11. Complete the sentences using the correct pronoun or adjective.

1. How long have ……… been waiting for …….. ? (they / we)

2. Could ……………. lend …………. some money? (you /I)

3. Don't blame …………. ; ….. wasn't ………… mistake, (you / it / you)

4. Is this book …………… or ……………. ? (you / I)

5. 'Is she going on holiday with ……... friend?' 'No, ……... 's going by ……....' (she / she / she)

6. ………. was very angry with ……….. for being so stupid. (I/I)

7. Do …. ever talk to …… when …. are on …… own? (you / you / you / you)

8. ………….. house is much bigger than …………. (they / we)

9. …….was very angry with……….. when ………… broke ………. camera, (he / I / I / he)

10. …… would be back at 2 o'clock, (you / you / I / they / you)

11. Why didn't ………… ask …………to help ………….? (she / we / she)

12. ' Someone came to see ……. while …… were…….out ……. told …… that Who painted …. flat?' 'Nobody …. painted it ….. (you / we / we)

12. Choose the right word in brackets.

1. We have imported .............. videos this year than last year. (fewer/less)

2. There has been .............. demand for videos this year than last year. (fewer/less)

3. .......... vehicles have just been recalled because of a design fault. (a lot of/much)

4. ........................ effort has been put into this project. (a lot of/many)

5. There isn't......................... hope of finding the wreck. (much/many)

6. There aren't.............. dictionaries that can compare with this one. (much/many)

7. ......................... book was written by someone else. (most/most of the)

8. ......................... magazines carry advertisements. (most/most of)

9. ......................... metal is liable to rust. (most/most of)

10. I'd like ......................... milk in this coffee, please. (a few/a little)

11. This room needs ......................... pictures to brighten it up. (a few/a little)

12. .................... businesses have gone bankrupt this year. (a good deal of/several)

13. There aren't......................... chocolates left! (any/some)

14. There isn't......................... time to waste. (any/some)

15. We've had .................. trouble with this machine already. (enough/hardly any)

16. There have been ........... accidents on this corner this year. (a lot of/hardly any)

17. We can't accept the estimates ............... estimate is low enough. (either/neither)

18. ......................... examples prove that I am right. (both/neither)

19. There have been ......................... changes in the new edition. (no/any)

20. There has been ......................... change in the new edition. (no/any)

Text What is Giant's Causeway?

According to legend, the bad-tempered Irish giant Finn MacCool built a road across the waves to reach his enemy Finn Gall, who lived on Scotland's Isle of Staffa. MacCool gathered together a number of long, stone sticks and hammered them into the seabed next to one another. Before challenging Finn Gall to a duel, the Irish giant returned home to rest. Meanwhile, Finn Gall crossed to Ireland and was deceived into thinking that the sleeping giant was MacCool's baby son. Terrified at the possible size of the father, Finn Gall hurried home to Staffa, destroying the causeway as he went.

The stone columns of this Giant's Causeway, also known as Ireland's legendary Stepping Stones, are on the Northern coast, some 80km northwest of Belfast, the country's capital. Many of the ancient columns lie broken on the beach, while others have been swallowed by the sea or buried in the ground. While few people take seriously the fanciful tale of the mighty giants, the regularity of the columns does lend to the illusion that they were manmade.

The columns spread along 275m of coast and reach as far as 150m into the sea. An anonymous reckoner from the 1930s decided there were around 40,000 columns present - no one knows how the count was made and yet the figure has never seriously been questioned. Most of the columns stand no higher than 6m, although some, such as the Giant's Organ (so named because of its resemblance to a church organ), reach some 12m.

Each individual column, shaped into a regular polygon, measures between 38cm and 50 cm across. Most are six-sided, while others may have four, five or as many as ten faces. When viewed from above, the causeway resembles a street with regular paving stones - the columns fit together so exactly that it is difficult to insert a knifeblade

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between them.

Drawings and sketches made in the 18th century by the Dublin Society and Britain's Royal Society alerted the scientific world to this remarkable phenomenon. The paintings by the Earl-Bishop of Derry, Frederick Hervey, in the late 18th century, brought the causeway to the attention of the public.

To the Romantic Movement, which flourished at the start of the 19th century, the Giant's Causeway was the living proof of all they believed in. One of the leaders of the Movement declared that the impressive sries of stone columns was the temple and altar of Nature, devised by her own skill, and executed with a symmetry and grace which Nature alone could accomplish.

