Vocabulary

Study the important vocabulary:

Equipment - what you hold in your hand: golf - club, squash/tennis/badminton - racket, darts - dart, archery - bow, cricket/table tennis/baseball - bat, hockey - stick, snooker/pool/billiards - cue, canoeing - paddle, rowing - oar, fishing - rod/line

Sports: discus, javelin, high jump, long jump, pole vault, sprint, long-distance running, marathon, jogging, hand – gliding, windsurfing, bowls, darts, riding, snooker, pool, billiards, motor – racing, swimming.

Verbs: to win, to loose by three goals/points, to brake the record, to hold the record for, to be defeated, to score goals/points, to take up, to be interested in sports, to take an active part in, to watch sports on television, to make fun of stay-at-home sports, to enable to enjoy all kinds of sport events, to try to keep fit, to give up.

People who do particular sports:

-er can be used for many sports: footballer, swimmer, windsurfer, high-jumper, cricketer, golfer, etc

Player is often necessary: tennis - player, snooker - player, darts – player, football-player, cricket - player

Some other names: canoeist, cyclist, mountaineer, jockey, archer, gymnast

Activities: to do the long jumps, do gymnastics, to ride horses in races, to play hockey, to drive cars in races, to play football, to throw the discus, to do the pole-vault, to swim long/short distances, to sky

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1. This portrait was dead secret.

1) Dorian's and Lord Henry's

2) Dorian's and Lord's Henry

3) Dorian and Lord Henry's

4) Dorian and Lord Henry

2. The crossroads usually the most dangerous place for beginner-drivers.

1) are

2) is

3) were

4) was being

3. The baggage ___ apparatus and appliances.

1) contain

2) contains

3) have contained

4) was contained

4. Money ___ so scarce that ___could fairly be said not to exist at all.

1) are, they

2) were, it

3) had been, they

4)is, it

5. _____talks on the problems of___ Middle East were suspended.

1) Peace's, the

2) Peace, —

3) Peaceful, the

4) Peace, the

6. The news so depressing at the moment. We don't know what to do about________ .

1) is, it

2) are, them

3) was, these

4) were, it

7. We usually expect that bad news _______brought by _____.

1) are, a telegram

2) is, telegrams

3) have been, telegram

4) has, the telegrams

8. _____ was the day _________ yesterday.

1) The France's Independence Day, after

2) The day of the French Independence, since

3) French's Independence Day, above

4 )France's Independence Day, before

9. That magnificent _______ temple was constructed by ______ Chinese.

1. eight-centuries-old, the

2. old-eight-centuries, ___

3. eight-century’s-old, a

4. eight-century-old, the

10. His advice dull, never helped me.

1) is, it has

2) are, they have

3) was, they have

4) were, it has

11. This watch a special favorite with Mr. Pickwick, about for a great number of years.

1) were, carrying

2) was, having been carried

3) is, been carried

4) have been, having carried

12. Her hair loose and half-falling and she wore a nurse's dress.

1) was

2) were

3) are

4) have been

13. He said that the latest news .

1) is old

2) were old

3) have been old

4) was old

14. Look at this beggar! She is dirty, her hair shaggy, her clothes like rags but she persists in saying that all the money to her.

1) are, look, belongs

2) is, looks, belong

3) is, look, belongs

4) are, looks, belong

15. Statistics a branch of economics, but it is often said that there lies, damn lies and statistics.

1) is, is

2) are, are

3) is, are

4) are, is

16. The number of Mexican students in class large and a number of them______often missing from class.

1) was, was

2) was, were

3) were, were

4) were, was

17. A Committee formed to work out a new plan two weeks ago. The Committee ________ of the opinion that the plan can be carried out within a month.

1) was, are

2) were, is

3) has been, are

4) have been, were

18. Our crew of twenty men. Now all the crew standing on deck and watching a large whale approaching the ship.

1) consist, are

2) consists, are

3) consists, is

4) consist, is

19. The number of students of our college since 1990, but only a number of students ______ fit to participate in these competitions and the majority of them ________capable of becoming winners.

