Проверочные тесты на грамматику английского языка

Test  1.   Article

1.      Great Britain consists of ….. parts.  ( the three,   three,  a three ).

2.      It is washed by the waters  of …… ( an Atlantic Ocean,  Atlantic Ocean ,  the Atlantic Ocean )

3.      The Queen of Great Britain is not ……….( the absolute , absolute, an absolute )

4.      They are ……..  (  a nice people ,  nice people,  the nice people  )

5.      The acting was poor ,  but we enjoyed …..  ( music,  the music,  a music  )

6.      She simply loves ……. And dancing  ( music, the music, a  music )      

7.      Pushkin the first Russian poet  was  born in …… ( a 1799, the 1799, 1799)

Test 2.    Article.     Put the article ( a, the , - )

1.      My friend likes to eat ……. fish.

2.      Give me …. apple please .

3.      My  father is ….. engineer.

4.      Tell him …… truth .

5.      Russian people like ……tea.

6.      Bring …… milk from  the kitchen.

7.      Moscow is  on ….. Moskva River.  

8.      …  Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on …. Earth.

9.      This is …. Best wine I have ever drink. 

10.  ……. Earth is millions of kilometers from ….. Sun.

11.  Is there …. letter for me ?

12.  We celebrate New Year Day on …… 31^st of  December.

Test 3.  Verb.

1. The  students are writing a dictation  ( now,  every morning  )
2. I have finished my work  ( yesterday , today )
3. He gets  up early  ( already, always )
4. I shall be  working   ( tomorrow ,  when you come )
5. He received a letter  (  yesterday ,  today )
6. I was doing my homework   ( for two hours ,  at 3 o’clock )
7. It was raining  ( yesterday ,    at that time )
8. It has stopped raining  ( already,  by 3 o’clock  )
9. They have been studying in Moscow  ( for 5 years , 5 years ago )
10. We shall have translated  the text   ( at 3 o’clock,  by 3  o’clock )

Test 2. 

1. Вы обсудили план похода со своими друзьями? ( have you discussed , did you discuss, were you discussing )
2. Мы уже обсудили  план, когда они позвонили ( discussed,  have discussed,  had discussed )
3. Я жду своего  друга.  ( have been waiting  for, wait for, am waiting for ) 
4. Я ждал вас в течение  трех часов. ( waited for,  was waiting for, had been waiting for )
5.  Мы обсудим план похода  завтра  ( shall discuss,  shall be discussing, shall have discussed )
6. Позвоните ему. Он еще не спит ( does not  sleep ,  isn’t sleeping,  hasn’t been sleeping 
7. Он приходит  сюда раз  в неделю.  ( is  coming, comes,  has  come  )
8. С каких пор он  живет здесь?  ( has been living,  lives,   is living ) 
9. Он жил там уже три года ,  когда мы переехали туда. (    lived, had lived , had been living  )
10.  Я еще буду работать  , когда вы вернетесь  ( shall have been working, shall work,  shall be working )  

Present Continuous

Exercise 1. Put the verbs into Present Continuous

1.      I ( read )  a book now. He ( read )  a book now. We ( read ) a book now.

2.      I ( go ) to school now.  The teacher ( go) to school now.  The children ( go) to school now.

3.       You ( work ) in the garden now. We ( work ) in the garden now. He ( work ) in the garden now.

4.      I ( stand ) at the blackboard . She ( stand ) at the blackboard. They ( stand ) at the blackboard.

5.      We ( come ). I ( come ).  He ( come ) . She ( come ).  You ( come ). They ( come )

6.      I ( not to sing ) .  She (  not to sing ) now.  They ( not to sing ) now.

7.      We ( not to say ) now. He ( not to say ) now.

8.      I ( eat ) now?   You ( eat ) now ?  They ( eat ) now?   He ( eat ) now ? 

9.      What you ( do ) now ?   Where  they ( work ) now ?  Why  he ( stare ) at me ?

Exercise 2.   Open the brackets :

1.      I ( read ) now .  I ( read ) every day.

2.      He ( to sleep ) now .  He ( to sleep ) every night .

3.      We ( drink ) tea now.  We (  drink ) tea every morning.

4.      They ( go ) to school . They ( go) to school now.

5.      We ( not  to watch ) TV  now. We ( not to watch ) TV  in the morning.

6.      You ( work ) now.  You work  every Monday.

7.      He ( play ) in the afternoon.  He ( play ) now.

Exercise 3. 

1. I ( not  to drink ) coffee now.  I ( write ) an English exercise .
2. I ( not to  drink ) coffee in the evening.  I ( to drink )  coffee in the morning.
3. Your friend  ( to do )  his homework  now ?
4. Your friend  ( to go )  to school  in the morning ?
5. Look ! The baby ( sleep ) !  No wonder , the baby  ( sleep )  after dinner every day .
6. My grandmother  ( not to work ) . She is  on pension.
7. I usually  ( get ) up at 7 o’clock.

