HS1 Unit2 #1 act10

Unscramble the words and write them in the blank space. Mind articles and particle to.
1) psrae-       
2) ecdselhu -            
3) vrodadeole -            
4) monmoc -        
5) cpuole -          
6) etniatren -              
7) apcciitaptnr -               
8) occenretatn -                

Complete the phrase with the correct preposition.

1) to give    

2) to combine     

3) a couple   

4)    the 13^th century

5)    the 7^th of March

6)    Tuesday evening

7)    noon

8) to concentrate   

9) to sit        

10) to put      

11) to eat    

12) to work   

Match the verb “to look” with the correct preposition according to the translation.

Fill in the gaps with while, during or for.

1) He hasn’t attended the gym     seven months already. 

2) I skipped several lesson        last year. 

3) Jack was working on his new project       Lily was asleep. 

4) My younger brother has watched 3 films     a couple of hours. 

5) We spoke a lot        our twenty-minute walk.

6) I wasn’t making a fire       Jack wasn’t setting up a tent. 

7) Tom hasn’t had days-off and hasn’t done anything at his leisure     some weeks.

8) I will do general cleaning        the film. 

Decipher the words and write them in the blanks. Mind the articles and particle to.

1) ssgn –          

2) trm –       

3) trnt –         

4) llw –         

5) prncpl –            

6) ptnl –         

7) brws –          

8) rqrmnts –             

9) cmpln –            

10) ttr –        

Choose the correct variant.

1)     [-, the] police

2)     [-, the]Hilton

3)     [-, the] London Zoo

4)     [-, the] Westminster Abbey

5)     [-, the] Lloyd’s Bank

6) round     [-, the] clock

7) at     [-, the] sight

8)     [-, the] nineties

Open the brackets. Write down only the form of the predicate.

1) It’s the third time you (to skip)              the lesson without serious reasons.

2) My family and I (not used to)                go for a picnic when I was a child. 

3) (You to be used to)                 doing general cleaning every Saturday?

4) Kate (to sort out)                her laundry seven times today.

5) Lily (to look up)                some words in the dictionary when Jessica (to look at)           me and (to go out)          of the room.

6) I (to look forward to)                       my day off! It’s so difficult to have such a hectic schedule!

7) Our faimly (to go)         to the country as soon as father (to come)       home.

8) (it used to be)                  a principal’s office? Now it’s a usual classroom.

9) Who (to be fluent)            in English last year?

10) When (he to tell)             you this story in short?

General Test. Choose the correct variant.

1. Your idea is different         [of, from, between, over] mine.

2. She’s quite good       [at, in, of, about] English.

3. H’s proud       [for, about, with, of] his students.

4. He’s really interested       [about, in, of, over] it.

5. I have just         [put, putted, putting, puting] it on the desk.

6. If he misses many classes, he will fall        [after, apart, off, behind] .

7. Don’t worry! I believe        [your, at you, mine, you] .

8. I       [did, made, dream, sleep] well in the test.

9. Choose the correct sentence.                             [Look! They return., Look! They are coming back., Look! They sing well!, Look! What time now?]

10. I              [didn't see, am not see, haven't seen, hasn't seen] you for ages.

11. They work in     [a, the, -, an] extremely difficult conditions.

12. You shouldn’t              [to promise, promising, will promise, promise] him anything.

13. This is a very expensive holiday which involves a trip         [through, along, about, around] the world.

14. She hasn’t come home         [still, already, yet, till] .

15. I         [saw, looked, viewed, watched] TV yesterday evening.

16. The teacher asked her students to do their           [housework, homework, home duty, house job] .

17. The police officer told the children always to tell the             [true, facts, information, truth] .

18. I’m  terribly sorry but I                  [wasn’t listen to, wasn't hearing, didn't hear, didn't heard] what you said just now and I wonder if you could repeat it.

19. Can you           [listening, hearing, listen, hear] me all right over there because you are rather a long way away.

20.  I              [listen, am listening, hear, am hearing] to the concert every Monday on the radio and imagine I am there listening to it in person.

21. What is the name of that picture which you                [look at, is looking at, are looking at, looked at] on the wall.

22.               [Do you go, Is you going, Are you going, Did you go] to see that film that is on at the cinema next week?

23. Does anyone honestly          [discover, think, believe, consider] what a politician says nowadays?

24. I’m sure you’re quite           [write, right, all right, serious] but many people disagree with you.

25. This summer we went     [on, off, in, by] holiday to Greece.

26. I believe it is            [politic, polite, political, politeness] to hold a door open for a lady.

27. What exercise do you like doing        [next, best, after, before] of all?

28. That’s a good question but I need        [time, space, length, width] to think about it.

29. Don’t worry there’s no need to answer             [firstly, fairly, immediately, easily] I’m not in a hurry.

30. I often read short  articles         [for, at, about, between] pets in my favourite magazines. 

31. You will probably agree      [with, for, in, on] me.

32. For the whole of next week we are planning to sell our new dictionaries at a special        [price, prize, prise, praise] .

