VI. Choose the right variant

1. My father was in hospital for six weeks.

a) For what?

b) How much?

c) For how long?

3. What is he doing there now?

a) It's none of your business

b) I really don't know.

c) I never know.

2. I'd like to help you.

a) You mustn't.

b) You would, wouldn't you?

c) You needn't, thank you.

4. My room is much larger than yours.

a) Is it?

b) Isn't it?

c) Is it not?

VII. Choose the appropriate word.

I decided to become a car mechanic. It seemed (such, so) exciting, like an (adventure, advantage). So I (made, did) a course in car mechanics. I (enjoyed, joined) learning about a car bit by bit until I (realized, understood) every part of it, and how every part (fitted, suited) in with the rest. I also

enjoyed taking an engine (at part, apart) and then (putting) placing) it together again! And when I succeeded (there, it) (seemed, looked) like a miracle to me!

TEST 5

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

1. When Mrs. Allen (peel) potatoes she (cut) her finger

2. How long you (drive) a car? - Since I (arrive) here.

3. I'm sorry to say but they (lose) the game.

4. Luckily, when we (get) there the painting (not sell) yet

5. She (use) to play the piano beautifully although she (not/ play) so well now. She (say) she (not practise) as much as when she (study) at a music school.

6. You ever (meet) the man who (live) next door?

II. Use the right article.

1.... plane didn't fly because of... storm.

2. Why are you wearing... tie today, Mike?

3.... tractor can pull... plough faster than... donkey can.

4. Bill doesn't like... record Jack has bought.

5. Jack drinks... water with every meal.

6. Tom is... successful young artist.

III. Choose the suitable preposition.

1. There's a dirty mark (on, at, in) the wall.

2. I have to be (at, on, it) home (on, in, by) 5.

3. We got stuck in a traffic jam (in, at, on) the way to the airport.

4. I picked (up, on, of) this brochure when I was (at, in, over) Sydney last.

5. Tom is ill. He wasn't (in, on, at) work today.