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4.3 Итоговые тесты

1 семестр

I Match the verbs to the prepositions or adverbs and complete the sentences, using the verbs in the correct form.

1.That’s the third time our car ___________ this month.

2.Someone ________ our house last night but nothing was stolen.

3.Thomas speaks French and English well because he was ________ by English parents in France.

4.Denise was determined to ________ the task she’d been given, no matter how long it took.

5.“Ms Laurence is on another line. Could you ________ for a moment, please? “

6.Schools _______ for Easter a week before Easter Sunday.

7.I was _______ in a traffic jam.

8.Did you hear that REM have just ________ a new album?

9.It seems that the fire ________ in the kitchen.

10.The police _______ a furious crowd.

II.Fill in the correct preposition.

1.You always blame me ________ things that are not my fault.

2.Mr Nicholas accused his secretary ________ stealing money from the till.

3.The man was arrested and charged ________ murder.

4.I am depending ________ you to help me organize the wedding reception.

5.I wasn’t aware ________ the fact that he had retired.

6.We congratulated Shirley ________ the success of her first book.

7.Many people believe _______ life after death.

8.What’s the difference ________ a chimpanzee and a monkey?

9.It was dark and I bumped _________ the table.

10.Kate Hughes works for Administration and Personnel that’s why she deals

_________ staff problems.

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. He had to do any work he was suggested to earn enough money and be able to pay bills, buy food and personal belongings.

He had to do any work he was suggested to __________________________. 2.Your furniture is old-fashioned. You should remove it and buy something more stylish.

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Your furniture is old-fashioned. You should ___________________ and buy something more stylish.

3. I want you to contact our customers and inform them about our business offer.

I want you to _______________ our customers and inform them about our business offer.

4.I’ve been working all day long and I’m very tired that’s why I’ll go to bed early. I’ve been working all day long and I’m very tired that’s why I’ll _________.

5.You must remain calm in a dangerous situation to make up the right decision. You must ______________ in a dangerous situation to make up the right decision.

6.My brother said that he had divorced. That news shocked me so much that I didn’t know what to say.

My brother said that he had divorced. That news shocked me so much that I___________________.

7.Stop fidgeting. It irritates me.

Stop fidgeting. It ____________.

8.My sister was looking after my baby while I was making a cake. My sister _____________ my baby while I was making a cake.

9.Though Brian is my boss, we are on friendly terms.

Though Brian is my boss, we ________________.

10. If I were you, I wouldn’t rely on him.

______________, I wouldn’t rely on him.

IV .Use the required tense forms in the following sentences:

1.Up to the moment when Mr O’Donnel __________ ( to say ) “You’re fired”, I

__________ ( to have ) no idea why he wanted to see me.

2.I’ll see to it that he (to take) his sister with him.

3.Hardly he ( to ask ) his question when she (to answer) them.

4.He ( to give ) his father an anxious look as he ( to enter ).

5.“ Come to my room this minute,” he said. “ You ( to hear ) me? Please, hurry, I ( to wait ) for you.”

6.Dad always ( to clean ) the car when I want to use it.

7.I scarcely ( to have ) a glass of water since breakfast.

8.He knew what she ( to think ) about since she received the telegram.

9.Bill ( to hope ) to retire at 60, but they persuaded him to stay on for a few more years.

10.”What we ( to do ) now?” she asked as they reached the street.

V.One verb in each sentence is in the wrong tense. Find the incorrect word or phrase and write it in the correct tense.

1.I’ve been having a lot of problems with my computer recently and so I got a

Technician to come and have a look at it, but she told me that it was because I wasn’t using it properly.

2. Patricia and I were having a really good discussion when Jason suddenly Appeared and decided that he wanted to join in, even though he has known

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absolutely nothing about what we were talking about.

3. Charlie didn’t know what Peter had said to Imogen, but he could see

Immediately that she had been crying and he was putting his arm around her to comfort her, which made her feel a little better.

4.Jake and I thought about where to go on holiday for weeks but we just can’t decide.

5.We have the living room repainted so it’s probably best if we go into the kitchen.

