HS1 2021 p104 act12

Unscramble the words. Use articles where necessary.

drvwy           

stry         

clst         

prch        

pth       

fnc        

strcs            

cllr         

bsmnt           

grg         

ttc         

lwn       

dnng-rm              

rf       

Match the words with the corresponding pictures:

Read the definitions and write the appropriate words to the definitions:

1. an area of grass, especially near to a house or in a park, that is cut regularly to keep it short       

2. a room under the ground floor of a building, usually used for storing things         

3. a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor           

4. a way or track made by or for people walking on the ground       

5. a structure of wood or wire forming a wall around a house or a piece of land, often to keep people or animals from coming in or going out        

6. a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building        

7. a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes         

8. a private area in front of a house or other building onto which you can drive and park your car           

9. a building where a car is kept, built next to or as part of a house         

Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions:

to set    a tent

to catch up    housework

to sort     the laundry

to concentrate    smth

to sit         the lessons

to hang     with peers

free    charge

to sing     of tune

to borrow a book      the library

to call    the doctor

to arrive    the station

to wait     smb

to walk       the street

to prefer smth    smth

Choose the correct item:

1) There is          [a little, a few] furniture in this room.

2) We can't buy this jacket. We have too        [little, few] money.

3) I can't finish the project on time. I have only a        [little, few]people to help me.

4) She bought          [a little, a few] magazines to read in the plane.

5) Henry has bought too         [little, few]cheese. It isn't enough for pizza.

6) Sue got          [a little, a few] letters on e-mail yesterday.

7) The woman switched on the lamp as there was too        [little, few] light in the room.

8) Tom told          [a little, a few] jokes and everybody enjoyed them.

9) Helen will tell you          [a little, a few] words about the people you are going to meet.

10) My mother always adds          [a little, a few] lemon juice into the salad.

Use few or a few, little or a little in the following sentences:

1. There are apples       in the bowl, help yourself to some.

2.          sugar will make the cake taste sweeter.

3.     people study Latin nowadays.

4. As he has     books, he isn't able to study.

5. Will you have          tea?

6. She has very        money so she can't travel abroad.

7.     people know that elephants can swim.

8. We must save          money for our journey home.

9.I have       friends in London who will help me.

10. There are       biscuits left - would you like one?

11. He can't afford it as he only has        money left.

12.     people will admit their faults.

Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct form:

1. She (to go)      to school every day.

2. Beth (to go)          to school at the moment.

3. The lesson (already/to begin)                   .

4. (he/to go)            to school tomorrow?

5. Tomorrow at this time I (to be)         at school.

6. What (they/to do)             at seven o'clock yesterday?

7. Next Sunday he (to play)                 tennis from ten till twelve.

8. Where (he/to be)       now? He (just/to go)               to the library.

9. They (to go)            to the cinema when I (to meet)     them yesterday.

10. (she/ever/to be)               in Oslo? Yes, she (to be)     there last month.

11. He (to tell)      us yesterday where he (to buy)            this book.

12. Look! My daughter (already/to sweep)                   the floor and now she (to water)             the flowers on the window-sill.

13. We (to go)         to play in the yard when mother (to come)      

14. He (to live)       in France five years ago.

Choose the correct variant:

