Variant 1
1. Fill in the text.
The National Flag of Turkmenistan was officially..…….on January 24, [Link] National
Flag of Turkmenistan ………..green field with a red stripe placed vertically towards the hoist
side of the flag. A waxing crescent moon and five stars are……… in the upper part of the
green field, on the fly side of the red………. The moon and stars are white in color, and each
of the five stars have five points. The red and the green colors featured on the flag
have…….. been highly respected by the people of Turkmenistan. The green color and half-
round moon Islam. The five carpet guls……….. the country’s five major tribes: Teke,
Yomut, Saryk, Chowdur, and Arsary.
historically features represent located represent a adopted stripe
Turkmenistan is the only officially neutral country in the world.
While countries like Switzerland and Sweden have rather neutral foreign policies, Turkmenistan
is the only country which is officially recognized by the United Nations as neutral. In celebration
of this an olive branch was added to the flag—very similar to the symbol on the UN flag—and
the Arch of Neutrality was built. The Arch of Neutrality is topped by a gold statue of the former
President for Life, Turkmenbashy, and once rotated so it was constantly facing the sun, however
that feature has now been turned off.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. floor-covering a type of Turkmen is handmade textile carpet
3. Describe a museum that you have visited.
Variant 2.
1. Complete the text. Choose nine words from the box.
Country officially
Symbol Arch of Neutrality neutral Turkmenistan is the only
officially……… country in the world.
While countries like Switzerland and
Sweden have rather neutral foreign policies, Turkmenistan is the only…… which is……..
recognized by the United Nations as neutral. In celebration of this an olive branch was added to
the flag—very similar…….. to the on the UN flag—and the…… was built. The Arch of
Neutrality is topped by a gold statue of the former President for Life
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. rarely / he / at night / goes out
2. can't / always / you / want / get / what / you
3. beat / James / never / at tennis / can / I
3. Describe what you usually do in your free time.
Variant 3.
1. Complete the sentences with an adjective words
wonderful brightest spiritual everlasting great
Magtymguly Pyragy – is the….. artist of a word, the creator of …….work which had narrated
to the world about the millennium-long formation of the nation’s philosophy, dreams and hopes
of the people. Having devoted his talent to the…… universal values, Magtymguly is one of
the……. personalities of the global ………process. The poet’s literary heritage is not only the
national asset of the Turkmen people, but a part of the world cultural treasure. Annually on May
18 Turkmenistan widely and solemnly celebrates two holidays together– the Day of Revival,
Unity and Poetry of Magtymguly Pyragy
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. next week / house / are / they / moving
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. biting / you / always / nails / are / your!
3. Describe a friend who you really like to spend time with.
Variant 4
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. nouns
Ashgabat…….. have got a nice present by the 16th anniversary of Turkmenistan's independence.
Several…….. of the Turkmen classic literature treasure have been published in the Turkmen capital. These
are unmatched literary………… such as "Dordepel" story and "Gadjar Aga" short novel by Ata Kovshudov;
"Shukur Bakshi" story and "The Book" short novel by Nurmyrat Saryhanov; "Djapak", "Djonnuk Batyr" and
"Myraly" by Berdy Kerbabayev; "Oylanma Bayry" - a poetry collection by Kerim Gurbannepesov. At the same
time, the……… by Kerim Gurbannepesov, Berdy Kerbabayev, Nurmyrat Saryhanov and Ata Kovshudov bear
a sign of their time reflecting a historical period of Turkmen people life and development of national
literature.
novels masterpieces bibliophiles works
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. at breakfast / I / drink milk / always
2. goes to work / by bus / never / Diego
3. at school/yesterday / hard / I worked
3. Describe a happy event of your life.
Variant 5
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Ashgabat is a beautiful city in Turkmenistan located ………the Karakum Desert and the Kopet
Dag mountains. It is the….. city in the country and also serves as the capital city. A magnificent
and clean city with lavish palaces and ……… surrounded by vast expanses of manicured
parkland, the city holds the Guinness World Record for having the highest number of marble-
clad buildings. The city was in …….1881. Although largely destroyed in a 1948 earthquake, the
city has been ……..over the years courtesy of the country’s vast oil and gas reserves becoming
an iconic city known world over. From grandiose monuments to modern enclaves, it is a city rich
in history with a ………touch.
largest mosques modern redeveloped founded between
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. always / he / has / to travel abroad / wanted
2. usually / she / wake up / early / doesn't
3. never / he / his wife's birthday / forgets
3. Describe something special you want to buy in the future
Variant 6
[Link] the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs.
Carpet weaving is one of the oldest arts in Turkmenistan that has been passed down from
generation to generation. Carpets were an…… item to the Turkmen nomads used for making
collapsible walls and covering floors, protecting them from the cold. So vital is the art that the
most……. designs are incorporated in the State flag and emblem. The Turkmen Carpet
Museum was established in 1994 to showcase this intricate art becoming a top attraction ever
since. There are many carpets in the museum some dating back to twenty centuries ago. It is
also home to the……… handmade carpet in the world measuring 14 by 21 meters. There are
also…………. carpets featuring different patterns and designs on each side. As the largest
collection of Turkmen rugs, the museum is a must visit while in Ashgabat.
common two-sided important largest
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. his books / often / forgets / Tom
2. home / last night / they went / on foot
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. A famous person you know in your country.
Variant 7.
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.
The Gypjak Mosque, also known as the Turkmenbashi Ruhy Mosque is the main mosque in
Turkmenistan and also the largest of its kind in Central Asia. It was commissioned by Saparmurat
Niyazov, the first president of Turkmenistan in…….., and was built in his home village of Gypjak
about………kilometers from Ashgabat. The white-marble complex was built by a French company and
completed in……… becoming an iconic landmark visible from miles away. The mosque is a single-
domed building surrounded by four minarets and is accessible through nine arched entries
2002 2004 10
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your holidays.
