Тесты по английскому языку грамматика, лексика, аудирование
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GRAMMAR TESTS 101
years old, and it's 7_____ (reason) to chop it down for the sake of one car. However, the company with 8_____ (respond) for the project argues that the plans for the centre have been 9_____ (care) drawn up. The director, Paul Ross, says, ‘The 10_____ (important) of providing sufficient car parking spaces means that there is no 11_____ (possible) of saving this tree.’ He added that twenty-eight new trees would eventually be planted in the area.
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6. Translate into English.
a)Если бы не больной зуб, я бы ни за что не пошел к зубному.
b)Этого бы не случилось, если бы вы были там.
c)Если бы у меня была хорошо оплачиваемая работа, я бы отдыхал на море.
d)Если я накоплю денег, я вложу их в акции.
e)Если бы у меня был тогда выбор, я бы сейчас не работал в этой компании.
f)Если бы он знал адрес, он бы уже давно пришел.
g)Наверняка они уже спят.
h)Он держал дверь с другой стороны и ни за что не хотел отпускать.
i)Возможно, он уже доехал до Москвы.
j)Вряд ли мы переедем в ближайшем будущем.
k)Не может быть, что они уже встречаются полгода!
l)Неужели он не сдал экзамен?
m)Договор должен был быть подписан в пятницу, но наши партнеры не явились.
n)Разве ему приходится заниматься тяжелой работой?
o)Мне войти или подождать за дверью?
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EXTRA TESTS
Extra Test 1
1. Grammar. Choose the most suitable option from below to fill in the gaps.
Sir Edmund Hillary is known as the first man who 1 ______ foot on top of Mount Everest. But before he did it in 1953, he 2______ the South Pole by motor vehicle. His conquest of the peak 3______ impossible if the native people 4_______ him. A school in the village Khumjung was built on Sir
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Edmund’s money as the sign of his gratitude to them. By next June the 500th pupil 5_______ it. At the moment Sir Edmund is planning a round- the-world journey. He is still a strong man who 6_______ to 7______ his life. ‘If I 8_______ so risky, I 9_______ what I have achieved. I wish I 10______ more strength and time to live!’ he says.
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a) sit |
b) set |
c) seat |
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a) reached |
b) has reached |
c) would reach |
d) had reached |
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b) would have |
c) had been |
d) was |
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b) didn’t help |
c) don’t help |
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b) will have lived |
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b) used |
c) is used |
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b) have risked |
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b) won’t be |
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b) wouldn’t |
c) didn’t |
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2. Vocabulary. Choose the most suitable option from below to fill in the gaps.
The telephone is 11______ by many to be one of the greatest 12______
of all time. It allows instant, 13______ communication with virtually everyone, no matter where you are. The inventor of this 14_______
method of transmitting sound, Alexander Bell, spent most of his life in America, where he studied human speech in order to help the 15______. The development of the telephone was an indirect result of this 16______. Today, we tend to 17______ the telephone for granted; we forget what an incredible device it really is. So, the next time you 18______ a call overseas, try to remember the genius of the man who 19_______ us this invention, an invention which truly changed the 20_______ world.
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a) wondered |
b) considered |
c) spoken |
d) told |
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a) discoveries |
b) instruments |
c) tools |
d) inventions |
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a) direct |
b) straight |
c) upfront |
d) downright |
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a) amusing |
b) amused |
c) amazing |
d) amazed |
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a) deaf |
b) dead |
c) death |
d) died |
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a) examination |
b) inspection |
c) research |
d) review |
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a) make |
b) take |
c) do |
d) have |
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a) make |
b) take |
c) do |
d) get |
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a) made |
b) provided |
c) created |
d) brought |
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a) current |
b) recent |
c) latest |
d) modern |
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3. Writing. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a cover letter.
a)I am 24 years old and I have recently graduated from Leeds University.
b)Yours faithfully, Sally Barnes.
c)I’ve enclosed my CV and would be happy to provide any further information if required.
d)While at Leeds, I was Deputy Editor of the College entertainment magazine.
e)My degree is in advertising and publishing.
f)DearSirs,Iamwritinginresponsetoyouradvertisementinyesterday’s edition of ‘The Guardian’.
g)I look forward to hearing from you.
h)I also used to write fiction stories for local magazines.
i)I would like to apply for the position of Personal Assistant.
j)In my final term, I attended a part-time secretarial course, where I gained experience in all areas of office work including filing and most computer software packages.