Exerciser 4. Translate

1. ( сейчас ) Я читаю.  Он пишет. Она  работает. Мы говорим. Они  спрашивают.  Папа пьет чай. Мама готовит.  Вы сидите за столом.
2. ( обычно )  Я работаю.  Мы работаем.  Они работают.  Она учится.  Мой брат  читает. Мы говорим, читаем , пишем на уроках английского.
3. ( сейчас )  Я не читаю.  Она не говорит. Он не  пишет. Мы не  идем .  Вы не  едите. Они не пьют.
4. ( обычно )  Я не работаю. Он не  думает.  Она не строит дом. Вы не говорите. Мы не едим и не пьем.

Past Continuous

Find Past Continuous

1.      He was doing his lessons when I came .

2.      I had been thinking about this for a long time.

3.      They are writing a text.

4.      I was told to clean the blackboard.

5.      You were played tricks on.

Put the verbs into Past Continuous

1.      I ( do ) my lessons at that time .

2.      He ( go ) to school when I saw him.

3.      They ( have ) a good time with us at that time last year.

4.      While I ( speak ) he listened to me attentively.

5.      Stop talking !   We ( think ) !

Past Indefinite or Past Continuous?

1.      I ( have ) dinner  when  he ( come )

2.      They ( play ) tennis  when we ( see ) them

3.      I ( see ) this beautiful picture at the shop  window  when I ( go ) to school yesterday.

4.      We ( call ) spirits at night when the door ( open )

5.      While he ( sit ) in the class  I ( wash ) everything in the corridor.

Translate

1. Он пришел , когда мы обедали.
2. Пока вы думали , они все сделали.
3. Часы остановились , когда мы сидели в холле.
4. Я готовила обед ,  в то время когда  он убирал в комнате.

Choose the right tense  ( Past Indefinite  or Past Continuous )  to complete the sentences :

1. Who ( look ) ……….through the magazine when you  ( come ) ………..into the library?
2. While Nelly ( cook ) ……some traditional Japanese dish  both her brothers ( give ) ……..…her  a lot of advice.
3. She ( use ) …..a lot of examples  while she (b explain ) …….…a new rule  to her class.
4. Yesterday I ( be ) .very busy.  At 12 o’clock  I ( write ) …………my English exercise, at 4 I ( have ) ………..my music class  and at 6.30  I ( learn ) ………….to work on the computer.
5. She ( can ) …………...not understand  what he ( talk ) …….about .
6. The weather ( be ) …….fine  and  a  lot  of people  ( swim ) …………….in the river.

Open the brackets  to complete  the story

It was  a bright day with no wind.  Andy ( start) down to the library ,  ( get ) a book  about lions. “ I ( not, read) a real book  about dangerous animals yet “ ( think ) Andy.  So he ( take) the book  home  and (begin  to read )  Just before supper his grandfather  ( tell ) him some stories  about hunting  lions. While Andy  ( listen )  to his grandpa  he ( fall ) asleep. In his dream  he ( see) many lions.   

Test 5.      Present Perfect

Task 1.  Look at the verbs.  Give  their three forms . Write  them  into two groups : regular verbs  and irregular verbs :

 To be, to laugh,  to build,  to study,  to become ,  to happen ,  to burn,  to describe ,  to read ,   to lock,   to lead ,   to count ,  to come,   to work ,   to keep ,   to join,  to learn,   to take,  to say ,   to wake up,  to go ,   to get ,   to know ,   to hear,    to do

Task 2.  Fill in yet,  already,   ever ,   never ,   just

We have  been  to the Tower of London. -

She hasn’t  woken up - .

Peter Brown  has seen  Westminster Abbey. –

Has he  become  an architect? -

Have they  been  to Buckingham Palace ? –

They haven’t  built  a monument  in the square . –

Task 3. Underline the verb in proper tense :

1. Our class ( began , have begun )  at 8.30 last year.
2. My little  sister  ( didn’t  drink,   hasn’t  drunk )  her glass of milk yet .
3. We ( chose , have chosen )  the presents  for Christmas.
4. Nelly ( drew , has drunk)  a funny  picture  last  Thursday.
5. They  ( had lunch,  have had lunch ).
6. “ We ( ate , have eaten )  all the bananas “ he said.
7. I ( spent, have spent )  all the money  yesterday.
8. We  ( swam ,  have swum ) in the ocean. 

Task 1. Put the  adverb intro the right position :

 e.g.    Mike’s mother  cooks  a chicken ( well )  - Mike’s mother cooks  a chicken  well

1. The boys come with us . ( always )
2. We  are sitting  at dinner table ( comfortably)
3. Ann takes  the dog for a walk. ( never )
4. The  paint  the house ( often )
5. He speaks English  ( fluently .)
6. We leave  early  in the morning . ( usually )
7. They lived  all their life in the country ( happily )
8. They quarrel ( often )
9. She cuts off the roses ( often )
10. I have  done the task ( already )

Task 2. Ask the questions

1. Nick and his sister often go to the  theatre .
2. The gardeners  are painting  the roses.
3. Mike goes jogging  nearly  every day .
4. He isn’t jogging today.
5. The bear is tracking some animals
6. Mike’s grandmother often visit them .
7. They are planting new roses.
8. They are going to an opera  tonight.
9. The Queen  is writing a letter
10. She writes  her  letters in ink.

