1. fill in the sentences with the words: collapse, occur, flood, avalanche, rescue, book, extremely, set off, lift. 1) the big earthquake caused many buildings to and people were left homelessness. 2) can you, please, give me a to the airport tomorrow morning? i’d rather not take a taxi. 3) drought will in an area when it hasn’t rained for an unusually long period of time. 4) we should on our trip before sunrise tomorrow, if we want to reach our destination by noon. 5) a terrible caused by three days of continuous rain has destroyed many houses. 6) you should really hotel room now; july is a very busy month, and if you leave it too late you won’t find the dates you want. 7) when the hit the area, dozens of people were snowed in for many hours. 8) the well-trained lifeguard was able to the drowning swimmer and quickly bring him to safety. 9) the river thames has played an role in the english history. 2. complete the sentences correct preposition (back, out, up, away 1) ann, can you give these photocopies to the class? 2) i gave all my clothes to the charity shop. 3) i know you can do it! don’t give 4) she enjoys giving other people’s secrets. 5) i have to give some books i borrowed. 3. rewrite the statements in reported speech using the verb in brackets. 1) “excuse me, what time does the next train leave? ” the man said. (ask) 2) “call me from your hotel as soon as you arrive, ” mum said to me. (tell) 3) “what time are we leaving tomorrow? ” john wondered. (ask) 4) “do not forget to renew your passport, ” suzie said to tommy. (tell) 5) “send me a nice postcard from paris, ” carl said to jenny. (tell) 6) “how old is the taj mahal? ” a tourist wanted to know. (ask) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) \6 4. form the compound nouns and translate them: 1. cup a) room 2. note b) paper 3. bed c) cut 4. head d) ache 5. basket e) end 6. hair f) paste 7. news g) board 8. book h) book 9. week i) ball 10. tooth j) shop 5. underline the correct modal verb 1) you can / must raise your hand and wait before you ask a question. 2) in britain, all teens have to / may stay in school until they are 16 years of age. 3) in the old days, teachers could / should hit students with a ruler if they misbehaved in class. 4) in certain schools, students may / must stand when their teacher enters the room. 5) you should / might spend time studying if you want to get good marks. 6) steven wants to go out, but his mum said he needn’t / can’t go until he has finished his homework. 7) we need / mustn’t to decide who will be class president. 8) i didn’t see bill today, he should / must have taken the day off. 9) “can / may i leave early today, please? ” sarah asked. 10) kate looked pale in the doctor’s office. she may / might be ill. 6. translate the phrases into russian: 1) connect to the internet 2) install a program. 3) download a file. 4) report card 5) timetable. 6) attend 7) affect 8) cope with 9) mess up 10) disadvantage