1. Choose the English-speaking countries from the list below.
*2. Choose the right preposition.
1. She's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand _______ her way.
a) on b) in c) by
2. I'm well _______ the way to completing the report.
a) on b) in c) by
3. Sometimes the others helped him, but more often, they merely got ____ the way.
a) on b) in c) by
4. The coach stopped for us to eat lunch but within half an hour we were _____our way again.
a) on b) in c) by
*1. British people celebrate Christmas ___ the 25th of December.
a) in b) on c) at
2. Yesterday Sally got up ___ 6 o'clock.
a) in b) on c) at
3. Chris and Molly had a Christmas party ___ the 21st of December.
a) in b) on c) at
4. We decorated the Christmas tree ___ the evening.
a) in b) on c) at
5. I got a Christmas card ___ Monday.
a) in b) on c) at
6. The children found a lot of presents ___ the morning.
a) in b) on c) at
7. We are going to the museum ___ January.
a) in b) on c) at
5. Read the words and pay attention to suffixes. Are the suffixes correct or incorrect? Follow the corresponding arrows and get the final word.
*6. Choose the right pronoun.
1. Whose coat is this? — It must be____.
a) my b) mine
2. I’d like you to meet a friend of_____.
a) my b) mine
3. _____cottage house is much smaller than theirs.
a) Our b) Ours
4. Can I borrow _____bike? Mine is broken.
a) your b) yours
5. That’s not Jane’s husband. ______is a handsome tall man.
a) Her b) Hers
6. We shouldn’t dream of wasting_____ time, so don’t waste ours.
a) your b) yours
7. When our washing machine broke, the neighbors let us use_____.
a) their b) theirs
*7. Choose the right variant.
*8. Choose between Past simple and Present Perfect tenses.
1. We ______ to the seaside last summer.
a) went b) have been
2. I _______ my homework. Can I go out now?
a) finished b) have finished
3. I _______ ill three months ago.
a) was b) have been
4. My hobby is fishing. I _______ a lot of fish.
a) have caught b) caught
5. Jenny is in Oxford today, but she ______ in London yesterday.
a) was b) has been
6. I _______ basketball when I was younger, but I don’t play now.
a) played b) have played
7. I ______ 'Shrek'.
a) have already seen b) already saw
8. Julie ______ill since Tuesday.
a) has been b) was
9. I ______ Josh since 1998.
a) didn't see b) haven't seen
*9. Choose the right variant.
*10. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
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