6.It was a few days since I heard from Roger, but he left Russia last Monday and he was planning to arrive in China yesterday, so I called his mum to see if

she had heard anything.

7.She suddenly realized that it was now completely dark and that she was walking for a long while.

8.She used to go out with John, but she sees a guy from her work these days.

9.At work she is appearing to be very confident, but I think she is shy with strangers.

10.It was quiet. The wind calmed down and the moon was shining over the sea.

VI. Read the text and do the exercises given below.

The setting is every child's dream. A huge, rambling, 300-year-old house, warmed by log fires, overrun by pets, and set in acres of natural playground. And no school.

That is what makes the Kirkbride household so rare. James, 18, Tamara, 15, Tigger, 14, and Hoppy, 10, have spent the last four years doing what other children only enjoy at weekends and holidays.

They get up when they feel like it, breakfast at leisure, and spend the rest of the day doing what they want. They walk, swim, fish, paint, read, play musical instruments, cook or sit around and chat.

There has been no attempt at having any lessons since John and Melinda Kirkbride took their children out of the local school – James five years ago and the others a year later. Hoppy had been there only six days. «We did start with a sort of curriculum when we took James out», says John, 46, a large forceful man. «But we soon realised we were repeating the mistakes of the system.»

«From the beginning, we both felt that packing our children off to school was wrong», says Melinda, a German-bom former actress. «Seeing their unhappiness made us re-examine our own school years, and remember how destructive they were.» John, formerly a TV producer, began a teachers' training course in Norwich, «to see if I could reform from within.» He soon found he couldn't and, after completing the course and teaching for four months, he removed himself and his children, from the system.

If the personalities of the children were the only criteria, the experiment would be an undoubted success. They are intelligent, confident, capable and considerate. All, including the two boys, cook and sew. Chores are shared without arguments. Their friendliness to each other, and to the many guests who visit the house, is natural and unforced.

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«Teach is a swear word in this house», says John. «It destroys the child's own natural talent and creativity. Now learning – that's a different matter. All our children learn when and if they want to learn something. They look it up in books or they go and ask someone who knows, they use their initiative – which is more than any school could teach them».

I. Mark the following statements True or False.

1.The Kirkbride household is typical of the east coast of Britain.

2.None of Melinda and John's children have ever attended school.

3.John and his wife do not accept the traditional school system.

4.The parents don't make any of their children learn anything.

II. Answer the following questions.

1.How many children do the Kirkbrides have?

2.What kind of house do the Kirkbrides live in?

3.What is the Kirkbrides children's daily routine?

4.What are the children's personalities like?

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2семестр

I.Rephrase the underlined part of the sentence using one of the phrasal verbs.

1. The line is busy. I can’t reach her by telephone.

2. He is a very cheerful person, who has a friendly relationship with everyone he meets.

3. The prisoner escaped while the guard was sleeping.

4. When the police surrounded the criminal he surrendered.

5. There aren’t enough biscuits for everyone to have share. Would anyone like some cake instead?

6. They cancelled the meeting because the chairperson couldn’t come.

7. While reading a text you can look for unknown words in a dictionary. 8. I shouldn’t have left the bus. That was my stop!

9. This job requires skill and patience.

10.The police are investigating the case of the stolen painting.

II. Fill in the correct prepositions.

1.He wore sunglasses to protect his eyes _________ the sun.

2.I’m hopeless ________ bowling, but I like billiards.

3.Bad weather prevented the ship ________ departing.

4.All the boys were jealous _______ Tim because he had such a nice bicycle.

5.Tom was furious _____ Ann for forgetting their anniversary.

6.I haven’t heard _______ Peter since he moved away.

7.It was mean _______ him not to sent you a birthday card.

8.It never occurred _______ her to ask her parents for help.

9.My younger sister was frightened _______ the big spider when were on holiday. 10.How do you manage to live _______ the salary you receives.

III. Choose the correct answer.

1.Shirley will _________ her research during the next few weeks. A have done

B be doing

C have been doing D have been done

2.Next year, Sam will _________ patients at this hospital for 25 years. A have been treating

B treat

C be treating

D be going to treat

3.Kelly wanted to have a live band ___________ at the wedding.

