Writing Test (Vocabulary and Grammar). Prepare 9. Review 1

VOCABULARY

Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words which you do not need to use.

1. I was really pleased when the shop assistant gave me a cloth bag and said there was no extra        .

2. My new phone doesn’t work! I’ll take it back and ask for a        .

3. Shop assistants hate having to       rude customers.

4. I bought lots of clothes in the sales without          too much money!

5. That present was exactly what I wanted – thank you for being so            !

6. Mary’s very          and likes going to the mall with lots of friends.

7. I was so              ! There were no T-shirts I liked in my size.

8. My brother isn’t very          ; he often loses his shopping list and buys the wrong things at the supermarket.

Add prefixes un- or dis-, or suffixes -or, -er or -ist to the words in the box. Then use the new words to complete the sentences.

1. I never eat apples because I really         them.

2. If you’re a good         , you can jump into the water from this rock.

3. My cousin watched me playing football – it was raining, so he was nearly the only           !

4. Jo is very nice and never says anything            to anyone.

5. They gave a camera to the        of the competition.

6. Osman is a very good          and loves being on the river, but he never swims or sails.

7. I said something very silly in class, and then I just wanted to           !

8. My uncle is a        on a big boat that takes tourists round the lake.

Complete the sentences with a suitable verb in the past simple. The first letter is given.

(пишемо все слово повністю!)

1. The building s       during the earthquake.

2. Over a thousand people were i         in the tornado.

3. It absolutely p        with rain yesterday.

4. We wrapped the children in blankets after the wind b      our tent away.

5. I heard that water f        along the street like in a river.

6. The water level r      until there was a flood.

7. When the sun c      out, my friends and I decided to hang out at the beach.

8. They p     the fire out very quickly after the building was hit by lightning.

GRAMMAR

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Would you like           [plenty, some, several, many]cake?

2. We spent         [lot, any, several, plenty]hours looking for a good present for Angela.

3. There isn’t      [some, many, much, any]bread left – somebody ate it all!

4. Not teenagers buy         [lot, many, plenty, several]clothes in that shop.

5. We’ve got        [plenty, many, some, any]of photos of the concert.

6. There isn’t a         [lot, plenty, several, many]of information about recycling on this website.

7. Have you got         [several, plenty, any, many]time for a coffee later?

8. She hasn’t got        [some, many, plenty, much]energy at the moment. Maybe she’s ill.

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.

1. Nathan usually          [goes, is going] to bed at about ten every day.

2. My cousin            [is coming, comes] to visit us tomorrow.

3. Marian           [likes, ’s liking] classical music.

4. I           [try, ’m trying] to tidy my room before Mum gets home today.

5. We                [don’t have, ’re not having] dinner until six o’clock this evening.

6. Most weeks, Robert          [does, ’s doing] all his homework on time.

7. I                  [don’t believe, ’m not believing] he’s telling the truth.

8. We             [sit, ’re sitting] in the park at the moment.

Read the email and write one word in each space.

Hi Dan,

You know I joined a hockey club in September? Well I’ve (1)      got home from a match and I’m incredibly excited because we actually won! It’s really great, because although I don’t mind (2)        sometimes, it isn’t fun when we never win (3)     games at all.

Our team (4)      to beat all the local teams, but we don’t now! Normally, on the way home, I think: ‘Why (5)     you miss all those opportunities to score?’ But today I thought: ‘Maybe I’m finally getting quite good (6)    playing hockey!’

Anyway, I (7)      to go now, because my teacher has given us a (8)     of homework to do this evening and dinner will be ready soon.

Write soon,

Kim