1. The train is a perfect __ of transport.   [a, b, c, d]

a) meaning b) mean c) means d) meanes

2. Neither the director nor his assistant …   [a, b, c, d]yet.

a) hasn’t come b) has come c) have come

d) haven’t come

3. The daughter arrived in London __ yesterday evening.   [a, b, c, d]

a) in b) on c) at d) –

4. She was at __ work the whole day.   [a, b, c, d]

a) a b) an c) the d) –

5. There is a nice ­­___ at the party.   [a, b, c, d]

a) entertain b) entertainment c) entertaining

d) entertained

6. Jack was not at home. I will call him __ later.   [a, b, c, d]

a) on b) back c) in d) off

7. The police ____   [a, b, c, d] for a man of medium height.

a) looks b) is looking c) are looking

d) has looked

8. The newspaper report contained …   [a, b, c, d]important information.

a) many b) another c) an d) a lot of

9. The singer was singing her favourite song round __   [a, b, c, d] clock.

a) a b) an c) the d) –

10. If my cat _ away, I _ for it.   [a, b, c, d]

a) run, will look b) runs, will look

c) will run, look d) will run, will look

11. We have recently visited _ Hyde Park and ... Westminster Abbey.   [a, b, c, d]

a) the, – b) –, the c) the, the d) –, –

12. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please __   [a, b, c, d] the table?

a) make b) settle c) put d) lay

13. It’s the second time I __   [a, b, c, d] this performance.

a) saw b) see c) has seen

d) have seen

14. One __   [a, b, c, d]of my new job is that I’m away from home.

a) dislike b) disadvantage c) complaint

d) sorry

15. The producer looks __   [a, b, c, d] on people because he thinks he is so rich.

a) through b) down c) for d) forward

16. This pen is __   [a, b, c, d] the other two pens.

a) more expensive as

b) more expensive than

c) the most expensive of

d) as expensive than

17. The professor explained his ideas with great __   [a, b, c, d] .

a) success b) successful c) successfully

d) successor

18. __   [a, b, c, d] is your dress, the red one or the green one?

a) Which b) How c) What d) Who

19. Sally turned her house __   [a, b, c, d]while looking for her keys.

a) around b) out c) upside down d) on

20. Ryan ... the porch before he....   [a, b, c, d] the fence.

a) repaired, painted b) had repaired, painted

c) repaired, had painted d) had repaired, had painted

21. They have not made any changes, __   [a, b, c, d].

a) so has she

b) so she has

c) neither has she

d) neither she has

22. Jack is away on holiday. He __   [a, b, c, d] to Japan.

a) has gone b) went c) is gone d) has been

23. Students have been studying in the library every night __   [a, b, c, d] the last three months.

a) since b) until c) for d) before

24. Your nephew, __   [a, b, c, d] name I can’t remember, made a lot of noise.

a) where b) whose c) which d) what

25. __   [a, b, c, d]in the world export diamonds.

