Test № 22

1.If you go to England by car, you will have ... driving on the left side of the road.

a) used to b) to get use to c) get used to d) to get used to

2. If I... hungry, I would have had a sandwich.

a) had been b) was c) would have been d) will have been

3. The rain did not prevent him... going to the theatre.

a) against b) of c) from d) out of

4. The trousers are too ... :I'll have to get a bigger pair.

a) close b) loose c) narrow d) tight

5. You really ought to ... your shoes repaired.

a) do b) get c) make d) take

6. If you break the law, you will be ... trouble.

a) for b) in c) out d) out of

7. When William was at school, he won first... for good behavior.

a) present b) price c) prize d) reward

8. They had lunch together in the school....

a) bar b) café c canteen d) restaurant

9. Those pupils never... any notice of what their teacher says.

a) attend b) give c) make d) take

10. David left London without... anybody about it.

a) telling b) to tell c) told d) had told

11. I was too busy... anyone.

a) saw b) to see c) had seen d) see

12. The manuscript is believed ... by the 17th century.

a) be written b) was written c) had been written d) to have been written

13. The best thing ... is to discuss everything with your parents.

a) you do b) that you do c) for you to do d) for you do

14. I have a boring job. - ....

a) So am I b) Neither do I c) So do I d) I do too

15. He has been married ...two years.

a) for b) since c) during d) in

16.... that sign means the bridge is closed.

a) May b) Might c) Maybe d) Can

17. That notice says you can't ...here.

a) park b) to park c) parking d) parked

18. I am glad I don't have ... a visa.

a) get b) to get c) got d) getting

19. Would you pick ... the toys hi the living-room and put them away?

a) off to b) out c) up d) in

20. If I... a vacation next summer I would probably go to Spain.

a) take b) took c) to take d) will take

Test № 23

1. I can't drive a car. - ...

a) So am I. b) Neither can I. c) Neither am I. d) So do I.

2. I eat... onions every day.

a) an b) the c) a d) a lot of

3. He didn't study law... he is not a prosperous lawyer.

a) because b) so c) due to d) in order to

4. If I... a doctor I'll work in a hospital.

a) become b) became c) will become d) would become

5. Jack... his car but he hasn't found a buyer yet.

a) is selling b) will sell c) is going to sell d) sells

6. Don't forget that we... to meet hi the evening.

a) must b) will c) are d) shall

7. He ... his article since morning.

a) translates b) translated c) is translating d) has been translating

8. On the table I saw a book... at page six.

a) opened b) was opened c) opening d) was opening

9. The windows of our rooms ...the garden.

a) are faced b) face c) facing d to face

10. Did you see him... ?

a) lately b) by yesterday c) yesterday d) since yesterday

11. I... since I can remember.

a) have been painting b) am painting c) was painting d) had been painting

12. I have joined ...the football club.

a) to b) at c) for d) -

13.You... him there if you had come earlier.

a) may find b) might find c) might have found d) would find

14. The articles in the " Morning Star" are much more difficult than. in the "MN".

a) those b) that c) one d) this

15.... who did it.

a) There is me b) It is mine c) It is me d) There is mine

16. He is big enough... it.

a) understands b) to understand c) understood d) understanding

17. Try not to display your....

a) excite b) exciting c) excited d) excitement

18. I object...your stupid criticism.

a) to b) at c) for d) from

19. The students ... ever use the language laboratory.

a) almost b) hardly c) nearly d) practically

20. Spanish is the... language of most Spaniards.

a) home b) mother c) native d) nature

Test № 24

1. He ... the book in the original if he had not studied English.

a) couldn't have read b) wouldn't read c) won't read d) couldn't read

2. It... go there now.

a) used to b) got used to c) is no use to d) used

3. ... I want is rest.

a) It b) That c) This d) What

4. He is easy... along with.

a) to get b) got c) gets d) getting

5. The book is very dull. It isn't worth....

a) read b) reading c) been read d) have been read

6. The question which... at the conference now is very important.

a) is discussed b) was discussed c) is being discussed d) has been discussed

7. He wants the text... by the end of the lesson.

a) is translated b) to translate c) has been translated d) to have been translated

8. I was greatly surprised at hearing Ann... French so well.

a) speak b) spoke c) is speaking d) has spoken

9. The first thing... when you come home is to ring up your parents.

a) you did b) for you to do c) you do d) for you did

10. Who is sitting ... you?

a) near to b) next to c) beside to d) close

11. Greg has just taken an exam... history.

a) about b) for c) in d) on

12. The builders seem... their work.

a) finish b) finished c) finishing d) to have finished

13. The article was difficult. It... the whole day yesterday.

a) is translated b) to translate c) was being translated d) had been translated

14. ... his new address I couldn't find him.

