V. Word formation. Form a word that fits.

Grammar and vocabulary test

I. Fill in the missing articles where necessary.

1. Yesterday I bought … pair of … shoes. Unfortunately … shoes are too tight.
2. We had … dinner in … restaurant … last night. – What is … name of … restaurant?
3. Tony has two children: … boy and … girl. They are … twins. … girl is in … France now.
4. I had … my holiday in … northern Italy … last year but I’m going to cross … Atlantic ocean and visit … USA … next year.
5. His office is on … Floor 5. And I live on … tenth floor.
6. Little Mike leaves for … school very early because … school is quite far from … his home.
7. Lara saw … letter under … door. She read … letter and started crying.
8. Did you enjoy … food at … party … last Friday?
9. Roger is … scientist, he works for … government.
10. My English friend took me to see … National gallery, … Houses of … Parliament and … Tower bridge.

II.Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. A dog suddenly ran … the road. It was caught … the wheels of a speeding truck.

2. I stood … the bridge and watched the sky ….

3. When she heard the news she burst … tears.

4. Would you like to come … me … a swim … the river?

5. The boy was born … six o’clock … 3^rd May.

6. I am staying … my friend … a lodge not far … here.

7. My father goes … bed … 10 o’clock … the night.

8. I would like to stay … you … two or three days.

9. Aksinov’s wife went … the town where her husband was … jail, taking all their children … her.

10. I will be coming … your house … four o’clock … my sister.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

Last week police (1) __________ (to arrest) Paul Dawson. He (2) __________ (to suspect) of being the leader of a gang of robbers who (3) __________ (to steal) art treasures from museums and homes since last January. Before his arrest, Dawson (4) __________ (to spend) two years in prison for theft. They (5) __________ (to release) him only 16 months ago. The police (6) __________ (to try) to find the gang’s hideout for months. They feel sure they (7) __________ (to arrest) the rest of the gang by the end of the month. This (8) __________ (to be) the biggest art theft operation to be uncovered since 1974 when police (9) __________ (to catch) a gang which (10) __________ (to steal) over a million pounds worth of paintings from galleries all over the country.

Last night a bomb (11) __________ (to explode) near the metro entrance. The police (12) __________ (to receive) an anonymous phone call several minutes before the explosion. They (13) __________ (to drive) to the metro when the bomb (14) __________ (to blow up). When they reached the place of explosion there (15) __________ (to be) few people there, and only one young man (16) __________ (to sit) at the metro entrance. He had small injuries from pieces of broken glass. Late last night, police officers (17) __________ (still/to search) the scene for evidence and they (18) __________ (to question) the people working near that place. The young man (19) __________ (to receive) medical treatment in hospital. No one (20) __________ (yet/to claim) responsibility for the explosion.

IV.Each sentence given below contains one or more mistakes. Rewrite the sentences correcting the mistakes.

1. I wouldn’t mind your coming late if you do not wake me on.

2. He is independent from his parents.

3. Sonia is taller of the two girls.

4. Could you please move the bit?

5. There I saw his Mom whom he said was away.

6. This chair is quite cheap at $20.

7. We do not sell things at credit.

8. As we labor, so shall we reward.

9. I’m too tired that I cannot attend the class.

10. She has been absent since three days.

V. Word formation. Form a word that fits.

School inspectors have found that contrary to all (1) __________ (EXPECT) children (2) __________ (not LIKE) homework at all. In fact, many do more than their teachers suggest, either for (3) __________ (ENJOY). The inspectors` findings add to the evidence of the (4) __________ (POWER) beneficial effects of homework on pupils` (5) __________ (ACHIEVE).

The inspectors also recommend the (6) __________ (INTRODUCE) of “homework charters”. These tell parents and children how much (7) __________ (ADD) work is expected and provide (8) __________ (ENCOURAGE) to schools to form links with parents who can check that tasks are (9) __________ (PROPER) completed. International (10) __________ (COMPARE) suggest that a typical 14-year-old does 6 hours homework in Britain, 8 hours in Italy, and almost 9 hours in Hungary, Japan and Poland.

Date: 2016-03-03; view: 2032