III. Fill in the gaps using articles where necessary.

1. I want to become ____ manager.

2. We’ll be there in ____ couple of hours.

3. She goes to the university by ____ train.

4. This lake is in ____ United States.

5. ____ river Rhine flows through ____ Switzerland.

6. ____ Kiev is ____ capital of ____ Ukraine.

7. She lives in ____ city centre.

IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Infinitive, to – infinitive, Gerund.

1. I don’t really like (sunbathe).

2. The doctor told me (do) more exercises.

3. I hate (get stuck) in traffic jam.

4. The film made me (laugh).

5. He really enjoys (buy) presents. When he starts (go) round the souvenir shops, it’s difficult for him (stop).

6. Let me (think). I’d like (be left) alone.

7. We went to Moscow (enter) the university.

V. Put adjectives and adverbs in the correct degree of comparison.

1. James Bond is considered to be (brave) and (attractive) men in the world.

2. My brother is as (tall) as me.

3. Anna is (old) than she looks.

4. The test is (complicated) than it seems.

5. My brothers are very (pale). They have (strong) legs and can run (quickly).

6. Democracy is (bad) form of government from all the others.

7. All animals are equal, but some animals are (equal) than others.

VI. Fill in the gaps using prepositions where necessary.

1. They arrived ____ the station ____ 8.00.

2. What have we got ____ dinner? – Don’t worry ____ it. Your favorite lamb will be ready ____ 20 minutes.

3. ____ last year we were ____ holiday ____ Egypt.

4. I’m so tired ____ housework!

5. ____ Monday morning we have Maths.

Task C.

I. Put the verbs in the correct form.

1. If I (have) more free time, I (go) jogging every day, but I (be) too busy recently that I (quit) even (do) morning exercises.

2. He (love) (dance) and (hope) (become) a professional dancer one day. He (go) (dance) for 7 years and (win) 3 awards since then. He (like) (found) his dancing school when he (be) 30.

3. Jane (be) so nervous these days – she (try) (find) a job. She (see) the manager of BP tomorrow morning. – I’m sure, if she (want), she (get) the job she (like).

4. My room (decorate) now. It (finish) in two weeks. The walls already (paint).

II. Put the articles and the expressions of quantity where necessary.

1. Where is ___ coffee? – It’s in ___ cupboard on ___ left.

2. There are ___ pubs in ___ north of ___ Britain.

3. We need ___ eggs, ___ flour, ___ milk. We’re going to bake ___ cake.

III. Put the adjectives and adverbs in the correct degree of comparison.

1. (large) animal that ever walked the planet was (tall) that giraffe and (heavy) than five elephants.

2. They were vegetarians and used their (long) necks to eat leaves from the tops of the trees.

3. They were as (calm) as all vegetarians and considered to be (ancient) creatures that lived on the Earth.

IV. Put prepositions where necessary.

1. He suffers ____ headaches.

2. ____ Christmas morning children wait for presents.

3. This bag is similar ____ mine.

4. I’m afraid ____ spiders.

5. He broke the pen ____ accident.