Тесты по английскому языку грамматика, лексика, аудирование

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j)You have _________ a minor offence and I won’t be too harsh with my sentence.

k)If you _________, the judge will probably reduce the sentence.

l)With the help of a professional lawyer he was _________ of the rape.

3. Fill in the gaps, the first letter of each missing word is given.

Thieves have been around for centuries, probably for as long as humans, but armed r_________ is a more recent phenomenon. Unfortunately, women have always been the v_________ of rape and domestic v_________. F_________ has been around ever since printing has been used to make money or produce documents. Rich people or their children are sometimes k_________ and are not set free until a r_________ has been paid. The 20th century saw the appearance of many organized c_________ such as hijacking and drug-smuggling or drug-trafficking. Statistics show an alarming r_________ in the rate of violent crimes and crimes to do with the i_________ sale of arms across the world. Perhaps the most recent crime of all is hacking into computers to access i_________ that helps competitors in their business. This increase in international crime makes one wonder whether it’s still true to say ‘C_________ doesn’t pay.’

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Elementary Tests

Test 1. Making a Shopping List

Fill in the gaps with the words you will hear.

—Let’s have a 1__________.

—It’s a great 2_______________! What 3_______________ do we need for it?

—Can you go the shopping and buy some 4_____________ and bread.

—How much shall I buy?

—I think 5__________ of ham is enough and a 6___________ of bread.

—Do we need anything else?

—Yes, we have nothing for tea. Buy some 7______________.

—OK, what about drinks?

—You can get a 8__________ of red wine. And don’t forget about eggs.

—What do you need eggs for?

—I want to make a small 9______________.

—How many shall I buy?

—A 10 ______________.

—So, let’s check what we have on the list: ham, bread, wine, biscuits and eggs.

Test 2. Martin Brown’s Family

Fill in the gaps with the words you will hear.

—— Hello, my name is Martin Brown. How are you?

—Fine. Nice to 1_____________ you. What do you do?

—I am a 2______________.

—Great! You love children?

—Yes, I do.

—Have you got your own children?

—Yes, I’ve got a 3_________________. His name is Steve.

—What is he like?

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—  He is of 4_______________ height with 5 ________________ hair and 6______________ eyes. He is rather 7________________ and he is good at computers.

—  Where do you live?

—  We live at 8________________. We have our own cottage. There are 9___________ floors in it.

—  Is there a garage?

—  Sure, the garage is 10_________________ the house.

—  What people live next door?

—  Our neighbours are 11 _________________.

Test 3. Buying Fruits

Fill in the gaps with the words you will hear.

Customer: Can I have a 1 ______________________ of tangerines and half a kilo of 2______________?

Greengrocer: Here you are. Look at these 3_______________! They are very 4_____________. Would you like to try some?

C: Mmm... How much does a kilo 5_____________? G: They are $3 per kilo.

C: OK. I’ll take half a kilo, please. G: Do you need anything else?

C: I think that’s all. How much is everything? G: Let me add this up... 6 _______________. C: I can also give you the 25 cents.

G: OK. Your change is 7______________. Thanks for your 8__________________.

Test 4. Buying an outfit for a party

Fill in the gaps with the words you will hear.

Assistant: Hi. Can I help you find anything?

Customer: Yes. I am looking for an outfit for a 1___________________. A: Is it formal or informal?

C: It is pretty 2________________________, I think. A: What size are you looking for?

C: I think about a size 3__________________.

A: Okay, here is a couple. Would you like to try them on?

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C: Yes, please.

A: Our 4___________________ are back here. How do they fit? C: The first one doesn’t fit right but I really like the second one.

A: Great! Just to let you know, it’s on sale so there are no 5___________________________.

C: That’s fine. I know it will look great at the party. A: Thank you and come again.

Test 5. Renting Accommodation

Listen to the dialogue between a couple choosing accommodation to rent. Fill in the gaps in the advertisements below.

For Rent ______/month

6, Sandon Street

Lovely house ______ miles from city centre.

