IV. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1.1 haven't (much, many) time for study and that's why I have (many, much, few) mistakes in my homework.

2. Was there (something, anything) interesting in the paper yesterday? - No, there weren't (any, some, no) interesting articles in it.

3. Is this Mary's pen? - No, it is (my, mine).

V. Circle the appropriate word.

I'd like to (tell, say) you something about Mr. Brown's house. He is an old friend of (my, mine) and I (had gone, went) to visit him about a week ago. I had to go (by, in) car. Mr. Brown was (happy, happily) to see me. (It, there) was a cold day and I was very pleased to see the bright fire (burn, burning) in the fireplace.

VI. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.

1. room/ one/ there/ on/ the/ was/ a/ side/ of/ piano.

2. fire/ we/ the/ down/ armchairs/ in/ before/ sat.

3. which/ girls/ painted/ they/ the/ pictures/ to/ hoped/ sell.

4. lay/ the/ she/ window/ near.

5. third/ studio/ floor/ old/ the/ was/ of/ on/ brick/ the/ house/ an.

VII. Circle the right variant.

1. A: What do you say to a friend on his/her birthday? B: a) It's a pleasure.

b) Many happy returns of the day.

c) The same to you.

2. A: Oh, Mr. Green, this is Miss Brown. B: a) How are you?

b) How do you do?

c) Very well, thank you. I

3. A: Did you hear the news? B: a) It was good.

b) They were good.

4. It's time for dinner,...

a) is it?

b) isn't it?

c) isn't there?

5. A: Where would you go if you had time? B: a) I shall go to the park.

b) I should go to the park.

c) I must go to the park.

Test 13

/. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. As I (to walk) down the street, Mr. Brown went by.

2. The man told us he (to buy) two boxes of chocolate.

3. He (to be) 15 years old next Friday.

4. I not (to read) much since I (leave) school.

5. He (to live) in England for fifty years.

6. English (to speak) all over the world.

7. He (to leave) for London tomorrow.

//. Choose the right article.

1.... large river-boat was going down... Mississippi on its way to... New Orleans. One of... passengers of... boat was ... young gentleman, St. Clare by ... name. He had with him ... daughter.... Child was very beautiful.

2. Independence Day is ... biggest national holiday in ... USA, ...Declaration of Independence was proclaimed in Philadelphia on.. Fourth of July, 1776, when ... American colonies were fighting foi ... independence against England.

3. In the evening the English have a simple supper ... omelette, or ... sausages, sometimes... bacon and... eggs and sometimes just... bread and ... cheese,... cup of... coffee or ... cocoa and ... fruit.

///. Circle the suitable preposition.

1. John wakes (in, about, at) 8 o'clock in the morning. He goes downstairs (for, about, to) breakfast. Sometimes he sits (down, in. into) an armchair and reads a newspaper or a detective story. He also likes to watch television (at, in front of, next) the fire.

2. The man was killed (with, by, of) the thief (with, by, of) a knife.

3. I shall finish the report (in, at, after) 10 minutes from now.