THE SIXTH FORM Unit 16 TEST

I. Open the brackets and complete the text: A Fisherman who lived on the fish in his nets, one day 1(catch) a single small Fish as the result of his day’s labor. The Fish, panting convulsively, 2(start) 3(beg) for his life: “Oh, Sir, what good 4(can) I be to you, and how little 5(be) I worth? I not 6(come) yet to my full size. Pray spare my life, and 7(put) me back into the sea. I soon 8(become) a large fish fit for the tables of the rich, and then you can 9(catch) me again, and make a handsome profit of me.” The Fisherman replied, “I should indeed be a very simple fellow if, for the chance of a greater uncertain profit, I 10(lose) my present certain gain.” II. Fill in prepositions where necessary: 1. Where does this river rise? It rises … those hills. 2. If you stretch … your arm you may touch the top of the tree. 3. That vast valley stretches … the distance, you may see no end of it. 4. A small wooden house was standing … the shore of the ocean. 5. The children were playing … the beach near the water. 6. He had to live … a desert island for a year. 7. What is the biggest attraction … you in London? 8. I cannot find the mountain chain … the map. 9. Her arrival was a true mixture … surprise. 10. The bright spring sun has melted … all the ice in the yard. III. Remember the forms and meanings of the verbs rise and raise. Complete the sentences using them in a complete form. 1. He … from his chair and went to the door. 2. When … the sun … yesterdays? 3. It is not the best method to … a child scolding him all the time. 4. Can you … that book from the floor? 5. The man … his hat as a greeting to me. 6. The granny’s voice … to be more emphatic. 7. I … these flowers for all my life. 8. The tourist … up the mountain when I saw him there. IV. Find mistakes in the following sentences: 1. I want you go there alone as you are old enough do it. 2. Will you let us to meet your friend at the station? 3. Have you noticed his coming too close to her? 4. Can you watch the pot to boil? 5. We didn’t hear they say a word of truth. 6. My friend thinks he nice to join our company. 7. I would like all the children in our city live happily. 8. They find they wise enough not to go there. V. Make your own sentences using past perfect with the following words: 1. he get home before ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. sister clean the flat by ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. I learn the words before _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. she buy books when we enter the shop _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. boys eat chocolate when mom come __________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6. after girl do her duties she can ________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7. by the end they know _______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 8. after they read the chapter they go _____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ VI. Tick the words which are connected with geography. Make sentences with them: Farmland, beach, agricultural area, grassland, nation, wasteland, wildlands, waterways, skyscraper, valleys, Mayflower, shore, desert, mixture, suburbs. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ VII. Make the right choice: 1. I have always dreamed of having (a million/millions of) dollars. 2. We have tried (a million/millions of) times to talk to her but in vain. 3. (a million/millions of) years people have been developing their best human qualities. 4. You can find (a million/millions of) books in our local library. 5. Little children ask for (a million/millions of) questions every minute. 6. (a million/millions of) years ago there was no civilization in this area. 7. (a million/millions of) young people make a try to become students. 8. There are (a million/millions of) books on this topic. VIII. Match the words to make true word combinations: 1. melting a. nation 2. mountain b. mixture 3. sea c. bank 4. river d. shore 5. beach e. chain 6. cough f. island 7. mighty g. pot 8. desert i. ball