Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

VI. 1 more peaceful 2 more expensive 3 heavier 4 more modern 5 nearer

  6 smaller 7 worse 8 longer

 

 

VII. 1 the best 2 more expensive than 3 the hottest 4 more relaxed 5 most beautiful 6 the liveliest 7 more romantic 8 busier 

 

VIII. 1 the biggest 2 the most interesting 3 more comfortable 4 better than 5 friendlier than 6 as cold 7 the most 8 the oldest

 

Sentence structure

I. 1 b 2b 3 a 4 c 5 c 6 c 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 a

III.

1. She plays the piano beautifully.

2. She has a small brown French table.

3. He gave me a beautiful gold ring.

4. He never arrives at work before 10 o’clock.

5. She wore a pair of old, black plastic shoes.

6. She always writes neatly.

7. She owns a lovely old house.

8. I go swimming at 6 o’clock every day.

9. He usually comes to work by taxi.

10. We never go to the beach in winter.

IV.

1. She doesn’t often write to me.

2. My brothers always play football on Saturday afternoons.

3. The bus usually arrives late.

4. I often go to bed before 11.

5. She never drinks coffee in the evening.

6.  It doesn’t often rain in the summer.

7. I always read books slowly.

8. My aunt usually goes to work by bus

9. We always go to the beach at the weekend.

10. He often gets up early.

V.

1. He has a birthday party once a year.

2. There is a train to Tokyo three times an hour.

3. He watches television fives hours a day.

4. She telephones her brother three or four times a month.

5.  They go to Spain twice a year.

6. We study English four times a week.

7. My uncle works twelve hours a day.

8. We eat fish once a week.

9. That programme is on television twice a day.

10.  His mother phones once a day.

 

VI.

1. My brother has got a job.

2. There are many beautiful buildings in this town.

3. Their mother teaches history at the college.

4. I always listen to music in the evenings.

5. She does her morning exercises every day.

6. She speaks French very well.

7. It takes him two hours to do his homework.

8. The airplane flies at 900 kilometres an hour.

9. They go to the theatre once a week.

10. She phones her daughter two times a day.

 

VII.

1. We never go to the mountains.

2. She often writes to me.

3. The boys always play football on Saturday afternoons.

4. The bus usually arrives late.

5. I often go to bed before 11.

6. She never drinks coffee in the evening.

7. I always read books slowly.

8. It often rains in autumn.

9. My father usually goes to work by bus.

10. We always go to the beach at the weekend.

There is, there are

I. 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 a 7b 

II. 1 d 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 c 7c 

III. 1 b 2 d 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 c 7 b 

IV. 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 b

V.   1 c 2 a 3 c 4 e 5 d 6 a 7 b 8 e 9 a

VI. 1 b 2 c 3 b 4 c

 

 

VII.

1. Is there some paper on the desk?

2. Are there some files on the table?

3. Are there a lot of engineers in our firm?

4.  Is there one economist in our firm?

5. Are here many books in your bag?

6. Are there many plants in Moscow?

7. Is there a beautiful park near our university?

VIII. 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 b 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 b

IX.

1.  В Санкт-Петербурге много красивых зданий.

2. В этой статье нет ничего интересного.

3. На улице никого нет.

4. Существует много различных видов насекомых.

5. В году двенадцать месяцев.

6. Что касается этой проблемы, имеется две точки зрения.

7. Есть поезд до Манчестера?

8. В нашем городе много туристов.

9. На этой улице есть хороший ресторан?

10. Сколько страниц в этой книге?

X.

1. There is a large reading room in our university.

2. There are some articles in this journal.

3. There is a large plant in our town.

4. There are many beautiful rivers and lakes in Siberia.

5. Two days ago there was a football match here.

6. There is snow everywhere.

7. There is much information on this problem.

8. There is little water in this river.

9. There was a meeting in the hall yesterday.

10. There will be an examination here tomorrow.

 

Present Simple Tense

I. 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 c 6 c 7 b b 8 a 9 b 10 c

II. 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 e 8 b 9 e 10 d  

  III. 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 b 7 b 8 a 9 a 10 a

IV. 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 a

V. 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 a

VI. 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 d 5 a 6 d 7 a 8 a 9 b 10 c

VII.

