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Choose the appropriate modal verb(s).
- Why didn`t you answer the phone?

- I ... asleep. I was so tired

Choose the appropriate modal verb(s).
You look pale, you are shivering with cold. I think you ... stay in bed and call your doctor

Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
Why have you bought this broken car? Don`t you remember I warned you against ... it?

Complete the dialogue.
- I have never been to the Crimea before.

- ..

Complete the dialogue.
- I have to get up early as we begin working at 7.

- ..

Choose the best question.
It took the Hiltons quite a lot of time to decide what to do for the coming weekend

Choose the appropriate variant of indirect speech.
«Why do you always find faults with others? » - she asked him.

She asked why ... faults with others

Choose the appropriate variant of indirect speech.
«Did he come at midnight? » - she asked angrily.

She asked angrily ... at midnight

Complete the dialogue.
Bob: I say, Helen, are you going out tomorrow night?

Helen: ...

Bob: I suggest our going to the theatre.

Helen: ...

Bob: «Lady Windermere`s Fan» by Oscar Wild. It`s the first night

Complete the dialogue.
- How are you, Mr. Brown?

- ... .

- What`s the matter?

- ...

Choose the appropriate word(s).
Our new garage is not ... for 2 cars

Choose the appropriate word(s).
He was ... admission to the college for not wearing a tie

Complete the passage.
When I met Аlice at the entrance to the theatre, she looked excited and her eyes sparkled. ... . They were not expensive but we could see the stage rather well

Choose the appropriate proverb to the passage.
If you want to enter a Higher Educational Establishment you should work very hard and acquire profound knowledge. It is rather difficult but you shouldn`t forget the proverb: « ... »

Complete the dialogue.
- I have never seen such a wonderful landscape.

- ...

Complete the dialogue.
- They went to the circus last night.

- ...

Choose the appropriate answer.
There aren`t as many days in February as in January, are there?

Choose the sentence expressing the main idea of the text.
I was waiting on the platform for the Bristol train when a lady asked me if I knew the time of the next train to Oxford. I often have to go to Oxford myself, so I knew. А few minutes later a man wanted to know whether the train for Bristol had already left. I knew that it hadn`t, so of course I told him. The man inquired why the train from Birmingham was late. I didn`t know but I told him it might be because of the line repairs. I couldn`t understand why all these people were asking me questions. Then I noticed that I was standing next to a big sign that said: «Information»

Read the passage and choose the appropriate title.
The Browns were there to meet their daughter Judy, who was coming home from school for the holidays. It was a warm summer day and the station was crowded with people on their way to the seaside. Trains were whistling, taxis hooting, porters rushing about shouting at one another, and altogether there was so much noise that Mr. Brown, who saw the bear first, had to tell his wife several times before she understood

Choose the right order to make up a story.
1. Whenever Mrs. Smith called, she stayed for hours and hours.

Choose the appropriate prepositions.
It was ... one and two o`clock ... a cold morning

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Zelda and Аnna entered ... the room holding each other`s ... hands

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I can`t put up ... bad behavior any longer

Choose the appropriate prepositions.
I am a bad influence ... you

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He was conscious that the watchful eyes ... the teacher were ... him

Choose the appropriate prepositions.
He is rather egoistic, he only thinks ... himself and what is best ... himself

Choose the appropriate articles.
Nobody seemed to have heard ... sound of ... shot

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She has ... perfect command of ... English language

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... women`s clothes today have plenty of ... colour

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Oh, I don`t want anything. I had ... cocktail and ... delicious lunch

Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
He nodded his assent

Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
She let him come into the room

Choose the antonym to the underlined word.
Oh, thank you, your advice gives me confidence

Choose the antonym to the underlined word.
The door opened to reveal him

Choose the antonym to the underlined word.
I believe it`s unfair of you to speak so about your sister

Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
The colours of Russia in spring are unforgettable

Choose the appropriate articles.
I asked who told him ... news, he answered: « ... gentleman called Mr. Brown»

Choose the appropriate form of adjectives or adverbs.
She is ... woman I have ever known

Choose the appropriate form of adjectives or adverbs.
He is twice as .. as I am

Choose the appropriate form of adjectives or adverbs.
This year we have grown three times as ... cotton as last year

Choose the appropriate form of adjectives or adverbs.
This task is ... than I expected

Choose the appropriate form of adjectives or adverbs.
That chair is ... than the other ones

Choose the appropriate pronoun(s).
Have ... got ... in ... eye?

Choose the appropriate pronoun(s).
... has left ... book here

Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
Listen! The music ... pleasant

Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
I ... litter is ugly

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I ... the paper now; it ... rough

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I ... the letter for an hour when he ...

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I ... when I ... him

Choose the appropriate word(s).
When I was younger I .. spend a lot of time at the stadium