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4.Findingmistakes.Eachsentencebelowhasfourboldedwordsorphrases (they are marked A, B, C, and D). Find the one bolded word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
31.When she finished (A) to do (B) the dishes, she (C) lighted a cigarette and went (D) out.
32.(A) The corridor to the bank of elevators (B) was patrolled by a security guard, and (C) not anyone (D) was allowed down it without a visitor’s card.
33.She doesn’t have (A) any relatives (B) besides a granddaughter (C) who lives (D) somewhere in Pennsylvania.
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34.She waited for (A) few minutes, until Vonny (B) had gone (C) long enough to be out of the building and then (D) laid the baby on the couch.
35.He explained that (A) in order to register for (B) the three o’clock visit, they (C) will have to be there (D) by 1:45.
36.(A) He’d always insisted (B) to keep that (C) huge awful portrait
(D)next to his bed.
37.The bags were (A) such heavy that I asked (B) the woman how
(C)far she (D) had to go.
38.They had only ten (A) sheeps and (B) every morning he counted them (C) carefully before (D) letting them out.
39.I opened the door of my (A) ten-years-old (B) daughter’s room, looked it (C) around, saw (D) nobody and went out.
40.When he stepped (A) onto the platform the air smelled suddenly (B) differently yet (C) familiar, and he glanced around (D) anxiously.
5. Reading. Read the text and answer the questions below it choosing the most suitable option.
Three months ago I flew to Myanmar (Burma) to be with my boyfriend, Johan. He worked for an international bank and he was helping to set up an
5Asian branch of the bank in Rangoon. Johan wanted to go for the weekend to
the beautiful old city of Mandalay. I was very excited. I had a feeling that he would ask me to marry him and I 10 knew that I would say yes. I loved him very much. We had the last two seats on the flight to Mandalay and on Friday afternoon we set out for the airport in a taxi. We were the very last
15passengers to check in, but we made it with only five minutes to spare.
Our seats were near the back of the small plane and I was next to the window. There were about 25 other 20 passengers. The sky looked very black as we took off, and throughout the flight, we kept our seatbelts fastened. Twenty minutes later we flew into a terrible storm. The plane
25 was rolling and shuddering in the violent turbulence. We were both very scared.
I can’t remember anything after until I opened my eyes. I didn’t know where
30I was. Slowly I realized that the plane had crashed. I was in terrible pain and I couldn’t move. I called Johan but he
didn’t reply. It was dark but I knew that he wasn’t in his seat. I heard
35groans and I worked out that six other people were still alive. When daylight came, I could see all the bodies around me in the wreckage. Johan was on the
other side of the aisle, but I knew he
40was dead.
After a day or two the other voices stopped and I was alone. But the
rescuers didn’t come. ‘They must be on their way’, I told myself. I
45didn’t know that we were in a swamp in the middle of a jungle and that the helicopter couldn’t fly in the
heavy rain. Outside the window the floodwater was creeping slowly up
50the side of the fuselage.
But that water saved my life. I knew that dehydration was a great danger.
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41.Where is Myanmar?
a)in Africa
b)in Asia
c)in South America
d)in Europe
42.Where did Johan work?
a)in Singapore
b)in Mandalay
c)in Rangoon
d)he didn’t work
43.Did they arrive at the airport
a)just in time?
b)late?
c)in good time?
d)They didn’t come to the airport.
44.What does ‘spare’ in the line
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a)to have a rest
b)to have smth available
c)to check in
d)to catch the plane
46.How many people were still alive when she came to herself?
a)none
b)one
c)six
d)seven
47.Why couldn’t the rescue team get to the place for a long time?
a)They didn’t know about the crash.
b)The weather conditions were poor.
c)They thought everyone was dead.
d)They lost their way.
48.What does it in the line 54 mean?
a)a piece of cloth
b)a hand
c)a window
d)a piece of metal
49.When did it the rescue team get to the place?
a)It never came.
b)Eight days after the crash.
c)Nine days after the crash.
d)Ten days after the crash.
