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                                                              TEST I

Read the sentences and find the correct ending or answer.

1. Students go to school …

  a) to dance,   b) to study,   c) to read,   d) to write.

2. Students write with …

a) rulers,   b) pens,   c) water,   d) glue.

3. You open an umbrella when it is …

a) fine,   b) rainy,   c) cloudy,  d) hot.

4. You go to shop …

a) to sell smth.,    b) to buy smth.,  c) to find smth.,   d) to see somebody.

5. You friend has a birthday. What do you say?  

a) How do you do?   b) Many happy returns!   c) Get  better!   d) Don’t worry!

6. You decorate a New Year tree with …

a) flowers,   b) paper,   c) toys ,   d) money.

7. You bathe in the river when it is …

a) foggy,   b) rainy,   c) snowy,   d) fine.

8. You are hungry you want to …

a) sleep,   b) drink,    c) to eat,   d) rest.

9. Your mother works at an office. She is …

a) a worker,   b) a clerk,   c) a teacher,   d) a driver.

10. You are tired you want to …

a) play,   b) rest,   c) work,   d) eat.

11. Your sister is older than you. She is …

a) your senior,   b) your junior,  c) your cousin,    d) your friend.

12. You are  late for classes. What do you say?

a) Good day!   b) Don’t be late!   c) So long!   d) I am sorry.

13. What do you do when you want to watch a TV programme?

a) buy a TV set,   b) turn off a TV set,   c) turn on a TV set,   d) take a TV set.

14. Your friend is upset. What do you say?

a) What is the weather like?   b) Who are you?   c ) What’s the matter?  d ) What do you want?

15. Doctors usually ask about …

a) studies,   b) mood,   c) health,   d) money.

                                                      TEST II

Correct the mistakes.

1. The travelers will arrived at the village at night.
2.  Some people like to have coffee at the morning.
3. There are  no water in the plain.
4. The boy want to make a present to his mother on the 8th of  March.
5. It was cold. There were much snow in the streets.
6. He don’t like cabbage. Give him some potatoes.
7. There is many salt in the soup. I can’t eat it.
8. I don’t like  meat, give to me some fish, please.
9. My sister very likes fried potatoes.
10. The boys is hungry, give them some food, please.

                                                             TEST  III

Read the story. Then read the questions below the story. Choose the correct answer.

                                                               WEEKENDS.

        Every weekend is important to the Taylor family. During the week they don’t have very much time together, but they spend a lot of time together at weekends.

        Mr. Taylor works at the shoe store downtown during the week, but he doesn’t work there at weekends. Mrs. Taylor works at the city hospital during the week, but she doesn’t  work  there at weekends.

        Nick and Pete go to school during the week, but they don’t go there at weekends.

        On Saturday and Sunday the Taylors spend their time together. On Saturday mornings they clean the house together. On Saturday afternoons they work in the garden. And on the Saturday evenings they sit in the living-room and watch adventure films, comedies and cartoons.

        On Sunday mornings they go to church. On Sunday afternoons they have a big dinner. And on Sunday evenings they listen to music. They usually listen to jazz and rock`n`roll.

        As you can see, every weekend is special to the Taylors.

1. Why is every weekend important to the Taylors?

        a). They don’t go to work.   b). They clean the house.   c). They spend time together.

       2.   What does Mr. Taylor sell?

        a) clothes,   b) shoes,   c) food.

      3.     What do the Taylors do on Saturday first?

        a). They clean the house.   b). They work in the garden.   c ). They watch TV.

      4. Which films do they prefer?

       a) thrillers,   b) adventure films,   c) historical films.

5. What do they do on Sunday first?

 a). They go to church.   b ). They listen to jazz.   c ). They have dinner.

                                                        TEST  IV

Read the sentences and find the correct ending.

1. The British capital is …

1. London.   b ) Oxford.   c ) Cardiff.

2. The oldest part of London is …

a )   the City,   b ) the West End,   c ) the East End.

3. Washington is named after …

a ) the first state in America,    b ) the river,    c ) the first president of America

4. The United Nations Organization building is in …

a ) Washington,   b ) New York,   c ) London.

5. Many offices in New York are situated in …

a ) Wall Street,   b ) Broadway,   c ) Harlem.

6. Black Americans in New York live in …

      a ) the west of the city,   b ) the centre,   c) Harlem.  

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        I. Complete with the correct form of the words.

                  The first jeans were made of strong cotton cloth  1)______               CALL

canvas. This cloth came from Genoa, in Italy. The French

called this city Genes. And that’s how jeans got 2)______                     THEY

name. But the first jeans were not made in Italy or France.

