Тематический тренажер по грамматике английского языка для абитуриентов = English Grammar. Theme-Based Workbook for Prospective Students
.pdf9.When I was speaking with her on the phone I realized that something unusual … .
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1) had happened |
3) had been happening |
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2) is happening |
) has happened |
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According to the latest forecast, they … the tunnel next year. |
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1) will have been finished |
3) is finishing |
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2) will be finished |
) will finish |
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Since then I … my job several times. |
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1) changed |
3) change |
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2) have changed |
) had changed |
12.We are going for our holidays to Spain. This time tomorrow we’ll … the warm sea and sunshine.
1) enjoy |
3) be enjoying |
2) have enjoyed |
) have been enjoyed |
13. The lights went off and the orchestra … playing. |
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1) started |
3) was starting |
2) had started |
) had been starting |
1 . Jane … a dark-blue suit when she came for the interview. |
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1) wore |
3) was wearing |
2) had worn |
) had been wearing |
15. My daughter … taking music lessons but soon gave it up. |
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1) began |
3) was beginning |
2) had began |
) had been beginning |
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Test 13 (The Verb. The Passive Voice)
1. The Belarusian State University … in October, 1921.
1) is founded |
3) was founded |
2) founded |
) has been founded |
2.The pre-war education and material base of the BSU … by the end of the 1950s.
1) had been restored |
3) has been restored |
2) was restored |
) is restored |
3. A new University building … in the centre of the city. |
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1) is being constructed |
3) has being constructed |
2) constructed |
) have constructed |
. Highly qualified specialists … at numerous departments and faculties
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of the University. |
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1) having been trained |
3) have trained |
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2) to be trained |
) are trained |
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Many students find it hard to do all the study that has to … . |
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1) been done |
3) be done |
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2) do |
) is done |
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None of the goals in education … quickly or easily. |
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1) to be achieved |
3) have achieved |
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2) has achieved |
) will be achieved |
7.Much discussion … now about quality of education and its influence on life quality.
1) is held |
3) is being held |
2) is being hold |
) was held |
8.A system of centralized testing … in order to ensure national uniformity in applicants’ achievement evaluation.
1) had been introducing |
3) has being introduced |
2) was introduced |
) introduced |
9.Much … about standard assessment tests which have been recently introduced.
1) were written |
3) has been written |
2) had been written |
) to be written |
10. New state standards … into the Belarusian educational system in 2003.
1) were being implemented |
3) were implemented |
2) had been implemented |
) implemented |
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11.Nowadays noise is becoming a major pollutant. We … to noise which usually varies between 35 and 60 decibels.
1) chronically are subjected |
3) are chronically subjected |
2) were chronically subjected |
) had been chronically subjected |
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Today grave concern … about the pollution of water, air and soil. |
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1) was expressed |
3) to be expressed |
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2) is expressed |
) being expressed |
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Ecological problems … much attention to lately. |
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1) are given |
3) are being given |
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2) were given |
) have been given |
1 . Environmental research centres … with up-to-date devices. |
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1) has been equipped |
3) to be equipped |
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2) had been equipped |
) are equipped |
15.The International Forum “Education for Sustainable Development”
…to be held in May.
1) is reported |
3) reported |
2) has reported |
) will reported |
16.An exhibition entitled “Oxford University Press-A Journey of Five Centuries” … by Oxford University Press.
1) had been organized |
3) be organized |
2) has been organized |
) organized |
17. Along with rare books, the latest scientific editions … at the exhibition.
1) are being shown |
3) had been shown |
2) was being shown |
) has been shown |
18.The chairman emphasized that Oxford University Press … to be the greatest and oldest University publishing house in the world.
