten) by a loud noise in the street.
VII. Translate into English.
1. Я посмотрел только часть статей, остальные еще печатаются сейчас. Как только весь нужный материал будет готов, его принесут вам. 2. Когда я приехал в отпуск в родную деревню, там строили новый клуб. Я уверен, что теперь он уже построен. 3. В нашей стране много внимания уделяется спорту. 4. Ваши экзаменационные работы сейчас проверяются, поэтому я не могу еще сказать вам, как вы их написали. 5. Когда было построено новое здание Московского университета? 6. Разве ты не понимаешь правило, которое нам только что объяснили? 7. Если он не придет, этот вопрос не будут обсуждать. 8. Узнай, пожалуйста, куплены ли уже билеты в театр. 9. Не беспокойтесь. Все будет сделано вовремя.
МОДУЛЬ 38.
Test 38.
I. Paolo is now in Australia. It is his first day at the Victoria School of English. Complete the conversation between Paolo (P) and one of the teachers (T) with a word from the box in each space. There is one extra word you do not need.
qualifications social much have many
registration experienced there all inclusive
P: Hello. Could I (1) ___________ some information about the school, please?
T: Certainly. What would you like to know?
P: Could you tell me about the teachers’ (2) ___________, please?
T: Of course. Our teachers are all very (3) ___________ and have passed compulsory teaching examinations.
P: That’s great. How (4) ___________ Italian students are there at the school right now?
T: I’m not sure. Just a minute, please, I’ll check for you. There are two other Italians here at the moment.
P: I see. Could you tell me about the (5) ___________ programme? Are (6) ___________ any activities in the evening?
T: Yes. There are regular social activities, film evenings, parties and visits. These are (7) ___________.
P: Thank you. I’m very glad I booked a course at your school! Do you have my
(8) ___________ form? I sent it from Italy last month.
T: I’ll have a look for you. Could you tell me your name, please?
II. Fill the gaps with the right words.
The Mistake
For centuries, people have said that the dog is man’s best friend. The following story is more than a thousand years old. A king had a strong, beautiful dog that he loved 1 . When the king went to war, the dog went with him. When the weather was warm and sunny, the dog joined the king on nice, 2 walks in the countryside. Whenever the king went to the public hall, where 3____ could talk to him, the dog lay at his feet. If the king felt sad, he talked to the dog. The dog always listened. After the king had his first son, he often let the dog watch the baby. He trusted the dog to take 4 of this precious child. One day, after being away for an hour or so, the king returned to the baby’s room. He saw something terrible. The baby was nowhere in 5 . His bed was turned over, and there was blood all over the dog’s mouth. Accusing the dog, the king shouted, «You killed my son!» He grabbed his knife and stabbed the dog in the heart. Then he heard a cry. Looking under the the baby’s bed, he found his baby son, safe and 6 . Then he saw a body of a big wolf. It was bloody and covered with deep 7 . At that moment the king understood that he had killed the dog that had saved his son’s life.
| 1 | a) greatly | b) mentally | c) very | d) hard |
| 2 | a) smart | b) furious | c) pleasant | d) awful |
| 3 | a) whatever | b) every | c) anyone | d) all of them |
| 4 | a) care | b) nurse | c) keep | d) defend |
| 5 | a) environment | b) sight | c) nearness | d) neighbouring |
| 6 | a) visible | b) sound | c) heard | d) seen |
| 7 | a) tails | b) cures | c) shocks | d) bites |
III. Choose the correct word and translate into Russian
1. When Jack came home, his sister told him that Peter had rung him up half an hour (ago, before). 2. “Did you work or were you still going to school two years (ago, before)?” the teacher asked one of the students. 3. Last week I asked my fried to translate this article, but he said he couldn’t do it (now, then) and said he would do it (in two days, two days later). 4. My friend spent his last week-end in the country. He says the weather was fine (today, that day). 5. I gave my friend a book last week and he said he would return it (tomorrow, next day), but he hasn’t done so yet. 6. “Are you going to have a talk (tomorrow, next day)?” my friend asked me. 7. He wanted to know when we were going (here, there) again.