1) have been increased, found, was

2) increses, finds, are

3) incresed, was found, was

4) has increased, were found, were

20. The police been looking for this criminal for two months. Our policemen_____________ about to arrest him in Central Square last Monday but he managed to escape in the crowd which _______ pushing, shouting, joking, screaming.

1) has, was, were

2) have, were, was

3) have, were, were

4) has, were, was

21. What the news? All is quiet: the cattle grazing in the fields, the crops ________getting ripe, the family healthy and happy.

1) are, is, are, is

2) is, are, are, are

3) are, is, are, are

4) is, are, is, is

22. After period of drought it started raining day.

1) six month, one

2) a six months', every

3) a six month's, some

4) the six month, every

23. If the is left open, the optics will burn out.

1) machine's lid

2) lid of machine

3) lid of the machine

4) machine lid

24. The vacation great fun.

1) are

2) was

3) have been

4) is being

25. The wages raised.

1) worker, are

2) worker's, is

3) workers', were

4)working, have been

26. President election was widely forecast by the polls.

1) The, Clinton

2) ,Clinton's

3) , Clintons

4) The, Clinton's

27. Everybody the Swiss police great at finding people.

1) says, is

2) tell, are

3) says, are

4) speak, is

28. ____ news ____ impressed him very much.

1. These, have

2. This, has

3. Those, -

4. The, haven’t

29. You haven’t ____ time if you want to finish the job in time.

1. many

2. plenty

3. much

4. a lot

30. She showed him his seat, which was next to ____, and left the classroom.

1. Helen’s

2. Helen

3. Helens

4. Helens’

31. I have a lot of ____ to do but in spite ____ this I like my ____ .

1. job, of, work

2. work, of, job

3. job, from, position

4. - , at, work

32. It was difficult for him to live on the ____ interest that the bank paid him.

1. ten per cents

2. ten per cent’s

3. ten per cent

4. ten per cents’

33. Come to visit me in ____ time.

1. a two weeks time

2. a two week’s time

3. two weeks’ time

4. the two week time

34. She was ____ pleased by the news that her ____ boy had mastered French.

1. the most, 8-year-old

2. most, 8-year-old

3. very, 8-years’ old

4. such, 8-years-old

35. The author knew that the readers would like ____ story.

1. new Sherlock Homes

2. the new Sherlock Homes’

3. the new Sherlock Homes

4. a new Sherlock’s Homes

36. Look! ____ heavy clouds. It is going to rain.

1. So

2. What a

3. Such

4. Such a

37. It was ____ good weather that we couldn’t help ____ to the country.

1. such, going

2. such a, going

3. very, to go

4. so, not to go

38. Both brothers look handsome, but ____ his brother John, Michael has made good use of his ____ . He is a star in Hollywood now.

1. unlike, look

2. like, looks

3. unlike, looks

4. not like, outlook

39. Then he was suddenly on the steps of the city hall and ____ a lot of police around.

1. it was

2. there was

3. there were

4. has seen

40. She finally said: “I’m going on vacation in ____ time. I won’t be seeing you then for a month.”

1. two weeks

2. a weeks’

3. two week’s

4. a couple of weeks’

41. Girls called Rosemary get married in white veils and take ____ from their ____ and wait in the evenings in green suburbs for their commuting husbands.

1. advices, mothers-in-law

2. some advice, mother-in-laws

3. an advice, mother’s-in-law

4. advice, mothers-in-law

42. When he arrived he discovered that ____ living-room was filled with friends who had come to say last-minute farewells to ____ Doctor Carpenter and his wife.

