№ 1. Choose the proper answer.
A country is quieter … a city.
а) to б) than в) with г) ago
№ 2. Choose the appropriate pronoun.
Everyone is responsible for … own composition.
а) their б) all their в) his г) nobody’s
№ 3. Choose the proper answer.
Eric Wiess thought that his own name didn’t sound like the name of a famous magician, ... he changed it to Harry
Houdini.
а) so б) besides в) moreover г) however
№ 4. Choose the appropriate modal verb.
I didn’t want to go there but I … .
а) had to б) shall в) must г) might
№ 5. Choose the proper form of the verb:
I … in Paris when I was 8.
а) live б) lived в) living г) lives
№ 6. Choose the proper form of the verb:
Ann’s hair looks nice. She’s just … to the hairdresser’s.
а) been б) being в) gone г) went
№ 7. Complete the following sentence.
How long ... a driving license?
а) have you had б) did you have в) had you had г) have
№ 8. Choose the word the meaning of which is the opposite of the given one. Short
а) quick б) slow в) long г) kind
№ 9. Complete the sentence.
The bird`s cage wasn`t closed properly and ... .
а) it became wet. б) it was kept in the garden.
в) it flew out. г) it was caught in the air.
№ 10. Choose the correct passive construction.
The classrooms ... cleaned by the pupils themselves.
а) will б) are в) is г) was
Chewing gum is usually associated with some thoughtless automatic process. Television has recently become like a chewing gum too. For many years it has been considered the main source of information. But in recent years it has turned out in some endless entertainment full of silly commercials and stupid soap operas. Very often people can’t tell one film from another, or one TV show from another because they are so much alike. For some people watching TV turned into the constant switching of the channels. They fail to find what they like so they prefer to watch a little bit of everything which leads to total absence of any integral or useful information. It is very hard to get a full picture of a film when every five minutes it is interrupted by commercials. Permanent blinking of bright colours and a rapid change of images make people lose the sense of what is shown. In the end they just passively watch the programmes as if they were chewing a gum. And when a programme becomes too boring, they just switch to another channel. And the next day people just take a new fresh chewing gum and chew it till it becomes tasteless and then they spit it out ruthlessly. Don’t you think watching TV is the same?
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