Make these sentences negative and ask questions

1) His son wrote a novel in 1999.

2) Our friends will go sightseeing next weekend.

3) Mike got up late yesterday.

4) He watches TV every day.

5) My parents go to the country in summer.

Holidays and Travelling

Test 15

Insert articles where necessary

1) I had _______ rest _______ last week.

2) Nick spent _______ month in _______ village.

3) He went for _______ walk.

4) She picked _______ flowers and _______ mushrooms.

5) My friend had _______ good time in _______ tourist camp.

6) I had _______ excellent opportunity to read _______ detective story yesterday.

7) We spent _______ five days in _______ open air.

8) The tourists walked _______ long way.

9) We made _______ fire and cooked _______ food.

Insert prepositions where necessary

1) I want _______ tell you _______ my holidays.

2) Tom stayed _______ home yesterday.

3) We will go _______ the cinema _______ Sunday.

4) Mary likes _______ get away _______ the city.

5) When we go hiking we always sleep _______ tents.

6) We were sitting _______ the fire the whole evening yesterday.

7) _______ July my family will go _______ Anapa _______ the Black Sea coast.

8) We’ll stay _______ a hotel.

9) They liked travelling _______ train.

Insert articles where necessary

1) Robert plays _______ guitar well.

2) He is _______ busy man.

3) In _______ evening she likes to read _______ magazine.

4) Claire has _______ good sense of humor.

5) She has got _______ oval face and _______ olive complexion.

6) Nick went to _______ cinema _______ last Sunday.

7) I have got _______ friend. He is _______ tall. He is _______ tallest boy in _______ class.

Complete the sentences with the prepositions of time

1) Are you doing anything _______ Saturday evening?

2) We met _______ lunch _______ Monday and I have not seen him since.

3) In Russia children go to school _______ the age of 7.

4) _______ that day nobody worked at the office.

5) We met _______ spring _______ 1945.

6) I will be back _______ a few minutes.

7) We take exams _______ June.

8) I am meeting Jill _______ Monday morning.

A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your questions

1. Where/you/go? 2. You/go/alone? 3. Food/good? 4. How long/you/stay there?
5. You/stay/at a hotel? 6. How/you/travel? 7. The weather/fine? 8. What/you/do in the evening? 9. You/meet anybody interesting?

Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative

1) It was warm, so I (take) off my coat.

2) The film wasn’t very good. I (enjoy) it very much.

3) I was very tired, so I (go) to bed early.

4) The bed was very comfortable. I (sleep) very well.

5) Sue wasn’t hungry, so she (eat) anything.

6) It was a funny situation but nobody (laugh).

7) I was in a hurry, so I (have) time to phone you.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense

1) Ralph (go) to Italy on holidays last summer.

2) People (travel) on business.

3) She seldom (stay) in a small hotel.

4) Mr. Green (book) a ticket tomorrow.

5) Mozart (write) more than 600 pieces of music.

6) I (be) very thirsty an hour ago. I (drink) the water very quickly.

7) I promise, I (not /tell) anyone what happened.

8) I (be) angry because they (be) late yesterday.

Test 16

Insert articles where necessary

1) _______ guide told us _______ interesting legends about it.

2) _______ weather was good for _______ whole holiday.

3) It was far from _______ beach.

4) At nights we sat by _______ fire.

5) We will be playing _______ badminton at 5 o’clock tomorrow.

6) Do you like to stay in _______ city during _______ summer holidays?

7) We went on _______ excursion _______ last Saturday.

8) _______ last summer I did _______ lot of interesting things.

9) It’s raining and they are having _______ boring time.

Insert prepositions where necessary

1) He has never been _______ Rome.

2) I have never been _______ abroad.

3) We were playing _______ volleyball _______ the beach.

4) Who do you usually go _______ holiday _______?

5) Have you ever been _______ the Black Sea coast?

6) The students will go _______ an excursion _______ next week.

7) Have you ever been _______ London?

8) I have travelled _______ plane lately.

9) We stayed _______ a hotel _______ France.

10) Our family likes _______ go somewhere _______ our friends.

Fill in the article where necessary

1) Janet has got _______ little mole on _______ her cheek.

2) We go to _______ school every day.

3) He has 5 or 6 lessons _______ day.

4) At _______ home he does his _______ homework.

5) In _______ afternoon he goes _______ home.

6) I am _______ student at _______ Pedagogical University.

7) My uncle is _______ tutor. My brother is _______ pupil. He plays _______ piano well.

4. Use some, anything, anybody, anywhere, somebody, nothing, nobody, nowhere

1) A: Where did you go last weekend? B: I didn’t go _______, the weather was awful.

2) I arrived early. There wasn’t _______ in the office.

3) I’d like _______ time for myself.

4) I’m sorry, I can’t help you. I don’t know _______ about it.

5) Hello! Can _______ hear me?

6) Let’s go to a restaurant. There’s _______ to eat in the fridge.

7) A: Where did you go yesterday? B: _______, it was raining.

8) A: What’s in the box? B: _______, it’s empty.

9) My boss has a terrible memory. He can remember _______.

Open the brackets using the adjective in the comparative or superlative forms

1) This television was (cheap) in the shop.

2) John is (tall) than Peter.

3) He’s (clever) in the class.

4) It’s (old) building in the town.

5) He’s (intelligent) than me.

6) The weather is getting (hot).

7) The winter is (wet) than last year.