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Task 1

1) I know how to use __ computer.

a) a

b) these

c) –

d) an

2) __ must be a lot of noise here…

a) It

b) This

c) There

d) Its

3) Help __ to sandwiches, please…

a) Yourselves

b) You

c) Me

d) Your

4) This dessert is __ the one you made last night…

a) Sweeter than

b) Sweetest

c) Sweetas

d) More sweeter than

5) __ Einstein speak English when he went to live in the USA?

a) Could

b) Must

c) Should

d) Ought

6) I __ in love with Bill since 1984…

a) Was

b) Am

c) Have been

d) Had been

7) People __ on the right in Britain…

a) Have driven

b) Are driving

c) Had driven

d) Drive

8) __ am I speaking to?

a) Who

b) What

c) Whose

d) __

9) I m here to help you, __ I?

a) Aren’t

b) Am not

c) Don’t

d) Amn’t

10) Audio and video tapes __ in the resource centre…

a) keep

b) are kept

c) have kept

d) are being kept

Task 2

1) I don’t like milk in __coffee…

a) __

b) The

c) A

d) These

2) After the lecture __ will be a discussion…

a) It

b) This

c) That

d) There

3) We decorated this room __

a) Ourself

b) Yourself

c) Ourselves

d) Yourselves

4) That was __ questioning the exam…

a) The least

b) The less

c) Little difficult

d) The least difficult

5) __ you help me with the washing up, please?

a) Could

b) Might

c) Should

d) Must

6) The last time I __ Dickwasin 1985…

a) Saw

b) Have seen

c) See

d) Had seen

7) Come on, or __ the plane!

a) We’ll miss

b) We’ve missed

c) We’re missing

d) We miss

8) Who __ into the house last week?

a) Breaks

b) Broke

c) Does break

d) Did break

9) I m so stupid, __ I?

a) Amn’t

b) Won’t

c) Am not

d) Aren’t

10) Bicycles __ in the city instead of public transport…

a) widely used

b) are widely using

c) are widely used

d) used

Task 3

1) At the end of __ busy day, sleep is the best tonic…

a) The

b) A

c) These

d) __

2) I like the place but __ would be better to live in the centre…

a) There

b) It

c) Here

d) Its

3) What I want out of life is a challenging job and a fulfilling relation ship with __

a) Everything

b) Someone

c) Nobody

d) Anybody

4) This was the __ test I ve ever done.

a) Easiest

b) Easy

c) Easier

d) Most easiest

5) She __ swim really well when she was just 18 month old.

a) Must

b) Had to

c) Was able to

d) Should

6) I __ a decision yet.

a) Haven t made

b) Made

c) Am making

d) Will make

7) It’s only a short trip. I __ back in a week.

a) Will

b) Was

c) Have been

d) Will be

8) Who __?

a) Wrote this article

b) Did the article write

c) The article wrote

d) Does the article write

9) We haven’t had a nice summer for ages,__ we?

a) Hadn’t we

b) Have

c) Had

d) Didn’t

10) Linda __ by the police.

a) arrested

b) has been arrested

c) has arrested

d) had arrested

Task 4

1) We’ll go for a walk if __ sun comes out.

a) A

b) __

c) The

d) This

2) __ is dangerous to walk in the road.

a) There

b) Here

c) It

d) Those

3) On certain Friday nights after a long hard workweek, Mary likes __ better than to spend a quiet evening at home.

a) Somewhat

b) Somewhere

c) Nothing

d) Anything

4) That was the __ movie I’ve ever seen.

a) Worst

b) Bad

c) Worse

d) Worser

5) You __ be joking. No one buys two Rolls Royces.

a) Have to

b) Must

c) Should

d) Are able to

6) I __ two pages so far.

a) Wrote

b) Was writing

c) Have written

d) Write

7) When I __ Jill yesterday she was cleaning her teeth.

a) Phoned

b) Had phoned

c) Was phoned

d) Has phoned

8) Who was the gentleman __ today?

a) Whom you spoke

b) You spoke to

c) Spoke to you

d) You spoke

9) Open the door, __ you?

