Lexico-grammatical test. I. Open the brackets, using the correct tense form: Sally Deedes 1)….(walk) home late one night. She 2)….(be) to dinner party at her friend’s house. The city streets 3)….(be) empty and 4)…. (rain) slightly. She 5)….(look forward) to getting safely home to bed because at dinner her friends 6)….(talk) about a dangerous murderer who 7)….(escape) from prison the week before. Her friend Mark 8)….(offer) to walk home with her but, as she 9)….(live) a mile away, she 10)….(tell) him that she would be ok. She was about halfway home when she 11)….(hear) footsteps behind her. She 12)….(stop) and 13)….(turn) around, but she couldn’t see anyone and the footsteps 14)….(stop) as well. When she continued on her way the footsteps 15)….(start) again. She 16)….(begin) to feel again. She started to run. The footsteps 17)….(get) closer. Suddenly she 18)….(feel) a hand on her shoulder and she 19)….(scream) in terror. ‘Sally! Sally! It’s me, Mark!’ He tried to explain that he 20)….(be) worried about her and 21)….(decide) to follow her home. But Sally 22)….(can/not) hear a word because she 23)….(already/faint). II. Open the brackets, using the correct tense: Sammy Milton 1)….(not/be) very clever. He 2)….(walk) along the beach one day when he 3)….(trip) over something and 4)….(fall) on the sand. He 5)….(not/look) where he was going. ‘What 6)….(be) this?’ he said, picking up the object he 7)….(trip) over. ‘I 8)…(never/see) anything like this before.’ It was, in fact, a very old lamp, and as he 9)….(rub) it, a genie suddenly 10)….(fly) out. ‘You 11)….(just/ release) me from the lamp!’ the genie said. ‘Now you may have three wishes!’ ‘Great’ Sammy said who 12)….(feel) very thirsty. ‘I 13)….(want) a bottle of lemonade that never 14)….(run out).’ ‘No problem,’ the genie said, and 15)…(produce) one instantly. Sammy picked up the bottle and 16)…(drink) all the lemonade. Magically, the bottle 17)….(fill) itself up again. Sammy drank all that again, and exactly the same thing 18)….(happen) again. ‘That’s amazing!’ he said. ‘Thanks very much!’ ‘You still 19) ….(have) two more wishes young man!’ ‘That’s easy,’ Sammy said. ‘I 20)….(have) two more of these bottles of lemonade!’ III. Rewrite, using Personal/Impersonal Passive constructions, Have smth done: 1. People expect him to win. 2. You should ask someone to repair your car. 3. They will ask the chef to cook the meal. 4. Many people believe that the climate is changing. 5. I’ve asked the secretary to write the report. 6. Everyone knows that he has been in prison. 7. Many people say that the new prices are too high. 8. Bob’s hair has just been cut. 9. Debbie has asked someone to fit new carpets in her house. 10. Everyone knows that the statement was untrue. IV. Open the brackets, using non-finite verb forms: 1. We stood for a while (to watch) a man (to train) a puppy. 2. Although he was very tired he made himself (to stand) up and (to move) into the bedroom. 3. I saw Mother (to look) at me. 4. When he arrived he found me (to read) Tom Jones. 5. I was made (to stand) at the gate. 6. I could feel the blood (to run) my face. 7. I wasn’t prepared (to let) him (to go) out alone. 8. I remember (to go) to the US (to marry) there. 9. I hope you don’t mind me (to come). 10. He was surprised (to hear) those words. V. Translate from Russian into English: 1. Ожидая, пока официант вернется со льдом, Джек зажег сигарету. 2. Жена фермера приходила каждый день, чтобы убирать и готовить еду. 3. Фил положил деньги в карман, не сосчитав их. 4. Прежде, чем ответить, он зажег сигарету. 5. Посмотрев пьесу по телевизору, я сказал, что иду спать. 6. Несколько минут мы шли, не говоря ни слова. 7. Он слушал, не перебивая меня, кивая и иногда улыбаясь. 8. Я уверен, что ты слишком молод, чтобы помнить. 9. Он шел по улице, держа руки в карманах. 10. Женщина посмотрела на спящего ребенка.