UJCLIC CUITellitem. Choose the correct item.
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1 Chris volcano surfing every weekend.
A goes
B is going
C has gone
2 The group
down the slope when the
avalanche occurred.
A skied B was skiing C had skied
3. Have you
the breaking news yet?
A see
B seen C seeing
1 Islanders to cope after the earthquake.
A fought
C pushed
B struggled
D forced
2 The massive wave
away an entire village.
A swept
B hurled C tipped Drolled
3 The volcanic
was caught on film.
A explosion
C eruption
B epicentre
D meltdown
4 The earthquake off the coast of Thailand.
A struck
C hit
B slammed
D flew
5 The movie was so , I had guessed what
would happen from the very beginning!
A educational
C exciting
B relaxing
D predictable
6 The roof of the town hall
during the
earthquake
A smashed
C crumbled
B collapsed
D crashed
7 Officials a state of emergency after the
earthquake
A notified
C declared
B administered
D admitted
8. The girl
Care and broke her arm.
A twisted B sprained C gashed D slipped
9 The , services rushed to the car accident,
A recovery
Csurvival
B emergency
Drelief
10 Always ...precautions when going climbing
A take B make Chave D get
4 Richard to Chile next Monday.
A travels
B is traveling ( travelled
5 Kate a documentary last night.
A had watched B watched C was watching
6 The news by the time she turned on the TV.
A has already started
B already started
Chad already started
7 The plane during the severe storm yesterday
A has crashed Bhad crashed Ccrashed
through the
8. The rescuers are tired. They
rubble all afternoon.
A have been searching
B had been searching
Chad searched
9 What time
A does
the earthquake happen?
B do
C did
10 The rescuers for ten hours before they took
a break
A had been working B have worked
C were working
Mark Twain was very fond of traveling. He did a lot of traveling and never got tired of it. Once he was traveling in France by train. He was going to visit a small town near Paris.
The previous day was very hard, Mark Twain was very tired and sleepy. He was afraid he would miss the town and asked the guard to wake him up before they got to the town.
Soon he fell asleep. When he woke up, the train was in Paris. Mark Twain looked at his watch. It was half past nine. He got very angry. He couldn’t understand why the guard had not woken him up in time.
He went out of the compartment, came up to the guard and asked him why he had not woken him up. The latter looked at Mark Twain for a moment and then told him: “You may be very angry with me, but not so angry as the American whom I put off the train instead of you.”
I. Right or wrong.
1. Mark Twain was very fond of music.
2. He was going to visit a small town near London.
3. The guard woke Mark Twain up at his station.
4. Mark Twain was angry.
5. The American was put off the train instead of Mark Twain.
II. Answer the questions.
1. Was Mark Twain very fond of traveling?
2. What town was he going to visit?
3. Mark Twain was very tired and sleepy, wasn’t he?
III. Complete the sentences.
1. Mark Twain was traveling in France by .
2. Mark Twain couldn’t understand why the guard .
3. When he woke up, .
IV. Match the verbs with their Russians equivalents.
1) to travel a) понимать
2) to wake up b) путешествовать
3) to understand c) будить
4) to visit d) навещать
GRAMMAR.
1. Choose the right variant.
1. The English don’t shake hands when they meet, … ?
a) do they b) don’t they c) aren’t they d) are they
2. They try to be cheerful and good-tempered in difficult situations, …?
a) do they b) don’t they c) are they d) aren’t they
3. Many English people have fireplaces in their houses, … ?
a) have they b) didn’t they c) don’t they d) aren’t they
4. Mary can’t forget her trip to the lake, …?
a) doesn’t she b) don’t she c) can’t she d) can she
2. Add question tags to complete the sentences.
1. Country-people in Russia are rather frank and talkative, ?
2. The Welsh are considered to be emotional and cheerful, ?
3. Every Englishmen doesn’t like to miss his afternoon tea, ?
4. Many Russians waiting for service like to jump the queue, ?
3. Choose the right translation.
1. The girl was often heard to have sung the song.
a) Девочка слышала, как часто пели песню.
b) Девочка слышала, как поют песню.
David: Have you ever visited Disneyland in Paris?
Carla: Yes, I have. It's fantastic.
David: When did you go there?
Carla: I went with my mum last weekend.
David: Really?
Carla: Yes. We travelled there by train on Friday evening and we
left on Sunday morning. But my dad didn't come with us.
David: Has he been there before?
Carla: No, he hasn't. He hates places like that. He hasn't visited a
theme park since 1985 when he was fourteen years old.
David: And what did you think of the rides?
Carla: I really liked them all, especially the Big Thunder Mountain ride. It's terrifying. Have you ever seen a photo of it?
David: No. But I have heard a lot about it. It sounds great.