a) Will

b) Won’t

c) Don’t

d) Shall

10) The price __ by Jack.

a) had won

b) has won

c) is being won

d) was

Task 5

1) Could you give me __ information I asked for in my letter?

a) The

b) A

c) An

d) This

2) That building is now a circus; __ used to be a cinema.

a) There

b) It

c) Here

d) Its

3) Boys hurt __ when they fell.

a) Themselves

b) Ourself

c) Ourselves

d) Themselves

4) Those shoes cost __ mine.

a) much an

b) as much as

c) more as

d) as more as

5) You __ feel relaxed after your holiday.

a) Have to

b) Ought

c) Must

d) Are allowed

6) I __ here all my life.

a) had lived

b) was living

c) am living

d) have lived

7) By the time I got the station, the train __

a) Had left

b) Was leaving

c) Is leaving

d) Left

8) __ long to write this book?

a) Did you take

b) How much

c) Took it

d) Did it take you

9) You’d met Max before, __ you?

a) Had

b) Hadn’t

c) Didn’t

d) Wouldn’t

10) Then the packets __ into boxes of twenty four.

a) are packed

b) packed

c) will packed

d) are been packed

Task 6

1) __ is a terrible thing.

a) The

b) __

c) A

d) These

2) __ is the school which I used to go to

a) There

b) This

c) Where

d) Which

3) We’ve found __ a nice place here.

a) Ourself

b) Ourselves

c) Themselves

d) Ours

4)You live even __ from the centre than I do.

a) Further

b) Far

c) Furthest

d) More far

5) They __ be tired. They ve been travelling all night.

a) must

b) can’t

c) shouldn’t

d) had to

6) I __ to the dentist the other day.

a) have gone

b) went

c) have been

d) was going

7) By the time I saw her again, she __ Tom.

a) marries

b) married

c) had already married

d) was marring

8) What magazine __ when I met you?

a) did you look at

b) you looked through

c) were you looking through

d) were you looked through

9) You wouldn’t like it, __ you?

a) wouldn’t

b) should

c) shouldn’t

d) would

10) I suppose the letter __ tomorrow.

a) will deliver

b) would deliver

c) will be delivered

d) is going to deliver

Task 7

1) I spent __ very interesting holiday in England.

a) The

b) These

c) A

d) __

2) __ is nothing to do here.

a) It

b) Here

c) This

d) There

3) I haven’t given __ permission to borrow my calculator.

a) Anyone

b) Somebody

c) Everybody

d) No one

4) I like Justin less than John, but I like Terry __ of all.

a) Less

b) Lesser

c) Little

d) Least

5) She __ be Scottish with a surname like McKenzie.

a) Ought

b) Is allowed to

c) Must

d) Is able to

6) When I lived in London, I __ through the park every day.

a) Walked

b) Was walking

c) Have walked

d) Have been walking

7) I was walking in town the other day when I __ old Mr.Brown.

a) Meet

b) Was meeting

c) Have met

d) Met

8) What __?

a) Were you afraid of

b) Of were you afraid

c) Were afraid you

d) Of you were afraid

9) She s got beautiful eyes, __ she?

a) Doesn’t

b) Hasn’t

c) Does

d) Isn’t

10) The telegram __ when they received the letter.

a) Had been delivered

b) Had delivered

c) Was delivering

d) Delivered

Task 8

1) In the end there was __ war between two countries.

a) Any

b) The

c) –

d) A

2) __ is only one of her books which I have not read.

a) There

b) Its

c) These

d) Those

3) That isn’t my key __ is there.

a) My

b) Me

c) Mine

d) None of me

4) The people who arrived __ got the best seats.

a) More earlier

b) Most early

c) The earliest

d) Much early

5) A driver __ to take the test in English.

a) Hasn’t

b) Needn’t

c) Doesn’t have

d) Mustn’t

6) I __ my coffee at the time.

a) Have drunk

b) Was drinking

c) Am drinking

d) Would work

7) When I entered the office, most people __ at their desks.

