7th form

Progress Check - 2

I.

Put in the sentences the suitable words. Each word or word combination is only used once.

is washed by; b) capital; c) island; d) is situated; e) languages; f) population

1 India … in Asia.

2 There are 15 official … in India and thousands of different dialects.

3 Great Britain is an … where England, Scotland, and Wales are located.

4 The … of the USA is Washington D.C.

5 The UK … the Atlantic Ocean in the north.

6 The … of the UK is over 57 million people.

II. Put in: who or which.

1. She returned me the book … I gave her yesterday.

2. Do you know the student … has won the first prize in the competition?

3. The mother tongue is a language … a child learns naturally, in his/ her family.

4. I knew a lady … played tennis every day.



III. The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way.

Example: IMPRESS

Her dance made a great … on my friends. - Her dance made a great impression on my friends.

1. CROSS

There were 1,000 lollipop ladies in the streets of London standing at zebra … with their

“Lollipop signs”.

2. INFORM

80 % of all … in the world’s computers is in English.

3. INVENT

Alexander Popov is a Russian … who was known all over the world.

4. POPULAR

The … of the English language rapidly increases.

IV. Fill in the definite article “the” if needed.

1. ... UK is an island state.

a) a b) the c)

2. Is ___Australia an island or a continent?

a) the b) a c) --

3. We live in ____St. Petersburg

a) a b) -- c) the

4. Moscow is … capital of Russia.

a) a b) the c) –

5. The highest mountains are ….. Alps.

a) the b) – c) a

V.

Use each verb in Present Simple Passive, Past Simple Passive or Future Simple Passive.

1. Bread (eat) every day.

2. The letters (receive) yesterday.

3. This work (do) tomorrow.

Match the countries and the word combinations corresponding to them.

1. The USA a) “the Lucky Country”

2. New Zealand b) “In God We Trust”

3. Canada c) the school year starts in February

4. Australia d) the maple leaf is the emblem of the country