SELF CHECK.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 359.

III. Paraphrase the following using the active vocabulary.

II. Fill in articles where necessary.

I. Fill in prepositions where necessary.

WRITING

1. My niece is ... her teens.

2. He is married ... a young painter.

3. My friend Lena married ... a young doctor two years.

4. My sister is fond ... poetry.

5. My brother-in-law is keen ... football.

6. My little nephew is good ... mathematics.

7. She loves me ... ... my faults.

9. Are you satisfied ... your progress?

1. She is ... well-bred girl.

2. My niece has ... short hair and ... round face.

3. She is ... tall and slim.

4. He is ... handsome boy with... blue eyes and ... fair hair.

5. He always tells ... truth.

1. She is very fond of music.

2. The boy is sometimes naughty in class.

3. Jane isn't a very sociable girl.

4. My cousin Jack is a good pupil.

5. My aunt and I are good friends.

I. Fill in the prepositions where necessary:

1. Robert's niece is ... her teens

2. We get ... well with one another.

3. I think she'll come ... age in three months' time.

4. Helen works ... a typist.

5. They have got a small child Mary ... name.

6. Is Chris any relation ... you?

7. My name is Elizabeth, Betty ... short.

8. Uncle John is ... his early forties.

9. Lily is ... her first year at the University.

10. Can you help me ... the house?

11. Dolly likes knitting, but she's lazy ... cooking.

12. I admire them ... their courage.

II. Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences:

1. Is Bob a ... to you? a) relative b) relation

2. Susan's nephew is a ... child. a) 2-year-old b) 2-years-old

3. My brother is 4 years ... than I am. a) older b) elder

4. Ann has got 2 sisters ... her. a) besides b) beside

5. They ... 5 years ago. a) married b) got married

6. We hope George will ... a good biologist. a) make b) do

7. - What ...?

- He is not very tall, with dark hair and grey eyes.

a) does your father look like

b) is your father like

8. He is a ... person. a) strong-will b) strong-willed

9. Be honest. Don't tell ... . a) lies b) the lies

10. Peter is ... and shy. a) quite b) quiet

11. Don't tell them about it. You know they can't ... a secret.

a) save b) keep

12. Who ... you to play the guitar? a) taught b) learnt
13. I am fond of ... music. a) classic b) classical

14. He is at least 190 cms ... . a) high b) tall