Course Two: GRAMMAR (10 points)

■ The NOUN, the ARTICLE (25x0.1=2.5 pt.)

1. Choose the right answer:

1. Those are the biggest … in the country. a. anteni/antenas; b. antennae/antennas;
c. antenni/antennas; d. antennae/antenni
2. I have to find a … to solve this. a. mean; b. means; c. meaning; d. meanings
3. ……………… deals with electronic devices. a. Electronic; b. Electronic science; c. Electronics; d. Electroniks

2. Join the following nouns using the Genitive. Make all necessary changes.

1. the production plan/ the managers; 2. the results/ the trials; 3. the researchers/ the lab work; 4. the firm/ the
workforce; 5. the layout/ the plant.

3. Which of these nouns exist? Mark Y (yes) the existent ones and N (no) the non-existent ones.

backlog ……; schift……; shedule ……; uptime ……; equipments ……; workpower……; make-to-slack…… .

4. Use a/an or a bit of/ a piece of or none of these variants:

…………… memo; …………… January; …………… furniture; ………… downtime; ………… ball bearings.
5. Give a corresponding noun for each of these words:
production - …………………………………… ; manufactured - …………………………………… ; automatic -
……………………………… ; stock - ……………………………… ; (to) assemble - …………………… .
■ The ADJECTIVE, the ADVERB (20x0.1=2 pt.)

1. Give a corresponding adjective for each of these words:

(to) develop - ………………………… ; (to) improve - ………………… ; (to) assemble - ……………………… ; (to)
produce - ……………… ; power - …………………………………… .
2. Give a corresponding adverb for each of these words:
produce - …………………… ; increased - ……………………… ; slow - ………………………… ; variatin -
……………………… ; certain - ………………………… .
3. Use much/many/ little/ few/ a few. Each of them can only be used once.

1. There is ……………………………… hope that this product will reach the market. 2. How ………………………
metals are melted in this compost? 3. How ………………………………… stabiliser do you need? 4.
…………………………………… changes have been made regarding equipment. 5. I’ve made ………………………
changes and I think the model will work all right now.

4. Fill in with the appropriate form of the adjective or adverb. If there is no need to change the word in
parentheses, use it as such:

The firm is getting more and ……………………. (productive). Its output has been growing by 7% every month
………………………. (recent), while the inputs remain …………………… (basic) ……………… (changed). This is
mainly because with the new equipment, the workers can do their job much …………………. (quick).
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■ The PRONOUN (15x0.1=1.5 pt.)

1. Choose the most suitable replacement or the fitting word:

1. This achievement is entirely John’s. a. he’s; b. him ; c. his d. hi’s
2. This design is a breakthrough. a. it; b. its; c. it’s; d. it has
3. They are repairing the equipment. a. it; b. them; c. those; d. its
4. They are trying the new machines. a. those; b. its; c. it; d. them
5. They are testing the prototype you developed. a. your; b. you; c. yourself ; d. yours

2. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun (who/whom/what/which):

1. …………… were you working with? 2. The technician ……………… told me about this is unreliable. 3. The
technician ……………. I was talking to is unreliable. 3. ……………… is a brand name? 4. ……………… of the two
workers seems more efficient?

3. Fill in with the appropriate possessive pronoun/adjective:

1. You were selected and they weren’t because ……………… production plan was more effective than …………….. .
2. This is the equipment and these are ………………… basic functions.

4. Fill in with the appropriate demonstrative pronoun/adjective (this/that/these/those):

1. Here’s a similar piece made in Gremany. Look at …………… piece and compare it to …………… pieces. They are
produced locally.
■ The NUMERAL (5x0.4= 2 pt.)
Write these numbers, dates and arithmetic operations in words:

20x4=80……………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………;
November, 2……………….…………………………….……………; 653………….…………………….…………….;
78.91……………………………………………………; 308………………………………………………………………

■ The VERB (5x0.4pts.=2 pts.)

I. Fill in with the appropriate tense or form of the verb in brackets.

1. A production manager (schedule) ………………… production activities. 2. I was pointing out that in winter work is
slack when I (argue) ………………… that we should work more efficiently. 3. He works in shifts, he (not/work)
……………………………. fulltime. 4. They can’t leave, they (compile) …………………… a very urgent report for
the team manager. 5. They (search) ………………………………… for such a solution all these years.