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TASK 1. ARTICLES
Complete with 'zero', a, an or the:

1. ---aanthe High Street in ---aanthe London is what every tourist wants to see.

2. May I get ---aanthe information where they are staying?

3. I am not interested in ---aanthe politics; least of all in ---aanthe politics of ---aanthe Trotsky.

4. I hate ---aanthe women. Particularly, I hate ---aanthe women whose ideas are used against me.

5. George ordered ---aanthe book and ---aanthe book has just arrived.

6. ---aanthe Philadelphia which ---aanthe Mr. Johnson knows so well is ---aanthe heritage of ---aanthe colonial times.

7. From ---aanthe time to ---aanthe time ---aanthe people see ---aanthe UFO in ---aanthe sky.

8. Bell invented ---aanthe telephone and Newton discovered ---aanthe law of ---aanthe gravitation.

9. George turned ---aanthe radio on.

10. I come from ---aanthe Ukraine. I would like to see ---aanthe Sahara and ---aanthe Congo.

11. George was elected ---aanthe chairman of ---aanthe meeting.

12. ---aanthe Prime Minister arrived to talk to ---aanthe unemployed.

13. To get to the city center, take ---aanthe bus 116.

14. When in ---aanthe Washington, you might want to visit ---aanthe White House.

15. Of all European countries, Greece has ---aanthe most ancient monuments.

TASK 2. ADJETIVES AND ADVERBS.

Underline the correct option or tick those adverbs which can complete the sentences and cross those that cannot. In one case none of the adverbs will fit.

1. Clarice ---slowlylast weekprobably opened the door to the secret compartment.

2. We don’t ---stillreallycertainly know the identity of the masked stranger.

3. You can ---definitelyjustas well see the coast from this point.

4. Our next door neighbours go there ---as wellhardly evera lot

5. ---Every dayDailySometimes the boss gives me a hard time.

6. I get the feeling you haven’t ---enterelyreallyprobably understood my point.

7. The public don’t ---sometimesany longeralways respond in the ways advertisers expect them to.

8. I haven’t been to the cinema ---yetoftenvery often

9. Alarming signs of radiation leakage have been ---oftenthis weekalways reported around the power station.

10. She came up with an ---involved explanationexplanation involvedinvolving explanation

11. We are very ---interestedinteresting in your opinion on the subject.

12. The book was ---boredboring bored/boring and so ..

13. .. we were ---boredboring .

14. We were so ---excitedexciting to go ..

15. .. on this ---amazedamazing trip.

TASK 3 – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TENSES

Put the word in brackets in the appropriate form. Add passivization where logical. Modal verbs are marked : modal.

SHINING EXAMPLE OR WHITE ELEPHANT?
The new university hospital in Trenton, which the health Minister Victoria Culley (1)(describe) as a ‘shining example to hospitals all over the country’, (2)(be) open now for over six month. Having heard several less than complimentary comments about the organization and efficiency of the place, I (3)(decide) to see for myself. Before going there, I (4)(arrange) with my local GP to have some routine blood test for anaemia.
In spite of arriving early, I (5)(find) that there (6)(be) already long queues at the reception desk. While I (7)(wait) I (8)(look) around and have to admit it (9)(be) an impressive building; large with marbles everywhere. Eventually my turn came and I presented my doctor’s letter to the receptionist, who (10)(inform) me I (11)(be) in the x-ray queue and I (12)(have to) to go to another queue and start again! I asked her if it (13)(be) possible to give ma an appointment card anyway without making me queue up again. She informed me that I (14)(modal + read) the sign saying ‘X-Rays’ just in front of her where very few people (15)(modal + see) it. No matter how hard I tried to persuade her, she (16)(not give) me an appointment so I started waiting again and finally got the card at 8.30. I got out of the hospital at 9.45 and breathed a sigh of relief. I (17)(wait) for results now.
So, Mrs Culley, a far from rosy picture. Certainly the public should be under no illusion that things (18)(change) for the better. Perhaps you should visit the hospital as an anonymous out-patient rather than a government minister.

TASK 4: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Complete the conditional sentences below:

(1) If you had taken my advice ...

(2) If you worked less ...

(3) We'll send for the doctor if ...

(4) If she practised more ...

(5) If you had checked the petrol before we started ...

(6) This clock wouldn't have run down if...

(7) If we leave before breakfast...

(8) If we left before breakfast …

(9) Her project might have been saved if ...

(10) John will help you with your homework unless ...

(11) Should you need anything, ...

(12) Had Donald Trump started his political career a few years before he entered the rally, …

(13) If I were you, …

(14) You should stop whenever …

(15) Provided the sugar level dropped suddenly, …

TASK 5: TRANSITIONS AND CONNECTORS

Add another clause (containing a subject and a verb) to form a complete sentence , join the sentences to form a complex sentence or just choose an option.

1. Some students take exams in a winter session whereas

2. Some people have studied English for years nevertheless

3. Since I have already finished my homework

4. Students must take final exams otherwise

5. I live near the center of the city hence

6. Women don’t drink as much alcohol as men do, nor

7. I have studied English for ten years, yet

8. Men live shorter than women, for

9. She started to work in a pharmaceutical company in spite of

10. The members of the board voted for bringing Christmas bonuses back although

11. He will get home ---as soon asafterwhile he can.

12. ---By the timeByDuring the end of the century, the climate will have changed.

13. ---OnceBy the timeconsequently alternative sources of power are developed, the steps will be taken to stop global warming.

14. She wasn’t good at languages ---althoughthereforeeven though she would resist going abroad.

15. ---HoweverDespiteIn spite of the fact that the great danger, we decided to attempt the rescue.