4. Historic, history or historical? 1. Trafalgar Square is a . spot. 2. A lot of . events took place…

I.Fill in: a, an, the where necessary. (вставь «a», «an», «the»)

1.I love swimming in ____________ Black Sea.

2.____Urals separate ___Europe from ____Asia.

3.Alice dreams of travelling to _____North Pole.

4.__Washington is ___ capital of ___ United States of America.

5.____ Baikal is one of the most beautiful places in our country.

6.That’s _______great jacket that you’re wearing.

II. Put the verbs into Present Simple, PresentContinuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Future Simple, to be going to.

1.Yesterday I _____________________ (come) to school early in the morning.

2.What ________ you _________ (do) at 6 p.m. on Saturdays?

3.When I _________ (see) Emma, she

_____________________ (talk) over the phone.

4.Ellie ________________ (write) a letter to her granny when mother _____________(call) her.

5.Charlie ___________ (have) a big family. They ____________ (live) together in a cottage. 6.”Where isCharlie?” “He _____________

________________ (walk) the dog!

7.I _______________ (be) to London five times.

8.What ______________ (be) the weather like last Sunday?

9.”Hi, Dan! Have you got plans for the weekend?” “I _____________________ (visit) my cousins Eva and Tom. Caretojoinme?”

10.I have a birthday party next weekend.

_______________ you ______________ (come)?

11.After the guard on duty _________ (leave) his post, the thief ___________ (lift) the painting.

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective.

1.Which river is________________ (long) than the Amazon?

2.Which river is____________________ (long) in the world?

3.Who is_______ (good) student in your group?

4.Mary is as ____________ (tall) as Ann.

5.Sarah is three years__________ (old) than Ellie.

6.The African Black Mamba is one of____________________________ (poisonous) snakes in the world.

7.Childrenareoften ______________ (noisy).

IV. Choose the correct response.

1.[_] HowwasyourA.Ididn’tdo

weekend?anything special.

2.[_]Did you have aB.I’d like to go there.

goodweekend?

3.[_]I went to theC.Itwasnice.

Zoo.Thanks.

4.[_]What time?D.Yes, I’d love to.

5.[_]Would you likeE.At six.

to plant flowers?

V. Fill in:inspire, legend, species, rubbish,explorer, attempt, survive, mammal.

1.Columbuswas a (an) ___________________

who went on four voyages to “the New World”.

2.Leonardo da Vinci continues to __________

artistseventoday.

3.Thieves are often caught when they _________

tosellstolenproperty.

4.The story of Bolster the giant is a very well-known _____________________.

5.Half of the Pilgrims managed to ___________

thefirstwinter.

6.The Siberian Tiger is the largest cat _________

intheworld.

7.A dolphin is a ______________________that lives in the sea.

8.Youcanoftensee______________________

floating on the surface of the ocean.

VI. Read the text.

Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace was built in 1702 and was the Duke of Buckingham’s city home. Since 1837, it has been occupied by Britain’s Royal Family. Every year, the Palace hosts royal ceremonies, state visits and other events which are organized by the Royal Family. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms and it is decorated with extremely valuable works of art. The largest multi-purpose room is the Ballroom. It was opened in1856 with a ball to celebrate the end of the Crimean War, and since then, it has been used as a concert hall for various arts performances. Apart from being the Royal Family’s home and the office of the Queen, the Palace is also a major tourist attraction. From August to September, while the Queen is visiting Scotland, the Palace’s nineteen state rooms can be visited by public.

Decide if the statement is true (T) or false (F):

1.Buckingham Palace became home for the Royal Family in 1702.

2.The Palace hosts royal ceremonies every 2 years.

3.There are a lot of rooms in the Palace.

4.The Ballroom was opened to celebrate the end of the Boer War.

5.Tourists have never been in the Palace пожалуйста

Grammar (1-st level)

1. I met my (good) friend yesterday.

A goodest B better C best

2. The public transport in London is as….as in Europe.

A more expensive B expensive C the most expensive

3. I will get (little) money for this work than he will.

A more little B littler C less

4. Granny is in the kitchen. She (make) an apple pie now.

A makes B are making C is making

Dad (usually not work) in his office on Mondays.

A do not usually work B is usually not working C does not usually work

She (sing) with her brother at the next party.