33. Can you remember the last time you           [have, having, had, will have] such an exciting time?

34. You must be joking. Have you forgotten how terrible I felt the last time we went somewhere      [in, with, by, on] plane?

35. Do you drink a      [much, many, huge, lot] of tea with sugar?

36.       [Which, Who, How, What] are you going to get home from work?

37.      [Was, Were, Did, Had] you do much sightseeing when you were on vacation in Madrid?

38. Mr. Lam usually organizes many trips for teachers during the summer holidays. He is                [a travel agent, an editor, a taxi driver, an actor] .

39. Two girls talked to            [each other, to another, with other, with each] in the room last night.

40. There is so much smoke in the air that it is           [enjoyable, pleasant, healthy, unhealthy] to live in many of the world’s cities.

41. The man explained to us            [how, how can, how we can, how can we] to get to the airport.

42. He is     [a, an, the, -] honest worker.

43. A few students complained       [of, on, for, about] the schedule.

44. She is an excellent travel agent, she is very         [goodest, goodly, good, gooder] with people, so all the customers like her.

45. The contrast         [over, about, between, from] rich and poor is great.

Part 1. Questions 1-5.

You will hear five short conversations. There is one question for each conversation. Choose the correct variant.

1. When is the party?           [Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday]

2. Where are the glasses?   [A, B, C]

3. How much are the shoes?   [A, B, C]

4. What will the weather be like in the afternoon?   [A, B, C]

5. What time will she take the train?   [A, B, C]

   Part 2. Questions 6-10.

   Listen to Teresa talking to Paul about presents for his family. What is she going to buy for each person?

6. John -                    [a. book, b. cassette, c. football, d. meal, e. shirt, f. theatre tickets, g. tie, h. video]

7. Ann -                    [a. book, b. cassette, c. football, d. meal, e. shirt, f. theatre tickets, g. tie, h. video]

8. Mother -                    [a. book, b. cassette, c. football, d. meal, e. shirt, f. theatre tickets, g. tie, h. video]

9. Father -                    [a. book, b. cassette, c. football, d. meal, e. shirt, f. theatre tickets, g. tie, h. video]

10. Paul -                    [a. book, b. cassette, c. football, d. meal, e. shirt, f. theatre tickets, g. tie, h. video]

    Part 3. Questions 11-15

    Listen to Carlos asking for information about a library. For questions 11-15, choose A, B or C.

11. What must Carlos take to the library?                       [a. a student card, b. a teacher's letter, c. a passport]

12. How much will it cost Carlos to join?             [a. 10 euros, b. 15 euros, c. 20 euros]

13. Carlos will get                      [a. 2 library tickets, b. 3 library tickets, c. 4 library tickets]

14. On Saturdays, the library opens at               [a. 10.30 a.m., b. 11.00 a.m., c. 2.30 p.m.]

15. The library is in                   [a. Murdoch Street, b. Murdosh Street, c. Murdock Street]

Task 1. Read the texts below. Choose the correct variant. There are three choices you do not need to use.

1. This advertisement is about...                         [A. on-road assistance, B. car racing, C. a literary festival, D. information service, E. a hiking tour, F. a guest house, G. a private collection, H. a telecom provider]

2. This advertisement is about...                         [A. on-road assistance, B. car racing, C. a literary festival, D. information service, E. a hiking tour, F. a guest house, G. a private collection, H. a telecom provider]

3. This advertisement is about...                         [A. on-road assistance, B. car racing, C. a literary festival, D. information service, E. a hiking tour, F. a guest house, G. a private collection, H. a telecom provider]

4. This advertisement is about...                         [A. on-road assistance, B. car racing, C. a literary festival, D. information service, E. a hiking tour, F. a guest house, G. a private collection, H. a telecom provider]

5. This advertisement is about...                         [A. on-road assistance, B. car racing, C. a literary festival, D. information service, E. a hiking tour, F. a guest house, G. a private collection, H. a telecom provider]

Task 2. Read the text below. For question (6–12) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Tesla and SpaceX founder’s Schedule

Elon Musk rises at about 7 a.m. He usually skips breakfast. (6)         [A. when, B. but, C. and, D. till] he’s up, Musk launches into a blistering schedule that breaks his time into a series of five-minute slots, 80% of which is spent on (7)                [A. engine, B. engineer, C. engineered, D. engineering]and design.

To keep his work day on track, Musk gives up (8)             [A. the most, B. more, C. most, D. most of] phone calls. He usually takes his lunch during a meeting. He ends up getting his calories later in the day. (9)                [A. In spite of, B. Except, C. Through, D. Though] his busy life, he also carves out enough time to read.

Late bedtime isn’t (10)            [A. either, B. neither, C. too, D. to]  surprising for a man who’s busy (11)           [A. try, B. to try, C. tried, D. trying] to do things like revolutionize the way we drive and send humans (12)         [A. in, B. to, C. over, D. of] Mars.