Final test (English)
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напряму підготовки 6.030301 – Журналістика
Name_________________________
1. Put in the correct form of to be (positive and negative)
1. I _____ cold. Can I have something hot to drink?
2. I _____ hungry last night, so I had something to eat.
3. Where ______ you at 10 o'clock last Sunday morning?
4. Don't buy those shoes. They _______too expensive.
5. We ______tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
6. "Where ______the dogs?"- "I don't know. They ______ in the garden ten minutes ago."
7. This time last year I _____ in England
8. My brother and I __________ good tennis players.
9. Amy _________at home but her parents _________ in church.
10. The castle ___________ one thousand years old.
11. We didn't like that house. It _____ very old and it _______ large enough.
12. Helen got married when she_______21 years old.
13. I called you yesterday evening but you _______at home. Where _______ you?
14. My son _______at work last week because he _______ ill. He's better now.
15. The shops _______open yesterday because it ________a public holiday.
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2. Put in the correct form of to have got (positive and negative)
1. They like flowers. They ________ a lot of roses in their garden.
2. Jane _________ a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle.
3. Everybody likes Tom. He ______________a lot of friends.
4. Mr and Mrs Eastwood _____________ two children, a boy and a girl.
5. This insect ______________ six legs.
6. I can't open the door. I ______________ a key.
7. Quick! Hurry! We ________________ much time.
8. "What's wrong?" - "I _______________something in my eye".
9. Ben doesn't read much. He _______________ many books.
10. It's a nice town. It ______________a very nice shopping centre.
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3. Put the verb in brackets into the Present Indefinite.
1. Oscar Wilde and Bernard Shaw _________________(be) the most witty British writers.
2. Fishermen often _____________(tell) tales about their catches.
3. Their children ___________________(go) to a private school.
4. Little Amanda ___________________(collect) all sorts of toy-pigs.
5. My father __________________(like) a lot of milk in his tea and a few lumps of sugar.
6. We usually ______________________(spend) our holidays in Spain.
7. My English friends ______________(live) in a nice house that (stand) on a hill that _________________ (overlook) lake Windermere, which (be) in the Lake District.
8. In England the traffic _________(keep) to the left but on the Continent it (keep) ________ to the right.
9. They often _________________(come) to see me in my town house.
10. The twittering of birds in the trees in spring ____________(be) a pleasant sound.
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4. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.
1. What time________________________(the museums/open) in St.-Petersburg?
2. I have a bike but I______________________(not/use) it very often.
3. "Where (your father/come) from?" - "He_____________(come) from Minsk."
4. If you need help, why____________________(you/not/ask) for it?
5. I _______ (play) the guitar, but I_________________(not/play) very well.
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5. Put the verb into the correct form. All the sentences are past.
1. I _______ (not/go) to the park yesterday because the weather ______ (not/he) very good.
2. I_________(not/have breakfast) this morning because I_________(not/have) time.
3. We_________(not/buy) anything because we____________(not/have) any money.
4. I_____________ (not/sleep) because I______________(not/feel) sleepy.
5. She_______ (not/be) interested in the book because she _______ (not/understand)
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6. Translate into English using the Past Indefinite Tense
1. Мы решили послать это письмо вчера. ___________________________________
2. Когда вы его видели в последний раз? — В прошлый вторник. __________________ _________________________________________________________________
3. В прошлом году мы не изучали французский. Мы изучали английский. ___________ _________________________________________________________________
4. В котором часу вы начали работать вчера? — После обеда. У нас было мало работы. __ _________________________________________________________________
5. Погода была хорошая, и мы с друзьями пошли в парк. _______________________ _________________________________________________________________
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7. Put the verb in brackets into the Future Indefinite.
1. He _____________ (be) here soon.
2. The dress ____________(be) ready tomorrow.
3. They _______________(be) late for the 10.30 train.
4. I _____________(know) the result in a day.
5. I____________ (be) twenty years old next year.
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8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Indefinite and the Present Continuous.
1. Mr Smith ____________(teach) us at present. He ________________(substitute) for Mr Reese, who ___________(be) our regular teacher.
2. "I ________(go) to visit Peter tonight. He _________ (leave) tomorrow morning." - "______He ____________(come) back the same day?"-"I ______________(not/know)."
3. John often ________(stay) at a hotel when he ____________(come) to town, but tonight he __________________(stay) with us. '
4. The fourth class always __________(meet) on the 18th floor, but our class ________ (meet) on the 17th floor. However, since they ___________ (paint) our regular classroom now, we ______________(go) to meet in the club-room today.
5. "_____You ___________(write) him tonight?" - "Yes, I always ___________(write) him on his birthday. ____You _________(want) to send any message?" - "Certainly."
6. John __________(say) he ___________(leave) for Chicago on the fifteenth.
7. I _____________(go) to the seaside on my holiday.
8. My brother _______________(come) to see me next week
9. Whenever I ________(call) at the Smiths' home, they ______(play) cards. I really _____ (think) they ______________(play) every night.
10. Jack ____________________(make) at least ten spelling errors in every lesson.
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9. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite and the Past Continuous.
1. Mary __________(play) the piano; John _________(read); my wife ___________ (sew) when suddenly we all _____________(hear) a shout.
2. When the doctor ______________ (leave) the hospital, he _______________(catch) a glimpse of himself in the glass front door.
3. When her father _______(come) in she _______________(sit) before a red tea-table, finishing a very good tea.
4. Next day, while he _____________(shave) he ________(cut) himself slightly.
5. And, smiling to himself, he ______________ (begin) to make plans, fantastic plan for the future. He still _______________(smile) when he _________(walk) up the rock-cut steps.
7. We ___________(sit) on our front porch when Mr Smith ______(drive) up in his new car
8. It _________________(drizzle) when they _____________(come) out c the house.
9. When the World War __________(break), John _________________(live) in Holland.
10. As I ______________(walk) home yesterday, I ____________(meet) a beggar who _____________________(ask) me for some money.
11. We _______(come) into the dining-room while our parents ____________(eat) supper.
12. She ____________(run) down the stairs and _____________(go) to the library, where her husband ___________________(stand) with his mother.
13. We ___________(drive) at about fort miles an hour when the accident ______(happen).
14. Eric _________(go) into the library and _______(sit) down to read the letter. The fire _____________(crackle) merrily in the fireplace, and outside the wind __________(howl).
15. When I ___________(hear) him knock I ________(go) to the door and ___________ (open) it, but I _________________(not/recognize) him at first because I ___________ (not/wear) my glasses.
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10. Translate into English
1. Этот перевод труднее того, который мы делали в декабре.
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2. Чем больше он старался, тем больше ошибок он делал.
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3. Это самая большая квартира в нашем доме, она в два раза больше
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4. Это кратчайший путь до озера.
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5. Его старшая дочь работает теперь в нашей компании.
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6. Сегодня так же жарко, как вчера.
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11. Ask 4 questions of different types to the sentence:
“When they were walking up the street together they began to talk”
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