Тесты по английскому языку грамматика, лексика, аудирование

4. Listen to the text and put the words from the sentences in correct order.

1.there the world are million users around mobile now 750 phone.

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2.this probably 1.4 grow number years’ time will to billion in five.

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3.them many dislike people.

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4.they when opposite them the hate it on his businessman train has on the a loud phone conversation.

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5.when or mobile ring or restaurant in phones a café.

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

1.But ___________________________________________________.

2.We ___________________________________________________.

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 3. It’s ____________________________________________________

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 4. Scientists ________________________________________________

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 5. Because ________________________________________________.

 6. But ___________________________________________________.

 7. We _______________________________________________________.

 8. So ____________________________________________________?

 9. Because ________________________________________________

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10.We _______________________________________________________.

11.Let’s ______________________________________________________!

Test 5. Modern British Families

1. Listen to the text and mark the statements as true or false.

1. The traditional picture of a happy British family TRUE FALSE hasn’t changed for decades.

2. The biggest change in British family style was caused by divorce.

3. Nowadays every second couple divorces.

4. Less British women prefer to be housewives now.

5. The breadwinners in Britain are men.

6. The number of single young mothers has risen dramatically.

7. These changes have brought about some positive effect.

8. Modern children are more independent and mature.

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

1.Father leaves _________________ in the morning after breakfast.

2.The two children _________________ to school, and mother stays

_________________ and cleaning until father and ______________

home in the evening.

3.This is the traditional _________________ family living in Britain.

4.But is it _________________?

5.The answer is — no! The past 20 years _________________ enormous changes in the lives and structures of families _________________ , and the traditional model is no longer _________________ cases.

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6.The biggest change has been caused _________________.

7.As many as _________________ marriages now end in divorce, leading _________________ where many children live with

_________________ and only see the other _________________ or holidays.

3. Fill in prepositions and particles, then listen again and check.

1.There has also been a huge rise _____ the number _____ mothers who work.

2.The large rise _____ divorces has meant many women need _____ work

_____ support themselves and their children.

3.Even when there is no divorce, many families need both parents _____

work _____ order _____ survive.

4.This has caused an increase _____ childcare facilities, though they are very expensive and can be difficult _____ find _____ many areas.

_____ addition, women are no longer happy _____ stay _____ home raising children, and many have careers earning as much as or even more than men, the traditional breadwinners.

5.There has also been a sharp increase _____ the number _____ single mothers, particularly among teenagers.

6.Many _____ their children grow _____ never knowing their fathers, and some people feel the lack _____ a male role model has a damaging effect _____ their lives.

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list below, then listen again and check.

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1.However, these changes have not had a totally __________ effect.

2.For women, it is now much easier to have a __________ and good salary.

3.Although it is difficult to be a working mother, it has become normal and it’s no longer seen as a bad __________ for the children.

4.As for children themselves, some argue that modern children grow up to be more independent and __________ than in the past.

5.From an early age they have to go to __________ or nurseries, and so they are used to dealing with strangers and mixing with other children.

6.So while the traditional model of a family may no longer be true in

__________ Britain, the modern family continues to raise happy, successful children.

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Test 6. America’s Favorites: Hot-Dog

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

1.If asked about their favorite food, would all people in America agree on the hot-dog?

a)Yes.

b)No.

2.What are other favorite American dishes?

a)Pizza.

b)Lasagne.

c)Apple pie.

3.What national cuisine does hot-dog come from?

a)Germany.

b)Italy.

4.What is it called in German?

a). Wiener.

b)Dachshund dog.

5.How many hot-dogs are eaten by Americans during a summer?

a)Seven thousand millions.

b)Seven thousands.

c)Seven millions.

6.What sorts of meat are used to cook hot-dogs?

a)Pork.

b)Beef.

c)Chicken.

7.What are other ingredients?

a)Mustard.

b)Lettuce.

c)Pickle.

8.What are other names for hot-dog?

a)Frankfuter.

b)Butcher.

c)Frank.

9.When did hot-dogs first appear in the streets of America?

a)1850s.

b)1860s.

c)1870s.

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

1.You may ________________________ that Americans like hot dogs and ________________________ of all foods.

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 2. Well, ________________________ of public eating places

________________________.

 3. So might the nation’s ________________________ and the National

________________________ Council.

 4. But people whose favorites are ________________________ would give the meat-lovers a ________________________!

 5. Naming the favorite foods of Americans ________________________

on whom you ask.

 6. But ___________________________________________________.

 7. The ancestors of most Americans ___________________________.

 8. The United States owes many ________________________, or the ideas for these foods, to the ________________________.

 9. For example, ________________________ favorite, the hot dog or

wiener, had its ________________________ in Germany.

10.The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimates that Americans eat about ________________________ of these sausages during a summer.

3. Fill in suitable words, then listen and check.

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 1. A hot dog is usually made from ______________, the meat of a pig.

 2. Or it is made from ______________, the meat of a cow.

 3. Another version is made from ____________.

 4. A ____________ version of a hot dog has no meat at all.

 5. It often contains ______________, made from soy plants.

 6. The hot dog is shaped like a ___________.

 7. Many people say it looks like a Dachshund ___________.

 8. It is served between two shaped pieces of bread called a ___________.

 9. Americans often say they especially like hot dogs cooked over a hot

___________ in the open ___________.

10.People at sports events buy ___________ of hot dogs.

