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C1. Supply the correct form of the verb “to be”.
1. Mike and I … close friends.
2. Here … my children.
3. It … your turn to speak.
4. Your money … on the table.
5. They … in the same group.
6. … you on duty today?
7. … there many chairs in the room?
8. There … snow in the street.
9. The pictures … ready.
10. … he a member of the club?
C2. Put one word in each blank if necessary.
1. We agreed to meet … 5 pm.
2. … Flight 8875 London – Singapore arrives at midnight ….
3. … Fifth Scientific Student Conference is held in … Room 334.
4. The concert starts … 20:00 ….
5. The Norman conquest began in … 1066 ….
6. How many employees do you have? – One hundred … twenty seven.
7. Excuse me, do you know the time? – Yes, certainly. It’s half … seven.
8. He was … first man to ask me such a barefaced question.
9. The match is scheduled for … twenty-fifth … July.
10.It’s three minutes to … five. Where is she?
C3. Complete the sentences using the pattern there is / there are.
1. … four glasses on the table.
2. … some hot milk in the cup.
3. … no dogs in his country house.
4. … some beautiful flowers in the vase.
5. … much tea in the teapot.
6. … three pencils in the box.
7. … a beautiful girl by the window.
8. … no computer in his bedroom.
9. … two cats in the room.
10. … some red apples on the plate.
C4. Rewrite the sentences using the pattern there is / are or there was / were.
1. She has many books in her study.
2. I have beautiful flowers in my garden.
3. He had some mistakes in his dictation.
4. I have two kittens in the kitchen.
5. She has much water in her garden.
6. We had some meat in the fridge.
7. Jennifer has a very cosy armchair in her room.
8. They have a new TV set in their cottage.
9. She had two desktops in her office last year.
10. I have a new gas-stove in my flat.
C5. Make the sentences interrogative.
1. There isn’t anybody in the room.
2. He has some masterpiece pictures in his gallery.
3. There is something in the box.
4. There is some whipped cream on the cake.
5. Nobody is absent today.
6. Something was different in the room.
7. She didn’t come for the meeting on time.
8. The Army changed him a lot.
9. She smokes less than a year ago.
10. They go to a seaside resort twice a year.
C6. Add a question tag to each sentence.
1. There weren’t any girls in the bar.
2. There is a cake on the plate.
3. There is a cat on the carpet.
4. There are some children in the garden.
5. There are a few people in the street.
6. There aren’t any flowers in the vase.
7. There are no apples on the table.
8. There isn’t much snow in the street.
9. There are some cups on the shelf.
10. There was a mouse on the floor.
11. There is no bus at the bus stop.
12. Peter is a student.
13. These black gloves are yours.
14. My sister isn’t an actress.
15. There is no sugar in the sugar bowl.
16. There was a letter for you.
17. No questions were left unanswered.
18. Nobody gave me a book.
19. There are a lot of newspapers on the shelves.
20. You didn’t do your home assignment.
21. Tom goes in for sports.
22. He doesn’t try very hard.
23. There is nobody there.
24. Jane is very sensitive.
25. We have plenty of space in the garage.
C7. Correct the mistakes if there are any.
1. yesterday’s newspaper
2. a newspaper’s article
3. a university teacher
4. Moscow’s traffic
5. the house’s price
6. a dogs kennel
7. the top of a fir tree
8. a month’s holiday
9. a five miles ride
10. a meat’s slice
C8. Join the noun groups by adding an apostrophe or an apostrophe s (’s). Sometimes you will have to use an of -phrase.
1. the new manager / company
2. the book / friends / Tom
3. the newspaper / last week
4. the bottom / the front page
5. the wedding / Mike and Mary
6. the friend / my brother-in-law
7. the husband / the woman talking to Tim
8. the coat / the passer-by
9. the hat / his sister-in-law
10. a nest / a bird
C9. Choose the answer which is correct or more likely.
1. I was surprised by the announcement of yesterday / yesterday’s announcement.
2. The guitar playing of David / David’s guitar playing has improved enormously.
3. The completion of the road / The road’s completion was ahead of schedule.
4. At the supermarket, I found I’d brought the shopping list of last week / last week’s shopping list.
5. It’s the responsibility of the firm who built the houses / the firm who built the houses’ responsibility.
6. That isn’t much use, it’s the calendar of the last year / last year’s calendar.
7. I was shocked by the opinion of Alice / Alice’s opinion.
8. He gently patted the shoulder of his brother / his brother’s shoulder.
9. He’s the friend of a man I know at work / a man I know at work’s friend.
10. The evacuation of the building / The building’s evacuation took only ten minutes.
C10. Choose the correct form of the pronouns.
