51 Dudley Road, Wembely, Middlesex ha5 6dm

The Manager 14 February, 2001

Dear Sir,

About a week ago, I bought your new coffee-percolator intending to keep it in my office so that I _______26 offer fresh coffee to my visitors.

Last Wednesday, I received an important Chinese businessman and, naturally, I offered him a cup of coffee. He ______27 my invitation. I placed a filter in the machine, filled it with ground coffee, and turned on the machine. I _____28 I followed to the instructions for operating the percolator.

While we ________ 29 the finer points of a draft contract, I heard the coffee-percolator _______30 a strange noise. I can only describe it as a bubbling, gurgling sound. Not wishing to appear rude to my Chinese guest, I ignored it. He also, by the way, gave no sign that he _______31 anything unusual.

About five minutes later, a tremendous noise came from the machine. It seemed to explode! Coffee shot out from it and sprayed all over the carpet. Some of it fell on the trousers and coat of my guest. And it also splashed over documents I had on my desk. The carpet _____32, the mess unbelievable.

I don’t need to tell you how embarrassed ____33. My guest was extremely polite, but we___34 further work on the contract. I_______35 him since. And I’m beginning to think I _____36.

Of course I expect financial compensation from your firm for the loss I ____37 because of your faulty product. Perhaps you’d let me know _____38 to offer me. Let me say now, the sum _____ 39 substantial. If ____40, I shall place the matter in the hands of my lawyer.

Yours faithfully,

B. Heathcott-Jones

26. a) could b) be able c) must d)might

27. a) had accepted b) was accepting c) accepted d) would accept

28. a) was quiet sure b) quite am sure c) quite sure d) am quite sure

29. a) discussing b) had discussed c) were discussing d) discuss

30. a) to make b) making c) to be making d) have make

31. a) had heard b) has heard c) had been hearing d) had been heard

32. a) soaked b) was soaked c) is soaking d) was been soaked

33. a) I am b) was I c) I was d) have I been

34. a) didn’t make b) have not c) made no d) did no

35. a) haven’t seen b) hadn’t seen c) saw d) wasn’t seen

36. a) will never b) never will c) am never d) neither will

37. a) suffering b) have been suffered c) have suffered d) will have suffered

38. a) how much you’re prepared b) how much are you prepared

c) how much you are being prepared d) how many you’re prepared

26. a) must be b) could be c) must have been d) should have been

27. a) it is b) it won’t c) it will not be d) it is not

TEST 2

I. Вставьте предлог.

1. At the moment we are working ____ some new promotion literature.

a) at b) in c) to d) on

2. A promotion strategy is based ___ getting the consumer’s attention and interest.

a) on b) at c) in d) to

3. How do you account _____ all these mistakes?

a) at b) to c) for d) with

4. I fully agree ____ your opinion that he is a reliable person.

a) to b)with c) for d) at

5. You will report ___ the Sales Manager.

a) for b)with c) to d) on