I. Find the word with the same or similar meaning. Test-8 Grade (3-rd term) V-2
Example: dull – c) a) original b) fascinating c) boring
1. news a) paragraphs b) articles c) affairs
2. report a) advertisement b) newspaper c) review
3. television a) box b) paper c) letter
4. to quit a) to prove b) to stop c) to borrow
5. to be keen on a) to approve b) to be famous for c) to be interested in
II. The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used
Example: MANAGE He is the manager of a popular singer.
1. WEEK We go to the swimming-pool ... .
2. JOURNAL A
is a person who reports on the important events.
...
3. INFORM I can get a lot of useful ... from newspapers.
4. DRAMA Photographs are ready to put themselves in dangerous situations to take .. pictures.
5. PUBLISH Who is responsible for ... a newspaper or a magazine?
III. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct variant.
Example: I've got a lot of ... (work/ works) to do for the weekend. – l've got a lot of work to do for the weekend.
1. (Is/ Are) his knowledge in History good?
2. Where (is/ are) your clothes?
3. (Is/ Are) his trousers on the chair?
4. Whose (was/ were) that money?
5. He gave me some very good (advice/ advices).
6. I don't like the colour of your (hair/ hairs).
7. I never eat much (bread/ breads).
IV. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct variant.
Example: My mother disapproved of ... (to read/ reading) thrillers. - My mother disapproved of reading thrillers.
1.I don't know the way of (to pass/ passing) the exams successfully.
2. We usually enjoy (to ride/ riding) a bicycle.
3. My eighbor asked me to stop (to skateboard/ skateboarding) in front of his house.
4. Do you believe we'll manage (to get/ getting) there on time.
5. I quitted (to jog/ jogging) in the morning.
6. My friends offered me (to spend/ spending) the weekend in the countryside.
7. We want (to help/ helping) them, don't we?
V. Write the following sentences in reported speech.
1. My mother reminded: "Don't forget your keys".
2. "Do you like reading?", asked Linda.
3. "What is your favourite film?", asked Steve.
4. Martin said: "We had a wonderful party yesterday."
5. Tom said to us: "This film is worth seeing."
VI*. Complete each sentence with one of the words or phrases below.
Whenever wisdom tabloids events celebrate prove book broadcast issue suggested
1. ... contain a lot of photographs and have a more sensational reporting style.
2. Smoking is bad. Can you ... it?
3. Local newspapers give information on different... happening in the local area.
4. I'd like to ... tickets for a group of students to London.
5. Series is a long drama or comedy or documentary that is ... in parts, usually at a certain time of day.
6. The first... of the newspaper "The Daily Courant" was published in London in 1702.
7. ... you ask for help, l'll help you.
8. My uncle .. making green tea as it is very good for the health.
9. Mikhail Lomonosov was known as a man of great..
10. How did you ... the turn of the century?
(ˈpiːpl niːd ˈvɪtəmɪnz tuː steɪ ˈhɛlθi. “ˈvaɪtə” miːnz laɪf ɪn ˈlætɪn. ˈpiːpl gɛt ˈvɪtəmɪnz frɒm ðə fuːd ðeɪ iːt. ðeər ɑːr ə lɒt ɒvˈvɪtəmɪnz ɪn
fruːt ænd ˈvɛʤɪtəblz. bʌt juː kæn ˈhɑːdli faɪnd ˈɛni ˈjuːsfʊl ˈvɪtəmɪnz ɪn kəʊk, ʧɪps ænd ˈʌðə fɑːst fuːd. iːʧ ˈvɪtəmɪnɪz rɪsˈpɒnsəbl fɔː ˈdɪfrənt θɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈhjuːmən ˈbɒdi. ðeər ɑːr əˈbaʊt tɛn ˈmeɪʤə ˈvɪtəmɪnz. ðeɪ ɑː ˈjuːʒʊəli neɪmd baɪ ə ˈlɛtər ɒvði ˈælfəbɪt (А, В, siː, diː, ɪtˈsɛtrə.)
Vitamin A is in green and yellow vegetables, milk and eggs. It’s necessary for seeing in the dark.
Vitamin B1 is in meat, porridge and bread. В1 is responsible for the nervous system. Lack of this vitamin leads to serious illnesses and even death.
ˈvɪtəmɪn ə ɪz ɪn griːn ænd ˈjɛləʊ ˈvɛʤɪtəblz, mɪlk ænd ɛgz. ɪts ˈnɛsɪsəri fɔː ˈsiːɪŋ ɪn ðə dɑːk.
ˈvɪtəmɪn biː wʌn ɪz ɪn miːt, ˈpɒrɪʤ ænd brɛd. В wʌn ɪz rɪsˈpɒnsəbl fɔː ðə ˈnɜːvəs ˈsɪstɪm. læk ɒv ðɪs ˈvɪtəmɪn liːdz tuː ˈsɪərɪəsˈɪlnɪsɪz ænd ˈiːvən dɛθ.
Vitamin С is in every fruit and vegetable. You can find this vitamin in black currants, strawberries, oranges and grapefruits, onions, cabbages and green peppers.
Vitamin С is important for building bones and teeth. It helps to prevent colds.
ˈvɪtəmɪn С ɪz ɪn ˈɛvri fruːt ænd ˈvɛʤɪtəbl. juː kæn faɪnd ðɪs ˈvɪtəmɪn ɪn blæk ˈkʌrənts, ˈstrɔːbəriz, ˈɒrɪnʤɪz ændˈgreɪpˌfruːts, ˈʌnjənz, ˈkæbɪʤɪz ænd griːn ˈpɛpəz.
ˈvɪtəmɪn С ɪz ɪmˈpɔːtənt fɔː ˈbɪldɪŋ bəʊnz ænd tiːθ. ɪt hɛlps tuː prɪˈvɛnt kəʊldz.
Vitamin D is in eggs. People can also get it from sunlight. It makes our bones strong.
Vitamin E is necessary for skin and body. It’s in the wheat and nuts.
ˈvɪtəmɪn diː ɪz ɪn ɛgz. ˈpiːpl kæn ˈɔːlsəʊ gɛt ɪt frɒm ˈsʌnlaɪt. ɪt meɪks ˈaʊə bəʊnz strɒŋ.
ˈvɪtəmɪn iː ɪz ˈnɛsɪsəri fɔː skɪn ænd ˈbɒdi. ɪts ɪn ðə wiːt ænd nʌts.
Vitamins B6 and К are necessary for human blood. You can find B6 in beans and milk; К — in potatoes, tomatoes and carrots. Vitamins make people healthy, optimistic and strong.
ˈvɪtəmɪnz biː sɪks ænd К ɑː ˈnɛsɪsəri fɔː ˈhjuːmən blʌd. juː kæn faɪnd biː sɪks ɪn biːnz ænd mɪlk; К — ɪn pəˈteɪtəʊz, təˈmɑːtəʊzænd ˈkærəts. ˈvɪtəmɪnz meɪk ˈpiːpl ˈhɛlθi, ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk ænd strɒŋ.
Remember:
I eat to live, but I don’t live to eat. Choose healthy food.
aɪ iːt tuː lɪv, bʌt aɪ dəʊnt lɪv tuː iːt. ʧuːz ˈhɛlθi fuːd.