7. Write the word that belongs in the sentence.
1. I really __________ go home now.
mist must mast
2. The sailor is on the __________ of the ship.
duck dock deck
3. Who __________ the bell?
rang ring rung
4. Minna ate too much candy and so she got __________.
sack sick sock
5. Did someone __________ that shop?
rob rib rub
6. You can __________ three friends to come to lunch.
pack pick peck
7. Ted fell and hurt his __________ .
lag lug leg
8. Some people say that a rabbit’s foot will give you good ________.
luck lock lick
8. Fill in the correct prepositions.
1. We can agree __________ your new prices.
2. The lesson began __________ 8 o’clock.
3. I don’t like the furniture __________ the room.
4. There are many choices of food __________ babies in the supermarkets.
5. I don’t like the idea __________ going there.
6. The letter grading system is widely used __________ the USA.
7. Young people can call special phone numbers to ask ________ help.
8. In private schools the cost __________ education is paid __________ parents.
9. The classrooms in the American schools are well equipped __________ visual and technical aids.
10. In America, grandparents can’t take care ____________ their grandchildren.
11. They got married __________ the 12th of March.
12. He has been __________ Washington, D.C. twice.
13. We got to the station just __________ to catch the train.
14. __________ my opinion the film wasn’t very good.
15. I didn’t watch the match ____________ television. I listened __________ it __________ the radio.
9. Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. He was so tired that he couldn’t _____ with us.
a) to go b) went c) go
2. We _____ to stay at home because it was raining.
a) have been b) will c) had
3. Mother was cooking supper while father _____ his favourite newspapers.
a) read b) was reading c) had read
4. Young artists _____ good training in art school.
a) received b) receive c) are receiving
5. We shall discuss the results when we _____ our expedition.
a) finish b) shall finish c) have finished
6. I _____ Ann today.
a) had not seen b) have not seen c) didn’t see
7. They hoped you ______ help them.
a) will b) should c) would
8. We _____ English for 7 years already.
a) have studied b) have been studying c) had studied
10. Fill in the missing words. Use the words from the box.
opera prince minister nurse to develop
to be born delicate condition heroine play to honour
1. William Shakespeare _______________ in 1564.
2. Jane is a very __________ girl.
3. Margaret Thatcher is the first woman _______________ of Britain.
4. Florence Nightingale was a _______________ in the army.
5. People remember Florence Nightingale as a kind, generous and delicate lady. She is a national _______________ .
6. William Shakespeare wrote tragedies, comedies, sonnets and _______________ .
7. I’d like to go to the ___________________.
11. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.
1. His teacher always __________ his mistakes.
a) reveals b) explains c) exposes d) marks
2. This is a good __________ of Byron’s poetry.
a) cause b) difference c) experiement d) example
3. George Washington’s birthday is a public __________ in the U.S.A.
a) health b) harvest c) holiday d) husband
4. The last electric __________ had gone when we go to the station.
a) plant b) passenger c) lorry d) train
5. Our country has a democratic __________ .
a) railway b) stream c) government d) mountain
6. An __________ of modern artists’ work was opened in the museum of Fine Arts last Saturday.
a) industry b) education c) exhibition d) execption
7. Father wanted Bob to _______________ an engineer.
a) become b) speak c) think d) seem
8. Last year she _____________ English lessons to a group of our students.
a) worked b) defended c) drew d) gave
9. The boy helped me to _____________ heavy box into the house.
a) cover b) invite c) carry d) lose
10. At school I always __________ in the first row.
a) found b) became c) sat d) fed
11. She __________ me a magazine to read.
a) became b) brought c) compared d) caught
12. You must not drink the water __________ from this lake.
a) appeared b) refused c) taken d) defended
13. When you __________ 5 to 2, the total is 7.
a) move b) add c) open d) prove
14. They made a __________ to keep warm.
a) thing b) ready c) piece d) fire
15. John Milton decided to join the __________ for freedom not by fighting but by writing.
a) struggle b) surprise c) terrible d) success
16. The reporter asked Bob to __________ him the place where the car had stopped.
a) run b) take c) give d) show
17. The English language __________ will take place at our school in May.
a) tradition b) competition
c) condition d) attention
18. We __________ our things on that shelf.
a) know b) keep c) sleep d) wake
19. The __________ travels around the sun.
a) death b) east c) land d) earth
20. The __________ of his friends was stronger than that of his own family.
a) birth b) government
c) influence d) harvest
21. You must work hard to ___________ your knowledge.
a) move b) like c) improve d) mean
22. The great artisit did not pay __________ to his appearance.
a) purpose b) attention c) demand d) excuse
12. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.
