Обведите кружком номер правильного ответа. 1. I am not sure how old he is but he must be for 70. a) going by; b) getting up; c) getting on; d) going off. 2. I had a___ , which I couldn’t explain, that something terrible was going to happen. a) sense; b) thought; c) feeling; d) view. 3. My phone is out of order, which is a. a) hurt; b) harm; c) trouble; d) nuisance. 4. I’m afraid that we don’t have any sizes, Madam. a) higher; b) larger; c) greater; d) taller. 5. You seem to be in very good . Do you do a lot of exercise? a) shape; b) cut; c) order; d) build. 6. The flat you are moving into is enormous. a) very; b) too; c) absolutely; d) fairly. 7. Amy and Rosalind look like sisters but actually they are not . a) family; b) relation; c) familiar; d) related. 8. What do you for delivering things? a) demand; b) charge; c) cost; d) price. 9. You can come if you like, but don’t walk too slowly. a) along; b) after; c) behind; d) on. 10. I’ve looked everywhere for a leather jacket I liked, and now, I have found one. a) at long last; b) on time; c) for a while; d) sooner or later. II. Обведите кружком номер правильного ответа. 1. By the time congressional meetings resume, most members of Congress . a) will have a good rest; c) will have had a good rest; b) who will have had a good rest; d) they’ll have had a good rest. 2. One of the officials in the foreign country announced that the goals of had been reached. a) five years plan; c) the five-years plan; b) the five-year plan; d) five-year plan. 3. Whatever insist on a full refund. a) he says; b) he’ll say; c) he doesn’t say; d) he would say. 4. He’s very sensitive, so better be careful what you say. a) you; b) you had; c) you would; d) you should. 5. It’s worth if there are any cheap flights to Spain at the weekend. a) find out; c) to find out; b) finding out; d) that you find out. 6. I’m going to be in trouble. I have posted these yesterday afternoon but I forgot to. a) must; b) need; c) should; d) had to. 7. Kate has lost her driving license again. It is the second time this. a) has happened; b) happens; c) happened. 8. She was reluctant to help us at first, but the end she agreed to do what she could. a) on; b) in; c) to; d) for. 9. We in Paris for five years. Now we live in London. a) lived; b) have lived; c) had lived; d) have been living 10. Unemployment by 4% since January and now stands at just under diree million. a) was raised; b) has risen; c) has raised; d) rose.

I) 1 c, 2 c, 3 d, 4 d, 5 a, 6 c, 7 d, 8 b, 9 a, 10 a

II) 1 c, 2 b, 3 a, 4 b, 5 b, 6 c, 7 a, 8 b, 9 c, 10 c.

Объяснение:

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I) 1 c). Означает выражение это ( getting on for) - приближаться к определённому времени, возрасту или количеству, ему приблизительно 70 лет.

3 d). A nuisance означает в переводе неприятность или неудобство. Остальные, по-моему, неисчисляемы в Инглише.

8 b). Сколько у вас стоит доставка вещей?

II) 3 а.) Что бы он ни говорил, настаивай на полной компенсации. Здесь закупка состоит в том, что человек с родным русским сказал бы сначала, что d) правильный ответ. Однако в английском это не так.

4 b). You had better be устойчивое словосочетание.

9 c). Так как они жили в Париже 5 лет, мы говорим в Past Perfect. Теперь они уже не живут в Париже.

The cook islands consist of 15 small islands and atolls with a total area of 240 square kilometers. they are located to the north-east of new zealand, their neighbours on the water border are american samoa, niue, kiribati and french polynesia.     the cook islands are divided into two groups: north and south. rarotonga (part of the southern group) is the most populous island and has the largest area. on the north coast of the island is the capital of the whole archipelago kurskogo — "the city of two harbors" avarua. cook islands are in free confederation with new zealand, i.e. they preserve their independence and sovereignty, but many of the functions of government assigned to a large state. dominant role in the economy of the islands is given over to tourism, agriculture and financial sector. cook islands got its name in honor of the english explorer james cook, and named the archipelago the least well-known explorer, our compatriot, ivan fedorovich kruzenshtern. by the way, about james cook. despite the current and firmly settled in people's minds the view that english traveler ate the natives of the cook islands, this is not true. cook was killed in hawaii. visiting the cook islands, you will be able to personally refute this version of fate of an englishman. here you will meet cheerful and good-natured people!

Больше не смогла придумать,оригинальнееmy favourite sportмой любимый вид спортаeverybody knows that sport is an important part of healthy lifestyle. fortunately, there are many opportunities nowadays to do different types of sports. first of all, we always have lessons of physical education at school. secondly, from the very childhood i attend martial arts, to be precise karate lessons. it’s one of my favourite types of pastime. i’ve had several teachers and all of them were highly professional. another sport that i enjoy is swimming. i’m just an amateur, and i often go to the nearest swimming-pool. luckily in summer i get a chance to swim in the open sea. i’m not the only sport lover in our family. my younger brother is also keen on sport. his favourite sport is tennis and he is really good at it. besides doing sports, i like watching different games on tv. every winter, for example, i watch figure skating, skiing and hockey championships. in summer i enjoy watching football and rowing. besides active games, there are also some other types of games which also refer to sports, among them chess, backgammon, billiards, air hockey, bowling and others. when i have free time i do play these games with my friends. i don’t think there are any types of sport which i don’t like.всем известно, что спорт является важной частью здорового образа жизни. к счастью, в настоящее время есть много возможностей заниматься разными спорта. во-первых, у нас всегда проходят уроки физкультуры в школе. во-вторых, с самого раннего детства я посещаю боевые искусства, точнее уроки каратэ. это один из моих любимых типов времяпрепровождения. у меня было несколько учителей, и все они были высокопрофессиональны. другой спорт, который мне нравится это плавание. я являюсь просто любителем, и я часто хожу в ближайший бассейн. к счастью, летом у меня есть возможность плавать в открытом море. я не единственный любитель спорта в нашей семье. мой младший брат тоже увлекается спортом. его любимый вид спорта - теннис, и он действительно хорош в этом. помимо занятий спортом, я люблю смотреть разные игры по телевизору. каждую зиму, например, я смотрю чемпионаты по фигурному катанию, катанию на лыжах и хоккею. летом я люблю смотреть футбол и греблю. помимо активных игр, есть и другие виды игр, которые также относятся к спорту, среди них шахматы, нарды, бильярд, воздушный хоккей, боулинг и другие. когда у меня есть свободное время, я играю в эти игры со своими друзьями. я не думаю, что есть какие-либо виды спорта, которые мне не нравятся.