1. He can do without me / my / mine help.
2. She hasn’t read a line of you / your / yours, how can she criticize you / your / yours books?
3. These books are her / hers.
4. This tape recorder of her / hers / she is always out of order.
5. He / His / Him house is opposite us / our / ours.
6. Look at me / mine / my watch. Do you like it / them / its?
7. The clock has stopped. Something may be wrong with it’s / it / its spring.
8. He is a friend of us / our / ours.
9. Give you / your / yours book to hers / her / she.
10. Their / Theirs / Them knowledge of English is improving.
C11. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
1. I think my / mine university is just as good / better than your / yours.
2. Could you give me an / some information, please?
3. This is the best / better ice-cream in the world!
4. There are no / any eggs left in the fridge.
5. The news is / are on in a few minutes.
C12. Put one suitable word in each space.
1. You work … harder … I do.
2. In the future, people will live longer … they do now.
3. There is … hot water left, but there isn’t ….
4. That was great! It was the … meal you’ve ever cooked.
C13. Complete the sentences with a comparative.
1. The Rhine is a long river but the Danube is ….
2. It was warm yesterday but today it’s much ….
3. Jane is a reliable person but her sister is even … than she is.
4. I’m rather a nervous person but yesterday I was even … than usual because of the interview.
5. My salary is high but yours is ….
6. The jacket is rather large but you need a … size.
C14. Write the plural of the following nouns.
| a man – … a house – … a child – … a piano – … a box – … an ox – … a tooth – … | a mouse – … a brother-in-law –… a foot – … a sheep – … a baby – … a toy – … an actress – … | a roof – … a deer – … a foot – … a pike – … a mussel – … a postman – … an aircraft – … |
C15. Choose the best alternative.
1. I don’t want your advices / advice.
2. Knowledge are / is power.
3. The scissors are / is in the drawer.
4. Their progress in English were / was immense.
5. He knows the fish / fishes of the Atlantic Ocean on a specialist level.
6. The police here is / are helpful.
7. My trousers is / are split.
8. There is / are some money on the shelf.
9. The furniture was / were rather old.
10. Did you catch many fish / fishes?
C16. Choose the correct item.
1. I have a lot of records, but very few / little / very little CDs.
2. We have very little / very few / few spaghetti, so I can’t make spaghetti Bolognese.
3. I’m tired. I didn’t get much / many / few sleep last night.
4. I’ve made many / much / a lot of notes, but I haven’t written my essay yet.
5. This coffee is bitter. It needs a few / a little / little more sugar.
6. I have invited a few / a lot of / much people to the party. I hope there will be room for them all.
7. I don’t have many / much / few time at the moment. Let’s talk later.
8. I had a few / very few / very little success in my search for a job.
9. There are a little / a lot of / much reasons why he should go to university.
10. I’d love to come to the beach. I just need a few / a little / many minutes to get ready.
11. There are much / little / few people who are as hard-working as James.
12. I have little / a little / a few work to do before I can leave.
13. I made a lot / a little / a few biscuits this morning. Would you like to try one?
14. There weren’t few / much / many people in town today. It was very quite.
15. There is a little / little / a few chance of his getting the job. He has no experience.
C17. Put one suitable word in each space.
1. … me carry your suitcase. It’s too heavy for you.
2. The exams are over! … have a night out and enjoy ourselves.
3. This idea … appeal to me. It would be great to spend a month in Sicily.
4. … come earlier next time, please.
5. … pay attention to what she is saying. Take it easy.
6. The rain is coming down in buckets. … your umbrella with you.
7. … blame yourself. It wasn’t your fault.
8. … have a talk. I don’t want to hide anything from you.
9. … him say what he wants. It’s his right to have a different opinion.
10. I … like what he is saying. I don’t know why but I … trust him.
11. He … speak Japanese fluently. Why don’t you believe it?
12. I know it’s difficult to win this tournament but … try and do our best.
13. Never … your emotions be your master.
C18. Restore the right order of the sentences.
1. to the bank / I / every Friday / go.
2. so late / why / home / did / come / you?
