Grammar Test 8-1

Variant 2

Part A. Choose the right variant.

1. My brother ____ at 5 o’clock yesterday.

A) wrote a test         B) has written      C) did write        D) was writing

2. Who usually ____ to the shop in your family?

A) go    B) does go     C) goes      D) is going

3. At this time tomorrow we ____ the film.

A) will be watching     B) will watching      C) will be watched      D) will watch

4. Jack ____ the house yet.

A) doesn’t build        B) has built       C) hasn’t built        D) didn’t build

5. We ____ Mrs. Smith yesterday.

A) didn’t meet      B) weren’t meeting        C) had met       D) meet

6. What ___ thick dictionaries!

A) the      B) -      C) a       D) an

7. My brother is ___ first-year-old student.

A) a      B) the         C) an        D) –

8. ___ office where I work is on ___ fifth floor.

A) an,   the      B) - , the      C) -, -     D) the, the

9. Your blouse is in ____ washing machine.

A) the      B) a      C) -       D) an

10. Jane said she ____ tennis a week before.

A) didn’t play      B) hasn’t played      C) hadn’t played      D) wasn’t played

11. I ____ Alex and Rosy recently.

A) saw     B) had seen     C) have seen      D) was seeing

12. She ____ here for 7 months.

A) has been working      B) have worked        C) will have worked     D) had worked

13. By 3 o’clock tomorrow she ____ washed up.

A) will be washed          B) will be washing        C) would wash        D) will have washed

14. The train for Moscow ____ at 10.00.

A) will leave        B) is leaving        C) is going to leave       D) leaves

15. If you ____ to me tomorrow I ____ you my new pictures.

A) come, will show     B) will come, show    C) came, would show    D) will come, will show

Part B. Make one sentence using Complex Object.

16. They were crossing the street. I saw it.

________________________________________

17. You arrived so late. We didn’t expect it.

________________________________________

18. Mary washed the floor.

Mother made______________________________

19. She went to the shop. Granny wanted it.

_________________________________________

20. He was swimming. We watched it.

_________________________________________

Make the plural.

21. mouse ______________
22. sheep_______________
23. foot_________________
24. child________________
25. tooth________________

Give degrees of comparison.

26. wealthy_________________________________
27. useful___________________________________
28. gentle___________________________________
29. fat______________________________________
30. unhappy_________________________________

Part C. Translate into English.

31. Когда мой отец был моложе, он играл на фортепиано.
32. В это время завтра я буду плавать в бассейне или играть в баскетбол.
33. Мэри никогда не ест мясо. Она вегетарианка.
34. Нина почувствовала, что кто-то дотронулся до ее руки.
35. Я не заметила, как он вышел из комнаты.
36. На этом острове растут различные цитрусовые фрукты.
37. Когда я вернулась, Питер уже ушел гулять с собакой.
38. Ольга сказала, что придет позже.
39. Если ты не купишь билеты, мы не сможем увидеть новый фильм.
40. Сегодня вечером мы смотрим футбольный матч.