Практическая грамматика_КР1

Variant II

1. Say whether the verbs to be, to have and to do are auxiliary, modal, link or ordinary verbs. Put down your answers.

1. He didn’t have to answer at all. 2. She was to have written a speech for the Mayor of the city. 3. He has just introduced himself, and either have I. 4. You are not to leave Baby all by herself. 5. Look at the sky! It is getting darker and darker. 6. Do you know whether they are having a test on Monday? 7. That question was really good. 8. He was to become a real friend of mine. 9. Mary is being too noisy today.

10. May I open the window? – Yes, do.

2. Use it is or there is (are) structures to complete the following sentences. Mind the use of tenses. Put down your answers.

1. …………no point in repairing the old car. 2. ……..possible that …….. a storm at night. 3. ……… time for a cup of coffee before the concert starts. 4. …………….difficult to change your profession at such an age. ……..not much time left. 5. ………..lunchtime when we returned home from the river. 6. ……….a shorter way to the station if you are in a hurry. ……….to the left. 7. …………..…a book and three notebooks on the table. 8. …………my relatives who always criticize my behaviour 9. ………..still a long way for us to walk to the village. 10. ……….a shame he wasn’t invited. 11. ………….very cold and ……….. a lot of snow in this country all the year round. 12. ………….a number of people at the lecture yesterday. 13. …………not a good idea for you to work so hard. 14. If the president resigns, ………….an election.

3. Put in the correct form of “be, have, do”. Put down your answers.

1. _____ you like to take regular exercises? 2. Nick’s book ____ a great success. 3. ____ wear that velvet dress that suits you so much! 4. The fiends _____to part as one of them entered the university in another country. 5. You had your tooth pulled out, ________ you? 6. _____ interfere now! 7. All the glasses broke, but my favorite cup _______. 8. He went to India and _____ to die there. 9. Mr. Black has got a nice cottage in the country, ________ he? 10. ______ sad when you heard that news?

4. Give the plural of the following nouns: Put down your answers.

Folio, brief, scarf, baby, sheaf, crisis, donkey, piano, knife, fly, glass, toothbrush, appendix, spoonful, reef, cargo, commander – in -chief, mother - in – law, ox, mouse, foot, calf, German, brother, sheep, volcano, kilo, kiss, kangaroo, lady, phenomenon, mouth, wolf, Eskimo, Chinese, deer, Englishman, louse, path, Negro.

5. Choose the most appropriate variant: Put down your answers.

1. My old pyjamas is/are too small for me. 2. The spaghetti is/are made especially for you. 3. I am sure Mary’s clothes cost/costs a lot of money. 4. The contents of this bottle is/are unknown. 5. My hair feels/feel dirty. 6. The police has/have found the dangerous snake which went missing earlier in the week. 7. Riches often make/makes people act like snobs. 8. Acoustics is/are a subject I know little about. 9. Our company’s headquarters is/are in London. 10. The USA consist/consists of 50 separate states. 11. The news on the radio and TV stations confirms/confirm that a series storm is approaching our city. 12. The statistics in this report is/are inaccurate. 13. Wales is/are a country in the west of Britain. 14. The money was/were meant for paying the phone bill. 15. Where has/have those kitchen scales gone that we used to have? 16. Hurry up! The oats is/are ready. 17. Contact lenses is/are a popular alternative to glasses. 18. Her linen come/comes from Holland. 19. You have made a/-progress, keep trying! 20. Could you help me to carry all this/these luggage? 21. He already knew what he was going to be when he was a/-youth. 22. The crowd is/are enjoying the game. 23. The industrial tribunal was/were made up of three people. 24. Our team play/plays best on our own ground. 25. The Brazilians is/are fortunate to have such tasty coffee.

6. Add /-s/, /-‘s/, /s’/, /’/ where necessary. Put down your answers.

1. My uncle who is fond of hunting bear has a large bear skin lying near the sofa. 2. The company annual report shows that sales figures were lower than the previous year. 3. When we were in London we visited The Marx Memorial Library. 4. Mr. Peacock works at a boy school. 5. The concert took place at St. George Hall. 6. He found a lady handbag in the street. 7. My father bought two five-kilo bag of potato . 8. This is a Francis Coppola film. 9. My brother teacher at St. Mary was Miss Williams. 10. The Sharp house is on the other side of the river. 11. Long-term exposure to the sun can be harmful to a person skin. 12. I parked my car next to John . 13. In a hundred year time people will be going to Mars for their holidays. 14. The Watkin live in a sixty-year -old house.15. I need to buy a pair of shoe . 16. Do you know where the shoe department is? 17. The goat milk we bought is sour. 18. This is the ladies cloakroom and that one is for gentlemen . 19. The Vakhtangov Theatre is Moscow leading theatre. 20. This film is based on a war novel. 21. Nancy sells a million dollar worth of goods every day. 22.Austranuat safe return was watched by million of TV viewer .

7. How do you say these numbers in English? Write your answers for each one.

1. 561 9. 10%

2. 4 ½ 10 30 August

3. 5,401 11.5 November

4. 0.76 12. 783451 (phone number)

5. 5.22 13. +23 º Centigrade

6. 7 1/3 14. in 2007

7. 20,890, 999 15. in1789

8. 45,09 16. 0.3

8. Translate into English.

1. Мы подошли к месту, где была расположена частная контора мистера Картера. .2. Этот наш новый начальник – большой зануда! 3. Самые большие залежи нефти находятся в Арабских Эмиратах. 4. Средства решить проблему нашлись быстро. 5. Какой замечательный магазин! Здесь столько рыбы и мяса, ароматизированные сорта чая, изысканные вина, различные сорта сыра и ветчины. 6. Эти формулы - основа математики! 7. Ну разве они не настоящие гении? 8. Я хочу тебе дать два совета: забудь свои горести и всегда будь в хорошем настроении. 9. Какова твоя зарплата? 10. Воды Тихого океана полны диковинных (amazing) рыб. 10. Она должна была бы быть здесь еще полчаса назад. 11. Именно он получил худшую оценку за лексический тест, не так ли? 12. Ты сам чинишь свою машину или тебе это делают в автосервисе? 13. Его семья одна из старейших в городе? 14. Ему так и не суждено было закончить свой роман и войне в Египте. 15. 12 февраля мы пожертвовали 250 тысяч долларов в детский фонд. 16. В вазе стоял замечательный букет незабудок. 17. Он произнес перед аудиторией пятиминутную речь. 18. Мне велика эта пара брюк. 19. Несколько приложений не помешает в твоей работе. 20. Тысячи людей голосовали за эту партию на прошлых выборах.