a) Not knowing b) Not know c) Don't know d) Didn't know

15. When…me, she invited me to her birthday party.

a) to see b) see c) seeing d) has seen

16. The child's…was so evident.

a) lie b) lies c) lays d) liar

17. He likes…such stories.

a) tell b) told c) be told d) to be told

18. They are learning English, but they haven't... much progress.

a) done b) got c) made d) performed

19. Students sometimes support themselves by... of evening jobs.

a) efforts b) means c) methods d) ways

20. If there is one thing I don't like, it is... tea.

a) delicate b) light c) pale d) weak

Test № 25

1. If I... free tomorrow, I shall have a walk in the park.

a) will be b) am c) were d) would be

2. ... is where they met last year.

a) There b) Than c) That d) Then

3. The two towns... by a railway next year.

a) connected b) are connected c) will be connected d) would be connected

4. Do you want the letter... tomorrow or just now?

a) to write b) wrote c) to be written d) is written

5. The problem is easy enough for... to solve at once.

a) I b) me c) my d) mine

6. She proved…a well-read person

a) be b) to be c) been d) has been

7. ... on the hill he could see the whole town.

a) Stand b) To stand c) Stands d) Standing

8. The student... the article asked me to help him.

a) translate b) translates c) translated d) translating

9. My friend can't speak English... I couldn't take him to the conference last month.

a) that's why b) because c) for d) owing to

10. Have you…books on the subject?

a) some b) any c) nothing d) every

11. This is ...way.

a) shorter b) shortest c) the shorter d) the shortest

12. If you use pictures and slides your report will be much ....

a) interesting b) more interesting c) most interesting d) the most interesting

13. When you... some news let me know.

a) to get b) get c) will get d) would get

14. He ... the report for today's seminar.

a) hasn't prepared b) doesn't prepare c) isn't prepared d) hadn't prepared

15. He found that the lady was not so young as he ....

a) expected b) was expected c) had expected d) would expect

16. When she was young she ... two foreign languages.

a) was taught b) teach c) teaches d) is taught

17. The sauce would be more... if you put more garlic in it.

a) taste b) tasteful c) tasteless d) tasty

18. We couldn't use the milk because it had ...bad.

a) been b) gone c) come d) made

19. My sister likes to... the table but she doesn't like to wash dishes.

a) lie b) sit c) lay d) makeup

20. Coming from the kitchen was a wonderful... of cooking.

a) odor b) perfume c) scent d) smell

Test № 26

1. If I had more free time today, I... the book I took at the library yesterday.

a) read b) will read c) would read d) would have read

2. We heard him ...this story yesterday.

a) to tell b) tell c) told d) has told.

3. It is time for... to come.

a) them b) they c) their d) theirs

4. The results of his experiments are supposed... very interesting.

a) to be b) be c) been d) have been

5. ... very ill, she couldn't attend classes.

a) To be b) Be c) Being d) Was

6. He comes here ... day.

a) some b) any c) no d) every

7. I've got... issue of the magazine.

a) late b) later c) latest d) the latest

8. There is still much... to learn.

a) many b) more c) most d) the most

9. If she... my advice it will do her much good.

a ) follow b) follows c) followed d) will follow

10. Since 1147 the name of Moscow... on the pages of history.

a) is b) was c) has been d) had been

11. When... a letter from her last?

a) you received b) you receive c) did you receive d) have you received

12. A film about London... in room 5 now.

a) is shown b) being shown c) is being shown d) had been shown

13. The Gadfly did not know that the soldiers... him.

a) watched b) watch c) were watching d) were watched

14. She ... to arrive by the morning train.

a) expects b) expecting c) expecting d) is expected

15. We saw…the paper.

a) them signing b) they signing c) them to sign d) they to sign

16. He watched the postman... the letters.

a) to distribute b) distributing c) distributor d) distribution

17. She made…

a) him apologize b) he apologize c) he to apologize d) him apologizing

18. We must go now. Would you mind asking the waiter for the...?

a) account b) bill c) charge d) price

19. The... outside the garden said "Private".

a) advice b) label c) notice d) signal

20. The... windows opened onto the garden.

a) Dutch b) English c) French d) Spanish

1998