1) Mary wants to travel to all those countries she studied in her Geography class.
2) Jake's back hurts because he tried to lift a very heavy box.
3) Of course Annie can't talk yet, she's just a four-month old baby!
4) The pizza delivery boy’s salary is rather low.
5) My father has to wear a uniform at work.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous:
1. A: Mum was really angry at me.
B: I know. She (clean)the house all morning when you stepped in with those muddy shoes.
2. A: Was Jenny upset that I called her so late?
B: No, she (not/go) to bed yet.
3.A: Why was Tracy so happy to see her uncle?
B: She (not/see) him for eight months.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
1. Peter(talk)
on the phone when I went to his office, so I didn't want to interrupt him.
3.
John(try)to fix his computer for two hours before he decided to call a professional.
2. We didn't see Jane at the party, because when we got there she(already/go) home.
IV. Underline the correct item.
19. Who was on/in charge of building the Big Ben?
20. Nobody can show good results under/in pressure.
21. While/As soon as he saw the man, he immediately recognized him.
22. After the university she made a career by/in science.
23. In/At the age of 5 Mozart could play the musical instrument brilliantly.
VI. Fill in the missing word: moved, change, sound, overtime, research, freelancer, bring up.
1.The missing explorers returned home safe and ___ after a search team found
their whereabouts in the desert.
2.After many years of scientific ___ Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.
3. The Smiths ___ from the city to the countryside, so that their children could grow up in a healthier environment.
4. John had to ___ schools when his family went to live at the other side of town.
5. Jane has worked ___ every day this week, as it is the busiest time of year in the
advertising company.
6. It is amazing how Linda has been able to ___ four children and work at the same time. I really admire her.
7. One of the things Tony loves about working as a ___ is that he doesn't have to spend eight hours in an office every day.
4.
Sam
(not/win) the Young Inventor of the Year Award
last year, but he's sure he will this year.
V. Choose the correct preposition for the verb (round, out, back, about )
1) The nurse brought the patient __ by using some cold water.
2) Listening to their story brought __ memories of how he and his wife had met and fallen in love.
3) We are sure that the new headmaster will bring ___ important changes in the way the school works.
4) Eminem is bringing __ a new album next month.
VII. Answer the questions
1) When did they return to the woods?
2) When the boy pointed his torch on the wall they saw colourful pictures of cows, dogs and wolves, didn’t they?
3) The boys told their mother about their fantastic discovery, didn’t they?
4) What had the expert confirmed?
5) What’s the name of the village
VIII. Listen to some people talking about their jobs. Match the speakers (1-5) to the statements (A-E).
A. The speaker wants to become famous.
Speaker
1
2
3
4
5
Statement
B. The speaker`s job involves a lot of travelling.
C. The speaker is thinking about doing a different job.
D. The speaker turned his/her hobby into a career.
E. The speaker finds it difficult to meet deadlines.
Test. Spotlight 8. Module 3. Variant II.
I. Translate the sentences from English into Russian:
1) Jamie is such a cute toddler! He's just learning to
