Тестирование по английскому языку

Test 3

Part A

Read the text. Choose one of the variants given.

Today Melissa is (A1) … popular actress and she played (A2) … main part in (A3) … soap opera “Round the Corner”. But as (A4) … child she was unhappy. She didn’t do well at (A5) … school and her greatest pleasure was going to (A6) … cinema. Her family lived in (A7) … small town in (A8) … North England. Her mother spent all day at (A9) … work and her father had little time for (A10) … children.

A1.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A2.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A3.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A4.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A5.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A6.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A7.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A8.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A9.  1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

A10.1) a;     2) an;     3) the;     4) -.

Read the text. Choose one of the variants given.

Harriet had accepted the invitation (A11) … Mark’s party. But (A12) … Friday afternoon she had to stay late (A13) … work after office hours. She left (A14) … the office only (A15) … seven. When she reached (A16) … Mark’s house he was sitting in his car outside waiting (A17) … her. She apologized (A18) … being late (A19) … the party she sat next (A20) … a man who never stopped eating.

A11.  1) to;     2) at;     3) in;     4) on.

A12.  1) in;     2) at;     3) on;     4) to.

A13.  1) at;     2) in;     3) for;     4) on.

A14.  1) -;     2) from;     3) out;     4) to.

A15.  1) -;     2) on;     3) in;     4) at.

A16.  1) to;     2) -;     3) for;     4) at.

A17.  1) for;     2) at;     3) to;     4) -.

A18.  1) after;     2) for;     3) to;     4) -.

A19.  1) at;     2) for;     3) to;     4) in.

A20.  1) near;     2) at;     3) to;     4) on.

Read the text. Choose one of the variants given.

It’s ten o’clock news and Mick Kemish (A21) … to you. The actress Vanessa Kemp disappeared two days ago and she (A22) … since. She (A23) … her home in the afternoon for the theatre. Two people (A24) … her when she (A25) … her home but she (A26) … at the theatre.

A21.  1) is speaking;     2) was speaking;     3) speaks;     4) has been speaking.

A22.  1) wasn’t seen;     2) hasn’t seen;     3) hasn’t been seen;     4) hadn’t been seen.

A23.  1) leaved;     2) has left;     3) had left;     4) left.

A24.  1) have seen;     2) saw;     3) had been seen;     4) were seeing.

A25.  1) has been leaving;     2) is leaving;     3) was leaving;     4) has left.

A26.  1) didn’t arrive;     2) hasn’t arrived;     3) hadn’t arrived;     4) wasn’t arriving.

A27. I wish I … the answer to this question.

1) know;     2) had known;     3) to know;     4) knew.

A28. How much better I … now if in my youth I … music classes.

1) would sing, attended;           2) would have sung, had attended;       3) will sing, will attend;             4) would sing, had attended.

A29. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine … not sharp enough.

1) are;    2) is;     3) am;     4) -.

A30. She saw … quickly along the road.

1) the boy to run; 2) the boy running; 3) the boy to have run; 4) the boy to has run.

A31. He liked … the piano.

1) his sister play; 2) his sister to play; 3) him sister to play; 4) him sister play.

Spot the errors in each sentence.

A32. Cars can’t be parked on neither side of the road.

                     1          2                  3                      4

A33. They reached to the lake at night.

                        1      2       3            4

A34. Dick worked hard last term and had a success.

                       1        2         3                       4

Choose the right variant to complete the sentences.

A35. He was looking forward to a simple but … meal.

1) satisfying; 2) satisfactory; 3) satisfaction; 4) satisfied.

A36. There is no … that we shall be a success.

1) certain; 2) certainability; 3) uncertainty; 4) certainty.

A37. By now his patience was quite ….

1) exhaust; 2) exhausting; 3) exhausted; 4) exhaustive.

A38. Nowadays the number of crimes involving … is growing.

1) violent; 2) violation; 3) violence; 4) violated.

A39. It’s time for … and a story.

1) refresh; 2) refreshing; 3) refreshment; 4) refreshed.

A40. He hadn’t been awarded the first prize but he behaved as if he … it.

1)was awarded; 2) has been awarded; 3) had been awarded; 4) had awarded.

A41. Helen worked very … and was given an extra holiday.

1) hard; 2) hardly; 3) good; 4) better.

A42. I hate arriving …!

1) late; 2) lately; 3) fast; 4) lastly.

A43. Can you be there at 6 o’clock …?

1) sharp; 2)sharply; 3) real; 4) really.

A44. The little girl isn’t afraid of dogs in spite of … twice.

1) be bitten; 2) have been bitten; 3) being bitten; 4) having been bitten.

A45. Mike denies … Jake in the cinema.

1) to see; 2) to have seen; 3) seeing; 4) to be seen.

A46. – Do you want tea or coffee?

1) – Either will do. 2) – So do I. 3) – Here you are. 4) Not at all.

A47. – Excuse me back.

1) – Not at all. 2) – Don’t  mention it. 3) – That’s all right. 4) – Me too.

A48. He is one of the most famous monarchs in English history, chiefly because he took six wives, two of them were executed.

1) Richard III; 2) William the Conqueror; 3) Henry the Eighth; 4) Edward the Second.

A49. Where is the largest lake Loch Lomond situated?

1) Scotland; 2) Wales; 3) Ireland; 4) England.

A50. The Great Fire of London destroyed most of the city. But at the same time it helped to get rid of bubonic plague. Give the date of this event.

1) 1285; 2) 1787; 3) 1620; 4) 1666.

Part B

Fill in each blank with suitable words.

In your own time

Most of us have a (B1) ... that we do in our spare time. Some of us do things like surfing the Net, or make things like model planes. Other play cards or board (B2) … like backgammon, while others like to (B3) … things such as stamps and antiques. I (B4) … a lot of my summer holidays snorkelling (плавать под водой с маской и трубкой) in the sea. My brother goes away almost every weekend either walking or (B5) … in the mountains.

Translate the Russian words into English and write them down.

B6. I asked you to clean the bathroom. Have you … (сделал) it?

B7. Nobody (ожидал) Mike to get a bad mark at the examination.

B8. Helen had to pay extra at the airport because she had too (много) luggage.

B9. It isn’t your book, (не так ли)?

B10. I’m your supervisor, (не так ли)?