Writing Comprehension Test
1. Choose one of the suggested responses to fill in the gaps.
1. Everybody by the terrible news yesterday.
a) was shocked
b) shocked
c) is shocking
2. A new book by that company next year.
a) will publish
b) will be published
c) is publishing
3. The five great lakes of the world in Michigan.
a) can found
b) can be found
c) can find
4. This situation is serious. Something must before it's too late.
a) be done
b) have done
c) do
5. The house by a pop star.
a) was bought
b) have bought
c) bought
6. Our plan by the members of the committee.
a) considers
b) is being considered
c) is considered
7. He responsible for the accident.
a) was held
b) was holding
c) is holding
8. The university of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it in Ann Arbor.
a) located
b) is located
c) location
9. Weekends outdoors by most English people.
a) are spent
b) spend
c) are spended
10. A new supermarket next year.
a) will built
b) is building
c) will be built

2. Choose one of the suggested responses to fill in the gaps.
1. If the weather were fine, they … out of town.
a) go
b) would go
c) gone
d) had gone
2. If Tom had enough money, he … to the USA long ago.
a) went
b) would have gone
c) have gone
d) would go
3. If I … their language, I could understand what they were saying.
a) had known
b) will know
c) know
d) knew
4. We … win the cup If we keep playing this well.
a) will
b) are
c) are winning
d) could have
5. If you touch a socket with wet hands, you … an electric shock.
a) will get
b) would get
c) would have got
d) would have been got
6. If I … noticed Nick, I would have stopped him.
a) -
b) had
c) have
d) would have
7. "Listen to me, Mary! The officer says I cannot go abroad now! I wish I ... the parking fine! I'm so sorry!"
a) paid
b) pay
c) had paid
d) would pay
8. If I … you, I would apologize to her.
a) was
b) had been
c) were
d) will be
9. If you live in Australia, January ... in the middle of summer.
a) is
b) was
c) will be
d) would be
10. If Jane … this medicine yesterday, she would feel better now.
a) take
b) took
c) taken
d) had taken

Многие американцы говорят о погоде. Им есть о чем поговорить. Люди всегда пытались прогнозировать погоду. В былые времена они только предполагали или исходили из того, какая погода была в

Сегодня люди используют радары, спутниковые снимки и компьютеры. Все эти инструменты им получать метеорологические снимки. Некоторые люди пытаются прогнозировать погоду на целый год или целый сезон. Каждый ноябрь Национальная служба погоды США прогнозирует, какой будет погода. И каждый год "Альманах старого фермера" публикует прогноз на весь год.

И служба погоды, и альманах используют информацию о годах. Они объединяют ее с информацией со спутников, воздушных шаров, радиолокационных станций и кораблей в море. Затем компьютер выдает отчет. Этот отчет очень важен для многих американцев.

Американцам, возможно, не нравится их погода, но им определенно нравится говорить о ней.

1.

1) could  - can

2) would  - will

3) might  - may

4) had to  - must

5) that  - this

6) those -  these

7) there - here

2.

“You must leave,” he told us.

He told us (that) we had to leave.

3.

1) states the exact words that a speaker used - Direct Speech (sometimes called quoted speech)

2) reports what the speaker said but without using the exact words - Indirect Speech (also called Reported Speech)

4.

1) Past Simple (did)  - Present Simple (do/does)

2) Past Continuous (was/were doing)  - Present Continuous (am/is/are doing)

3) Past Perfect (had done)  - Present Perfect (have/has done)

4) Future in the past (would do) - Future Simple (will do)

5.

She says, "I like chocolate."

She says (that) she likes chocolate.

6.

1) then  - now

2) that day  - today

3) the day before / the previous day  - yesterday

4) a week before / the previous week  - a week ago

5) the week/month/year before / the previous week/month/year  - last week/month/year

6) the following week/month/year  - next week/month/year

7) three years from then  - in three years

8) the next / the following day  - tomorrow

9) that night - tonight

7.

“Are you feeling well?”

4) I asked him if he was feeling well.

8.

“Keep to a diet!” he told me.

He told me to keep to a diet.

9.

“Why did you come late?” she asked.

4) She asked him why he had come late.

10.

told, offered, said, invited, promised

Примечание:

Во втором и пятом упражнениях я поставила that в скобку, потому что и с that, и без него предложение будет правильным.