Тест "Generations: People and Society"

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Generations: People and Society

Task 1. Give the definitions to the words and word-combinations.

Ancestors, ex-husband, nuclear family, mother-in-law, blended family, a bachelor

Task 2. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs (change them where necessary): get back together, put up with, let down, fall out, run into, stand by, break up, get on well with, look after.

1. Guess who I ……. in town today!
2. His wife ……………... hi during his years in prison.
3. He lost his job and his marriage ……….
4. Don’t worry, I’ll …………… kids tomorrow.
5. The worst feeling is ……………. our fans.
6. I always ……………… my sister – we never argue but often share our secrets.

Task 3. Transform Active into Passive.

1. The police locked up the criminals.
2. They must have left the keys behind.
3. The robbers made up the story.
4. The boy is eating the cake.
5. The spider scared her.
6. The guide will show us the Natural History Museum in the afternoon.

Task 4. Answer the questions (up to 10 sentences): What makes your family special?

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Generations: People and Society

Task 1. Give the definitions to the words and word-combinations.

Descendants, extended family, widower, half-sister, relative, to resemble

Task 2. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs (change them where necessary): get back together, put up with, let down, fall out, run into, stand by, break up, get on well with, look after.

1. Carol always ……… with her friend over everything. Sometimes they don’t speak for some days after that.
2. I can’t ……………… people’s bad behavior.
3. Do you think they’ll ………….. after their quarrel?
4. Yesterday I ………….. a friend of mine whom I haven’t seen for ages.
5. My mom usually tells me not to ……….. her  ……… with my bad marks.
6. Don’t let a little quarrel ………… a great friendship.

Task 3. Transform Active into Passive.

1. Many people begin new projects in January

2. You must wash that shirt for tonight’s party.

3. We will have to examine you again.

4. They had finished preparations by the time the guests arrived.

5. We have produced skis here since 1964.

6. She showed her relatives the new house.

Task 4. Answer the questions (up to 10 sentences): What makes your family special?