1. Can he ____________ English?
a) speaks b) speaking c) speak d) to speak
2. John speaks English, but __________ ?
a) does Margaret b) speaks Margaret
c) Margaret speaks d) Margaret does
3. What time __________ lunch?
a) does Jack has b) Jack has
c) do Jack has d) does Jack have
4. __________ you written the letter to our teacher?
a) Shall b) Will c) Have d) Having
5. When __________ her homework?
a) Ella usually does b) does Ella do usually
c) usually does Ella d) does Ella usually do
6. If you work hard, you __________ your exams well.
a) pass b) will pass c) have passed d) are passing
7. His son is __________ .
a) so old as yours b) as old as your one
c) so old as your one d) as old as yours
8. I’m sorry that I had to stop our conversation ________ telephone.
a) for answer b) for answering
c) to answer d) to answering
9. He has three children, __________ he?
a) don’t b) hasn’t c) haven’t d) hadn’t
10. All the questions of this test should ___________ .
a) answer b) to answer c) be answered d) to be answered
11. Oh, sorry! What a sad mistake!- __________ !
a) Not at all b) Pleased to meet you
c) You’re welcome d) That’s all right
12. They’ve been looking for you __________ .
a) in all places b) everywhere
c) anywhere d) for all places
13. Is it __________ that you will buy a new car?
a) true b) simple c) sorry d) able
14. Father is __________ , he can’t go for a walk with you.
a) bought b) sold c) busy d) drew
15. When you speak slowly, I __________ you, when you speak quickly, I don’t.
a) introduce b) realize
c) understand d) listen
16. We must __________ in critical situations.
a) laugh b) feel c) wait d) act
17. What time is the first ___________ of the film?
a) show b) play
c) performance d) programme
13. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.
1. Must we __________ the poem by heart?
a) to learn b) learning c) learn d) being learned
2. Has Fred got his books now? Yes, my brother __________ yesterday.
a) has given them to him b) gave them to him
c) gave to him them d) has given to him them
3. Where __________ on Sundays?
a) do Mike do b) Mike goes
c) Mike does go c) does Mike go
4. __________ you read anything by Dickens?
a) Are b) Were c) Have d) Was
5. They invited him yesterday but he __________ .
a) didn’t yet say that yes b) didn’t yet say yes
c) hasn’t yet said yes d) hasn’t said yes yet
6. If I __________ James I ___________ happy to give him the present.
a) will see __ am b) see ___ will be
c) see ___ am c) will see ___ will be
7. Is Mary __________ Pam?
a) taller that b. so tall as c) taller d) as tall as
8. Ask him to go to this shop __________ some food.
a) in order he buys b) for buying
c) to buy d) for to buy
9. She’d written that before, __________ ?
a) didn’t she b) wouldn’t she
c) hadn’t she d) shouldn’t she?
10. Your answer __________ to that question is incorrect.
a) give b) given c) gave d) giving
11. The day was really __________ , with the bright sun shining in the blue sky.
a) independent b) beautiful
c) terrible d) yellow
12. It was quite __________ when we got back from the trip.
a) part b) last c) late d) giving
13. The doctor didn’t allow her to carry __________ things.
a) honest b) general c) easy d) heavy
14. After I had read through the text I was _________ to do the test correctly.
a) full b) hard c) ill d) able
15. Everybody enjoyed the film __________ me.
a) unless b) not c) except d) although
16. Have you visited your parents? __________ .
a) Not yet b) Not ever c) Already d) Ever
17. There is an old apple-tree __________ house.
a) in b) between c) behind d) through
18. He won’t be able to lift it __________ we help him.
a) but b) unless c) when d) or
19. I cannot discuss the problem right now, __________ some other day.
a) seldom b) near c) although d) perhaps
20. I will go, __________ I would rather stay at home.
a) whether b) although c) if d) just
14. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.
