Unit III. Lexical tests

Test 1

Choose the right variant:

1. I found a gold ring in the street by … the other day.

a) mistake b) error c) means d) chance

2. All our … were spent to make our home comfortable.

a) economics b) money c) savings d) cash

3. Be careful! You are standing at the … of the high cliff.

a) extreme b) edge c) end d) finish

4. Sending valentines is an old … in Great Britain.

a) manner b) way c) custom d) game

5. In general Max’s work is ok, but he keeps …these silly mistakes.

a) doing b) to repeat c) reforming d) making

6. The room is four metres … .

a) wide b) width c) broad d) breadth

7. I’d rather not sit … to her.

a) near b) next c) beside d) nearby

8. He asked her to marry him and she … his proposal.

a) received b) accepted c) took d) adapted

9. Can I … you a cup of tea?

a) suggest b) propose c) offer d) pay

10. He is rather a rude person, to my … .

a) thought b) view c) mind d) opinion

Test 2

Choose the right variant:

1. Please, keep a(n) … on my flowers while I am away.

a) order b) eye c) hand d) water

2. Lady Brown was … her guests in the big hall.

a) accepting b) adopting c) receiving d) getting

3. My flight has been … because of the heavy snowstorm.

a) destroyed b) stopped c) cancelled d) abandoned

4. He gave up his career as a broker and … to painting.

a) brought b) began c) started d) turned

5. He … his hands into the pockets.

a) put b) laid c) lay d) took

6. It’s easy to … your temper when you have to speak to her.

a) loose b) miss c) drop d) take out

7. Speaking in public is his weak … .

a) point b) place c) position d) stand

8. The water is running. … the tap.

a) Close b) Turn off c) Disclose d) Shut

9. Her husband is a good … .

a) cook b) cooker c) food maker d) cooking maker

10. They … climbing the hill.

a) heated b) hottened c) got hot d) got heat

Test 3

Choose the right variant:

1. His sudden change of opinion took us all … .

a) at a loss b) aback c) at sudden d) a breath

2. I haven’t … her temperature yet, but her cheeks are flashed.

a) measured b) taken c) checked d) controlled

3. She is always dressed in the … fashion.

a) last b) latest c) newest d) final

4. A comfortable room for sitting in is a(n) … .

a) study b) lounge c) lobby d) attic

5. The place where actors perform is called a … .

a) scene b) stage c) step d) stalls

6. There is a … of oil in the world at present.

a) need b) requirement c) shortage d) want

7. She has gone to the baker’s to buy a … of bread.

a) piece b) bar c) bunch d) loaf

8. Let’s drop in here to have a … .

a) food b) snake c) snack d) meals

9. They fell in love with each other at first … .

a) look b) gleam c) sight d) glimpse

10. His behaviour … our decision.

a) influenced b) told c) changed d) made

Test 4

Choose the right variant:

1. What’s the … of arguing?

a) usage b) use c) manner d) habit

2. The main … of the country is the Congo.

a) capital b) city c) ground d) river

3. Such shoes are … in mountains.

a) helpless b) useless c) vain d) odd

4. I’m sure that it is his … signature.

a) genuine b) genia c) genual d) genial

5. Let’s sit in the … .

a) shade b) shadow c) shad d) shady

6. The … situation is rather dangerous.

a) current b) nowadays c) at present d) modernistic

7. It is difficult to cross this … street.

a) lively b) bright c) busy d) disturbing

8. Lunch is the biggest … of the day and lasts two or three hours.

a) food b) breakfast c) dinner d) meal

9. She decided to win the case by all … .

a) measures b) ways c) means d) steps

10. His 10-year … in the job is convincing.

a) work b) experience c) activities d) experiment

Test 5

Choose the right variant:

1. My sister lives … in a distant suburb, but she never seems to be …

a) lonely, lonely b) alone, alone c) alone, lonely d) lonely, alone

2. She was … to the University and granted a scholarship.

a) received b) adopted c) admitted d) entered

3. She didn’t understand what they were … about, so she gave them … a look.

a) speaking, clear b) talking, blank c) telling, certain d) saying, plain

4. Nick and Mike were the … students in class who … to write the test well.

a) one, were able b) alone, could c) lonely, succeeded d) only, managed

5. She never … a chance of talking to a foreigner to … her German.

a) loses, do better b) avoids, amend c) controls, learn d) misses, improve

6. We don’t … to everything the speaker has said.

a) accept b) agree c) admit d) approve

7. I can’t make … anything in her strange letter.

a) up b) out c) in d) from

8. The fish was so delicious that I asked for a second … .

a) part b) share c) helping d) sharing

9. The tennis match ended with the score three to … .

a) zero b) draw c) love d) loss

10. Her new house is expensive, but it does not … with the surrounding area.

a) suit b) blend in c) match d) fix

Test 6

Choose the right variant:

1. The dog lay at her … snoring.

a) legs b) tiptoes c) heels d) feet

2. The statue in Trafalgar Square … Admiral Nelson who defeated the combined fleet of Spain and France at the … of his life.