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1) considered |
3) has considered |
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2) are considered |
) is considered |
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He told me that he … a well-paid job at a publishing house. |
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1) has been offered |
3) was offered |
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2) had been offered |
) will be offered |
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Next year he … a grant to study abroad for a year. |
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1) will have been given |
3) has been given |
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2) would be given |
) will be given |
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At this very moment the suspect … by the police. |
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1) interviews |
3) was interviewed |
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2) is being interviewed |
) was been interviewed |
22. The government says tax reforms … in the new year. |
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1) are introducing |
3) has been introduced |
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2) will have been introducing |
) will be introduced |
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Test 14 (The Verb. The Passive Voice) |
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Have you ever … for your opinion? |
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1) been ask |
3) been asked |
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2) being asked |
) be asking |
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Identity badges must … by all visitors. |
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1) have been worn |
3) has been worn |
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2) be worn |
) being worn |
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Is the cause of fire … by the police? |
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1) being investigated |
3) has been investigated |
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2) be investigated |
) investigated |
. Can you take my documents to the dean’s office … ? |
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1) to sign |
3) to have been signed |
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2) would be signed |
) to be signed |
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If you had a mobile phone, you could … yesterday. |
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1) have been contacted |
3) be contacted |
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2) would be contacted |
) contacted |
6.We had hoped to see several famous paintings, but the gallery … at the time of our visit and most of the really valuable paintings had been
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moved for safe keeping. |
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1) was reorganizing |
3) has been reorganized |
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2) would be reorganized |
) was being reorganized |
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Our knowledge of foreign language needs … constantly updated. |
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1) to being |
3) to have been |
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2) to be |
) being |
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The matter … when the incident occurred. |
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1) is being considered |
3) was being considered |
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2) have been considered |
) was considered |
9. A new course on the modern art … for the next semester. You may enroll for the course at the dean’s office.
1) is planning |
3) has planned |
2) will be being planned |
) is being planned |
10. Your visa application … by the end of the week. |
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1) is processed |
3) has been processed |
2) will have been processed |
) was being processed |
11. Jack needs … with his homework. |
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1) to have been helped |
3) be helped |
2) to be helped |
) is being helped |
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12. The employees should … about the strike by the end of last week.
1) be informed |
3) have been informed |
2) to be informed |
) were informed |
13. Is a new film … by Tim Templer next year? |
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1) being produced |
3) will being produced |
2) will be produced |
) produced |
1 .Tonight’sfootballmatch… ashalftheplayersare sufferingfoodpoisoning.
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1) is being cancelled |
3) was cancelled |
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2) had been cancelled |
) has been cancelled |
15. A new date for the match … tomorrow. |
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1) is set |
3) has been set |
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2) will be set |
) will have been set |
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Her wedding dress … by a designer in Paris. |
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1) will be made |
3) to be made |
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2) will be being made |
) have been made |
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Don’t worry! The letter … by your departure. |
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1) will be written |
3) is written |
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2) will have been written |
) was being written |
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He told me not to worry as the letter … by 9 o’clock. |
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1) will have been delivered |
3) has been delivered |
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2) will be delivered |
) would have been delivered |
19.When I entered the house my attention … by the noise coming from the basement.
1) had been caught |
3) was caught |
2) has been caught |
) was being caught |
20. You … anything because there isn’t anything to tell you.
1) were told |
3) were told |
2) have not been told |
) are not being told |
21. Bill … before having his photo taken. |
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1) cut his hair |
3) got cut his hair |
2) got his hair cut |
) got hair cut |
22. … broken into while we were away on holiday. |
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1) We had our house |
3) It was our house |
2) Thieves had our house |
) They have |
23. When we got home, we realized that the house … . |
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1) had burgled |
3) had been burgled |
2) was burgled |
) has been burgled |
2 . By November 30 a new government … . |
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1) will be elected |
3) was elected |
2) will have been elected |
) will be electing |
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Test 15 (The Verb. The Passive Voice)
● I. Choose the right variant.
1. When we rushed in we saw that the bird … by the cat.
1) was killed |
3) had killed |
2) is being killed |
) had been killed |
2. She had an uncomfortable feeling that she … .
1) had laughed at |
3) is being laughed at |
2) was being laughed at |
) would have been laughed at |
3. “It’s the first time I ever … out to dinner at a restaurant”, she said.
