Промежуточные лексико-грамматические тесты для студентов 2 курса

TEST 1

I. Fill in the blanks with the proper words.

1. He was suited for the _____ of law.

a) work b) job c) profession d) trade

2. He started _____ a business career.

a) to make b) to do c) to take

3. He has a part-time_____ selling in a jewelry store.

a)a job b) work c) trade d) craft

4. I want to do secretarial _____.

a) career b) work c) job d) duties

5. What sort of _____ did you have in mind?

a) skill b) career c) occupation d) employment

6. On no condition should _____ personnel use the equipment.

a) inexperienced b) untrained ) unemployed d) unprepared

II. Replace the blanks with prepositions if necessary.

7. He was very good _____ his hands.

a) with b) by c) in d) at

8. His younger daughter goes _____ nursery school.

a) at b) in c) to d) into

9. I am the first child in my family to attend _____ college.

a) to b) ─ c) at d) in

10. Today he works _____ Ford as a part-time computer programmer.

a) at b) for c) with d) in

11. In June he’ll graduate _____YaleUniversity and then go on to 3-year-law school.

a) from b) in c) at d) with

12. There have been major new developments _____ satellite technology.

a) at b) of c) in d) to

III. Replace the blanks with articles if necessary.

13. Those who do well in ___ academic work usually do equally well afterwards in the professions.

14. At ___ school for every two hours of work in ___ classroom there will be about ___ hour of ___ homework or private study.

15. If you are to work effectively on your own, you must have ___ sustained interest in your work.

16. Those who can sell themselves best will get ___ best jobs and best salaries.

17. Job success in ___ chief way we measure our own usefulness, our worth.

18. People need contact with ___ others, although ___ amount of contact they need varies greatly from one person to another.

19. If you expect ___ full day’s pay, you must give ___ full day’s work.

IV. Find the mistakes.

20. Ellen will go back (1) to work as soon as she will find (2) a job she likes and feels (3) she can do (4) well.

21. Mark changed job (1) two more times to accept (2) jobs (3) with increasing (4) responsibility.

22. In(1) the production of automobiles management gave (2) directions to workers (3) who do (4) research and development.

23. Many people enjoy working (1) on a college campus where they can be associated (2) with those who are interested (3) in learning and improving themselves (4).

24. It appeared that Jonathan was offered (1) a post as (2) assistant lecturer in (3) English literature in one of the new northern universities (4).

V. Fill in the blanks with the proper verbs.

Dialogue1.

25. A: …you any vacancies for full-time staff?

a) has b) have c) has had d) are having

26. B: What … you… in mind?

a) did have b) will have c) have had d) has had

A: Something in the domestic line.

27. B: … you … any experience?

a) did have b) will have c) are having d) have had

A: No, I’m more or less straight from school.

28. B: I can’t promise anything, but I … my best.

a) ‘ll do b) have done c) ‘m doing d) had done

Dialogue2.

29. A: I … for a job where I can live in.

a) ‘m looking b) was looking c) ‘ll be looking d) ‘re looking

30. B: What exactly … you … ?

a) will want b) did want c) do want d) have wanted

A: I wouldn’t mind working in a pub.

31. B: … you … anything like that before?

a) have done b) has done c) will do d) was done

32. A: Well, I once … a bit waiting.

a) do b) does c) did

33. B: Fill in this form and I’ll let you know if anything … .

a) turns up b) turn up c) turned up

VI. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.

