Hsc 2 unit1

Match the parts of the words

Choose the correct variant for each sentence

1.The fruit     [is, are] dried, so I think the doctor will allow you to eat      [it, them].

2.From this price five-thousand pounds      [go, goes] to the UNESCO.

3.Wherever Mary goes, these two         [sheeps, sheepes, sheep]always follow her.

4.The romantic outskirts of this city        [serves, serve] as the place to rest.

5.The police     [am, is, are] investigating the murder of that young girl.

6.Mr Johnson presented the best         [proofs, proovs, proofes] of this theory ot the conference.

7.Billiards     [are, is, am] my favourite game.

8.Two                    [14-years-old girl, 14-years-old girls, 14-year-old girls] moved to the provincial town with their mom and dad.

9.Five years     [is, are, am] a long term to be without job.

Open the brackets

1.They noticed they           (fly) for three hours already.

2.Tom said that it      (take) him an hour to get to the station.

3.She asked them if they played        (play) tennis in the afternoon.

4.Mary asked her brother if he       (can) tell her the way to the shop.

5.Peter and John told me they      (go) to the Kremlin the day before yesterday.

6.Mother said she     (have) a bad headache. Don't bother her.

7.Dorothy asked Margaret if she     (be) going to buy a new dress in the nearest future.

8.They told us they would             (visit) the Tretyakov gallery next Sunday.

9.They asked if the work                   (finish) by tomorrow.

Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Write down only ONE word or phrase.

1.He was among the few who want to continue working on the project.   

2. It is an accepted custom for a man to open the door when he accompanied a woman.            

3.She closed the door and harries away to class.        

4.We receive several applications a day and with them had been copies of transcripts and degrees.    

5.Between one thing and another, Charles does not finish typing his paper last night.               

6. In 1990, according to statistics from the Bureau of Census, the population of the US is 250,000,000.    

7.Mr. Davis tried to finish his research, but he found only part of the information that he needs.       

8.We do not receive mail yesterday because it was a holiday.                

9.We thought he is planning to go on vacation after the first of the month.             

10.Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home.