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Read the text «The Next Step» and say which of the following is not mentioned in it. Mark the sentences after it as true (T), false (F) or not stated (NS).
Our planet is so old. It is 4,600 million years old. Let’s think of it as a person who is forty-six years old. We don’t know’ anything about the first seven years of this person’s life. We also have very little information about the next thirty-five years. It was only at the age of forty-two that plants began to appear. Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty-five. Mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week apes became ape-like men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only lived on this planet for about four hours. During the last hour man began to work on land — grow plants and keep domestic animals. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago.
During those sixty seconds of biological time, modern man has turned a lot of land into a rubbish dump. In one minute he has killed hundreds of species of animals. He has damaged the soil of his planet, cut down its forests. Now modern man stands looking at the damage he has done to the planet like a child stands looking at the toys he has broken. What step will he make next?

1. The age of planet Earth. True.
2. The period of time when there was no life on the Earth. False.
3. The period when life began to develop. True.
4. The activity of man on the Earth. True.
5. The positive results of people’s activity. True.
6. The negative results of people’s activity. True.

Change the Active Voice into the Passive Voice where it is possible.
1) Someone remembered these facts. These facts were remembered.

2) He showed me his new car.  His new car was shown.

3) Dick travelled to Russia last spring.  Russia was travelled by Dick last spring.

4) A beautiful city lay on the river. A beautiful city lay on the river.

5) My granny grows flowers in her garden.  Flowers are grown in her garden by my granny.

6) The forests stretched for miles. The forests stretched for miles.

7) People built a lot of skyscrapers in New York.  A lot of skyscrapers were built by people in New York.

8) A small polar bear lived in the city zoo.  A small polar bear lived in the city zoo.

9) We told her our address.  She was told our address.

10) What happened in the class yesterday? What happened in the class yesterday?

11) They discovered a small island in the middle of the lake. A small island was discovered in the middle of the lake.

12) Tom gave me a book.  I was given a book by Tom.

Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.
1. If you gave it a try, you would win.
2. She would send for the doctor if she needed help.
3. What would you do if you were President?
4. if I had thought about threats, I wouldn’ have done it.
5. The scientist would have told about the serious problem, if he had had time.

Fill ZERO article / A / AN / THE in the extract if necessary.
Last summer I was in (1) China. It is a beautiful country in (2) Asia. This is (3) an ancient and modern country. It was founded several thousand years ago and is still one of the most developed countries. China is the third largest country in (4) the world, next to (5) Canada and (6) Russia. It occupies the eastern part of (7) Asia and 6,536 islands, (8) the largest of which is Taiwan. (9) The capital of China is (10) Beijing.

Put the words into the correct form of Present Perfect:

5. He, see, a lion, at the zoo. He has seen a lion at the zoo.
6. Tom, come, late, home. Tom has come home late.
7. You, do, your homework? Have you done your homework?
8. You, write, a letter, to granny? Have you written a letter to granny?
9. Mike, already, do, his homework. Mike has already done his homework.
10. He, not, help, his mum, yet. He hasn’t helped his mum yet.
11. Mike, not, phone, his friend, yet. Mike hasn’t phoned his friend yet.
12. Your friend, learn, new English words? Has your friend learnt new English words?
13. You, see, my pictures? Have you seen my pictures?
14. What, you, eat, for your breakfast? What have you eaten for breakfast?
15. Where, you, be, today? Where have you been today?
16. I, be, the library, today. I have been to the library today.