A sings B is singing C will sing

Every day I help my mum about the house, but last week I was very busy with my exams. So I (not help) her much.

A did not help B not helped C do not helped

Kimry is located on…….famous Russian river Volga.

A the B — C a

9. Let me show you the center of ….Moscow: ……Red Square and ……Kremlin.

A — B the C a

10. Is …….USA bigger than……Canada?

A the B — C a

1. Andy is tired because he 2. By 1960 most of the Britain’s old colonies (WORK) 7 days a week. (BECOME) independent. 3. David broke his leg when he (SKI) last week. 4. 5. you (HAVE) a nice time in Rome during your last holiday? (FINISH) your homework yet? you 6. He 7. For how long (WORK) at his computer for the last 6 hours. she (HAVE) her car? 8. How many people 9.1 (NOT/KNOW) much about art, but I like some artists. 10. I 11. I 12. Tom and Sam 13.1 14. She (DIE) in the fire yesterday? (WAIT) for ages. At last, the bus arrived. (RECEIVE) a postcard from Jane yesterday. (play) soccer next Sunday. (NEVER/BE) sailing, what is it like ? (RIDE) her bike in the park at the moment. 15. It (RAIN) when I got up. 16. Janet (HAVE) a great time in N.Y. at the moment. 17. Nelly 18. She was cooking dinner when we 19. She 20. My friends (ARRIVE). (COME BACK) from the cruise in a week. (BE) free for most of the evening. 21. The children were tired because they (START) a new job last September. (SWIM) all afternoon. 22. We (USUALLY/SPEND) Xmas with grandma. 23. He (NOT/LIKE) carrots. 24. you (VISIT) Alice yesterday? 25. Luis (COME) to the party tonight? 26. your mom (USUALLY/PICK) you up at school?​

1. There is a problem when you forget where dreams end and . real world begins.

a) — c) the

b) a d) an

2. Do you often put . until tomorrow what you could do today?

a) of c) down

b) on d) off

3. Is it important to you to succeed . your career?

a) at c) for

b) in d) because of

4. Pubs are often . places to eat well and cheaply in Britain, and they also try to serve tasty British food.

a) well c) the best

b) better d) most

5. . we recommend you our favourite places to eat in Minsk? — It’s very kind of you.

a) Must c) Ought

b) Can d) May

6. They say that . British eat only traditional British food in their homes.

a) — c) the

b) a d) an

7. Surely food is as . a part of our culture as our landscape, our language, and our literature.

a) many c) the most

b) more d) much

8. From the time of . Roman invasion foreign trade was a major influence on British cooking.

a) — с) а

b)the d) an

9. English kitchens, like the English language, absorbed . ingredients from all over the world — chickens, rabbits,

apples, and tea.

a) the с) а

b) — d) an

10. We live in a global village, but how . do we know and understand each other?

a) good c) best

b) better d) well

11. In the Middle East you . take care not to admire anything in your hosts’ home. They will feel that they have

to give it to you.

a) must c) should

b) can d)could

12. You should not expect the Japanese to shake . . Bowing the head is a mark of respect in Japan.

a) hand c) a hand

b) hands d) the hands

13. In Japan the first bow of the day should be . than when you meet thereafter.

a) low c) lowest

b) the lowest d) much lower

14. Agatha Christie is possibly the world’s most famous . writer.

a) historical c) detective story

b) short story d) criminal story

15. Pablo Picasso didn’t like going to school unless he was allowed to take one of his . pigeons with him.

a) father’s c) fathers

b) fathers’ d) father

16. What is the world’s biggest office? — I think . Pentagon is the largest office in the world.

a) — с) а

b) the d) an

17. . of the guests have arrived yet.

a) None c) Either

b) Neither d) Somebody

18. . people go to the cinema these days. They prefer to see films at home.

a) Fewer c) Little

b) Less d) The least

19. . policeman in the country is looking for the killer.

a) Each . c) Everybody

b) Every d) All

20. What I like about London is the fact . it never sleeps.

a) that c)then

b) than d)because

21. Born in Holland in 1853, Vincent Van Gogh is one of the world’s most famous . .

a) writers c) painters

b) poets d) musicians

22. There aren’t many people at the stadium now, . ?

a) are they c) are there

b) aren’t there d) aren’t they

23. She works harder than I . to work at her age.

a) used c) was used

b) am used d) had used

24. . , whose real name was William Sydney Porter, was an American short story writer.