Variant 8
1. Complete the text with a correct degree of adjective
The Museum of Fine Arts in Ashgabat……… in 1927 by A.A Karelin, a Russian sculptor, and is home to
the greatest collection of Soviet-Turkmen artwork. It…….. in an equally impressive gold-cladded two-tier
building with a big rotunda. The museum’s vast collection ……….over 6,000 graphic works, sculptures,
and paintings by local and international artists. There is also a fine collection of Turkmen…………
costumes, tapestries, ceramics, and jewelry. The museum also houses archaeological artifacts excavated
within the area. It is advisable to have an English speaking guide with you to dish you the facts and
historical background of the items on display.
was founded includes is located traditional
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. Describe your homeland
Variant 9.
1. Choose the right answer
The National Museum of Turkmenistan covers an area of approximately……… square meters and is
home to more than………. items. Established………. in, it consists of seven galleries each exploring a
different facet of Turkmenistan history. The most interesting of these exhibits are found within the
archaeology and ethnography departments with rare items and artwork dating back thousands of years.
The museum also reveals the variety of Turkmenistan’s………. through many fossils and rare geological
finds. The museum also has a unique collection of Turkmen art, weapons, jewelry, and
……….documents.
1990 15,000 500,000 flora and fauna historical
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your favourite literary book
Variant 10.
1. Choose the right answer
.2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe your best friend
Variant 11
1. Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
I (1) _______________ (go) to New York for the first time three years ago. I (2) _______________
(meet) an American girl of my age called Stacy. She was very friendly. She asked me, ‘(3)
_______________ you _______________ (be) to New York before?’ ‘No, I (4) _______________ ,’ I
said, and so Stacy offered to help me. ‘(5) _______________ you _______________ (see) the Statue of
Liberty yet?’ she asked. ‘Yes, I (6) _______________ (see) it yesterday,’ I replied. ‘OK. What about the
Empire State Building?’‘Yes, I (7) _______________ just _______________ (walk) to the top of it. It
(8) _______________ (be) wonderful!’ ‘What else(9) _______________ you _______________ (visit) in
New York?’‘Nothing really. I’d like to go shopping but I (10)_______________ (not find) any good
shops yet.’ ‘Well, let’s go to Macy’s. It’s the best shop in New York.’ So we (11) _______________
(take) the train to Macy’s and I (12) _______________ (spend) a lot of money! I (13)_______________
(leave) New York two weeks later after a wonderful holiday.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe a museum that you have visited.
Variant 12.
1. Complete the text. Choose nine words from the box.
bigger ago from shops Foreign population Tourists biggest here buildings for Travel hear shopping
number
London has a (1) ____________ of about 7,000,000. It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans
landed nearly 2,000 years (2)____________ . From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the
(3) ____________ city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much
(4)____________ .London is famous (5) ____________ many things. (6) ____________ come from all
over the world to visit its historic (7) ____________ , such as Buckingham Palace, and the Houses of
Parliament, where you can see and (8) ____________ the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to
visit its theatres, its museums, and its many (9) ____________ , such as Harrods.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. rarely / he / at night / goes out
2. can't / always / you / want / get / what / you
3. beat / James / never / at tennis / can / I
3. Describe what you usually do in your free time.
Variant 13.
1. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the Past Simple. Make one of the verbs negative.
marry earn die stay come be born become have help work study speak stop like
My grandparents (1) ____________ in Hungary in the 1920s. They (2) ____________ to England in
1946, after the war. My grandfather worked in a factory in Birmingham and he (3) ____________
English at night. My grandmother (4) ____________ at home because she only (5) ____________
Hungarian and so she couldn’t get a job. Life was difficult because my grandfather (6)____________
much money in the factory. My grandparents (7) ____________ three children, my mother and my two
uncles. They (8) ____________ their parents as much as they could. My grandparents (9) ____________
work when they were sixty and they liked having a lot of free time together. Unfortunately, my
grandfather (10) ____________ in 1994, but my grandmother is still alive.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. next week / house / are / they / moving
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. biting / you / always / nails / are / your!
3. Describe a friend who you really like to spend time with.
Variant 14
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
‘You (11) ________ (study) history at Liverpool University’ I shouted, ‘from 1985 to 1988!’ ‘That’s
right!’ she replied, ‘And you’re Claire …?’ ‘Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis but I (12) ________ (be)
married now. What (13) ________ you ________ (do) nowadays?’ I asked. ‘Well, I (14) ________
(work) in the Central Museum in town and I (15) ________(live) in this area, in George Street, for about
three years,’ she replied. ‘You’re joking! I live round the corner from there. I (16) ________ (not believe)
it! We (17) ________ (be) neighbours for three years and we (18) ________ never ________ (see) each
other!’ I said. ‘I know, it’s incredible!’ she (19) ________ (agree), ‘And I’m glad that you spoke to me
because I wondered why you (20) ________ (look) at me all the time!’
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. at breakfast / I / drink milk / always
2. goes to work / by bus / never / Diego
3. at school/yesterday / hard / I worked
3. Describe a happy event of your life.
Variant 15
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Example They flew (fly) to Barcelona last week. A funny thing happened to me the other day. I (1)
________ (be) in a hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasn’t working. I (2) ________ (have to)
rush out of the house to catch the bus. While I (3) ________ (walk) along the street, I (4)
________(notice) a woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I
(5) ________ (realize) that we (6) ________ (meet) before. She arrived at the bus stop a couple of
seconds after me. ‘She must be catching the bus, too,’ I thought. We (7) ________ just ________ (miss)
the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to wait before the next one. I looked at the woman behind me
again and I was sure that I (8) ________ (know) her. ‘Excuse me, have we met before? I’m sure that I (9)
________ (recognize) you,’ I said. She looked a bit surprised, but she (10) ________ (tell) me that her
name was Angela Barker.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. always / he / has / to travel abroad / wanted
2. usually / she / wake up / early / doesn't
3. never / he / his wife's birthday / forgets
3. Describe something special you want to buy in the future
Variant 16
[Link] the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs.
