Maxsus ta’lim vazirligi nizomiy nomidagi Toshkent davlat pedagogika universiteti qoshidagi akademik litsey Nurmatov J. N, Kudratov K. X

EX 29 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs:

to get, to change, to rise, to fall, to increase

You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.

1. 
   The population of the world is rising very fast.
   
2. 
   Ken is still ill but he ... better slowly.
   
3. 
   The world ... . Things never stay the same.
   
4. 
   The cost of living ... . Every year things are more expensive.
   
5. 
   The economic situation is already very bad and it ... worse.
   

EX 30 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

What ... you ... ? I ... the text into English.

1. 
   are ... doing / am translate
   
2. 
   are ... doing / am translating
   
3. 
   do ... do / are translating
   
4. 
   are ... do / translate
   
5. 
   are ... doing / translate
   

2. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

Where ... they ... ? They ... to the Institute.

1. 
   are ... going / going
   
2. 
   are ... going / am going
   
3. 
   do ... go / is going
   
4. 
   are ... going / is going
   
5. 
   are ... going / are going
   

3. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

... Nick ... to music? No, he ... TV.

1. 
   Is ... listening / watches
   
2. 
   Are ... listening / is watching
   
3. 
   Is ... listening / is watching
   
4. 
   Is ... listening / are watching
   
5. 
   Are ... listening / am watching
   

4. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

Let’s go for a walk. It ... now.

A) aren’t raining		C) isn’t rain
B) isn’t raining		D) doesn’t rain
	E) doesn’t raining

5. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

At the moment we ... over the desert.

A) are flying		C) fly
B) is flying		D) are fly
	E) isn’t flying

6. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

Listen! Stella ... a lovely song.

A) are singing		C) is singing
B) sings		D) isn’t singing
	E) is sing

7. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

• 
  Where are our children? It’s quiet at home.
  
• 
  They ... on the carpet and ... .
  

A) are lying / drawing		C) are lying / drew
B) is lying / drawing		D) are lying / draw
	E) is lying / draw

8. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

• 
  What ... you ... now?
  
• 
  I ... for my key. I can’t open the door.
  

A) are ... do / are looking

B) are ... doing / am not looking

C) are ... doing / is looking

D) is ... doing / look

E) are ... doing / am looking

9. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

Why ... you ... on the coat? It’s sunny today.

A) are ... putting		C) does ... put
B) do ... put		D) aren’t ... putting
	E) are ... put

10. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Tom and Nick are in the yard now. They ... tennis.

A) are play		C) are playing
B) play		D) is playing
	E) are played

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Hurry up. The caretaker ... all the doors.

A) are closing		C) am closing
B) is closed		D) is closing
	E) were closing

12. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

A: Miss Bowling ... to speak to you.

B: What does she want?

A) are waiting		C) waits
B) is waiting		D) isn’t waiting
	E) wait

13. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Can you phone a bit later, please? Jane ... .

A) is not having a bath		C) amn’t having a bath
B) has a bath		D) are having a bath
	E) is having a bath

14. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

John ... in the garden.

A) still is working		C) working is still
B) is working still		D) is still working
	E) still working is

15. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Why ... at my desk? Could you take your place, please?

A) are you not sitting		C) is you sitting
B) are you sitting		D) are your sitting
	E) are they sitting

16. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Don’t come into the classroom! The students ... a dictation now.

A) are writing		C) aren’t writing
B) is writing		D) isn’t writing
	E) are write

17. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

• 
  What ... you ... here?
  
• 
  I ... for my friend.
  

1. 
   are ... doing / are waiting
   
2. 
   aren’t ... doing / am waiting
   
3. 
   are ... doing / wait
   
4. 
   are ... doing / am not waiting
   
5. 
   are ... doing / am waiting
   

18. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

They are busy now. They ... an important question.

A) aren’t discussing		C) are discussing
B) is discussing		D) don’t discuss
	E) are discuss

19. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

• 
  What ... Peter ... ?
  
• 
  He ... to his friend.
  

1. 
   are ... doing / is speaking
   
2. 
   isn’t ... doing / are speaking
   
3. 
   isn’t ... doing / is speaking
   
4. 
   is ... doing / is speaking
   
5. 
   is ... doing / speaks
   

20. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Ted: Where ... you, Fred?

Fred: I’m in the garden. I ... the roses.

A) are / water		C) am / are watering
B) is / am watering		D) are / was watering
	E) are / am watering

21. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

• 
  Whom  ?
  
• 
  I  to get through to Joan.
  

1. 
   are you phoning / try
   
2. 
   phones you / am trying
   
3. 
   are you phoning / am trying
   
4. 
   do you phone / try
   
5. 
   is phoning you / am trying
   

22. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

She  only just  from the operation and  still  it difficult to move about. At the moment she  most of her time in bed.

1. 
   recovers / is  finding / is spending
   
2. 
   is  recovering / finds / spends
   
3. 
   recovers / finds / spends
   
4. 
   is  recovering / is  finding / is spending
   
5. 
   is  recovering / is  finding / spends
   

23. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

Because of the present threat of war, the best qualified people  the country.

A) are leaving		C) live
B) are living		D) leave
	E) to be leaving

24. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

• 
  How are you getting on with the book?
  
• 
  At the moment I  chapter four.
  

A) read		C) am reading
B) am read		D) reading
	E) am not reading

25. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

Here we are in Switzerland again. We  in a very comfortable small hotel.

A) stay		C) are stay
B) are staying		D) has stayed
	E) are stayed

26. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

• 
  Have you done the shopping?
  
• 
  I  .
  

A) just go		C) am going just
B) just going		D) am just going
	E) just am going

27. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

Tom and Ann ... in a cafe. Tom says:

I ... an interesting book at the moment. I’ll lend it to you when I’ve finished it.

1. 
   are talking / am reading
   
2. 
   talk / am reading
   
3. 
   are talking / am not reading
   
4. 
   are talking / read
   
5. 
   aren’t talking / am reading
   

28. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

 the whole poem by heart?

A) Are you knowing		C) Don’t you knowing
B) Aren’t you knowing		D) Are you known
	E) Do you know

29. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

The group  of five people, but we hope to get more members soon.

A) consist		C) consisting
B) consists		D) have consisted
	E) is consisting