english grammar tests (863799), страница 3
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Mrs. Taylor always by car never by bus
Mr. Bridge usually by bus sometimes by bike, too
Miss Blake usually walks sometimes by bus, too
Mr. Carder by bus as a rule never by bike
Miss Lee often by bike sometimes walks, too
Mr. Barnes never walks by car as a rule
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Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form.
To come, to work, to live, to drive, to do, to leave, to go, to help, to drive, to give, to get, to water, to check, to take.
Laura and her brothers, Tom and John, ___ with their parents in a nice old house. Mr. Brook ___ as a customs officer. He ___ people’s luggage when they ___ to England or ___ it. Mrs. Brook ___ part-time as a secretary. She usually ___ home at 1 o’clock. Mr. Brook always ___ to work by car and ___ Laura and Tom a lift to school as a rule. John ___ to the local primary school.
The father and the children always ___ their mother about the house. Mr. Brook sometimes ___ their dog for a run. Laura usually ___ flowers and the boys never ___ in the mother’s way. And Mrs. Brook ___ the rest of the work.
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Use “both of”, “neither of” in sentences of your own.
Model: Jim gets up at seven. Dick gets up at seven, too.
So, both of them get up at seven.
Sheila never goes to a disco. Lizzy never goes to a disco, either.
So, neither of them goes to a disco.
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Barry is a pop-singer. Bob is pop-singer, too. So, …
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Bill has no computer. Carol has no computer either. So, …
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Terry can’t play the guitar. Kate can’t play the guitar either. So, …
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Shirley has a lot of pals. Linda has a lot of pals, too. So, …
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Mrs. Burns clears the house every other day. Mrs. Cole clears the house every other day too. So, …
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Derek never stays up late at night. Willy never stays up late at night either. So, …
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Complete the sentences using “there is”, “it is”.
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___ a lot of fruit on the plate. ___ sweet fruit.
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___ very stuffy in the room as ___ not much air in it.
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___ not a photo of my family on the wall, ___ a photo of my friend’s family.
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___ any news from Clyde? – Yes, ___.
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___ a blue suit in the shop-window. ___ a fashionable suit.
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___ so hot today. ___ not a cloud in the sky.
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Test 18
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Questions with the verbs in the present simple tense.
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Structures with “a lot of”, “much”, “many”.
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Structures with “so”, “neither”.
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Make up questions with the verbs in the present simple tense.
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Model: Ask your friend if she often goes to the cinema.
Do you often go to the cinema?
Ask your friend Helen:
if she lives at home;
if her parents work;
if her grandparents live with them;
if her younger sister goes to school;
where she goes in the evening as a rule;
where her parents work;
where her sister studies music;
how her father gets to work;
how she speaks English;
when she leaves home in the morning;
when her mother goes shopping;
what her parents do in the evening;
what she does on Sunday;
what magazines she likes to read;
what games her sister usually plays;
if she studies at college or at the university;
if her mother looks tired in the evening or not;
if her sister studies German or French at school.
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Put in “a lot of”, “many”, “much”.
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We can’t make ___ sandwiches as there isn’t ___ bread left.
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Felix drinks ___ tea.
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I think you are making ___ noise. – Yes, there are too ___ people here.
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David spends ____ money.
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___ men drive too fast.
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She can’t come in the evening. She hasn’t got ___ time. She has got ___ homework to do.
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Response to the following sentences using “so”, “neither” and the prompts in brackets.
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They often go to the theatre. (he)
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Dill never goes to bed early. (I)
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We never take a bath in the morning. (they)
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Jesse has a lovely cottage in the country. (Frank)
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She often walks in the park after classes. (we)
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Bill is often absent from lectures. (you)
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They usually eat bread and cheese for breakfast. (she)
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Ray has no family of his own. (we)
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Howard never makes his bed. (Julia)
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Fanny always prepares for her lessons. (her groupmates)
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Betty is not talkative. (I)
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I am free today. (the Blacks)
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Translate into English.
У Андрея два друга – Петр и Михаил. Оба живут в общежитии (the hostel), но ни одному из них не нравится там жить, т.к. в общежитии живет много студентов и там очень шумно (много шума). Андрей часто навещает своих друзей. Они обычно готовят вместе уроки, слушают музыку и обсуждают свои проблемы. Когда у них много работы, Андрей уходит из общежития поздно.
Test 19
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Special questions with verbs in the present simple tense.
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Disjunctive questions.
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Structures with “so”, “neither”, “too”.
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Structures with reflexive pronouns.
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Make up questions with “who”.
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Jenny usually does her homework in the reading-room. Who…?
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We never speak Russian at English lessons. Who…?
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There are some boys in the playground. Who…?
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Peter is turning the TV set on. Who…?
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I usually take a bus to school. Who…?
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Mrs. Fletcher writes detective stories. Who…?
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There is our headmaster in the classroom. Who…?
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Add question-tags to the following sentences.
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You usually go home after classes.
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The Simpsons are having a rest at the moment.
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Our cat doesn’t like dogs.
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There are no pictures on the walls of your room.
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Mr. Green lives alone.
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The Clarks visit the theatre every month.
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We never get to classes late.
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There isn’t any milk in the milk-jug.
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Simon isn’t reading up for his exam at the moment.
