23. Завершите описание ситуации, употребив подходящие по смыслу лексико-грамматические варианты.

(_a_) journey, the settlers met (_b_). They were crossing (_c_) was mostly (_d_), so there was (_e_) water.

1. (1)During (2)On the (3)On a

2. (1)some problem (2)few hardships (3)with many dangers

3. (1)the land in which (2)a land which (3)land that

4. (1)the desert (2)desert (3)a desert

5. (1)few food and (2) a little food and a lot of (3) very little food or (4)a little food and some

24. Завершите фразы, употребив подходящие по смыслу лексико-грамматические варианты.

1. Can you tell me (1) can I hire a car here and where (2) where can I hire a car here (3) where I can hire a car here?

2. I would like to know (1)when will he be back (2)when he is back (3) when is he back (4)when he will be back.

3. I wonder (1)if I need an experience for this job (2)whether I need any experience for this job or not (3)do I need any experience for this job (4)shall I need any experience for this job.

4. I need to know (1)what to do (2)what do I do (3)what shall I do in an emergency.

5. Could you let me know (1)will there be many people (2) how many people there will be (3)how many people will be there?

25. Для выделенных жирным шрифтом глаголов в приведенных ниже словосочетаниях выберите подходящие по смыслу антонимы. Каждое слово может быть употреблено только один раз.

(1)close (2) turn off (3) undo (4) shut (5) hold (6)switch off (7)unzip

a)open a door b)do up one’s blouse c)turn on water d)open fire (on smb) e)open a meeting.

26. Закончите предложения, выбрав подходящую по смыслу временную форму сказуемого в скобках.

(1)Present Simple (2)Present Continuous

1. Brother __ (train) to be a pilot.

2. That art exhibition __ (sound) good. Shall we go?

3. My concert__ (begin) at 7 p.m. at a local theatre.

4. How __(feel) about politics?

5. I __ (work) in a store for a month as part of my college course.

27. Завершите фразы, образовав подходящие по смыслу фразовые глаголы при помощи приведенных ниже частиц.

(1)up (2)out (3)in (4)down (5)off (6)through

1. He is a talented young actor ready to break__ .

2. Tom suddenly threw __ his job and went to Australia.

3. This wet weather is getting me __ .

4. If you don’t know this word look it__ .

5. When the war broke__, we were still kids.

28. Завершите описание ситуации, употребив подходящие по смыслу лексико-грамматические варианты.

During (_a_) surfing declined, but (_b_) century its popularity (_c_) again and it (_d_) a(n) (_e_) sport.

1. (1) 19^th century (2)the nineteenth century the (3) the nineteen century (4)the nineteenth century

2. (1)at the beginning of 20^th (2)in the beginning of the twentieth (3)by the beginning of the twentieth (4)at the beginning of the twenty

3. (1)was increasing (2)had increased (3) increased (4)had gone down

4. (1)gradually become (2) was getting (3)already was

5. (1)famous watery (2) favourite winter (3)established water (4)enjoyable underwater

29. Завершите фразы, употребив подходящие по смыслу союзы / союзные слова.

1. My friends think I’ll be a fantastic actor (1) but (2)nevertheless I don’t think so.

2. I’d like to be a lawyer even (1)however (2) though (3)although it means studying a lot.

3. My parents want me to stay at school. (1)But (2)However (3)Although I’d prefer to get a job.

4. The boss praised us for our work. (1)As well (2)Furthermore (3)So, he said we could all take a day off.

5. The factory is closing (1)because (2) for (3)as the lack of others.

30. Завершите фразы, употребив подходящие по смыслу лексико-грамматические варианты.

1. The mountaineer was exhausted when he returned to the camp because he (1)was climbing (2)had climbed (3)had been climbing all morning.

2. After two months at sea, they (1)had eaten (2)ate (3)have been eating nearly all of their food supplies.

3. The men (1)were only diving (2)had been only diving for two minutes when they found the treasure.

4. When they returned home, their friends (1)were waiting (2)had been waiting (3)had waited for them.

5. The meeting (1)was lasted (2) lasted (3) had lasted (4)had been lasted for 4 hours before they reached an agreement.

31. Завершите фразы, употребив подходящие по смыслу лексические единицы.

(1)just (2)when (3)while (4)at (5)in (6)by (7)during

1. The islands were discovered __ 1897.

2. __ the past few years, several people have done it single-handed.

3. They played cards __ they were waiting.

4. He had been working out for some time__ the time he felt exhausted.

5. I saw a squirrel__ now.

32. Завершите диалог, заполнив пропуски подходящими по смыслу лексико-грамматическими вариантами.

A: Autumn is really here today, a) (1)doesn’t (2) isn’t (3) won’t it (4)is it?

B: Yes, we’ll soon have the fogs b) (1)start (2)started (3) starting again.

A: I suppose so, I got my secretary c) (1)send (2)to send (3)sending a notice round about them.

B: Well, I did that too but my secretary made a mistake in it, and she had all the staff d) (1)laugh (2)laughed (3)laughing for days. She put ‘dog’ instead ‘fog’. I made her e) (1) to correct (2) correct (3)correcting it, of course.

33. Выберите точные ответы на вопросы по культуре Великобритании и США.

1. The Globe Theatre is commonly associated with the name of (1)Agatha Christie (2)Elton John (3)William Shakespeare (4)Geoffrey Chaucer.

2. Which of the characters was not Robin Hood’s companion? (1)Friar Tuck (2) Will Scarlet (3)John Silver (4)Little John

3. Cockney is a kind of (1)sport (2) aristocratic title (3)literary genre (4)language.

4. The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by (1)Great Britain (2)Mexico (3)France (4)Canada

5. Which of the following is not a borough of New York City? (1)Queens (2)The Bronx (3) Brooklyn (4) Harlem

34. Образуйте прилагательные от приведенных ниже основ при помощи суффиксов (1)-able (2)- ible.

a)dance b)cure c)invis- d)cred- e)afford