1) am taken |
3) am being taken |
2) was taken |
) have been taken |
. Wherever I went I found evidence that the camp … only a short while before we arrived.
1) had been left |
3) am being left |
2) was left |
) had left |
5. Ahead of us the port lay in a flood of lights. Two cargo ships … .
1) were unloaded |
3) were being unloaded |
2) had been unloaded |
) had unloaded |
6. Helen is not in her room, and her bed … .
1) hadn’t been slept in |
3) hasn’t been slept in |
2) isn’t slept in |
) wasn’t slept in |
7. The novel … during the summer of 1918.
1) is written |
3) has been written |
2) was being written |
) was written |
8. The meal …, everyone moved out of doors.
1) was being finished with |
3) was finished with |
2) had been finished with |
) has been finished with |
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9. I … like that before. |
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1) am never spoken to |
3) had never spoken to |
2) have never been spoken to |
) was never being spoken to |
10. I felt that he … this question before.
1) was asked |
3) was being asked |
2) had asked |
) had been asked |
●II. Choose the right passive construction appropriate to the given active one.
1.People believe that terrorists killed him.
1)He is believed to be killed by terrorists.
2)He was believed to have been killed by terrorists.
3)He is believed to have been killed by terrorists.) He was believed to be killed by terrorists.
2.Nobody has used this room for ages.
1)This room hasn’t been used for ages.
2)This room wasn’t used for ages.
3)This room hadn’t been used for ages.
) This room wasn’t being used for ages.
3.Someone is following us.
1)We are followed.
2)We were being followed.
3)We have been followed.) We are being followed.
4.They are to send letters to the leaders of charitable organizations.
1)The leaders of charitable organizations are to be sent letters.
2)Letters are sent to the leaders of charitable organizations.
3)Letters are to be sent to the leaders of charitable organizations.) The leaders of charitable organizations are to sent letters.
5.We know that you were in town on the night of the crime.
1)You were known to be in town on the night of the crime.
2)You are known to have been in town on the night of the crime.
3)You were known to have been in town on the night of the crime.) You are known to be in town on the night of the crime.
6.I’m employing a man to tile the bathroom.
1)The man is being employing to tile the bathroom.
2)I’m having the bathroom tiled.
3)The man is employed to tile the bathroom.
) I have the bathroom being tiled.
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7.We thought Sue had paid too much.
1)Sue was thought to have paid too much.
2)Sue is thought to have been paid too much.
3)Sue was thought to pay too much.
) Sue is thought to have paid too much.
8.They believe Peter is living in Moscow at the moment.
1)Peter is believed to live in Moscow at the moment.
2)Peter was believed to be living in Moscow at the moment.
3)Peter are believed to be living in Moscow at the moment.) Peter is believed to be living in Moscow at the moment.
9.Someone saw him pick up the gun.
1)He is seen to have picked up the gun.
2)He was seen to pick up the gun.
3)He was seen to have picked up the gun.
) He is seen to pick up the gun.
10.Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake.
1)A terrible mistake is seemed to make.
2)A terrible mistake seems to have been made.
3)A terrible mistake seems to be made.
) A terrible mistake seemed to have made.
● III. Supply the required passive forms of the verbs in brackets.
1.The mirror … (to break) while it … (to move) into the hall.
2.The table … (to lay) now. You … (to serve) in a few minutes.
3.I just … (to tell) that my house … (to knock) down next month.. The mistake … (to make) long ago, but … (to correct) only now.
5.You ever … (to cheat)? You ever … (to make) a fool of?
6.Sam watched Elizabeth while the film … (to run).
7.Look! Tea … (to spill) all over the table cloth.
8.It … (to explain) to him that Jack had gone.
9.“CanIhavethreecleanglasses?”–“Inamoment.They…(towash)up.”
