Модульна контрольна робота

Модульна контрольна робота № 5.

 Тема: The Infinitive.

Underline the correct tense in 1-5.

1 I am staying / stay in the Imperial Hotel till they get my flat ready.

2 The River Amazon flows / is flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.

3 Buying a house nowadays becomes / is becoming more and more expensive all the time.

4 We haven’t decided yet, but we think / are thinking of moving house.

5 Whether we play on Saturday is depending / depends on the weather.

Choose the correct form of the following words to fill the spaces in 6-10.

win discuss originate find try

6 Jazz ……………………in the United States around 1900.

7 Tom Hanks ……………….an Oscar several times already.

8 Even when we were children, our parents………………. family problems with us.

9 I …………………to fix this pipe since this morning and it’s still leaking.

10 Scientists still ……………………. a cure for cancer.

Underline the correct verb form A, B, C or D to fill the spaces in 11-15.

11 About 100 people ….… outside the theatre for tickets when we got there.

A were queuing   B queued          C have queued   D queue

12 This time last week I …….. to Athens.

A have driven           B have drove        C was driving   D have been driving

13 By the time the teacher arrived, the classroom was empty: The students …….  .

A left            B had left          C were leaving   D have left

14 The witness claimed he ……. the accused before.

A did not see           B hasn’t seen C wasn’t seeing   D hadn’t seen

15 I ……. a shower when the telephone rang.

A had            B was having C have had     D have

Underline the correct word A, B, C or D to fill the spaces in 16-20.

16 She’s changed a lot ……. she left school.

A for   B since  C during  D after

17 I’ve been waiting in the rain …….. hours!

A during   B since  C for   D from

18 ……. I was coming home, I met my old English teacher.

A During  B While    C Before  D Since

19 She was born twenty-five years …….. in a small village in Yorkshire.

A before  B since  C over  D ago