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Answer the questions to text

1. According to legend, the giant

1) Finn MacCool created the illusion of a road across the sea

2) Finn Gall returned home to rest after reaching his enemy across the sea

3) Finn Gall crossed home to Ireland over the sea

4) Finn MacCool made his enemy return home by deception

2. It follows from the text that

1) quite a few people take seriously the tale of the powerful giants

2) few people nowadays believe that the columns were manmade

3) the regularity of columns proves the theory that they were manmade

4) the regularity of columns is an illusion created by the giants

3. Most columns never

1) resemble regular stones seen from above

2) have less than 10 faces

3) exceed 12 m height

4) resemble regular polygons

4. The world's attention was brought to Stepping Stones

1) in 1930s

2) in the late 18 century

3) at the start of the 19 century

4) in the 18 century

5. Which statement is not true?

1) The Giant's Causeway is on the north coast of Northern Ireland, its capital

being about 100km to the south coast

2) The exact number of columns suggested in 1930 has been seriously discussed

3) Viewed from above, Stepping Stones look like pavement

4) The Romantics considered Stepping Stones one of the finest creations of

nature

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Выберите среди предложенных ответов единственный верный.

1. _____ can find out _____ about when the exams will be.

1) Any, nothing

2) Nobody, nothing

3) Nobody, anything

4) Nobody, something

2. Only _____ who had booked in advance were allowed in.

1) them

2) those

3) this

4) that

3. 'Did you like _____ music ?' 'Not _____ much.'

1) this; this

2) this; such

3) that; that

4) those; this

4. Do you remember _____ people we met in Edinburg?

1) these

2) those

3) that

4) this

5. _____ diet of _____ doesn't have much effect !

1) That; my

2) This; mine

3) These; mine

4) That; me

6. Shall I bring you _____ to read while you wait?

1) any

2) a few

3) something

4) a little

7. There isn't _____ point in waiting for _____ .

1) any; them

2) some; they

3) no; their

4) little; they

8. ____ news ____ made no impression on her relatives.

1) These, have

2) This, has

3) Those, -

4) The, haven't

9. We had a slight accident and, luckily, that neighbour ____ came along and helped us.

1) of you

2) of yours

3) of our

4) of him

10. Look at _____ new car in front of Ann's house! Would you like to have a car like _____ ?

1) this; her

2) this; it

3) that; that

4) that; it

11. We have achieved the results we expected without _____ difficulty.

1) none

2) some

3) any

4) a few

12. Conscious of a growing restlessness and dissatisfaction with _____ , she felt _____ the need for thinking things out.

1) herself, herself

2) hers, -

3) herself, -

4) her, oneself

13. "Can I have _____ coffee?" "Sure. And would you like _____ biscuits?"

1) any, any

2) some of, any

3) some, some

4) any, some of

14. Why don't you go for a walk ? _____ a pity to stay in when _____ so nice outside.

1) It so; it was

2) Such; it was

3) There is; it is

4) It is; it is

15. The problem is that hardly _____ of the smaller cars have enough leg room.

1) some

2) any

3) neither

4) none

16. If you find _____ blackberries, keep _____ for me.

1) some; any

2) some; it

3) any; some

4) any; it

17. She refused to have _____ to do with her family now.

1) anything

2) something

3) nothing

4) many

18. Mother birds look after their young until they are ____ to feed ____ .

1) enough strong, them

2) too strong, theirs

3) strong enough, themselves

4) strong enough, they

19. The day was stormy and there were ____ on the beach.

1) very few people

2) few peoples

3) a little people

4) much people

20. The ship-wrecked sailors felt desperate: they had ____ food and ____ water.

1) no, little

2) not, a little

3) few, little

4) a few, a little

21. Ann’s baby is now ________________ .

1) one year

2) 1- year- old

3) a year

4) twelve months

22. It happened during the reign of Henry __________________ .

1) Four

2) Fourth

3) the Fourth

4) Fourteen

23. They look very much alike; they are ________________ .

1) twin sister

2) twins

3) sister – twins

4) twin

24. My uncle was a relative of Queen Elizabeth ______________ .

1) Second

2) the Second

3) Two

4) Twins

25. It wasn’t really cold, ______________ Celsius.

1) nil

2) ‘oh’

3) zero degrees

4) zeros

26. She promised to give _________________ of the sum to charity institutions.

1) 50 per sent

2) 50 per sents

3) 50‘s per sent

4) 50 pers sents

27. During the times of ______________, France was one of the most powerful countries.

1) Louis XIV

2) Louis the XIV

3) Louis’s XIV

4) XIV Louis

28. After _________ sale our proceeds are approximately _____________.

1) a two – day, one million dollars

2) a two – days, million dollars

3) two – day, millions dollars

4) a two days, one million dollars

29. John’s last letter is dated by ________________ .

1) 17 – th May

2) May the seventeenth

3) a May 17-th

4) seventeen of May

30. ______________ to my house was very difficult for Sue.

1) a two-mile walk

2) two-mile walk

3) a two miles’ walk

4) two-mile walk’s