1.  He/she takes ….

2. He/she knows….

3.  He/she reads….

4.  He/she has….

5.  He/she studies….

6.  He/she gets up….

7.  He/she works….

8. He/she is tired ….

9. He/she is not ….

10. He/she has….

VIII.

1.  Where do his children live?

2. What do they study?

3. Where does Mr.Borisov go?

4. When do these students get books?

5. When does Vadim come?

6. What does he always read?

7. Where does her daughter go?

8. Where does your aunt live?

9. When does the train leave?

10. What does she do in the garden?

11. How long does it take you to get to the office?

12. What does she have for breakfast?

13. When does your working day begin?

14. Why do you work hard?

15. How often do you go to see your grandmother?

 

 IX.

1. We often go to see our grandmother.

2. The shop opens at 9 and closes at 6.

3. He finishes work at about 5 o’clock.

4. The Earth goes round the Sun.

5. He is always late for classes.

6. The Browns usually have dinner at 5 p.m.

7. My friend works in London, he sells cars.

8. She drinks 3 litres of water every day!

9. I go to the mountains three or four times a year.

10. When she makes a mistake she smiles.

 

X. 

1. Jane is a vegetarian. She doesn’t eat meat.

2. She can’t understand the film. She doesn’t speak French.

3. He can’t buy new shoes. He has not any money.

4. He doesn’t want to listen to me.

5. Where is John? — He is in the garden.

6. Does your family always leave St.Petersburg in summer?

7. What magazines do you read?

8. Every summer we go to the Black Sea. My husband doesn’t like neat

 

 Past Simple Tense

I. 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 c 7 a 8 a 9a 10 a

II. 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 b 7 a 8 b

III. 1 a 2 c 3 d 4 c 5 c 6 b 7 c 8 c 9 b 10 b  

IV. 1 b 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 b 7 b 8 c 9 c 10 c  11 b 12 c 13 c 14 c 15 c

V. 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 c 7 b 8 a 9 c 10 a  

VI. 1 to leave, 2 to go, 3 to meet, 4 to buy, 5 to bring, 6 to see, 7 to live, 8 to stay, 9 to close, 10 to rain.

VII.

1.. …went to bed… / yesterday

2.  … took…/two days ago/ yesterday/last week

3.  …came……/two days ago/ yesterday/last week.

4.  …sent……/two days ago/ yesterday/last week.

5.  …spoke… …/two days ago/ yesterday/last evening

6.  …left……/two days ago/ yesterday

7.  …spent……/two days ago/ yesterday/last week

 

VIII

1 lost, climbed 2 wrote 3 made 4 played, drank, talked, went, took, went 5 bought 6 met 7 sent

IX.

1. Did you study English at school?

2. Bering was born in 1680 and he died in 1741.

3. We were at the theatre yesterday.

4. What did you have for breakfast?

5. How did you spend last Sunday?

6. Jack rang up yesterday and as I was not in he left a message for me.

7. I switched on TV and began watching a new film.

8. I knew your father well.

9. Did you go abroad last summer?

10. What did you do in London during the war?

X.

1 was going, 2 was, 3 were, 4 was, 5 had never returned,  

6 felt, 7 was following, 8 thought, 9 was, 10 decided, 11could, 12 looked, 13 saw, 14 was still following, 15 turned, 16 turned, 17 was, 18 was, 19 turned, 20 asked, 21do you want, 22 are you following, 23 am going, 24 said, 25told, 26 follow,27 will find, 28 lives

 

Future Simple

I. 1a 2 b 3c 4 a 5 b 6 c 7 b… b 8 d 9 b 10 a

II.    1 …will live in Lomonosov st.…

2 … will get scholarship…

 3 …will tell us about English traditions…

4. …will phone…

5 …shall/ will discuss the price problems…

6. …will go to the country…

7. …will live in San Francisco…

8. …shall/will go…

9. …will help…

10. …will go…

 

III. 1 is going to look 2 are going to travel  3 Are you going to make …? 4 is going to live 5 are going to build 6 am going to meet 7 are going to swim 8 am going to stay 9 are going to teach 10 Are you going to watch…?   

IV. 1 d 2 d 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 c 8 c 9d 10 a

V.

