Уровень 2

Choose the answer which best fits the missing word or phrase.

(Выберите правильный вариант ).

1. He ........ extremely difficult standards for himself

1. made;

2. set;

3. built;

4. put up;

5. I don't know.

2. That was the first time I'd gone skiing, so I didn't think I'd take ........

1. to it;

2. it up;

3. it out;

4. it over;

5. I don't know.

3. Time and ........ the boxer aimed devastating blows at his opponent

1. later;

2. next;

3. then;

4. again;

5. I don't know.

4. Children have achieved a ........ of success using this new reading method

1. level;

2. stage;

3. step;

4. degree;

5. I don't know.

5. He ........ to buy tickets because he'd been given a free visitor pass

1. didn't need;

2. needed;

3. needn't have;

4. hadn't to;

5. I don't know.

6. If ........ I hadn't spent all my money, I might have been able to put more aside in the bank

1. really;

2. then;

3. only;

4. before;

5. I don't know.

7. He was completely silent during the meeting, apart from making the ........ remark or two

1. odd;

2. strange;

3. one;

4. unique;

5. I don't know.

8. The software provides a ........ of options for the advanced user

1. variation;

2. scope;

3. range;

4. scale;

5. I don't know.

9. Your English will improve if you ........ speak it in class

1. increasingly;

2. regularly;

3. steadily;

4. at times;

5. I don't know.

10. Penicillin is a ........ recent discovery

1. generally;

2. comparably;

3. relatively;

4. considerably;

5. I don't know.

11. You should be on your ........ against pickpockets in this part of town

1. protection;

2. watch;

3. guard;

4. care;

5. I don't know.

12. In some cultures it is polite to raise one's hand to ........ attention

1. attract;

2. find;

3. obtain;

4. hold;

5. I don't know.

13. In the last century many headed west in the search ........ gold

1. of;

2. over;

3. to;

4. for;

5. I don't know.

14. Forest fires can cause devastation ........ a wide scale

1. in;

2. on;

3. at;

4. by;

5. I don't know.

15. It looked ........ there wasn't anyone in the building

1. as if;

2. like if;

3. though;

4. like that;

5. I don't know.

16. In the examination the use of dictionaries is ........

1. forbidding;

2. forbidden;

3. forbade;

4. forbid;

5. I don't know.

17. ........ you like to be met at the airport, or will you get a taxi?

1. Will;

2. Could;

3. Should;

4. Would;

5. I don't know.

18. Two youths, seen ........ about the bank prior to the robbery, were later picked up by the police

1. hanging;

2. staying;

3. standing;

4. walking;

5. I don't know.

19. She's late! I wrote down the directions to our house for her, so she ........ have got lost getting here

1. needn't;

2. couldn't;

3. mustn't;

4. mightn't;

5. I don't know.

20. I've always regretted not ........ the violin when I was younger

1. learning;

2. to learn;

3. to learning;

4. going to learn;

5. I don't know.

21. You can get wonderful views of the waterfall. It's a well known beauty ....... .

1. place;

2. spot;

3. position;

4. scene;

5. I don't know.

22. This group of musicians has been ........ the clubs in the north of England for the last three months

1. traveling;

2. performing;

3. touring;

4. attempting;

5. I don't know.

23. I'm in the ........ every month now. I simply can't afford to buy luxuries

1. red;

2. pink;

3. black;

4. green;

5. I don't know.

24. He could have helped us but it now appears that he's had a change of ........ .

1. mind;

2. hand;

3. plan;

4. heart;

5. I don't know.

25. Now that the fog has lifted and the sun is shining it ........ rain after all

1. mightn't;

2. couldn't;

3. wouldn't;

4. mustn't;

5. I don't know.

Q No	YOUR ANSWER		INFORMATION
1 b	set		Collocation (Word Partnership) : we set standards.
2 a	to it		Phrasal verbs: to take to something - to begin to appreciate something.
3 d	again		Collocation: 'Time and again' More than once, frequently.
4 d	degree		Collocation: a degree of success.
5 a	didn't need		Expressing necessity: it wasn't necessary, so didn't need+to infinitive.
6 c	only		Expressing regret: 'If only I hadn't spent..' - I did spend it and regret it.
7 a	odd		Adjectives: The use of 'odd remark (or two)' to express a low number.
8 c	range		Collocation: a range of options (also variety, but not variation).
9 b	regularly		Adverbs: 'regularly' is the only sensible adverb to use here.
10 c	relatively		Collocation: an event may be relatively recent.
11 c	guard		Noun + preposition: on + (one's) guard + against something.
12 c	attract		Collocation: 'attract attention' is the most appropriate use.
13 d	for		Noun + preposition: 'in the search for..' (but note 'in search of').
14 b	on		Preposition: on a scale.
15a	As if		Conjunction: 'as if' - comparison with what may be true (also 'as though').
16 b	forbidden		Passive: 'forbidden' is the passive form used here.
17 d	Would		Making Requests: use of 'Would' to express willingness, an offer.
18 d	walking		Phrasal verb: to hang about - to be somewhere with no obvious purpose.
19 b	couldn't		Possibility: 'couldn't have' - it wasn't possible for this to happen.
20 a	learning		Verb Patterns: regret + verb-ing is the required form (learning).
21 b	spot		Collocation: a 'beauty spot' - a place that is scenic and popular.
22 c	touring		Collocation: 'touring' is most appropriate for a group, or band.
23 a	Red		Colour idioms: in the red - having no extra money, needing to borrow money.
24 d	Heart		Idioms: 'a change of heart'-deciding the opposite (note- he changed his mind).
25 a	mightn't		Possibility: 'mightn't' in the sense of not being possible.
INTERPRETATION
Number of Answers Correct		Comment
21 - 25		Excellent. You should consider trying a test at a higher level.
17 - 20		Very good for this level.
12 - 16		Satisfactory for this level.
0 - 11		Perhaps this level may be too difficult for you, but studying the questions and answers may help you improve the language areas covered by the test.