Iceland (1 have) ______ quite a small population. The people (2be) ______ mainly of European descent.
In the winter, it (3be) ______ dark for nearly 24 hours a day so the people (4not go) ______ outside
much. However, in the summer, the people (5spend) ______ a lot of time outside so they can (6enjoy)
______ the sunlight. A lot of tourists (7go) ______ to Iceland to see the unusual countryside. They can
(8swim) ______ in the naturally hot water and (9watch) ______ the wild life, including puffins and
whales.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. his books / often / forgets / Tom
2. home / last night / they went / on foot
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. A famous person you know in your country.
Variant 17.
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.
Jason is 12 years old and he 1) ___________(live) in York. He 2) ................... (go) to school every day
by bus. Jason's mother 3) ________(teach) German at university and his father 4) .................. (work) in
a bank. In his free time, Jason 5) .................(play) football with his friends. He 6) ................(want) to be
a football player when he grows up. At weekends, Jason 7) ............... (not/wake up) early. After lunch,
he and his dad often 8) ................(play) board games or 9) .............(ride) their bicycles. Later in the day,
his mum usually 10)............. (take) him to visit his best friend, Henry, and they 11) ...............(spend) the
evening watching films.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your holidays.
Variant 18
1. Complete the text with a correct degree of adjective
Dear Robert,
I'm writing to tell you about our new house. It's lovely! It's 1) the nicest (nice) house I have ever seen. It's
much 2) .................(big) than our last one but also 3) .........................expensive). The house looks very
modern. There are many rooms with large windows and wooden floors. I finally have a room that I don't
have to share with my 4)........................... (young) brother. My bedroom is on the second floor and
I have a great view. 5)................ (good) thing about this house is that it has a lovely garden. There
are lots of flowers and trees around which make the place much 6) ..........................(colourful). The
new house is in a peaceful area. It's actually 7) ............................. (quiet) area I've ever lived in. The
neighbours are also very kind. Can you believe they organised a party for us? They are definitely
8) .......................(friendly) people I have ever met. Well, that's all my news. I hope you'll visit me soon.
I can't wait to show you the new place.
Yours, Chris
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. Describe your homeland
Variant 19.
1. Choose the right answer
Going shopping
If you want to buy a ready-made (or we sometimes say off the __1__ jacket, first find the jackets in the
shop and look at the __2__ inside to see the size, material and make. For the price, look at the price-
__3__. To see if it will __4__ you, you can __5__ the jacket in front of a mirror. If necessary a(an) __6__
will help you. You pay the __7__, who you will find at the __8__ desk. He or she will take your money,
put it in the __9__ and give you your change. Make sure you
also get a(an) __10__, which you should keep and bring back to the shop with the jacket if something is
wrong with it and you want to __11__ it or ask for a(an) __12__ of your money. In clothes shops you pay
the fixed price, of course. You don’t __13__. Or you can wait until
the __14__, when many goods are reduced in price. If you don’t like shops, you can stay at home, look at
catalogues and newspaper advertisements and do your shopping by __15__ order.
1. A) peg B) made C) record D) tag 2. A) list B) receipt C) bill D) label
3. A) paper B) receipt C) tag D) bill 4. A) go B) adapt C) tag D) fit
5. A) try up B) try in C) try on D) try out 6. A) cashier B) assistant C) worker D) bargain
7. A) assistant B) cashier C) worker D) bargain 8. A) cash B) refund C) order D) sales
9. A) till B) wallet C) bag D) case 10. A) receipt B) paper C) label D) tag
11. A) refund B) repay C) exchange D) label 12. A) repay B) refund C) order D) sale
13. A) agree B) bargain C) argue D) discount 14. A) refund B) bargain C) exchange D) sales
15. A) cash B) shop C) mail D) sales
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your favourite literary book
Variant 20.
1. Choose the right answer
Eating out
I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of __1__, I choose a __2__. I want to
cook, I read the __3__. I prepare all the necessary __4__ and follow the instructions. But the result is
terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick __5__. So I often __6__. I don’t like grand
restaurants. It’s not the expense; it’s just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the __7__ gives me a(an)
__8__ which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the
meal when I pay the __9__. I never know how much to leave as a __10__. I prefer __11__ places, like
hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straightaway. And I like __12__ places,
where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.
1. A) cookery books B) menus C) recipe D) ingredients
2. A) menu B) take-away C) food D) dish
3. A) cookery books B) menu C) recipe D) ingredients
4. A) cookery books B) menu C) recipe D) ingredients
5. A) eat out B) take away C) snack D) fast food
6. A) eat out B) take away C) snack D) cook
7. A) servant B) waiter C) hostess D) receptionist
8. A) cookery book B) menu C) recipe D) ingredient
9. A) bill B) income C) tip D) receipt
10. A) gift B) money C) tip D) dish
11. A) eat out B) cookery C) snack D) fast food
12. A) eat out B) take-away C) fast food D) take-out
.2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe your best friend
Variant 21
1. Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
I (1) _______________ (go) to New York for the first time three years ago. I (2) _______________
(meet) an American girl of my age called Stacy. She was very friendly. She asked me, ‘(3)
_______________ you _______________ (be) to New York before?’ ‘No, I (4) _______________ ,’ I
said, and so Stacy offered to help me. ‘(5) _______________ you _______________ (see) the Statue of
Liberty yet?’ she asked. ‘Yes, I (6) _______________ (see) it yesterday,’ I replied. ‘OK. What about the
Empire State Building?’‘Yes, I (7) _______________ just _______________ (walk) to the top of it. It
(8) _______________ (be) wonderful!’ ‘What else(9) _______________ you _______________ (visit) in
New York?’‘Nothing really. I’d like to go shopping but I (10)_______________ (not find) any good
shops yet.’ ‘Well, let’s go to Macy’s. It’s the best shop in New York.’ So we (11) _______________
(take) the train to Macy’s and I (12) _______________ (spend) a lot of money! I (13)_______________
(leave) New York two weeks later after a wonderful holiday.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe a museum that you have visited.
