Vocabulary

A Complete the sentences with the correct word in the correct form:
trendy, destroyed, fitness, detached, affected, volunteer, fizzy, accurate, talented, injuries

1.As the result of the earthquake a lot of people had terrible injuries .
2.The hurricane that happened last week . a half of the town.
3... teams from all over the world have come to give a helping hand.
4.This kind of jacket is very this season.
5.There’s a good restaurant, a bar and a centre in this town.
6.The Simpsons live separately in a house.
7.Lemonade is a popular drink among teens.
8.Da Vinci created very … maps for future usage.
9.Pushkin is considered the most … poet of all time
10.Pollution .. the reefs in the Gulf of Mexico

В Fill in prepositions if necessary
on • in • of • on • about • against • to • on • into • with

1.make notes … people
2.fight … armies
3.according … the story
4.float … the water
5.dive … the water
6.… 10th of May
7.… his lifetime
8.three … his pictures
9.busy … painting
10.based … sketches

Grammar

С Choose the correct item.

1 Is there … salt in your soup?
A too B much C enough

2 There is … cereal in the bowl.
A too many B too much C any

3 Do you spend much money on … out?
A go B going C to go

4 The meat dish is … spicy. I don’t like it much.
A too B so C enough

5 Unfortunately, I forgot … the window and now it is raining!
A close B closing C to close

6 Let’s stop … lunch in this restaurant.
A have B having C to have

7 Are there … potatoes left in the fridge?
A some B any C no

8 There is … juice in the glass.
A some B any C a

9 There … not much sugar in the sugar basin.
A are B is C any

10 Have ever been to … Canada?
A a B the C -

11 … is that woman over there?
A what B who C which

12 Can you see … man in blue at the entrance of the hotel?
A a B the C -

13 Somebody is calling. I … pick up the phone.
A shall B will C may

14 London is a nice city … you can see a lot of sights.
A what B who C where

15 If I …, I would like to have a holiday now.
A could B can C would

16 If I were you, I … recommend to accept his invitation.
A would B will C did

17 If he … supper he wouldn’t have been hungry.
A had had B had C has had

18 Our neighbours … next week.
A are moving B will move C are going to move

19 When … you … him tomorrow?
A will … see B are … seeing C do … come

20 When … you … home last night?
A did come B did went C had come

Reading

D Read the text and decide if the statement is true (T) or false (F).
Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace was built in 1702 and was the Duke of Buckingham's city home. Since 1837, it has been occupied by Britain's Royal Family. Every year, the Palace hosts royal ceremonies, state visits and other events which are organized by the Royal Family. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms and it is decorated with extremely valuable works of art. The largest multi-purpose room is the Ballroom. It was opened in1856 with a ball to celebrate the end of the Crimean War, and since then, it has been used as a concert hall for various arts performances. Apart from being the Royal Family's home and the office of the Queen, the Palace is also a major tourist attraction. From August to September, while the Queen is visiting Scotland, the Palace's nineteen state rooms can be visited by public.

1.Buckingham Palace became home for the Royal Family in 1702.
2.The Palace hosts royal ceremonies every 2 years.
3.There are a lot of rooms in the Palace.
4.The Ballroom was opened to celebrate the end of the Boer War.
5.Tourists have never been in the Palace.