a) remembers, price b) commemorates, cost c) celebrates, value d) reminds, worth

3. During the … of Peter I Russia won many glorious victories.

a) reign b) monarchy c) ruling d) governance

4. Great Britain is famous for the art of … dictionaries.

a) constructing b) compiling c) composing d) collecting

5. The first miniskirt was designed in Great Britain and from there it … to all parts of the world.

a) extended b) exported c) spread d) sprang

6. Where are you staying? – In a youth … .

a) hostel b) inn c) pub d) hotel

7. I’m going to take further … to protect my property.

a) movements b) actions c) steps d) acts

8. My mother doesn’t … me to go to discos.

a) approve b) agree c) allow d) appreciate

9. I want … on these boots to see if they are right size.

a) to try b) to put c) to set d) to give

10. Greater part of my free time is … sports.

a) taken over by b) made of c) given in to d) take up by

Test 7

Choose the right variant:

1. The price for oil keeps … .

a) rising b) getting larger c) becoming bigger d) raising

2. Can you see this vase? I think it looks rather … to ours in the sitting-room.

a) fixed b) familiar c) similar d) like

3. She was wearing a short black dress which … her perfectly.

a) matched b) went c) suited d) did

4. In my … he is right. Let him do it in his own … .

a) mind, manner b) opinion, way c) thoughts, method d) view, means

5. The majority of the reports were …, so I slept them away.

a) bored b) boring c) annoyed d) exhausting

6. He has been studying Physics for a year already, but he has not … any progress.

a) done b) got c) received d) made

7. The most … mistake the students make is the absence of the article.

a) plain b) common c) ordinary d) often

8. You must … the word in the dictionary if you don’t know its meaning.

a) look for b) look up c) look in d) look

9. He has dropped his new glasses and broken them. Now, he is looking for his old … .

a) one b) couple c) pair d) match

10. The man looked very masculine and … .

a) fine b) handsome c) pretty d) beautiful

Test 8

Choose the right variant:

1. She understood that she was very … even in the company of her friends.

a) single b) alone c) separate d) lonely

2. You’ll understand how nice he is when you … him better.

a) recognize b) learn c) find out d) get to know

3. I can’t hear you! Please, … it again louder.

a) say b) talk c) speak d) tell

4. It was a very romantic … . Six weeks later they got married.

a) suggestion b) offer c) proposal d) proposition

5. The fame of this pop-star … all over the world.

a) searched b) spread c) ran d) came

6. What would you like to eat? … , I’m not hungry.

a) no b) neither c) nothing d) none

7. I already know … I need.

a) which b) that c) – d) what

8. He is so stubborn, who does he take …?

a) after b) like c) over d) in

9. The train is going … the tunnel.

a) across b) through c) over d) up

10. How long have you been … for her?

a) expecting b) look for c) supposing d) waiting

Test 9

Choose the right variant:

1. She has four … a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper.

a) meal b) meals c) food d) foods

2. It’s not … for me to make a dress.

a) heavy b) difficult c) light d) easily

3. He always … fun of everybody.

a) makes b) takes c) has d) gets

4. He had a boring but rather easy … across the Pacific Ocean.

a) tour b) voyage c) journey d) trip

5. Don’t … others for your own failures.

a) regret b) forgive c) fault d) blame

6. The weather was nasty and he decided to … at home.

a) leave b) remain c) stay d) reside

7. We can communicate … of the Internet.

a) by help b) by means c) via d) through

8. I was an hour late because of the … traffic.

a) difficult b) heavy c) hard d) densely

9. I … shopping yesterday.

a) made b) came c) managed d) did

10. I like to … the table, but I don’t like to wash dishes.

a) lay b) lie c) make d) make up

Test 10

Choose the right variant:

1. The bee is a very industrious … .

a) creation b) animal c) insect d) beast

2. Drinking is a bad … .

a) manner b) way c) habit d) fashion

3. There is something … with my telephone.

a) bad b) missing c) wrong d) unusual

4. He has a good … of humour.

a) feeling b) habit c) sense d) manner

5. I must do my … to help them.

a) good b) best c) efforts d) power

6. I found a gold ring in the street by … the other day.

a) mistake b) error c) means d) chance

7. Could you give me a(n) … with the translation?

a) lift b) assistance c) help d) hand

8. He has become a good specialist at … decoration.

a) internal b) interior c) inner d) inside

9. Look at this clock. The hour … is broken.

a) arm b) arrow c) hand d) foot

10. There was a … fog in the village last night.

a) wide b) thick c) full d) broad

Test 11

Choose the right variant:

1. We tried our best, but all our attempts were in … .

a) block b) depth c) vain d) clear

2. On the … the results were satisfactory.

a) ground b) matter c) general d) whole

3. The car is in a good … but if I were you I would change the tyres.

a) situation b) condition c) circumstance d) position

4. I phoned my dentist and made … with him to have my tooth filled.

a) an agreement b) an engagement c) a conversation d) a date

5. The majority of the reports were … so I slept them away.

a) bored b) boring c) annoyed d) exhausting

6. All these colleges together … the University of Cambridge.

a) take up b) make up c) set up d) bring up

7. She was … to the University and granted a scholarship.

a) received b) adopted c) admitted d) entered

8. … your hand and ask for … to go there.

a) arise, permit b) raise, permission c) rise, agreement d) lift, allowance

9. My parents … to my taking … lessons at home.

a) allow, particular b) agree, private c) approve, personal d) permit, additional

10. It is a small village with a long … of one-storey houses, all alike.

a) file b) rank c) row d) queue

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