Variant 22.
1. Complete the text. Choose nine words from the box.
bigger ago from shops Foreign population Tourists biggest here buildings for Travel hear shopping
number
London has a (1) ____________ of about 7,000,000. It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans
landed nearly 2,000 years (2)____________ . From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the
(3) ____________ city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much
(4)____________ .London is famous (5) ____________ many things. (6) ____________ come from all
over the world to visit its historic (7) ____________ , such as Buckingham Palace, and the Houses of
Parliament, where you can see and (8) ____________ the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to
visit its theatres, its museums, and its many (9) ____________ , such as Harrods.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. rarely / he / at night / goes out
2. can't / always / you / want / get / what / you
3. beat / James / never / at tennis / can / I
3. Describe what you usually do in your free time.
Variant 23.
1. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the Past Simple. Make one of the verbs negative.
marry earn die stay come be born become have help work study speak stop like
My grandparents (1) ____________ in Hungary in the 1920s. They (2) ____________ to England in
1946, after the war. My grandfather worked in a factory in Birmingham and he (3) ____________
English at night. My grandmother (4) ____________ at home because she only (5) ____________
Hungarian and so she couldn’t get a job. Life was difficult because my grandfather (6)____________
much money in the factory. My grandparents (7) ____________ three children, my mother and my two
uncles. They (8) ____________ their parents as much as they could. My grandparents (9) ____________
work when they were sixty and they liked having a lot of free time together. Unfortunately, my
grandfather (10) ____________ in 1994, but my grandmother is still alive.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. next week / house / are / they / moving
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. biting / you / always / nails / are / your!
3. Describe a friend who you really like to spend time with.
Variant 24
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
‘You (11) ________ (study) history at Liverpool University’ I shouted, ‘from 1985 to 1988!’ ‘That’s
right!’ she replied, ‘And you’re Claire …?’ ‘Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis but I (12) ________ (be)
married now. What (13) ________ you ________ (do) nowadays?’ I asked. ‘Well, I (14) ________
(work) in the Central Museum in town and I (15) ________(live) in this area, in George Street, for about
three years,’ she replied. ‘You’re joking! I live round the corner from there. I (16) ________ (not believe)
it! We (17) ________ (be) neighbours for three years and we (18) ________ never ________ (see) each
other!’ I said. ‘I know, it’s incredible!’ she (19) ________ (agree), ‘And I’m glad that you spoke to me
because I wondered why you (20) ________ (look) at me all the time!’
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. at breakfast / I / drink milk / always
2. goes to work / by bus / never / Diego
3. at school/yesterday / hard / I worked
3. Describe a happy event of your life.
Variant 25
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Example They flew (fly) to Barcelona last week. A funny thing happened to me the other day. I (1)
________ (be) in a hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasn’t working. I (2) ________ (have to)
rush out of the house to catch the bus. While I (3) ________ (walk) along the street, I (4)
________(notice) a woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I
(5) ________ (realize) that we (6) ________ (meet) before. She arrived at the bus stop a couple of
seconds after me. ‘She must be catching the bus, too,’ I thought. We (7) ________ just ________ (miss)
the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to wait before the next one. I looked at the woman behind me
again and I was sure that I (8) ________ (know) her. ‘Excuse me, have we met before? I’m sure that I (9)
________ (recognize) you,’ I said. She looked a bit surprised, but she (10) ________ (tell) me that her
name was Angela Barker.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. always / he / has / to travel abroad / wanted
2. usually / she / wake up / early / doesn't
3. never / he / his wife's birthday / forgets
3. Describe something special you want to buy in the future
Variant 26
[Link] the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs.
Iceland (1 have) ______ quite a small population. The people (2be) ______ mainly of European descent.
In the winter, it (3be) ______ dark for nearly 24 hours a day so the people (4not go) ______ outside
much. However, in the summer, the people (5spend) ______ a lot of time outside so they can (6enjoy)
______ the sunlight. A lot of tourists (7go) ______ to Iceland to see the unusual countryside. They can
(8swim) ______ in the naturally hot water and (9watch) ______ the wild life, including puffins and
whales.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. his books / often / forgets / Tom
2. home / last night / they went / on foot
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. A famous person you know in your country.
Variant 27.
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.
Jason is 12 years old and he 1) ___________(live) in York. He 2) ................... (go) to school every day
by bus. Jason's mother 3) ________(teach) German at university and his father 4) .................. (work) in
a bank. In his free time, Jason 5) .................(play) football with his friends. He 6) ................(want) to be
a football player when he grows up. At weekends, Jason 7) ............... (not/wake up) early. After lunch,
he and his dad often 8) ................(play) board games or 9) .............(ride) their bicycles. Later in the day,
his mum usually 10)............. (take) him to visit his best friend, Henry, and they 11) ...............(spend) the
evening watching films.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your holidays.
