МБУЗ "Стоматологическая поликлиника"

Intermediate Progress Test 1

1. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense form.

THE AUSTRALIAN SALUTE

(drop) into

(tell) me

While I 1(fly) to Australia, I 2 Conversation with a man sitting next to me, and he 3 (certainly/learn) ‘the Australian salute’. ‘What 5 ____________________________________________________________________ (find out) when you 7

I 4.

(be) that?’ I asked. ‘You 6

(get) there,’ he said. I 8

I 9(stay) at a nice hotel near a beautiful beach. I never 10

(visit) Australia before and I 11

(swim) every day since the time I 13

Australian friend of mine 14

When we 15

(arrive) in Perth last week. Since then, (enjoy) my stay. I 12

(arrive). Yesterday, an (suggest) a tour into ‘the bush’. (come) to the place, I 16(see) a plenty of flies

Flying over there and I 17(remember) at once the conversation I 18(have) on my way to Australia. ‘What 19(be) the Australian salute?’ I asked waving my arms to keep the flies away. ‘That’s it,’ my companion said as he 20(wave back).

Total 20

2. Supply suitable verb forms with Used to, be used to or Past Continuous.

Examples:

My former wife (cry out) Used to cry out in her sleep.

I work in a bakery, so I (get up) I’m used to getting up early in the morning.

I had a wonderful view of sunrise when I (get up) I was getting up this morning.

A) When we were children, we (spend) ______________ our holidays on a farm.

B) I’m more aware of traffic noise these days. I (never mind)___________________

It.

C) As I live in the city center, I (hear)

Traffic noise all the

Time.

D) When I (drive)

To work this morning, the streets were almost

Empty.

E) I (drive)a 20-ton truck when I was in the army.

F) I (drive) ____________ in heavy traffic: it doesn’t bother me.

G) I had to leave my job, because I (not work) _______________ under pressure.

H) I (wait) ___________ all morning for a telephone call from you.

I) I (be)patient but as I get older I can’t suffer fools gladly.

J) You must give her clear instructions. She (tell)what to do.

Total 10

3. Translate into English.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

G)

Я читал обе книги, первая намного интереснее второй.

Начальник хотел видеть вас для дальнейших объяснений.

В прошлом году зима была не такая холодная, как в этом.

Чем реже говоришь на иностранном языке, тем быстрее его забыва­ешь.

Это самый смешной фильм, который я когда-либо видел.

Эта квартира слишком большая для меня, я бы предпочел что-нибудь поменьше.

Мой брат младше меня на десять лет.

4. Put the verb in brackets in the required form.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

G)

I know my hair

His clothes

The police(to arrest) that criminal yet?

His old grandfather’s watch

(to be) beautiful, everybody says that.

(to be) wet as he had been walking in the rain.

(to make) of gold.

H)

I)

J)

Can I borrow your scissors? Mine(not to be) sharp enough. $500.000(to steal) yesterday from the bank.

I’m going to take a taxi. Six miles ________________ (to be) too far for me

To walk.

Fortunately, the news(to be) not as bad as we’d expected. The pyjamas you bought for me(not to fit) me at all! The stairs(to be) very slippery! Be careful!

Total 10

5. Put in the right article.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Andes are in South America.

Nile flows into Mediterranean.

I like to read newspapers like Times.

British live in United Kingdom and speak

English.

Martha’s been taken to

Hospital.

Total 10

6. Translate into English.

A) Ее заставили уйти с работы.

B) Я видел, как Джек вошел в кабинет к начальнику, и слышал, как они громко о чем-то спорили.

C)

D)

E)

F)

G)

H)

Я не могу заставить его бросить курить.

Я слышала, что он переехал в другой город.

Мне бы хотелось, чтобы вы провели выходные с нами.

Я почувствовал, что кто-то следит за мной.

Он вошел в комнату и увидел, что там кто-то был в его отсутствие.

Он велел мне переделать эту работу.

7. Put in Few/a few, little/a little, fewer/less.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

The you pay, the services you get.

I can’t let you use much of this perfume. There’s only bottle.

There are __________ who know about this, so keep it to yourself.

If you don’t hurry, we’ll miss our train. There’s time to

Spare.

It’s a difficult text. I’ve had to look up quite dictionary.

In the

Words in the

Total 5

8. Put in the correct preposition or particle where necessary. A)

B)

C)

D)

I advertised several times someone to mow the lawn

But _______ the end I did it myself.

Saint-Petersburg is pleasant the morning and

A stranger approached money.

I had to care

Me,

____ summertime, especially early peaceful evenings.

Me the street and asked me

My sister day and night, I took her

E)

Walk, carrying her my arms.

There’s no use looking

He doesn’t live here any longer.

Him

This address.

Total 15

The coincidence amazed us. We____________

The journey tired us. It___________________

The experience upset Sylvia. Sylvia

The experience upset us. The experience

Gloria enchanted me. Gloria_______________

I enchanted Gloria. Gloria

9. Rewrite these sentences using — ed/-ing or other endings. Make necessary changes.

Example: Football is an interesting game. I’m interested in football.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

G)

H)

I)

J)

The children delighted us. The children

The children delighted us. We________________________

The new building impresses us. The new building _

The new building impresses everybody. Everybody

Total 10

Total 80 (+Rus)