Поставьте предложения в страдательный залог и переведите их. 1. Grandmother gave me a wonderful cookery book.

1. Grandmother gave me a wonderful cookery book.

2. The customer has to pay this bill.

3. I’ll try but I don’t think they will listen to me.

4. The examiner took no notice of her slip of the tongue.

5. People speak a lot about the latest events.

7. Поставьте прилагательные/наречия в нужной по смыслу форме.

1. Donald is (well-off) than either of his brothers.

2. Cats are (clean) than monkeys, but monkeys are (intelligent) than cats.

3. Have you met our new colleagues, Mr. Brown and Mr. Green? The former is an excellent economist, (late) is a good lawyer.

4. Of two evils choose the (little).

5. There are nine planets in our solar system and Pluto is (far).

8. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на функцию и форму герундия.

1. While reading a story in English, I came across many useful word combinations.

2. He apologized to the teacher for not having done his lesson.

3. She is busy translating some articles.

4. You can’t become a good specialist without being trained for a long time.

5. Swimming every day keeps me in shape.

Закончите предложения, выбирая правильную форму инфинитива. Укажите его функцию.

1. She touched his shoulder as if to (stop/be stopped) him.

2. To (make /be made) the world better has always been his aim.

3. Miss Honey removed her spectacles and began to (polish/be polished) the lenses with a piece of tissue.

4. There is every reason to (be believed/believe) that the child was kidnapped.

5. The last item of the program was a grand display of fireworks to (let off/be let off) exactly at midnight.

Перепишите предложения, выбрав правильный вариант.

1. She read the letter … it to pieces.

a) tore b) torn c) teared d) has teared

2. I have got … money than I had last year.

a) most b) fewer c) least d) less

3. Robert … in Kenya a few years ago.

a) has arrived b) arrived c) had arrived d) is arriving

4. I don’t think he actually had … me about his problem.

a) to talk b) to tell c) telling d) to be told

5. Dick is … than both Tom and Adam.

a) more fat b) fatter c) the fattest d) as fat

6. You are lucky … alive after being in that accident.

a) to be b) being c) were d) had been

7. While I … to the concert somebody knocked at my door.

a) listen b) was listening c) was listen d) have been listening

8. I am going to retire next month and I’m looking forward to … quiet life after the pressure I … under for so many years.

a) having a, have been b) have, had been c) have, was d) having a, had been

9. The situation is becoming …. The main thing to do now is getting … as soon as possible.

a) threatening, on b) threatened, out c) threatened, through d) threatening, away

10. Bob is the … of the two brothers. But his younger brother is … taller than he is.

a) oldest, much more b) eldest, more c) elder, much d) older, more much

11. It was a chance …, so we made a list of things ….

a) not miss, be taken b) not to be missed, to be taken c) of not missing, being taken d) of not missed, to be taken

12. He is afraid … to Mrs. Priestly. In his place I would rather … her. He may depend on her … the problem properly.

a) of speaking, trusting, understanding b) to speak, trust, understanding

c) of speaking, to trust, understanding d) to speak, to trust, to understand

13. The train … just as he … the station.

a) came, reached b) had come, had reached

c) came, had reached d) has come, reached

14. You are a fool … all his stories. He has made them all ….

a) to listen, out b) to hear, on c) to listen to, up d) to listen on, off

15. I always regretted … Egypt. I can’t help … its ancient civilization.

a) not visiting, admiring b) do not visit, admire

c) not to visit, to admire d) not having visited, to have admired

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