Verb Tests

Test 21

A Good Neighbour

A friend who lived in Australia (tell ) ________________________one day by his neighbour living across the road  that he ( be away ) ___________________________in England  for few weeks. The man further explained  that his house ( decorate) _____________________at the moment but he ( leave ) _______________________-the country next day ,  as he ( not see ) ________________________his rich relative  for a few years.  He said  he hoped  his neighbour  ( look ) __________________after  his house properly.

The first week passed without incident.  Soon the decorators  packed up  and ( leave ) ___________________.  But the next day the good  friend  ( catch ) _____________________sight  of two  fellows  at his  neighbour’s door ( pack )  rolled-up carpets into  their  old van.  “ Hey, “  cried  the man “ What the hell  you ( do )  _____________?  I ( look ) _____________________after the house for a week  already  and I  ( not want ) ____________________my friend  ( get ) __________________________angry when  he (return ) _________________ home.  The two fellows  explained  to him  that their owner  of that very house  ( order ) ( clean ) _____________________________his Persian  carpets  while  he ( be away ) ________________________They managed  to make  him  ( believe ) ________________________that it ( be )________________true. The friendly man  ( think ) _____________________that  his own carpets ( need ) _____________________cleaning. He always  ( be ) ____________________a bachelor  and everything in his house ( suffer ) __________________________from  his carelessness. So he  ( agree ) _____________________with the two fellows  that they ( add ) _______________the expense secretly to his  neighbour’s bill.  The happy carpet – cleaners ( lay ) ________________all the carpets into the van and ( drive ) ______________________cheerfully away.  While  they ( drive ) _______________________they ( make ) ________________________fun  of the man  they so cleverly ( deceive ) ______________________. There ( be ) _______________________no need to say  that neither of the neighbour  ever ( see ) _________________________their carpets  again. 

Olympiada  2006 , 9 classes

Task 1.

Mr. Boxell …………….just ……………………(shut )  his shoe  shop  at the  end  of the day ,  when he saw a man  in a well-cut  suit ( walk ) in . The man ( want )  Mr. Boxell  ( show )  him  an expensive  pair  of shoes. There was  something  about  , the way  the man  ( walk )  that ( make )  Mr. Boxell  ( feel ) suspicious  . He ( think )  he ( see)  the man  somewhere  before  and  then  ( remember )  where Mr. Boxell  ( come )  across  his photo  in a magazine  and ( see)  him on TV.  The man ( be )  a criminal  and ( want ) by the police . 

“ If I ( sell ) him  shoes that ( be )  not comfortable  , he ( return )  ( change ) them  “ Mr. Boxell ( think )  .  “ But  I ( be )  not sure  I ( be ) able   ( sell )  them  to him.  Then Mr. Boxell  ( decide )  that  he ( try )  . The man ( try ) on  a few pairs  of shoes  before  he ( buy ) the pair  that Mr. Boxell strongly ( recommend) . “ they ( be )  a bit  tight “ ‘ said Mr. Boxell . “ Just ( buy ) them. You never ( regret) it . What size  you ( wear)?  I ‘ll wrap them for you . “    “OK. ( do) it, “ answered the man. 

As Mr. Boxell  ( expect )  the man  ( limp )  into the shop  the next day  and ( complain )  about  the shoes.  As he (  enter )  the shop  he ( surround )  by the police .  Mr. Boxell said : “  I ( do ) it.  Yesterday  I deliberately  ( sell )  the man  a pair  of  shoes  that  ( be )  a size  too small . I ( know ) he ( bring ) them  back  the next day.

Task 2.

1. I will return  your  notes  as soon as  ……………..copying  them  ( I will finish ,   I do finish  , I finish ,  I had  finished  )
2. Although  she  is very popular  she is  not  ……………her sister ( pretty as ,    as pretty,   more  pretty  than  ,   prettier  than )
3. We haven’t  had  ……….news  from  Atlanta  since  last  week  ( much ,  no ,   many ,   some )
4. I know  her very well. We’ve  been  friends  ……………our school. (  till,  for ,  since ,  until )
5. I don’t know  what to say. Let me  …………..about  it for a while.  ( to think ,   thinking ,   think ,   to be thinking )
6. In the ocean , ……………more salt  in the deeper water ( there is ,  is there m,   it may be ,   it is )
7. If Bob  ………with  us  he will have  a good  time  ( went ,  comes ,   came ,  will come )
8. She failed  the exam. What ……………! ( pity ,  unlucky,  a shame ,  shame )
9. He  has  to be  careful after  the accident ,  ………..he ? (  has , hasn’t ,   does ,   doesn’t )
10. …….nothing  to worry  about .  We have  prepared  everything .  ( he is ,    it is ,   there are ,   there is )
11. How much  did you  ……………for  the flowers  ( paid ,  pay ,  spent ,  cost )
12. They  ………………….us  an interesting  story  last week  ( told ,  spoke  ,  retell,   say )

Task 3.   Prepositions .

