A. Complete the sentences with could or was/were able to. Use could if possible. (5points) Заполните пропуски could (мог, умел) или was/were able to (смог, сумел). Используйте could, где это
возможно.
1. I _ finish my homework before 7 pm yesterday.
2. My son _ talk when he was only 18 months old.
3. _ (you) play piano before you came to our school?
I _ (not) play very well.
4. We _ get ready for the performance in spite of the lack of time.
5. When my sister was only five years old, she _ swim very well.
One day she _ swim across our river.
B. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with one of the verbs from the list in the correct
form. Use used to + V where possible. (6 points)
Заполните пробелы в предложениях одним из глаголов из списка. Поставьте глагол в правильную
временную форму (Past Simple V2 (ed/табл) или грам. конструкция used to + V). Используйте грам.
конструкцию used to + V, где это возможно.
Used to +V (инфинитив) - используется, когда вы хотите сказать, что в что-то часто
происходило, но сейчас в данный момент это больше не происходит.

1. I _ tennis, but now I am fond of basketball. Список глаголов:
2. One day when I was 5, my father _me to the Zoo. to live
3. When I was a little boy, I _ cartoons on TV every day. to play
4. Once when I was 14, I _ a school running competition. to win
I was so proud of myself. to watch
5. When I was a child, our family _ in Samara, but then to spend
we moved to Novgorod. to take
6. When we were younger, we _ a lot of time outdoors,
but now we are too busy for that.
C. Choose the correct alternatives in the sentences: (5 points)
Выберите правильное слово в предложениях:
Прилагательные на -ing описывают качества и характеристики предмета или человека.
Прилагательные на -ed показывают чувства, эмоции или состояние человека.
1. My term results are very encouraging / encouraged.
2. I was very impressing / impressed by the performance.
3. When people get frightening / frightened, they turn pale and start trembling.
4. We’ve been skiing for three hours. It’s such a tired / tiring experience.
5. Have you heard any surprised / surprising news lately?
D. Write sentences describing what Tim was doing at the following times: (5 points)
Напишите предложения, описывающие то, что делал Тим в следующие моменты времени.
Past Continuous – действие в процессе (длительное) в определённый момент в
Грамматическая конструкция – подлежащее + was/were + Ving
7 am - get up
7.15 - 7.45am - have breakfast
9 am - 2.30pm - have lessons at school
11.30 - 12.10pm - write a history test
3 - 3.30pm - have dinner
4 - 5pm - have music
6 - 8pm - do homework
Напишите, что делал Тим в следующие моменты времени:
1. 7.30am Tim was having breakfast at 7.30 am.
2. 12 am _
3. 3.15 pm _
4. 4.30 pm _
5.7 pm _
E. Choose the best alternatives to fill in the gaps in the sentences: (9 points)
Выберите лучшие альтернативы для заполнения пробелов в предложениях.
Образец: 1. - C. had
1. I really liked school because we _ a lot of fun with my friends
A. got B. took C. had D. did
2. You terribly tired. Why don’t you _ a break.
A. take B. ask C. make D. get
3. The trip was tough but it helped me to _ self-confidence.
A. receive B. grow C. develop D. produce
4. I think we should move to a quieter place. I can’t put _ the noise
from the busy street.
A. on with B. up with C. on about D. up from
5. I felt shocked when I failed my exam. It took me a month to get _
that problem.
A. about B. into C. above D. over
6. The film was terribly _ . I was about to fall asleep.
A. bored B. exciting C. excited D. boring
7. When I went out, I saw a big dog running towards me. I felt _ .
A. afraid B. terrified C. frightening D. horror
8. When I was six, I _ read quite fast.
A. was able B. could to C. had been able D. could
9. Once I _ to run three kilometers faster than all my friends.
I felt so proud of myself!
A. could B. was able to C. wasn’t able to D. couldn’t