Иностранный язык 2 Задание 1 (Росдистант)
Иностранный язык 2 Задание 1 (Росдистант)
Exercise 1. Fill in “say” or “tell” in the correct form.
1) The policeman _______ that the man was lying.
2) Philip _______ it would probably rain tomorrow.
3) Susan _______, “Let’s go out for dinner tonight.”
4) Jim _______ me about the party last night.
5) Our teacher _______ he was pleased with our work.
6) Yesterday my friend _______ he _______ anyone my secret.
7) Stop _______ lies!
8) Could you please _______ me your name?
9) The little girl _______ her prayers and went to bed.
10) I really can’t _______ Jane from Kate. They are twins.
11) “I haven’t got enough money,” he_______ to John.
12) He _______ he would meet us later.
Exercise 2. Report what the guests said at a wedding last Sunday.
1. They will make a lovely couple.
2. They’re going to live in Brighton.
3. The bride and the groom are very nice young people.
4. The bride is wearing a beautiful wedding dress.
5. The couple’s parents look happy.
6. The bride’s father has bought them a big flat.
1. Miss Moore said (that) they would make a lovely couple.
2. Mr Smith............................................................................
3. Mrs Jones ,.........................................................................
4. Mr Roberts.........................................................................
5. Mr Clarke...........................................................................
6. Miss Mayall.......................................................................
Exercise 3. Report the police-officer’s questions to the shop owner.
1. What’s your name?
2. Did you see the robbers?
3. What were they wearing?
4. How do you think they got in?
5. What did they take?
6. Has this ever happened before?
1. The police officer asked him what his name was.
2. …………………………………………………..
3. …………………………………………………..
4. …………………………………………………..
5. …………………………………………………..
6. …………………………………………………..
Exercise 4. Report what Mrs. Lane told her babysitter to do.
1. Don’t answer the door to anyone!
2. Phone me if there’s an emergency!
3. Don’t let the children eat any sweets!
4. Send the children to bed at 9 o’clock!
5. Give the children a bath before they go to bed!
6. Don’t take the dog into the children’s bedroom!
7. Close all the windows!
8. Put the toys away in the cupboard
1. Mrs. Lane told her babysitter not to answer the door to anyone.
2. …………………………………………………………………
3. …………………………………………………………………
4. …………………………………………………………………
5. …………………………………………………………………
6. …………………………………………………………………
7. …………………………………………………………………
Exercise 5. Turn from Direct into Reported speech.
1. "I've ordered a pizza for dinner," he said. .. He said that he had ordered a pizza for dinner..
2. "We must write a letter to our lawyer," she said.
3. "I will come tomorrow and fix the tap," the plumber said to them.
4. "This is the best holiday I've ever had," she said to her friend.
5. "Why did you say that to me?" she asked him................................
6. "Don't speak to your father like that," she said to them.
7. "Could you show me where the manager's office is?" he asked the secretary.
Exercise 6. Choose a reporting verb and turn the following from Direct into Reported speech.
1. "I think you should take more exercise," the doctor said to me.
The doctor advised me to take mor exercise......................................................
2. "I will not answer your questions," the actor said to him.
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3. "I really will phone this evening," he said.
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4. "Do you know where I've put my hat?" he said to her.
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5. "What have you bought me for Christmas?" the little boy said to his parents.
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6. "Go to your room now and do your homework," the mother said to her son.
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7. "You will be paid twice a month," her boss said.
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8. "Would you like me to drive you into town?" she said to me.
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9. "Let's go for a walk!" he said.
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10. "Please let me come with you," she said to her mother.
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11. "Let's play in the garden," Ted said.
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12. "The sun is bigger than the earth," Mary said to the children.
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13 "Don't go near the fire because it's dangerous," she said to Ben.
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14. "Let's have steak for dinner," said June.
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15. "I promise I'll write to you as soon as I arrive, Mary," said John.
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a. "Please, don't shoot me!" he said to the robber.
Exercise 7. Match the following parts of the sentences.
