Здравствуйте, уважаемые читатели.
С этого выпуска в рассылке «Английский язык. Пополняем словарный запас»
наряду с обучающими уроками, построенными на основе художественных
текстов, будут включатся другие интересные и полезные материалы,
касающиеся увеличения словарного запаса и его практического
использования.
Сегодня вам предлагается четыре
несложных теста на проверку вашего знания правильного
словоупотребления. При выполнении заданий рекомендуем записывать
ответы, чтобы сверить их с ключами, данными ниже.
Желаем успеха!
Авторы рассылки.
EXERCISES
1. Organize this list of words
into three
groups and give each one a title
helpful platform put
on
scarf jumper jeans train get on
journey jacket station ticket homeless
painful fare careful blouse thoughtless
tie useless
2. Underline the correct answer
or answers
1. A pond is:
a) bigger than
a lake b) smaller than a lake
c) the same size
2. I really enjoy:
a) play tennis
b) to play tennis c) playing
tennis
3) When we were on holiday we had:
a) lovely
weathers b) lovely weather c) a
lovely weather
4) The underlined letters in ache
are
pronounced the same as in:
a) machine b)
catch d) chemist
5) She gave me a … smile.
a) strong b)
big c) large
6) The past tense of fall is:
a) fell b) felt
c) falled
7) You can put on:
a) gloves b) a
decision c) shoes
3. Underline the correct answer:
1) He (made/did) a few mistakes in
the exam.
2) I forgot to (make/do) my
English homework
last night.
3) My mother (does/makes) all the
housework
in our house.
4) I had to (make/do) my own
dinner last
night.
5) Did you (make/do) English at
school?
6) He (made/did) a lot of money
when he
worked in America.
7) It's not always easy to
(make/do) friends
in a foreign country.
8) I (made/did) a one-week course
in
programming.
9) We must (make/do) a decision
before 6
p.m.
10) I can't work when the children
(make/do)
a lot of noise.
11) I don't have any coffee. Could
you
(make/do) me a favor and lend me some?
12) Her English is good now; she
has
(made/done) a lot of progress.
13) I always (make/do) the
shopping at the
weekend.
14) He's (doing/making) research
in physics
at Rome University.
4. Fill the gaps with words commonly used with "make" and "do". Use exercise 3 as an
aid: