Тесты по грамматике английского языка. Практикум
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I am hurrying, I want to ___ a 10 o’clock train to Paddington. |
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A. catch |
B. go |
C. take hold |
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His offer is ridiculous, it does not make ___! |
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A. sense |
B. decision |
C. mind |
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II. Test of Reading
Task 1. Прочитайте текст и выберите правильные утверждения. Напишите букву A, B, C на листе для ответов.
Music man
It quickly became apparent to me that my dad, John Raitt, had a different kind of job than most. He made his living through his voice, which was just so powerful, so natural and expressive. With my mother, Marge, accompanying him on the piano, he would rehearse all the new tunes for his latest Broadway shows right there in our living room. Along with my two brothers, I would watch and listen. And I would marvel at his rich baritone, and learn all the songs with him, both the lyrics and the music. I was a real Broadway baby. At night, when I'd go to the theater and see him perform on stage, it was a thrilling, larger-than-life experience for me. It was very clear that he loved what he did. His audiences, in turn, loved him for it.
On Broadway and in his 25 consecutive years of doing summer stock, he performed in big hits like The Pajama Game; Oklahoma!;
The Music Man; Kiss Me, Kate; and Camelot. He starred in the film version of The Pajama Game, and did the national company of Zorba and Shenandoah, He played nearly every leading-man role that was out there.
I know that I inherited the sheer of joy of performing from him. Like a lot of kids, I sang at camp and in high school, in all the musicals and talent shows. I can remember really hearing the applause for the first time when I performed in college. I was sitting up there on stage with my guitar, bowled over by the audience's reaction, thinking, Gosh, maybe I can do this as more than just a hobby.
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My dad also taught me — again, by example — that a healthy lifestyle is crucial. The Broadway theater demanded stamina, with eight shows a week and all that singing and dancing. But I don't think my dad, who was a natural athlete, ever even had a cup of coffee. Meanwhile, as I grew older, I was getting into a late-night lifestyle, playing rock and rhythm-and-blues in the juke joints and clubs. There was a lot of cigarette smoking, drinking and carousing in those places. When you work in that environment, your time off starts when you finish a show at 1 a.m. That's when the partying begins. My dad had good advice. He would say, «Bonnie, your voice is a reflection of your overall physical well-being. So if you want to sing well, take better care of yourself». If I became hoarse or caught a cold, he didn't admonish me, not directly. He would say, «Well, Bonnie, you know, if you'd get to sleep a little earlier, which would probably be a good idea».
I am so glad that we had the chance to perform together. I was touched that he tried singing my music, even though the bluesy style didn't come naturally to him. Then, when I had so much Grammy success with my album Nick of Time in 1990 — and I had been singing duets with legends like B.B. King and John Lee Hooker — I realized, Hey, I have one of the greatest singers of all time in my family. I should sing his music with him. Still, I wasn't sure how to handle an orchestra in public. I was very nervous about doing the Boston Pops show on TV with my dad. To calm me, he said, «Bonnie, a beautiful song is a beautiful song. Just believe it». Sure enough, I forgot my nerves. I looked in my dad's eyes, and he looked back at me, and there we were singing the Irving Berlin song with the lyric, «They say that falling in love is wonderful». Of all the duets I've done, that one will always be a highlight.
45.John Raitt was
A.a singer
B.a showman
C.a pianist
46.His audience loved him because
A.he loved what he did
B.he rehearsed all the new tunes for his Broadway shows
C.they marveled at his rich baritone
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47.The first time Bonnie Raitt performed was
A.at camp
B.in a musical
C.in college
48.Voice is a reflection of
A.character
B.physical well-being
C.experience
49.Bonnie was very nervous when she sang with
A.alone
B.John Lee Hooker
C.her dad
Task 2. Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски предложениями от A до F. Одно предложение в списке лишнее. Напишите букву A, B, C, D, E или F на листе для ответов.
Do car companies need to make cars?
To be a car company is it necessary to manufacture cars? It may sound like a strange question, but companies such as Ford and General Motors are seriously thinking about handing over the manufacturing of their cars to other companies.