34. success 35. unemployment 36. experience 37. career 38. lifestyle 39. degree 40. advertisement 41. vocational 42. salary 43.earnings

a) knowledge or skill gained from doing a job or activity b) an academic title or qualification, usually with a grade, by a university or college to somebody who has successfully completed a course c) a public notice offering or asking for goods, services, etc. d) the achievement of a desired aim, or of fame, wealth or social position e) a job or profession, esp. one with opportunities for progress or promotion f) a fixed regular payment, usually made every month to employees doing especially professional office work g) the state of being without a paid job h) the way in which an individual or a group lives i) relating to the qualification and preparation needed for a particular job j) the money that you receive for the work you do

VII. Match the beginnings on the left with their endings on the right.

44. Success in study depends not only on ability and hard work, … 45. In my experience discussion and group work are rare among British students. Americans and Australians seem much readier … 46. It is important that people enjoy their work as much as possible… 47. High motivation speeds the performance of an easy and simple task. But in a difficult task, where alternative methods of attack are possible, … 48. Unfortunately, many older people look back on their lives, and regret that … 49. Russians love education. They adore education to the extent …. that they will actually jeopardize earnings and career growth by going back into university and earning a second degree.

a)… to talk to others about their work and their problems. b) …and enjoying work means choosing the right career in the first place. c) … but also on effective methods of study d) … careful and systematic exploration of the problem is required. e) … they did not obtain some good vocational guidance when they were about sixteen years of age.

VIII. Rearrange the following utterances in the logical order of the text.

50. You will have a good idea about what salaries are being offered for what kinds of work. (1)

51. If you get into the habit of reading the Help Wanted advertisements in your local newspaper, you will learn quite a bit about the job market. (2)

52. It will also give you an idea about what the qualifications are for the kind of work which interests you. (3)

53. You should follow up every newspaper ad which looks like it might lead to the job you are seeking. (4)

54. There are often not jobs at all, but attempts to sell goods. (5)

55. However, you must be careful. Do not apply for a job which requires you to make a deposit of money. (6)

TEST 2

I. Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right

1. budget 2. fixed expenses 3. luxury 4 needs 5. income 6. price 7. consume goods 8. pay 9. costs 10. flexibility

a) nonessential items b) basic necessities c) all the money received by a person d) a spending plan e) expenses that occur in every budget period f) goods and everyday use (food, clothing) g) give money to employees for their work h) the cost to the buyer of goods or services i) the ability to change j) expenses involved in doing or making something

II. After each sentence there is a choice of several words. Pick the word that is closest in meaning to the word underlined in the sentence.

11. Good money management will help you get the most out of the money you have.

a) use b)controlling c)spending

12. Poor financial managers lessen their opportunities of economic success.

a)cases b) possibilities c)occasions

13. Money is a means of acquiring a lot of things.

a)providing b)giving c)gaining

14. Learning to live within your financial resources is very important.

a)means b)earnings c) power

15. Expenses depend on your life style.

a)needs b)earnings c)spendings

16. People may save money for acquiring some costly item.

a)waste b)keep c)spend

17. Every family chooses consumer goods it likes and can afford according to its standard of living.

a)needs b)items c)benefits

18. People at the comfort level have enough money for necessities and also have enough left to buy many things that are not necessities.

a)benefits b)luxuries c)basic needs

19. Deciding to buy a new car is an important economic decision.

a)to afford b)to purchase c)to acquire

20. There are many “hidden costs” added to the purchase price of an item.

a)prices b)expenses c)benefits

III. Choose the best word to fill each gap.

You may know a family who seems to have more ( 21 ) problems than the average family. This family is always behind in ( 22 ) bills. Even though the head of the family makes a good ( 23 ), this family is never quite able to catch up in paying ( 24 ). Such family is not living within its ( 25 ). What is meant by “Living within your ( 26 )”? It means the wise use of money you ( 27 ). Also, it means ( 28 ) no more than you earn, or not buying things for which you cannot ( 29 ).

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

a) luxury a) spending a) means a) salary a) means a) necessities a) spend a) wasting a) cost

b) money b) getting b) resources b) budget b) expenses b) opportunities b) measure b) spending b) earn

c) item c) paying c) salary c) income c) benefits c) means c) afford c) using c) pay

d) goods d) earning d) money d) bills d) needs d) costs d) earn d) needing d) save

IV. Match each adjective on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word once only

30. basic 31. financial 32. long-range 33. costly 34. fluctuating 35. material

a) benefits b) goods c) expenses d) necessities e) plan f) resources

V. Choose the correct translation.

36. He is used to having money.

a) Он использовал имеющиеся деньги.

b) Он привык иметь деньги.

