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13.If my friend … at home, he will tell us what to do.
a)will be
b)is
c)was
14.I wish I … the teacher when I first felt that mathematics was too difficult.
a)had consulted
b)consulted
c)have consulted
15.If he … his examination, he will not get a scholarship.
a)will not pass
b)doesn't pass
c)didn't pass
16.If she … me yesterday, I should certainly have told her all it.
a)asked
b)had asked
c)would have asked
17.I wish I never … this idea.
a)had suggested
b)suggested
c)didn't suggest
18.If my friend … in my office, we should meet every day.
a)worked
b)work
c)would work
19.I wish I … give up smoking.
a)can
b)couldn't
c)could
20.If these shoes were not too big for me, I … them.
a)bought
b)would buy
c)will buy
(Grammar Revision)
Variant I
1.Let's go out. It (not/rain).
2.Julia is very good at languages. She (speak) four languages very well.
3.The train is never late. It (always/arrive) on time.
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4.Jane (wait) for me when I (come).
5.We were in a very difficult position. We (not/know) what to do.
6.John (take) a picture of me while 1 (not/look).
7.Where's your key? – I don't know. I (lose) it.
8.They're still building the new road. They (not/finish) it.
9.I (be) very tired, so I (lie) down on the bed and (go) to bed.
10.I invited Rachel to the party but she couldn't come. She (arrange) to do something else.
11.You arrived at the cinema late. The film (already/begin).
12.We (arrive) at work and found that somebody (break) into the office.
13.Was Tom at the party when you (arrive)? - No, he (go) home.
14.Cheese (make) from milk.
15.The book (translate) into English a few years ago.
16.The computer (use) at the moment.
17.When we got to the stadium we found that the game (cancel).
18.He said: "Tin is living in London now".
19.He said: "I can swim".
20.He said: "I don't know what Fred is doing".
21.He said: "I'll tell Ann I saw you".
22.He asked "What country do you come from"?
23.He asked: "Do you speak English".
24.He asked: "Are you leaving tomorrow"?
25.He asked: "Will you join us"?
26.He asked: "When did you finish school"?
II. Write questions:
1.The flight was cancelled because of fog.
2.I saw an accident last night.
3.Tomorrow he is leaving for London.
4.He looks through the mail in the mornings.
5.We placed an order with the foreign company.
6.Goods will be delivered in four lots.
Variant II
1.Hurry up! Everybody (wait) for you.
2.Sonia (look) for a place to live.
3.The river Nile (flow) into the Mediterranean.
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4.I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job.
5.When I was young, I (want) to be a doctor.
6.When we (come), he (meet) a client.
7.Where's Ken? – He (go) out.
8.The police (arrest) three people but later they let them go.
9.Ann (give) me her address but I'm afraid I (lose) it.
10.The house was very quiet when I come home. Everybody (go) to bed.
11.I tried to phone Ann this morning but there was no answer. She (go) out.
12.I was pleased to see Tom again after such a long time. I (not/see) him for five years.
13.Ann wasn't at home when I phoned. She (be) in London.
14.Many accidents (cause) by dangerous driving.
15.America (discover) in 15th century.
16.A new road ( build) now near my house.
17.Ticket office is closed. All tickets (sell).
18.He said: "I haven't seen Dave recently".
19.He said: "My car was stolen a few days ago".
20.He said: "I'm not enjoying my job very well".
21.He said: "I have breakfast at 8".
22.He asked: "What's the price for this book"?
23.He asked: "Did you see Hellen at the party?"'
24.He asked: "What team has won the game?"
25.He asked: "Is she sleeping?"
26.He asked: "Why didn't she come?"
II. Write questions:
1.I can speak a little French.
2.The concert had been postponed.
3.We'll have finished the work on course paper by May.
4.He usually gets to the office by bus.
5.They were waiting for us in the cafe.
6.The rain started two hours ago.
A.
Mrs. Grace Hume is one of the few living survivors of the S.S. Tyrone disaster. The ship sailed from Liverpool for New York on the 7th of April 1926. 500 passengers (be)1 aboard.
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Only 85 of them (survive)2. Mrs. Hume described the voyage recently for the BBC radio programme…
The morning we (leave)3 Liverpool the weather was very pleasant and we were all sure we (be going)4 to have a very pleasant voyage. The captain told us it (be)5 warm and calm all the way to New York. I still remember some of the passengers. There (be)6 an old lady who was going to visit her son in Boston. Then there was a man who (be going)7 to start a new life in Canada. They both (go down)8 with the ship. The first and the second day were very nice. I thought I (have)9 soon a fine suntan. Then, on the second evening the captain (tell)10 us that the weather the next day was going to be a bit worse than (expect)11 but that it (not, last)12 long. It turned very nasty on the third day. I remembered someone (say)13, "Oh, well, it (be)14 soon over". None of us had any idea how bad it was going to get. By the time it was evening a storm (develop)15.
Everybody (stay)16 in their cabins on the fourth day. The storm was impossible to describe by then. Suddenly I (feel)17 a jolt (толчок). Then someone started screaming something about a huge leak (течь) in the engine room. We all (run up)18 on to the deck. I was sure I (not, be able)19 to get in one of the lifeboats! There were too many people (fight)20 over them. I also (know)21 that I would go down with the ship if I stayed any longer because it was going to sink any minute. When I (jump)22 into the water I sink so deep that I was sure I wouldn't come up again. Somehow I did and there was a lifeboat in the water near me only half full. Someone (pull)23 me into the boat. During the night I often thought we were going to sink again or at least die of the cold, but the next morning the storm (die down)24. Then the ship came into the sight and we and some people in another lifeboat (rescue)25.