Variant 28
1. Complete the text with a correct degree of adjective
Dear Robert,
I'm writing to tell you about our new house. It's lovely! It's 1) the nicest (nice) house I have ever seen. It's
much 2) .................(big) than our last one but also 3) .........................expensive). The house looks very
modern. There are many rooms with large windows and wooden floors. I finally have a room that I don't
have to share with my 4)........................... (young) brother. My bedroom is on the second floor and
I have a great view. 5)................ (good) thing about this house is that it has a lovely garden. There
are lots of flowers and trees around which make the place much 6) ..........................(colourful). The
new house is in a peaceful area. It's actually 7) ............................. (quiet) area I've ever lived in. The
neighbours are also very kind. Can you believe they organised a party for us? They are definitely
8) .......................(friendly) people I have ever met. Well, that's all my news. I hope you'll visit me soon.
I can't wait to show you the new place.
Yours, Chris
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. Describe your homeland
Variant 29.
1. Choose the right answer
Going shopping
If you want to buy a ready-made (or we sometimes say off the __1__ jacket, first find the jackets in the
shop and look at the __2__ inside to see the size, material and make. For the price, look at the price-
__3__. To see if it will __4__ you, you can __5__ the jacket in front of a mirror. If necessary a(an) __6__
will help you. You pay the __7__, who you will find at the __8__ desk. He or she will take your money,
put it in the __9__ and give you your change. Make sure you
also get a(an) __10__, which you should keep and bring back to the shop with the jacket if something is
wrong with it and you want to __11__ it or ask for a(an) __12__ of your money. In clothes shops you pay
the fixed price, of course. You don’t __13__. Or you can wait until
the __14__, when many goods are reduced in price. If you don’t like shops, you can stay at home, look at
catalogues and newspaper advertisements and do your shopping by __15__ order.
1. A) peg B) made C) record D) tag 2. A) list B) receipt C) bill D) label
3. A) paper B) receipt C) tag D) bill 4. A) go B) adapt C) tag D) fit
5. A) try up B) try in C) try on D) try out 6. A) cashier B) assistant C) worker D) bargain
7. A) assistant B) cashier C) worker D) bargain 8. A) cash B) refund C) order D) sales
9. A) till B) wallet C) bag D) case 10. A) receipt B) paper C) label D) tag
11. A) refund B) repay C) exchange D) label 12. A) repay B) refund C) order D) sale
13. A) agree B) bargain C) argue D) discount 14. A) refund B) bargain C) exchange D) sales
15. A) cash B) shop C) mail D) sales
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your favourite literary book
Variant 30.
1. Choose the right answer
Eating out
I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of __1__, I choose a __2__. I want to
cook, I read the __3__. I prepare all the necessary __4__ and follow the instructions. But the result is
terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick __5__. So I often __6__. I don’t like grand
restaurants. It’s not the expense; it’s just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the __7__ gives me a(an)
__8__ which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the
meal when I pay the __9__. I never know how much to leave as a __10__. I prefer __11__ places, like
hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straightaway. And I like __12__ places,
where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.
1. A) cookery books B) menus C) recipe D) ingredients
2. A) menu B) take-away C) food D) dish
3. A) cookery books B) menu C) recipe D) ingredients
4. A) cookery books B) menu C) recipe D) ingredients
5. A) eat out B) take away C) snack D) fast food
6. A) eat out B) take away C) snack D) cook
7. A) servant B) waiter C) hostess D) receptionist
8. A) cookery book B) menu C) recipe D) ingredient
9. A) bill B) income C) tip D) receipt
10. A) gift B) money C) tip D) dish
11. A) eat out B) cookery C) snack D) fast food
12. A) eat out B) take-away C) fast food D) take-out
.2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe your best friend
Variant 31
1. Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
I (1) _______________ (go) to New York for the first time three years ago. I (2) _______________
(meet) an American girl of my age called Stacy. She was very friendly. She asked me, ‘(3)
_______________ you _______________ (be) to New York before?’ ‘No, I (4) _______________ ,’ I
said, and so Stacy offered to help me. ‘(5) _______________ you _______________ (see) the Statue of
Liberty yet?’ she asked. ‘Yes, I (6) _______________ (see) it yesterday,’ I replied. ‘OK. What about the
Empire State Building?’‘Yes, I (7) _______________ just _______________ (walk) to the top of it. It
(8) _______________ (be) wonderful!’ ‘What else(9) _______________ you _______________ (visit) in
New York?’‘Nothing really. I’d like to go shopping but I (10)_______________ (not find) any good
shops yet.’ ‘Well, let’s go to Macy’s. It’s the best shop in New York.’ So we (11) _______________
(take) the train to Macy’s and I (12) _______________ (spend) a lot of money! I (13)_______________
(leave) New York two weeks later after a wonderful holiday.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe a museum that you have visited.
Variant 32.
1. Complete the text. Choose nine words from the box.
bigger ago from shops Foreign population Tourists biggest here buildings for Travel hear shopping
number
London has a (1) ____________ of about 7,000,000. It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans
landed nearly 2,000 years (2)____________ . From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the
(3) ____________ city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much
(4)____________ .London is famous (5) ____________ many things. (6) ____________ come from all
over the world to visit its historic (7) ____________ , such as Buckingham Palace, and the Houses of
Parliament, where you can see and (8) ____________ the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to
visit its theatres, its museums, and its many (9) ____________ , such as Harrods.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. rarely / he / at night / goes out
2. can't / always / you / want / get / what / you
3. beat / James / never / at tennis / can / I
3. Describe what you usually do in your free time.
Variant 33.
1. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the Past Simple. Make one of the verbs negative.
marry earn die stay come be born become have help work study speak stop like
My grandparents (1) ____________ in Hungary in the 1920s. They (2) ____________ to England in
1946, after the war. My grandfather worked in a factory in Birmingham and he (3) ____________
English at night. My grandmother (4) ____________ at home because she only (5) ____________
Hungarian and so she couldn’t get a job. Life was difficult because my grandfather (6)____________
much money in the factory. My grandparents (7) ____________ three children, my mother and my two
uncles. They (8) ____________ their parents as much as they could. My grandparents (9) ____________
work when they were sixty and they liked having a lot of free time together. Unfortunately, my
grandfather (10) ____________ in 1994, but my grandmother is still alive.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. next week / house / are / they / moving
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. biting / you / always / nails / are / your!
