7th form
Progress Check – 1
I. Put in the sentences the suitable
words. Each word or word combination is only used once.
Communication, give up,
means, waste of time, competitions, mind, luck, missed, tour, win
1. I never take part in any … .
2. Sometimes I … the competition.
3. If you don't believe in your … , you can miss a very good
chance.
4. I'm afraid he has already … his chance.
5. Every leaf … a lucky month in the next year.
6. What gave a new beginning to the history of long distance … .
7. Does she … his travelling by air?
8. Is she going to … playing tennis?
9. I hope to win the Round-the-World … .
10. I think computers are a … because children become nervous,
angry and tired.
II. The word in capitals above each of
the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the
blank space. Fill each blank in this way.
Example: FRIEND Her family is close
and … . – Her family is close and friendly.
1. CLASSIC I prefer to listen to
… …………music.
2. WONDER What a …………………. day!
3. RUSSIA I like ……………….
winters very much.
4. DANGER My sister hates ……………………
kinds of sport.
5. FANTASY H. Wells wrote …………………..
stories.
III. Complete the sentences using Present Simple, Present Continuous,
Present Perfect,
Past Simple or Future Simple tense.
1. We (go) on a tramp last Sunday.
2. Granny (not cook) dinner now.
3. My sister (wash) the dishes every
morning.
4. His parents … already (get) up.
5. You (not eat) ice-cream tomorrow.
6. What … your brother (do) yesterday?
7. … you (play) computers on weekends?
IV. Choose the right form of the verb.
1. I would like …………… shopping this
afternoon. a) go b) to go c) going
2. Mark enjoys …………... to pop music.
a) listen b) to listen c) listening
3. Of course, you can …………… a friend.
a) bring b) to bring c) bringing
4. Do you mind ………… me with my
homework? a) help b) to help c) helping
5. I want …………… it to the car wash.
a) take b) to take c) taking
7th form
Progress Check – 2
I. Put in the sentences the suitable
words. Each word or word combination is only used once.
foreign; is spread; is washed by;
capital; island; is situated; powerful; languages; occupies; population
1 India …………………. in Asia.
2 There are 15 official …………………….. in
India and thousands of different dialects.
3 Great Britain is an ……………………… where
England, Scotland, and Wales are located.
4 What city is the …………………………. of Japan?
– Tokyo is.
5 The UK ………………………………………. the Atlantic
Ocean in the north.
6 Success in …………………………. language
learning is not connected with a person's natural talent.
7 The …………………………………. of the Russian
Federation is about 112 thousand of people.
8 Australia ……………………………………….. a whole
continent.
9 The USA are considered to be one of
the most ……………………………. countries in the world.
10. English language ………………………………………..
all over the world.
II. Put in: who or which.
1. She returned me the book ………………… I gave her yesterday.
2. Do you know the student ……………. has won the first prize in the
competition?
3. The mother tongue is a language …………… a child learns naturally,
in his/ her family.
4. I knew a lady ……………….. played tennis every day.
5. Kate found a bag ……………… she liked.
III. These sentences are the answers to
the questions. Write down the questions. Begin your questions with “How”.
Example: It takes him 20 minutes to get to
school. – How long does it take him to get to school?
1. Sir John Bouring could speak 28
languages.
2. The Thames is 334 kilometres long.
3. This nice dress is only 25 dollars.
4. My mother is thirty-five years old.
5. I would like little sugar.
IV. The word in capitals above each of
the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the
blank space. Fill each blank in this way.
Example: IMPRESS
Her dance made a great … on my friends.
- Her dance made a great impression on my friends.
1. CROSS
There were 1,000 lollipop ladies in the
streets of London standing at zebra … …………….with their
“Lollipop signs”.
2. INFORM
80 % of all …………………………. in the world’s
computers is in English.
3. INVENT
Alexander Popov is a Russian …………………………..
who was known all over the world.
4. POPULAR
The ………………………… of the English language
rapidly increases.
5. ACHIEVE
His ……………………………. are considered
impossible.
V.
a) Use each verb in Present Simple Passive, Past Simple
Passive or Future Simple Passive.
1. Bread (eat) every day.
2. The letters (receive) yesterday.
3. Nick (send) to Moscow next week.
4. I (give) a very interesting book at
the library last Friday.
5. Many houses (build) in our town every
year.
6. This work (do) tomorrow.
b) Read a sentence and write another
sentence with the same meaning. Use the Passive Voice.
1. Leo Tolstoy wrote the novel "War
and Peace" in the nineteenth century.
2. A lot of children visit the circus
every year.
3. The builders will reconstruct this
theatre soon.
4. Scientists will solve most mysteries
in the future.
5. The explorers gave the newspaper
reporters a long interview.
7th form
Progress Check - 3
I. Complete each sentence with
one of the words below. One word is odd out.
Education, compulsory, allowed, argument,
private, behavior, attend, trouble, depressed, punished
1.
In some schools students
are ……………………. to wear what they want.
2.
May I ………………………..
you for the bread .
3.
In ……………………. schools
education isn`t free.
4.
They are famous as
the place where some prominent people got their ………………….. .
5.
You will go to
another school where the teachers all know about your bad ………………………. .
6.
The naughty boy was
…………………. by the old man.
7.
I'm not allowed to
take even a small dog in the room. I'm so ………………………. about it.
8.
95 per cent of
students ……………..state schools.
9.
You can tell us your
……………………… for and against travelling by plane.
10.
Secondary education
is ………………….. for all children.
II. Transform the following
sentences changing verbs from Active into Passive Voice.
Example: My elder brother repaired the
bike. – The bike was repaired by my elder brother.
1.
Liza will explain
you the rules of the game.
