1. He tried to contact me, but the phone … be engaged.
a) could, b) must, c) might, d) can’t
2. It was my son’s birthday so I … bake a cake.
a) must, b) have to, c) had to, d) shall have to
3. By the time she … the last bunch of flowers the last bus … .
a) sold; had gone, b) has sold; has gone,
c) has sold; had gone, d) has sold; went
4. She … much prettier and younger than he … .
a) has been; has thought, b) has been; had thought,
c) was; had thought, d) was; has thought
5. Ten people … in a huge explosion yesterday morning.
a) are killed, b) were killed, c) have been killed, d) are being killed
6. “What’s your name?” he asked.
a) He wanted to know what is my name. b) He wanted to know what was my name.
c) He wanted to know what my name was. d) He wanted to know what my name is.
Level B
Choose the correct variant:
7. What … when you go to college next year?
a) you will study, b) will you study, c) do you study, d) you study
8. What would you have done if you … your key?
a) loose, b) lost, c) had lost, d) would loose
9. There was no one capable … the puncture.
a) repair, b) to repair, c) for repairing, d) of repairing
10. How did you manage to avoid … caught?
a) be, b) being, c) to be, d) from being
11. Let me … for the meal. You paid last time.
a) pay, b) to pay, c) paid, d) paying
Level C
Translate into English:
12. В одиннадцать часов мы все еще работали.
13. Я не ожидал, что это случится так скоро.
14. Боюсь, что он не сможет мне переехать в новый дом на следующей неделе.
1. To undergo extreme makeover means to have plastic surgery and change exercise regimens, hairdressing and wardrobing. I think people do it or want to do it because they believe this kind of change will make them more beautiful and successful. But I believe there is something wrong with it. Being "beautiful" isn't enough to be successful. We should be more concerned about our character, values and manners rather than appearance.
2. Happiness is being able to wake up every morning feeling healthy and full of energy, it is having family and good friends and knowing how to deal with everyday stress. Happiness is also ability to love others and being loved.
3. I don't think there's a unique recipe or formula for happiness. In my opinion, in order to be happy people should smile more, get plenty of sleep and physical exercise, be able to enjoy their legitimate rights and do what they love.
4. My idea is that it hasn't changed very much if we talk about personal happiness. For most people happiness was and is associated with living in peace and earning enough money to buy food and clothes and pay their bills.
Perhaps now people's life has become a bit easier and more comfortable than ten years ago, that is why we think more about family and leisure time.
1. internal combustion engine f. двигатель внутреннего сгорания
2. combustion chamber k. камера сгорания
3. stroke l. ход, такт (поршня)
4. piston a. поршень
5. top dead centre b. верхняя мертвая точка
6. bottom dead centre g. нижняя мертвая точка
7. four-stroke cycle engine c. четырехтактный двигатель
8. two-cycle engine j. двухтактный двигатель
9. crankshaft d. коленчатый вал
10. intake stroke i. такт впрыска (топлива)
11. valve opening e. отверстие клапана
12. fuel system h. топливная система
13. power stroke n. рабочий ход поршня
14. exhaust m. выхлоп
2. cylinder - цилиндр, automobile - автомобиль, limit - предел, centre - центр, cycle - цикл, compression - сжатие, gas - газ.