Complete the text using was / were, there was / there were. this is a picture of my town thirty years ago. a lot of shops in the high street. they open from 9 till 5. a library too. it open until late some evenings. so many books there! at the corner of my street a sweet shop. it a small shop but inside hundreds of jars of sweets and chocolstes. it my favourite shop! many cars in my town, so a lot of traffic. i knew a lot of people in the town. they all very friendly. i had many friends at school. they all very easy-going. after school we usually played football. a football field behind my school. it quite small, but we didn't care!

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1. Определите время сказуемого и переведите предложения.

a. Did you visit your parents on Sunday?

Past Simple. Ты навещал своих родителей в воскресенье?

b. At present the boys are playing chess.

Present Continuous. В настоящее время мальчики играют в шахматы.

c. Mike knows French rather well.

Present Simple. Майк знает французский довольно хорошо.

d. My brother will join us next weekend.

Future Simple. Мой брат присоединится к нам на следующей неделе.

e. We will be watching TV the whole evening.

Future Continuous. Мы будем смотреть телевизор весь вечер.

2. Составьте общий вопрос к предложению и дайте краткий утвердительный или отрицательный ответ.

a. Does the sun shine brightly in summer? Yes, it does.

b. Were the students writing their papers the whole lesson? No, they weren't.

c. Is Sam developing his new computer program at present? Yes, he is.

d. Will our specialists be testing your machine from ten till twelve? Yes, they will.

e. Am I typing a contract now? No, I am not.

3. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в нужное время, переведите предложения.

a. Whom is Peter speaking to at the moment? С кем Питер говорит в данный момент?

b. These tourists will continue their way in some hours. Эти туристы продолжат свой путь через несколько часов.

c. Listen, somebody is playing the piano. Послушай, кто-то играет на пианино.

d. Do you know his new address? Ты знаешь его новый адрес?

e. Where are your children? They are laying in the sun. Где твои дети? Они лежат на солнце.

1. Paula …… $40,000 a year in her job.

A. spends

B. earns

C. swaps

2. Will you help me … the ironing?

A. do

B. make

C. take

3. Jack …… a prize last week.

A. swapped

B. won

C. lost

4. Henry isn’t lazy. He’s very………

A. sociable

B. generous

C. hard-working

5. …… is a person who damages buildings or paint graffiti.

A. Shoplifter

B. Armed robber

C. Vandal

6. The opposite of war is ……

A. poverty

B. peace

C. famine

7. Send me a ……… if you’re going to be late.

A. social networking site

B. instant messaging

C. text massage

8. Would you like to travel ………… the world?

A. out of

B. through

C. round

9. …… is a problem affecting children when they don’t have enough to eat.

A. Malnutrition

B. Illiteracy

C. Famine

10. Maradonna is the greatest …….. of all time

A. footballist

B. footballer

C. football

11. I don’t have to pay to get into museum. It’s ………

A. cheap

B. expensive

C. free

12. After breakfast I always………. my bed.

A. do

B. make

C. sleep

13. Charles Darvin went on an …… to the South Sea Islands.

A. expedition

B. voluntary work

C. invention

14. She ……. like chocolate much.

A. not

B. don`t

C. doesn`t

15. Richard …… the sports programme on TV last Friday.

A. don`t saw

B. didn`t see

C. doesn`t see

16. I`m ……..than my brother at the moment.

A. busier

B. busyer

C. more busy

17. Patrick has got too …… money.

A. much

B. many

C. any

18. Are there ….. interesting films on at the cinema.

A. any

B. an

C. some

19. Jack has studied French …… last summer.

A. for

B. from

C. since

20. Wendy ….. at a hotel in Lanzarote last summer.

A. stay

B. stayed

C. have stayed

21. How long …….. Simon?

A. do you know

B. you have know

C. have you known

22. I`m sure that Tom ….. come tomorrow.

A. will

B. is

C. might

23. What are you going ……. now?

A. doing

B. do

C. to do

24. If I had more money, I ……. a sports car.

A. will buy

B. bought

C. would buy

25. You …….. swim in the sea today – it`s too dangerous.

A. don`t have to

B. can`t to

C. mustn`t

26. Our house ……. in the 1930s.

A. built

B. was built

C. is build

27. I`m sorry, but you ………. in. It`s private.

A. can`t to go

B. can`t go

C. can`t going

28. Mount Everest is the ……. mountain in the world.

A. higher

B. highest

C. most high

29. Ian has too ……. work to do.

A. any

B. many

C. much

30. Jerry wasn`t allowed …….. his mobile phone in the cinema.

A. to use

B. that to use

C. to using

31. If I were you, ……..buy some new shoes.

A. I would

B. I will

C. I have

32. If I gave you my phone number, ……..call me?

A. you would

B. will you

C. would you

33. A new novel …… by Susan Hall last month.

A. were written

B. wrote

C, was written

34. Millions of mobile phones ……. every year.

A. are produced

B. were produced

C. produce

35. We were phoned by …….. at midnight yesterday.

A. anybody

B. somebody

C. everybody

36. Prizes were given ….. Sally Thomas to all of the students.

A. by

B. for

C. with

37. Stella has ……been to the USA.

A. ever

B. often

C. never

38. Have you ….. broken your leg?

A. ever

B. just

C. never

39. Joe and Katy ….. at the party.

A. weren`t

B. wasn`t

C . isn`t

40. The children …… some money in the garden.

A. finded

B. found

C. finds