1. What your brother (to do)? - He (to read) a magazine. He (to do) it every evening.

2. The postman usually (to come) at 9 in the morning. It is half past 9 now but he (not to come) yet.

3. I can't hear what you (to say), the traffic (to make) too much noise.

4. Would you like some coffee? I just (to make) some.

5. My mother usually (not to make) cakes on Mondays but she (to make) one today as our aunt (to come) to tea tonight.

6. She usually (to drink) tea in the morning, but this morning she (to drink) coffee.

7. If I (to get) a letter from him I (to phone) you.



II. Choose the right article.

1. She was ... small woman, ... little shorter than her husband.

2. ... air was fresh and clean.

3. She is ... most honest person I've ever met.

4. After... supper he usually goes for ... walk.

5.... day was fine but in ... afternoon it became cooler.

6. What's this? - This is ... tomato juice.

7. At this time of ... year the days are still short.

8. I want... breakfast at... quarter to nine.

9.... houses across the street were in ruins.



III. Circle the suitable preposition.

1. I asked the librarian to show some of the books (for, to) me.

2. Could you come to see me (on, in, at) Saturday evening?

3. What can you see (on, in, at) the picture?

4. What did you see (on, in, at) television yesterday?

5. I usually sit (on, in) an armchair, it's very comfortable.

6. Some (from, of) my friends are coming to see me tonight.

7. Take your pen (from, of, out of) your bag and write this sentence.

8. What do you usually do (on, in, at) your English lessons?



IV. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1. We haven't got (some, no, any) time left.

2. Does she have (many, few, much) spare time now?

3. There weren't (many, not, much) people in the street.

4. (Nobody, anybody) understood the rule and the teacher had to explain it again.

5. She knows (everything, nothing) already.

6. I have (little, some, any) English books at home.



V. Circle the appropriate word.

(There, it) was raining (heavy, heavily) as I was walking up the hill towards the station (at, in, on) six o'clock (on, at, in) a Saturday morning. At this early hour (it, there) wasn't much traffic and there weren't (many, much) people in sight. Just as I was crossing the road near the top of the hill (a, the) car came round the corner. It (travels, was travelling) very fast. Suddenly it hit a lamp-post and turned (off, over). At once I ran to the car to help the driver but he was unconscious and (there, it) was a lot of blood on his face.​