Раздел 3 (задания по грамматике и лексике)

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заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B4–B12 так,

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заданию B4–B12.

Most adults miss their childhood. “Your school years are the

B4__________________ years of your life,” – have you ever GOOD

heard that phrase?

Just recently, while I was on my way to work, I started thinking

back to my own school years. They probably were not troublefree

but there B5__________________ many reasons for us to BE

feel happy at school.

One of them was spending every single day with friends. We

B6__________________ tired of being together. NOT/GET

The B7__________________ one was uniform. Yes, in my TWO

opinion, the school uniform had more advantages than

disadvantages.

B8__________________ was dark green. It was unfashionable MY

but comfortable.

It B9__________________ of natural materials. Besides, the MAKE

uniform saved a lot of time in the mornings.

Now it B10__________________ me hours to decide what to wear. TAKE

Another thing is that I don’t really like sport. But at school we

B11__________________ football, netball, hockey and so on. PLAY

Sport was compulsory. Now I realise that this was a good

thing!

And of course there were… holidays! Christmas, Easter, halfterm,

and the jackpot – the summer holidays.

I wish I B12__________________ as much free time now. HAVE

Task 2. Choose the correct answer. Only one variant is correct.

Problems of the National Health Service

The National Health Service in Britain has grown into 1_______big organization that it now employs more people 2_______ other in the country. However efficient an organization like this may be, it is bound to 3_______ sooner or later but 4_______ the public can do when they occur. The Patients' Association gives 5_______ when they think they 6_______. At present the Association is fighting against the Government's idea 7_______ general health centers for individual doctors. It says it does not want to tell the National Health Service 8_______ do but adds that it 9_______ spend more money on improving the standard of doctors, 10_______ would be cheaper than building health centers.

1 1) a such 2) such a 3) so 4) a so

2 1) than any 2) that any 3) than some 4) that some

3 1) make faults 2) do faults 3) make mistakes 4) do mistakes

4 1) there is a few 2) there is little 3) it is few 4) it is a little

5 1) to people advice 2) to people advices 3) people advice 4) people advices

6 1) haven't properly 2) hadn't properly 3) haven't been properly 4) hadn't been properly

looked after looked after properly looked after looked after

7 1) of substituting 2) to substitute 3) be substituting 4) substituting

8 I) that it must 2) that it is to 3) what is to 4) what to

9 1) would have to 2) needs 3) should 4) ought

10 1) which 2) what 3) that 4) it