1. When I first arrived …….Rome  I was  unsure  ………how  to get  my hotel , but  luckily  a policeman  gave  me directions . 
2. Daniel  fell …………..love ………..Rachel  the first time  he met her , and  now  he is  married  …..her .
3. Helen put the blame  …….her  brother  for breaking  the teapot  even  though  she  had done it ,  which typical ……..her .
4. Jack was not there to meet me  when I arrived  …………Victoria Station ,  and it  occured …..me  that he might  have forgotten.
5. After sitting in traffic for two hours  yesterday  I was so fed up  ……………..being  delayed  that I  decided  to turn  around  and  head ……………home.
6. Chris  blamed the other football players  ………..losing  the game .
7.  They were so bored  ……..the film  that  they decided  to leave  the cinema 
8. Last week I was ………………..the train to Birmingham  when I realized that I  had left  my briefcase  at home .

Task 5. Guess the meaning of the idioms  listed , then fill in the gaps below.

to make  a long  story  short ,    an old  wives’ tale ,   the same old story ,   a different  story  , tall tales )

1.      It’s ………………….with David  , he’s  always  late  for  our meeting.

2.      Miss Black  told  Joe  that she was  tired of hearing  his ………………about it .

3.      It was a most  frightening  experience  but , …………..the  pilot  eventually made  an emergency landing  in the desert.

4.      I didn’t  like  any of the  films  Mark Hodge  has directed , but  his latest  one is a ………………… It’s terrific!

5.      Janice says  that if you eat cheese  before  you go  to bed , you’ll have  nightmares , but I don’t  believe  that.   It’s just ………………..

Olympiada 2006   ( 10 – 11 classes )

Task 1.   form adjectives  from the noun  below  and  add them  to the appropriate  column , the  first ones  have  been done  as examples :

-ous ( 5 )	-ic ( 7)	-ical ( 7)	-al ( 6)
advantageous	apologetic	historical	continental

ambition    art   catastrophe    commerce    courage    danger     drama    ecology    finance   grammar    intention    Islam   logic    magnet    mountain    nation   philosophy   politics    sarcasm    sensation   society   symbol   synonym   theatre   theory  

Task 2. Rewrite the sentences using  “ make “  or “ do “ .

Eg. What activities  are you planning  for  next week – What are you doing  next week.

1.      Heavy rains  have led the parts of the road becoming impassable

2.      We’re going  to have  the roof repaired next  spring .

3.      It’s all part of the research I’m carrying  out  for  my dissertation.

4.      I’m rather busy  this evening  so I won’t  be able  to meet you at the cinema.

5.      The old pond  has become  a wonderful paddling for the kids.

6.      How can you talk  to me like that  after all I’ve  achieved for you ?

7.      Are you going  to make  any more  aerobics  classes ?

8.      In many  countries  women still earn less money than men for the same work.

9.      They forced  the hostages to walk for three days without  food  or water. 

10.  They ‘re  been producing  Rolls Royce  cars in the same factory for 40 years.

Task 3.  Choose the correct word:

1.      At the end of  the match ………was 2:3  ( score , goal ,  point ,  count )

2.      Our teacher usually wears  a ………..suit  ( woolen dark grey ,   grey woolen,  dark grey woolen )

3.      There was a terrible noise  and all the  ………….looked  in that direction  ( passer-bys,   passers-bies ,   passers –by ,  passerbys )

4.      February  has ………………days  than March  ( few    less   fewer    more )

5.      Of two evils  choose the ……………(   little   a little    lesser    least )

6.      ……..English Nina  is studying  German  ( beside   besides   accept   except )

7.      The  man is six foot  …………..( tall  high   large   big )

8.      We were  rather upset  by his  ………………….to support our  proposal    ( refuse  refusal   deny   denial )

9.      I want  to congratulate  you …………..your success ( on , with ,  for , of )

10.  George  seldom calls  ………Ann now ( out , on ,  for ,  in )

Task 4. Here  are some  groups  of words  , each containing the letter  on the left

In each line  underline  two words  in which the italicised  are pronounced  ( not silent ) . The first one is done  as an example

k         knowledge   acknowledge    knot     kneel    knife     nickname

b         climbing     subtle    symbol   numb    dumb    debt    bribed 

g         campaign      hungry    champagne    ignorance    foreign

h         honour    exhibition    behalf    exhausted   vehicle   honorary    inherit

l          behalf    salmon    chalk    yolk   yield   failure   palm

p         phychology    psychiatry    couple   cupboard   receipt   raspberry   hypnotise

t          castle   attitude   Christmas    whistle    postpone   soften   bright

d         sandwich    sadness   Wednesday   handkerchief   second-hand

Task 5.  Complete  the questions with  a suitable  word  or phase. There is  an example  (o) given  at the beginning .

0.      What’s  the point  in arguing  with people  who hold  strong  opinions?

1.      “ Did you see Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the charity concert? ‘ “ Did  I see ………? Never heard of them “

2.      Could  you tell us ……………..or not  the service is included? 

3.      ………did you manage  to get  home  last night ? You were so drunk!

4.      “ Mmm, what ………..your soup so tasty?”   “ I use different  herbs in it , that’s all”

5.      The police …………….details of the victim  last night  , didn’t they ?

6.      I’ve  got  a couple of paint  samples  here  ……….colour do you prefer?

7.      What’s  …………….of buying  all this expensive  equipment  when  you don’t  know  if you’ll enjoy the sport?

8.      These comedy  films  are so formulaic. This one  is ………………..any different  from that one we watched yesterday, is it ? ……………of the available  methods  did  your client  pay for  her purchases?

9.      …………….is that , in the  corner?  She looks  as though she’s just crawed out  from under a bush?

Task 6.  What nationality are most of the people in these countries ?

Russia	Russian
1. Switzerland
2. Argentina
3. Wales
4. Israel
5. Thailand
6. Turkey
7. Denmark
8. Bulgaria
9. Finland
10. Holland
11. Canada
12. Portugal
13. Norway

Task 7.  match the names in the first  column with the places  in the second  and dates  in the third

1	Archduke Franz Ferdinand	A	Battle  of Hastings	a	1963
2	Christopher Columbus	B	Dallas , Texas	b	1066
3	Ferdinand Magellan	C	Russia	c	1903
4	John F. Kennedy	D	Pacific Ocean	d	1917
5	Napoleon	E	Moon	e	1914
6	Neil Armstrong	F	Waterloo	f	1815
7	October Revolution	G	Atlantic Ocean	g	1969
8	Vasko da Gama	H	Sarajevo	h	1521
9	Wilbur  and Orville Wright	I	Lisbon	i	1492
10	William the Conqueror	J	Dayton, Ohio	j	1497

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School Olympiada  2006 – 2007    ( 10 –11 )

Task

Add the correct prefix  to9 the beginning  of the words  ( inter - ,  under - ,  anti -,  semi-,  sub-,  over - ,  un - ,  co - ,  re - , trans - ,  ex - , mono- , super - ,  pro-,  non- )

1.      John ………………….slept and was  late for work.

2.      Many people  who  wanted tickets were disappointed because the organizers  had ……….estimated the singer’s popularity.

3.      He is  taking  a ……………..atlantic flight from London to New York.

4.      When the ambulance  came ,  the man was ……………conscious  after being  knocked down  by a car.

5.      The ……….president  of the United States  was honoured at the  ceremony , five years  after he resigned.

6.      People who can  only  speak their own  language  are called  …………..lingual

7.      Superman is a comic  strip character  who has ……………..human strength.

8.      There were violent scenes  as ……………government  and antigovernment  demonstrations fought  outside parliament

9.      ………….racial fighting  between  the two  minorities had led  to civil war in the country

10.  John left  his job  because he was …………..able to deal with such a large  amount  of work. 

Task

Match  column  A with  Column B 

1.      as black as 2.      as blind as 3.      as cool as 4.      as deaf as 5.      as white as 6.      as fit as 7.      as good as 8.      as heavy as 9.      as mad as 10.  as quiet as

a. snow b.  a post c.  gold d.  a hatter e.  coal f.  lead g.  a mouse h.  a cucumber i.  a fiddle j.  a bat

Task

What  do the  following  abbreviations stand for ?

PM-

BBC-

UK-

MP-

BA-

RAF-

VIP-

SOS-

UFO-

AD-

BC-

AIDS-

a.m.-

p.m.-

Task

Try to guess  who these  quotations belong  to

Mark Twain George Bernard Shaw Julius Caesar

Queen Victoria Marie Antoinette William Shakespeare

George Gordon Byron John Vanbrugh Oscar Wild Arthur Conan Doyle

1.      The only way  to get rid of  a temptation is a yield  to it . …………………

2.      I came , I saw , I conquered ……………………

3.      He laughs best  that laughs last ………………..

4.      Don’t let school  interfere  with  your education . ………………

5.      To be , or not to be , that is a question …………………

6.      O awoke one morning  and found myself famous …………………

7.      Children should be seen ,  not heard…………….

8.      That’s elementary, Watson …………….

9.      The greatest  of evils  and the worst  of crimes  is poverty…………..

10.  Let them eat cake

Task

Match the beginning in “A” with the ending  in “B”

A One swallow  does not make A rolling stone Every dark cloud To put all one’s eggs A drowning man It is the last  straw Blood  is thicker He that  never  climbed

B in one basket gather no moss will catch  at a straw that breaks  the camel’s back never fell than water a spring ( summer ) has a silver lining

Task

Open the brackets :

The Christmas Present

Jim and Della  were very young  and very poor. They ………………..(have) only two things  that ………………(be) dear to them : Jim’s gold  watch  and  Della ’s  golden hair.