1 returnes, will call 2 see, shall tell you 3 will go, is 4 comes, shall gather 5 will be, come 6 shall sing, will tell 7 will you do, comes 8 return, shall ring 9 will join, gather 10 stay, shall meet

 

VI. 1 will 2 will 3 will 4 shall 5 shall 6 shall 7 will 8 shall,will 9 will 10 will

VII.

1. He will give the answer tomorrow.

2. I shall/will return to Moscow in a few days.

3. They will take English lessons twice a week.

4. When will you be back here?

5.  I will/ shall see you later.

6. We will/shall visit you this weekend.

7. Where will you go after lessons.

8. How long will your friends stay here?

9. He will not finish this work next week.

10. I am sure he will pass his exam.

11. The porter will bring your luggage to your room.

12. From the station they will go straight to the hotel.

13. Tomorrow he will take them to the Russian Museum.

14. At the station I’ll meet Mr.Wilson and we’ll go to our office at once.

15. The doctor will come in fifteen minutes.

Present Continuous Tense

I. 1 b 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 c  7 c 8 b 9 a 10 c

II. 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 b

III. 1 b 2 c 3 a, a 4d 5 a 6 d 7 a 8 d 9 a 10 a

IV. 1 b 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 b

V.

1. Mrs. Johnson is sitting in her garden.

2. Mr. Johnson is playing the piano.

3. The sun is shining.

4. Three dogs are swimming in the river.

5. Some men are talking near the post office.

6. A police man is walking down the street.

7. Jane and Peter are drinking coffee in the bar.

8. My daughter is taking a photograph of her brother.

9. Our mother is shopping for our dinner.

10.My son is talking to his friend on the phone

 

VI.

1. What are you eating? – I am eating a sandwich.

2. What is she watching? – She is watching a film.

3. What are you writing? – I’m writing a letter to my cousin.

4. What are you drinking? –I’m drinking some lemonade.

5. What are they reading? –They are reading a novel.

6. What is she doing? – She is making bread in the kitchen.

7.   What are you looking for? –I’m looking for my yellow dress.

8. Why are you laughing? – The dog is eating your dinner!

9. Where is he going? – He’s going to the library.

10. What are they listening to? They are listening to the radio

VII.

 

1. Look! It is raining. Take an umbrella.

2. Please, don’t make noise. Kate is playing the piano.

3. Listen! Somebody is knocking at the door.

4. Do you understand what he is talking about?

5. Where is John? – He is working in the garden now.

6. What are you thinking about? You are not listening to what the teacher is saying.

7. Can you hear anything? I am listening hard but I can’t hear anything, he is speaking in a very low voice.

8. Why is the baby crying? – I think he is hungry.

9. The girl, who is playing tennis with a boy, is my classmate.

10.What are you doing this evening?

 

 

Past Continuous Tense

I. 1a 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 a 7 b 8 a

II.   1 c 2 c 3 b 4 a 5b 6 b

III.  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 c

IV.   1 b 2 c 3 b 4 a

V.   1 b 2 c 3 a

VI. 1 went 2 was going 3 was going 4 was translating 5 was translating 6 translated 7 was translating 8 was translating 9 was not playing, was reading 10 was not sleeping, was watching

 

VII. 1 was raining 2 was going 3 was waiting 4 was watching 5 was looking 6 was watching 7 was buying 8 was snowing 9 was driving 10 was wearing

 

VIII.  1 were running, fell 2 was swimming, saw 3 were playing, started 4 were driving, asked 5 was making, rang 6 was snowing, arrived 7 was living, saw 8 were walking, met 9 was listening, had 10 was raining, went

 

IX. 1 were waiting, arrived 2 was swimming, saw 3 were playing, started 4 cried, heard 5 were driving, stopped 6 went, began 7 left, became 8 were working, met 9 felt, read 10 was raining, got up

 

X.

