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Задание 1. Сделайте из предложенных слов предложения, используя FirstConditional. Example: If we / not leave / now / we / miss / the last bus If we don’t leave now, we’ll miss the last bus. 1 If Mark / ring / me / I / tell you 2 Yasuko / be / upset / if she / not pass / the exam 3 If you / catch / the 11.15 train / you / get / to London at 12.30 4 I / not be able / to go to work / if it / snow 5 Maggie / arrive / on time / if she / take / a taxi 6 They / not go / to the beach / if it / rain 7 If Chris / miss / the meeting / his boss / be / angry 8 If we / not take / a map / we / get / lost Задание 2. Заполните пропуски словами из скобок, используя SecondConditional. Example: If I didn’t have to (not have to) work tomorrow, I ’d go out (go out) tonight. 1 If they ____ (have) enough money, they _____ (buy) a new car. 2 We ____ (travel) around India if we _____ (not have) young children. 3 Mia’s parents ______ (be) disappointed if she ______ (not do) well at university. 4 You ___ (get) better marks if you ___ (work) harder. 5 If I ___ (be) you, I ____ (stop) smoking. 6 Kwasi ___(not get) lost if he __(use) the satnav in his car. 7 We ___ (lose) weight if we ___ (stop) eating chocolate. 8 If I ___(see) a snake in my house, I ___(scream) for help! Задание 3 Перепишите предложения, используя пассивный залог прошедшего или настоящего времен. Example: Daniel Radcliffe played the part of Harry Potter. The part of Harry Potter was played by Daniel Radcliffe. 1 My mother decorated the kitchen. The kitchen ___. 2 I didn’t write these letters. These letters ___. 3 Millions of people speak English. English ___. 4 Rubbish pollutes our rivers. Our rivers___. 5 The cook doesn’t do the washing up. The washing up ___. 6 Our school won the swimming competition. The swimming competition ___. 7 Miss Jones doesn’t teach art. Art ___. 8 Mark Chapman killed John Lennon. John Lennon __. Задание 4. Прочитайте текст и выберите правильный вариант ответа согласно содержанию текста.. THE BEST INVENTIONS This week in Inventor’s World, we asked one reader, Ben Cross, aged 25, to tell us which inventions he thinks have changed our lives the most. Which inventions did he choose? Do you agree with him? I work in IT, so I have a close relationship with electrical gadgets! In my opinion, one recent invention that has changed our lives is the laptop computer. It allows us to work anywhere, and has made our working lives so much easier. The idea for the first laptop was created by Alan Kay in 1968. Kay wanted to make a personal computer for children to learn computer skills. It was known as the Dynabook. In fact, the Dynabook was never built. But his idea was used by other companies to develop laptops and PCs. The first portable computer in the shops was made by Osborne Computer Corporation in 1981. It was called Osborne 1. I’m too young to remember all this, but my boss told me that the first laptops were very heavy and difficult to carry around. I can’t imagine life without my laptop. What did people use to do before they were invented? It’s clear to me that another invention that has changed all our lives is the electric light bulb. We can go out or work late in the evening and through the night, if we want to. These extra hours mean that we can do more and be more successful. What would we do if we couldn’t go out in the evenings because it was too dark to see? The light bulb wasn’t invented recently – it was invented in 1879 by Thomas Edison – but I can’t think of another invention that has made such a difference to our lives. The early glass light bulbs were made by hand. Later they were produced by machine, and became cheaper to buy. These days, light bulbs are made in a variety of different types and sizes. They are used in the home, at work, in cars, in torches, on Christmas trees, and so on. Life would be very dark without them. Example: Ben works ___. A as an inventor B as an electrician C in IT 1 The person who first had the idea for the laptop was ___. A Thomas Edison B Alan Kay C Osborne Computer Corporation 2 The inventor of the laptop wanted to make a PC for __. A himself B his friends C children 3 The Dynabook wasn’t ever ___. A built B successful C used in schools 4 The idea for the Dynabook was used by ___. A other IT companies B schools C no-one else 5 The first laptops were difficult to ___. A open B carry C use 6 Ben says the electric light bulb gives us __. A cheaper electricity B more time to do things C less work to do 7 The invention of the light bulb happened in __. A 1976 B 1889 C 1879 8 The early electric light bulbs were made by __. A machine B women C hand 9 Ben thinks that __ have changed our lives more than the light bulb. A more recent inventions B no other inventions C machines 10 Nowadays, there is a __ variety of electric light bulbs. A bigger B smaller C boring