As Christmas ……………( come)  nearer Della  ………….(begin)  thinking about  a present  for her husband . She ……………(count) her money  , but ……………………(understand)  that she ………….(not be able)  to buy anything. Suddenly Della  ……………..( remember )  that she ………………….(see)  an advertisement  at the  hairdresser’s . It …………(write ) in it  that people  ………..( can) sell their hair.

She …………….(rush) there . The woman  in the hairdressing  saloon ………..(tell)  her they …………………(pay)  twenty dollars.    After the hair  ………..(cut )  off  Della ……(get ) her money . She ………..(run)  to the nearest shop  for a suitable  thing  and she  ……………(find )   it soon enough. It …………..(be )  a golden chain  for Jim’s  watch.

When she ……………..(return )  home ,  she ………..(feel )  quite happy.  The only thing  she …………………(be ) afraid  of was that  Jim ……………..(fall ) out of love seeing her changed appearance.

A few hours ……………( pass) .  At last  Della  ……………(hear)  the front door  ………….(open ) .  When Jim ………………….(notice )  the change  in Della ’s hair-do he ………………(look)  at her strangely.  Della  …………….(cry)  hurriedly : “ Oh, Jim, don’t worry!  My hair ……………………( grow) very  soon. I …………….(sell )  it …………..(buy )  a wonderful  present  for you . “ 

And she ………………(show )  him  a chain. 

But Jim  ……………(shake )  his head  sadly : “ Sorry , Della , I  ……………..(sell )  my watch  to buy  a present  for you “

With  these  words  he  ……………………..(give )  Della  very beautiful combs.

                                                                                      ( After  O. Henry )

School Olympiada  2006- 2007  ( 9 cl. )

Task

Fill inn the gaps  with  do or make

1.      …………………..an examination

2.      …………………..homework

3.      …………………..a mistake

4.      …………………. a noise

5.         ………………... the shopping

6.      ………………….. an effort

7.       …………………. ( somebody )  a favour

8.      ………………….. exercises

Task

Ask questions

1.      He never does  any work  at all  in the house    ( Disjunctive )

2.      We had  to sit  in the shade  every  afternoon  ( General )

3.      A long table stood  ready  prepared  for the  evening  meal n ( to the subject )

4.      There was  pride  and jealousy  in his eyes  ( Alternative )

5.      A short  sword hung  perpendicularly  by his side  ( Special )

Task

                                                            Who Is To Blame ?

Continue the story  , supplying  Everybody , Somebody , Anybody , Nobody

 This is the story  about  four people  named  Everybody , Sonmebody , Anybody  and Nobody.  There was  an important  job  to be done  and Evrybody  was sure  that Somebody would  do it.  Anybody  could  have done  it ,  but Nobody  did it .

(1).……………………………..got angry  about  that ,  because  it  was (2) ……………………………..'s job.     (3)………………………thought  (4) ……………………….could do  it , but  (5)……………………..realized that (6)……………………….wouldn't  do it .     In the end  (7)…………………..blamed (8)……………..when  (9)……………………did  what (10)  ……………………could do.

Task 

 What  will be  the feminine  to the following  masculine  nouns ?

1.      host –

2.      gentlement –

3.      sir –

4.      duke –

5.      MR –

6.      Mayor –

7.      Negro –

8.      traitor –

9.      earl –

10.  uncle –

Task

Open the brackets

A middle-aged , well-to-do woman  from Surrey ………………….(do) her Cristmas shopping . She  ……………………(think )  she ………………………(like)  a cuo of tea .

She …………..(go) to a cafe  in the department store , ……………………….( take )  a vacant  seat  with  relief  and …………………(lay)  all her parcels  and her  handbag  on the  cahir next to her .  A pot  of good  English tea  ……………………..(bring ) .

While  she ………………….(enjoy )  it she  suddenly  noticed  a hand  from  behind …………….(take ) her handbag. She  so …………………..(shock)  that she ……………(not  can ) ( react )  at once . When the woman  …………….( understand )  all  , the thief  ……………………( disappear) .

She walked  to the Security  and reported that  she ……………..(rob )  and explained  what …………………..( happen) .     She really  ……………(not have )  much  hope  that  her handbag  with the keys  , money ,  credit  cards  …………………..( find ) , espessially  so close  to Cristmas,  when  there  ……………………..(be)  so little  money  in people's  purses  but  it was  more  od a  pleasant  surprise  when the people from  the store  …………………..( ring )  her later that day .  They ……………………….(say)  they …………………(find )  her bag  and ………………..(add)  that if  she ………………..(come )  down  straight  away , she  ……………………..(be able )  to get it back.

Happy  she …………………(hurry )  to the store .  But  when she  arrived  at the  place , the people had no idea  what  the old  lady …………………………(talk ) about .

