4. Перефразируйте предложения без изменения смысла.

a) I don't play tennis as well as you do.

better

You....................................................................................................do.

b) You ought to have your house painted.

be

Your house.....................................................................................painted.

c) I haven't been to the dentist's for two years.

since

It's.........................................................................................to the dentist's.

d) The film was so funny that I burst out laughing.

a

It was.....................................................................that I burst out laughing.

e) I've never flown in a helicopter before.

first

This is........................................................................flown in a helicopter.

f) 'You stole the money, Joe, didn't you!' said the inspector.

accused

The inspector.............................................................................the money.

g) It is essential that this letter is posted today.

must

This letter.............................................................................................today.

h) 'Is the train on time?' asked one of the people waiting.

whether

One of the people waiting wanted to...............................................on time.

i) My advice is to inform the police.

better

I think ..............................................................................inform the police.

j) They believe a single gunman carried out the attack.

believed

A single gunman .......................................................carried out the attack.

5. Выберите правильный вариант a, b, c или d.

The school sports

Our school sports were held last week, and the whole afternoon was a disaster. For a start, very (1).....people bothered to turn (2)....., and there is nothing (3).....than trying to win a race with only three or four people cheering you on. It rained (4).....afternoon, from the moment the first starting pistol (5).....fired, until the last medal had (6).....presented. I was in the high jump, (7).....meant running up to do my best jump and then landing (8).....a pool of cold muddy water. It was raining (9).....hard that we couldn't see the runners in the 5000 metres, and it (10).....out that they had all stopped (11).....the other side of the field to shelter under a tree. My other event was the javelin, but (12).....time I tried to throw, the javelin kept slipping from my hand. In (13).....case, I couldn't see where I was throwing, and when I (14).....finally manage to launch my javelin into the air, it disappeared in the direction of the railway line, and was never seen (15)......

1) A) little	B) small	C) few	D) rare
2) A) up	B) about	C) round	D) over
3) A) like	B) better	C) left	D) worse
4) A) by	B) the	C) entire	D) all
5) A) had	B) was	C) has	D) been
6) A) to	B) had	C) been	D) itself
7) A) which	B)and	C) so	D) nevertheless
8) A) on	B) at	C) in	D) to
9) A) so	B) as	C) and	D) very
10) A) worked	B) found	C) looked	D) turned
11) A) under	B) on	C) through	D) about
12) A) first	B) in	C) every	D) a
13) A) this	B) the	C) whatever	D) any
14) A) did	B) had	C) should	D) have
15) A) there	B) again	C) to	D) back