с) Он раньше имел деньги.

37. It is worth buying.

а) Это стоящая покупка.

b) Это стоимость покупки.

с) Это стоит купить.

38. It is no good talking about it.

a) Нехорошо говорить об этом.

b) Бесполезно говорить об этом.

с) Это нехороший разговор.

39. I stopped reading.

a) Я перестал читать.

b) Я остановился, чтобы прочитать.

с) Я остановился, читая.

40. Do you mind my paying the bills?

a) Ты не возражаешь, если я оплачу счета?

b) Ты не против оплатить мои счета?

с) Ты думаешь, как оплатить мои счета?

VI. Choose the correct answer.

41. He didn’t mind … the bills

a) paying b) pay c) to pay d) to paying

42. I stopped … for the bank two years ago.

a) to work b) to working c) working d) work

43. He was running and then stopped … .

a) to smoke b) smoking c) smoke d) to smoking

44. We didn’t like the idea of … the budget.

a) planning b) being planned c) to plan d) plan

45. I am not used … .

a) manage b) to manage c) managing d) to managing

46. These goods are not worth … .

a) buy b) to buy c) buying d) to buying

47. He did the exercises without … any mistakes.

a) making b) to make c) being made d) to be made

48. What is the reason … expenses?

a) to cut b) for cutting c) to cutting d) being cut

49. Try to avoid … extra expenses.

a) to make b) make c) making d) of making

50. They denied … the money.

a) stealing b) to steal c) against stealing d) stolen

TEST 3

I. Choose the correct variant.

The American court ___1___ is complex. It functions as the part of the federal system of government. Each state ___2___ its own court system. In addition, we have a system of courts for the national government. These federal courts ___3___ with state courts. Individuals fall under the jurisdiction of two ___4___ court systems, their state court and federal courts. They ___5___ sue or be sued either system, depending mostly on what this ___6___ is about. Most cases are ___7___ in the state courts. The federal courts are organized in three ___8___, like a pyramid. At the bottom of the pyramid are the district courts, where ___9___ begins. In the middle ___10___ the US courts of appeals. At the top is the US Supreme Court. To appeal means to take a case to a ___11___ court. The court of appeal and the Supreme Court are appellate courts, with ___12___ exceptions; they review cases that ___13___ decided in lower courts. ___14___ federal courts hear and decide a wide ___15___ of cases; the judges in these courts are ___16___ as generalists.

1. a) branch 2. a) possesses 3. a) coexist 4. a) various 5. a) must 6. a) deal 7. a) determined 8. a) tiers 9. a) examination 10. a) are 11. a) higher 12. a) little 13. a) have been 14. a) much 15. a) array 16. a) spread

b) construction b) rules b) are coexisting b) different b) may b) case b) resolved b) rows b) investigation b) is b) lower b) a little b) were b) most b) arrange b) considered

c) system c) runs c) are coexisted c) diverse c) can c) situation c) decided c) lines c) litigation c) – c) medium c) few c) had been c) a lot c) majority c) known

II. Choose the correct variants for the following statements.

17. ______ are a set of rules that government forces through the courts and other agencies.

a) rights

b) laws

c) freedoms

18. “It is against the law” means it is against ______ to do certain acts.

a) the country or community

b) the president

c) the court

19. ______ include the rules that regulate the relationship among people and are concerned with contracts, real estate, and personal injury.

a) administrative and criminal laws

b) commercial and international laws

c) private and civil laws

20. A ______ is an immovable property consisting of land and buildings.

a) ownership

b) real estate

c) party

21. ______ are standards of behavior; principles of right and wrong.

a) morals

b) orders

c) contracts

III. Complete the sentences with the proper verbs.

22. Should one party fail to ______ the agreement, the other party may take the case to court for enforcement.

a) sign b) carry out c) keep

23. When people do not have the mental ability to understand the nature of contracts, they may be ______ incompetent in a court of law.

