II. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it (0.5 pt)
1. If the water level had raised any higher, the dam would probably have broken.
2. The Concorde can fly across the Atlantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
3. The manufacture and production of steel was one of the industries on which the country’s
prosperity was founded.
4. That cats have nine lives have been believed for centuries.
5. The enclosing card gives details about room rates and services.
III. Give the correct tense/form of the verb in each of the brackets. (0.5 pt)
1. A: The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe, does it?
B: No, it looks as if it (fall) _________ down.
2. Christine demanded that I (allow) _________ to take part in the negotiations.
3. I wouldn’t recommend (eat) _________ in that restaurant. The food is awful.
4. Coal production in this region (halve) _________ in the last twenty years.
5. I’m sorry I wasn’t in when you came round. I would like (see) _________ you.
IV. Give the correct form of the word in each of the brackets. (0.5 pt)
1. It’s _________ of motorists to drink and drive. (RESPONSIBILITY)
2. She divorced him because of his _________ to the children. (KIND)
3. His lawyer speaks more _________ than yours. (PERSUADE)
4. The bank’s actions attracted _________ criticism. (WIDE)
5. You look rather _________. Are you worried about something? (OCCUPY)