Task 1. Listening. S/b- p. 107, ex. 2 - Read the text and complete the gaps with words derived from the words in brackets. Listen and check

1. Have you ever visited other countries? - Yes, I... to Italy and France.

a) was c) had been   b) have been d) would be

2. When you ... older, you'll change your mind about this.

a) will grow c) have grown  

b) grow d) grew

3. Why are you busy packing? - My train ... in two hours, so we'll leave the house in an hour.  

a) is leaving c) leaves  

b) will be leaving d) left

4. What's the matter? You look upset. Last week I lost my scarf and now I just ... my gloves.

a) lost c) had lost  b) have lost d) lose

5. By the time we got to the cinema the film ... .

a) will begin c) had begun

b) would begin d) began

6. Is there anything I ... do to help you?

a) can c) am to

b) may d) as to

7. The last film I saw was ... frightening than this one.

a) little c) least

b) less d) the least

8. Someone is calling you. Will you answer ... phone?

a) a c) -

b) the d) these

9. Whose house is it? - It's ... .

a) mine c) her

b) my d) our

10. Today is ... cold than yesterday. So, I'm wearing my shorts.

a) little c) less

b) least d) the least

11. "Come home ... Christmas Day, we'll be waiting for you", my mother always says to  me.

a)in c) on

b) - d) at

12. Excuse me, do you speak English? I ... for a hotel.

a) look c) was looking

b) am looking d) have been looking

13. Mathematics ... hard. I don't understand it.

a) are c) is

b) was d) were

14. Everybody in our team played ... except the captain.

a) bad c) worst

b) badly d) the worst

15. You know much, but you know ... than your teacher.

a) little c) less

b) least d) much

16. Small shops are not as ... as supermarkets.

a) more convenient c) the most convenient

b) most convenient d) convenient

17. Sarah is a very good pianist. She plays ... piano very well.

a) a c) the-

b)an d)-

18. That's an easy question! ... knows the answer!

a) All c) Each

b) Everybody d) Every

19. The comic told silly jokes, but nobody laughed ... him.

a) on c) at

b) under d)about

20. We feel sorry ... Sam because he hasn't got any friends.

a) for c) with

b)about d) by

21. When I speak Italian, all the others in the class ... at me as I don't know the language  well.

a) laughed c) will laugh

b) was laughing d) laugh

22. Don't make noise: the children ... to sleep.

a) try c) will try

b) is trying d) are trying

23. I ... understand this letter. Will you translate it for me?

a) can't c) may not

b) mustn't d) shouldn't

24. Diana's parents don't let her go to late-night disco. She ... be at home at 9 o'clock in the  evening.

a) must c) may

b) can d) have to

25. This is ... film I've ever seen.25

a) more interesting c) most interesting

b) the most interesting d) not interesting

My name is Vladislav. Rock is my favorite music style. Why is it rock that I love most of all? I like this music style because it is rhythmic. The characteristic features of rock music are invariable rhythms and the volume of sound.
I think that the Beatles gave rise to the development of a style that was later called "soft rock" that, in its turn, evolved into the so-called "pop music". The distinctive "Beatles" style came from the relative simplicity of their music and lyrics. I'd like to tell a few facts that will be interesting for everybody:
1. In the 1980s rock music had a great influence on people. For example, the Scorpions were considered "guilty" of a sharp increase in the birth rate in Europe.
2. The Hatebeak is the only rock band in the world that has a parrot as a vocalist.
3. Victor Tsoi's music was so popular that his fans copied him in clothing and haircut. And when he died, some teenagers committed suicide. Furthermore, KGB referred "Kino" to one of the ideologically harmful rock bands.
I am keen on rock because this music really enters deep into the heart due to its melodious force. Rock is a perfect combination of humility and aggression, and it causes many conflicting emotions. It is my life.