Upstairs — ______ bedrooms, ______bathrooms (bath, shower, toilet) Downstairs — a ______ living-room, kitchen, dining-room, ______, small bathroom

Large garden, ______ garage

For Rent ______/month

8, Chamberlane Street

______ flat near city centre

______ bedrooms, a ______ bathroom, modern ______, ______ livingroom, study

Small garden, ______.

Pre-Intermediate Tests

Test 1. Staying at the Hotel

1. You will hear a story about The Alton Towers Hotel in England. Give an appropriate answer to the questions below.

1.Where is it located?

2.The reception desk is extraordinary because

c)you have to leave your luggage there

d)it is hanging under the ceiling

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3. Which of the following rooms can not be found in the hotel?

4. Which of the following facilities can not be found in the rooms?

a) coffee-making machine b) TV c) bathroom d) baby-sitting

5.What is there next to the hotel?

6.Which of these outdoor facilities are not mentioned?

7.How many places for having meals are there in the hotel?

8.When can you stay at the hotel?

2. Listen to a story about the Ice Hotel in Sweden and correct the mistakes in the text below.

Looking for an exiting winter getaway? Then try the Ice Hotel in southern Sweden and spend a few days in a giant igloo. 200 tons of ice and 13,000 tons of snow are needed to build the Ice Hotel every year. When the thermometer hits 3 degrees above freezing, the building of the hotel starts.

The hotel has rooms for over 200 guests, as well as an ice sauna, a cinema, the Ice Char Tower and the world-famous Absolute Ice Bar. The temperature inside the hotel is minus 3 degrees Celsius, but that seems warm when you compare it to the temperature outside, which can fall below minus 13 degrees Celsius.

Before bedtime, have a meal prepared by master chefs, then visit the Absolute Ice Bar, where you might just meet your favourite model or actor, or enjoy a crystal-clear view of the dark Arctic sky. When it’s time for bed, don’t worry about keeping warm. The Ice Hotel provides guests with warm deer skins to sleep in. Guests wake up to a hot drink, after which they can enjoy an early morning jogging and a tasty breakfast.

Antarctic is the perfect place for outdoor activities such as bobsleigh, ice-fishing and skiing. If you don’t have skates, the staff at the reception will provide you with everything you need.

A visit to the Ice Hotel is an unforgettable experience and the perfect way to liven up you winter. Don’t miss the chance of a lifetime!

Test 2. Famous People: Bill Gates

Listen to a story about Bill Gates and do the two tasks below.

1. Say if the following statements are true or false.

a)Bill Gates started his business alone.

b)When at school he was good at Science.

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 5. Did he usually like driving?

a)No, he didn’t, because he was a little frightened.

b)Yes, he always did.

c)Yes, he did, except when the weather was bad.

 6. Did he always stay in expensive hotels?

a)No, he did not. b) Yes, he did. c) He did when he had extra money.

 7. Why did he speak to a local man one winter evening?

a)Because he wanted to find a hotel.

b)Because he wanted to visit that part of the country.

c)Because he was lost.

 8. How many hotels were there near there?

a) Too many. b) Two. c) One.

  9. Did the local man tell Mr. Gray which one to go to? a) No, he did not. b) Yes, he did.

10.Why?

a)Because both of them were equally bad.

b)Because he did not know either of them.

c)Because they were too expensive.

2. Listen to the text again and cross out extra words.

Mr. Gray travelled a lot on his business. He sold machines of various kinds to local farmers. It was not really a very exciting or interesting job, but Mr. Gray had always been interested in farming, and he was quite satisfied with his life.

He had a big car, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was quite satisfied to go by train sometimes too, especially when he was tired or when the weather was bad. He was a little frightened of driving in rain or snow or sleet, and it was less tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the window without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place.

3. Listen to the text again and fill in missing words.

1.One of Mr. Gray’s _______________ was often where to stay when he reached some small place in the _______________.

2.He didn’t expect great _______________ and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a _______________ room, and there was no hot water or good food after a _______________ and tiring day.

3.Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray _______________ at a small railway station.

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4.The journey by train that day had not been at all _______________, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and _______________.

5.He was looking forward to a _______________ but a satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire, and then a _______________ bath and a comfortable bed.

