1. … have many detailed articles about national and international events.
2. It wasn’t easy but the football team … to win the match.
3. The Times or The Daily Telegraph generally give information about … happening in London.
4. I have read the book. I … it very interesting and exciting.
5. Soap opera is a programme where one and the same … appear in everyday life situations.
6. Have you read the … about the reforms in Higher Education. It’s worth reading.
7. … I phone him he’s always out.
8. I always … of people who have their own opinion and able to defend it.
9. The … of the ancients could help our generation if we have learned from it.
10. What other holidays can be … in the same way?
III. The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way.
Example: MANAGE
He is the manager of a popular singer.
1. WEEK
We go to the swimming-pool … .
2. JOURNAL
A … is a person who reports on the important events.
3. INFORM
I can get a lot of useful … from newspapers.
4. DRAMA
Photographs are ready to put themselves in dangerous situations to take … pictures.
5. PUBLISH
Who is responsible for … a newspaper or a magazine?
IV. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct variant.
Example: I’ve got a lot of … (work/ works) to do for the weekend. –
I’ve got a lot of work to do for the weekend.
1. (Is/ Are) his knowledge in History good?
2. Where (is/ are) your clothes?
3. (Is/ Are) his trousers on the chair?
4. Whose (was/ were) that money?
5. He gave me some very good (advice/ advices).
6. I don’t like the colour of your (hair/ hairs).
7. I never eat much (bread/ breads).
V. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct variant.
Example: My mother disapproved of … (to read/ reading) thrillers. -
My mother disapproved of reading thrillers.
1. I don’t know the way of (to pass/ passing) the exams successfully.
2. We usually enjoy (to ride/ riding) a bicycle.
3. My neighbour asked me to stop (to skateboard/ skateboarding) in front of his house.
4. Do you believe we’ll manage (to get/ getting) there on time.
5. I quitted (to jog/ jogging) in the morning.
6. My friends offered me (to spend/ spending) the weekend in the countryside.