Vocabulary-and-Grammar Test Form 11
TOTAL 30 points
1. Choose the appropriate verb form 7 points
Most people take time off work to travel, but for Ian Wright making a living requires travelling. Ian, who (Al) ... around the world many times, is one of the presenters of Globe Trekker — a popular TV series which (A2) ... the sights and sounds of different countries. Since he (A3) ... the job as a presenter on British TV, Ian (A4) ... in over 50 episodes of the show, visiting countries like Ethiopia, Cambodia, Jamaica and Iran. On his travels, Ian often (A5) ... local food and sometimes exposes himself to danger. Once, while filming in the Pacific, he (A6) ... by a block of lava. “In Vanuatu we visited the most accessible volcano of the world. It erupted every ten minutes, spitting out lava all over the crater. It was unbelievable — until the wind changed. A piece of lava landed two meters away from my head. And we ran crying like babies.” Although Ian (A7) ... Globe Trekker episodes for many years, he is as enthusiastic as ever!
Al. 1) is travelling 2) has travelled 3) was travelling 4) is travelled
A2. 1) is explored 2) is being explored 3) explores 4) was exploring
A3. 1) is giving 2) has given 3) had been given 4) was given
A4. 1) has participated 2) is participated 3) was participating 4) has been participated
A5. 1) was trying 2) tries 3) has been tried 4) is tried
A6. 1) had almost hit 2) has been almost hit 3) was almost hit 4) was almost hitting
A7. 1) was making 2) is making 3) makes 4) has been making
2. Choose the right article or preposition 7 points
A recent survey has been analysing information about the time that people in the UK take off work because of illness. The study was carried (A8) ... in 4,300 businesses around the country. The analysts looked (A9) ... the number of absences, when they took place and the reasons given (A10) ... them. It was found that Manchester was the city where people took most days off — an average of 11 days a year. People were off the least time of all in London (only 7 days (A11) ... average). Employers also claimed that many workers chose to be absent when there was something good (A12) ... television. (A13) ... most employers thought their employees often did not tell (A14) ... truth about why they were taking time off. Bosses said that they believed that less than 10% of the sick notes they received were genuine.
A8. 1) on 2) out 3) by 4) to
A9. 1) at 2) for 3)after 4) down on
A10. 1) on 2) for 3) to 4) with
A11. 1) at 2) in 3) with 4) on
A12. 1) on 2) in 3) at 4) by
A13. 1) A 2) An 3) The 4) -
A14. 1) a 2) an 3) the 4) -
3. Choose the right variant 2 points
А15.1 tried to make my voice sound ... when I answered the phone.
1) far more deeper 2) far deeper 3) much more deeper 4) far much deeper
A16. We asked for... opinions about the Olympics.
1) Andrew and Eva’s 2) Andrew and Eva 3) Andrew’s and Eva 4) Andrew’s and Eva’s
4. Find a mistake in an underlined part of the sentence 4 points
А17. A new cordless phone priced at three hundreds dollars will be available in the shops from September. 1 2 3
4
A18. A good teacher helps students learn by theirs and encourages them not to give
1 2 3
up when they have problems.
4
A19. Despite you have failed your exams, you should carry on with the course.
1 2 3 4
A20. It was such a nice day in the valley that there was a surprise to hear that it
1 2 4
was snowing in the mountains.
4
5. Choose the right variant 10 points
Until recently, vegetarianism was fairly uncommon in Britain, and it is still (A21) ... strange by some. But since the 1960s its popularity has (A22) ... greatly, to the extent that high street stores stock a huge (A23) ... of products for vegetarians. The reasons people (A24) ... for not eating meat are numerous. Perhaps most vegetarians do it for moral reasons, arguing that it is wrong to kill. The opposing point of (A25) ... is that it is (A26) ... for us to kill for food. Still, there are societies where eating meat is not allowed because it is against their religion. There are other good reasons to (A27) ... up meat, one of which is the inefficiency of livestock farming. Although it is, in (A28) ..., cheaper to eat only vegetables, in practice vegetarianism is most popular in richer countries such as Germany and Britain, where many people exclude meat for health reasons. In these countries, at least, it (A29) ... out to be a matter of (A30) … rather than necessity.
A21. 1) believed 2) thought 3) known 4) considered
A22. 1) increased 2) improved 3) added 4) raised
A23. 1) sort 2) kind 3) alternative 4) variety
A24. 1) think 2) give 3) make 4) supply
A25. 1) look 2) vision 3) view 4) sight
A26. 1) real 2) natural 3) physical 4) genuine
A27. 1) give 2) put 3) cut 4) turn
A28. 1) idea 2) matter 3) opinion 4) theory
A39. 1) gets 2) goes 3) turns 4) comes
A30. 1) election 2) choice 3) selection 4) variety
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A16. We asked for... opinions about the
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