- •Московский государственный лингвистический университет
- •Центр довузовской подготовки
- •Проверочное тестирование
- •1. Read the text and do the tasks that follow it.
- •5. Find the right answer for each question.
- •6. Find the right answer for each question.
- •7. Find the best answer for each question.
- •8. Read the text and do the tasks that follow it.
- •9. Use five words out of ten given below to complete these sentences.
- •10. Explain the meaning of these idioms
- •11. Выберите правильный вариант употребления выделенного существительного во множественном числе в контексте указанной ситуации.
- •12. Supply the best word or words to complete each sentence.
- •16. Choose the correct word(s) to complete Mark Twain’s wisecracks.
- •17. Choose the right form of the verb (1 – singular; 2 – plural) to complete each sentence:
- •19. Use the right word (1 – comfortable; 2 – convenient; 3 – comfortably; 4 – conveniently) to complete each sentence.
- •20. Which answer is not correct?
- •22. Find the word nearest in meaning to the underlined one.
- •23. Use one of the words suggested to complete a sentence. One word is extra, you do not need to use it.
- •24. Complete with the correct article:
- •25. Use one of the words suggested to complete each sentence.
- •26. Complete each sentence with 1 – as; 2 – like
- •27. Choose the correct connecting word.
- •30. The sentences below, when properly arranged, form a short story. Indicate their correct order.
- •31. Choose the right answer (a, b, c or d) to complete the text. There is an example at the beginning.
22. Find the word nearest in meaning to the underlined one.
His voice came down the line on a sigh of audible relief.
1. praiseworthy |
2. hearable |
3. daring |
4. bland |
2. Fatigue would make him passive.
1. submissive |
2. outmoded |
3. imitative |
4. emotional |
3. He had already narrated the adventure.
1. challenged |
2. evaluated |
3. described |
4. survived |
4. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an obscure writer until the publication of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.
1. anonymous |
2. infamous |
3. unknown |
4. eminent |
5. The motto on Utopia’s coat-of-arms read, “COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY”.
1. slogan |
2. method of operation |
3. contractual agreement |
4. complaint |
23. Use one of the words suggested to complete a sentence. One word is extra, you do not need to use it.
1 – to do |
2 - do |
3 - to make |
4 - make |
5 - done |
6 - made |
1. You look nice in this photo. Had you had your hair … ?
2. Drink this. It’ll … you good.
3. Shall we … an experiment and find out what happens?
4. You are … your homework here.
5. We cannot … without money, can we?
24. Complete with the correct article:
1 – a |
2 - an |
3 - the |
4 – “0” /zero article/ |
1. There were quite … number of readers in the library.
2. … number of books missing from the library is seven.
3. Is this book all right to give to … young girl?
4. The class is having a competition for … unusual short story.
5. The prize will be £20 in … book tokens.
25. Use one of the words suggested to complete each sentence.
1. Disease reduced the farmer’s … from 90 to 65 cows.
1. flock |
2. herd |
3. group |
4. pack |
2. During the picnic we were suddenly attacked by a … of wasps.
1. colony |
2. flock |
3. nest |
4. swarm |
3. At his uncle’s farm, Johnny saw … of sheep.
1. a company |
2. a horde |
3. a team |
4. a flock |
4. My mother showed me … of neatly bound letters my father had written to her during their courtship.
1. a packet |
2. a heap |
3. a pile |
4. a stack |
5. Everybody admired Mrs. Ramsay’s … of pearls.
1. chain |
2. bunch |
3. bundle |
4. string |
26. Complete each sentence with 1 – as; 2 – like
1. Cheese is used … bait in mousetraps.
2. Don’t treat me … a child.
3. I had the same trouble … you.
4. Many students acted … guides and interpreters during the Olympic Games.
5. Politicians are … nappies. Both should be changed regularly and for the same reason.