1. the Carpenters’, -

2. the Carpenter, the

3. Carpenters, -

4. The Carpenter’s, a

43. The police arrived at 10 in the morning and ____ since then in case of trouble.

1. wait

2. have been waiting

3. has waited

4. had waited

44. We were ____ tired when we had reached ___ house.

1. prettily, Uncle David and Aunt Margaret

2. very, Uncle David’s and Aunt Margaret’s

3. pretty, Uncle David and Aunt Margaret’s

4. extremely, Uncle David’s and Aunt Margaret

45. I went around ____ deck, looking at the faces of my ____ .

1. that, fellows-passengers

2. the, fellow-passengers

3. a, fellows-passenger

4. - , fellow-passenger’s

46. It was obvious that ____ were innocent. They ____ about the plan.

1. the Tanners, couldn’t have known

2. Tanners, can’t have known

3. the Tanners family, shouldn’t know

4. Tanner, knew nothing

47. His father and ____ number of his cronies ____ in the dining-room.

1. a, were

2. the, was

3. a, was

4. the, were

48. ____ discoveries are still very important.

1. Pasteur and Fleming

2. Pasteur and Fleming’s

3. Pasteur’s and Fleming’s

4. The Pasteur and Fleming’s

49. The two ____ suitcases were not examined because they had come ____ in a hurry.

1. passengers’, aboard

2. passenger’s, on board

3. passengers, on the board

4. passengers, to board

50. “I am trying,” he said, “to explain psychic phenomena scientifically. I ____ for a long time.”

1. study it

2. have been studying them

3. had studied this

4. have been studied them

51. The doctor’s car is outside ____ house. Someone ____ ill there.

1. the Browns, is

2. the Browns’, must have fallen

3. Browns’, may have taken

4. the Browns’ family, must have been

52. ____ duet received great applause.

1. Margaret and Robert’s

2. Margaret’s and Robert’s

3. The Margaret and Robert’s

4. Margaret and Robert

53. After ____ delay he suggested ____ another key.

1. moment’s, they try

2. a moments, try

3. a moment’s, to try

4. a moment’s, using

54. He said he wanted ____ badly. If he ____ a job he would have to commit suicide.

1. some work, doesn’t get

2. a work, couldn’t get

3. a job, didn’t get

4. job, hadn’t got

55. For thirty years now I have been studying my ____ . I ____ very much about them.

1. fellow-mens, can’t know

2. fellow-men, do not know

3. fellows-man, won’t know

4. fellow-men, am not knowing

56. Here are ____ morning newspapers.

1. gentlemen’s

2. the gentlemen

3. the gentlemen’s

4. gentleman’s

57. From the depot he was sent to ____ training camp after ____ leave.

1. officers, a two-day

2. the officers’, two days’

3. an officer’s, a two-days

4. an officers’, two day’s

58. I could see now that he had changed. He had been drinking ____ and he looked like ____ man.

1. very much, old

2. more than usually, a 50 year’s

3. too much, a 50-years-old

4. more than usual, a 50-year-old

59. I couldn’t get a grant unless I had ____ teaching experience.

1. five years

2. five year’s

3. five years’

4. a five years

60. My ____ ambitions are not clear to me.

1. sons-in-law

2. son-in-law’s

3. son’s-in-law

4. sons’-in-law

61. The plant, with its ____ equipment, was to be modernized in the next three years.

1. 50-year-old

2. 50-years-old

3. 50-year’s-old

4. 50 years

62. The boys returned before 12 o’clock in the afternoon, ate ____ huge lunch and after ____ lunch went to the lake.

1. - , -

2. a, -

3. an, a

4. the, the

63. It was ____ early winter and the trees along the path leading to ____ Astoria Hotel were covered with snow.

1. an, the

2. - , -

3. the, an

4. - , the

64. Her hands were shaking. He leaned over and took ____ lighter from her hands,

steadily held ____ flame to her cigarette

1. the, the

2. a, a

3. a, -

4. her, her

65. We had ____ dinner at ____ Alfredo’s. It wasn’t ____ bad dinner, but I cannot say I remember what we ate.

1. - , - , -

2. the, the, a

3. - , - , a

4. a,the, -

66. We decided to hire a motor-car just after ____ breakfast and take____ Mother for a beautiful drive away into ____ country.

1. the, - , the

2. - , the, a

3. a, the, -

4. - , - , the

67. On 19-th March I left ____ King George Hotel to cross ____ Atlantic on____ Queen Mary.

1. the, the, the

2. - , - , -

3. - , the, the

4. the, - , -

68. ____ Openshaw and his friend were standing on the steps outside ____ where both had had ____ that morning.

