2. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. I’ll be back in...hour and a half.

a. the b. a c. an d. -

2. In summer the children don’t go to...school.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

3. His father is ... old.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

4. She is ... architect.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

5. My brothers are ... doctors.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

6. That is ... clever plan.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

7. There is ... map on the wall.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

8. There are…beautiful flowers in the park.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

9. These are ... foreign magazines.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

10. This diagram is on ... page 7.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

11. Which is ... largest state in the USA?

a. the b. an c. - d. a

12. It’s warm in ... summer in the Urals..

a. the b. an c. - d. a

13. Let’s meet on ... Friday.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

14. I do my work at ... home.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

15. We’ll go to ... Maly Theatre next Saturday.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

17.... Moon was rising in the sky.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

18. …milk is white.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

19. At... present we read nothing.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

20. ... State University is not far from here.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

21. What …surprise!

a. the b. an c. - d. a

22. I’m sure you are telling…lie.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

23. When does …Congress of the USA start its sessions?

a. the b. an c. - d. a

24. Are you going to have…shower?

a. the b. an c. - d. a

25. I’ll be back in… hour and…half.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

26. I want to make …speech.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

27. In England they drive on…left.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

28. I was born on…12^th of August.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

29. It’s ... new telephone. ... telephone is of modern design.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

30. We learn ... English. a. the b. an c. - d. a

31. They learn....English language too.

a. the b. an c. - d. a

32. No news…good news.

a. are b. is c. were

33. Phonetics is the science of sounds.

a. are b. is c. were

34. Fruit is expensive in winter.

a. are b. is c. were

35. He never carries…money on him.

a. many b. few c. a lot d. much

36. Take…butter.

a. a little b. many c. little d. few

37. The… is attractive.

a. girl face b. face of girl c. girl’s face d. girls’ face

38. The knife is very sharp. Don’t cut…

a. you b. yourself c. yourselves d. yours

39. I don’t know his name. He’s…Тom or Bob.

a. either b. neither c. or d. some

40. …Tom nor Bob joined the group.

a. Either b. Neither c. Or d. No

41. They left their flat and moved to a smaller…

a. one b. it c. that d. floor

42. …never knows the future.

a. Nobody b. None c. No one d. One

43. … is always much snow in this part of the country in winter.

a. They b. It c. That d. This

44. …is time to take a test.

a. It b. This….That d. Here

45. … is here to help me.

a. Anybody b. Anyone c. Some d. Nobody

46. I see…interesting here.

a. anything b. nothing c. anybody d. any

47. He was …a capable sportsman that he always won the competitions.

a. so b. such c. very d. too

48. The girl looked…tired that she was sent to bed.

a. so b. such c. no d. much

49. The article is…informative!

a. so b. such c. no d. many

50. The Curies obtained a new element whose radioactivity was…than that of

uranium.

a. a lot stronger b. very stronger c. much stronger d. little stronger

51. Our translations are…than that of Group 2.

a. good b. better c. bad d. best

52. Have you heard…news?

a. last b. the last c. the late d. the latest

53. The students don’t need any…explanations.

a. further b. the other c. many d. less

54. He is a bit…than he looks.

a. old b. older c. oldest d. elder

55. His father... a famous lawyer.

a. is b. am c. are d. were

56. ..exercises are not easy.

a. This b. It c. These d. That

57 ...flat has two rooms.

a. Theirs b. Its c. Our d.Ours

58....are your parents?

a. Why b. Who c. Whose d. When

59. Tom is busy with his lessons. Don’t speak to...

a. his b. her c. him d. hers

60. Do you speak...foreign language?

a. some b. any c. every d. each

61. Sixty years ago…no day TV, no videos and glossy magazines.

a. there was b. there were c. there is d. there will be

62. Where...your daughter study?

a. do b. is c. does d. a

63. ...it raining now?

a. does b. is c. was d. will

64. Does it often…here in autumn?

a. rains b. rain c. raining d. rained

65. Are you...to have lunch?

a. go b. to go c. going d. will go

66. When we entered the study, they...the problem.

a. were discussing b. discussed

c. has discussed d. are discussing

67. Did you...your holiday in the country?

a. spent b. spends c. spend d. have spent

68. The conference...already.

a. has begun b. begin

c. beginning d. had begun

69. I am sure that Ann…her report by the end of March.

a. has presented b. will present

c. will have presented d. presents

70. I knew that they…corresponding for years.

a. had been b. have been c. were d. are

71. Many new offices...in that street.

a. build b. built c. were built d. was built

72. It is late. I...be off.

a. have b. could c. must d. had

73. How…people live like that sixty years ago?

a. can b. be able c. could d. were able

74. This young girl is fond of... .

a. dancing b. dance c. danced d. dances

75. If you... me, I shall tell you a lot.

a. meet b. will meet c. met d. have met

76. The teacher asked me…

a. what was my favorite pastime b. what is my favourite pastime

c. what my favourite pastime was d. what my favourite pastime is

77. By the time we arrived at the station, the train…

a. has left b. left c. was left d. had left

78. You…follow the doctor’s instructions.

a. is able b. should….ought d. have

79. She…come to the office today.

a. needn’t b. hasn’t c. haven’t b. weren’t

80. It’s a big factory. Three hundred people…there.

a. is employed b. employ c. employing d. are employed

81. Water…most of the Earth’s surface.

a. covers b. covering c. cover d. had covered

82. The report…in Room 3 now.

a. was discussed b. has been discussed

c. will be discussed d. is being discussed

83. This time tomorrow I…

a. I’ll swim b. I swim c. I’ll be swimming d. I’ll swimming

84. This novel…into many languages.

a. has translated b. has been translated c. being translated

d. translated

85. You have never been to America,…?

a. isn’t it b. is it c. have you d. haven’t you

86. I want to become an accountant…

a. when I leave school b. when I shall leave school

c. when I will leave school d. when I had left school

87. I want…at the railway station.

a. you meeting me b. that you meet me

c. you to meet me d. you meet me

88. Who…to read this magazine?

a. want b. is wanting c. wants d. does want

89. What…weather we are having!

a. a nasty weather b. nasty weather

c. the nasty weather d. nasty weathers

90. The university…by private funds as well as tuition income and

grants.