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Mr. Blake works in an office.
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His mother doesn’t speak English.
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There is something red on the table.
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Put in “too”, “so”, “either”, “neither”, “else”.
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I like black coffee. ___ does my brother.
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The Coopers are not rich, but they are not poor ___.
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Alan can’t play the piano. ___ can he play the violin.
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Betty sings well. What ___ can she do well?
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I don’t like to go shopping. ___ my friend.
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Rod has thick hair; his sister’s hair is thick ___.
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There are pens, pencils and exercise books in her bag. What ___ is there in it?
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The Bates often go out of town on Sunday. ___ do the Taylors.
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It rains a lot in September. It rains a lot in October ___.
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Nobody rings me up. Nobody comes to me ___.
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Complete the sentences with “myself”, “yourself”, “herself”, “himself”, “ourselves”, “themselves”, “itself”, “yourselves”.
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After a bath she always rubs ___ with a towel.
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Can you fix the TV set ___?
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Girls, you are sixteen already. You can look after ___.
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I usually wash ___ with cold water in the morning.
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These boys have clever hands. They can do everything ___.
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Peter often cuts ___ when he shaves.
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We always enjoy ___ at Ann’s parties.
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A cat can’t take in medicine ___.
Test 20
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Structures with the present simple and the present continuous tense.
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Intention structures.
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Structures with “either…or”, “neither…nor”.
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Compare habitual and present actions of the following persons - use the verbs in the present continuous tense or the present simple tense.
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Mrs. Ding usually (do) the homework in the afternoon but today she (work) in the garden.
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Tony (go) to the reading-room after classes but today he (play) tennis.
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Jane always (get) to school by bus but today she (walk).
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Mr. Lewis (look) through newspapers every day but today he (read) a magazine.
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Brian usually (watch) TV in the evening but today he (go) to the cinema.
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Steve always (have) a bite in the morning break but today he (revise) the grammar rules.
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The boys and the girls want to buy a table-tennis table, but they haven’t got enough money. Say what they are going to do to get some money.
Model: Phil is going to deliver newspapers.
Jane – wash the car for Mrs. Clark
Bob and I – work in the garden for Mr. Hill
Toby and Liz – do the housework for Mr. While
Ann – clean shoes for all the family
Bill – paint the hall for Miss Jones
I – do the washing for my neighbours
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Write in “either…or” or “neither…nor”.
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I have ___ time ___ money to go on holiday.
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Teddy is an only child in the family. He has ___ a sister ___ a brother.
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Is the man’s name Richard or Robert? – He is ___ Richard ___ Robert.
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I can help you a bit. I can ___ walk the dog ___ go shopping.
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I want to speak to you very much. You can ___ ring me up ___ call on me.
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The room is ___ clean ___ comfortable, is it?
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Charles lives ___ in Oxford ___ in Cambridge, doesn’t he?
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Bell is coming ___ on Friday ___ on Saturday.
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Put in prepositions.
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I am afraid ___ dogs.
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He is very good ___ sport.
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Dan is keen ___ music.
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I’m getting worried ___ my exams.
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Jan is always late ___ work.
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Nike is ill. I’m sorry ___ him.
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Kevin is fond ___ jazz.
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Dylan’s mother is often angry ___ him as he is naughty.
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Paul is mad ___ math.
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We are interested ___ photography.
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Lucy is happy ___ her daughter’s marriage.
Test 21
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Structures with the present simple and the present continuous tense.
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The use of “little”, “a little”, “few”, “a few”.
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Pronouns.
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The use of articles.
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Use the verbs in brackets in the present continuous tense or the present simple tense.
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- Where you (go), Jane?
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To the Youth club. I always (go) there on Wednesdays.
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- Look, why Bill (sit) over there?
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Oh, he (wait) for his girl-friend. They meet every day after work.
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- In this photo Paul (wash) Mr. Martin’s car.
- Oh, yes. He (work) part-time at the local garage, __ he?
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Sorry, I can’t help you. I (do) my homework.
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- Greg (speak) Welsh?
- A bit. He (live) in Cardiff, you know.
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- Where (be) Mrs. Cook?
- She (buy) ice-cream in the shop. You all (like) ice-cream, __ you?
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Put in “little”, “a little”, “few”, “a few”.
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Why are you in a hurry? – I have ___ time.
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Can I ask you ___ questions?
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It is raining hard, so there are ___ people outside.
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Miss Clain is not a very good teacher. She has ___ patience.
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Let’s have some tea. We have ___ time before the train leaves.
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We are going away for ___ days.
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Before you say something, think ___.
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I’m glad to meet Mr. Johnson as I know ___ English people.
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Complete the sentences using correct forms of personal and possessive pronouns.
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- Jane and ___ are going to the cinema. Are you coming with ___?
- Of course. But can you wait for ___? ___ want to post this letter.
- Take ___ with ___. ___ can post ___ on ___ way to the cinema.
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We have a red car. David wants to paint ___ car like ___. ___ is white.
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I know ___ well. He is a friend of ___.
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They live in the country. ___ house is not big, but ___ is comfortable.
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The butterfly is beautiful. ___ wings are so light.
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- Is it Bob and Lily’s car?
- Yes, it is ___.
- But where are ___?
- Look, ___ are in the shop.