EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Choose between a singular or a plural verb to use in the following sentences.
1. Bad news …… make people happy.
а) don’t b) doesn’t
2. Knowledge …… power.
a) is b) are
3. I need my glasses. Where ……the glasses? .
a) is b) are
4. The police …… to interview Fred about the accident.
a) want b) wants
5. This team …… for Spain.
a) play b) plays
6. The team …… training hard for the coming match.
a) are b) is
7. It ….. a new company.
a) are b) is
8. The company ….. a new production.
a) are rehearsing b) is rehearsing
9. All the family ….. gathered to see the dog.
a) were b) was
10. Monty’s family ….. of about the same social status as my own.
a) were b) was
Exercise 2. Match the words on the left (1-10) with the appropriate phrases on the right (a-j) to get 10 sentences.
1) Your advice a) are located outside London.
2) Our headquarters b) she lent us was not enough.
3) The money c) are fit.
4) The premises d) is an important part of the Olympic
Games.
5) The information e) are often deceptive.
6) Best news f) is installed in our new shop.
7) New equipment g) against applying for that job was good.
8) Athletics h) was not reliable. It was published in
tabloids.
9) The scales i) is always printed in morning newspapers.
10) Appearances j) where he worked were in the suburbs.
Exercise 3. Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them. Some sentences have more than one mistake.
1. We had such a terrible weather that we left the hotel in the country (we did not have heatings there) and took an accommodation with a fire place in town instead.
2. Yesterday I got a permission to go there. What about you? Have you got your permits? 3. I love French impressionists but I would need an advice from a specialist before I bought any. My knowledges in that area are very poor. 4. Her works are definitely making great progresses these days. She has done a lot of researches lately. 5. Have you heard that Jack’s lodging is on London, but on the outskirt of the city? These are interesting news, aren’t they? 6. The police is looking for the criminals who escaped last night. The informations about them were sent to all the police stations of the district. 7. Political and economic crises is frequent for Africa. 8. How many luggages are you taking? Oh, I think you won’t be able to cope with them. You’ll have to hire a porter. 9. Last week was awful for her. She had two tooth pulled out, her childs got ill and finally her husband lost moneys. 10. The tights is too loose for her.
Exercise 4. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Его советы всегда бывают такими убедительными (convincing). Почему ты никогда им не следуешь? 2. Какой своевременный совет вы мне дали! 3. Она делает хорошие успехи в английском. 4. Успех, как правило, зависит от упорного труда. 5. Какая ненастная (nasty) погода! В такую дождливую погоду лучше сидеть дома. 6. Я удивлен (be surprised), что она поверила этим странным новостям. Боюсь, они недостоверны. Кто ей их сообщил? 7. Твоя новость меня порадовала. 8. Мне кажется, эти весы сломаны. 9. Вчера я положил сюда деньги. Где они? Я не могу их найти. 10. Деньги – вещь очень важная. Особенно когда их нет. (Э.М. Ремарк) 11. Мне не нравятся эти джинсы. Мне кажется, та пара джинсов лучше. 12. Экипаж был готов выполнить (fulfil) приказ капитана. 13. Критерии часто меняются. 14. Нику необходимо сшить (sew) новые брюки. В ателье есть хорошая шерстяная ткань. 15. Эти товары некачественные. 16. Он пытается получить секретные сведения. Они ему очень нужны. 17. Информация о ценах заинтересует вас. 18. Ваши знания достаточно обширны. 19. Знание этих учебных предметов необходимо для твоей будущей профессии. 20. Мои часы отстают. 21. Она считает, что современная одежда красива и удобна.