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Вопросы:

1. What examination did the teacher speak about?

2. Why did the pupil want to know who the typist was?

II. Поставьте вопросы к подчеркнутому члену предложения.

The examination papers are being typed now.

III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.

Jack Jones (1 – leave) his office at б p.m. He (2 – have) a very busy day. He (3 – walk) home and in a few minutes (4 – reach) the street where he (5 – live) for mаnу years. What he (6 – see) as he (7 – come) round the comer (8 – make) him very angry. A man just (9 – get) out of a car (10 – park) right in front of the gate of Mr Jones’ house. There (11 – be) the ‘No Parking’ notice that he (12– put) in the front garden. Mr Jones (13 – get) angry, he (14– change) into the clothes he always (15– wear) when (16 – work) in the garden and (17– go) out.

The houses farther down the street (18 – have) no cars (19 – park) outside them. This (20 – be) because a few weeks earlier ‘Police Notice – No Parking’ in clear white letters (21 – fix) up. Suddenly an idea (22 – start) to form in his mind.

A little while later he (23 – take) his wife out to see what he (24 – do). To her surprise she (25 – find) that the little black and white “No Parking” notice (26 – take down) and in its place (27 – be) a new board (28 – paint) bright blue with white letters on it which (29– say) “Polite Notice– No Parking.” Since that time Jones never (30 – trouble) with cars (31 – park) outside the gate of his house again. It (32 – be) a funny thing, but true, that people usually (33 – read) what they (34 – expect) to see. Hardly anyone (35 – notice) that it (36 – be) a “polite notice” and not a “police notice” that (37 – write) in his front garden.

IV. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. His little sister is fond... to before she goes to sleep.

a) of reading, b) to read, c) of being read, d) of having read.

2. They... to have returned.

a) say, b) said, c) have said, d) are said.

3. We didn’t know how much time it... us to finish the work.

a) takes, b) took, c) will take, d) would take.

4. Hurry up, the train... in a minute.

a) is leaving, b) was leaving, c) has left, d) will be left.

5. You will not be able to speak English unless you... hard at it.

a) will work, b) work, c) don’t work, d) won’t work.

6. I... the Browns all my life.

a) know, b) knew, c) have known, d) had known.

7. He said he... us during the weekend.

a) visited, b) would visit, c) will visit, d) visit.

8. The autumn... very rainy this year.

a) has been, b) was, c) had been, d) was. being.

9.... half of the story I gave it up.

a) Reading, b) Read, c) Having read, d) Having been read.

10. We hope the weather won’t change for the....

a) good, b) better, c) bad, d) worse.

11. It was... an exciting story.

a) so, b) such, c) as, d) so much.

12. We are looking forward... seeing this film.

a) to, b) at, c) for, d) on.

13. The novel is highly... of.

a) said, b) told, c) spoken, d) talked.

14. She looked at him....

a) anger, b) angry, c) angrily, d) being angry.

15. Bill... to be at the station at 3.

a) must, b) should, c) is, d) will be.

16. There’s light in the house, they... be at home.

a) have, b) can’t, c) mustn’t, d) must.

17. She works... a secretary at an office.

a) as, b) like, c) alike, d) so.

18. You didn’t have to use a dictionary,... you?

a) did, b) didn’t, c) had, d) hadn’t.

19. Which book shall I give you? –... book will do.

a) Some, b) Any, c) No, d) Anything.

20. He is... man who robbed the bank.

a) –, b) a, c) an, d) the.

V. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Мои часы остановились, я не знаю, сколько сейчас вре­мени.

2. Кто-нибудь еще видел, как ты выходил из школы?

3. В тексте было мало незнакомых слов, и я смог понять его, не пользуясь словарем.

4. Они переехали на новую квартиру в прошлом месяце.

5. Не открывай окно, здесь холодно.

VI. Выберите правильный ответ.

1. The capital of Canada is....

a) Ottawa, b) Quebec, c) Toronto, d) Melbourne.

2. The British money is....

a) franks, b) dollars, c) crones, d) pounds.

3. Robin Hood is....

a) a national hero of England, b) a British spy,

c) a popular character of novels and tales, d) a famous writer.

4. Margaret Thatcher was....

a) Queen of Britain, b) British Prime Minister,

c) leader of the Labour party, d) a film star.

5. In the United States ‘down town’ means....

a) away from the centre, b) in the centre, c) in a suburb,

d) a small town.

