1. excuse me, could you (do/make) me a favor and watch my bags for a moment? 2. have you (done/made) any progress on that report yet? 3. we need to buy (fruit/fruits) and vegetables. 4. i have just bought a good (dictionary/vocabulary). i’m sure it will be helpful. 5. what is the (last/latest) news? 6. do you know that our neighbour’s (older/elder) daughter is a ballet dancer? 7. have you got any (farther/further) questions? 8. the (next/nearest) train to london is at 10.00. 9. the contents of this story (is/are) very unusual. 10. you can get (any/either) book you like in our library. ii. complete the sentences giving english equivalents. 1. the ship (экипаж) were all saved when the ship went down under the water. 2. john’s sister (оказалась) to be a very rude girl. 3. let’s (отправимся) on a trip before it gets dark. 4. i forgot to turn off the tap and the water (перелилась) the sink. 5. my dog and my cat (ладят) with each other. 6. my father was so tired out yesterday. he (заснул) as soon as his head touched the pillow. 7. be careful! it is (темнеет) outside. hurry back home! 8. let me (представить) my wife to you. 9. daniel (произвел хорошее впечатление) and the manager gave him a good job. 10. six public holidays (празднуются) in great britain. 11. a new library (построят) next year. 12. (к сожалению) they were late and missed the beginning of the performance. iii. put in the articles where necessary: 1. after school they had … lunch. 2. it was … warm friday afternoon at … end of the month. 3. … morning we met was surprisingly bright. 4. people go to … church to say their prayers (молиться). 5. the lawyer went to … hospital to make a will (завещание) for mike. 6. it was … late autumn. 7. if you want to see … lake victoria and … mount kilimanjaro go to … kenya. iv. open the brackets to make the story complete: harry’s adventure. harry got a letter from his friend jack. jack (have)0 was having a week’s holiday in a camp. he invited harry to join him if he (be)1 free at the weekend. harry (catch)2 the five o’clock train. but he (leave)3 all his things behind. he (think)4 he (borrow)5 what he needed from jack. on the train harry (run)6 into* a strange man. he remembered that he (see)7 the man’s face on television as the police (look)8 for him. harry (keep)9 watching the man during the trip. when the train (stop)10 at the station, jack (wait)11 for his friend harry. harry called the policeman and they (catch)12 the man. he (send)13 to prison. harry (feel)14 very proud about his adventure. *to run into smb - столкнуться, случайно встретиться с к.-л.
