2025. Ready for exams. Use of English. Test 36

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ (NOT/SAY) anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ (BABY) or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ (CAN) ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ (FOUR) one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________ (BUY).” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ (MAKE) the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ (SHAKE) her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ (EXPENSIVE) than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the word in brackets so that it fits the text grammatically. Write the answer in capitals without spaces as in the example. Example: WILLNOTBE Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls. “They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _____________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ______________ her head. “No, pink is either for _______________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ______________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we ___________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much __________________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls ________________ (PAINT) in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the ____________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

Transform the highlighted word in brackets so that it fits the text lexically and grammatically. Write the answer in capitals. Yoga is a very popular activity and lots of people practise it nowadays. There is an opinion, however, that to be ____________ in this activity you should start yoga in early childhood. This is not true! You can start yoga at any time in your life. What you really need is enthusiasm and a good ___________ — yogis often call them a guru. Yoga is not a _____________ (COMPETE). You can choose any pace that is _____________ for you. The aim is not to win but to make your body flexible and strong. It’s definitely _____________ to improve your body in a few days. It may take lots of time but it’s worth the time and effort. Yoga is an _____________ way to relax your mind. So it’s useful not only for your body.

Transform the highlighted word in brackets so that it fits the text lexically and grammatically. Write the answer in capitals. Yoga is a very popular activity and lots of people practise it nowadays. There is an opinion, however, that to be ____________ in this activity you should start yoga in early childhood. This is not true! You can start yoga at any time in your life. What you really need is enthusiasm and a good ___________ — yogis often call them a guru. Yoga is not a _____________. You can choose any pace that is _____________ for you. The aim is not to win but to make your body flexible and strong. It’s definitely _____________ (POSSIBLE) to improve your body in a few days. It may take lots of time but it’s worth the time and effort. Yoga is an _____________ way to relax your mind. So it’s useful not only for your body.

Transform the highlighted word in brackets so that it fits the text lexically and grammatically. Write the answer in capitals. Yoga is a very popular activity and lots of people practise it nowadays. There is an opinion, however, that to be ____________ in this activity you should start yoga in early childhood. This is not true! You can start yoga at any time in your life. What you really need is enthusiasm and a good ___________ — yogis often call them a guru. Yoga is not a _____________. You can choose any pace that is _____________ for you. The aim is not to win but to make your body flexible and strong. It’s definitely _____________ to improve your body in a few days. It may take lots of time but it’s worth the time and effort. Yoga is an _____________ (EFFECT) way to relax your mind. So it’s useful not only for your body.

Transform the highlighted word in brackets so that it fits the text lexically and grammatically. Write the answer in capitals. Yoga is a very popular activity and lots of people practise it nowadays. There is an opinion, however, that to be ____________ (SUCCESS) in this activity you should start yoga in early childhood. This is not true! You can start yoga at any time in your life. What you really need is enthusiasm and a good ___________ — yogis often call them a guru. Yoga is not a _____________. You can choose any pace that is _____________ for you. The aim is not to win but to make your body flexible and strong. It’s definitely _____________ to improve your body in a few days. It may take lots of time but it’s worth the time and effort. Yoga is an _____________ way to relax your mind. So it’s useful not only for your body.

Transform the highlighted word in brackets so that it fits the text lexically and grammatically. Write the answer in capitals. Yoga is a very popular activity and lots of people practise it nowadays. There is an opinion, however, that to be ____________ in this activity you should start yoga in early childhood. This is not true! You can start yoga at any time in your life. What you really need is enthusiasm and a good ___________ — yogis often call them a guru. Yoga is not a _____________. You can choose any pace that is _____________ (COMFORT) for you. The aim is not to win but to make your body flexible and strong. It’s definitely _____________ to improve your body in a few days. It may take lots of time but it’s worth the time and effort. Yoga is an _____________ way to relax your mind. So it’s useful not only for your body.

Transform the highlighted word in brackets so that it fits the text lexically and grammatically. Write the answer in capitals. Yoga is a very popular activity and lots of people practise it nowadays. There is an opinion, however, that to be ____________ in this activity you should start yoga in early childhood. This is not true! You can start yoga at any time in your life. What you really need is enthusiasm and a good ___________ (TRAIN) — yogis often call them a guru. Yoga is not a _____________. You can choose any pace that is _____________ for you. The aim is not to win but to make your body flexible and strong. It’s definitely _____________ to improve your body in a few days. It may take lots of time but it’s worth the time and effort. Yoga is an _____________ way to relax your mind. So it’s useful not only for your body.