Captain looked to the north where the sailor (5) …. He saw something coming fast (6) … the ship across the ice. He put his telescope (7) … his eye, and through it he could the shapes of ten dogs (8) … a sledge over the ice. He could also see (9) … driver of the sledge – a huge figure, much (10) … than a man.
1) A the B – C a D an
2) A – B over C to D at
3) A on B in C at D by
4) A pointing B had pointed C points D pointed
5) A was pointing B pointed C had pointed D pointing
6) A backwards B towards C afterwards D forwards
7) A outside B above C to D at
8) A pulled B were pulling C pull D pulling
9) A the B – C a D an
10) A big B bigger C biggest D the biggest
Задание 2. Make up questions to the secondary members of the sentences, using the words in brackets.
1) Jack was a welcome visitor to our house. (Where)
2) A young girl came to live in the house to help my mother with the children. (Why)
3) The kids loved their nanny as much as she loved them. (How)
4) Jill Jenkins studied very hard at school. (How)
5) Billy Brown wanted to know the secrets of life. (What)
6) There was a wild storm in the mountains. (Where)
7) Greg saw a huge fork of lightning. (Who)
8) On my first day at school I met my friend Joe. (Which)
9) Jill had to go to the cinema alone as Ben got sick. (Why)
10) Ted decided to work on those things. (What+on)
Задание 3. Put the words in bold into the correct form.
1) William loved his wife …dear….
2) Professor Derry was one of the greatest …science… in the world.
3) It was a dark and …terror… time.
4) Michael was very …interest… in his work.
5) The face of the …create… was horrible.
6) The machine began to do its work …immediate….
7) The Furds had a big house and many… serve….
8) Julia was fond of jewelry and …fashion… clothes.
9) Before the operation, Greg was …attract…, almost ugly.
10) Bill’s planning a big …busy… deal.
Задание 4. Fill in the missing prepositions.
1) It is nice to walk… the clear December air.
2) The room was full… cigarette smoke.
3) They concluded an agreement… the end of a difficult discussion.
4) Mr. Big asked Kevin to think… profit.
5) That was a lot… ask.
6) Your job is to keep William… the black.
7) The table was covered… women’s shoes.
8) Jim smiled at Kate, but Kate didn’t smile ….
9) He earns money and his family depends… him.
10) Mr. Black rose… his feet.
Задание 5. Find mistakes in the lines, some of them are correct. In each line only ONE mistake is possible. There are three examples at the beginning of the extract (0 – spelling mistake; 00 – correct).
ТЕСТ 5
Задание 1. Choose the most suitable word to fill each space.
Ticocu is the smallest and least (1) … of all Japan’s islands. Mr. Brook was navigating his (2) … car along a one-lane road through a mountain valley. He (3) … past an almost deserted village, turned a corner and saw (4) … the distance two strange figures.
They were (5) … in rubber boots, farmers’ trousers, and wore white gloves and baseball (6) …. Yet something was odd in their postures. They didn’t seem quite (7) …. As Mr. Brook got (8) …, he realized they weren’t people. Their faces (9) … of white cloth with buttons for eyes. They were (10) … or «kakashi» as the Japanese call them.
1) A visited B seen C dwelt D stayed
2) A leased B chartered C let D rental
3) A was driving B drives C had driven D drove
4) A at B in C on D off
5) A dressed B dressing C dress D clothed
6) A caps B hats C helmets D bonnets
7) A people B beings C human D creature
8) A next B warmer C at hand D closer
9) A are B were made C made D were
10) A aliens B scarecrows C guests D dolls
Задание 2. Put the words in bold into the correct form.
1) You shouldn’t go underground as …way… is crowded at this hour.
2) Peter’s mother noted that his …sweat… was dirty with mud.
3) Touching the hive …excite… the bees last time.
4) Michael felt sad …erase… the text of his project.
5) Alice was singing …soft… to her baby.
6) The roadworks are …slow… the traffic up during the rush hours.
7) The Browns spend their holidays at a …ski… resort.
8) Bad news always …quiet… his family.
9) Yesterday the teacher gave the class a …dictate….
10) This monument is often …vandal… by the youth gang.
Задание 3. Fill in the missing phrasal verbs with «out»: act, bring, eat, find, get, go, hang, jump, let, move.
1) The police officer found a way to… out the truth.
2) The room was on fire and they had to… out of the window to escape.
3) Without your shoes, you can’t… out.
4) The Greens wanted to… out of town.
5) The teacher asked us to… out the dialog before the whole class.
6) Lizzy’s job is to… out the washing.
7) It’s high time for you to… out of bed or you’ll be late for school.
8) Jim likes to… out in this restaurant.
9) Alice… out a loud sneeze and everybody understood that she was unwell.
10) How did her boyfriend… out about Jack’s party?
Задание 4. Complete the given sentences with a proper homophone, having only its transcription. There is an example below.
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