3. Describe a friend who you really like to spend time with.
Variant 34
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
‘You (11) ________ (study) history at Liverpool University’ I shouted, ‘from 1985 to 1988!’ ‘That’s
right!’ she replied, ‘And you’re Claire …?’ ‘Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis but I (12) ________ (be)
married now. What (13) ________ you ________ (do) nowadays?’ I asked. ‘Well, I (14) ________
(work) in the Central Museum in town and I (15) ________(live) in this area, in George Street, for about
three years,’ she replied. ‘You’re joking! I live round the corner from there. I (16) ________ (not believe)
it! We (17) ________ (be) neighbours for three years and we (18) ________ never ________ (see) each
other!’ I said. ‘I know, it’s incredible!’ she (19) ________ (agree), ‘And I’m glad that you spoke to me
because I wondered why you (20) ________ (look) at me all the time!’
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. at breakfast / I / drink milk / always
2. goes to work / by bus / never / Diego
3. at school/yesterday / hard / I worked
3. Describe a happy event of your life.
Variant 35
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Example They flew (fly) to Barcelona last week. A funny thing happened to me the other day. I (1)
________ (be) in a hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasn’t working. I (2) ________ (have to)
rush out of the house to catch the bus. While I (3) ________ (walk) along the street, I (4)
________(notice) a woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I
(5) ________ (realize) that we (6) ________ (meet) before. She arrived at the bus stop a couple of
seconds after me. ‘She must be catching the bus, too,’ I thought. We (7) ________ just ________ (miss)
the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to wait before the next one. I looked at the woman behind me
again and I was sure that I (8) ________ (know) her. ‘Excuse me, have we met before? I’m sure that I (9)
________ (recognize) you,’ I said. She looked a bit surprised, but she (10) ________ (tell) me that her
name was Angela Barker.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. always / he / has / to travel abroad / wanted
2. usually / she / wake up / early / doesn't
3. never / he / his wife's birthday / forgets
3. Describe something special you want to buy in the future
Variant 36
[Link] the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs.
Iceland (1 have) ______ quite a small population. The people (2be) ______ mainly of European descent.
In the winter, it (3be) ______ dark for nearly 24 hours a day so the people (4not go) ______ outside
much. However, in the summer, the people (5spend) ______ a lot of time outside so they can (6enjoy)
______ the sunlight. A lot of tourists (7go) ______ to Iceland to see the unusual countryside. They can
(8swim) ______ in the naturally hot water and (9watch) ______ the wild life, including puffins and
whales.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. his books / often / forgets / Tom
2. home / last night / they went / on foot
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. A famous person you know in your country.
Variant 37.
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.
Jason is 12 years old and he 1) ___________(live) in York. He 2) ................... (go) to school every day
by bus. Jason's mother 3) ________(teach) German at university and his father 4) .................. (work) in
a bank. In his free time, Jason 5) .................(play) football with his friends. He 6) ................(want) to be
a football player when he grows up. At weekends, Jason 7) ............... (not/wake up) early. After lunch,
he and his dad often 8) ................(play) board games or 9) .............(ride) their bicycles. Later in the day,
his mum usually 10)............. (take) him to visit his best friend, Henry, and they 11) ...............(spend) the
evening watching films.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your holidays.
Variant 38
1. Complete the text with a correct degree of adjective
Dear Robert,
I'm writing to tell you about our new house. It's lovely! It's 1) the nicest (nice) house I have ever seen. It's
much 2) .................(big) than our last one but also 3) .........................expensive). The house looks very
modern. There are many rooms with large windows and wooden floors. I finally have a room that I don't
have to share with my 4)........................... (young) brother. My bedroom is on the second floor and
I have a great view. 5)................ (good) thing about this house is that it has a lovely garden. There
are lots of flowers and trees around which make the place much 6) ..........................(colourful). The
new house is in a peaceful area. It's actually 7) ............................. (quiet) area I've ever lived in. The
neighbours are also very kind. Can you believe they organised a party for us? They are definitely
8) .......................(friendly) people I have ever met. Well, that's all my news. I hope you'll visit me soon.
I can't wait to show you the new place.
Yours, Chris
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. Describe your homeland
Variant 39.
1. Choose the right answer
Going shopping
If you want to buy a ready-made (or we sometimes say off the __1__ jacket, first find the jackets in the
shop and look at the __2__ inside to see the size, material and make. For the price, look at the price-
__3__. To see if it will __4__ you, you can __5__ the jacket in front of a mirror. If necessary a(an) __6__
will help you. You pay the __7__, who you will find at the __8__ desk. He or she will take your money,
put it in the __9__ and give you your change. Make sure you
also get a(an) __10__, which you should keep and bring back to the shop with the jacket if something is
wrong with it and you want to __11__ it or ask for a(an) __12__ of your money. In clothes shops you pay
the fixed price, of course. You don’t __13__. Or you can wait until
the __14__, when many goods are reduced in price. If you don’t like shops, you can stay at home, look at
catalogues and newspaper advertisements and do your shopping by __15__ order.