1. If I go on a diet, A. we’ll make a snowman.
2. If it’s sunny tomorrow, B. I’ll buy you some chocolate.
3. If John doesn’t hurry, C. she’ll have to take a taxi.
4. If it snows, D. I’ll lose weight.
5. If there are no busses, E. he’ll be late.
6. If you are a good girl, F. we’ll go for a picnic.
1. D
2. …
3. …
4. …
5. …
6. …
Exercise 8. Fill in: unless or if.
1. If you make so much noise, I won’t be able to sleep.
2. I’ll tell you _________.there are any messages for you.
3. I won’t finish the work _________ you help me.
4. _________ you’re hungry, I’ll make you a sandwich.
5. We’ll miss the bus _________ we hurry.
6. They won’t get married _________ he gets a job.
7. You won’t understand _________ you listen carefully.
Exercise 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Add a comma where necessary.
1. If the dog , keeps (keep) barking, the neighbours will complain.
2. The boss ________ (be) angry if you arrive late for work again.
3. If you ________ (eat) too much you'll be sick!
4. If the weather is bad on Saturday we ________ (stay) at home.
5. You should see a doctor if you ________ (not/feel) well.
6. If you study hard you ________ (pass) your exam.
Exercise 10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
Sarah is a bored teenager. If she 1) joined. (join) a club, she 2) ________ (make) more friends. She 3) ________ (enjoy) herself if she 4) ________(go) out more. Her schoolwork is suffering too. If she 5) ________ (study) more she 6) ________ (have) better marks and she 7) ________ (enter) university. Unfortunately, she is becoming overweight. She 8) ________ (feel) better if she 9) ________ (start) swimming, and she 10) ________ (get) thinner if she 11) ________ (stop) eating so much chocolate.
Exercise 11. Use the correct tense form:
If you 1) make (to make) a mistake, they will find you. If they 2) ________ (to find) you they will catch you. If they 3) ________ (to catch) me, I shall confess. If you 4) ________ (to confess) they will put you into prison. If you 5) ________ (to be) lucky, they won't catch you. If you 6) ________ (to go) to Rome, you'll see the Coliseum. If you 7) ________ (to visit) London, probably you'll see the Queen. If you 8) ________ (to stay) with me you won't see anything, but I'll be happy. When he 9) ________ (to propose) to her, she'll marry him. But she won't be happy when she 10) ________ (to marry) him. I shall visit you as soon as I 11) ________ (to feel) better. We shall stay here as long as our money 12) ________ (to last). They won't send us a telegram unless there 13) ________ (to be) something urgent. You'll phone me before you 14) ________ (to go) away, won't you? I’11 come to London after they 15) ________ (to find) some place for us to stay at. We'll work till it 16) ________ (to get) absolutely dark. Students won't get financial rewards unless they 17) ________ (to get) high grades. What will you do when summer 18) ________ (to come)? If he not 19) ________ (to come) we'll have a problem.
NOTE
1) Some verbs can take a full infinitive or the -ing form with no difference in meaning. These verbs are:
begin, hate, like, love, prefer, start etc.
e.g. He likes to watch / watching the birds.
2) If the subject of the verb is the same as the subject of the infinitive, then the subject of the infinitive is omitted. If, however, the subject of the verb is different from the subject of the infinitive, then an object pronoun (me, you, him etc) is placed before the infinitive.
Compare: I want to be back at 10 o'clock.
I want him to be back at 10 o'clock.
Exercise 12. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Yesterday I went with my sister 1), to buy. (buy) something for her birthday. She didn't really know what 2)._______ (get) but she seemed 3) _______ (like) the idea of a pet, so we went to the nearest pet shop. She started 4) _______ (look) around at all the animals. The man in the shop let her 5) _______ (pick up) the rabbits and stroke the hamsters, but when she saw some puppies 6) _______ (play) in a box,she said that she would like 7) _______ (have) one of them. I didn't know if we had enough money 8) _______ (buy) one and I hoped my mother wouldn't object I) _______, (have) a dog in the house, but my sister promised 10). _______ (look after) it properly
and we did have enough money, so we bought a little brown dog. The man gave us a special brush for 11) _______ (brush) him and some special food. Tomorrow we're going to take Splash to the beach.
