Focus on Words

MIXED TENSES
4. Choose the right verb form.
Winston Plummer was a great artist who had a wonderful career. He... (1)... lots of
prizes before he was twenty. By the age of twenty-five... (2) his own exhibition. He...
(3)... the subject of TV documentary by the time he was thirty.
1. a. is winning b. wins c. has won d. won
2. a. has had b. had had c. would have d. will have
3. became b. has become c. had become d. become
a. Firemen... (4) ... the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it
under control. A short time before, great trees... (5) ... the countryside for miles around.
Now smoke (6) ... up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming
on and threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not
only wash away the soil, but... (7) ... serious floods as well.
4. a. have been fighting b. had been fighting c. had been fought d. were fighting
5. a. have covered b. had covered c. cover d. was covering
6. a. is still rising b. was still rising c. were still rising d. was still risen
7. a will also cause b. would be causing c. would also cause d. would have caused
Reported speech
5. Translate into English.
1. ܳ ³ÛÝù³Ý ó³Íñ³Ó³ÛÝ ¿ñ ËáëáõÙ, áñ »ë ѳ½Çí ¿Ç Ï³ñáÕ³ÝáõÙ Éë»É
Ýñ³Ý:
2. ܳ ã·Çï»ñ, áñ Çñ»Ý ã¿ÇÝ Ññ³íÇñ»É ³Û¹ »ñ»ÏáõÛÃÇÝ:
3. ²ÝݳÛÇÝ Ñ³ñóñ»óÇÝ Ã» ÇÝã å³Õå³Õ³Ï ¿ ëÇñáõÙ:
4. Ø»ñÇÝ ³ë³ó, áñ »ñÇï³ë³ñ¹ ¹³ßݳϳѳñÁ ß³ï ËáñÁ ïå³íáñáõÃÛáõÝ
¿ ·áñÍ»É Çñ íñ³:
5. ܳ Ëݹñ»ó ÇÝÓ ãµ³ó»É å³ïáõѳÝÁ ù³ÝÇ áñ Ùñë³Í ¿ñ:
6. ܳ ѳñóñ»ó ÇÝÓ, ³ñ¹Ûá±ù »ë ºñ¨³ÝáõÙ »Ù ÉÇÝ»Éáõ ³Ùé³ÝÁ:
7. ܳ ѳñóñ»ó ÇÝÓ, ³ñ¹Ûá±ù ϳñ»ÉÇ ¿ íëï³Ñ»É ¸³íÇÃÇÝ:
8. ܳ ³ë³ó, áñ í³ÕÁ Ïí»ñ³¹³ñÓÝÇ ·ÇñùÁ:
Odd Word Out
6. Find the odd word out.
1. I realized about the bus was out of control when I was speaking to the students on
the microphone.
a. about b. the c. out d. on
2. Alexander Graham’s mother was more deaf, so all his life he wanted to help his
mother to hear and speak.
a. more b. so c. his d. to
3. Peter is looking for a better job because he doesn’t earn it much.
a. for b. job c. he d. it
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