Стр.72-73 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс

Vocabulary & Grammar Practice V

Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct item.

1. I have traced my ancestors back to my great-great-grandma.
   A found   В discovered   C invented   D traced
2. I don’t like giving my personal details to people I don’t know.
   A awarding   В giving   C presenting   D leaving
3. Luxury cars are beyond the reach of most families.
   A out   В above   C beyond   D after
4. My old boss said he would be happy to provide me with a reference.
   A prepare   В propose   C produce   D provide
5. This snapshot, while not the best photograph in the world, is one of my favourites.
   A painting   В portrait   C sketch   D snapshot
6. The athlete said he felt capable of beating the current world record for the 100 metres — and he did so with an amazing time of 9.58 seconds.
   A beating   В winning   C gaining   D competing
7. Harry brought along his friend Polly to the disco.
   A brought in   В brought up   C brought along   D brought round
8. Mr and Mrs Peters disagreed over where they should go for their summer holiday.
   A objected   В complained   C disagreed   D disapproved
9. I returned the faulty MP3 player and demanded my money back.
   A claimed   В suggested   C persuaded   D demanded
10. I like all vegetables except for courgettes.
    A apart   В other   C except   D but
11. The police are not yet revealing the identity of the suspect.
    A revealing   В reporting   C covering   D informing
12. The qualities I like most in people are friendliness and generosity.
    A aspects   В qualifications   C conditions   D qualities
13. I wasn’t really ill yesterday — I was just pretending to be ill because I didn’t want to go out.
    A acting   В imitating   C pretending   D copying
14. Mrs Willis is known for her innovative teaching methods.
    A policies   В methods   C plans   D habits
15. We found a nice quiet spot on the beach to sunbathe.
    A point   В line   C stage   D spot
16. I introduced myself to Penny at the party.
    A introduced   В presented   C greeted   D identified
17. There is absolutely nothing we can do to change their decision, unfortunately.
    A considerably   В extremely   C absolutely   D totally
18. My decision to move to the USA surprised many of my friends.
    A mind   В decision   C view   D conclusion
19. He opened the letter despite the fact that it wasn’t addressed to him.
    A marked   В addressed   C indicated   D expressed
20. My sister assured me that she would be home in time to help me with my homework.
    A recognised   В admitted   C consented   D assured

Grammar

2. Choose the correct item.

1. I wish it would stop raining.
   A to be stopped   В stop   C would stop   D to stop
2. That’s the man whose car is parked outside.
   A who’s   В whose   C of that   D of which the
3. Ann is still in England.
   A still in   В still is in   C is in still   D is still in
4. York is about a two-hour drive from here.
   A a two hours’ drive   В a two-hour drive   C a drive for two hours   D two hours drive
5. What’s wrong? It looks as if you’ve seen a ghost.
   A as if   В so if   C like that   D as
6. The boy who is standing next to Laura is my brother.
   A whose   В which   C whom   D who
7. Could you give me a hand with the bags?
   A May you   В Could you   C Shall you   D Must you
8. We don’t know when they will be back.
   A are   В have been   C will be   D are being
9. We won’t go out unless it stops snowing.
   A stops   В will stop   C will have stopped   D would stop
10. Do you mind if I borrow your pen?
    A borrow   В am borrowing   C will borrow   D could borrow
11. This skirt is too short for me to wear.
    A much   В too   C many   D enough
12. He told us a joke.
    A said to   В told to   C said   D told
13. The cinema was crowded with people.
    A with   В of   C by   D for
14. There’s very little cheese left. Can you buy some?
    A few   В a little   C a few   D little
15. Do you object to my leaving now?
    A to my leaving   В to leave   C that I leave   D leave
16. Both my parents work at the local hospital.
    A All   В Both   C None   D Every
17. He spent the whole night in the office.
    A many   В every   C whole   D all
18. If I were rich, I would help those in need.
    A will help   В can help   C would help   D would have helped
19. I’d rather stay home tonight.
    A stay   В to stay   C stayed   D staying
20. The strike lasted for two weeks.
    A by   В for   C until   D long as