3. Ann / to work / every / her car / drives / day.
4. didn’t / I / to / summer / go / cinema / the / in.
5. your / write / at the / name / please / bottom / page / of / the.
6. remembered / I / after / her / a few / name /seconds.
7. we / the / around / town / all / walked / morning.
8. you / I / at / party / the / didn’t / night / see / on / Saturday.
9. in / some / the / we / interesting / found / library / books.
10. Sally / to / children / the / took / the / zoo / yesterday.
11. they / build / hotel / last / new / the / park / opposite / didn’t / year / a.
C19. Render the following sentences into English.
1. Учебный год в нашем университете обычно заканчивается 20 июня.
2. Уже поздно. Давайте ложиться спать.
3. Я твой лучший друг, не так ли?
4. Что он делает в моей комнате?
5. В бутылке было немного молока.
6. На прошлой неделе я встретил своего давнего друга.
7. У неё очень выразительные глаза.
8. У неё болят зубы.
9. У меня для вас интересные сведения.
10. Его не было дома, когда я пришел.
11. Это самое современное здание в мире. И самое высокое.
12. Думаю, между этими двумя версиями нет существенной разницы.
13. Летние Олимпийские игры 2012 года состоятся в Лондоне.
14. Текст легкий, не так ли?
15. Изучение иностранных языков способствует развитию интеллекта.
16. Они в саду? – Нет, они в библиотеке.
17. Мы живем на 19-м этаже 24-этажного дома.
18. Как добраться до станции Паддингтон?
19. Мы гордимся тем, что добились успеха самостоятельно.
20. В этом парке очень много старых деревьев.
21. Он не такой вежливый, как его брат.
22. Они студенты гуманитарного факультета.
23. Язык – основа человеческого общества.
24. Лекция по истории состоится в 408 аудитории.
25. Он мой коллега и такой же высококвалифицированный специалист, как и я.
26. Смотреть игру в прямом эфире очень захватывающе.
27. Есть кто-либо внутри? – Нет, никого.
28. Она самая красивая студентка в группе. Впрочем, далеко не самая умная.
29. Давайте встретимся в 17:30. Не опаздывайте, пожалуйста.
30. Кто в нашей группе бегает быстрее всех?
31. Две трети населения страны живет за чертой бедности.
32. Придумайте свой собственный план, если мой вас не устраивает.
33. В комнате никого не было.
34. Я сделал это устройство сам.
35. Этот мяч маленький, не так ли?
36. Деньги делают человека независимым.
37. В его коллекции мотоциклов не было ни одной немецкой модели.
38. Это квартира Майкла и Кейт. Она больше, чем наша.
39. Это не моя машина, а моих друзей.
40. В этом городе только один музей, но в нем много интересных экспонатов.
41. Он учитель? – Нет, он доктор.
42. Мой брат инженер, ему 27 лет. Он очень хороший специалист.
43. Расовая и национальная ненависть – самое отвратительное, что есть в современном мире.
44. Вы ведь хотите принять участие в конкурсе красоты, не так ли?
45. Было поздно, и на улице было мало людей.
46. Каждый должен думать в первую очередь о своем собственном счастье.
47. Дети легли спать раньше, чем мы.
48. Говорить было не о чем.
49. Ты занят? – Да, я должен бежать.
50. Никогда не поздно учиться.
51. Он дома, не так ли?
52. Мы нигде не нашли эту модель. Видимо, она ещё на продается.
53. Ему пять лет, не так ли?
54. В нашем городе много достопримечательностей, крупных торговых центров и парков.
55. Вы из деревни? – Нет, я из Москвы.
56. В моей комнате одно окно, поэтому она довольно темная.
57. Я сейчас свободна. У меня нет работы, которую нужно сделать.
58. Этот салат вкусный? – Нет, безвкусный.
59. Матч начинается ровно в 19:00.
60. В её диктанте было несколько ошибок.
61. Не перебивайте выступающего. Дайте ему спокойно высказать свою точку зрения.
62. У Вас много журналов мод? – Не много, но несколько есть.
63. Мы действительно хотим выиграть этот конкурс.
64. Где мы встретимся? – Где ты хочешь.
65. Никогда не говори «никогда».
66. Позвольте мне помочь Вам.
67. Кто угодно знает, что СМИ часто преувеличивают.
68. Она на самом деле выглядит забавно.
69. Никто ничего не заметил.
70. У нас осталось мало времени. Давайте поторапливаться.
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