a) Only little nations

b) Only few nations

c) Only a little nations

d) Only a few nations

26. Sam always opens his presents __   [a, b, c, d] Christmas.

a) on b) in c) at d) near

27. The tutor was looking forward __   [a, b, c, d] his vacation the whole year.

a) in b) on c) to d) at

28. With a little __   [a, b, c, d], you can find great inexpensive gifts.

a) imagine b) imagination

c) imaginary d) imaginable

29. I prefer to read Spanish books in __   [a, b, c, d]original.

a) a b) an c) the d) –

30. The producer asked the film director to come __   [a, b, c, d] with a new idea for the film .

a) on b) up c) to d) along

31. I don’t understand this sentence. What __   [a, b, c, d] ?

a) does it mean

b) means it

c) does mean it

d) did it mean

32. Everything is going well. We __   [a, b, c, d] any problems so far.

a) didn’t have

b) haven’t been having

c) don’t have

d) haven’t had

33. I’ll be at home __   [a, b, c, d] Sunday. You can phone me then.

a) at b) on c) in d) of

34. Mrs Young is the woman __   [a, b, c, d] you saw at the desk.

a) who b) whose c) what d) which

35. A …   [a, b, c, d] of days before, a terrible explosion took place here.

a) period b) few c) series d) couple

36. Do you need my signature? - No. …   [a, b, c, d]you or your manager can sign this.

a) also b) both c) that d) either

37. The nurse __   [a, b, c, d] to stay at an expensive hotel in Cuba when she was 20.

a) used to

b) is used to

c) will used to

d) didn’t used to

38. A space or room just below the roof of a house often used for storing things is __.   [a, b, c, d]

a) an attic b) a porch c) a lawn d) a closet

39. The contents of this book __   [a, b, c, d] becoming more and more interesting.

a) am b) is c) are d) will

40. They ___   [a, b, c, d]their meeting before the manager comes.

a) have arranged

b) had arranged

c) will have arranged

d) had had arranged

41. Have you seen any lions when you were in Africa? ­– Yes, I saw __   [a, b, c, d].

a) few b) a few c) little d) a little

42. I __   [a, b, c, d] all the closets before I left the house.

a) cleaned b) has cleaned

c) had cleaned d) had been cleaned

43. Kate has lost her keys again. It’s the second time this __   [a, b, c, d] .

a) happened

b) has happened

c) had happened

d) happens

44. My father …   [a, b, c, d] badminton three times a week.

a) plays usually

b) is playing usually

c) usually plays

d) is usually playing

45. The artist is keen on playing __   [a, b, c, d] guitar.

a) a b) an c) the d) –

Reading

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use.

1   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] The aim of this company is to serve customers in the field of cosmetics, cosmetics marketing and manutacturers, hospitals, and aesthetic clinics located in our areas.

2   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]The chairman of the parliament budget committee and deputy and well-known economist are convinced that high oil prices will bring more money into state coffers next year than has been accounted for in the current budget.

3   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]Kharkiv Tractor Plant products are currently available both on the Ukrainian domestic market and internationally. Global export markets currently include Moldova, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Poland, New Zealand and Belarus.

4   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]After seeing Romeo Must Die, you'll be kicking yourself for quitting karate classes after the first week.

Romeo Must Die doesn't have a deep plot and it doesn't try to make you think. This movie is about raw entertainment.

5   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]The place has a sort of Seattle feel to it. The tasty milkshakes and fruit smoothies are a real plus. So are the wraps, or torpedoes, as they call them. The grilled pizza is good too, and there are some tasty appetizers. Plenty of vegetarian options.

A Appointments

B Political News

C Health & Beauty

D Business News

E Cinema

F Restaurants

G Dance

H Sport

Read the text below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

For company and conversation the English go to the pub. In the cafes you can have only coffee, tea and soft drinks. You go to a cafe for a meal or for a quick cup of tea, but not to sit and watch the world go by. When you want to rest after a day’s work, you go to the public house.

Most pubs have a piano and on Saturday night the customers often sit round it and sing. The people who want to sing ask one of the customers to play the piano. They buy drinks for the pianist, which is the custom. When he stops he becomes an ordinary customer again.

The pub is the place where you meet people. You get to know other "regulars, and you talk. You talk about the weather or how the English cricket players are doing in the match against Australia, about football or Parliament. But the regulars who meet there almost every night for years never go into each other's homes.

On Saturday people usually stay in the pub till closing time. In England the opening hours are fixed by law. Pubs open at ten in the morning and close at two o’clock. Then they open again at six and stay open until ten-thirty. At Easter, or Christmas, or the New Year, the landlord may ask the authorities to keep open longer.

1 Pubs differ from cafes by   [A, B, C, D]

A better meal and drinks.

B cozy and friendly atmosphere.

C lower prices

D music.

2 Who usually plays the piano in most pubs?   [A, B, C, D]

A The landlord.

B A fee-paid pianist.

C One of the customers.

D A star

3 What do customers usually do in the pub?   [A, B, C, D]

A They play football.

B They discuss many topics.

C They don't know other people.

D They read books.

4 The regulars of the pubs   [A, B, C, D]

A never invite each other to their places.

B meet both at their homes and in the pubs.

C play cricket together.

D sing songs.

5 Pubs are   [A, B, C, D]

A open at weekends only.

B open all day long.

C closed from 2 to 6 pm.

D not regulated by law.

Listening

Listen to short conversations and choose variant A, B or C

  [A, B, C]

  [A, B, C]

  [A, B, C]

  [A, B, C]

  [A, B, C]

Listen to the conversation and choose the correct variant (A-H) for each day (6-10)