a) J. London c) 0. Henry

b) E. Hemingway d) G. B. Shaw

25. The greatest English playwright and poet William Shakespeare was buried in . .

a) Stratford-on-Avon c) Westminster Abbey

b) London d) Poet’s Corner

26. If you . in a warmer climate, you won’t get so many

colds.

a) live c) have lived

b) will live d) will be living

27. What is the antonym to the word «small»?

a) tiny c) large

b) poor d) little

28. I’m sorry, I’m late.

a) Don’t mention it. c) That’s OK.

b) Not at all. d) Here it is.

29. Where have you been? Your clothes . wet and dirty.

a) are c) has been

b) is d) will be

30. The rich should pay . tax than the poor.

a) more c) least

b) less d) most

31. My brother . interested in medicine since he was a child.

a) is c) has been

b) was d) had been

32. We arrived . England at Gatwick Airport at 9 o’clock yesterday.

a) to c) at

b)in d)for

33. This cafe used to be much . before they opened the new one next door.

a) popular c) most popular

b) more popular d) the most popular

34. Belarus has always been rich in . talented and gifted people.

a) the c) —

b) a d) an

1) Who (taught/thought) you English last year? 2) Mike (bought/brought) this souvenir in Paris. 3) Peter the Great (found/founded) St Petersburg. 4) Yesterday Jane (bought/ brought) some pictures to school. 5) My brother (found/ founded) a very interesting book in the new bookshop. 6) James (taught/thought) about his friends and felt happy again.​

Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами А–G и заголовками 1–8. В ответ запишите цифры, в порядке, соответствующем буквам. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1. A huge diamond of water

2. A famous Russian toy

3. Named after a famous scientist

4. Getting higher than the sky

5. The fresh air producer

6. Famous for its size

7. A great source of knowledge

8. Spoken all over the world

A. Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is the largest country in the world. Its territory is 17,075,400 square kilometers. According to scientists, the country’s territory would almost cover the surface of the planet Pluto. It is the only country which is washed by 3 oceans and 12 seas. Russia is considered to be a European country, but two-thirds of the country are in Asia. However, most of the population lives in the European part of Russia.

B. Siberian Lake Baikal is the largest pool of fresh water on the planet. All the 12 major rivers of the world (the Volga, the Don, the Yenisei, the Ob, the Ganges, the Amazon, etc.) would need to flow almost a year to fill a pool equal to the volume of Lake Baikal. Another impressive fact is that even if all the rest of the planet’s fresh water supply were to disappear, there would be enough fresh water left in Lake Baikal to supply the people of the earth for up to 50 years.

C. Russia is the country with the largest forest reserves in the world. 45% of its territory is covered in green forests. The forests are located in the European north of the country, in Siberia and in the Far East. Forests play an important role in the life and welfare of people. Russian forests are the biggest ‘lungs’ of the Earth. They produce oxygen and clean the atmosphere of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.

D. There are more than five thousand languages in the world. Russian is one of the five major world languages. 280 million people around the world speak Russian and it is one of the most widely spoken native languages in Europe. The United Nations uses Russian as one of the official languages of the organization. It is also used in international commerce, politics, academic and cultural life.

E. For its collection of books, the Russian State Library is considered to be the biggest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. The Russian State Library was founded in 1862, in Moscow. The library has over 275 km of shelves with more than 43 million items, including books, journals and magazines, art publications, music scores and sound records, maps and other things. There are items in 247 languages of the world.

F. Russia is known all over the world for its space programmes. In 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite in the world. Four years later, in 1961, human space flight was accomplished. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man to journey into space. He orbited the Earth and landed the same day. There are other impressive space achievements of the country like the first long space flight, the first woman cosmonaut in space, and the first spacewalk.

