1 Variant

1. Fill in: pessimistic, sociable, patient, pinch, litre

1. Rachel has many friends because she's very ……

2. ……………………..people always see the negative side of things.
3. Penny doesn't get angry easily. She's very…..
4. If you add……………… a of salt, it will taste better.
5. Alan drinks……………... a of milk every day.

2. Underline the correct item.

1. The film is starting/ starts at 8:00. Do you want to go to dinner before that?
2. I am walking / walk now.
3. Have you met/ Have you been meeting our new neighbours yet? They seem
really nice.
4. Do you know where Mark is? I have waited / have been waiting for him for
over an hour and I’m starting to lose my patience.
5. There’s someone at the door. I go/will go and see who it is.

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

1. The police officer went ……….…the bank robber.
2. The prices of Christmas decorations have gone ………….. since last year.
3. How long can an animal go……….…food?
4. She's been ………….a lot since her accident.
5. The bad weather is really beginning to get me ………… .

4. Choose the right tense form. Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Nina has been learning/has learned English for 2 years.

2. The birds have already flown/have been flying to the South.
3. They have known /have been knowing him for many years.
4. Mike has forgotten/has been forgetting to learn the poem.
5. The children have been watching/have watched cartoons for 2 hours.

5. Fill in prepositions of time on, in, at

1. Where were you ______ September 22nd?
2. Mike is taking his driving test ______five o’clock.
3. Liz is coming ______three days.
4. She rests ______weekends but works hard from Monday till Friday.
5. Good bye! See you ______Monday.
6. Translate into Russian.
1. Harm
2. To discuss
3. Relief
4. To seem
5. Oil

7. Put the following into the correct order

1. young / tall / Englishman

2. oval / Venetian / antique / valuable / glass
3. expensive / shiny / large / yellow / leather / case
4. oval / wooden / modern / nice / table
5. large / stone / beautiful / cottage
1 variant

Vocabulary and Grammar

1 ex. 11.sociable 12. pessimistic 13. patient 14. pinch 15. litre
2 ex. 16.starts 17. am walking 18. have you met 19. have been waiting 20. will
go
3 ex. *21. after 22. down 23. without 24. down 25. through 26. over

4 ex. .
1. has been learning
2. have already flown
3. have known
4. has forgotten
5. have been watching

ex. 5.

1 on, 2 at, 3 in, 4 at, 5 on,

Ex. 7

1) tall young Englishman

2) valuable antique oval Venetian glass
3) expensive shiny large yellow leather case
4) nice modern oval wooden table
5) beautiful large stone cottage
 2 Variant
1. Fill in: pinch, litre, sociable, patient , pessimistic

1. Penny doesn't get angry easily. She's very…..

2. ….…..people always see the negative side of things.
3. Alan drinks………... a of milk every day.
4. Rachel has many friends because she's very ……
5. If you add…… a of salt, it will taste better.

2. Underline the correct item.

1. I am walking / walk now.
2. There’s someone at the door. I go/will go and see who it is.
3. The film is starting/ starts at 8:00. Do you want to go to dinner before that?
4. Have you met/ Have you been meeting our new neighbours yet? They seem
really nice.
5. Do you know where Mark is? I have waited / have been waiting for him for
over an hour and I’m starting to lose my patience.

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

1. The bad weather is really beginning to get me … .
2. The police officer went ……the bank robber.
3. How long can an animal go…food?
4. The prices of Christmas decorations have gone …. since last year.
5. She's been …..a lot since her accident.

4. Choose the right tense form. Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. We haven’t been having/ haven’t had a holiday for 5 years.

2. She has been teaching/has taught at this school for twenty years.
3. David has been painting/has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock.
4. Mary and Sam have collected/ have been collecting stamps for 3 years.
5. Their parents have been/have being friends since their childhood.

