4. Заполните пропуски предлогами и перескажите текст.

Last Saturday "Little Dorrit" was … the Art Theatre. ... his way home Peter

Belov went ... the theatre box-office and bought two tickets ... the performance. It was already four o'clock ... the afternoon. ... half an hour he came home. Peter had dinner ... his family and ... six o’clock he and his wife were ready to go ... the theatre. They came there just ... time ... the performance.

The performance was wonderful. They liked it very much. ... the theatre Peter and his wife met some ... their friends and spoke ... them ... the performance.

... half ... ten the performance was over. It was not cold outside. So Peter and his wife decided not to take a taxi. They walked home .... eleven o’clock they came home, it was late, but they decided to listen ... the news ... the radio and then went ... bed.

5. Заполните пропуски глаголами to hear, to listen to.

1. Can you ... me well from there? 2. You must always ... your teacher at the lessons. 3. I usually ... the news on the radio in the morning before work. 4. Did you ... the 6 o’clock news? 5. I’m very sorry but I can't ... you now. 6. Yesterday I ... a lot about this new performance. I’d like to see it very much. 7. Can you ... us now? We’d like to ask you some questions about London. 8. I’m sorry I didn’t ... the last word. 9. This is a surprise ... it from you. 10. The other day I ... some good music on the radio.

6. Употребите оборот there is/are в правильной форме в нужном времени.

1. ... sixty minutes in an hour. 2. ... twelve months in a year. 3. ... a lot of snow in Moscow in winter. 4. ... not any cheese for breakfast today. 5. ... a lot of people at the theatre last night. 6. ... any bread for dinner? Yes, ... some. 7. ... some magazines on the table. You may take one of them. 8. ... not many tickets for this performance at the box-office. 9.... a lot of cars in the parking lot in the morning.

7. Употребите в правильной форме оборот there is/are или it в настоящем или прошедшем времени.

1. ... a lot of people at the theatre last night. 2. ... a frosty day. I am cold. 3. ... a book on the table this morning. Where is it now? 4. ... a wonderful performance. I liked it very much. 5. ... some magazines on the table. Give me one, please. 6. ... a lot of snow in the streets last winter. 7. ... cold yesterday, and our children couldn’t go for a walk. 8. ... a lot of people near the booking-office a quarter of an hour ago.

8. Заполните пропуски словами much, many, little, few.

1. Was there ... snow in Petersburg last winter? Yes, there was. And it was very cold. 2. Do ... people watch TV in the evening? 3. ... children watch T/V after 9 o'clock in the evening. 4. I don't like ... sugar in my tea. 5. I’m sorry we have very ... ham for breakfast, but we have a lot of cheese. 6. We must go to the theatre in half an hour. We have very ... time for dinner. 7. There were not ... nice days in Moscow last autumn. 8. Mr. Larin doesn't know German well, but he studies very ... now.