I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

An American was travelling in Switzerland. Once he was taken by a local man to the hills. The man shouted, “Hello!” and after about five minutes the echo came back. “You can’t have that in America, can you?” said the Swiss. “Yes, we can,” replied the American. “At my house in the hills, every night before I go to bed, I put my head out of the door and shout, ‘It’s time to get up.’ Nine hours later the echo wakes me up.”

Вопросы:

1. How long did it take the echo in Switzerland to come back?

2. Did the American tell the truth?

II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.

Once he was taken by a local man to the hills.

III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.

There (1 – be) many ways of (2 – get) to know people and their country. One way (3 – be) to get a job there.

My friend and I (4 – think) it (5 – look) just what we (6 – dream) of for the summer holiday in England. We (7 – can) improve our English, and it not (8 – cost) us anything, and we probably (9 – make) enough money (10 – have) a week or two in London at the end.

In June we (11 – set) off for Sonnybrook Fruit Farm in East Anglia. We (12– find) the farm building, but there (13 – be) no one about. We (14 – knock) on the door of the farmhouse, it (15 – open) by a woman. We (16 – explain) to her what we (17 – come) for. Then we (18 – take) to a low white building which (19 – be) our accommodation. We (20 – be) to pay 20 pounds per week for this and food. There (21 – be) other students too, from different countries. They (22 – tell) us a lot of things. They (23 – say) there (24– be) not enough work for everyone, and you (25 – have) to be up early if you (26 – want) to work.

The next day we (27 – come) to the farmyard by 7. That day we (28 – be) lucky. We (29 – send) to pick strawberries. Some of the others who (30– pick) strawberries before (31 – tell) us what to do. We (32 – start) working. After I (33 – work) for five minutes I (34 – get) a backache, but I (35 – keep) on (36 – work). We (37 – work) hard till twelve when we (38 – have) an hour off for lunch. By that time I (39 – pick) thirteen boxes and my friend (40 – do) fourteen.

IV. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. I must... this work today.

a) make, b) do, c) be making, d) be doing.

2. How... times did you call me?

a) much, b) many, c) little, d) few.

3. It’s quiet today,... no wind.

a)it is, b) there is, c) it was, d) there was.

4. This test is... difficult for me to do.

a) too, b) enough, c) even, d) still.

5. Shall I give you... more tea?

a) some, b) any, c) no, d) much.

6. He was... injured in the accident.

a) bad, b) badly, c) very, d) strongly.

7. What did he...?

a) speak, b) talk, c) say, d) tell.

8. Do you remember when you went to the theatre...?

a) last, b) last time, c) at last, d) for the last time.

9. Mary doesn’t learn Spanish,...?

a) does it, b) doesn’t it, c) doesn’t she, d) does she.

10. Can you tell me what time...?

a) is it, b) it is, c) is there, d) there is.

11. The more you do now, the... will be left for tomorrow.

a) more, b) much, c) less, d) little.

12. Why... I ask anybody for help, I can do it myself.

a) can, b) could, c) have, d) should.

13. By the end of the next week they... all the exams.

a) have passed, b) had passed, c) will have passed, d) will

14. Everybody... the film is interesting.

a) say, b) says, c) said, d) have said.

15. We were sorry we... the bus.

a) miss, b) missed, c) have missed, d) had missed.

16. We have not decided yet when we... into the new flat.

a) move, b) moved, c) shall move, d) would move.

17. Ted suggested... the party at his place.

a) holding, b) to hold, c) having held, d) being held.

18. There are heavy clouds in the sky, it... to rain soon.

a) is unlikely, b) is sure, c) is possible, d) seems.

19. All the books....

a) have sold, b) sold, c) have been sold, d) had been.

20. I’d like him... a success.

a) to be, b) to have been, c) being, d) will be.

V. Переведите на английский язык.

1. – Что ты читаешь? – Я читаю интересную статью в сегодняшней газете.

2. В нашей школе французский не преподают.

3. Я тебе звонил сегодня несколько раз.

4. В какой институт ты собираешься поступать?

5. Когда я была маленькой, я думала, что хлеб растет на деревьях.

VI. Выберите правильный ответ.

1. The Quakers are....

a) a religious movement, b) a pop group, c) the title of a book, d) the title of a film.

2. What great historical event happened in 1066?

a) the Roman invasion, b) a bourgeois revolution,

c) the battle of Hastings, d) the Danish invasion.