A to be played

Bplay

Cplayed

Dbeen playing

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4.When I last saw Nancy, she told me she _________ of buying a house, but now she’s changed her mind.

A thought

B is thinking C was thinking

D has been thinking

5.Profits __________ slightly next year, although we don’t predict any job losses.

A expect to fall

B are expected to fall C are expected falling D are expected to fall

6.The speaker stressed that poverty _______ one of the most important global issues.

A is being B is

C had been D would be

7.Stuart’s thinking of having _________ .

A shaved his head

B his head shaving

C his head shaved

D shaved to his head

8.You won’t get any radio reception while ________ through the tunnel. A you’ve driven

B you’ll drive C you’re driving

D you’ll be driving

9.I knew that she had left when it _________ .

A was getting dark B is getting dark

C has been getting dark D had been getting dark

10. Bill asked me why __________ to go shopping with me.

AI hadn’t invited him

Bhadn’t invited him

CI hadn’t him invited

Dhadn’t him invited

IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1.Look out! You ( to hit ) the car in front.

2.I must ( to get ) old to be talking like that.

3.I’m afraid I ( to have ) time to finish all this work today.

4.A new law to ban smoking ( to consider ) following new research.

5.In a few minutes, I ( to wait ) here for Mike for over 2 hours. Where can he be?

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6.I was sure she had been writing since she ( to come ) home.

7.Adam told me that his girlfriend ( not to eat ) meat at all.

8.Chess ( to play ) for around two thousand years now.

9.Pete told Francis he ( to bring up ) by his grandparents but in fact he hadn’t at all.

10.On the whole there was less said than might ( to expect ).

V. Rephrase the sentences using modal verbs.

1.Is it possible that they are waiting for us?

2.Perhaps it will rain today.

3.I wonder where it is that you met him.

4.No doubt, she is married.

5.It is time for me to go.

6.I’m certain the journey cost her a lot of money.

7.The book is not on the shelf. Jane is probably reading it.

8.He is perhaps at home.

9.Is she really telling lies?

10.There is no necessity to tell me that you are sorry.

VI. Translate the sentences.

1.Он, должно быть, позвонит тебе завтра.

2.Я не мог не поддержать ее.

3.Мне ничего другого не оставалось, как рассказать им правду.

4.Я чуть не потерял ключи.

5.Он просто не мог отказать ей.

6.Пожалуй, будет лучше, если вы покажете ему письмо.

7.Я непременно должен сделать это.

8.Только подумать, до чего дело дошло.

9.Мне это совершенно безразлично.

10.Что со мной будет?

VII. Read the text and do the exercises given below.

Anyone who has ever visited the centre of London cannot help but notice the number of young people who beg in the streets, and some who probably steal as well. Last summer I returned to attend a summer language course in London and stayed in the same area I had visited five years earlier. I was shocked by the increase in the number of young homeless people, living and sleeping in the streets.

There are approximately 30,000 homeless people in and around London. This has worsened due to the long recession1 in Britain and the change in the social security system which doesn't allow any person under 18, or those without a permanent address to receive any social benefits from the governments. The numbers of homeless are growing as more young people come to London, believing that they will find work and a place to live. Unfortunately London does not live up to their dreams and a vicious circle is created: without a job they have

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no money to rent a place to live and without a place to live they cannot get any government social benefits or a job.

My solution to this problem may be short term but at least it would be a start for many of these young people. Squatting2 should become legal again, as it once was in Britain. It is only recently that the law has been changed to make squatting illegal.

Surely it would be more profitable for the local council to let people squat in these houses if they are going to be empty for more than six months. These young people would then have an address and if over 18 years old, could get some benefits. They could then buy some decent clothes, tidy themselves up and have a greater chance of getting a job and a proper place to live. The houses may be in a bad condition but for homeless people this must surely be better than sleeping in the streets in the rain and cold. Somehow the vicious circle has to be broken.

