Используйте нужные степени сравнения прилагательных.

1.Henry is … than John (tall). 2. This is … car I have ever had (bad). 3. I think John is … than his father (generous). 4. The movie was … than the book (good). 5. I think you are a little … than I am (short). 6. That was … thing I have ever seen (extraordinary). 7. The western part of the country is … than the eastern part (dry). 8. Which is …: the Mississippi River or the Amazon (long)? 9. I think this is … book than that one (interesting). 10. I think Dorothy is … than she pretends to be (young). 11. The Alps are … mountains in Europe (high).

Переведите на английский язык.

1.Самые жаркие дни бывают летом. 2. Самая дождливая погода бывает осенью. 3. Чем больше я читаю, тем больше я знаю. 4. Март не такой холодный, как февраль. 5. Этот фильм такой же интересный, как и тот. 6. Чем меньше у меня времени, тем больше я нервничаю. 7. Ник гораздо ленивее, чем его друг Чарльз, хотя он и способнее. 8. Это самые плохие новости или есть еще хуже? 9. Это упражнение такое же большое, как и то? 10. Сегодняшняя домашняя работа не такая трудная, как вчерашняя.

THE ADVERB

Употребите наречия в сравнительной и превосходной степенях.

Well, badly, much, little, far, late, soon, early, fast, quickly, slowly, beautifully, loudly, brightly, correctly, high, strongly, splendidly, loud.

Образуйте от данных в скобках прилагательных наречия и поставьте их в нужном месте.

1. I decided to turn to a lawyer for advice (wise). 2. She has ill and stayed at home (slight). 3. It has been raining for weeks (steady). 4. I have seen such a fierce-looking man (rare). 5. Mike regretted the promise he had given (bitter). 6. Forgetting that the steep bank was slippery, I tried to jump across (foolish). 7. The author used a metaphor (purpose). 8. He raised his gun and took a shot (cool). 9. I would do anything for you (glad). 10. The chairman rose to speak, and the talking stopped (immediate).

Зачеркните неправильный вариант.

1. He must be a bad / badly student. He hard / hardly studies at all. 2. It’s a beautiful / beautifully arranged bunch of flowers. It’s real / really good / well. 3. I’m impressed how fluent / fluently she speaks English. Her language is accurate / accurately too. 4. I’m not sure she is a good / well teacher. She is very impatient / impatiently with children. 5. She is a wonderful / wonderfully cook. All her dishes smell and taste nice / nicely. 6. I’m absolute / absolutely sure that it’s a real / really pearl. 7. The task is surprising / surprisingly easy. I’m sure we’ll do it very quick / quickly. 8. Sue looks different/ differently after her illness. She doesn’t feel good / well enough yet. 9. Your composition is quite good / well. You’ve been working hard / hardly. 10. He is a slow / slowly thinker but he does everything very attentive / attentively.

THE PREPOSITION

7.1 Вставьте вместо пропусков предлогиin, on, near, under, about, for, with.

1. Where is my exercise book? – Is it … your schoolbag? – No, it isn’t. – Is it … the table? – No. – Look … the table. – Oh, here it is. 2. Tell us … your holidays. 3. I have a letter … you. 4. They went out … a walk. 5. The pupils are standing … the school … flowers … their hands.

Заполните пропуски необходимыми предлогами.

1. I bought a new dress … the store. 2. I found my keys … my pocket. 3. My friends are waiting … me … the mall. 4. I saw the horse jump … the fence. 5. Cathy lives … her parents … small house. 6. We took a taxi … the airport.

7.3 Употребите предлог betweenилиamong.

1. The work was shared … all. 2. He divided the money … his three children. 3. He hid … the trees. 4. The officer walked … the two lines of soldiers. 5. … all whose boys, he had not a single friend. 6. There was a fight … the two friends. 7. The ball passed … the goal posts. 8. We are … friends. 9. The title of the book is “Life … the animals”. 10. The cake was divided … the two boys.

Выберите правильный предлог.