2.
Tom Sawyer painted
the fence.
3.
Students use
computers at their lessons.
4.
His father pays for
his education.
5.
The little boy drew
these funny pictures.
III. Choose the right form of
pronoun.
1.
(Her/Hers) car
is slower than (my / mine).
2.
What colour are (your
/ yours) eyes?
3.
(Hers / Her)
hair is as dark as (my / mine).
4.
That house over
there is (their / theirs).
5.
These are Nina's
toys. The toys are (mine /his /hers).
IV. Choose the correct
translation.
1.
I had to do a lot of
homework yesterday.
a.
Мне
следовало бы делать много домашней работы вчера.
b.
Мне пришлось
делать много домашней работы вчера.
c.
Я обязана
была делать много домашней работы вчера.
2.
You must work hard
at your English.
a.
Тебе
придется усердно работать над английским языком.
b.
Ты должен
усердно работать над английским языком.
c.
Тебе следует
усердно работать над английским языком.
3.
I'm afraid you'll
miss the train. You should take a taxi.
a.
Ты должен
взять такси.
b.
Тебе
придется взять такси.
c.
Тебе следует
взять такси.
4.
You needn't go to
the library. I have already taken it.
a.
Тебе не
следует идти в библиотеку.
b.
Тебе не
нужно идти в библиотеку.
c.
Ты можешь не
ходить в библиотеку.
5.
Must we stop near
the market? – No, you mustn't.
a.
Нет, не
нужно.
b.
Нет, не
следует.
c.
Нет, нельзя.
V. Complete the sentences.
Example: If Mike … (do) his best at school, his
parents would be happy with his marks. –
If Mike did his best at school, his
parents would be happy with his marks.
1. If my friend …………………..
(be) at home, he would tell us what to do.
2. If you did your morning
exercises every day, your health ………………… (be) much better.
3. If they ……………………. (not
go) to Moscow next year, they would hear that famous musician.
4. You ………………... (not
feel) so bad if you ……………………… (not smoke) too much.
5. If you ……………………….
(speak) English every day, you ……………………….(improve) your language skills.
VI. Choose the correct pronoun.
1. The teacher doesn't
want … to speak Russian in class. a) we b) us c) they
2. I'd like … to help
Peter. a) you b) your c) yours
3. He expects … to come
on Sunday. a) I b) my c) me
4. Our mum would like …
to take care of our cat. a) them b) us c) we
5. Do you want … to
meet him at the airport? a) they b) their c)
them
VII. Complete the sentences using one or ones .
1. Did he write novels? –
Yes, he wrote a lot of interesting … .
2. Does he have a sister?
– Yes, he has got a little … .
3. Did she buy any socks?
– Yes, she bought some red … .
4. Was there a toy in the
box? – Yes, there was a funny … in it.
5. Have you learnt any poems? – Yes, I've
learnt some … .
7th form
Progress Check – 4
I. Complete each sentence with
one of the words below. One word is odd out.
ill, healthy, competition, support, necessary,
injury, mascot, keep
fit, sore, luck, practice
1. Jason should take part in the swimming ……………………. .
2. I …………………….. my skills every day in the garden or down in the
fields.
3. And I feel bad, I’ve got a …………………. throat.
4. Becky always looks really … ……………….She must get lots of
exercises.
5. That’s why I try to do my best not to get ………………… - I take
vitamins, in spring and autumn especially, and do sports to keep fit.
6. The choice of a ……………... for the 1st World Youth Games in Moscow was a
very difficult problem.
7. Vitamin C is ………………………… for building bones and teeth.
8. We did our best but lost it. We were out of ……………………………….. .
9. About 20 million people fill the stadiums every year to ……………………….
their favourite players.
10. People of all ages and types do exercises at home to improve
their health and to …………………… .
II. Complete the sentences.
Example: Can she run …? (quick / quickly)
- Can she run quickly?
1. James can speak German quite …
(fluent / fluently), and his language is … (correct / correctly).
2. He returned again to his … (day /
daily) routine on the farm.
3. “Why are you speaking very … (loud /
loudly)?” – “Because how beautiful is here!”
4. When I was 22 years old, I came home
from work, put a leash on my dog and went for my … (usual / usually) walk.
5. My mother opened the door … (careful
/ carefully), and she loaded the laundry into the machine.
6. We stop for a … (quick / quickly)
commercial break, and then we come back to the traditional systems.
III. Complete the sentences.
1. Tim came home very … (late / lately)
yesterday. His parents worried about him a lot.
2. They … (hard / hardly) ever make
mistakes.
3. In South Korea and Indonesia women
own … (near / nearly) half a million firms.
4. Try to eat more fruits and
vegetables. It’s … (high / highly) useful for you.
5. You haven’t been to the gym … (late /
lately). Are you all right?
IV. Complete the sentences: put
the adjectives or adverbs in brackets in appropriate form.
Example: He works … at English than his
friend. (hard) - He works harder at English than his friend.
1. This is ……………………… (short) way to the station.
2. Mr Smith is not so ……………………….
(talented) as Mr Jack’s son.
3. I can’t hear you. Could you speak a
little ………………………… (loud), please.
4. Everyone in the race ran fast, but
John ran ……………………… (fast) of all.
5. Could you explain the point ………………………………
(clear)?
6. Please hang the picture …………………………..
(high).
7. Tom’s dictation was good. But mine
was ……………………….. (bad) in the class.
V. Answer the questions.
1. Do you go in for sports?
2. What do you do / should you do to
keep fit?
3. Why do people need vitamins?
4. Have you ever visited a doctor? What
problem(s) did you have?
5. What is the symbol of the Olympic
Games? What does this symbol mean?
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