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Once when I was (2)…little kid, just your age, my mother and father took me on (3)… picnic to (4)…Mount Rainier. We drove up there in (5)…old car and saw (6)… deer standing in (7)…middle of (8) …road.

We came to (9)…meadow where there was (10)…snow in (11)…shadows of (12)…trees and (13)… snow in (14)… places where (15)… sun didn’t shine.

There were (16)… flowers growing in (17)…meadow and they looked beautiful. In (18)… middle of (19)…meadow there was (20)…huge round rock and (21)…Daddy walked over to (22)…rock and found (23)…hole in (24)…center of it and looked inside. (25)…rock was hollow like (26)… small room.

Daddy crawled inside (27)…rock and sat there starting out at (28)…blue sky and (29)…wild flowers. (30)… Daddy really liked that rock and pretended that it was (31)… house and we played inside (32)… rock all (33)…afternoon.

He got some smaller rocks and took them inside (34)…big rock. He pretended that (35)… smaller rocks were (36)… stove and (37)… furniture and he cooked (38)… meal, using (39)… wild flowers for food.

That’s (40)…end of (41)… story. She has heard it (42)…thirty or forty times and always wants to hear it again. I think she uses it as (43)…..kind of (44)….door to (45)…discovery of her father when he was (46)…child and her contemporary.

Choose the correct answer

What …..good children!

a) the b) a c) ---

What ….fantastic dress!

a) --- b) the c) a

How much did you pay for…dinner?

a) a b) the c)---

You usually have … breakfast at 8, don’t you?

a) the b) --- c) a

….Swiss Alps are a good place to go to if you like skiing.

a) --- b) the c) a

“My heart’s in …Highlands”

a) the b) a c) ---

…. Tverskaya Street is the central street of Moscow.

a) a b) --- c) the

What is … British Museum famous for?

a) --- b) a c) the

It was …evening.

a) the b) a c)---

10. I don’t believe you. I think you’re telling … lie.

a) a b) the c) ---

11. He made … mistake.

a) --- b) a c) the

12. I assure you I’m telling … truth.

a) the b)--- c) a

13. In England we drive on …left.

a) --- b) the c) a

Test #2

Put in the correct article where necessary:

We have (1) ____nice flat rather far from (2) ____ center of (3) ____ city. It is (4)___new sixteen-storey building in (5)____ Gagarin Avenue. As there are so many storeys in the building it has (6)____two lifts.

Our flat is on (7) ____ fourth floor. It has all modern convinces such as (8)____ central heating, (9)____gas, (10)____electricity, (11)_____hot and cold water, and (12)_____chute to carry rubbish down. There are (13)____three rooms, (14)____kitchen, (15)____bathroom and (16)_____hall in (17)____our flat.

(18)____living room is the largest and most comfortable room in (19)____flat. In (20)____middle of (21)____living-room we have (22)___square dinner-table with six chair round it. There is (23)___hanging lamp above the table. To (24)___right of the dinner-table there is (25)___wall-unit which has several sections: (26)___sideboard, (27)___wardrobe and (28)____some shelves. At (29)___opposite wall there is (30)___piano.

Put all kinds of questions (5) to the text.
Choose the correct form

I have ____books in my library.

Much B. Many C.A lot of

____easy to understand the rule.

It is B. There is C. It has D. It doesn’t

Are there ___letters for me?

Any B. Some C. No

I have ____interesting news to tell you.

Any B. Some C. Few D. A few

There is ____bread in the cupboard.

A little B. A few C. Many

Translate into English:

В холодильнике мало яиц. Сходи в магазин и купи несколько.
Где деньги? – Они на столе.
У меня мало молока, я не могу приготовить пирог.
У тебя есть время? Можешь мне помочь?
Сколько у тебя друзей? – Мало

Test #3

Supply the articles where necessary:

There are (1)____ lot of (2) ___parks and gardens in all districts of (3)____ Moscow.
(4)____holidays mean different things to (5)____different people. Some people like (6)____ quiet rest, while (7) ____ other people enjoy (8)____active open-air holidays.
(9)____ foreign company was interested in buying (10)_____ motors from (11)____Russia.
How do you usually go to (12)____office? – I usually go there by (13)____train.
Mr. Brown seldom has (14)_____holiday. When he last had (15)____ holiday, he went to (16)____South America.

Supply the correct prepositions where necessary

(1)____weekends Londoners often go (2)_____ Britain. They spend (3)____ two days there. They go (4)____Brighton (5)____ Friday evening and come back (6)____London (7)_____Sunday.
Good morning, Ladies and Gentleman! Capitan Finn and his crew welcome you (8)____board. We are flying (9)____a height (10)____30000 feet. The weather (11) London is fine. We’ll land (12)____ Heathrow Airport (13)_____3 hours. Have a nice flight and thank you (14)____ your attention.
How long does it take him to go (15)_____the office? - It takes him 20 minutes to go (16)____there (17)____bus.

Choose the correct answer

A new detective film was on the Mir Cinema (last / the last) week.
Are there (any / some) apples in the fridge?
I’m busy now. Let me call you (later/in) two hours.
I haven’t seen him (during/for) a month.
Hurry up! We don’t have (much/ many) time!

Translate into English

Посмотри на звезды на небе.
Мой дом расположен между банком и почтой.
Давай встретимся в театре.
В газете есть интересная статья об НЛО.
В самолете я люблю сидеть у окна.

Read the text and answer the questions:

Performance management

Performance management is the systematic process by which an agency involves its employees, as individuals and members of a group, in improving organizational effectiveness in the accomplishment of agency mission and goals.

Employee performance management includes:

planning work and setting expectations,
continually monitoringperformance,
developing the capacity to perform,
periodically rating performance in asummary fashion, and
rewardinggood performance.


	In an effective organization, work is planned out in advance. Planning means setting performance expectations and goals for groups and individuals to channel their efforts toward achieving organizational objectives. Getting employees involved in the planning process will help them understand the goals of the organization, what needs to be done, why it needs to be done, and how well it should be done. The regulatory requirements for planning employees' performance include establishing the elements and standards of their performance appraisal plans. Performance elements and standards should be measurable, understandable, verifiable, equitable, and achievable. Through critical elements, employees are held accountable as individuals for work assignments or responsibilities. Employee performance plans should be flexible so that they can be adjusted for changing program objectives and work requirements. When used effectively, these plans can be beneficial working documents that are discussed often, and not merely paperwork that is filed in a drawer and seen only when ratings of record are required.

	In an effective organization, assignments and projects are monitored continually. Monitoring well means consistently measuring performance and providing ongoing feedback to employees and work groups on their progress toward reaching their goals. Regulatory requirements for monitoring performance include conducting progress reviews with employees where their performance is compared against their elements and standards. Ongoing monitoring provides the opportunity to check how well employees are meeting predetermined standards and to make changes to unrealistic or problematic standards. And by monitoring continually, unacceptable performance can be identified at any time during the appraisal period and assistance provided to address such performance rather than wait until the end of the period when summary rating levels are assigned.

	In an effective organization, employee developmental needs are evaluated and addressed. Developing in this instance means increasing the capacity to perform through training, giving assignments that introduce new skills or higher levels of responsibility, improving work processes, or other methods. Providing employees with training and developmental opportunities encourages good performance, strengthens job-related skills and competencies, and helps employees keep up with changes in the workplace, such as the introduction of new technology. Carrying out the processes of performance management provides an excellent opportunity to identify developmental needs. During planning and monitoring of work, deficiencies in performance become evident and can be addressed. Areas for improving good performance also stand out, and action can be taken to help successful employees improve even further.

	From time to time, organizations find it useful to summarize employee performance. This can be helpful for looking at and comparing performance over time or among various employees. Organizations need to know who their best performers are. Within the context of formal performance appraisal requirements, rating means evaluating employee or group performance against the elements and standards in an employee's performance plan and assigning a summary rating of record. The rating of record is assigned according to procedures included in the organization's appraisal program. It is based on work performed during an entire appraisal period. The rating of record has a bearing on various other personnel actions, such as granting within-grade pay increases and determining additional retention service credit in a reduction in force. Note: Although group performance may have an impact on an employee's summary rating, a rating of record is assigned only to an individual, not to a group.

	In an effective organization, rewards are used well. Rewarding means recognizing employees, individually and as members of groups, for their performance and acknowledging their contributions to the agency's mission. A basic principle of effective management is that all behavior is controlled by its consequences. Those consequences can and should be both formal and informal and both positive and negative. Good performance is recognized without waiting for nominations for formal awards to be solicited. Recognition is an ongoing, natural part of day-to-day experience. A lot of the actions that reward good performance — like saying "Thank you" — don't require a specific regulatory authority. Nonetheless, awards regulations provide a broad range of forms that more formal rewards can take, such as cash, time off, and many nonmonetary items. The regulations also cover a variety of contributions that can be rewarded, from suggestions to group accomplishments.

	Managing Performance Effectively.In effective organizations, managers and employees have been practicing good performance management naturally all their lives, executing each key component process well. Goals are set and work is planned routinely. Progress toward those goals is measured and employees get feedback. High standards are set, but care is also taken to develop the skills needed to reach them. Formal and informal rewards are used to recognize the behavior and results that accomplish the mission. All five component processes working together and supporting each other achieve natural, effective performance management. Answer the questions on the text: