III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму. Mr Sherlock Holmes (I — sit) one morning at the breakfast table in his room in Baker Street

Mr Sherlock Holmes (I — sit) one morning at the breakfast table in his room in Baker Street. His friend Dr Watson (2 — stand) near the window (3 — examine) a walking stick which a visitor (4 — leave) the day before. "To Dr Mortimer, from his friend," (5 — write) upon it, the date (6 — be) 1884. Sherlock Holmes suddenly (7— turn) to Watson and (8 — say), "The owner of this stick (9 — have) a dog which (10 — be) larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff." Watson (11 – surprise). He (12 – ask), "How you (13 – know)?"

"I (14 — examine) that stick carefully and (15 — notice) the marks of a dog's teeth on it," (16 — answer) Holmes. "They (17 — be) too broad for a terrier and not broad enough for a mastiff. I (18 — suppose) the dog often (19 — carry) the stick behind its master. I (20 — suppose) it (21 — be) a spaniel, in fact it (22 — be) a spaniel."

Holmes (23 — leave) the breakfast table and (24 — stand) near the window as he (25 — say) this. Watson (26 — look) at him in surprise and (27 — ask) how he (28 — can) be so sure of that.

"I (29 — be) sure of it because I (30 — see) the dog at our door and I (31 — hear) the bell which its master (32 — ring). I (33 — wonder) why Dr Mortimer (34 — want) to see Mr Sherlock Holmes. Well, we soon (35 — know). (36 — come) in," he (37 — add). There (38 — be) a knock at the door. The door (39 — open) and Dr Mortimer (40 — appear) in the doorway.

IV. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Who... you English at school?

a) taught, b) is taught, c) was taught, d) have taught.

2. When... you last... to the theatre?

a) did you go, b) have you gone, c) will you go, d) were you going.

3. This money... not enough to buy the book.

a) is, b) are, c) has, d) have.

4. The newspapers....

a) have brought, b) will bring, c) have been brought, d) was brought.

5.... Tom... Eric are good players.

a) as... as..., b) and... and..., c) both... and..., d) like... so....

6. There are... days in February than in other months.

a) more, b) less, c) few, d) fewer.

7. Martha is... in English Literature.

a) interest, b) interesting, c) interested, d) interests.

8. I don't know any American songs. —....

a) So do I, b) So am I, c) Neither do I, d) Neither am I.

9. Do you know... man that lives next door?

a) —, b) a, c) an, d) the.

10. They... to return next Monday.

a) are sure, b) was sure, c) are not sure, d) weren't sure.

11. By the time we got to the party, most of the guests....

a) left, b) have left, c) will leave, d) had left.

12. What are you going to do after you... school?

a) finish, b) finished, c) will finish, d) will have finished.

13. The Dnieper is not... long as the Volga.

a) such, b) so, c) that, d) —.

14. Must I do this work today? — No, you....

a) mustn't, b) can't, c) may not, d) needn't.

15. We shall wait until they....

a) come, b) don't come, c) will come, d) won't come.

16.... of them know what it is.

a) Somebody, b) Nobody, c) Some, d) Any.

17. I have... time, I can wait.

a) little, b) a little, с)few, d) a few.

18. The... document worried me.

a) lost, b) losing, c) being lost, d) having lost.

19. They put off the party... next Saturday.

a) on, b) for, c) in, d) at.

20. Who are these people? —... our foreign guests.

a) It is, b) There is, c) There are, d) They are.