a) considered b) made c) declared

24. Examples of illegal agreements ______ those involving agreement to steal or to accept stolen goods.

a) exclude b) include c) conceal

25. Problems ______ if people enter into an agreement when there is a misunderstanding on the part of one or both parties.

a) result b) present c) come

26. An attorney is a person with legal authority to ______ for another in business or law.

a) act b) work c) decide

27. A person or business firm that ______ into contracts is called a contractor.

a) comes b) goes c) enters

IV. Find the incorrect variant.

28. There must be something of value exchanged among the parties to make the

(a) (b) (c) (d)

contract binding.

29. Consideration may include services, good, or a promise not to do something

(a) (b) (c) (d)

one has the right to do.

30. Many contracts are simple and informal, and little of such contracts would

(a) (b)

involve the exchange of much money.

(c) (d)

31. Contracts may be either writtenandoral.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

32. Always get an example of what you sign with the signature of the other party.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

V. Put the Participle in the correct form.

33. ______ a foreigner, she needs a visa to stay in this country.

a) having been b) being c) been

34. ______ a hotel, they looked for somewhere to have dinner.

a) finding b) having found c) found

35. The old man was walking along the street ______ to himself.

a) talked b) having talked c) talking

36. ______ people of various ages, they found out what services people expected from a state.

a) having interviewed b) interviewing c) interviewed

37. The money ______ in the robbery was never found.

a) having been stolen b) being stolen c) stolen

38. ______ this case, we touched upon many interesting problems.

a) having discussed b) discussing c) discussed

VI. Substitute the underlined words for the most suitable variant.

39. The Bill was accepted and became law.

a) was passed b) was drafted c) was shelved

40. It is the business of the police to prevent and detect serious law-breaking.

a) law-encroaching b) law-violating c) law- disobeying

41. The situation there needs that I should be present.

a) deserves b) wants c) requires

42. Only a small percentage of our population breaks the law and requires an attorney for a court defense.

a) solicitor b) lawyer c) barrister

43. It is good business to secure the services of an attorney for legal advice on important problems.

a) guarantee b) provide c) supply

VII. Guess the meanings of the following words.

44. Place where law cases are held.

a) police station b) headquarters c) court

45. To control systematically, cause to obey a rule or standard.

a) regulate b) check c) provide

46. Offence for which there is severe punishment by law.

a) misdemeanor b) misdeed c) crime

47. Statement in writing saying how somebody wishes his property to be distributed after his death.

a) will b) wish c) power

48. Any one human being (contrasted with a society).

a) man b) human c) individual

49. Person who practices law.

a) philologist b) lawyer c) ecologist

50. Person not yet legally of age.

a) major b) minor c) minority

TEST 4

I. Arrange the following words into the pairs of synonyms

1) research 2) effect 3) assess 4) contemporary 5) production 6) destiny 7) accelerate 8) requirement 9) define 10) cause

a) evaluate b) fate c) speed up d) demand e) modern f) manufacture g) reason h) determine j) impact k) investigation

II. Arrange the following words into the pairs of antonyms

11) progress 12) likely 13) popular 14) improve 15) truth 16) general 17) negative 18) strengthen 19) broad 20) intelligible

a) decline b) unpopular c) hinder d) unlikely e) lie f) specific g) positive h) weaken j) narrow k) unintelligible

III. After each sentence there is a choice of several words. Pick the word that is closest in meaning to the word underlined in the sentence.