5. Fill in prepositions of time on, in, at

1. My father is a doctor. He often comes home late ______night.
2. My brother got married ______May.
3. She came London ______the end of August______1972.
4. The leaves on the trees turn brown ______Autumn.
5. The English examination is ______July.
6. Translate into Russian.
1. Waste
2. Pollution
3. Store
4. Occasion
5. Woolen

7. Put the following into the correct order

1. porcelain / tea / blue / thin / cup

2. tall / handsome / young / blonde / man
3. English / old / several / beautiful / castles
4. young / pretty / a lot of / French / girls
5. dark blue / best / silk / my / shirt
2 Variant

Vocabulary and Grammar

1 ex. 11. patient 12. pessimistic 13. litre 14. sociable 15. pinch
2 ex. 16. am walking 17 will go. 18. starts 19. have you met 20. have been
waiting
3 e. *21. down 22. after 23. without 24. through 25. down 26. Over
4 ex.
1. haven’t had
2. has been teaching
3. has been painting
4. have been collecting
5. have been

ex. 5.

1 at, 2 in, 3 at / in, 4 in, 5 in,

Ex. 7

1) thin blue porcelain tea cup

2) handsome tall young blonde man
3) several beautiful old English castles
4) a lot of pretty young French girls
5) my best dark blue silk shirt
 3 Variant
1. Fill in the correct word : grate, spill the beans, nourishing, mashed, going
through

1 Would you like to stay for dinner? We’re having roast chicken
with poached/mashed potatoes.
2 We took Jane out to lunch to cheer her up, because she’s been going
off/going through a rough time at work.
3 Milk and other dairy products are very appealing/nourishing for young
children, as they help them grow strong and healthy.
4 Be careful not to spill the salt/spill the beans and tell John about the surprise
party.
5 Dinner is almost ready. I just have to beat/grate the cheese for the pasta.

2. Underline the correct item.

1 Dad will be back in half an hour; he’s gone to/ been to the newsagent’s to
pick up today’s paper.
2 Emily’s family moved to Spain from — /the UK when she was still a baby.
3 Your doctor can give you some good advices/ advice on how to follow a
more balanced diet.
4 Whenever Paul goes to London, he stays at the/- Hilton Hotel.
5 This dish is delicious and doesn’t take much/ many time to prepare.

3. Insert prepositions of time.

1. Was Easter ____ May last year?

2. Is your birthday____ summer?
3. I'm going to have a party ____ the weekend.
4. I usually come home ___ three o’clock.
5. I usually take a shower ____ the evening.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into The Present Perfect or The Present Perfect
Continuous

1. I (not to see) him for ages.

2. He (to do) his lessons since lunch.
3. I (not to hear) about him for a long time.
4. I (to drive) since I was 17.
5. Jack (to fail) his driving test three times because к doesn't know how to
park.
5. Fill in prepositions of place on, in, at
1. She waited for him ______the bus stop ______the end of Green Street.
2. This is the best cake ______the world!
3. My friend spent his holiday ______a small village ______the mountains.
4. There are a few shops ______the end of the street.
5. Let's meet ______the entrance to the Supermarket.

6. Translate into Russian.

1. Tiny

2. To establish

3. Craft

4. Goods

5. Care

7. Put the adjectives in the correct order to describe the musical instruments

1) a / old / yellow / big / contrabass

2) a / new / yellow and brown / electric guitar

3) a / golden / big / saxophone

4) new / big / drums

5) a / old / big / black piano

Variant 3

Ex.1
1 mashed
2 going through
3 nourishing
4 spill the beans
5 grate

Ex.2
1 gone to
2 the
3 advice
4 the
5 much

Ex. 3

1 in, 2 in, 3 at или on, 4 at, 5 in,

Ex. 4.
1. haven’t seen
2. has been doing
3. have not heard
4. have been driving
5. has failed

Ex. 5.
1 at / at, 2 in, 3 in /in, 4 at, 5 at,

Ex.7.

1) a big old yellow contrabass

2) a new yellow and brown electric guitar

3) a big golden saxophone

4) big new drums

5) a big old black piano

 4 Variant
1. Fill in the correct word: poor, well done, cup of tea, undercooked, raw

1) Joe eats out so often that he always welcomes the chance to have a
nice / undercooked meal whenever he visits his mother.
2) The new clothes shop has a great variety of jeans and shirts at
very /poor prices.
3) Jane made a delicious raw/ sauce for the spaghetti.
4) Nathan likes his steak well done/, so don’t cook it for more than ten
minutes.
5) Don’t worry, I’ll show you how to set the table for a formal dinner; it’s
a cup of tea/

2. Underline the correct item.

1. Mum bought Dad a pair of leather Italian/ Italian leather shoes for his
birthday.
2. Chloe can’t make it to dinner tonight, but the good news is/are that she’ll
be able to spend the whole weekend with us.
3 There were very little/few people at the restaurant, so it was easy for us to
find a table.
4 What is Monica doing? She has been to/been in the dressing room for an
hour!
5 Doctors say that it’s not a good idea to eat red meat more than once or
twice а/the week.