G. One of the most popular souvenirs tourists buy in Russia is the Matryoshka. It is a doll made of wood and painted with colourful ornaments. Although the Matryoshka is called a doll, it is actually a set of dolls of different sizes placed inside one another. A traditional Russian Matryoshka has big black eyes, red healthy cheeks and a friendly smile. She wears a national Russian costume, and often has some flowers or a basket of fruit in her hands.​

Раскройте скобки, поставьте глагол в соответствующую видовременную форму:
1.1. Usually many folk tales are read to babies before sleeping. 2. Many forests (put) on fire by tourists last summer. 3. His clothes (iron) always perfectly. 4. A lot of pictures (to admire) in the gallery yesterday. 5. He (give) never bad marks.
2.1. Sometimes they are asked to help the elderly. 2. The day before he (help) in English. 3. The rubbish (take) out every day. 4. A week ago the pupils (take) to the park. 5. The law of gravity (to discover) by Sir I.Newton.
3.1. This year many animals (feed) in the forest by special guard. 2. Last winter many birds (save) from starvation. 3. Last two years Disney Land (visit) by 40 million people. 4. The Moscow Metro (use) by thousands of people. 5. The beauty of the nature (enjoy) by everybody.
4.1. Everyone (tell) not to leave litter in the forest. 2. Last Saturday the game (play) well. 3. The war veterans’ stories (listen) always attentively. 4. Last year Easter (celebrate) in the beginning of April. 5. Milky way chocolate (love) by many children.

I _______(to live) in a small town and there are no big galleries and museums in it. But in the nearest city there is a good Natural History Museum. And now I’d like to tell you a few words about my visit to this museum. Last year our history teacher ____________(to take) us on an excursion there. First we _________(to listen) to the lecture on the history of the region which (to be) very interesting. Then a guide _________(to show) us the exposition of the museum. We ______________(to walk) through its halls from 4 till 6 looking at different stands with exhibits. There ___________(to be)ancient vases and coins, dishes and bowls, tools and arms. The guide _________(to tell) us about the origin and the age of the exibits and __________(to answer)our questions. The next hall________(to be) even more interesting. There we__________ (to see) live animals and birds, lizards and snakes. Now I_________(to write) a letter to my pen-friend a letter about this museum. I want ___________(to ​

I saw (a,an,the или пропуск) dog chasing cars in the streets (a,an,the или пропуск)
book that I borrowed from you is interesting. 3) Ann found (a,an,the или пропуск) kitten in the park. She took (a,an,the или пропуск) kitten home with her. 4) (a,an,the или пропуск) Phones did not exist (exist=существовать) 200 years ago. 5) We have meals 4 times (a,an,the или пропуск) day. 6) They go to
(a,an,the или пропуск) cinema once (a,an,the или пропуск) week. 7) His car was travelling 75 km (a,an,the или пропуск) hour. He has (a,an,the или пропуск)cold. 9) Can you see (a,an,the или пропуск) moon in (a,an,the или пропуск) sky? 9) Have you visited (a,an,the или пропуск)Tretyakov Art Gallery or (a,an,the или пропуск) Louvre? 10) Have you seen (a,an,the или пропуск) Pacific ocean? 11) I’d like to visit (a,an,the или пропуск) Alps, (a,an,the или пропуск) Kalahari Desert, (a,an,the или пропуск) Mount Etna, (a,an,the или пропуск) Lake Baikal. And I visited (a,an,the или пропуск) Tasmania and (a,an,the или пропуск) Malta. 12)They live in (a,an,the или пропуск) Serov Street and study at (a,an,the или пропуск) Moscow Univercity.13) He’s been to (a,an,the или пропуск) hospital for 4 weeks. 14) Alan was taken to (a,an,the или пропуск)hospital near his house. 15) There is (a,an,the или пропуск) book and (a,an,the или пропуск)
scissors (scissors = ножницы) on (a,an,the или пропуск) desk. 16) Last (a,an,the или пропуск) year they visited (a,an,the или пропуск) UK,
(a,an,the или пропуск) USA and (a,an,the или пропуск) Spain.​

VІІ. Ответьте на вопросы, обращая внимание на форму времени гла-
гола-сказуемого.
1. Have you ever met your school teachers since you left
school?
2. How many times have you been to your home town
since you left it?
3. Which of you has been to Leningrad since the war was
over?
4. How many new films have you seen since we went to the
cinema together?
5. How many English books have you read since you began
to learn English?
6. How many months (days) have passed since your birth-
day party?
7. How long have you been here today?
8. How long have you known your best friend?
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