I. Open the brackets and complete the text:
A Fisherman who lived on the fish in his nets, one day 1(catch) a single small Fish
as the result of his day’s labor. The Fish, panting convulsively, 2(start) 3(beg) for
his life: “Oh, Sir, what good 4(can) I be to you, and how little 5(be) I worth? I not
6(come) yet to my full size. Pray spare my life, and 7(put) me back into the sea. I
soon 8(become) a large fish fit for the tables of the rich, and then you can 9(catch)
me again, and make a handsome profit of me.”
The Fisherman replied, “I should indeed be a very simple fellow if, for the chance
of a greater uncertain profit, I 10(lose) my present certain gain.”
II. Fill in prepositions where necessary:
1. Where does this river rise? It rises … those hills. 2. If you stretch … your
arm you may touch the top of the tree. 3. That vast valley stretches … the
distance, you may see no end of it. 4. A small wooden house was standing … the
shore of the ocean. 5. The children were playing … the beach near the water. 6.
He had to live … a desert island for a year. 7. What is the biggest attraction …
you in London? 8. I cannot find the mountain chain … the map. 9. Her arrival
was a true mixture … surprise. 10. The bright spring sun has melted … all the ice
in the yard.
III. Remember the forms and meanings of the verbs rise and raise.
Complete the sentences using them in a complete form.
1. He … from his chair and went to the door. 2. When … the sun …
yesterdays? 3. It is not the best method to … a child scolding him all the time.
4. Can you … that book from the floor? 5. The man … his hat as a greeting to
me. 6. The granny’s voice … to be more emphatic. 7. I … these flowers for all
my life. 8. The tourist … up the mountain when I saw him there.
IV. Find mistakes in the following sentences:
1. I want you go there alone as you are old enough do it. 2. Will you let us to
meet your friend at the station? 3. Have you noticed his coming too close to
her? 4. Can you watch the pot to boil? 5. We didn’t hear they say a word of
truth. 6. My friend thinks he nice to join our company. 7. I would like all the
children in our city live happily. 8. They find they wise enough not to go there.
V. Make your own sentences using past perfect with the following
words:
1. he get home before ________________________________________________
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2. sister clean the flat by ______________________________________________
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3. I learn the words before _____________________________________________
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4. she buy books when we enter the shop _________________________________
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5. boys eat chocolate when mom come __________________________________
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6. after girl do her duties she can ________________________________________
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7. by the end they know _______________________________________________
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8. after they read the chapter they go _____________________________________
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VI. Tick the words which are connected with geography. Make sentences
with them:
Farmland, beach, agricultural area, grassland, nation, wasteland, wildlands,
waterways, skyscraper, valleys, Mayflower, shore, desert, mixture, suburbs.
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VII. Make the right choice:
1. I have always dreamed of having (a million/millions of) dollars.
2. We have tried (a million/millions of) times to talk to her but in vain.
3. (a million/millions of) years people have been developing their best
human qualities.
4. You can find (a million/millions of) books in our local library.
5. Little children ask for (a million/millions of) questions every minute.
6. (a million/millions of) years ago there was no civilization in this area.
7. (a million/millions of) young people make a try to become students.
8. There are (a million/millions of) books on this topic.
VIII. Match the words to make true word combinations:
1. melting a. nation
2. mountain b. mixture
3. sea c. bank
4. river d. shore
5. beach e. chain
6. cough f. island
7. mighty g. pot
8. desert i. ball