1. When he came in I was reading a book.

2. What were you doing yesterday after dinner?

3. When I was watching TV I suddenly fell asleep.

4. It was snowing all day long yesterday.

5. When I woke up early in the morning it was snowing heavily.

6. When I came to see him he was translating an article from English into Russian.

7. What was I talking about?

8. I was reading a newspaper when somebody rang the bell.

9. When I looked out of the window the children were playing football.

10. I was sleeping the whole evening yesterday.

11. When you rang me up yesterday I was playing the piano.

12. When we were having supper the light went out.

13. While we were fishing someone came to our house and left this note.

14. Who were you talking to on the telephone as I came in?

15. One evening he was sitting near the fireplace when somebody knocked at the window.

 

    

Present Perfect Tense

I. 1a 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 c 6 с

II.  1 a 2a 3 b 4 b 5 c

III.

1. He’s never been to London.

2. Have you bought this book yet?

3. They’ve just gone for a walk.

4. She has done well lately.

5. Have you ever swum in the sea?

6. The children have not yet got up.

7. Has it got light yet?

8. Who’s just telephoned you?

9. I have already seen this performance.

10. I have not yet finished my translation.

IV. 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 c 5 c 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 c 10 b

V. 1 b 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 a 6 c

VI. 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 c

  VII. 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 a 5 c

VIII.  

1. …have already finished…

2. … has just come …

3. …came…

4. …have never been…

5. …has not yet eaten…

6. …has stopped…

7. … have you seen…

8. …has not yet come…

9. …felt, went…

10. Have you ever spent…

IX.

1. She hasn’t answered my letter.

2. They haven’t read allof the book.

3. He hasn’t sent me the money.

4. We haven’t understood this very well.

5. It hasn’t rained for a long time.

6. I haven’t seen you for ages.

7. They haven’t planned their holiday.

8. She hasn’t read the newspaper.

9. I haven’t been to China.

10. The dog hasn’t eaten its food.

 

X.

1. Он прожил в Италии 10 лет и сейчас преподает итальянский язык.

2. Они только что видели дорожное происшествие на улице.

3. Поезд уже отошел от станции? – Нет еще, он все еще находится у платформы.

4.  Он уже видел фильм, о котором ты говоришь.

5. Он знает меня с моего детства.

6. Ты когда-нибудь водил машину?

7. Я не слышал о нем с тех пор как он уехал из Санкт-Петербурга.

8. Он уехал из Москвы в 1995 году и я не видел его с тех пор.

9. Я дам тебе книгу, после того как прочитаю ее.

10. Мы отправимся в 5 часов, если дождь прекратится к тому времени.

 

XI.

1. Have you ever driven a car? – Never.

2. Have you ever been to Canada? – Yes, I have been there several times.

3. Have you seen any new film this week?

4. Have you had any holidays this year?

5. I am not hungry, I’ve just had lunch.

6. Have you ever tasted an avocado?

7. He’s just rung me up, he is (feels) well.

8. She hasn’t yet read this book, give it to her.

9. We have just talked about it.

10. Kate has done her homework and may go for a walk.

11. Have you washed the plates? – Yes, I have.

12. Somebody has taken my bicycle.

13. He has just gone out.

14. I often see him but I have never spoken to him.

15. Jack is happy. He has just passed his last exam.

 

 

Asking questions

I.                                                           II.

1 Where …                               1. How many …

2 What …                                 2. How much …

3 What …                                 3. How many …

4 Where …                               4.How much …

5 When …                                5.How much …

6 When …                                6.How many … 

7 What …                                 7.How many …

       

III.   

1. Which dress do you prefer …?

2. Which apple do you want …?

3. Which drink do you prefer …?

4. Which bus do you take to work …?

5. Which city do you prefer …?

6. Which car did you buy …?

7. Which café shall we go to …?

8. Which pencil can I use …?

9. Which road shall we take …?

10. Which room did they paint …?

     

IV.

1. Who are you talking to?

2. Who are you going to the cinema with?

3. Who telephoned Fred?

4. Who did Fred telephone?

5. Who David wrote to?

6. Who did David write to?

7. Who played tennis?

8. Who did you play tennis with?

9. Who did you invite to the party?

10. Who invited you to the party?

V.

1. Where did they go yesterday?

2. When do you begin your lessons?

3. How do these foreign students understand Russian?

4. Who teaches French at school?

5. Why does she make mistakes in grammar?

6. When did your brother graduate from the Institute?

7. Why did Jonathan fail his law exam?

8. Who will help you with the laboratory work?

9. How long are your foreign guests going to stay here?

10. What book did you buy?