Progress check Spotlight 9 module 5

Variant -I

I. Fill in the gaps with the correct particle:  into, out of, through, away, over.

1. When I was a kid I got angry with my parents one day and ran …… from home.

2. Melissa  ran …….  Bill yesterday at the cinema.

3. We’ve run ……. milk. Could you run down to the shop and get some, please?

4. After I’ve written the speech, could we run …… it together so you can let me know what you think.

5. I ran …….  the dog while driving  here and I can’t stop thinking about it.

6.I think we should run ……….. this scene one more time.

II. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition: in, of, by, with, for, at, to.

1. Giacomo Puccini  is best known……… his operas .

2. Mozart  is one of the best composers ……… all time.

3. The Transformers film is very popular …….. the young people.

4. The Dali became the most expensive Surrealist lot sold ……..auction last month.

5. It is very nice …….. you to invite me and my family for lunch

6. Who stars ……. The Hobbit films ?

7. The second youngest   billionaire of the world  Mark  Zuckerberg  is famous …….  creating  Facebook.

8. I think, high  quality special effects add value ……… the Harry Potter films.

9.What sort ……. music does your friend like ? 

III. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative /superlative form of the adjectives/adverbs in brackets:

1. In the government of a country, the President is …………………(important) person.

2. She smiled ………………..(happy)  than before.

3. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (carefully)………………….  than before.

4. The standard of  living  in our country is getting ………(good) and ……………(good).

5. That  was …………….(bad)  film I have ever seen.

6. Den is ………………….(intelligent) person in our group.

7. We are going to enjoy  ……….. (comfortable) way to watch a movie in the luxurious VIP Auditorium.

8. The …………..(much) pupils  said, the ……………(angry) the  teacher felt.

     9. Jack is the ….. ……………………(clever) of three brothers.

10. The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was  …………..(easy).

IV. Complete the sentences with verbs formed using the prefixes re-, dis-, mis-, under- , over-.

1.Eve made a lot of mistakes in her h/w so she decided to ….. ………………….it. (do)

2. Many people  …………………………………. artists such as Van Gogh and Picasso. (understand)

3. Paul had to ……………………………………………………………………………..  surgery on her knee. (go)

4. Works by great artists are beginning to ……………………………………….. from auction houses as they are all in museums or private collections. (appear)

5. Modern artists often use new methods to………………………... classic paintings. (create)

Variant -II

I. Fill in the gaps with the correct particle:  into, out of, through, away, over.

1.I ran ………. Alex yesterday on my way to work.

2.We’ve run ……… sugar.

3.I think you should run this role …… again and again.

4.I saw a man running ……….the police last night.

5.My cat got run …….. by a car yesterday.

6. Laura ran ….. her best friend at auction.

II. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition: in, of, by, with, for, at, to.

1.Avril Avin is popular ….. teens all around the world.

2.Sokurov creates a sort …... dreamlike fantasy world in the film.

3.Some paintings …..Picasso were sold …..a lot of money …..  auction.

4.The paintings add value ….. the buildings.

5.Johnny Depp stars ….. many popular films.

6. It is very nice …….. you to invite me and my family for lunch

7.  The second youngest   billionaire of the world  Mark  Zuckerberg  is famous …….  creating  Facebook.

8. Mozart  is one of the best composers ……… all time

9. I think, high  quality special effects add value ……… the Harry Potter films.

III. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative /superlative form of the adjectives/adverbs in brackets:

1.Could you please speak a bit ……………. (slowly),please?

 2.Don’t mention it If you need any ………(far) help, just call me.

3.She admits it is ………(easy) than it looks.

4. Some people say that the jewel-like sculptures look ……….(little) like art and ………(much) like food.

5.The Dark Night was the …………………………(successful) film of 2008.

6. What do you think of my ………………………. (late) films?

7. Andy is getting …………. and …………… (good) at playing chess.

8. He turned out to be  ….. ……………………....(angry) than I had expected.

9. This painting is by far …………………………. (expensive) one in the gallery.

10.Nick sculpts much ….. …………(accurately) than I do because he pays attention to every little detail.

IV. Complete the sentences with verbs formed using the prefixes re-, dis-, mis-, under- , over-.

1.My parents usually …………………………. about which film to go and see. (agree)

2.They …………………. us in the restaurant but they gave us some money back.(charge)

3.The foreigners are difficult to understand because they …………………… many Russian words.(pronounce)

4.You should ……………………. your composition because you made many mistakes. (write)

5.We were sorry to realize that we ….. ………………………….. in the shop. (pay)

Variant -III

I.Fill in the gaps with the correct particle:  into, out of, through, away, over.

1. Just imagine! I ran ………. Tim when I was in the supermarket!

2. We’ve run ……… vegetables. Will you go and buy some, please?

3. He almost ran ………. our poor cat yesterday!

4. The police are looking for the tiger which ran ………….from the zoo!

5. You should run …… this part of the play once again.

6.The driver nearly ran ….. a dog when it jumped in front of his car.

II. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition: in, of, by, with, for, at, to.

1.  Pushkin is one of the best poet ….. all time.

2.He is popular ….. fans of art cinema.

3.Who stars ….. Pirates of the Caribbean?

4.The paintings add value ….. the house.

5. The second youngest   billionaire of the world  Mark  Zuckerberg  is famous …….  creating  Facebook.

6. It is very nice …….. you to invite me and my family for lunch.

7. The Dali became the most expensive Surrealist lot sold ……..auction last month.

8. Giacomo Puccini  is best known……… his operas .

9. What sort ……. books does your friend like ? 

III. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative /superlative form of the adjectives/adverbs in brackets:

1.John is by far the …………………………..(talented) pupil in the art class.

2.Which of Beethoven’s compositions do you think is the ……………………..(famous)?

3.Sue has been practicing a lot, so her artwork is getting ………… (good) and …… …..(good) all the time.

4.That’s the …….. ……..(bad) film I’ve ever seen, the characters were shallow and the ending was dull and predictable.

5.The ………………… (much) he said, the ……………………. (angry) I felt.

    6.She was ……………………. (amusing) girl I have ever met.

     7. He's a far ….. …………………(intelligent) person than my brother.

8. Willard Wigand’s sculptures are the ……….. (tiny) works of art in the world.

9. The ….. (much) Anne practiced, the …… (easy) it became for her to paint portraits.

10.The author’s book is quite good, but it’s not as ……. (interesting) as his last novel.

IV.Complete the sentences with verbs formed using the prefixes re-, dis-, mis-, under- , over-.

1.My parents usually …………………… about which film to go and see. (agree)

2.The foreigners are difficult to understand because they ……….. many Russian words.(pronounce)

3.You should ….. …………your composition because you made many mistakes. (write)

4. Works by great artists are beginning to ……………………………………….. from auction houses as they are all in museums or private collections. (appear)

5. Modern artists often use new methods to………………………... classic paintings. (create)