B.
A Strange Incident
The Bedes lived in an ancient house on Mountbatten Road. They had bought it as it (be)1 a fine specimen of early nineteenth century architecture and (admire)2 their purchase very much. At least they (do)3 until strange things began (happen)4 in the house. The first incident (occur)5 the day they (move)6 in. They (have)7 dinner and they (have to)8 (chat)9 by candlelight as the electricity (not turn)10 on yet. Gwen (light)11 the candle. "If they (not turn)12 it on tomorrow morning, I (go)13 to the village center in the afternoon and (make)14 them (do)15 it", said Mr. Bede. Ten minutes later the candles suddenly went out, first one, and then the other. The Bedes (watch)16 the light (get)17 fainter and fainter, when at last it (disappear)18. "John, who (do)19 that?" – asked Gwen. "I (live)20 thirty years and I (not see)21 anything like that". John shook his head in disbelief. He (say)22 he (try)23 (find)24 some explanation to it, and then (continue)25: "I think the wind (blow)26 out the candles". But Gwen (be)27 sure it (not be)28 the wind. First, there (be)29 no wind and then she (lock)30 the door and (shut)31 all the windows before supper herself.
They (finish)32 supper quickly but Gwen (not can)33 (forget)34 what (happen)35.
C.
The school in Pine Clearing was new and fine. The people (be)1 proud of it, as well as of the schoolmistress, a young widow, who was clever and had a good education.
One day when she (leave)2 the school the chairman of the school board (come)3 up to her: "Mrs. Martin, we (like)4 you (have)5 an assistant as the school (get)6 too large for one little woman. I (go)7 (meet)8 him now". At that moment a coach (stop)9 at the gate and they (see)10 a young man (jump)11 out of it. He (look)12 strong and active. His eyes (be)13 blue, his hair (be)14 short; but his face (have)15 no expression, it was like a mask. He (introduce)16 to everybody as Charles Twing, the new assistant. The Chairmen (think)17 that he never (see)18 such an
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expressionless face before; he was sure that as soon as Mrs. Martin (look)19 at him she (send)20 him away. Mrs. Martin asked Mr. Twing if he (be)21 at college, and if he ever (teach)22 at a school. It turned out that he never (do)23 such things. The schoolmistress (not say)24 anything to this. She said she (expect)25 him (come)26 to the school early the next day.
The next morning when Mrs. Martin came to the school the new assistant (not come)27 yet. But soon he appeared with a crowd of children. They (laugh)28 and (look)29 very happy. Mrs. Martin (get)30 angry, but Mr. Twing promised that he (listen)31 and (learn)32 very quickly.
A month passed. All (go)33 well in the school. Mrs. Martin (begin)34 (like)35 her new assistant and they (become)36 good friends. She never (ask)37 him what he (do)38 before he (become)39 a teacher.
One day a piano (bring)40 to the school as the children (be going)41 (give)42 a concert. Mrs. Martin wanted Mr. Twing (do)43 something too and he (decide)44 (recite)45 a poem. While he (do)46 it at the concert a voice from the audience shouted: "Bravo, Johnny Walker!" Mr. Twing's face (become)47 white and he (go)48 away quickly. After the concert Mrs. Martin found Mr. Twing in a little room. He (tell)49 her that he (be)50 a clown before he came to the school.
D.
Passive/Active voice
Christian Tracy, the famous writer of detective stories, (find)1 dead yesterday in his country house, where he had gone to spend the weekend. According to the police, he died after he (shoot)2 in the head with a gun. Neighbours say that two strange men (see)3 near the house that night, while the members of his family are almost too shocked to speak. "He was working on a new book and his dinner (serve)4 in his study," his daughter told us. "About half an hour later a shot (hear)5 and we rushed in to see what had happened. He was dead. He (kill)6 while he was having dinner." The people who were in the house at the time of the murder (still question)7 by the police and the house (search)8 for evidence. Christian Tracy (know)9 as the "Master of Detective Stories" and millions of copies of his books (sell)10 all over the world.
E.
Dear Amanda,
Well, here I am finally back home. It’s hard for me to get used to my everyday routine after the three marvellous weeks I (spend)1 at your place. Unfortunately the flight back (be, not)2 as good as I (expect)3 since we (delay)4 for four hours due to the air traffic controllers' strike in Rome. To make matter worse, the pilot (have to)5 make an emergency landing in Delhi after one of the passengers (have)6 a heart attack on the plane, poor man.
Anyway, I would like to thank you again for (invite)7 me to stay with you during the holidays. It (be)8 very kind of you and I (have)9 a wonderful time. I am so excited I (have)10 the chance to visit England and see so many places of interest there. I know that if it (be)11 for you I (be able)12 to stay for so long and make friends there. By the way, Sally, the girl I (meet)13 at your Uncle Bob's place, (invite)14 me to come again during the Christmas holidays.
I hope I (cause, not)15 you too much trouble! Of course, I (be)16 back at the office starting on Monday, which is not a nice thought. But I guess that's life. Holidays (be)17 so wonderful if they (last)18 for ever, would they?
By the way, where (you, plan)19 to go for the summer? I'd very much like you to come over and visit me. Would you like to come? I know it (may)20 be a little early to start thinking about the summer, especially now that you (be)21 busy with school exams, but I'm sure that you'd love it here. If you (make)22 any plans, why not think about it?