a) Worked

b) Were working

c) Have worked

d) Would work

8) What __?

a) Did she want you

b) Did she want you for

c) For did she want

d) She did for you

9) There aren’t are many good shows as there used to be,__?

a) Are they

b) Are there

c) Didn’t there

d) Is it

10) Goods __ at custom-houses.

a) Examined

b) Are examining

c) Examine

d) Are examined

Task 9

1) __ President is the largest cruise ship in the world.

a) Some

b) The

c) A

d) –

2) __ is a blue Ford.

a) Their

b) Its

c) My

d) Theirs

3) This kettle switches __ off.

a) Himself

b) Him

c) –

d) Itself

4) Susanne took __to finish than John.

a) Long

b) As long

c) The longest

d) Longer

5) It __ be Jack. He drives a Fiat and this guy is driving a Jaguar.

a) Can’t

b) Should

c) Ought to

d) Might

6) I __ bananas since I was a child.

a) Have disliked

b) Dislike

c) Disliked

d) Will dislike

7) This time last year she __ for her FCE exam.

a) Prepared

b) Was preparing

c) Has prepared

d) Is preparing

8) Who __?

a) At you laughs

b) Laughed at you

c) Did you laugh

d) You laughed

9) Brandon had to have the car s engine completely replaced, __he?

a) Hadn’t

b) Had

c) Didn’t

d) Did

10) Nothing __of David.

a) Heard

b) Has ever heard

c) Will hear

d) Was ever heard

Task 10

1) This is going to be fog and __ cold weather all next week.

a) A

b) –

c) The

d) Any

2) There was an accident in Oxford Street but __ wasn’t very serious.

a) It

b) There

c) Here

d) –

3) Neither __ had a shoulder bag.

a) Them

b) Of them

c) Of we

d) Out of them

4) The smaller the garden is, the__ it is to look after.

a) The easier

b) More easy

c) Easier

d) More difficult

5) He __ to go to the dentist because he has toothache.

a) Ought

b) Must

c) Should

d) Have

6) I __ Dick since 1985.

a) Hadn’t seen

b) Didn’t see

c) Haven’t seen

d) Never saw

7) Andy was coming out of the restaurant when he __ Jenny.

a) Was seeing

b) Sees

c) Saw

d) Had seen

8) Who __?

a) Did you speak

b) You spoke

c) Did you speak to

d) To did you speak

9) The children had a good time, __?

a) Did they

b) They did

c) Didn’t they

d) They didn t

10)Your drinks __ in a moment.

a) will be brought

b) will bring

c) brought

d) would bring

Task 11

1) __ number of reporters were at the conference yesterday.

a) The

b) This

c) A

d) –

2) How far is __ from London to Bristol?

a) There

b) This

c) It

d) Here

3) All of __ have brown eyes.

a) They

b) Their

c) Them

d) Ours

4) Tom is __ friendly to me as he was once.

a) More

b) As

c) Less

d) Least

5) In Britain you drive a car when you are seventeen.

a) Must

b) Are able to

c) Ought to

d) Are allowed to

6) I __ in a hotel unit I find a flat.

a) Stay

b) Am staying

c) Stayed

d) Have stayed

7) John Blake __ in France when he was nineteen.

a) Was going working

b) Had worked

c) Went to work

d) Went

8) What__?

a) Were you looking for

b) For were you looking

c) You were looking

d) Looked you

9) Carl will always remember this birthday,__?

a) Won t they

b) Will he

c) He won’t

d) Won’t he

10) The words “To be or not to be” __ Hamlet.

a) spoke

b) were speaking

c) were spoken by

d) are spoken by

Task 12

1) Please give me a cup of coffee with __cream.

a) A

b) The

c) –

d) Any

2) __ was a trouble at the club last night.

a) It

b) There

c) This

d) Here

3) I like working by __

a) Himself

b) Myself

c) Me

d) Him

4) My left arm is __ than my right one.

a) Stronger

b) More stronger

c) More strong

d) Strongest

5) You __ come if you don t want to.

