I Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets

1 T (ask) her what (happen) but she just (look) at me with a strange smile.

2 It's a bit trivial to talk about the beauty of autumn, but this year it (be) the prettiest I remember. According to the experts, it (be) the warm and moist summer that (cause) the intensity of the colours.

3. Laura (sing) professionally since 1978 when she (record) her first song.

4. Wye College (situate) in the village of Wye in the beautiful area of Kent.

5. Trinity College closely (associate) with the University of London since 1876.

II. Use the right article.

1. We never eat... white bread at... dinner.

2. Four people were taken to... hospital after... fire at their home early this morning. They left... hospital after some treatment for... minor burns.

3. - Who's that girl over there? Her face is familiar to me. -1 think she's one of... girls who came for... job inter­view... other day.

4. How do you like... weather today, Mr. Hope?

5. My granddad was wounded during... war.

6.1 like Jane. She has... lot of... warmth. She is... kind of... person you can trust.

III. Choose the suitable preposition or postposition.

1. You mustn't travel (by, on, at) a bus without a ticket.

2. We'll be getting (of, off, out of) the train (in, through, at) ten minutes.

3. It takes some years to develop a real skill (in, with, on) skating.

4. I think the play is a bit weak (on, about, at) the end

5. I wouldn't like to go (to, for, in) a foreign country without knowing a little of the language.

6. The lifeboat was raised (out, from, out of) the water and the rescued man was helped (out, in, up) on to deck.

IV. Choose the suitable pronoun.

1. He's made (so, such, this) much money that he doesn't need to work (any, no, some) more.

2. I got home at 6. To my surprise (neither, either, both) of my parents was there.

3.1 find (this, such, so) sort of attitude offensive. 4. (Every, Each, Some) time you use my dictionary you forget to put it back on the shelf.