3. The printing press was invented by....

a) Oliver Cromwell, b) William Caxton,

c) William the Conqueror, d) Alexander Bell.

4. Secondary education in Britain is....

a) compulsive, b) compulsory, c) optional, d) voluntary.

5. The size of the house in Britain is determined by the number of....

a) sitting rooms, b) kitchens, c) bedrooms, d) floors.

I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

Two men were boasting to each other about how rich their families were. One said, “My father’s farm is so big that when my mother goes off to milk the cows on Monday morning she gets back only on Saturday evening.” – “Really?” said the other. “Well, I think that’s a pretty big farm but it would look like a small garden if compared with my father’s farm.” – “How big is your father’s farm?” asked the first man. “Well, when my father sends a young married couple to milk the cows their grandchildren bring the milk back home.”

Вопросы:

1. How long does it take the first man’s mother to get the milk home?

2. Which of the two men was more boastful?

II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.

Two men were boasting to each other about how rich their families were.

III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.

It (1 – be) a hot day. When Marian and her father (2 – enter) the woods, it (3 – begin) to rain. But they not (4 – mind) that, because it (5 – feel) nice and cool. They (6 – run) down into the valley. At the bottom of the valley (7 – be) a small river and a bridge over it. This place (8 – call) ‘Robin Leap.’ They (9 – stop) for a while to admire the view.

Marian (10 – ask) her father why it (11 – call) “Robin Leap.” Her father (12 – say): “They (13 – say) Prince John on horseback (14 – come) after Robin Hood who (15 – be) on foot. When they (16 – come) to this place R. Hood (17 – think) he (18 – catch) because there (19 – be) no bridge in those days. But to the Prince’s surprise Robin Hood (20 – jump) over the river and (21 – get) away.”

Marian (22 – wonder) if her father (23 – believe) it (24 – be) true.Her father (25 – say) he (26 – be) not quite sure.

They (27 – run) deeper into the woods. Suddenly they (28 – begin) to hear thunder and (29 – see) lightning in the sky. It (30 – pour) down now, but Marian’s father (31 – say) it (32 – stop) in a minute.

Suddenly there (33 – be) a tremendous flash. Marian (34 – throw) into some bushes. She (35 – realize) she (36 – strike) by lightning. Slowly she (37 – sit) up, her legs (38 – bleed), but she not (39 – hurt) badly. Then she (40 – see) her father. He (41 – fall) under a tree and couldn’t move.

IV. Выберите правильный ответ.

1.... birthday party was very interesting.

a) –, b) A, c) An, d) The.

2. I understood how... I knew about it and felt ashamed.

a) much, b) little, c) many, d) few.

3. We are going to the theatre... Saturday.

a) on, b) in, c) at, d) after.

4. I believe her... it.

a) know, b) knowing, c) to know, d) known.

5. Nobody likes... at.

a) to laugh, b) laughing, c) to be laughed, d) laughed.

6. The children enjoyed... in the garden.

a) play, b) playing, c) to play, d) played.

7. There is... place like home.

a) no, b) some, c) any, d) somewhere.

8. The Volga is longer... the Thames.

a) as, b) so, c) like, d) than.

9. We usually have dinner at home,... we?

a) have, b) haven’t, c) do, d) don’t.

10. You... see the film to know what it is about

a) can, b) have, c) needn’t, d) should.

11.... a long way to walk and we were tired.

a) It is, b) There is, c) It was, d) There isn’t.

12. The news... very exciting.

a) is, b) are, c) were, d) have been.

13. When I entered the office I... to give my name.

a) asked, b) asking, c) was asked, d) have been asked.

14. She wanted to know where... spend her holidays.

a) will she, b) she will, c) would she, d) she would.

15. Ann... the article since morning.

a) translates, b) is translating, c) has been translating,

d) has translated.

16. The weather forecast said the weather... tomorrow.

a) changes, b) is changing, c) would change, d) will change.

17.... my things I went out to find a taxi.

a) Packing, b) Packed, c) Being packed, d) Having packed.

18. What... you... about all the time?

a) are... speaking, b) are... saying, c) are... telling,

d) have... telling.

19. You haven’t read this novel, have you? –..., I couldn’t find the book.

a) Yes, I have, b) Yes, I haven’t, c) No, I have, d) No, I haven’t.

20. The plane... to have landed.

a) announced, b) was announced, c) announce, d) announces.

V. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Я бы мог ему помочь, если бы он попросил. У меня есть немного времени.

2. Если ты кому-нибудь скажешь об этом, я рассержусь.

3. Говори, пожалуйста, громче, мне ничего не слышно.

4. Что ты делаешь в зимние каникулы?

5. Мы приготовили обед до того, как родители вернулись.

VI. Выберите правильный ответ.

1. The capital of Australia is....

a) Melbourne, b) Sidney, c) Canberra, d) Ottawa.

2. Cockney is....

a) a bird, b) a dish, c) an accent, d) a town.

3. Aberdeen is in....

a) England, b) Scotland, c) Wales, d) Ireland.

4. The safest topic for conversation in England is....

a) politics, b) music, c) weather, d) love.

5. John Steinbeck is a famous... writer.

a) English, b) American, c) Canadian, d) Australian.

I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

A passenger was travelling in a train. Suddenly he wanted his handkerchief and couldn’t find it in his pocket. He accused the fellow passenger, who was in the same compartment, of stealing it. He continued to look for it and at last found it in his back pocket. He began to apologize to the fellow passenger for accusing him. “I am awfully sorry, I was mistaken,” he said. But the passenger said calmly, “It’s all right. We were both mistaken. You thought I was a thief, and I thought you were a gentleman.”

Вопросы:

1. Why did the man accuse his fellow passenger of stealing his handkerchief?

2. Who put the handkerchief into the passenger’s back pocket?

II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.

Suddenly he wanted his handkerchief.

III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.

An Englishman who (1 – be) in France on a short visit (2 – want) to go back to England. He (3 – spend) all his money and (4 – have) only enough to pay for his ticket. As he (5 – know) that the trip (6 – take) only two days he (7 – decide) that he (8 – can) to live without (9– eat) those two days. So he (10 – buy) a ticket and (11 – get) on the ship. When dinner time (12– come), he (13 – be) very hungry, but he (14– say) he (15 – be) not. In the evening he (16– be) even more hungry, but when the waiter (17– come) and (18 – ask) why he not (19– want) to have supper, he (20 – say) he (21 – be) seasick and (22 – go) to sleep hungry. The next morning the Englishman (23 – feel) half-dead with hunger. He (24 – decide) he (25 – eat) even if they (26 – throw) him into the sea. So when dinner time (27 – come) he (28 – go) to the dinning room and (29 – eat) everything that (30 – put) before him on the table. When dinner (31 – be) over he quickly (32– get) up and (33 – go) to his cabin.

In the evening when the ship (34 – near) London he (35 – eat) his supper and (36 – ask) the waiter to bring him the bill for the dinner and the supper he (37 – eat). But the waiter (38 – tell) him that the meals (39 – pay) for together with the ticket. The Englishman (40 – disappoint).

IV. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. This is a picture of... town where I was born.

a) –, b) a, c) an, d) the.

2. I read the story from... beginning to... end.

a) –, b) a, c) an, d) the.

3. The Smiths are... on holidays.

a) in, b) out, c) away, d) over.

4. I wonder where... now.

a) is he, b) he is, c) was he, d) he was.

5. I’m afraid we can do... to help him.

a) something, b) anything, c) nothing, d) everything.

6. Jane isn’t... enough to go out to parties.

a) tall, b) beautiful, c) clever, d) old.

7. We’ll do our... to win the contest.

a) good, b) better, c) best, d) well.

8. It’s cold here. Can we look for... room?

a) other, b) others, c) the other, d) some other.

9. I remember... her the book.

a) give, b) to give, c) giving, d) being.

10. We used... next-door neighbours.

a) to be, b) being, c) having been, d) to have been.

11. When... that unexpected questions I didn’t know what to answer.

a) asking, b) asked, c) was asked, d) being asked.

12. We know Robert... school last year.

a) to finish, b) to be finishing, c) to be finished,

d) to have finished.

13. I can’t hear anything. Will you stop...?

a) talking, b) talk, c) to talk, d) having talked.

14. How long you... speak English?

a) can, b) could, c) have been able to, d) did you have to.

15. When you phoned me I... a newspaper.

a) read, b) am reading, c) have read, d) was reading.

16. There was nothing interesting,...?

a) wasn’t it, b) was it, c) wasn’t there, d) was there.

17. This fish... look fresh to me.

a) isn’t it, b) doesn’t, c) aren’t, d) don’t.

18. Please, find out if the timetable....

a) change, b) is changing, c) changed, d) has changed.