Exercise 13. Put the verbs in brackets in the infinitive or the –ing form.
1 I don't like singing/to sing in public, (sing)
2. It's no use ________.her. She won't listen, (tell)
3. I'm still too upset ________ about it. (talk)
4. Don't disturb him. He's busy ________ (work)
5. Stop ________ your nails! (bite)
6. Don't expect him ________ you any money, (lend)
7. I've decided ________ him. (leave)
8. Mum made me ________ my medicine, (take)
9. She agreed ________ him £1,000. (lend)
10. He denied ________ the stolen goods, (receive)
Exercise 14. Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive or-ing form.
My mother is an amazing woman. She is 87 years old and she still enjoys 1) going out (go out) for a walk every day. She doesn't mind 2) _________ (do) all her housework and she's glad 3) _________ (help) her elderly neighbours when they can't 4) _________ (go) to the shops. She's too old 5) _________, (dig) the garden any more- she stopped 6) _________ (do) that last year - but she's still healthy enough 7) _________, (mow) the grass! In the summer she still goes 8) _________ (swim) when it's warm and she lets her grandchildren 9) _________ (bury) her in the sand. She often says, "It's no good 10) _________ (be) alive if you don't enjoy yourself." I'd love 11) _________ (be) like my mother when I'm her age.
Exercise 1. Topic vocabulary in contrast. Choose the correct answer.
1) Everyone said they had _________ themselves at the wedding.
A enjoyed С pleased
В impressed D excited
2) Mary seems to go out with a different _________ of friends almost every night.
A group С company
В band D collection
3) People can become very _________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.
A nervous С stressful
В bad-tempered D pressed
4) More and more people are living into _________ age and it's a serious social problem.
A high С far
В ancient D old
5) Stephanie seems to be very _________ with her classmates.
A likeable С known
В famous D popular
6) Most _________ people have no idea what it's like to be famous.
A usual С typical
В ordinary D medium
7) When my parents got divorced, my best friend was very _________ and
listened to all my problems.
A likeable С sympathetic
В amusing D enjoyable
8) Rita's very _________ and easily gets upset when people criticise her.
A level-headed С sensible
В sensitive D open-winded
9) Police were called in when the _________ of people began to get violent.
A crowd С audience
В company D herd
10) My dad says he once met Robbie Williams when he was still _________.
A unknown С infamous
В hidden D unrelated
Exercise 2. Topic vocabulary in contrast. Choose the correct word.
1) These days, many parents find it difficult to assist / support a large family.
2) Forgetting to thank us for dinner is usual / typical of George.
3) My grandma doesn't have any close / near family her own age left.
4) In ancient / old times, people had a very different view of the world.
5) Who was to blame / fault for the argument?
6) Don't you know it's kind / polite to close your mouth when you are eating?
7) Nathan's parents were very enjoyed / pleased when they saw him in the school play.
8) I have a very good connection / relationship with my mother.
Exercise 3. Phrasal verbs. Complete using the correct form of the words in italics. You need to use one word twice.
get make put look bring fall grow
Personality
Some of us seem to be infinitely kind, while others seem to 1) _________ down on everyone around them. Some of us never forget an argument, while others 2) _________ up and forgive easily. As we 3) _________ up, our personality develops and we find that we 4) _________ on with certain people more than others. Who we are seems to have a large genetic element, but is also influenced by those who 5) _________ us up. If we 6) _________ up to our parents or other family members, we may want to be like them. On the other hand, if our parents seem to 7) _________ us down all the time and we 8) _________ out with them a lot, then perhaps we will develop quite different personalities.
Exercise 4. Phrasal verbs. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. And any other words you need.
1) The doctor said that the old woman had died ________ peacefully in her sleep.
2) I always support ________ my brother when he gets into trouble.
