A. Circle the correct words.

1. There are two mouse/ mice in the corner.
2. Last summer we went on three- day – trip/ three-days-trip in Carpathians
3. Sheila bought three new trousers / pairs of trousers yesterday.
4. Linda went to the shop and bought two bars/pieces of chocolate.
5. My son seems to prefer toys that are made of woods / wood.




B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are 5 extra words.



1. Don’t worry, my dog looks dangerous but he would never_________ anyone.
2. You should stop working under all this . You look exhausted.
3. After three days at the sea, the sailors were glad to see ___________________
4. My sister is very _________________for sixteen – year-old.
5. Do we need to leave a ________ for the waiter?




C. Choose a, b c, or d.

1. Ryan didn’t like the film. There wasn’t action.
a. only little b. little c. lot of d. much
2. people entered the competition but there can be only one winner.
a. Much b. Lots of c. Few d. No
3. I’m sorry but there’s not enough cake for .
a. someone b. anybody c. nobody d. everyone
4. I don’t need to find more information for my project. I’ve got .
a. plenty b. a lot of c. many d. few
5. I have got _________money with me. So I can’t pay for this.
a. a little b. No c. Few d. any



D. Join the sentences using relative pronouns/adverbs and adding commas where necessary. Make any other necessary changes.

6. Mr Smith is my neighbour. He's a businessman.
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7. Look at these skates. My sister bought them for me.


8. Marie Curie is the scientist. She discovered radium.



9. This is the house. Aman built it



10. The boy solved the puzzle. He was praised by the teacher.
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E. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

Linda _________( do) her homework at five o’clock yesterday evening.
The car _________( make) strange noises all the way home.
I ____________( see) Carol at the party. She _________( wear) a new dress.
I ____________( break) a plate last night. I _________( wash) the dishes when it _________(slip) out of my hand.
My friend __________( draw) while I _______(read) a book.

A. Circle the correct words

1. There are two mice in the corner.
   Mouse во множественном числе имеет неправильную форму mice.

2. Last summer we went on a three-day trip in the Carpathians.
   В составном прилагательном существительное употребляется в единственном числе: three-day trip.

3. Sheila bought three new pairs of trousers yesterday.
   Слово trousers употребляется во множественном числе, поэтому считаем его с помощью выражения pairs of trousers.

4. Linda went to the shop and bought two bars of chocolate.
   Плитка шоколада — a bar of chocolate.

5. My son seems to prefer toys that are made of wood.
   Название материала wood является неисчисляемым существительным.

B. Complete the sentences

Поскольку список слов из рамки не указан, по смыслу подходят следующие слова:

1. Don’t worry, my dog looks dangerous, but he would never bite anyone.

2. You should stop working under all this pressure. You look exhausted.

3. After three days at sea, the sailors were glad to see land.

4. My sister is very mature for a sixteen-year-old.

5. Do we need to leave a tip for the waiter?

C. Choose a, b, c, or d

1. Ryan didn’t like the film. There wasn’t much action.
   Ответ: d. much
   В отрицательных предложениях с неисчисляемыми существительными обычно используется much.

2. Lots of people entered the competition, but there can be only one winner.
   Ответ: b. Lots of
   People — исчисляемое существительное во множественном числе.

3. I’m sorry, but there’s not enough cake for everyone.
   Ответ: d. everyone
   Смысла торта недостаточно для всех.

4. I don’t need to find more information for my project. I’ve got plenty.
   Ответ: a. plenty
   Plenty может использоваться самостоятельно и означает «достаточно» или «более чем достаточно».

5. I have got no money with me, so I can’t pay for this.
   Ответ: b. no
   Правильная конструкция: I have got no money. Также можно сказать: I haven’t got any money.

D. Join the sentences using relative pronouns

6. Mr Smith, who is a businessman, is my neighbour.
   Информация о профессии является дополнительной, поэтому оборот выделяется запятыми.

7. Look at these skates, which my sister bought for me.

8. Marie Curie is the scientist who discovered radium.

9. This is the house which Aman built.
   Также возможно: This is the house that Aman built.

10. The boy who solved the puzzle was praised by the teacher.

E. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Progressive

1. Linda was doing her homework at five o’clock yesterday evening.
   Используется Past Progressive, потому что действие происходило в определённый момент в прошлом.

2. The car was making strange noises all the way home.
   Шум продолжался в течение поездки.

3. I saw Carol at the party. She was wearing a new dress.
   Saw обозначает завершённое действие, а was wearing описывает происходившую в тот момент ситуацию.

4. I broke a plate last night. I was washing the dishes when it slipped out of my hand.
   Продолжительное действие was washing было прервано коротким действием slipped.

5. My friend was drawing while I was reading a book.
   Оба действия происходили одновременно, поэтому используется Past Progressive.