1. There aren’t ______ easy ways of learning languages.

• any

• some

• few

• no

2. I have never worked so ________ in my life.

• harder

• the hardest

• hardly

• hard

3. There are not many ________ in our educational establishments.

• men-teacher

• men-teachers

• man-teachers

• mans-teachers

4. Porcelain was first made by …

• the Chinese

• Chineses

• a Chinese

• Chinese

5. The newspapers are likely _________ talking at any time.

• start

• to start

• being started

• started

6. Shall I send the letter? – No, don’t worry about it. It …

• is already sending

• has already sent

• was already sending

• has already been sent

7. He left the room without _________ for a reply.

• being waited

• to be waiting

• waited

• waiting

8. Aren’t you afraid we have too little petrol? – So what? It’s so close from here that we ________ use the car.

• can’t

• mustn’t

• needn’t

• shouldn’t

9. The answer ________ from the sellers greatly surprised us.

• to have received

• received

• receiving

• having received

10. The letter must be as _______ as possible.

• shorter

• short

• the shortest

• shortly

11. I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees _______ too warm for me.

• are

• don’t

• won’t be

• is

12. Their car is at the garage. It _______ now.

• is repairing

• Is being repaired

• is repaired

• has repaired

13. I suppose we really ________ to book our ferry tickets in advance.

• must

• should

• can

• ought

14. Many film stars now hire bodyguards because they want …

• protected

• being protected

• protecting

• to have been protected

15. We’re out of ________, so could you get some from the supermarket?

• the coffee

• a coffee

• coffee

• an coffee

16. There wasn’t __________ in the garden.

• nobody

• anybody

• somebody

• everybody

17. You look ______ today!

• greatlier

• the greatest

• greatly

• great

18. St. Bernard dogs are named after a monastery high up in …

• a Alps

• an Alps

• the Alps

• Alps

19. We _______ when someone knocked at the door.

• talked

• were talking

• had talked

• were talked

20. He left the shop without _______ so he was accused of stealing.

• paying

• having been paid

• paid

• to pay

21. The forecast says it’ll rain. You _________ take your umbrella.

• can

• needn’t

• should

• must

22. The train _________ in a minute later, the two brothers parted.

• coming

• to have come

• to be coming

• having come

23. I saw a ticket on the floor next to a couple of tourists and asked them if it was …

• theirs

• their

• her

• them

24. When you come he _______ in the garden.

• will be working

• had worked

• was working

• will work

25. No one even tries to make these children _________ well.

• behaved

• to behave

• behave

• behaving

26. It is more shameful to distrust one’s friends than to be deceived by …

• themselves

• their

• theirs

• them

27. If the problem gets any ________, we may need to inform the manager about it.

• seriously

• more serious

• serious

• less seriously

28. I advise you to visit my …

• father-in-law’s library

• father-in-laws’ library

• father’s-in-law library

• father-in-law library’s

29. I saw him ________ her handkerchief.

• pick up

• having picked up

• picked up

• to pick up

30. The police _______ little information about the robbery.

• have

• possesses

• has

• has got

31. Out of all the students in my music school, I practise …

• most often

• the most often

• more often

• often

32. Let’s buy Peter ________ for his birthday. His watch is always slow.

• an good watch

• good watch

• the good watch

• a good watch

33. This is Mary Simpson. She’s the girl _______ works with me.

• which

• whose

• whom

• who

34. You could buy ________ at $500 in those days.

• the Picasso

• Picasso

• a Picasso

• an Picasso

35. I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he …

• already left

• had already been leaving

• had already left

• was already left

36. Most school _________ have much in common.

• curriculum

• curriculums

• curriculas

• curriculumes

37. They ________ go to the theatre together because Nelly had agreed to baby-sit for them.

• had to

• were allowed to

• can

• were able to

38. He is clever enough _______ the crossword.

• do

• to do

• doing

• to have done

39. We ________ pay for the tickets as Fiona won them in a competition.

• didn’t have to

• couldn’t

• mustn’t

• hadn’t to

Ситуации общения

1. Student A.: «______________?»

Student B.: «Sure!»

• Would you kindly do the translation with me?

• Would you please do the translation for me?

• Could I ask you to help me with translation?

• Will you help me with translation?

2. Hostess: «Your bag is 3 kilos overweight. You have to pay excess luggage charge». Passenger: «_______________».

• What? It’s only three kilos!

• Oh? It’s only three kilos. All right then.

• You have no right to charge me!

• No, I can’t lift this bag.

3. Receptionist: «Just a moment, please, while I check. You have a reservation for a three-room suite for tonight»

Guest: «_____________?»