Решить тест ( ) Test 2 (Tenses: Present Simple and Present Progressive)
Use the verbs in brackets in the required form — Present Simple or
Present Progressive.
1. Doctors and nurses often (to help) people in
community clinics. 2. The book you (to wait) ———SCSCS_séfor asrn’t
arrived yet. 3. What (you) (to talk) about? I (not,
understand) you. 4. What time the concert (to be-
gin) ? 5. Hi, Bob! I’m glad to meet you here at the exhibi-
tion. How’s life? What you (to do) now? 6. We are told he
(to arrive) on Saturday. 7. Jacob says the train (to arrive)
according to the time table. 8. When exactly you (to leave)
tomorrow? 9. I (to forget) when he is going to come back.
10. Liza constantly (to lose) her mobile.
Test 3 (Articles with predicative nouns)
Use the right article where necessary.
1. George Noel Gordon, Lord Byron, was a_ poet.
2. Moliére, French Shakespeare, gained fame for comedies. 3. Ed-
gar Allan Poe, famous poet and writer of mystery stories, lost his
parents when he was a little boy. 4. composer Franz Peter Schubert
did not live to be very old, but he wrote over 600 musical works in his brief
lifetime of 31 years. 5. Albert Brown, taxi driver, lives next door.
6. Who was President of the USA in 1933? 7. In 1837
Queen Victoria came to the throne. 8. William Pitt became prime
minister when he was only 24. 9. Tony Blair, Labour leader, won the
general election victory in 1997, ending 18 years of Conservative government
in Britain. 10. Jane Evans, girl who won the race, is my schoolmate.
Red Square is 695 metres long and 130 metres wide. It is one of the largest and most beautiful squares in Moscow. People used to call it Torg, Pozhar, or Troitskaya Square. But in the 17th century the square got its modern name of Krasnaya, which means 'beautiful'. Tourists from Russia and from abroad come to Red Square to see famous buildings and monuments: St Basil's Cathedral, the History Museum, and Spasskaya Tower with the large Kremlin Clock. New Year's Eve and the Victory Day celebrations take place in Red Square.
1. The sun has not risen yet, but the sky in the east is getting lighter every minute.
2. I saw you walking along the street the other day with a heavy bag.
3. I have not read the newspaper today.
4. It is very late, and trams have stopped running: we must find a taxi to get home.
5. How many times have you been to St. Petersburg?
6. At last I have translated this article: now I shall have a little rest.
7. We went to the country yesterday, but the rain spoilt all the pleasure.
8. My watch was going in the morning, but now it has stopped.
9. The lecture has not begun yet and the students are talking in the classroom.
10. She has just gone out.
11. She left the room a moment ago.
12. We have not solved the problem yet.
13. When did it all happen?
14. The morning was cold and rainy, but since ten o'clock the weather has changed and now the sun is shining brightly.
15. Show me the dress which you have made.
16. Oh, how dark it is! A large black cloud has covered the sky. I think it will start raining in a few minutes.
17. Oh, close the window! Look, all my papers have fallen on the floor because of the wind.
18. When did you open the window? — I opened it ten minutes ago
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