1. A) peg B) made C) record D) tag 2. A) list B) receipt C) bill D) label
3. A) paper B) receipt C) tag D) bill 4. A) go B) adapt C) tag D) fit
5. A) try up B) try in C) try on D) try out 6. A) cashier B) assistant C) worker D) bargain
7. A) assistant B) cashier C) worker D) bargain 8. A) cash B) refund C) order D) sales
9. A) till B) wallet C) bag D) case 10. A) receipt B) paper C) label D) tag
11. A) refund B) repay C) exchange D) label 12. A) repay B) refund C) order D) sale
13. A) agree B) bargain C) argue D) discount 14. A) refund B) bargain C) exchange D) sales
15. A) cash B) shop C) mail D) sales
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your favourite literary book
Variant 40.
1. Choose the right answer
Eating out
I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of __1__, I choose a __2__. I want to
cook, I read the __3__. I prepare all the necessary __4__ and follow the instructions. But the result is
terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick __5__. So I often __6__. I don’t like grand
restaurants. It’s not the expense; it’s just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the __7__ gives me a(an)
__8__ which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the
meal when I pay the __9__. I never know how much to leave as a __10__. I prefer __11__ places, like
hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straightaway. And I like __12__ places,
where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.
1. A) cookery books B) menus C) recipe D) ingredients
2. A) menu B) take-away C) food D) dish
3. A) cookery books B) menu C) recipe D) ingredients
4. A) cookery books B) menu C) recipe D) ingredients
5. A) eat out B) take away C) snack D) fast food
6. A) eat out B) take away C) snack D) cook
7. A) servant B) waiter C) hostess D) receptionist
8. A) cookery book B) menu C) recipe D) ingredient
9. A) bill B) income C) tip D) receipt
10. A) gift B) money C) tip D) dish
11. A) eat out B) cookery C) snack D) fast food
12. A) eat out B) take-away C) fast food D) take-out
.2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe your best friend
Variant 41
1. Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
I (1) _______________ (go) to New York for the first time three years ago. I (2) _______________
(meet) an American girl of my age called Stacy. She was very friendly. She asked me, ‘(3)
_______________ you _______________ (be) to New York before?’ ‘No, I (4) _______________ ,’ I
said, and so Stacy offered to help me. ‘(5) _______________ you _______________ (see) the Statue of
Liberty yet?’ she asked. ‘Yes, I (6) _______________ (see) it yesterday,’ I replied. ‘OK. What about the
Empire State Building?’‘Yes, I (7) _______________ just _______________ (walk) to the top of it. It
(8) _______________ (be) wonderful!’ ‘What else(9) _______________ you _______________ (visit) in
New York?’‘Nothing really. I’d like to go shopping but I (10)_______________ (not find) any good
shops yet.’ ‘Well, let’s go to Macy’s. It’s the best shop in New York.’ So we (11) _______________
(take) the train to Macy’s and I (12) _______________ (spend) a lot of money! I (13)_______________
(leave) New York two weeks later after a wonderful holiday.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe a museum that you have visited.
Variant 42.
1. Complete the text. Choose nine words from the box.
bigger ago from shops Foreign population Tourists biggest here buildings for Travel hear shopping
number
London has a (1) ____________ of about 7,000,000. It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans
landed nearly 2,000 years (2)____________ . From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the
(3) ____________ city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much
(4)____________ .London is famous (5) ____________ many things. (6) ____________ come from all
over the world to visit its historic (7) ____________ , such as Buckingham Palace, and the Houses of
Parliament, where you can see and (8) ____________ the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to
visit its theatres, its museums, and its many (9) ____________ , such as Harrods.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. rarely / he / at night / goes out
2. can't / always / you / want / get / what / you
3. beat / James / never / at tennis / can / I
3. Describe what you usually do in your free time.
Variant 43.
1. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the Past Simple. Make one of the verbs negative.
marry earn die stay come be born become have help work study speak stop like
My grandparents (1) ____________ in Hungary in the 1920s. They (2) ____________ to England in
1946, after the war. My grandfather worked in a factory in Birmingham and he (3) ____________
English at night. My grandmother (4) ____________ at home because she only (5) ____________
Hungarian and so she couldn’t get a job. Life was difficult because my grandfather (6)____________
much money in the factory. My grandparents (7) ____________ three children, my mother and my two
uncles. They (8) ____________ their parents as much as they could. My grandparents (9) ____________
work when they were sixty and they liked having a lot of free time together. Unfortunately, my
grandfather (10) ____________ in 1994, but my grandmother is still alive.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. next week / house / are / they / moving
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. biting / you / always / nails / are / your!
3. Describe a friend who you really like to spend time with.
Variant 44
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
‘You (11) ________ (study) history at Liverpool University’ I shouted, ‘from 1985 to 1988!’ ‘That’s
right!’ she replied, ‘And you’re Claire …?’ ‘Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis but I (12) ________ (be)
married now. What (13) ________ you ________ (do) nowadays?’ I asked. ‘Well, I (14) ________
(work) in the Central Museum in town and I (15) ________(live) in this area, in George Street, for about
three years,’ she replied. ‘You’re joking! I live round the corner from there. I (16) ________ (not believe)
it! We (17) ________ (be) neighbours for three years and we (18) ________ never ________ (see) each
other!’ I said. ‘I know, it’s incredible!’ she (19) ________ (agree), ‘And I’m glad that you spoke to me
because I wondered why you (20) ________ (look) at me all the time!’
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. at breakfast / I / drink milk / always
2. goes to work / by bus / never / Diego
3. at school/yesterday / hard / I worked
3. Describe a happy event of your life.
Variant 45
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Example They flew (fly) to Barcelona last week. A funny thing happened to me the other day. I (1)
________ (be) in a hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasn’t working. I (2) ________ (have to)
rush out of the house to catch the bus. While I (3) ________ (walk) along the street, I (4)
________(notice) a woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I
(5) ________ (realize) that we (6) ________ (meet) before. She arrived at the bus stop a couple of
seconds after me. ‘She must be catching the bus, too,’ I thought. We (7) ________ just ________ (miss)
the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to wait before the next one. I looked at the woman behind me
again and I was sure that I (8) ________ (know) her. ‘Excuse me, have we met before? I’m sure that I (9)
________ (recognize) you,’ I said. She looked a bit surprised, but she (10) ________ (tell) me that her
name was Angela Barker.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. always / he / has / to travel abroad / wanted
2. usually / she / wake up / early / doesn't
3. never / he / his wife's birthday / forgets
3. Describe something special you want to buy in the future
Variant 46
[Link] the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs.
