Writing comprehension II term 10th grade

V-1

1. Match to make word combinations

1)current                                                     a)disasters

2)natural b)portraitist

3)outstanding c)a match

4)to win d)a policy

5)to develop e)democracy

6)genuine f)events

2 Match the sentence halves.

 1 Please surf the Internet and find…                                     a up with my old friends on Facebook.

2 I could catch…                                                                          b on your smartphone at 9 p.m. to receive my call.

3 Remember to turn…                                                               c up ‘alluring’ in the online dictionary?

4 You can log…                                                                            d out what the weather is like in Brighton today.

5 Could you look…                                                                      e on to websites directly on this smartphone.

3. Complete the sentences using the correct verbs in brackets

1. When I have some questions, I always (to ask) for advice in my elder sister.

2. If I drop an egg, it (to break).

3. If you come to me, I ( to help) you with your project.

4. If the weather (to be) fine last week, we would have gone for a walk.

5. If I (to be) you, I would stop arguing with my parents

6. If we feed animals and birds in winter, they (to survive).

4.Choose the right variant

1. While Tom______a book, Marhta______TV.

a) was reading, watched      c) was reading, was watching

b) read, watched                d) read, was watching

2. The food that Ann is cooking in the kitchen______deli­cious.

a) is smelling                     c) smelt

b) smells                           d) will smell

3.  We called our friends in London yesterday to tell them about the reunion that we______.

a) will plan                        c) plan

b) were planning                d) have planned

4.I feel terrible. I think I______to be sick.

a) will                               c) am going

b) go                                 d) will be going

5. My colleagues usually______four days a week, and tills week they______five days.

a) work, work                    c) are working, are working

b) are working, work           d) work, are working

6.  It______outside; I do not like to walk in such  weather.

a) rains                              c) is raining

b) is rain                            d) is rained

5. Write an essay  “What do you think of election campaigns and the promises politicians make before elections

V-2

1. Match to make word combinations

1)download                                  a)hazard

2)natural b)charters

3)well known c)two goals

4)score d)politics

5)local e)goal

6)long-cherished f)information

2. Match phrasal verbs with their definitions

1)log in                                          a) send an electronic document to a printer

2) scroll up b) completely erase or delete files

3) wipe out c) connect to a computer using a username and password

4)back up d) to move slowly to the top of a text

5) print out e)  make an extra copy of a file

3. Complete the sentences using the correct verbs in brackets

1. Many species of animals and birds (to lose) their habitats If we had controlled the level of pollution before.

2. If we stop cutting down trees, they (to help) supply oxygen to the atmosphere

3. If people (to throw) litter, the streets will be cleaner.

4. If we hadn’t used so many chemicals to grow vegetables last year, the food (to be) healthier to eat.

5. If we keep to the environmental rules, our Earth (to protect).

6. If he (to be) a President, he (to forbid) all lockdowns. 

4. Choose the right variant

7.  I______a very difficult day tomorrow. I need to prepare for the exam.

a) will have                        c) have

b) am having                     d) would have

8. At 10 o'clock in the morning on Wednesday Tom______ a delegation in the office.

a) will receive                     c) will be receiving

b) is receiving                    d) would receive

9. Although the sun was shining, it was still cold, because it ______hard for two hours.

a) had been raining             c) had rained

b) was raining                    d) is raining

10. I_____to the cinema but my friend persuaded  me to stay.

a) am not going                  c) did not go

b) was  going                     d) had  been going

11. We were good friends, we______each other for years.

a) had known                     c) were knowing

b) had knowing                  d) know

12.  We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ______for more than 24 hours.

a) had travelled                 c) had been travelling

b) were travelling               d) travel

5. Write an essay “ How do you see the political situation in our country?”