21. This view is shared by many scientists in the world.

a) is held b) is argued c) declared

22. Every person should be fully in command of his/here destiny.

a) development b) life c) fate

23. Technology is said to rob people of their jobs, their privacy, their participation in democratic government.

a) work b) involvement c) research

24. Research has shown that technology has done little to accelerate the rate of economic productivity since the 1880^th.

a) speed up b) promote c) contribute

25. We define technology as the organization of knowledge for practical purposes.

a) identify b) determine c) treat

IV. Mark with letters “F”, “T” those statements which you consider true or false.

26. Technology does not produce any effect on the development of the society.

27. Technology may be defined as the organization of knowledge for practical purposes.

28. Most of the consequences of technology bring about pollution of environment, potential damage to the ecology of the planet.

29. The government should not pay much attention to development of a special system of social indicators showing the social effects of technology.

30. At present much attention is directed to establishment of some body of social advisers to the president to help the government develop politics in anticipation of dangerous and harmful effects of technology development.

V. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from those given below.

31. There are many _____________ views on the role of technology in society

32. Some _____________ consider that technology is the motor of all progress and may solve most of social problems.

33. A second view ____________ that technology caused much harm to the people.

34. This view ___________ mainly by artists, literary commentators, popular social critics and philosophers.

35. This approach is becoming increasingly attractive to many of our youth who ___________ “back-to-nature” attitudes towards the world.

36. The third view argues that technology has done little to ___________ the rate of economic productivity since the 1880^th, because there is the long time period between invention and widespread adoption of new technologies.

a) accelerate b) propound c) holds d) shared e) scientists f) different

V. Match each of the following English word-combinations (phrases) with its Russian equivalent on the right.

37) particular effects 38) prevailing views 39) to be in command of 40) to share viewpoints 41) to accelerate the rate of economic productivity 42) significant changes 43) adoption of new technologies 44) to be more adaptable to 45) this view tends to be held 46) to cause concern

a) вызвать тревогу (озабоченность) b) владеть c) разделять точку зрения d) приспосабливаться к чему-то e) значительные изменения f) внедрение новых технологий g) эту точку зрения стремятся разделять… h) ускорять темпы экономической производительности j) особые последствия k) доминирующие взгляды (мнения)

VI. Which of the following choices – 47), 48), 49), 50), 51) most adequately sumps up the ideas of the text B.

47) There is no systematic research on the effects of technology on contemporary society.

48) A good deal of research is aimed at assessing the particular effects of technology on society.

49) Society is indifferent to technological changes.

50) The text covers various approaches to the definition of technology.

TEST 5

I. Choose the right variant of answer (a, b, c).

Oil from Sea Bottom

The Capitan Sea __1__ a veritable storehouse of oil and gas. Over a hundred such deposits __2__ under its bottom at various depths. The new installation “Shelf-1”, __3__ prospecting up to 200 meters deep. It __4__ possible to drill over a dozen wells from such a platform.

The history of sea oil extraction goes back a century and a half. Off-shore oil wells __5__ in the area of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, as early as 1824. The first rigs __6__ in the sea at the start of the last century. They __7__ of timber and __8__ on wooden platforms, then __9__ in shallow water.

Today modern machinery and technology __10__ the extraction of oil from lower depths. Oil rigs __11__ father out to sea. There __12__ now a whole town in the sea __13__ on piles __14__ NeftyaniyeKamni. Now Russia __15__ with many countries interested in the continental shelf. Germany, Poland and Russia __16__ together on the Polish shelf on the “Petrobaltyc” programme. At present our country __17__ already done much prospecting on the Sakhalin shelf. It __18__ contracts with firms in France, Japan, Finland and other countries.

1. a) am b) be c) is	2. a) is situated b) are situated c) are situating	3. a) allow b) allowing c) allows
4. a) be b) been c) is	5. a) was built b) will built c) were built	6. a) appeared b) appears c) appear
7. a) was made b) was make c) were made	8. a) places b) place c) placed	9. a) dropping b) dropped c) drops
10. a) permits b) will permit c) permit	11. a) are going b) is going c) am going	12. a) were b) was c) is
13. a) standing b) standed c) stand	14. a) call b) called c) calling	15. a) cooperate b) cooperating c) cooperates
16. a) was working b) are working c) is working	17. a) have done b) had done c) has done	18. a) have b) haved c) has

II. Choose the right variant of answer (a, b, c).

19, Much attention must _______ to improve the standards of higher education.

a) paied b) be paid c) pay

20. Students of technical institutes ______ to analyze various facts and theories.

a) are trained b) be trained c) is trained

21. Large sums of money _______ by the state to train highly-qualified engineers.

a) spend b) are spend c) be spend

22. Students _______ to use the lab equipment.

a) teach b) taught c) were taught

23. Natural resources _______ depleted and polluted.

a) are being b) is being c) being

III. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from those given below.

