Unit 1. CHECK

Variant I

1. Fill in the correct article where necessary.

Congratulations! Your book is definitely going to be …..1….. success.

All the students are working hard and making …..2….. good progress in their English.

In …..3….. future be more careful with your money.

…..4….. friend of mine, who is …..5….. very successful film director, is definitely going to win …..6….. prize for one of his recent films.

Let me congratulate you on your success at …..7….. last festival. The book is about flights to other planets in …..8….. future. Which of you has seen …..9….. television interview recently? …..10….. answer was ‘No!’

2. Fill in the correct preposition where necessary.

They are going to finish their work …..11….. the next few days. They are going to arrange it …..12….. next month.

Let me congratulate all the people who have taken part …..13….. the work …..14….. their great success.

We are going to discuss it …..15….. the near future.

Did you watch this serial …..16….. beginning …..17….. end, or did you only watch it in bits?

Which screen versions …..18….. books can you remember? We are going to make an order …..19….. ten machines.

He has definitely promised to come, but he may be late …..20….. the opening day.

3.Choose the correct word: who, which, what, that.

21.The boy, ………. is only fourteen, is going to be an excellent athlete.

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22.We must catch the train ………. leaves at exactly 10.

23.Where is the newspaper ………. was on my desk?

24.This is Mary Simpson. She is the girl ……….works with me.

25.I don’t know ……….this word means.

4.Write questions to the underlined words.

26.We are meeting at exactly twelve.

27.We are going to discuss it tomorrow.

28.They are going to talk about classical music today.

29.They might be interested in making another order for our summer collection.

30.They were just going to have a coffee break when I came.

5.Write the following in English.

31.Я не люблю рано вставать, но мне приходится.

32.Он еще не смотрел этот фильм и не собирается.

33.Я как раз собирался выйти из дому, когда вы позвонили.

34.Когда ты собираешься пойти домой? – Через полчаса.

35.Вы можете купить массу полезных вещей в этом магазине, который, кстати, всегда открыт по воскресеньям.

36.Человек, которыйтолькочтозвонил, неоставилвамникакихсообщений.

37.Джордж получил премию за свою новую конструкцию.

38.Когда состоится конференция? – Боюсь, не могу сказать вам пока определенно. Но мы можем проинформировать вас об этом по факсу.

39.Мы очень интересуемся вашими последними экспериментами.

40.Фильм пользуется большим успехом у зрителей.

Variant II

1. Fill in the correct article where necessary.

Could you tell me …..1….. time of …..2….. meeting?

I find …..3….. book a little boring but this doesn’t mean that a good screen version might not be …..4….. success.

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He is definitely going to be …..5….. successful businessman.

Your son is making …..6….. good progress in all the subjects, actually. Have you ever met …..7….. seaman who doesn’t love the sea?

Let’s listen to …..8….. man who is going to speak next, shall we? We are going to discuss it all again in …..9….. near future.

We can’t give you …..10….. definite answer yet.

2.Fill in the correct preposition where necessary.

11.Is it going to be cold ………. next week?

12.They are going to finish their work ………. the next few days.

13.Please give my congratulations ………. them all!

14.Do you go on reading a book if it isn’t very interesting ………. the begin-

ning?

15.They are all interested ………. this project.

16.Is it difficult for you to arrange his visit ………. the factory?

17.We couldn’t even think of it …..….. the recent past.

18.Please let me know the exact date ………. the interview.

19.Your recent collection of detective stories was a great success ………. the

public.

20.Mr Bennet can’t see you, he is ………. conference just now.

3.Choose the correct word: who, which, what, that.

21.I know ………. he would like to say.

22.My business partner, ………. is in London now, is coming back tomorrow.

23.This is a book ………. is definitely going to be a bestseller.

24.There’s a visitor in the next room ………. wants to see the manager.

25.I can’t find the telephone bill ………. was here a few minute sago.

4.Write questions to the underlined words.

26.Dr Smith is giving a lecture tomorrow.

27.Yes, we are going to discuss it.

28.They are coming tomorrow afternoon.

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