4. Listen to the text again and complete the sentences.

1.While ________________________________________________

_____________________, he said ___________________________

______________________________, ‘As this is ________________

_____________________ country and I was in too much of a hurry

______________________ ____________________________________

hotels before I left home, I would very much like ____________________

_______________________________.’

2.The __________________________________, ‘We ______________

____________________.’

3.‘And which ______________________________________________?’   Mr. Gray asked then.

4.The local man _____________________________________________

____________________,‘Well,it’slikethis:whichever______________

_________________________________________________________.’

Test 4. Mrs. Hammond

1. Listen to the text and answer the following questions.

1.Why was the fact that Mrs. Hammond went for walks alone unusual?

a)Because she was blind.

b)Because she was old.

2.Why did she go out every day?

a)Because it was good for her.

b)To work.

3.Why didn’t she usually lose her way?

a)Because she always went for walks alone.

b)Because she knew where everything was.

4.Why did she lose her way one day?

a)Because she lost her white stick.

b)Because some trees were not there.

5.What did she do then?

a)She continued to walk.

b)She stopped for a minute and went home.

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 6. When did she stop again?

a)When she got to her cottage from there.

b)When she heard water.

 7. How did she get home?

a)A man helped her.

b)She followed a river which she had been told about.

 8. Whom did Mrs. Hammond give some coffee to?

a)A man who visited her cottage.

b)The man who had helped her.

 9. Who thanked who then?

a)Mrs. Hammond thanked the man only.

b)The man thanked Mrs. Hammond only.

c)Mrs. Hammond and the man thanked each other. 10. Why was the man so grateful?

a)He had been hungry and thirsty.

b)Mrs. Hammond had saved him from killing himself.

2. Listen to the text again and restore correct word order.

1.Mrs. Hammond was blind and old, but she was determined to do everything for herself.

2.She used to even go for walks alone from her cottage once a day for fresh air and exercise, and found her way by touching things with her white stick.

3.She learnt where was everything, so she lost her way never.

4.But then some men one day came and cut down some of the familiar pine trees at the side of one of the paths which she followed.

5.When that evening she reached that place, she didn’t feel the trees with her stick, so she was in difficulties.

3. Listen to the text again and fill in missing words.

1.She stopped for a _______________ and listened, but she didn’t

_______________ any other people, so she went ahead for a

_______________ or two, and then she heard water beneath her.

2.‘Water?’ she said aloud, and _______________. ‘Am I lost? I

_______________ so’.

3.I must be on a _______________, I suppose, and there must be a

_______________ under me.

4.I’ve been _______________ that there’s a river in this ___________

of the country, but I don’t know its exact position.

5.‘How am I _______________ to get to my cottage from here?’

6.All at once she _______________ a man’s friendly _______________

near her.

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 7. It said, ‘_______________ me, can I help you?’

 8. ‘How _______________ of you!’ Mrs. Hammond answered. ‘Yes, please. I’m lost. Some of the _______________ which I follow when I go for my _______________ every evening had been removed today, and if I hadn’t been _______________ enough to come across you, I don’t know what I’d have done. Can you please help me to _______________

home?’

 9. ‘_______________’, the man _______________. ‘Where do you

live?’

10.Mrs. Hammond _______________ him, and they _______________

walking.

4. Listen to the text again and complete the sentences.

1.The man ________________________________________________

________, and she ________________________________________

________________ and a piece of cake.

2.She told ________________________________________________

________.

3.‘Don’t _______________________’, he answered. ‘I _____________

___________________.’

4.‘______________________?’ Mrs. Hammond said. ‘_____________

____________________?’

5.‘Well’, the man ______________________________, ‘___________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________ drown myself. But

_____________________________.’

Test 5. Jim and Mrs. Roper

1. Listen to the text and answer the following questions.

1.Why did Jim leave home?

a)Because he wanted a more comfortable flat.

b)Because his job was in another town.

2.Who cleaned his flat?

3.Why did he try to find someone else to do it?

a)Because he did not want to do it himself.

b)Because the people did not do it properly.