1 Peter: You (have been telephoning) for ages. Have you not nearly (finished)? Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning. 2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it. 3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly. Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out. 4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped). 5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet? 6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)? Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day! 7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began. 8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries. 9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet. 10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it. 11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again. 12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.
1.the most delicious 2.more beautiful 25) Agree or disagree with sentences. 1. Swedish is an international language. - Agree 2. 126 mln people speak in Japanese. - Agree 3. English can easily borrow local words and phrases from the very countries into which it expands. - disagree 4. Americans speak American English. - Agree
26) Choose the correct variant. 1. We _c)__ the competition yesterday. A) Lose b) has lost c) lost 2. We _a)__ abroad every year. a) Travel b) travels c) are travelling 3. I _c)__ a composition tomorrow. A) Writes b) am writing c) will write 4. She _b)__ her homework. A) Just did b) has just done c) will just do
27) Complete the sentences: 1. The girl was .good. at jumping and running. (Good / well) 2. What's the matter with you? - I feelBad (Bad/ badly) 3. He is a .High . skilled engineer. (High / highly) 4. It is .nearly. 5 o'clock. I must go home. (Near / nearly)
28) The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way. Example: IMPRESS Her dance made a great ... on my friends. - Her dance made a great impression on my friends. 1. CROSS There were 1,000 lollipop ladies in the streets of London standing at zebra__crossing__ with their "Lollipop signs". 2. INFORM 80% of all ___information__ in the world's computers is in English.
29) Choose the right form: 1. Hockey .b). in winter. a) Was played b) are played c) is played 2. If I had the money, I .b). that car. a) Buy b) would buy c) will buy 3. My brother .c). his face every morning. a) Washed b) wash c) washes
30) These sentences are the answer to the questions. Write down the questions. Begin your questions with "How". Example: It takes him 20 minutes to get to school. - How long does it take him to get to school? 1. Sir John Bouring could speak 28 languages. How many languages could Sir John Bouring speak? 2. The Thames is 334 kilometres long. ---How long is the Thames kilometres? 3. This nice dress is only 25 dollars. ---How many dollars this nice dress? 4. My mother is thirty-five years old. ---How old is your mother? 5. I would like little sugar. ---How much sugar would you like?
31) Make questions: 1. Cheese is made from milk. (What?) What is make from milk?\What cheese is make from? 2. This house was built in 1991. ( When?) When was built this house?
Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning.
2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it.
3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly.
Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out.
4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped).
5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet?
6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)?
Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day!
7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began.
8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries.
9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet.
10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it.
11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again.
12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.
2.more beautiful
25) Agree or disagree with sentences.
1. Swedish is an international language. - Agree
2. 126 mln people speak in Japanese. - Agree
3. English can easily borrow local words and phrases from the very countries into which it expands. - disagree
4. Americans speak American English. - Agree
26) Choose the correct variant.
1. We _c)__ the competition yesterday.
A) Lose b) has lost c) lost
2. We _a)__ abroad every year.
a) Travel b) travels c) are travelling
3. I _c)__ a composition tomorrow.
A) Writes b) am writing c) will write
4. She _b)__ her homework.
A) Just did b) has just done c) will just do
27) Complete the sentences:
1. The girl was .good. at jumping and running.
(Good / well)
2. What's the matter with you? - I feelBad
(Bad/ badly)
3. He is a .High . skilled engineer.
(High / highly)
4. It is .nearly. 5 o'clock. I must go home.
(Near / nearly)
28) The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way.
Example: IMPRESS
Her dance made a great ... on my friends. - Her dance made a great impression on my friends.
1. CROSS There were 1,000 lollipop ladies in the streets of London standing at zebra__crossing__ with their "Lollipop signs".
2. INFORM
80% of all ___information__ in the world's computers is in English.
29) Choose the right form:
1. Hockey .b). in winter.
a) Was played b) are played c) is played
2. If I had the money, I .b). that car.
a) Buy b) would buy c) will buy
3. My brother .c). his face every morning.
a) Washed b) wash c) washes
30) These sentences are the answer to the questions. Write down the questions. Begin your questions with "How".
Example: It takes him 20 minutes to get to school. - How long does it take him to get to school?
1. Sir John Bouring could speak 28 languages.
How many languages could Sir John Bouring speak?
2. The Thames is 334 kilometres long.
---How long is the Thames kilometres?
3. This nice dress is only 25 dollars.
---How many dollars this nice dress?
4. My mother is thirty-five years old.
---How old is your mother?
5. I would like little sugar.
---How much sugar would you like?
31) Make questions:
1. Cheese is made from milk. (What?)
What is make from milk?\What cheese is make from?
2. This house was built in 1991. ( When?)
When was built this house?