3. Complete the questions. Add in, on or at.

1. Do you sometimes watch TV ____ the mornings?

2. Are you usually at home ____ 7 o'clock ____ the evenings?
3. Do you sometimes work ___night?
4. What do you usually do ____ weekends?
5. Do you usually go shopping ____ Saturdays?

4. Put the verbs in brackets into The Present Perfect or The Present Perfect
Continuous

1. She (worry) about this for two months.

2. She (study) the driver’s manual for hours every day.
3. She (not/take) another test yet.
4. I (to have) a headache since I got up.
5. He is my friend, I (to know) him for a long time.

5. Fill in the prepositions of place on, in, at

1. Jane lives ______a two-room flat ______ the third floor.
 2. Gerhard has some nice pictures hanging ______his office wall.
3. There's somebody______ the door.
4. There's somebody waiting ______the bus stop.
5. Wolfgang met Michaela______ the way to work.

6. Translate into Russian.

1. Item

2. Cancer

3. To donate

4. Famine

5. Silk

7. Put the adjectives in the correct order.

1. (red / long / cheap) dress
2. (wooden / new / huge) table
3. (beautiful / brick / new) house
4. (Japanese / green / fantastic) car
5. (Russian / silver / round) coin
Variant 4

Ex.1
1 undercooked
2 poor
3 raw
4 well done
5 cup of tea
Ex.2.
1 Italian leather
2 is
3 few
4 been in
5a
Ex. 3
1 in, 2 at/ in, 3 at, 4 at (Br. E) or on (Am. E), 5 on
Ex. 4.
1. has been worrying
2. has been studying
3. has not taken
4. have had
5. have known

Ex. 5.
1 in / on, 2 on, 3 at, 4 at, 5 on,

Ex.7
1. Cheap long red dress
2. New huge wooden table
3. Beautiful new brick house
4. Fantastic green Japanese car
5. Round Russian silver coin
 5 Variant
1. Fill in the correct word: been to, low, mashed, home-cooked, been in

1. What is Monica doing? She has ……. the dressing room for an hour!
2. Dad will be back in half an hour; he’s ………….. the newsagent’s to pick up
today’s paper.
3. Joe eats out so often that he always welcomes the chance to have a nice ……
meal whenever he visits his mother.
4. The new clothes shop has a great variety of jeans and shirts at very ….. prices.
5. Would you like to stay for dinner? We’re having roast chicken
with ….. potatoes.

2. Underline the correct item.

1. Doctors say that it’s not a good idea to eat red meat more than once or
twice а/the week.
2. Dad will be back in half an hour; he’s gone to/ been to the newsagent’s to pick
up today’s paper.
3. Emily’s family moved to Spain from — /the UK when she was still a baby.
4. Your doctor can give you some good advices/ advice on how to follow a more
balanced diet.
5. Whenever Paul goes to London, he stays at the/- Hilton Hotel.

3. Fill in prepositions

1. I usually tidy my room ___ Sunday.

2. I usually wash the dishes ____ the afternoon.
3. I usually go to bed____10.30.
4. I play basketball ___Tuesday and ___Friday.
5. Who was born ____ March?

4. Correct the mistakes if any.

1. They are discussing the problem for hours, but has not solved it yet.
2. Somebody has been playing tennis since 2 o’clock.
3. Is it still raining? No, it have stopped.
4. John has been winning the championship two times.
5. The boys have fished for 3 hours.

5.Fill in the prepositions to, by, over, into

1. When we came the play was
2. He went ______ school.
 3. The book was brought ______ the girl.
4. The pencil belongs ______ me.
5. The document was signed ______ the director.

6. Translate into Russian.

1. Cash

2. Light - green

3. Leather

4. Pale

5. Behave

7. Choose the correct option (A, B or C) (Order of adjectives )

1. The office building is …

A. large and grey

B. grey and large

C. large grey

2. We live in a …. cottege.

A. large and grey

B. grey and large

C. large grey

3.