The poor shopper  returned home.  While she ………………………(open) the  door  it suddenly  occured  to her  that it was  the handbag taker ………………………(phone ) her.

During  her abstance the theif  ……………………..(take ) away  all the things from her house.

Task

Choose the correct answer

1.   Which countries  were first united ?

a. England and Ireland     b. England  and Scotland      c. England  and Wales

2.   When was  England united with Scotland

a. 1707                            b. 1603

3. The word  “ Sovereign “  means :

a.  the symbol of power              b. reigning  supreme            c. the symbol of democracy

4. Who  is the Head  of the Church  of England ?

a. The Queen                      b. Prime Minister                    c. The Archbishop  of Canterbury

5. Who is the founder of London ?

a. Alfred the Great             b. Julius Caesar                          c. William the Conqueror

6. British monetary system  consists  of ………….

a. pounds and pence                                  b. pounds , pence  and shilling 

c. pounds , pence, penny                            d. pounds and penny

7. Boxing Day is celebrated  on …………..

a. January , 1          b. December , 2         c. December , 26         d. October , the 2^nd Monday

Task

1. If you ……………………………your car  in the wrong place ,  a traffic  policeman  will soon  find it.    

A. will park                  B. have parked       C. park                 D. parks

2. There is ………………..rain in August  than in July  here.

A. less                          B. fewer                     C. little                        D. least

3. I have  been skiing ………………last October

A. from                         B. since                      C. for                 D. with

4.  They …………………lunch  when  I telephoned

A. ate                        B. eat                        C. were eating                   D. have been eating

5.  I wonder  if he …………..Martha  to join  us tomorrow

A. is asking                    B. ask                        C. asks                         D. will ask

6.  I …………………starve  than eat carrots !

A. would rather                 B. had rather                     C. would better            D. had better

7. Would you mind ………………..my food ?

A. to get off               B. got off                     C. get off                          D. getting off

8. He didn’t  speak  politely enough .  ……………………..

A. She also                      B. Neither she did           C. Neither did she          D. she neither

9. There …………………no bread left

A. is                     B. are                            C. be                     D. will

10. Are her shoes …………………..?

A. tall-heeled                  B. high-heeled                     C. long-heeled                D. far-heeled

Task                Use the words in capitals  to form  a word  that fits  in the space

The Job Interview

It is important  to make  a good IMPRESS impression  when  going  for a job  interview . Interviewers usually  ask  (1) VARIOUS ________________ of  questions , many  of which  concern  (2) QUALIFY __________________.   However ,  they also usually  like  to ask  questions  about  previous  (3)  OCCUPY ________________________--as well as  (4)  ACHIEVE _____________________not connected  to the work  place. Often  , the  () SUCCESS _______________________ candidate  is not  the  one  with  the most  impressive  (6) EDUCATE _______________________ but the one  who shows  that  he  or she  has  made  the most  (7) EFFECT __________________ use  of their  time .  Few imployers want  employees  who are  (8) ABLE __________________to think  for themselves .  The (9) POSSIBLE  _____________________of advancement  in any  job very rarely  depends  on the  (10)  ACCURATE _____________________of work  but  more  on the  enthusiasm  and dedication  of the  employee.

Task     Put  in each  space  below  a noun  made  from  the adjective  in brackets :

1.      What’s  the ___________________________of that mountain ( high ) ?

2.      Don’t  say  anything  that  may  wound  his  __________________( proud ) ?

3.      He did it in the moment of  ____________________( angry )

4.      Nobody knew  how  Dr Faust  had acquired  his great ______________(wealthy)

5.      The terrorists were sure that  they would  get onto the plane  with _____________( easy )

6.      The idea of going though  the  cemetry  alone  filled  her with  __________(terrible )

7.      I don’t know  how  to express  my ________________for your help ( grateful )

8.      _________________was on  his side  again . The jury  couldn’t  prove  his  ___________( lucky ,  guilty )

9.      His  _________________-as  a poet  did  not  come  until  after  his  _________________( famous , dead )

10.  The _________________soon became  unbearable.  We  were  dying of  __________________( hot  ,  thirsty )

Task                   Form  nouns  from  the following  adjectives

patient ________________

indifferent _________________

brave _______________

slim __________________

proud _______________________

clever _______________________

wise __________________________

original __________________________

disappointed ______________________

intelligent _____________________

thirsty ________________________

bored ________________________

delighted ____________________________

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Task 1.  express the meaning  of each  phrase in one  word.