1. He __________ a bad mistake.
a) did b) went c) put d) made
2. Anthony __________ the TV set back to the shop.
a) borrowed b) took c) returned d) left
3. We had __________ and potatoes for dinner.
a) wind b) fog c) meat d) sand
4. They sat near the __________ to keep warm.
a) cloud b) snow c) coal d) fire
5. Vistors can see many interesting __________ in the new museum.
a) fruits b) things c) enemies d) laws
6. We don’t want to __________ in town this summer.
a) stay b) develop c) excuse d) decide
7. Last autumn he __________ a student from our university.
a) jumped b) invented c) became d) learned
8. You must __________ before you answer.
a) belong b) think c) happen d) like
9. These fishermen live in a little __________ at the seaside.
a) mountain b) road c) city d) village
10. The police _________ the car in the forest far from the town.
a) threw b) found c) felt d) fought
11. We can travel to Germany by __________ and sea.
a) land b) grass c) lake d) wood
12. The reporter wanted to know how everything had __________ .
a) graduated b) happened c) invited d) explained
13. We hoped that he will ___________ the game.
a) sell b) cut c) tell d) win
14. We always __________ hard to finish our work on time.
a) take b) try c) shout d) wash
15. A dark __________ covered the sky and soon it began to rain.
a) coat b) land c) cloud d) stick
16. William Hill made it the aim of his life to get a good _________ .
a) decision b) expression c) examination d) education
17. The Central Lowlands ___________ between the Western Australian Plateau and the Eastern Highlands.
a) ruin b) lie c) pay d) place
18. Mrs. Green __________ the house at 10 o’clock every morning to go shopping.
a) draws b) comes c) leaves d) lives
19. It was great __________ to meet the famous scientist.
a) friendship b) honour c) memory d) knowledge
20. This discovery is of great __________ .
a) movement b) ability
c) difficulty d) importance
15. Rewrite each of the sentences in reported speech.
1. “Why did he leave yesterday?”
She asked me ________________________________________
2. “Where will you be going next summer?”
He asked me _________________________________________
3. “Have you met him before?”
I inquired ____________________________________________
4. “Eat more fruits and vegetables,” the doctor said.
The doctor said _______________________________________
5. “Don’t come before 10 o’clock,” I said to him.
I told ________________________________________________
6. “Can you speak more slowly?” he asked me.
He asked ____________________________________________
7. Ann says, “I am working tomorrow evening.”
Ann says ____________________________________________
8. Tom said, “I am feeling ill.”
Tom said ____________________________________________
9. Ann said, “I am going away for a few days.”
Ann said _____________________________________________
10. John said, “I can’t come to the party on Friday.”
John said ____________________________________________
16. Put the verbs in the simple present or the simple progressive.
Supermarkets in the U.S. __________ (test) a new robot checkout system. The machines __________ (attract) interest from several European chains. Shoppers __________ (start) by touching a video screen which _________ (give) instructions on how to pass the shopping over a scanning window. As the customer __________ (do) this, the system __________ (get) information from the computer and __________ (print) a bill. Customers can pay by credit card without human contact. The largest American supermarket chain __________ (study) customer reactions. 25% of the customers __________ (prefer) the system but 25% __________ (hate) it because they are afraid of technology and like human contact.
17. Use the correct form of the word.
In the last four years, over 150 football magazines _________ (appear) in Britain. They are about football, football, and more football.
The magazines are called “fanzines,” and Howard Presser _________ (start) one when he was sixteen.
Howard __________ (speak) to Jill Evans about his magazine.
“I __________ (be) a football fan since I __________ (be) eleven. I __________ (decide) to start my own magazine because the newspapers never __________ (write) about my team.”
Howard __________ (be) a fan of Queens Park Rangers (a London) team and his fanzine __________ (come) a long way in a short time.
When the magazine __________ (begin), Howard only __________ (have) a few readers. He __________ (sell) over five hundred copies at his last match!
Howard __________ (not have) a free minute since he __________ (start) the magazine two years ago, but he doesn’t mind.
“I ___________ (meet) lots of interesting people in the last two years and I _____________ (be) never bored.”
18. Underline the correct form.
1. He ran / had run out of the room as soon as we walked in.
2. I had gone to sleep / went to sleep by the time he arrived.
3. They waited until we were all there before they had started / started.
4. He left because he had finished/ finished his homework.
5. He left / had left school by the age of sixteen.
6. He wasn’t there where I had looked / looked.
7. I was sure that I saw / had seen her somewhere before.
8. The house has been / had been empty for several months when I bought it.
9. He couldn’t play because he had injured / injured his leg.
19. Complete the text with a / an, the or “zero”.
__________ Komodo dragon lives on __________ island of Komodo, which is part of __________ Indonesia. __________ Komodo dragons are very dangerous animals. They grow up to be three metres long. They eat __________ chickens, __________ goats and other small animals, as well as __________ humans. Just the saliva of __________ Komodo dragon can kill __________ man, and there is a well-known case of __________ Frenchman who was bitten by __________ dragon, and died two years later.
Most animals survive because __________ adults do not eat their own babies. __________ Komodo dragon survives because __________ babies can climb __________ trees whereas __________ adults cannot. __________ adults are too big to do it, so __________ babies just sit in the trees until they are ready to look after themselves. The Komodo dragon does not breathe __________ fire but it has ________ worst breath known to __________ mankind, and there is __________ strong temptation to run when you are close to these animals.
20. Choose the best answer. Only one answer is correct.