24. Water and air are becoming _______ polluted.

a) a little b) many c) more

25. _______ attention is being paid to the development of international scientific contacts.

a) many b) much c) few

26. The more computers and robots are used in industry, the _______ technological progress will be

a) quickest b) quicker c) quick

27. The more automobiles appear in the streets, the _______ the air in the cities is.

a) worse b) worst c) bad

28. The _______ materials are those which have only one ring of atoms

a) simpler b) simple c) simplest

IV. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from those given below.

29. I must have some paper, I can not write _______.

a) something b) nothing c) anything

30. No one said _______ to us about it.

31. I had no vacation. I have been _______ this summer.

a) somewhere b) anything c) nowhere

32. I was been looking for the new book on physics _______, beet couldn’t bind it?

a) anywhere b) nowhere c) every where

33. Warm air is _______ than cold water.

a) lighter b) lightest c) light

34. The rivers of Asia are _______ than those of Europe.

a) longer b) long c) longest

35. Saturn has a density _______ than water.

a) the least b) less c) little

36. The Amur River is the _______ river of the Far East.

a) most important b) too important c) very important

V. Choose the right pronouns which should be used in each sentence.

37. His composition is much more interesting than __1__ or __2__

1. a) you b) yours c) your

2. a) my b) me c) mine

38. __1__ knowledge of the subject is not much superior to __2__.

1. a) they b) theirs c) their

2. a) ours b) our c) we

39. I am afraid they will take __1__ advice not __2__.

1. a) her b) hers c) she

2. a) you b) yours c) your

VI. Choose the right preposition where it is necessary.

40. __1__ last year I had a very apartment __2__ the center __3__ the city.

1. a) in b) at c) 0

2. a) in b) at c) on

3. a) for b) of c) on

41. When they were passing __1__ Moscow they stayed __2__ my place __3__

a day.

1. a) 0 b) from c) to

2. a) in b) on c) for

3. a) for b) in c) to

VII. Pick English equivalents to the following verbs.

42) 1. исчерпывать (запасы) 2. загрязнять 3. существовать

a) pollute b) leave c) deplete d) belong e) create f) exist

43) 1. сохранять 2. истощать 3. возобновлять

a) limit b) exhaust c) consume d) renew e) conserve f) produce

44) 1. преобразовывать 2. производить 3. выкапывать

a) develop b) excavate c) generate d) transform e) distribute f) advance

45) 1. получать 2. находить 3. потреблять

a) obtain b) found c) consume d) collect e) find f) explore

VIII. Pick the word or synonym that is closest in meaning to the world.

46) 1. wood a) well b) forest c) water d) crust

2. protect a) realize b) clean c) rock d) conserve

3.extracta) use b) renew c) excavate d) begin

47. 1. generate a) produce b) exist c) constituted d) inform

2. importance a) foundation b) signification c) resource d) nature

3. possess a) make b) exploit c) explain d) have

IX. Fill in the gaps with appropriate adjectives.

48. The _______ exploitation of natural resources, the _______ is the man environment relationship.

a) the more … the less

b) the better … the weaker

c) the greater … the stronger

49. The _______ gentle the folding, the _______ deposits.

a) the more … the better

b) the more … the larger

c) the less … the larger

50. The _______ natural gas is, the _______ it is controlled.

a) the cleaner … the easier

b) the more cleaner … the better easier

c) the cleaner … the easiest