Уровень 3

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

(выберите правильный ответ).

1. If you don't take exercise you ........ the risk of getting ill

1. stand;

2. face;

3. run;

4. suffer;

5. I don't know.

2. He was ........ with embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison

1. accused;

2. convicted;

3. charged;

4. arrested;

5. I don't know.

3. If you are ........ with this test you should perhaps attempt an easier one

1. stumbling;

2. stressed;

3. struggling;

4. straining;

5. I don't know.

4. Insulation was fitted to ........ further heat loss from the building

1. guard;

2. protect;

3. save;

4. prevent;

5. I don't know.

5. We are all ........ the opinion that hydrocarbons in the atmosphere contribute to global warming

1. in;

2. on;

3. of;

4. with;

5. I don't know.

6. ........ had we sold our stock when the markets crashed

1. if only;

2. just;

3. seldom;

4. hardly;

5. I don't know.

7. I can't ........ thinking that we made a mistake in our calculations - the total is too high

1. help;

2. bear;

3. stand;

4. be;

5. I don't know.

8. I dread ........ what would have happened if there'd been an accident

1. thinking;

2. to think;

3. to thinking;

4. the thought;

5. I don't know.

9. Can you wait thirty seconds while I ........ in to the Post Office for some stamps?

1. saunter;

2. breeze;

3. break;

4. pop;

5. I don't know.

10. The chess players tried very hard to ........ each other with every move in the tournament

1. outnumber;

2. outclass;

3. outweigh;

4. outwit;

5. I don't know.

11. Having lost his voice as a result of a throat infection he was forced to ........ to get his point across

1. gesticulate;

2. prevaricate;

3. manipulate;

4. perambulate;

5. I don't know.

12. I'm in a bit of a rush. But I'll stop for a cup of tea, .........

1. although;

2. though;

3. as well;

4. despite it;

5. I don't know .

13. You could give her a call. I'm certain that, at this time of day, she ........ in the office

a) will be;

2. was;

3. had been;

4. would have been;

5. I don't know.

14. As the crowd ........ the gate many at the front were crushed and injured

1. clustered to;

2. surged toward;

3. mustered to;

4. amassed to;

5. I don't know.

15. He's a very ........ gentleman - always poking his nose in the affairs of others

1. daunting;

2. tenuous;

3. influential;

4. meddlesome;

5. I don't know.

16. As I walked along the landing I noticed water ........ under the door

1. leaking;

2. seeping;

3. oozing;

4. filtering;

5. I don't know.

17. The written examination should take you the ........ part of an hour

1. better;

2. largest;

3. maximum;

4. optimum;

5. I don't know.

18. You should ........ for delays on your way to the airport

1. expect;

2. account;

3. anticipate;

4. allow;

5. I don't know.

19. When the hurricane was ........ they emerged from their shelter to survey the damage

1. departed;

2. over;

3. finished;

4. away;

5. I don't know.

20. Unfortunately he often engaged in business ventures where the pickings were ........

1. thin;

2. slim;

3. modest;

4. miniscule;

5. I don't know.

21. As a teenager he had many ....... , one of which was to play oboe in the orchestra

1. vocations;

2. undertakings;

3. desires;

4. aspirations;

5. I don't know.

22. Please make ........ that you have your passport and ticket with you before leaving for the airport

1. absolute;

2. definite;

3. possible;

4. certain;

5. I don't know.

23. Theirs is a longstanding friendship. They've known ........ another for years

1. each;

2. one;

3. all;

4. both;

5. I don't know.

24. Julia is such a diligent student. She spends a lot of her spare time ........ in her books

1. confined;

2. immersed;

3. encompassed;

4. contemplating;

5. I don't know.

25. He's only sixteen and a first time ........ . If he's lucky he'll only get a suspended sentence

1. suspect;

2. criminal;

3. delinquent;

4. offender;

5. I don't know.

Q No	YOUR ANSWER	RESULT	INFORMATION
1 c	Run	Correct	Collocation (Word Partnership) : run the risk of something happening.
2 c	charged	Correct	Verb + Prepositions: someone is charged with a crime.
3c	struggling	Correct	Verbs: to struggle with something - to find it difficult.
4 d	prevent	Correct	Verb + Preposition: 'from the building' requires 'prevent' here.
5 c	of	correct	Prepositions + Nouns: to be of the/an opinion.
6 d	hardly	correct	Inversion: subject and verb inversion after 'Hardly...when..' .
7 a	help	Correct	Verb Patterns: can't + help + verb-ing(thinking) - can't avoid thinking.
8 b	to think	Correct	Verb Patterns: Here the verb 'to dread' takes the infinitive 'to think'.
9 d	pop	Correct	Phrasal verbs: to pop in - to make a brief visit.
10 d	outwit	correct	Compound verbs-'out' prefix: to outwit - to succeed in being more clever.
11 a	gesticulate	Correct	Verbs: to gesticulate - to express oneself nonverbally.
12 b	though	correct	Expressing concession: use of 'though' as an adverb meaning 'however'.
13 a	will be	Correct	Modal verbs: 'will be' to express confidence about a present situation.
14 b	surged to	correct	Verbs: to surge - to move in a large mass, as one body.
15 d	meddlesome	Correct	Adjectives '-some' suffix : meddlesome – interfering.
16 b	seeping	correct	Verbs: 'seeping' best describes the movement of water in this situation.
17a	better	correct	Collocation: 'the better (best) part of'+time - the larger/est amount time.
18 d	allow	Incorrect	Phrasal verb: 'to allow for' - to take into consideration.
19 b	over	Correct	Adverb of Time: use of 'over' to describe a completed event.
20 b	slim	correct	Idiomatic Phrase: 'the pickings are slim' - very few results.
21 d	aspirations	Incorrect	Vocabulary: aspirations - hopes for the future.
22 d	certain	Correct	Idiom: to make certain (that) - be careful to check (that).
23 b	one	Correct	Idiom: use of 'one another' ( also 'each other', but not 'each another').
24 b	immersed	correct	Verbs: immersed in something, in the sense of being deeply involved in.
25 d	offender	correct	Collocation: ..first time offender.. is best here.

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.