1.      full of fear   ( a…………….d)

2.      to take the first step    ( b……..n)

3.      a  town  where  a seat of government is     ( c…………………/l)

4.      the end of life  ( d………………h)

5.       to come or go into ( e………………..r)

6.      very well known  ( f……………………………s)

7.      a male  goose ( g ……………………….r)

8.      to take place    ( h ……………..n)

9.      to spring  over  ( j ……………..p )

10.  the male ruler of the country  ( k …….g)

11.  a speech to the group   of people    (  l ……………………e)

12.  to walk like a soldier (  m ………….h)

13.  the dark  part  of each  day  ( n ……………..t)

14.  not shut ( o …..n )

15.  to put  in the ground  to grow  ( p …..t )

Task 2.  Change the following  statements  into  questions

1.      He usually had dinner  at  4p.m.  ( General ) _________________________________________________

2.      At the concert  he was  to play one of his sonatas  ( Disjunctive ) _________________________________

3.      The father decided  to punish  them  both ( Alternative )  ___________________________________

4.      I go to bed  right after dinner   ( To the subject )  ________________________________

5.      There are  heavy  clouds  in the sky  ( Special ) _______________________________________

6.      Don’t open the window ( Disjunctive ) _____________________________________________

Task 3. The following groups  of four  words  are spelt with “ou” . Underline  the word  with  the different pronunciation

1.      your ,   court ,   neighbour,   pour

2.      would ,   should ,    shoulder ,  could 

3.       count ,   fountain ,  country , accountant

4.      drought ,  ought ,   bought ,   thought

5.      enough ,  cough ,   rough ,   tough

6.      anonymous ,   mouse ,   enormous  ,   furious

7.      trouble ,  double ,   doubt ,   country

Task 4.  Put the correct article

……….Houses  of Parliament	……Tower of London
………British Museum	…..Piccadilly Circus
. ……..President Kennedy	…….Christmas
………St. Paul’s Cathedral	…....Queen  Elizabeth
………President	………White House
…….Kremlin	………….Eiffel Tower
…….Waterloo Bridge	……….Crimean War
…….Vatican	………University of Florida
……Trafalgar Square	………..Hyde Park
……..London University	………….Amazon

Task 5.    Choose the one word  or phrase  that best  completes  the sentence

1.      Nobody  likes  to be cheated , …..he ? ( doesn’t  ,   does ,   is ,   isn’t )

2.      He ……….not to speak  like that  (  should ,   ought ,   has ,    can )

3.      The welsh  fought  bravely but they were …………………. ( lost ,  being lost ,   to defeat ,    defeated )

4.      The student   watched the famous surgeon …………….the operation  and couldn’t  help  admiring  his skill ( made ,   making ,   does ,   did )

5.      If I ……………….a millionaire , I’ll give  lots  of money to the poor  ( become ,   is ,    be ,   are)

6.      I know  some  things  which  I could  never tell ………….( no-one ,   everyone ,   none ,   anyone )

7.      We’ll take  ………holiday ( the four-days ,   a four-days ,   a four – day ,   the four – day )

8.      I cannot  excuse you ,  unless you …………..me what the problem is (   say ,    speak ,    talk ,    tell )

9.      last year  inflation  was tremendous  and the prices  …………( raised , rose ,  aroused ,   going up )

10.  ……….not  a single  light  in the  building  ( It is ,   This is ,   There is ,   Here is )

Task  6.  Complete the sentence  with the correct  preposition or adverb

1.      When she heard the bad news  she broke ………….and cried.

2.      It’s  important  that children  are brought  …………..properly

3.      “ Hold  ………..a minute . I’ll  put  you through  to Mr. Jones”

4.      I nearly caught  a butterfly  in my  net but it got …………….

5.      She got  ….the bus  when  she realized  she was on the  wrong  one .

6.      I’ll  lend you  some  money  if you  promise to give  it……………… soon

7.      Jack has been trying  to give  ……………..smoking  for years

8.      We went  ………..working  until it got  dark.

9.      Who looked  ……..your  children  when  you went  away? 

Task 7.

The Romantic Girl.

I am twenty  now  but I like  fairy-tales very much. I always  ( 1- like )  them . I think  I (2 -  can )  ( 3- read )  at the age  of five. And since those years I ( 4 - be )  fond of  books ,  especially  fairy-tales. When  a child , I  (5 - read )  a lot. Wherever I ( 6 -go ) or (7 - fly )  with my parents  I always  (8 - take )  my favourite  books  with me .  The books  often (9 -  buy) for me  or just ( 10 - give )  as presents .  “ You  (11 - read )  again ,  my dear ! “  my mother  used to say  (12 - come )  into my room . “ It’s late .  I ( 13 -put ) out  the candle”

I usually  ( 14 -object )  in the following way , “ But I (15 - not finish )  the  paragraph yet .  If I  (16 - stop )  (17 -  read )  I never  (18 - know  ) what  the end is. Please ,  (19 - not make )  me ( 20 - close)   the book “

    But she  usually  ( 21 -do ) .  She said  I ( 22 - be able )  to finish  it  the next day  and  added  I (23 -  read) already  a lot.  When I ( 24 - hear ) her (25 -  leave)  the room  I ( 25 - dream )  of being  as old  as  my Granny.  I (26 -  know )  she ( 27 - live )  a long  and  different life  but she always  (28 -  be ) independent .

“ I ever ( be )  like her ? “  I asked  myself in the dark.