Iceland (1 have) ______ quite a small population. The people (2be) ______ mainly of European descent.
In the winter, it (3be) ______ dark for nearly 24 hours a day so the people (4not go) ______ outside
much. However, in the summer, the people (5spend) ______ a lot of time outside so they can (6enjoy)
______ the sunlight. A lot of tourists (7go) ______ to Iceland to see the unusual countryside. They can
(8swim) ______ in the naturally hot water and (9watch) ______ the wild life, including puffins and
whales.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. his books / often / forgets / Tom
2. home / last night / they went / on foot
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. A famous person you know in your country.
Variant 47.
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.
Jason is 12 years old and he 1) ___________(live) in York. He 2) ................... (go) to school every day
by bus. Jason's mother 3) ________(teach) German at university and his father 4) .................. (work) in
a bank. In his free time, Jason 5) .................(play) football with his friends. He 6) ................(want) to be
a football player when he grows up. At weekends, Jason 7) ............... (not/wake up) early. After lunch,
he and his dad often 8) ................(play) board games or 9) .............(ride) their bicycles. Later in the day,
his mum usually 10)............. (take) him to visit his best friend, Henry, and they 11) ...............(spend) the
evening watching films.
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your holidays.
Variant 48
1. Complete the text with a correct degree of adjective
Dear Robert,
I'm writing to tell you about our new house. It's lovely! It's 1) the nicest (nice) house I have ever seen. It's
much 2) .................(big) than our last one but also 3) .........................expensive). The house looks very
modern. There are many rooms with large windows and wooden floors. I finally have a room that I don't
have to share with my 4)........................... (young) brother. My bedroom is on the second floor and
I have a great view. 5)................ (good) thing about this house is that it has a lovely garden. There
are lots of flowers and trees around which make the place much 6) ..........................(colourful). The
new house is in a peaceful area. It's actually 7) ............................. (quiet) area I've ever lived in. The
neighbours are also very kind. Can you believe they organised a party for us? They are definitely
8) .......................(friendly) people I have ever met. Well, that's all my news. I hope you'll visit me soon.
I can't wait to show you the new place.
Yours, Chris
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited
3. Describe your homeland
Variant 49.
1. Choose the right answer
Going shopping
If you want to buy a ready-made (or we sometimes say off the __1__ jacket, first find the jackets in the
shop and look at the __2__ inside to see the size, material and make. For the price, look at the price-
__3__. To see if it will __4__ you, you can __5__ the jacket in front of a mirror. If necessary a(an) __6__
will help you. You pay the __7__, who you will find at the __8__ desk. He or she will take your money,
put it in the __9__ and give you your change. Make sure you
also get a(an) __10__, which you should keep and bring back to the shop with the jacket if something is
wrong with it and you want to __11__ it or ask for a(an) __12__ of your money. In clothes shops you pay
the fixed price, of course. You don’t __13__. Or you can wait until
the __14__, when many goods are reduced in price. If you don’t like shops, you can stay at home, look at
catalogues and newspaper advertisements and do your shopping by __15__ order.
1. A) peg B) made C) record D) tag 2. A) list B) receipt C) bill D) label
3. A) paper B) receipt C) tag D) bill 4. A) go B) adapt C) tag D) fit
5. A) try up B) try in C) try on D) try out 6. A) cashier B) assistant C) worker D) bargain
7. A) assistant B) cashier C) worker D) bargain 8. A) cash B) refund C) order D) sales
9. A) till B) wallet C) bag D) case 10. A) receipt B) paper C) label D) tag
11. A) refund B) repay C) exchange D) label 12. A) repay B) refund C) order D) sale
13. A) agree B) bargain C) argue D) discount 14. A) refund B) bargain C) exchange D) sales
15. A) cash B) shop C) mail D) sales
2. Make a sentence using these words
1. he goes / often / abroad / on business
2. going / buy / you / to / for / what / your / birthday / best friend's / are?
3. learn / are / a / going / language / new / you / to / year / next?
3. Describe your favourite literary book
Variant 50.
1. Choose the right answer
Eating out
I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of __1__, I choose a __2__. I want to
cook, I read the __3__. I prepare all the necessary __4__ and follow the instructions. But the result is
terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick __5__. So I often __6__. I don’t like grand
restaurants. It’s not the expense; it’s just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the __7__ gives me a(an)
__8__ which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the
meal when I pay the __9__. I never know how much to leave as a __10__. I prefer __11__ places, like
hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straightaway. And I like __12__ places,
where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.
1. A) cookery books B) menus C) recipe D) ingredients
2. A) menu B) take-away C) food D) dish
3. A) cookery books B) menu C) recipe D) ingredients
4. A) cookery books B) menu C) recipe D) ingredients
5. A) eat out B) take away C) snack D) fast food
6. A) eat out B) take away C) snack D) cook
7. A) servant B) waiter C) hostess D) receptionist
8. A) cookery book B) menu C) recipe D) ingredient
9. A) bill B) income C) tip D) receipt
10. A) gift B) money C) tip D) dish
11. A) eat out B) cookery C) snack D) fast food
12. A) eat out B) take-away C) fast food D) take-out
.2. Make a sentence using these words
1. children / TV / are / watching / the?
2. Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is
3. they / what / are / doing?
3. Describe your best friend