3) Tony seems to have really fallen in love with ________ Vanessa.
4) Mark is such a bully and treats badly ________ the younger boys at school.
5) I was surprised ________ when Michaela said I'd hurt her feelings.
6) Richard finally met the woman of his dreams and got married and started to live quietly ________ in Australia.
7) I saw Mrs Khan in the centre of town and she asked for news about ________ you.
Exercise 5. Phrases and collocations. Write one word in each gap.
1) Could ________ you me a favour and ask Oliver to see me in my office?
2) I don't have many ambitions, but I'd like to graduate and then ________ a family.
3) As we walked down the street, Helen ________ pity on the beggar and gave him some money.
4) Nadia's hair looked awful, but I didn't ________ the courage to tell her.
5) My dad can't stand ________ an argument and always has to have the last word.
6) The new law seemed to ________ with everyone's approval.
7) Can you ________ care of your little sister for a minute while I go to the shop?
8) When you first ________ in love, the whole world seems a beautiful place.
9) I don't really ________ friends very easily because I'm quite shy.
10) I didn't recognise Ed when I saw him because he was ________ disguise.
11) You're in a very good ________ Why are you so happy?
12) If you keep ________ your promises, people won't trust you any more.
13) I ________ a really strange dream last night about my best friend.
Exercise 6. Word patterns. Choose the correct answer.
1) The government is trying to convince people ________ the need for higher taxes.
A with С that
В of D for
2) I believe that judges should be independent ________ the government.
A to С with
В from D on
3) Local residents object ________ the new power station in their area.
A to have С of having
В having D to having
4) Do you think they should ban people ________ smoking in public places?
A from С in
В that D of
5) The MP asked ________ the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem.
A that С if
В him D what
6) Most people seem to agree ________ the newspapers'criticism of the government.
A on С with
В to D that
7) I don't think people should rely ________ the state, even if they are unemployed.
A to С on
В with D by
8) The mayor was attacked ________ public money.
A for wasting С he waste
В to waste D of wasting
Exercise 7. Word patterns. Find the extra word in each line.
Living together in society
1) ___Hell, said Jean-Paul Sartre, is other people, and whether you agree with
2) ___or not, we are all have to learn to live together. We may not always
3) ___approve of that other people's behaviour, but we do have to live with it.
4) ___It is impossible to force other people in to behave exactly how we think
5) ___they should behave. Of course, the law bans from all kinds of behaviour
6) ___and if you can convince to enough people, you might be able to get the
7) ___government to pass a new law. Mostly, though, you have to let off people
8) ___live their own lives, in the same way you expect them to allow you for to
9) ___live your life.You don't have to pretend it that you like how some other
10) ___ people live, but letting them to be themselves is often the only choice .
Exercise 8. Word formation. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
I had a really stupid 1) _______ with my best friend the other day. It all ARGUE
started because we were talking about 2) _______ and having a family. MARRY
I said that 3) _______ is important when you are married and she said POLITE
that she thought that was rubbish and that4) _______ is much more KIND
important. Well, we were 5) ) _______ to agree and, in the end, she ABLE
left without saying goodbye. I do hope it doesn't spoil our 6) ______ FRIEND
Exercise 9. Word formation. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.
1) My best friend has a great _______ (PERSON) and everyone likes her.
2) I have a good. _______ (RELATE) with my mum and I can talk to her about anything.
3) They’ve just published a book of George Bush’s _______
(CORRESPOND) and it looks really interesting.
4) Jenny seemed_______ (WILLING) to talk about her argument with Nancy, but I eventually got the facts.
5) As I waited for Kelly to arrive at the cinema, I bit my nails __________
(NERVE).
6) Ignore what Sharon says about you. It's just_______ (JEALOUS).
7) In the past, children were expected to be very _______ OBEY).
8) Brenda blames her _______ (HAPPY) on being single, but I'm not so sure.
9) Tom knew that being chosen as class president was a real_______ (ACHIEVE).
10) Kevin's so sensitive that you have to be very _______ (CARE) what you say to him.