What makes a car a Ford? It must be designed by Ford, engineered by Ford and marketed by Ford. But does it really have to be built by Ford? If the quality is consistent, the manufacturing is not so important.
Manufacturing is a difficult business with little profits. 50. ___
For the car companies the real profits are made in other activities: in selling the cars, building their «brand» so they can charge higher prices, and selling financing for people to buy the cars. Servicing and repairing cars is also a profitable business.
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The specialist firm Pininfarina already builds cars for companies such as Peugeot, Mitsubishi and Fiat. The next step is for car compaies to get rid of their own factories. They can then buy production time from a manufacturer. The customers who buy the cars cannot tell where or who made them. 51. ___ It is the same as a publisher buying time on the printing press of a printer. The printing has nothing to do with what makes the publisher's book unique.
The car companies will also use manufacturers who come from unexpected places. 52. ___ The makers of a suspension unit, for example, build the unit on-site and then manage the process of building it into the car.
Lear Corporation, a maker of seats and interior fittings has made a robot that can put in the whole interior of a car. 53. ___ So it seems a small step to let the robot go on to make the rest of the car. The supplier will become the manufacturer.
54. ___ All other activities will be «outsourced». The payroll, personnel, and all administrative functions will be provided by contractors. The design and engineering will be subcontracted to specialist firms. And the manufacturing will take place at one huge factory that makes cars for the whole world.
A.They only care that the car is good quality from a brand that they know.
B.The day will come when a car company is simply an office of «brand managers».
C.Increasingly, the suppliers of parts are responsible for fitting them to the cars as they are being built.
D.It needs huge investment to start and continuing investment to run.
E.The front and rear seats, plus the roof and the door, including all the wiring, are all fitted by the robot.
F.Unfortunately, these vehicles had several drawbacks and they didn’t sell very well.
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Task 3. Восстановите правильный порядок текста из предложенных ниже частей. Напишите букву A, B, C, D или E на листе для ответов.
A.Designing a vacuum cleaner that did not need a dust bag became his obsession. In 1979 Dyson persuaded his old mentor, Jeremy Fry, to help set up the business. This time, Dyson decided to license the design to one of the big multi-national companies. None of them were interested. Five years later, after expensive lawsuits and more than five thousand prototypes, he had a working version.
B.His next invention was the one that was to change the vacuum cleaning business in Britain forever. One day in 1978, Dyson was in his Ballbarrow factory when he noticed that the spraying room had a problem. The air filter was always blocking with paint powder. He designed and built an industrial cyclone tower to solve the problem. This spins the air at very high speed to throw out the powder particles. It worked very well. So well that he began to wonder if the same principle would work in a vacuum cleaner.
C.In 1986, Dyson sold his first bagless vacuum cleaners in Japan, where the design won awards. The cleaners became such a status symbol that they sold for about $1800 each. In 1992, Dyson used the money from Japanese sales to open new factories and research centre in Britain. The result has been a range of bagless vacuum cleaners that sell all over the world. However the cost of protecting his design
nearly ruined Dyson. He even considered abandoning the idea. «I had no income and paying for patents nearly ruined me», says Dyson. «My family supported me while I risked everything». Fortunately for his family the risk paid off.
D. At the same time as the ballbarrow, Dyson invented the Waterolla, a garden roller that, instead of being a large metal drum with concrete inside, was a large plastic drum with nothing inside. You filled the inside with water when you wanted to roll the lawn. The shortlived success of this invention was, Dyson felt, because the market was very small and everyone used to borrow the light roller which was easy to move around and take to other gardens.
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E. But events did not always go Dyson's way. His sales manager was poached by an American company who started making his ballbarrow. By 1979, after an unsuccessful lawsuit and boardroom disputes, Dyson was asked to leave. He did not speak to his sister and brother- in-law again for 10 years.
