HS 1/15/41

TASK 1.

Read the texts below. Match choices ( A — H ) to (11—16). There are two choices you don't need to use.

11 -   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]12 -   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

13 -   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]14 -   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

15 -   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] 16 -   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

TASK 1. Read the text and questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer at the end of the text.

a zookeeper - сторож зоопарку

used to - раніше я...

current - теперішній

to apply - подавати заяву

research - дослідження

wrappers - обгортки

The Zookeeper

My name's Mark Porter. I have been interested in the natural world since I was very young. I used to keep insects, and I spent a lot of time drawing them. After I finished school, I went to work in a pet shop - that was great fun, but I knew I had to go to college if I wanted a better job. So I went to university to study Biology and then got a job in Florida working at a sea-life centre, looking after the dolphins.

While I was working there, I saw an advertisement for my current job - a keeper for the fish department at a zoo in California - and applied. It was for the same money, I was pleased when they offered me the job because there are lots of different activities I can do here. As part of my job, I get to do research, and I manage an education centre where I tell people of all ages about what they can do to protect fish and animals.

People think that my job is exciting because I go diving as part of my research work on sharks. However, I work long hours, and I worry if I have to call a medical specialist to come and look after a sick fish. Conditions at work can be uncomfortable too, as a lot of the fish I look after bite, so I have to be careful. Then there are the visitors. Some are OK, but some try to touch the fish or put sweet wrappers in the water - that makes me angry. However, my job is very interesting, and I hope that you'll think about working with animals, too.

1. What is the writer trying to do in this text?   [A, B, C, D]

to encourage - надихнути

2. What can a reader find out from this text?   [A, B, C, D]

to find out - взнати

3. What does Mark say about his current job?   [A, B, C, D]

to allow - дозволяти

4. How does Mark feel about visitors to the zoo?   [A, B, C, D]

5. What might Mark write in his diary today?   [A, B, C, D]

might - міг би

Decide if the statements are true or false.

1. Mark has been interested in mature since university.       [True, False]

2. He studied Biology and Psychics at the university.       [True, False]

3. After the university he got a job in Florida.       [True, False]

4. Mark doesn't know anything about how to protect fish and animals.       [True, False]

5. As a part of his research work on sharks, Mark goes diving.       [True, False]

6. Mark helps visitors touch fish.       [True, False]

Listen to the recordings and do the tasks.

TASK 1.

1 -   [A, B, C]

2 -   [A, B, C]

3 -   [A, B, C]

4 -   [A, B, C]

5 -   [A, B, C]

6 -   [A, B, C]

7 -   [A, B, C]

Connect the words with their translation.

Fill in the gaps and finish the sentences.

to fully concentrate        

to combine studies      work

to sit        

to pick       

to work   

to go           

to eat    

to put      

to give   

   first

1. We had                those boring lectures.
2. Betty didn't like                               .
3. The mother asked me                          my project to get a good mark.
4. I like            , but I spend too much money on it.
5. Colin began                         his project in May.
6. My uncle will      me    after the lessons.
7. Just hold to your dream and never         .
8. He told us not              this test for a long time.
9.          it took us a couple of hours, but later we did it faster.
10. If you’re free, why don’t we         tonight?

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.

1. Henry looked         the magazine quickly.

2. Did the doctor look    your leg?

3. They are looking            meeting their friends.

4. How do you feel when you look         your childhood?

5. John has to look       his younger brother.

6. Our boss looks         some people in his firm.

7. I like to go to the park and to look    birds and people.

8. Don't you know this work? Look it    in the dictionary.

Do the matching.

Choose the correct variant.

1. I            [used to be, used be, used to]skinny when I was young.

2. We                [used be living, used live, used to live] in New Jersey.

3. Lisa speaks English now, but she                      [didn't used to speak, not used to speak, didn't use to speak]it when was ten.

4. People                   [used to listening, used listen, used to listen]to the radio more in the old days

5. Can you believe that grandpa                    [used to play, used play, used to be playing] tennis when he was young?

6. I                     [didn't used to read, didn't use to read, used to not read]much years ago, nut now I read every day.

7. My brother and I                     [used to fought, used to be fighting, used to fight]a lot when we were children.

8. My father                 [used to walk, used walk, used to walking] a mile to school every day when he was a boy.

9. I                 [used to believe, use to believe, used believe]in Santa Claus when I was little.

10. My mom me a bedtime story every night.

Fill in the blanks with used to or a form of (be) used to.

1. My parents                (travel) to other countries when they were young, but now they                   (go) to places that are nearby.

2. This street            (be) very dark until the new lights were installed.

3. He doesn't have any problem getting to work at 8:00 in the morning because he                       (get up) early.

4. Once grandparents, parents and children              (live) together, but now grandparents                    (live) by themselves.

5. At one time American mothers              (hope) their sons would grow up to become President.

6. Before he became ill, he              (play) tennis every morning.

7. She's so                      (go to bed) early that she hardly ever goes out at night.

8. For a long time, people               (think) that the world was flat and that people could fall off the edge.

9. They              (have) a lot of money, but now they are poor.

10. Today many children                         (watch) TV for hours instead of doing their homework.

11. We            (go) to the country every summer, but now we can't afford to.

12. I'm now                   (eat) hamburgers, but at first I didn't like them.

13. In many banks, machines are doing the work that tellers            (do).

14. People               (catch) fish in this river, but now the river has become polluted .

Open the brackets. Pay attention to the peculiarities of the tenses.