1. Professor, the hotel, breakfast

2. The professor, that hotel, breakfast

3. A professor, a hotel, the breakfast

4. - , hotel, a breakfast

69. The three men came to the crossroads at the corner of ____ Grosvenor Hotel. ____ very busy at the moment.

1. the, There were

2. - , It is

3. the, It was

4. a, There was

70. ____ Professor Jones has been here for ages. He ____ his seventieth birthday years ago.

1. The, passed

2. - , must have passed

3. A , can have passed

4. - , has passed

71. She asked me ____ I would give her a little luncheon at ____ Foyot’s.

1. when, the

2. that, -

3. if, -

4. whether, a

72. One afternoon I was sitting in the lounge of ____ Grand Hotel. From the windows I had an excellent view of the harbour with ____ crowded traffic.

1. - , its

2. the, it’s

3. a, their

4. the, its

73. Tom Maitland was ____ big strong fellow, ____ very good-looking, and ____ fine athlete.

1. - , - , -

2. a, - , a

3. - , a, a

4. a, a, a

74. The three of us had had ____ dinner, and walked down past the theatre to ____ edge.

1. the, the river

2. - , a river’s

3. a, the rivers’

4. - , the river’s

75. ____ telephone ____ in the 19th century.

1. A, is invented

2. The, was invented

3. - , had been invented

4. The, has been invented

76. Presently ____ arrived. They brought with them ____ small child, ____ governess

and ____ dog.

1. the Browns, a, a, a

2. the Browns family, the, the, the

3. Browns, their, their, their

4. the Brown, - , - , -

77. He could not bear ____ thought of leaving her in ____ dreadful state.

1. a, so

2. that, such

3. the, such a

4. - , that

78. He was a tall, elderly man, bronzed after his summer on ____ Mediterranean. ____ ease in his bearing, and elegance.

1. - , There was

2. the, There was

3. the, It was

4. a, There were

79. Her one aim in life is to go to ____ university and become ____ teacher of Literature.

1. the, -

2. - , a

3. a, the

4. - , -

80. ____ number of people involved in the action reached two ____ .

1. A, million

2. The, millions

3. The, million

4. A, millions

81. Conan Doyle is ____ master of ____ detective story.

1. a, the

2. the, a

3. - , -

4. the, -

82. You’re not ____ Andrew Morgan I ____ a few years ago.

1. - , married

2. that, have married

3. the, married

4. an, was married to

83. Mr. Dorrit was put into ____ prison for debt. His family lived in ____ prison too.

1. - , -

2. a, the

3. - , the

4. the, -

84. She bought herself ____ iron, as she felt she couldn’t keep borrowing ____ .

1. - , that of Anne

2. an, Anne

3. an, Anne’s

4. the, from Anne’s

85. Robinson Crusoe found his servant on ____ Friday, ____ he called him ____ Friday.

1. - , so, a

2. the, that was why, -

3. a, therefore, -

4. - , because, the

86. After ____ dinner his mother played ____ piano; she seemed to play all the things he liked best.

1. the, the

2. - , -

3. a, a

4. - , the

87. A woman and two children got off the train. He could see ____ smaller child ____ with weariness, his eyes sleepy.

1. a, stagger

2. the, staggering

3. - , being staggering

4. the, to stagger

88. Stretching from ____ dawn to ____ darkness their life was hard and strenuous but it had meaning and regularity and permanence.

1. the, the

2. a, a

3. - , -

4. the, -

1. Complete each sentence with a/an, some or by leaving the space blank.

1. Let me give you ....... advice.

2. I can't come out tonight. I have ....... homework to do.

3. My friends bought me ....... coffee maker for my birthday.

4. There is ....... very beautiful countryside near here.

5. The inside is strengthened with....... steel frame

6. Sue received ....... excellent education.

7. When the play ended, there was ..... lengthy applause.

8. My trousers need pressing. Can you lend me ....... iron?

9. David has just bought....... new furniture.

10. What shall we do tomorrow evening? How about.......