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PART 2
1. ACTIVE VOICE
I. PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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It ___ in this part of the world. |
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A. is often raining |
B. often rains |
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Take your umbrella. It ___ cats and dogs. |
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A. rains |
B. is raining |
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Granny is in the kitchen. She ___ a plum-cake. |
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A. is making |
B. makes |
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My wife ___ plum-cakes. |
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A. is often making |
B. often makes |
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Can you phone a bit later, please? Jane ___. |
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A. is having a bath |
B. has a bath |
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Run downstairs. Your sister ___ for you. |
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A. is waiting |
B. waits |
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I don’t know Spanish, but I ____ it now. |
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A. am learning |
B. learn |
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John ___ in the garden. |
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A. is still working |
B. still works |
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II. PRESENT PERFECT / PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
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He knows Africa well because he ___ a lot there. |
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A. has been travelling |
B. has travelled |
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You ___ this composition for two hours and can’t complete it. |
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A. have been writing |
B. have written |
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3. — John is still repairing his car. — He must be tired. He ___ it all day.
A. has repaired |
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B. has been repairing |
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Alice promised to come, but she’s absent. Something ___ to her. |
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A. has been happening |
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B. has happened |
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5. The children are drawing. They ___ since they came home . |
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A. have been drawing |
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B. have drawn |
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… they ___ anything about their summer plans? |
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A. Have they been telling |
B. Have they told |
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My aunt ___ the big house in the country. |
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A. has always been having |
B. has always had |
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III. PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIM PLE |
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We ___ a holiday last year. |
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A. didn’t have |
B. haven’t had |
C. hadn’t have |
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My parents ___ to the USA many times. |
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A. have been |
B. were |
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C. have being |
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… it ___ raining yet? |
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A. Did it stop |
B. Is it stopped |
C. Has it stopped |
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Don’t worry about your letter. I ___ it the day before yesterday. |
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A. sended |
B. have sent |
C. sent |
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5. When Jill ___ school?
A. When had Jill finished B. When has Jill finished C. When did Jill finish
6. When I was a child, I ___ late for school.
A. have always been B. was always late C. had always been
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7. I can’t find my umbrella. I think somebody ___ by mistake. A. took B. takes C. has taken
8.– Are you tired?
–Yes, a little. I ___ the ceiling today.
A. have painted |
B. painted |
C. paint |
IV. PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS / PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS / PAST PERFECT
1. I ___ over the phone when they brought me the letter.
A. talked |
B. had talked |
C. had been talking |
D. was talking |
2. They ___ in the room when the taxi arrived. |
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A. sat |
B. had sat |
C. had been sitting |
D. were sitting |
3. He quickly forgot everything he ___ at school. |
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A. learnt |
B. had learnt |
C. had been learning |
D. was learning |
4. The musician ___ the piano for a whole hour when we came in.
A. played |
B. had played |
C. had been playing |
D. was playing |
5. Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she
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A. lay |
B. had lain |
C. had been lying |
D. was lying |
6. A man ___ unconscious for a few minutes when an ambulance arrived.
A. was B. had been C. had being
7. We ___ along a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.
A. walked |
B. had walked |
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C. had been walking D. were walking
8. I ___ over the phone for a whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.
A. talked |
B had talked |
C. had been talking |
D. was talking |
V. FUTURE ACTIONS
1.– Tim has broken his leg and stays at home.
– Sorry to hear that. I ___ him tomorrow.
A. will visit B. am going to visit
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The match ____ at half past nine, so I will be at home by ten |
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o’clock. |
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A. will finish |
B. finishes |
C. is finishing |
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My elder sister ___ school in June. |
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A. will finish |
B. finishes |
C. is finishing |
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It’s Julia’s birthday today. She’s bought much food. She ___ a lot. |
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A. will cook |
B. is going to cook |
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5.– My bags are terribly heavy today.
– Really? I ___ you a lift.
A. will give |
B. am going to give |
6.– Do you know Kate’s phone number?
–I’ve bad memory for phone numbers, but I ___ for it in my notebook.
A. will look |
B. am going to look |
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My uncle has bought bricks . He ___ a house in the country. |
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A. will build |
B. is going to build |
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– Has he decided how to spend the money? |
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– Yes, he ____ a car. |
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A. will buy |
B. is going to buy |
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