1. It’s my second time I                 this famous theatre. (to attend).

2. Her younger sister                with peers after the meeting with her doctor (to hang out).

3. At present more and more students                   studies (to put aside).

4. George              smoking next week. (to give up).

5. They                      always instead of having dinner with us! (to go out).

6. You               for a picnic next weekend because you have such a hectic schedule (not to go).

7. Stan                       always before the important exam. (to oversleep).

8. Jane and I never combine hobbies with work, but we            studies with work (to combine).

9. I         to spend my day-off outdoors. (to like).

10. My colleague           her wedding party in the early morning, and I                 it because I am ill. (to have, to visit)

11. It’s my second time I                   in this competition (to participate).

12. We sit through all the lessons because we have a new teacher who
          us bored (to make).

Choose the correct preposition of time.

1.    [in, on, at, -]Wednesday

2.    [in, on, at, -]1778

3.    [in, on, at, -]next week

4.    [in, on, at, -]autumn

5.    [in, on, at, -]last year

6.    [in, on, at, -]Monday morning

7.    [in, on, at, -]the morning

8.    [in, on, at, -]Tuesday

9.    [in, on, at, -]January

10.    [in, on, at, -] the moment

11.    [in, on, at, -] 3:52

12.    [in, on, at, -]my birthday

13.    [in, on, at, -]1^st February

14.    [in, on, at]independence day

15.    [in, on, at, -]last weekend

16.    [in, on, at, -] weekend

Choose the correct variant.

1. He’ll buy it as soon as he … enough money for it.

          [will have, have, has, swims]
2. When his mother arrived, he … for his book.

                   [were still looking, was still looking, has looked, have looked]
3. The colorful picture of the flowers is … .

      [their, your, I, mine]
4. The computer quickly stores information on … huge memory.

       [yours, theirs, its, hers]
5. I’m sorry, James isn’t … at the moment. Can I take a message?

     [in, away, up, off]
6. Agatha Christie … write poems in her childhood.

                    [is used to, used to, wasn't used to, hasn't been used to]
7. Are you looking forward … visiting the latest musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

   [on, -, at, to]
8. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders … no real communication has taken place.

                                 [what said the other person, what the other person said, what did the other person any, what was the other person saying]
9. Have you looked … the rich history of Boston lately?

        [after, back on, forward, of]
10. I like … flowers you bought me.

    [a, an, -, the]
11. Bob always looks … his baby brother when the parents eat out.

           [after, through, forward to, over]
12. The policeman has no idea … .

                [what I want, what I do want, what want I, what did I want]
13. It takes me 30 minutes … to the country.

         [going, to going, to go, go]
14. I didn’t buy … in the end.

          [nothing, something, everybody, anything]

15. … you hear the fireworks from your house last night?

       [Can, Can't, Could, Hadn't]

16. She used to take a bus to work and now she can… .

         [driven, driving, to drive, drive]

17. He … while I was washing the dishes.

            [is baking, were baking, baked, was baking]

18. It’s the first time she … mittens.

           [buys, has bought, is buying, bought]

19. We can’t go to Julia’s party … we’re going to the country that weekend.

            [because, but, despite, in spite of]

20. We must be quick. There is … spare time left.

         [much, many, a lot of, little]

21. The exam … wasn’t difficult, but the room was horrible.

        [himself, herself, myself, itself]

22. Justin, … parents live in Manchester, has gone to Southampton.

        [whom, which, to whom, whose]

23. The US has an air base in ... Indian ocean.

    [the, -, a, an]

24. Maria … the Ontario Secondary School from 2008 till 2010.

              [was attended, has attended, was attending, attended]

25. Darren was running as … as he could.

            [faster, fast, the fastest, fastly]

26. Locals are asking the city to build a fence … the central park.

       [to, around, of, over]

27. … my humble opinion, the plot of this book is overloaded.

   [in, at, to, on]

28. More and more school-leavers … foreign colleges nowadays.

             [enter, will enter, are entering, have entered]

29. We live a boring life. We never go … .

           [where, everywhere, somewhere, anywhere]

30. John often says he … boxing because it … a cruel sport.

                          [looks down on / is, looked down on / were, did not look down on / is, has not looked on / was]

31. Please put the shoes on the baby’s … .

      [feet, foots, hands, arms]

32. Jean used to be an … man.

              [energy, energetic, energetically, energetics]

33. He’s sorted out and done his laundry, …?

           [hasn't he, didn't he, doesn't he, isn't he]

34. Most of the … have already changed colours.

       [leaf, leaves, leafs, tree]

35. One of the … broke his glasses.

      [man's, men, men's, man]

36. I don’t type very well, but my boyfriend … .

     [did, do, is, does]

37. He organized lots of … for his guests.

              [entertainment, entertain, entertaining, entertainer]

38. The only sport I enjoy is … judo.

    [-, the, a, an]

39. Please try to be more … .

          [careful, carefully, shy, funny]

40. She plays the piano … .

          [perfect, bad, good, perfectly]

41. He is a … talker, but he never listens.

        [quickly, quick, fastly, badly]

42. She shouted … at him.

        [angry, angrily, angrely, angryly]

43. … talk to?

            [Who you did, Who did you, Who you, Where you]

44. When was the last time you went shopping?

                 [Tomorrow, Near the station, Yesterday, In the office]

45. I met … him at the station yesterday afternoon.

        [-, with, about, between]