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Extra Test 2
1. Grammar. Choose the most suitable option from below to fill in the gaps.
Jean Smith, a 14-year-old girl, 1______ free on Tuesday after 2______ by kidnappers for three days. At the moment she 3______ at home, where she 4 ______ for by her parents. Jean’s ordeal began last week as she 5 ______
home from school. She 6 _______ home alone before – always with her friends. But that day the teacher made her 7 _______ some test and didn’t let her 8 _______ home after classes. If she 9 ______ with her friends, it 10 ______ to her.
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a) was sat |
b) was set |
c) was seated |
d) set |
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a) holding |
b) have been held |
c) being held |
d) had reached |
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a) recovers |
b) is recovering |
c) is being |
d) is recovered |
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a) is being |
b) is cared |
c) have been |
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a) walks |
b) was walking |
c) has walked |
d) walking |
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a) never |
b) has never |
c) never walks |
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a) to rewrite |
b) rewriting |
c) rewrite |
d) to have rewritten |
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a) go |
b) to go |
c) going |
d) to be going |
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a) is |
b) has been |
c) was |
d) had been |
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b) didn’t happen |
c) wouldn’t |
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2. Vocabulary. Choose the most suitable option from below to fill in the gaps.
There has been a trend towards 11_______ living in the last two or three 12_______. 13______, there are still a lot of debates about 14_______
style of life is the most 15_______ to help you live longer. Many people believe that keeping fit and doing regular exercise can lead to a longer life. But there is no real 16_______ for that. 17_______, abusing our bodies can result in disaster. Drinking, smoking or living a 18_______ life can shorten our lives dramatically. At the same time even if some people live to excess, something appears to protect them. Some strong gene might help them combat illness. On the other hand, if we are 19________ to inherit a weak gene, then there is 20_______ to be done. In this case a balanced diet can help a variety of illnesses and improve the quality of our lives.
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a) wealthier |
b) wealthiest |
c) healthier |
d) healthiest |
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a) debates |
b) debits |
c) decays |
d) decades |
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a) Evidently |
b) However |
c) Obviously |
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a) whose |
b) whatever |
c) what |
d) which |
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a) luckily |
b) unluckily |
c) likely |
d) unlikely |
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a) roof |
b) prove |
c) proof |
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b) That’s why |
c) Strangely |
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a) stressing |
b) stressed |
c) stress |
d) stressful |
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a) lucky |
b) unlucky |
c) likely |
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3. Writing. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a well-known children’s story.
a)So they knew she was a real princess. The young people got married and lived happily ever after.
b)The next morning the queen asked the girl how she’d slept.
c)So the queen thought of a plan. The next girl who came was asked to stay the night.
d)The problem was that all the girls who came to the place said they were princesses.
e)One dried pea was placed on the bed in the guest room and forty mattresses were placed on it.
f)Once a prince was looking for a wife. His mother, the queen, wanted him to marry a real princess.
g)‘The bed was so uncomfortable that I didn’t sleep a wink!’ she replied.
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h)The guest climbed up onto the fortieth mattress and put her head on the pillow.
i)But how could they be sure if they were telling the truth?
j)When bedtime came, everyone said goodnight and went to their rooms.
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4.Findingmistakes.Eachsentencebelowhasfourboldedwordsorphrases (they are marked A, B, C, and D). Find the one bolded word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
31.The film was not (A) bad, but I (B) could feel impatience (C) radiating from her and knew she was longing (D) leaving.
32.(A) First she (B) agreed but (C) after a while she changed her mind and refused (D) to help me.
33.He (A) driven home to (B) Indian Village in his (D) four-wheel-drive van, considered advisable for winter in (D) the country.
34.The plane (A) crashed (B) in the jungle and (C) no one of (D) the passengers survived.
35.(A) In that peaceful morning Hagert (B) rose and (C) told them he
(D)was going to leave them for ever.
36.(A) America (B) has had (C) few geniuses (D) so extraordinary as Edgar Allan Poe.