10.The results of the exam … (to announce) tomorrow morning.
11.Love stories always … (to sell) well.
12.The room looked as if it … (not to live) in for years.
13. My sweater … (to wash) badly so I put it into the washing-machine. 1 . While my car … (to fix) I made a telephone call to Ann.
15.By the end of the year a large part of Africa … (to explore) by the brave explorer.
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Test 16 (The Verb. The Passive Voice)
● Use the necessary active or passive form of the verbs.
1.The teacher told the student to look up the rule himself as it … (to explain) many times. He … (to be) inattentive while it … (to explain).
2.When I went into the cinema, a new film … (to show). I was sorry that I … (not to tell) about the show before and was late for the beginning
as the end … (to impress) me greatly.
3.A new stadium … (to build) opposite our house lately, and my brother says that the number of people taking part in sporting events there … (to increase).
. This journal … (to be) in great demand. If you wish to have it, go to the book-shop in Fleet Street today. It … (to sell) there now.
5.You … (to look) for your gloves? Ask the attendant, some gloves … (to pick up) and … (to give) to him a few minutes ago.
6.As it was rather noisy in the room when I went in, I couldn’t make out what … (to discuss). From the words which I caught on coming close to them, I understood that recent sporting events … (to speak about).
7.The boy … (to tell) that he … (not to allow) to go out until his homework … (to do) carefully.
8.The mother … (to tell) not to worry about her sick boy.
“He … (to examine) soon by the doctor. Everything … (to be ) all right, I’m sure,” said the nurse.
9.I … (to tell) just that the documents for my business trip (to prepare) now, but they … (not to be ready) until the manager … (to look through) them.
10.The workers … (to give) their word that production (to increase) by May.
11.Peter was late for the party, so when he went into the room all the guests … (to introduce) to each other, some of them … (to dance) and some … (to sing) in the next room.
12.I … (to ask) at the lesson yesterday.
13.There used to be a church in that square. I didn’t know it … (to ruin). 1 . You know mushrooms … (to gather) in autumn.
15.I’m sorry, you’ll have to wait. The hall … (to air) now.
16.By the time I returned from work, my new washing machine … (deliver).
17.When I looked for my television set I couldn’t find it. I had forgotten it … (repair).
18.He … (take) to hospital when the ambulance crashed.
19.The search was called off. The escaped criminal … (find).
20.I didn’t go to her party because I … (not/invite).
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Test 17 (The Sequence of Tenses.
Direct and Indirect Speech)
1.We have said, “You deserve a break now”.
1)We have said that you have deserved a break now.
2)We have said that you deserve a break now.
3)We have said that you have deserved a break then.) We have said that you deserve a break at that time.
2.We said, “We were here a few years ago.”
1)We said that we had been there a few years before.
2)We said that we were there a few years before.
3)We said that we had been here a few years before.) We said that we had been here a few years ago.
3.The photographer said to the girl, “Stand here, please!”
1)The photographer said the girl to stand there.
2)The photographer told to the girl to stand here.
3)The photographer told the girl to stand there.
) The photographer told the girl to stand here.
4.He said, “What shall I tell her about this terrible situation?”
1)He asked what he should tell her about that terrible situation.
2)He said what he would tell her about this terrible situation.
3)He asked what he shall tell her about that terrible situation.) He asked what he should tell her about this terrible situation.
5.Sam mentioned that … .
1)it was 3 years ago that he had been in Brazil.
2)it was 3 years before that he had been in Brazil.
3)it had been 3 years before that he was in Brazil.
) it had been 3 years before that he had been in Brazil.
6.Diana said that the salesman … .
1)had been very nice when they bought the car.
2)had been very nice when they had bought the car.
3)had been very nice when they have bought the car.) has been very nice when they bought the car.
7.The girl said that … .
1)when she sees Mike, she will tell him the truth.
2)when she sees Mike, she would tell him the truth.
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