1. You have sold your car (for, at) good price. 2. They sold their house (at, for) one hundred thousand dollars. 3. They have been ill (from, since) last Tuesday. 4. I expect to return (after, in) a month. 5. I can wait (till, to) next Wednesday. 6. We clean our teeth (by, with) a toothbrush. 7. He has been absent (since, for) a week. 8. They spoke (for, about) this problem. 9. She read (with, by) the light of a candle. 10. You may send your parcel (with, by) post.

Употребите нужные предлоги.

1. he forgot to consider the rise … the cost … living. 2. This ticket entitles you … free meal … our new restaurant. 3. Why did the burden … bringing up her two brothers fall on her shoulders? 4. When I came through the customs … the airport, I had to pay duty … an electric knife I had … my luggage. 5. The botanist discovered some new specimens … flowers … that island.

Закончите предложения. Запомните употребление предлогов после глаголов.

1. My family consists of … . 2. He is capable of … .3. Russian winter is famous for … .4. People in all windows were looking out at … . 5. We are proud of … . 6. I’m very interested in … . 7. It’s rude to laugh at … . 8. This writer is very popular with … . 9. Who is responsible for … . 10. I’ve heard a report on … . 11. I feel sorry for … . 12. What’s the use of … . 13. Don’t worry about … . 14. What’s wrong with … . 15. They are speaking about … . 16. They are speaking to … .

THERE IS (WAS), THERE ARE (WERE)

8.1 Вставьтеto beв нужной форме.

1. There … a telegram on the table. 2. … there any telegrams from Moscow? Yes, there … some. 3. … there a flight for Moscow tomorrow? Yes, there … … .4. There … much snow last winter. 5. There … a lot of stars and planets in space. 6. … there … a lift in your future house? Yes, there … … . 7. Some years ago there … many old houses in our street. 8. … there any lectures yesterday? No, there … . 9. … there a lamp over the table? Yes, there … . 10. … there any interesting stories in this book? 11. … there a test last lesson? No, there … . 12. Soon there … … a new film on.

8.2 Преобразуйте предложения, употребляя оборотthere is/are.

1. This city has many monuments. 2. Our town has no theatres. 3. This family has two children. 4. Our group has many good pupils. 5. Every week has 7 days and every year has twelve months. 6. She has a lot of English books in her library. 7. The dog is in the room. 8. The children are in the yard. 9. The students are in the laboratory. 10. The car is near the house. 11. The bench was under the tree. 12. A lot of people were at the stadium yesterday.

Поставьте вопросы к следующим предложениям и дайте краткие ответы на них.

1. There are some new books in our library. 2. There is no book on the table. 3. There were many old houses in our street. 4. There are many large cities in our country. 5. There was nobody in the room. 6. There are 7 days in a week. 7. There is something on the shelf. 8. There are many places of interest in London. 9. There were many beautiful flowers in our garden last summer. 10. There was much work last week. 11. There is some cheese on the plate. 12. There was nothing interesting in today’s newspaper.

8.4 Поставьте следующие предложения в прошедшее неопределенное время:

1. There is much snow in winter. 2. There are not any German books in our library. 3. There is one theatre and five cinemas in this town. 4. There is no lift in our house. 5. There is little milk in the bottle. 6. There are few shops in this district. 7. There are three rooms in our flat. 8. There is a new film on at our local cinema.9. There are not many difficult exercises in this text-book. 10. There are two hospitals in this town.

Переведите на английский язык.

1. Есть кто-нибудь здесь? 2. В саду никого нет. 3. В вашей комнате есть кто-нибудь? 4. В классе кто-то есть. 5. В саду есть кто-нибудь? – Там никого нет. 6. На столе есть что-нибудь? – Нет, там ничего нет. 7. В сумке что-то есть. 8. В этой книге есть что-нибудь интересное? 9. На стене есть какие-нибудь картины? – Да, там есть несколько. 10. В комнате есть кто-нибудь? – Нет, там никого нет. 11. В нашей библиотеке есть какие-то книги на английском языке. 12. В вашей библиотеке есть какие-то книги на английском языке? 13. Мой друг не хочет мне ничего говорить. 14. Возьмите что-нибудь почитать для меня в библиотеке.

PRESENT SIMPLE