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We had an enormous apple tree in our garden only a few yards from the kithen window. " We really must cut that tree down," my husband said, soon after we moved into the house. "I'm sure it's dangeros.""Don't be silly," I said. I quite liked the tree myself. "It's quite safe. It isn't going to fall down on the house!" "Well, I read something in the paper only the other day," he said. "A tree crashed into a woman's bedroom during a storm. She was going to get rid of the tree - and now she's in hospital!"In the end, after several arguments of this kind, we asked a couple of workmen to come along and cut the tree down.It was not an easy job. In fact, it took them all morning. But at last the tree was lying on the ground."What about the roots?" the men asked. "Shall we take them out too or leave them?""Oh, take them out," I said. "Let's make a good job of it!"This took all afternoon and I was beginning to think about the size of the bill! There was also a big hole in thegarden!"You'll be able to put all your old rubbish in there!" the men said as they left.My husband climbed down into the hole and began to look around."Hey, look!" he called up to me. "There are some old coins here! And I think they're gold!"I climbed down into the hole and we started to dig around, hoping to find some more coins. We did - and we also found a small metal box. We broke it open. It was full of jewellery - rings, necklaces, and bracelets!"Gosh!" I said, "I suppose someone hid these things in the ground - perhaps during a war!""They're probably worth a small fortune!" my husband said. "Well, aren't you glad now that you got rid of that old tree?"

1. The man wanted to get rid of the apple tree because it was:

• too near the house
• too old
• too big
• too ugly

  2. The man's wife liked the tree but in the end she:

• went to hospital
• agreed
• helped to cut the tree down
• didn't allow to cut it down

  3. The men who came to cut the tree down:

• had to work hard
• argued a lot
• worked during a strorm
• demanded large payment

  4. The workmen made a big hole because:

• they were looking for money
• they took out the roots of the tree
• they wanted to hide some rubbish
• the husband asked about it

  5. When the man climbed down into the hole, he found:

• some money
• some rubbish
• some apples
• some valuable things

  2. Выберите 10 из 15 подходящих по смыслу слов и заполните пропуски
  (goods, cooperation, political, achievements, companies, world, plant, held, includes, discussed, negotiate, various, much, consolidation, analyses)

  FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS

  Every year a lot of international exhibitions, and specialised fairs are _______ in different countries of the _______ . The number of countries and _______ who take part in them is growing from year to year. The display during these exhibitions _______ a wide range of exhibits which show the latest _______ in different fields of industry, science and agriculture of many countries. At international and national exhibitions commercial centres are established where participants can _______ the sale and purchase of different _______ . Every exhibition is a good method to advertise products. Fairs and exhibitions are usually held under _______ mottoes: people and progress, peace and progress through economic _______ , and so on. International fairs and exhibitions pave the way to _______ of business relations between countries and nations.

3. Обведите правильный ответ

1. I don't agree with them. Neither _______

• do we
• we do
• we don't
• don't we

  2. I wonder when he _______

• will call
• called
• call
• would call

  3. I was _______ tired that I fell asleep.

• such a
• so
• so the
• such

  4. The car was _______ as I expected.

• such expensive
• that expensive
• so expensive
• as expensive

  5. It is 10 o'clock. I _______ to leave.

• have
• can
• must
• should

  6. In winter _______ much snow in Moscow.

• it is
• there are
• there is
• there were

  7. When I came home my mother _______ dishes already.

• washing
• has been washing
• had washed
• had been washed

  8. My brother plays tennis _______ than I do.

• worse
• good
• worst
• the worst

  9. She is _______ girl I have ever known.

• the more pretty
• the prettiest
• the most pretty
• much pretty

  10. Peter is not a good student, _______ ?

• isn't he
• is he
• doesn't he
• does he

11. There isn't _______ milk in the cup.

• any
• no
• many
• some

  12. When I came home my children _______ .

• was sleeping
• were sleeping
• have slept
• have been sleeping

  13. This book _______ by him when he was 50.

• had been written
• was written
• wrote
• had been writing

  14. This money _______ not enough to buy a car.

• are
• is
• were
• have been

  15. Do you know that the girl _______ the piano is my daughter.

• played
• being played
• playing
• having played

  16. I can't give you the letter. It still _______

• is being typed
• is typing
• has been typing
• has typed

  17. Can you explain to me how _______

• this machine work
• this machine works
• does this machine work
• does this machine works

  18. All parents want their children _______ healthy.

• be
• being
• to be
• having been

  19. I don't watch TV very much because there are _______ programmes that I like.

• few
• little
• not much
• a lot

  20. I bought two books yesterday. One is here, and where is _______ ?

• another
• the other
• other
• others

  21. We will discuss this problem when our manager _______

• will return
• return
• returns
• would return

  22. I _______ my friends since I graduated from the Institute.

• hadn't seen
• haven't seen
• didn't see
• won't see

  23. Nobody _______ where the nearest book shop is.

• know
• knows
• have known
• knowing

  24. _______ Peter and Mary will come to the party.

• Either
• And
• Else
• Both

  25. Peter speaks _______ French nor English.

• both
• either
• neither
• as