37.I didn’t like (A) their flying alone, but when I suggested they (B) wait for (C) a better weather, Johnny got (D) so upset that I relented.
38.Thecostsoftreating(A)injuredpeopleandrepairingdamagedproperty could (B) easy bring financial ruin to (C) the people who (D) must pay.
39.(A) Let’s stay here (B) for (C) a couple of days, (D) won’t we?
40.(A) The police (B) has put together (C) an extraordinary amount of information (D) on him.
5. Reading. Read the text and answer the questions below it choosing the most suitable option.
Have you ever noticed how much of |
For centuries, food has been a key |
our life is centered on food? Look at |
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rations where food is all-important: weddings, birthdays, religious feast days, national holidays, etc. Food is
10the great icebreaker when people meet for pleasure or business. Food is at the center of many of our important activities.
Often the differences among cultu-
15res in the foods they eat are related to the differences in geography and local resources. People living near water (the sea, lakes, and rivers) tend to eat more fish and seafood.
20 People living in colder climates tend to eat heavier, fatty foods. However, with the development of a global economy, food boundaries and differences are beginning to
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Throughout history, food has been used as a symbol of wealth or gratitude, or to demonstrate position and power. In some cultures,
30eating lavish and exotic meals is a sign of wealth and power, whereas eating only the basic foods is a sign ofbelongingtoamorecommonclass.
In some cultures, the offer of a glass
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sect. Certain foods such as lamb, bread, and bitter herbs are religious
45symbols in some ceremonies.
The sharing of food demonstrates acceptance, friendship, family, and love. To be invited to ‘break bread’
with a family, in many cultures,
50shows respect and is a sign of friendship and acceptance.
Regardless of how you view food, you need it to live. You need the right kinds of food in the right
55amounts to have a healthy life. Your needs for different kinds of foods change as you grow and mature. Everyone needs the three
key nutrients that provide the
60body with energy and the necessary building blocks: carbohydrates, fat, and protein.
Not everyone knows the right types and kinds of foods the body needs to
65grow, develop, and stay healthy. A good, daily, balanced diet is the key to a healthy life. Eating the right
food every day not only nourishes our bodies, but it also nourishes 70 our spirits, our creativity and
thinking.
41.Why is food called ‘the greatest icebreaker’?
a) People eat it hot.
b) People cannot talk when eating.
c) People relax when they eat. d) People like eating.
42.Why do people usually eat at weddings?
a) They are hungry.
b) It has a symbolic meaning. c) Whentheguestsareeatingthe newly-weds can stay alone.
d) They have to do something after the wedding ceremony.
46.What does invitation to ‘break bread’ with a family usually mean? a) It’s an invitation for a young
man to become a husband. b) People show how wealthy
they are.
c) People think you’re hungry and they want to feed you.
d) It’s a sign that people like you.
47.Which of the following elements does food not provide your organism with?
a) protein
b) carbon dioxide c) carbohydrates d) fat
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43.What generally forms eating habits?
a) geographical position of the country
b) people’s tastes
c) laws and regulations d) the quality of food
44.Why are food differences beginning to dissipate?
a) People are fed up with their traditional food.
b) People are becoming wealthier.
c) It is becoming easier to get food.
d) The communication among nations is becoming closer.
45.What does ‘tithing’ in the line
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a) a sort of tax that people pay to the church
b) eating food after certain religious ceremonies
c) killing animals during religious ceremonies
d) a present to the priest
48.According to the text, what is the key to a healthy life?
a) following eating traditions b) eating at home with friends
and family
c) following a balanced diet d) consulting a dietitian
49.What does it in the line 69 mean?
a) a healthy life b) the right food c) keeping to a diet
d) the key to a healthy life
50.Which of the following areas connected with food hasn’t been covered in the text?
a) communication among people b) health
c) religion d) language
Extra Test 3
1. Grammar. Choose the most suitable option from below to fill in the gaps.
Dear Suzanna,
I 1______ in New York for six weeks already. I 2_______ hard since I 3_______. Yesterday I had an incident — I was robbed. While I 4______
in the shop window on Sixth Avenue, I felt my shoulder bag move. I looked down and realized my wallet 5 _______. If I 6_______ more careful at that moment, it 7________.