2. I had been waiting for him for 20 minutes when I realised that I was in the wrong restaurant. 3. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years. 4. The orchestra had been playing for ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting. 5. I had been walking along the road for five minutes when I saw a monster.
16.3
1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party. 2. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time. 3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast. 4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running. 5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating. 6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had eaten. 7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens. 8. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time. 9. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time. 10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been travelling for more than 24 hours.
1 Please, give me ___ beetroots. *
1)much
2)a little
3)a few
2 There weren't___ peaches. Only two. *
1)a little
2)much
3)many
3 Вставьте нужное слово: What ___ of ice cream would you prefer? *
1)ingredient sauce
2)flavour
3)main
4 Вставьте нужное слово: Sabira makes dymdama according to her ___ recipe. *
1)chops
2)flavour
3)unique
5 I a stranger ___ you a personal questions, ___ your name and adress. *
1)asks; don't tell
2)asks; not tell
3)ask; not tell
6 If you ___ to cut yourself, avoid sharp objects and broken glass. *
1)don't want
2)not want
3)doesn't want
7 That was ___ movie I've ever seen. *
1)scary
2)scarier
3)the scariest
8 Fred's bedroom is ___ than mine. *
1)clean
2)cleaner
3)the cleanest
9 Marina is having cereals. I'll probably have cereals ___. *
1)also
2)too
10 I bought a beautiful dress. I ___ got a good pair of jeans. *
1)also
2)too
11 Выберите слово к определению: A large amount of mud sliding down a mountain, often destroying buildings and injuring or killing people below. *
1)mudflows
2)landslides
cattle overgrazing
12 Выберите слово к определению: The process of dissapearing of grass on the lands for grazing the cattle. *
1)cattle overgrazing
2)mudflows
3)soil pollution
13 Make nouns of the words in brackets: There is no ___ (use) of this old battery. Throw it away. *
1)use
2)useful
3)useless
14 Make nouns of the words in brackets: Unfortunately, most elderly people lose their ___ (able) to walk without help. *
1)ability
2)able
3)abilition
15 Write down the correct form, adjective or adverb: Come ___. We need your help. *
1)quick
2)quickly
16 Write down the correct form, adjective or adverb: Jypara is a very ___ student. *
1)slow
2)slowly
17 Write down the correct form, adjective or adverb: The old man walks very ___. *
1)slow
2)slowly
18 Choose right comparative or superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs: Cheetahs run ___ than horses. *
1)fast
2)faster
3)the fastest
19 Choose right comparative or superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs: My mother wakes up ___ than my father. *
1)early
2)earlier
3)the earliest
20 Arthur works ___ of all in our class. *
1)harder
2)the hardest
3)hard
3. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
4. The orchestra had been playing for ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.
5. I had been walking along the road for five minutes when I saw a monster.
16.3
1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party.
2. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast.
4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating.
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had eaten.
7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been travelling for more than 24 hours.