19. We thought you... later.

a) come, b) came, c) have come, d) would come.

20. I want you to do as you....

a) tell, b) are telling, c) are told, d) were telling.

V. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Вы опоздали на несколько минут. Директор только что ушел.

2. Она сказала, что, если мы придем раньше, можем по­слушать музыку.

3. Этих денег не хватит, чтобы купить словарь.

4. Мы дружим с детства.

5. Когда-то мы ходили в кино раз в неделю.

VI. Выберите правильный ответ.

1. The US consists of... states.

a) 38, b) 49, c) 50, d) 51.

2. High school is....

a) a college, b) a university, c) a very good school,

d) upper grades of secondary school.

3. The English colonization of the American continent began in the....

a) 15th century, b) 16th century, c) 17th century, d) 18th century.

4. Bill Clinton is the... President of the US.

a) 40th, b) 41st, c) 42nd, d) 43d.

5. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ was written by....

a) Jane Austen, b) Muriel Spark, c) Lewis Carroll,

d) Iris Murdock.

I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

The father of a famous English actress didn’t allow her to marry an actor. Nevertheless, one day he was told that his daughter had secretly married one of the actors of his company. The father got angry and decided to punish them both. “Why did you marry an actor when I told you not to do it,” he shouted at her, “and besides he is the worst actor in my company who can hardly be called an actor!” – “So dear father, I have obeyed your orders,” said the young actress. “I have married someone whom you can’t call an actor.”

Вопросы:

1. What did the young actress do against her father’s will?

2. What was the father’s mistake?

II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.

The father of a famous English actress didn’t allow her to marry an actor.

III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.

Rob Jonkins almost (1 – have) a nervous breakdown and his doctor (2 – advise) him to go to a quiet and peaceful place.

Rob (3 – decide) (4 – go) to Cornwall the next weekend. Penquay (5 – be) a very small fishing village. There (6 – be) no trains or buses to Penquay so he (7 – have) to drive. It (8 – be) a long journey, and Rob (9 – arrive) late on Friday evening. He (10 – meet) by the landlady of the quest house, Mrs Doone. He (11 – show) to his room. Rob (12 – be) very tired and (13 – go) straight to bed. He (14– sleep) well and not (15– wake) up until nine o’clock the next morning.

Rob (16 – go) downstairs for breakfast. Because there (17 – be) no other guests Mrs Doone (18– invite) him to have breakfast with her and her daughter, Catherine, who already (19 – come) to the dining room. She (20 – be) about thirteen years old. Mrs Doone (21 – go) to the kitchen (22 – prepare) breakfast. Rob and Catherine (23 – look) at each other nervously for a few seconds, before Rob asked why there (24 – be) four places at the table. Catherine (25 – say) it (26 – be) her father’s place, who (27 – go) out in his boat three years before and never (28 – return). Nobody (29– know) what (30 – happen) to him. But mother always (31 – keep) that place for him, because she (32 – hope) he (33 – come) back. “My mother (34 – wait) for him for three years,” said Catherine.

Rob (35 – see) a photograph on the wall and (36 – stare) at the empty chair. Suddenly he (37 – hear) footsteps outside the door and (38 – see) a tall man, with black beard he (39 – see) in the photograph, enter the room. Rob (40 – rush) out of the room.

IV. Выберите правильный вариант.

1.... Petrovs have moved into a new flat.

a) –, b) A, c) An, d) The.

2.... time I meet her she is walking with a dog.

a) Some, b) Any, c) Every, d) All.

3. He... gets up very early, he isn’t an early riser.

a) always, b) often, c) normally, d) never.

4.... a swimming pool in their garden.

a) It is, b) There is, c) It has been, d) There were.

5. The clock... stopped.

a) has, b) is, c) was, d) were.

6. When did you see each other...?

a) last time, b) last, c) at last, d) latest.

7. The episode isn’t worth....

a) mention, b) mentioning, c) to mention, d) to be men­tioned.

8. She was busy all days of the week... Saturday.

a) except, b) besides, c) but for, d) in addition to.

9. Was anybody... present during the conversation?

a) other, b) more, c) else, d) still.

10. This book can be found in... library, you’ll have no problem

a) some, b) any, c) no, d) none.

11. The... you talk about it the better.

a) much, b) many, c) little, d) less.

12.... nervous he couldn’t understand the question.

a) Being, b) Having been, c) Was, d) Been.