     Levi Strauss was a 21-year-old tailor from Germany. He                                                    came to San Francisco in 1850s. He 3)______ canvas for tents                                    SELL

and covered wagons. He soon realized that miners needed

strong 4)______ for work. He decided to use his canvas to                    CLOTH                               make trousers. The trousers were uncomfortable                                                                                but they were so strong that everyone 5)______ them.                           WEAR 

     Then in the early 1860s he used denim instead of canvas

and decided to make trousers blue. The trousers 6)______ a                 BE                                                   big success. Jeans became a fashion in 1935 when they were                                           advertised in a famous magazine called “Vogue”. Jeans have                                                        been 7)______  ever since.                                                                      FASHION

   II. Complete the text with the words below.

                                                The History of High Heels

        Nowadays we think about high heels as shoes for women. But when high heels were first fashionable they were 1)______ only by men. In the middle of the  16 century, the only shoes with heels were riding boots. Then people 2)______ that boots with heels were also good for 3) ______ from the dirt on the streets. Women didn’t think about their shoes because their dresses were long and their feet were 4) _______ . But men’s shoes could be seen and so heels were very useful. And there was one more benefit – heels made them 5) _______.

        At this time Louis XIV was the king of France. He was a popular King but he was very unhappy because he was short. One day he 6) _______ his shoemakers to put large heels on his shoes because he wanted to be taller. When the men in the King’s court      7) _______ the high heels on the King’s shoes they asked the shoemakers for high heels on their shoes too. The king had started a new 8) _______ . After that women decided they wanted shoes with heels.

1. a) born;    b) worn;     c) torn;    d) horn.

2. a) discovered;    b)developed;    c) invented;    d)made.

3. a) presence;    b) presentation;    c)proposal;    d)protection.

4. a) covered;    b)disappeared;    c) laid;     d) put.

5. a) higher;    b) shorter;    c) taller;    d) longer.

6. a) said;    b) answered;    c) spoke;    d) told.                                                                                                              7. a) looked;    b) saw;    c) watched;    d) heard.                                                                                          8. a) mode;    b) fashion;    c) dress;    d) clothes.  

III. Read the text and do the tasks.

        A man was traveling to Glasgow in a night train from London. He was tired and wanted to sleep. So he asked the conductor to wake him up and get him off the train when they reached Glasgow. “If you find it difficult to make me get up at night” , he told the conductor, “do not pay attention to that. Just throw me out with my luggage.” And he went to sleep.

        He woke up in the morning and found that they had already gone far past Glasgow. The man understood at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Glasgow. The man got very angry. He came up to the conductor and began shouting at him. He told the conductor that he had never been so angry in his life. The conductor only shook his head and said calmly “Man, you have a very loud voice but you can’t shout as loud as the passenger whom I threw out at Glasgow”.

1). Finish the sentence.                                                                                                                                                            The text is about … .

a) an absent- minded conductor;     b) the city of Glasgow;     c) a traveler who liked jokes;

d) a passenger who had a sleepless night.

2). Choose the right sentence .

a) The man traveled to London in a fast train.

b) The conductor woke the passenger at London.

c) The conductor forgot to wake the passenger at Glasgow.

d) The conductor woke up the wrong passenger.

3) Choose the false sentence.

a) The man traveled to Glasgow in a night train.

b) The passenger asked the conductor to get him off near London.

c) The passenger got very angry in the morning.

d) The conductor got the wrong passenger off the train.  

4). Choose the right answer to the question.

Why was the passenger very angry?

a) He quarreled with his friend.

b) He lost his money.

c) He woke up at the wrong station.

d) Somebody robbed his luggage.

5). What is the meaning of the word “conductor”?

a) кондуктор;

b) контролер;

c) проводник;

d) официант.

IV. Rearrange the words to make sentences.

1.  season    what    favourite    your    is   ?

2.  a famous    ballet    grandmother    my    dancer    was   .

3.  country    cheaper    is    in    everything    my    much  .

4.  you    was    old    were    your    how    sister    when    born  ?

5.  food    Chinese    tried    have    you    ever  ?

6.  do    European    the    know    what    about    countries    you  ?    

7.  of    kind    prefer    flowers    what    you    do  ?

8.  Angela     have    news    you    from   any  ?

9.  the    weekends   sometimes    to    we    theatre    go    at  .    

V. Communication. Choose the best way to react.

1. A colleague asks you for a spare pen. You say:

a. Here it is.    b. Here you are.     c. Take it.    d. This is a pen.

2. You are invited to a party. You don’t want to go. You say:

a. I am not going.    b. Well, I don’t want to go, sorry.   c. I’m sorry I hate parties.

d. Thank you for invitation, but I’d prefer to stay.

3. You’ve asked a passer-by for direction, but she couldn’t help you. You say:

a. I’m sorry.     b. It’s a pity, you don’t know.     c. Thank you anyway.    d. That’s a pleasure.

4. Somebody thanks you for a favour you have done them. You reply:

a. Please!    b. Not at all!     c. I’m glad.      D. Don’t worry!  

VI. Write an exciting story using the situation.

You were driving home after a party at night when your car broke down.

Include the following information in your story.

• where it happened (country, town, public place e.g. airport, museum);
• when it happened (season, year, month, time of day);
• who was with you (friend, parents, relative, stranger);
• your feelings, emotions and reactions to it;
• how it ended;
• general impression.