Основные предлоги направления

to	the mill, the meeting the institute, Moscow	на завод, на собрание в институт, в Москву
into	the suit-case, the tube	в портфель, в трубку
from	the institute the plant, his work	из института с завода, с работы
out of	the box	из коробки

 

I. Write the following:

2, 7, 11, 12, 17, 30, 42, 47, 105, 723, 1000, 3 791, 6 003, 325 619, 2 059 897.

 

II. Form the Ordinal Numerals from the following:

1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 23, 24, 54, 68, 97, 100, 425, 1000, 1075, 8597.

 

III. Write the following Dates in English:

7 ноября 1917 г.; 21 января 1921 г.; 15 мая 1935 г.; 20 июня 1987 г.; 1 апреля 1990 г.; 31 декабря 1991 г.; 26 марта 2006 г.; 8 мая 1945 г.; 11 апреля 1993 г; 1 сентября 2012 г.

 

IV. Fill in the blanks using the necessary word: to, past or sharp:

1. (7.45) – It is a quarter … seven. 2. (6.30) – It is half … six. 3. (9.23) – It is 23 minutes … nine. 4. (8.57) – It is 3 minutes … nine. 5. (8.00) – It is eigh o’clock …. 6. (4.30) – It is half … four. 7. (5.10) – It is 10 minutes … five. 8. (11.00) – It is 11 o’clock …. 9. (3.36) – It is 24 minutes … four. 10. (2.58) – It is 2 minutes … three.

 

 

V. Translate the following sentences paying attention to it:

1. It took me twenty minutes to get to the library, but it was closed.

2. It is too bad that you couldn’t come.

3. It is impossible to cross the river here.

4. It is difficult to imagine modern life without the telephone.

5. Will you please open the window? It’s so hot here.

6. It is not an easy task to test a new machine.

7. It is interesting to note that American education is more practical and less academic than British.

8. It is autumn and it often rains. It is getting dark though it is 6 o’clock p.m.

 

VI. Make up sentences using the following tables:

e.g. It often rains in October.

It

often seldom always sometimes never

rains snows

in January. in February. in March. in April. in May. in June.

e.g. It doesn’t often rain in September.

It doesn’t

often seldom always sometimes

rain snow

in July. in August. in September. in October. in November. in December.

 

 

e.g. - Does it often rain in November?

- Yes, it does.

Does it

often seldom always sometimes ever

rain in September snow in February

in London? in Moscow? in Odessa? in New York? in your native town?

VII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:

1. В этой комнате холодно.

2. Ещё совсем светло.

3. Тепло сегодня?

4. Сейчас половина шестого.

5. Шёл дождь вчера? – Да.

6. Уже поздно и совсем темно.

7. Трудно говорить на иностранном языке без ошибок.

8. Отсюда очень далеко до вокзала?

9. Очень приятно купаться в море.

10. Очень трудно переводить такие тексты без словаря.

VIII. Use some or any in the following sentences:

1. I have … interesting books in English.

2. You may take … book you like.

3. Give me … book to read.

4. He did not ask me … questions?

5. Have you written … exercises?

6. I will be at home all day long, you may come at … time.

7. Do they take … books with them?

8. Have you … magazines about navigation at home?

9. Be ready to tell the contents of … chapter of this book.

10. The teacher didn’t ask me … questions.

 

IX. Insert some, any or no in the following sentences:

1. They have not got … stamps. I can’t post my letter.

2. He has got … money. He can’t spend his holidays in Switzerland anymore and stay at luxury hotels.

3. Are there … new buildings in your street?

4. There are … people in the park because it is cold.

5. They brought … good books from the library.

6. Have you hot … time to spare? I’d like to ask you … questions.

7. There are … diagrams in the new book.

8. Were there … of our teachers at the stadium?

9. There were … students of our group at the consultation yesterday.

10. Are there … mistakes in my dictation? – Yes, there are ….

 

X. Insert something, anything, nothing or everything:

1. Mu husband taught his son … he knows.

2. Her patient has a bad memory. She can’t remember ….

3. The student didn’t understand …, because he heard ….

4. Does he know … about computers? – Yes, he knows … because he is the best specialist in computer science at Harvard University.

5. I saw … near the wood that looked like a tent.

6. I think there is … wrong with my watch.

 

XI. Insert somebody, anybody, nobody or everybody:

1. Has … in this group got a dictionary?

2. … left a magazine in our classroom yesterday.

3. The question was so difficult that … could answer it.

4. … knows that water is necessary for life.

5. Is there … here who knows English?

6. … knew anything about America before Columbus discovered it.

 

XII. Insert somewhere, anywhere, nowhere or everywhere:

1. I can’t find my book …. I have looked all over the house.

2. This book can be found …. Let’s buy it.

3. I put my dictionary … yesterday and now I can’t find it …. – Of course, that is because you leave your books ….

4. I cannot find my glasses …. I always put them … and then look for them for hours.

5. Did you go … yesterday? – No, I went …, I stayed at home the whole day.

 

XIII. Complete the dialogue, using some, any and their compounds:

Boss: Good morning. Have you got … news about the shortage of raw material?

Assistant: Yes, we have found … alternative suppliers but there aren’t … contracts drawn up for now.

Boss: Are there … possibilities of delivery next week?

Assistant: I’m counting on it! We shall send … requests this afternoon, and then we hope … will say they can deliver.

Boss: Would you like … help with calculating the quantities?

Assistant: Yes, that’s a good idea. Is there … available to run the computer program through?

Boss: I think Bill could handle that. Let me know if … can be delivered in time, if not, we’ll have to put the pressure on.

Assistant: Thank you. I don’t know … else to turn.

Boss: Have you got … else to tell me?

Assistant: No, I don’t think there’s … at all.

 

XIV. Use the proper prepositions of location and direction:

1. I went … Canada to see my brother. 2. I went to see my brother … Canada. 3. Mr. Brown came … our town … London. 4. We usually meet … pub. 5. Let’s go … he cinema. 6. What is the easiest way to get … Kharkiv? 7. Where do you come …? 8. I want to go … Spain. 9. What time do you go … bed? 10. The best shops are … the city centre. 11. I met Mike … the airport. 12. We arrived … London last Monday. 13. What time did you arrive … the hotel?

 

XV. Translate the following sentences using the prepositions of location and direction:

1. Как мне добраться до Лондона? 2. Откуда вы? 3. Я ездил в Париж прошлым летом. 4. Я встретил его в Лондоне. 5. Мы приехали в Париж на прошлой неделе. 6. В аэропорт я ехал на машине. 7. Вчера Миша остался дома. Он не ходил на работу. 8. Ани не было вчера в университете. 9. На острове много гостиниц. 10. Когда вы приехали в отель? 11. Дом, который мы вчера искали, в конце улицы. 12. Напишите свое имя вверху страницы.