I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
А Good Neighbour
      A friend who lived in Australia 1 . . .   (tell) one day by his neighbour living across the road that he  . . .  (be away) in England for a few weeks. The man further explained that his house 3 . . . (decorate) at the moment but he 4  . . . (leave) the country the next day, as he 5 . . . (not see) his rich relative for a few years. He said he hoped his neighbour 6 . . .         (look) after his house properly.
The first week passed without any incident. Soon the decorators packed up and 7 . . .  (leave). But the next day the good friend 8 . . .  (catch) sight of two fellows at his neighbour's door 9 . . . (pack) rolled-up carpets into their old van. 'Hey,' cried the man, 'what the hell you 10 . . . (do)? I 11 . . . (look) after the house for a week already and I 
12 . . . (not want) my friend 13 . . . (get) angry when he    14 . . . (return) home. The two fellows explained to him that the owner of that very house 15 . . .  (order) 16	. . . (clean) his Persian carpets while he 17 . . . (be away). They managed to make him 18 . . .  (believe) that it 19 . . . (be) true. The friendly man 20 . . . (think) that his own carpets 
21 . . . (need) cleaning. He always 22 . . .  (be) a bachelor and everything in his house 
23 . . .  (suffer) from his carelessness. So he 24 . . . (agree) with the two fellows that they 25 . . .  (add) the expense secretly to his neighbour's bill. The happy carpet-cleaners 
26 . . . (lay) all the car pets into their van and 27 . . . (drive) cheerfully away. While they 28 . . . (drive) they 29 . . .  (make) fun  of the man they so cleverly 30 . . . (deceive). There
31 . . .  (be) no need to say that neither of the neighbours ever 32 . . . (see) their carpets again.

 II. Read the text and mark the sentences true or false.	
License Without a Driving Test
Something many drivers in Germany are only able to dream about has become reality in Ireland: a driving license without a driving test.
According to a report in the London newspaper 'The Guardian' almost 45, 000 learner drivers in Ireland will be allowed to drive on the roads of the Emerald Isle without having taken a driving test. The British newspaper reports that the Irish government is taking this rather unusual step because 60, 000 learner drivers have been waiting for a long time to take their tests. In Ireland there are only about 200 examiners for all candidates and so there is naturally a long waiting period.
All the 45,000 applicants who are now allowed to drive without a license have been driving for about six months and are therefore considered capable of driving a car. Their licenses are yalid for a year. Afterwards, they may have to take their tests. This unusual step is only possible because in Ireland and the United Kingdom learners can practise driving in their parents' or friends' cars. The only condition is that a license holder has to sit next to him to supervise their driving and give them advice. So they usually have much more driving experience before they take their tests than drivers in Germany.
It would be impossible to introduce this procedure into Germany, although every motorist knows that good driving is the result of a lot of practice and that the learning process does not end with the test.
1.	You have to pass a driving test in Ireland. _______
2.	'The Guardian' appears in London. _______
3.	60, 000 learner drivers have passed their tests. _______
4.	There are about 200 examiners in Ireland. _______
5.	The candidates do not have to wait. ________	
6.	The learner drivers' licenses are not valid. _______
7.	Learners must not practise in their friends' cars. _______
8.	An experienced driver must be with the learner. _______	
9.  Learner drivers in Germany and Ireland practise  in the same way. _______	 
10.	You need a lot of practice to be a good driver. _______
III. Change the following statements into questions.
1.	He has done nothing to be punished for. (Disjunctive)
2.	The English are famous for their conversation. (Alternative)
3.	She lay in the sun for half an hour. (Special)
4.	There will be a new service-station here. (To the subject)
5.	We had to go back home as we had missed the last bus. (General)

IV. Completes the sentences with the correct  words.
1.	There isn't … sense in what you suggest.
A   many	С    few
В   much	D   a few

2.	Everybody … that smoking is dangerous.
A   know	С    knows
В   is known	D   is knowing

3.	She has only got … daughter.
A   a ten-year-old	С    a ten-years
В    a ten-years-old	D   a ten-year-aged

4.	I'm going to my dentist … . 
A   another day	С    another of these days
В   one of these days	D   the other day

5.	Of two evils choose the … .
      A   less	С    fewest
      В   little	D   least

6.	I'd like … overnight.
       A   that you stayed	С    you staying with us
       В   you stay with us	D   you to stay

7.'Hey, Jack! How are you getting … ? 'Fine, thanks.'
     A   on   	  С  of
     В   of                                          D over
  
8.
I think that John Lenon is … musicians in the world.

    A   greatest one	  С      one of the greatest
    В    the greatest	  D      one of greatest 

9. This newspaper isn't very popular … young people.

     A   for	 С about
    В   with	                                  D over

10. I wonder what our children … when we come back.	

A   do	 С are doing
     В   will do	                        D will be doing

V. Match the English words on the left with their 
    American equivalents on the right.

British
1.	lorry
2.	sunglasses
3.	biscuit
4.	autumn
5.	chemist's
6.	sweets
7.	tin
8.	ground-floor  
9.	petrol
10.	cinema

American
a)	cookie
b)	gas
c)	can
d)	truck
e)	first floor
f)	movies
g)	shades
h)	drug-store
i)	fall
j)	candy