A. They rode on a red, old Russian bus.

B. They rode on a Russian, old, red bus.

C. They rode on an old, red Russian bus.

4.

A. I've got three good reasons why I don’t like playing computer games.
B. I've got a good three reasons why I don’t like playing computer games.

C. I've got good reasons three why I don’t like playing computer games.

5.

A. She likes that really big red old antique table.

B. She likes that really big old red antique table.

C. She likes that old, red, really big antique table.

Variant 5

Ex.1
1 been in
2 been to
3 home-cooked
4 low
5 mashed

Ex. 2
1a
2 gone to
3 the
4 advice
5 the

Ex.3

1 on, 2 in, 3 at, 4 on /on, 5 in,

Ex. 4.
1. They have been discussing the problem for hours, but have not solved it
yet.
2. Correct
3. Is it still raining? No, it has
4. John has won the championship two times.
5. The boys have been fishing for 3 hours.

Ex. 5.

1 over, 2 to, 3 by, 4 to, 5 by, 6 into, 7 over, 8 over, 9 to, 10 into

Ex.7
1a
2c
3c
4a
5b
 6 Variant

1. Fill in the correct word: fussy, side, packed, pinch, pride

1. I will have the grilled fish with steamed rice and a …………. salad, please. (•
side)
2. I really don’t know what to cook for Ben. He’s such a …………. eater that I’m
afraid he won’t like anything I serve. (• fussy)
3. Linda is an excellent chef and her cooking skills are in great ………….. (• pride)
4. Liam is not a very honest person, so you should take everything he says with a
…………… of salt. (• pinch)
5. Tony takes a …………… lunch to work, because he doesn’t like leaving the
office to eat out. (• packed)

2. Underline the correct item.

1. We haven’t been having/ haven’t had a holiday for 5 years.

2. She has been teaching/has taught at this school for twenty years.

3. David has been painting/has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock.

4. Mary and Sam have collected/ have been collecting stamps for 3 years.

5. Their parents have been/have being friends since their childhood.

3. Do we use these time expressions with in, on or at?

1. ___ Christmas, ___ Easter

2. ___ January, ___ February
3. ___ 1st May, ___ 7th June
4. ___ 1930, ___ 1992, ___ 2001
5. ___ the summer, ___ the winter

4. Correct the mistakes if any.

1. How many books have you written?
2. Mike has invited many friends to his birthday party.
3. He has been hating oranges since his childhood.
4. They have been taken the dog for a walk.
 5. Irina has left for the airport.

5. Fill in the prepositions to, by, over, into

1. The ball fell ______ the water.
2. He quickly climbed ______ the fence.
3. The sunny weather will be all ______ the country.
4. She went ______ the river.
5. The pupils came ______ the classroom.

6. Translate into Russian.

1. Bar
2. To chop
3. Salty
4. Bakery
5. Fried

7. Choose the correct option (A, B or C) (Order of adjectives )

1.

A. She likes that really big red old antique table.

B. She likes that really big old red antique table.

C. She likes that old, red, really big antique table.

2. His parents live in the ….. house in Fastov.

A. little blue, green and white

B. little blue and green and white

C. little, blue, green, and white

3. We went for a ten-day cruise on a ….. sea liner.

A. incredible brand-new, huge Ukrainian

B. incredible, huge, brand-new Ukrainian

C. Ukrainian incredible, brand-new, huge

4. I bought a ….. coat.

A. new, nice, blue rain

B. nice new blue rain

C. blue nice new rain

5. She was surprised to be presented with a ….. puppy for her birthday.

A. little, cute, nine-week-old Terrier

B. cute nine-week-old little Terrier

C. cute little nine-week-old Terrier

Variant 6
Ex.1
1 side
2 fussy
3 pride
4 pinch
5 packed

Ex.2
1 haven’t had
2 has been teaching
3 has been painting
4 have been collecting
5 have been

Ex. 3

1 at / at, 2 in / in, 3 on / on, 4 in / in / in, 5 in / in

Ex. 4.
6. Correct
7. Correct
8. He has hated oranges since his childhood.
9. They have taken the dog for a walk.
10.Correct

Ex.5.

1 into, 2 over, 3 over, 4 to, 5 into

Ex. 7
1b
2a
3b
4b
5c