a. is supporting b. supports c. is supported d. has supported

91. You feel unhappy now, my girl, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you grow up, you…

a. forget b. forgot c. will forget d. will have forgotten.

92. I can’t stand it any more! You always…others for your mistakes.

a. are blaming b. blamed c. are blamed d. are blaming

93. She reminded me…my glasses

a. not to forget b. don’t forget c. that I won’t forget

d. not forget

94. Our boss paid us for…extra hours.

a. work b. working c. works d. being worked

95. Would you mind...?

a. my opening b. me opening c. my open d. me to open

96. If we leave now for the trip, we can drive half a distance before we

stop…lunch.

a. having b. to have c. to having d. having had

97. The attendants made the passengers…their seat belts.

a. to fasten b. fastening c. to have fasten d. fasten

98. He asked if they… to join him.

a. wants b. will want c. wanted d. want

99. We wanted to know where she…her holiday.

a. would spend b. spends c. will spend d. has spent

100. I thought that you…warned.

a. will be warned b. had been warned

c. have been warned d. was warned

101. The teacher asked the children…

1. if they have followed her instructions

2. did they follow her instructions

3. if they had followed her instructions

4. if you had followed my instructions

102. My friend asked me if I…how to cook the cake.

a. know b. knew c. knows d. has known

103. The text…by him from 8 till 10 yesterday.

a. will be being translated b. was being translated

c. was translated d. will have been translated

104. The boy…by the doctor at the moment.

a. is being examined b. has been examined

c. is examined d. was examined

105. Has the doctor…?

a. been sent b. been sent for

c. sent for d. is being sent for

106. What do you want…?

a. me to say b. I will say c. that I’ll say d. go me to say

107. If I lived in the country, I…happier.

a. were b. am c. will be c. would be

108. How much…to fly to Kiev?

a. it costs b. does cost c. does it cost d. costs it

a. it costs b. does cost c. does it cost d. costs it

109. I have known this family…1990.

a. by b. for c. since d. about

110. I have come here to ask and….

a. to be educated b. that to be educated

c. was educated d. been educated

111. There are some laws…in this solution.

a. follow b. to follow c. following d. to be follow

112. You’d better… .

a. stop worrying b. stop worry

c. stop to worry d. to stop worrying

113. I’m lucky to have been born on the 6th of June, …day as

Alexander Pushkin.

a. some b. the same c. some d. same

114. They … that they could not understand a word of English and

nobody could understand them.

a. found b. founded c. fond d. find

115. An evening … to world famous artist Pablo Picasso was organized

by the Academy of Arts.

a. divided b. devoted c. determined d. decided

116. This woman would never let her children…animals in the house.

a. to keep b. keeping c. keep d. kept

117. I was very busy last night, and I couldn’t watch the news on TV.

a. Neither could I. b. Nor I could.

c. So couldn’t I d. I neither.

118. I wish the children…making so much noise.

a. will stop b. would stop c. stopping d. stopped

119. You’d rather speak to him to her yourself, …?

a. hadn’t you b. didn’t you c. won’t you d. wouldn’t you

120. …a dancer she played a very important role in the revolution of

dance in the twentieth century.

a. Because the b. Being a c. The d. She was a

121. The boy likes…playing the guitar and the piano

a. either b. neither c. both d. as well as

122. Indian summer is a period of fine weather…in autumn.

a. occurring b. occurs c. occurred d. is occurring

123. I asked her sister if she…me.

a. will help b. helps c. would help d help

124. He…that crime because he was out of town that day.

a. couldn’t have committed b. may not have committed

c. wasn’t supposed to commit d. committed

125. The United Kingdom includes Great Britain and...

1. the Independent Irish Republic

2. Iceland

3. Canada

4. Northern Ireland

126. Great Britain has some mineral resources, and the most important of them is... .

1. silver

2. coal

3. gold

4. diamonds

127. Great Britain is...

1. a democratic state

2. a republic

3. a monarchy

4. a parliamentary monarchy

128. In what lake is a monster supposed to live?

1. Loch Ness

b. Derwent

2. Otters

3. Ullswater

129. Washington, the capital of the USA, does not belong to any state; it occupies...

1. the District of Columbia

2. Milwaukee

3. Maryland

4. Florida

130. The home of the US Congress and the Supreme Court is...

1. the White Hall

2. the Capitol

3. the Pentagon

4. Constitution Avenue

131. Washington lies on the river...

1. Mississippi

2. Potomac

3. Tennessee

4. Ohio

132. In the south of... you will meet the stars of films and television, tycoons of film industry. What is the name of the state?

1. Colorado

2. Carolina

3. Texas

4. California