1recession – worsening of economic activity

2squatting – occupying a house or a flat without permission

I. Mark the following statements True or False.

1.Homeless people do not receive any social benefits from the government.

2.People under 18 years old are not allowed to work in Britain.

3.Squatting used to be allowed in Britain.

4.The author suggests that the local councils should let homeless young people live in the houses that have been empty for more than 6 months already.

II. Answer the following questions.

1.Where did the author live when he came to London last year?

2.Why are the numbers of homeless people growing?

3.Why is the situation with homeless people like a vicious circle?

4.Why are there many empty houses in London?

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3семестр

I.Seven of these conditional sentences contain a mistake. Tick the correct sentences, then find and correct the mistakes.

1.I would have called you if I knew you were at home.

2.It may be possible, if both parties desire it, to reduce the time scale.

3.Shall we start the decorating at the weekend if we had no other plans?

4.When you press the “record” button, the green light comes on.

5.If the form has been correctly completed, the transfer will take only two

days.

6.The organizers would respond positively to proposals if they are submitted by 10th June.

7.If he would have waited a bit longer, we would have given him the result.

8.If the company didn’t want to continue sponsoring us in the future, they wouldn’t renew our contract last week, would they?

9.Shh! I’d be grateful unless you made comments during the concert.

10.Even they go down with flu after they’ve had the vaccination, it’s likely to be less serious.

II.Complete each sentence so that the meaning remains the same.

1.You ought to start doing your homework.

It’s high time you … .

2.Would you have gone if you had been invited?

Supposing you … .

3.I don’t want you to bring that smelly dog into this house. I’d rather you … .

4.I prefer wearing natural fabrics.

I’d sooner … .

5.He sounds quite convincing. Perhaps he knows what he is talking about.

He sounds as though … .

6.You are always talking with your mouth full. I want you to stop doing it.

I wish you … .

7.I don’t like your criticizing me all the time.

I wish you … .

8.It’s awful – Sam doesn’t know how I feel about him! If only … .

9.If I had bought more shares, I would have become rich!

I wish … . I would have become rich!

10.I can’t enter the system because I don’t have the password. If only …, I would enter the system.

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III. Write suitable forms of the words in brackets, putting verbs into –ing form or infinitive form. You may need to change the words.

1.I’m afraid you’ll have to move your car, sir. There is _______ here.

(not/park)

2.The thing I most enjoy about my job is _______ people with problems.

(help)

3.You’re welcome _______ yourself to anything from the fridge. (help)

4.It’s strange that she didn’t mention _______ him at the party. (meet)

5.I really can’t risk _______ these awful programmes. (the children/see)

6.I must remember _______ my alarm clock tonight. (set)

7.Dean’s so sorry; he really didn’t mean _______ you. (hurt)

8.We went on _______ even after the music had stopped. (dance)

9.We regret _______ the cancellation of today’s service due to bad health.

(announce)

10.As the plane flew over we saw the workers _______ the new opera house. (build)

IV. Complete the sentences with the most suitable item(s). If more than one item is possible, give all variants.

so that, whereas, but, while, so as not to, in order not to, in case, therefore, in spite of, who, which, what, even though, and as a result, whose, although, by the time, as, despite, why, that

1.You mustn’t talk ______ you are sitting an exam.

2._______ we got to the party, nearly everyone had left.

3._____ I was cooking, the oven exploded.

4.I’ll give you my phone number _______ you need any information.

5.She worked hard ______ she could go to University.

6.They hurried _______ miss the train.

7.She did well in the test _______ Tom didn’t.

8.______ the fact that I didn’t study, I passed the exam.

9.______ he has lived in Spain for five years, he can’t speak Spanish.

10.This is the house _____ roof was destroyed.

11.Lack of money is the reason ______ we are not going on holiday.

12.Here’s the woman ______ worked out that programme.

13.That hotel, _____ is by the sea, is where we stayed.

14.He didn’t do _____ I told him.

15.He didn’t do well in the test _______ he had to take it again.

V.Choose the correct item.

1.He claimed ______ the Loch Ness monster when he was in Scotland.

3. The film was _____ long that I fell asleep before the end.