Question

A. Complete the sentences with could or was/were able to. Use could if possible. (5points) Заполните пропуски could (мог, умел) или was/were able to (смог, сумел). Используйте could, где это
возможно.
1. I finish my homework before 7 pm yesterday.
2. My son talk when he was only 18 months old.
3. (you) play piano before you came to our school?
I (not) play very well.
4. We get ready for the performance in spite of the lack of time.
5. When my sister was only five years old, she swim very well.
One day she swim across our river.
B. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with one of the verbs from the list in the correct
form. Use used to + V where possible. (6 points)
Заполните пробелы в предложениях одним из глаголов из списка. Поставьте глагол в правильную
временную форму (Past Simple V2 (ed/табл) или грам.конструкция used to + V). Используйте грам.
конструкцию used to + V, где это возможно.
Used to +V (инфинитив) - используется, когда вы хотите сказать, что в что-то часто
происходило, но сейчас в данный момент это больше не происходит.

1. I tennis, but now I am fond of basketball. Список глаголов:
2. One day when I was 5, my father me to the Zoo. to live
3. When I was a little boy, I cartoons on TV every day. to play
4. Once when I was 14, I a school running competition. to win
I was so proud of myself. to watch
5. When I was a child, our family in Samara, but then to spend
we moved to Novgorod. to take
6. When we were younger, we a lot of time outdoors,
but now we are too busy for that.
C. Choose the correct alternatives in the sentences: (5 points)
Выберите правильное слово в предложениях:
Прилагательные на -ing описывают качества и характеристики предмета или человека.
Прилагательные на -ed показывают чувства, эмоции или состояние человека.
1. My term results are very encouraging / encouraged.
2. I was very impressing / impressed by the performance.
3. When people get frightening / frightened, they turn pale and start trembling.
4. We’ve been skiing for three hours. It’s such a tired / tiring experience.
5. Have you heard any surprised / surprising news lately?
D. Write sentences describing what Tim was doing at the following times: (5 points)
Напишите предложения, описывающие то, что делал Тим в следующие моменты времени.
Past Continuous – действие в процессе (длительное) в определённый момент в
Грамматическая конструкция – подлежащее + was/were + Ving
7 am - get up
7.15 - 7.45am - have breakfast
9 am - 2.30pm - have lessons at school
11.30 - 12.10pm - write a history test
3 - 3.30pm - have dinner
4 - 5pm - have music
6 - 8pm - do homework
Напишите, что делал Тим в следующие моменты времени:
1. 7.30am Tim was having breakfast at 7.30 am.
2. 12 am
3. 3.15 pm
4. 4.30 pm
5.7 pm
E. Choose the best alternatives to fill in the gaps in the sentences: (9 points)
Выберите лучшие альтернативы для заполнения пробелов в предложениях.
Образец: 1. - C. had
1. I really liked school because we a lot of fun with my friends
A. got B. took C. had D. did
2. You terribly tired. Why don’t you a break.
A. take B. ask C. make D. get
3. The trip was tough but it helped me to self-confidence.
A. receive B. grow C. develop D. produce
4. I think we should move to a quieter place. I can’t put the noise
from the busy street.
A. on with B. up with C. on about D. up from
5. I felt shocked when I failed my exam. It took me a month to get
that problem.
A. about B. into C. above D. over
6. The film was terribly . I was about to fall asleep.
A. bored B. exciting C. excited D. boring
7. When I went out, I saw a big dog running towards me. I felt .
A. afraid B. terrified C. frightening D. horror
8. When I was six, I read quite fast.
A. was able B. could to C. had been able D. could
9. Once I to run three kilometers faster than all my friends.
I felt so proud of myself!
A. could B. was able to C. wasn’t able to D. couldn’t

Answer 1

A

1. I was able to  finish my homework before 7 pm yesterday.

2. My son could talk when he was only 18 months old.

3.Could you  play piano before you came to our school? I couldn'tplay very well.

4. We were able to  get ready for the performance in spite of the lack of time.

5. When my sister was only five years old, she could swim very well.

One day she was able to swim across our river.

B.

1. I used to play tennis, but now I am fond of basketball.

2. One day when I was 5, my father took me to the Zoo.

3. When I was a little boy, I used to watch cartoons on TV every day.

4. Once when I was 14, I won a school running competition.

I was so proud of myself.

5. When I was a child, our family lived in Samara, but then

we moved to Novgorod.

6. When we were younger, we used to spend a lot of time outdoors,

but now we are too busy for that.

C.

1. My term results are very encouraging .

2. I was very impressed by the performance.

3. When people get  frightened, they turn pale and start trembling.

4. We’ve been skiing for three hours. It’s such a  tiring experience.

5. Have you heard any surprising news lately?

D.

1. 7.30am Tim was having breakfast at 7.30 am.

2. 12 am Tim was writing a history test

3. 3.15 pm Tim was having a dinner

4. 4.30 pm Tim was having music

5.7 pm Tim was doing homework

E.

1. C. had

2. A. take

3. C. develop

4. B. up with

5. D. over

6. D. boring

7. B. terrified

8. D. could

9. B. was able to