Control Writing (8)

I . Complete the sentences with the/ a or don’t put anything.

The geographical  centre of ____ Europe is situated in Ukraine.

Kyiv stands on _____ Dnieper

____ United States of America is a very rich country

____ Alps are covered with snow

The Thames is ____ short river.

_____ Hoverla is the highest peak of the Carpathians.

Yesterday I saw ___ bright star in the sky.

Which is ___ longest river in Ukraine?

_____Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River

Is Asia ___ island or ____ continent? 

II. Complete the sentences with should/ shouldn’t or may/ might

You … go there right now. It is already too dark outdoors.

What are your plans for tomorrow? – I’m not sure. I … go to the cinema.

I’ve got a toothache. – I think, you … go to the dentist

Tom … go to London very soon. But he hasn't made the decision yet.

Next summer we … visit our aunt in Italy. But I don't know exactly yet.

You’ve got a bad mark. You … study better.

It’s late. You … go home on foot. Take a taxi.

III.   Complete the sentences with will/ to be going to / Present Continuous.

I’m cold. – I____ you a cup of hot tea.

I hope I ____ a doctor when I grow up.

We ______ to the Carpathians tomorrow. We have already packed our things.

Why have you taken this book? – I ____ for my report.

I promise, that I ___ this poem tomorrow.

Are you free in the evening? – No, I ____ to the station to meet my sister at 7pm.

 IV. Put the verbs in the text in Passive Voice. Pay attention to the tenses of the verbs.

The first motor car _____ by Karl Benz in Germany in 1885. .

The first petrol engine _______ some years earlier, but Benz was the first who could mass-produce.

On 5 August 1888, his wife Bertha drove the car for 106 kilometres, proving that the car could travel long distances. Today, Bertha Benz's famous drive ______ as a national holiday every year in Germany.

However, it was in America that cars ______ in large numbers in factories.

Now, over a hundred years later, over 63 million cars ______ every year.

Many people believe we should replace cars with greener means of transport, but motor companies are sure that cleaner engines _______ very soon.