11.For many people, it is not just the meat that ___________ so good.

12.These people enjoy colorful and tasty ____________. For example, they include a yellow or yellow-brown thickened liquid called

___________.

13.They may also put red ___________and pieces of a white or red, strong-smelling vegetable called ___________ on their hot dogs.

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4. Restore word order in the sentences, then listen and check.

1.Hot eaters dog often pickle add, a green salty vegetable.

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2.Some place people barbecue sauce top of on all this.

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3.Or a they spice use called horseradish.

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4.It gives dog the a pleasant hot bite.

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5.A hot is dog also known a frankfurter as or frank.

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6.That because is the city Frankfurt-am-Main of, Germany often is said to the be birthplace this of sausage.

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

1.But ___________________________________________________.

2.One ___________________________________________________.

3.It _____________________________________________________.

4.Vienna, ________________________________________________

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5.The ___________________________________________________.

6.A street ________________________________________________.

7.And, ___________________________________________________

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Test 7. Hamburgers

1. Listen to the text and mark the statements as true or false.

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2. Fill in the words, then listen and check.

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1.  Americans also eat lots of _____________________.

2.This _____________________ meat comes from beef.

3.It can be _____________________ in many ways.

4.Like hot dogs, hamburgers are a favorite __________________ food.

5.Many _____________________ eating places in the United States say hamburgers are their most _____________________ foods.

6.People often eat them in places that serve quickly prepared, moderately

_____________________ food.

7.Like hot dog experts, hamburger _____________________ disagree about how their subject got started.

8.The Egyptians and Romans apparently ate _____________________

versions of hamburgers.

9.In more modern days, people in Hamburg, _____________________, made something like a hamburger from _____________________ and beef.

3. Restore word order, then listen and check.

1.The town small Seymour of, Wisconsin, is several among American that claim towns to have created first the modern United hamburger the in States.

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2.Seymour In, a named man Charlie tried Nagreen to sell at a meatballs local in eighteen eighty-five fair.

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3.But people as around walked, was it hard them for to the handle round of pieces meat.

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4.Nagreen So the ball flattened of meat.

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5.Then placed he this patty meat between pieces of two bread.

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4. Listen and fill in missing words.

1.In _________________, people in Seymour ____________________

a hamburger that weighed more than _____________________.

2.This __________________ reportedly fed _____________________.

3.Like _____________________, Americans like their hamburgers with _____________________.

4.Things like ____________________, horseradish, mayonnaise,

___________________, lettuce, onion and perhaps _____________.

5.A hamburger __________________ melted on it is called a

_____________________.

5. Listen and write down the sentences you hear.

1.Cooks _________________________________________________.

2.Many _________________________________________________.

3.Without _______________________________________________.

4.For ___________________________________________________.

5.They __________________________________________________.

6.French ________________________________________________.

7.Potato ________________________________________________.

8.They __________________________________________________.

Upper-Intermediate Tests

Test 1. A Journey Through the Channel

1. Listen to the tape and choose the correct option or answer the question.

1. Which adjective cannot be used to describe the railway terminal? a) spacious b) modern c) great d) bright

2.Why is the French Immigration office in England?

a)So passengers can get straight on to the train in England.

b)So passengers can get off the train as soon as they arrive.

c)So non-European citizens can be separated from Europeans.

d)So French citizens don’t have to show their passports.

3.How many floors do the carriages have?

4.How long is crossing the channel?

  7. Why were the passengers moved to the neighbouring carriage on the     way to London?

 8. Why did the train suddenly stop?

 9. What does the speaker think will happen to channel travel in the future?

c)There will be a lot of technical problems.

d)It will be a common thing.

10.  Why is the speaker not going to use the channel tunnel in the future?

2. Say if the statements below are true or false.

1.The carriages are stuffy.

2.The drivers are mostly female.

3.The crew are to have PC skills.

4.The travelling speed is 180 mph.

5.The ride to France was boring.

6.The speaker didn’t like the journey.

Test 2. A Day that Changed my Life

1. Listen to the tape and say if the statements are true or false.

a) Jim was living on the streets when he first met Andrea. b) Andrea thought carefully before ringing the TV company. c) Jim still takes drugs.

d) Andrea parents wanted her to have an arranged marriage. e) Jim and Andrea agree that media sometimes exploit people.

2. Listen to the tape and choose the most appropriate option.

4.Her parents

a)approved of their relations

b)prohibited her to go out with him

c)first were displeased but then changed their minds

d)accepted her decision

5.People knew about their relations

Test 3. A Self-Made Man

1. Listen to the tape and answer the questions.

Fact Quiz

1. What is the capital of Indonesia?

2. How many islands are there in Indonesia?

3. What is the Indonesian currency?

4. What is the exchange rate of the Indonesian currency?

2. Say if the statements below are true (I) or false (F).

1.Although Darno Setiadi was born in Indonesia, he lives and works in Europe.

2.His dad died when he was 14.

3.When he set up his own business in Jakarta, he divorced his wife.

4.He sells planes.

5.Some of his shops were damaged in riots due to his nationality.

3. Listen again and answer more sophisticated questions:

1.What sort of business does Darno Setiadi run?

2.Where does he live?

3.What do you know about his background?

4.How did he begin his business activity?

5.How did he manage to corner the market?

6.What problems does he have to tackle?

7.Why is he not sure his son can take over his business?