Жизнь и творчества русских писателей

CONTROL WORK № 1

FILL IN: OPPORTUNITY, TAKE PLACE, INVITE, RECEIVE, DEPEND, PATIENTLY, SPECTACULAR, TREATS, STALL, RAISE

He decided to move to London at the first _______.
The festival usually _______.in May.
Don't keep your aunt standing on the doorstep, _______.her in!
We have _______.your letter of the 15th May.
His decision will _______.on how soon he meets the committee.
We were waiting _______.for the storm to finish.
I was really impressed with that _______.concert!
On Halloween children ask for _______.such as candies or sometimes money.
You can find everything on Oxford street. There are lots and lots of _______.!
They tried to _______.money for charity.

FILL IN:WHICH,WHO,WHERE,WHOSE,WHEN

That's the boy _______ father is a pilot.
Cate Blanchett, _______ stars in "The Lord od the Rings", is a great actress.
The book _______ you borrowed is mine.
31st October, _______ Halloween takes place, is my favourite day.
Minsk, _______ my brother was born, is the capital of Belarus.

FILL IN THE PREPOSITIONS:

The reason _______ Earth Day is to create environmental awarwness.
My sister is interested _______ Russian history.
The motorway was crowded _______ cars.
Do you afraid _______ spiders?

FILL IN: DOWN, UP, INTO, OFF, BACK

Turn _______ the volume on the radio. It's driving me crazy!
I hope she turns _______ soon!
Let's turn a region _______ a nuclear-free zone.
The refugees (беженцы) were turned _______ because the war was stopped.

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORMS (PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ PRESENT PERFECT / PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS)

My chief usually (work) _______on Saturdays.
She (speak) for an hour on the phone.
He (wait) _______for you at this moment.
I (think) _______ about moving to St. Petersburg.
What _______ your brother (do) _______? – He (be) _______a sportsman.
Tim (fit) _______ a new door in the garage now.
This actress (act) _____ beautifully in the film.
We have no idea how long they (swim) _____ for, but it has certainly been longer than an hour now.
Ann is in the library. She (make) _______a report.