13. We expect them... in a few days.

a) returning, b) return, c) to return, d) to have returned.

14. She wants to have her hair....

a) cutting, b) cut, c) to cut, d) to have cut.

15. What would he do if he... me?

a) is, b) was, c) were, d) will be.

16. She... stay away from school because she was ill.

a) can, b) may, c) was able to, d) was allowed to.

17. It... ever since morning today.

a) rains, b) is raining, c) has been raining, d) was raining.

18. We knew if we... a taxi, we would come on time.

a) take, b) took, c) have taken, d) had taken.

19. Schoolchildren... to know Russian literature.

a) suppose, b) supposed, c) are supposed, d) have supposed.

20. Where are the foreign tourists? – They... on a sightseeing tour.

a) are taking, b) are taken, c) have taken, d) have been taken.

V. Переведите на английский язык.

1. В Африке никогда не идет снег.

2. Вам скажут, когда вы должны прийти.

3. Я ждала вас у входа в театр.

4. Можете не приходить завтра.

5. Учитель сказал, что мы обсудим пьесу на следующем за­нятии.

VI. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. England consists of....

a) districts, b) counties, c) states, d) regions.

2. Smog is....

a) a man’s suit, b) a heavy rain, c) a thick fog, d) a man’s hat.

3. Porridge is made of....

a) wheat, b) barley, c) rye, d) oats.

4. Who wrote “Winnie-the-Pooh”?

a) A. Milne, b) E. Lear, c) L. Carroll, d) J. Barrie.

5. A limerick is....

a) a dish, b) a rhyme, c) a bird, d) a game.

I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

A passenger addressed a lady travelling in the same compartment:

“Have you a family, madam?”

“Yes sir, one son.”

“Indeed! Does he smoke?”

“No, sir, he has never touched a cigarette.”

“So much the better, madam. Tobacco is poison. Does he drink wine?”

“Oh, no, he has never taken a drop of it.”

“Then I congratulate you. Does he come late at night?”

“Never. He always goes to bed right after dinner.”

“He is a model young man, madam. How old is he?”

“Five years, sir.”

Вопросы:

1. Why did the man call the lady’s son a model young man?

2. Where did the conversation take place?

II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.

Не always goes to bed right after dinner.

III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.

So far everything (1 – be) good. Mick and Biddy (2 – get) into mts Simpson’s house and (3 – find) the Picasso painting in the sitting room. Biddy (4 – put) it into the bag and (5 – climb) out of the window.

Mick (6 – be) about to follow her when the light (7 – go) on and he (8 – see) Mrs Simpson in the doorway.

“What you (9 – think) you (10 – do)?” (11- ask) Mrs Simpson. She (12 – run) to the telephone, but Mick (13 – get) there first. He (14 – put) his hand over her mouth, then (15 – gag) her with a scarf. Mrs Simpson (16 – try) to make a noise (17 – stare) at him. From outside the window Mick (18 – hear) Biddy (19 – whisper), “What (20 – happen)?”

Mick (21 – pull) a rope out of his pocket and (22– tie) Mrs Simpson’s hands behind her back. Mrs Simpson (23 – make) louder noises and Mick (24 – say), “What (25 – be) the matter? I (26 – take) the gag off if you (27 – promise) you not (28 – scream).” Mrs Simpson (29 – nod) and Mick (30 – take) the gag off.

Mick (31 – be) on the way to the window when Mrs Simpson (32 – ask) him to untie her hands before he (33 – leave). He (34 – do) it and (35 – run) like mad to the window. Mrs Simpson (36 – ring) the police, “This (37 – be) Fionna Simpson (38 – ring), I just (39 – have) a burglary. Yes, a Picasso. No, the real one (40 – hide) in a safe.”

IV. Выберите правильный ответ.

1. There... three sheep in the yard.

a) is, b) was, c) has been, d) are.

2. The concert is... over.

a) near, b) nearly, c) about, d) always.

3. What are you looking...? – Gloves, I can’t find them.

a) on, b) at, c) for, d) of.

4. I like the idea. It sounds... to me.

a) good, b) well, c) bad, d) badly.

5. Nothing could make her... her mind.

a) change, b) changing, c) to change, d) to have changed.

6. When... the road look left, then right.

a) cross, b) to cross, c) crossing, d) to be crossing.

7. She is happy... the final examination successfully.

a) to pass, b) to be passing, c) to be passed, d) to have passed.

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