a) Had to

b) Were able to

c) Didn’t have to

d) Needn’t

6) I __ that you are wrong.

a) Am feeling

b) Feel

c) Felt

d) Have felt

7) Last night someone __ a van in Baker Street.

a) Was stealing

b) Has stolen

c) Stole

d) Had stolen

8) How long __ to university by bus?

a) It takes to go

b) To go does it take

c) Does it take to

d) Does taking

9) He should stay in bed, __?

a) He should

b) Shouldn’t he

c) He shouldn’t

d) Should he

10) The house __ the storm.

a) destroys

b) is to destroy

c) was destroyed by

d) destroyed

1)Заповніть пропуски прийменниками.

1) into; 2) onto; 3) with; 4) up on; 5) of; 6) by; 7) out; 8) off; 9) forth; 10) for; 11) till; 12) in; 13) after; 14) without; 15) between

1.We'll put the meeting (...) till another time.

2.My friend does not live in this street. He has recently moved (...) another flat.

3.Have you secured an actor (...) the part of Hamlet ?

4.John has just split (...) his girl-friend.

5.It was strange that he had gone away that afternoon (...) saying no word to her.

2)Заповніть пропуски прийменниками.

1) to; 2) before; 3) under; 4) beneath; 5) over; 6) on; 7) between; 8)about; 9) in; 10) along; 11) for; 12) with; 13) of; 14) into; 15) out

1.This statue was erected (...) honour of the great man.

2.She was very tired and her nerves were all (...) edge.

3.How dare you go and poke your nose (...) my family affairs ?

4.Everyone understood that the answer was good (...) nothing.

5.Wherever he goes he is kept (...) strict observation now.

3)Заповніть пропуски прийменниками.

1) at; 2) up; 3) for; 4) behind; 5) as; 6) with; 7) of; 8) off; 9) by; 10)over; 11) in; 12) out of; 13) onto; 14) between; 15) among

1.Are you through (...) your homework ?

2.He got an excellent mark (...) Physics.

3.It is not pleasant to go (...) bus on such a fine day. Let's go on foot.

4.(...) the age of twenty-five she left the place and became an actress at a small theatre in a large city.

5.She thought she must talk it (...) with her mother.

4)Виправіть допущені помилки у підкреслених фрагментах речення.

1.The window that was broke yesterday has now been repaired by Tom.

2.Do you know well a men who lives next door ?

3.Have you founded the keys you lost yesterday in the morning?

4.I won't be able to do very much but I'll do my the best.

5.I can't lend you no money, for all I've got now is a pound.

5)Виправіть допущені помилки у підкреслених фрагментах речення.

1.She wasn't listening and began telling me about the film she saw two days before.

2.I'll keep in touch with you by all mean if I go.

3.There was so dark that I couldn't see her well.

4.Have you got many money ? I have spent all mine.

5.I told her again I'd ring her up if I get a chance.

6)Виправіть допущені помилки у підкреслених фрагментах речення.

1.I said that we are interested in the class for beginners.

2.Helen tells me that my above-describing theory is wrong and she doesn't like it.

3.They speak of it as if were something natural, don't they ?

4.I shall never forget an old gentlemen who once travelled with me on the boat.

5.I have always been good at English but not as good at other subjects.

7)Знайдіть продовження речень.

1.Spring is coming and I am looking forwoard (...)

2.When the rain started they (...)

3.Winter has come already and they can't be (...)

4.When you come at this time tomorrow they (...)

5.Winter is coming, you'd better (...)

... were still working in the fields.

... are working in the fields now.

... to working in the fields.

... will be still working in the fields.

... still working in the fields.

... suggests working in the fields.

... work in the fields.

... seems to work in the fields.

8)Знайдіть продовження речень.

1.Mother shouldn't do all the work about the house by herself, you ought (...)

2.When I come home tomorrow I (...)

3.I'd rather not (...)

4.Yesterday 1 saw her (...)

5.I know that Helen is busy. She (...)

... to help her.

... shall he helping my mother from 10 till 12 o'clock.

... is helping her mother now.

... had helped my mother tomorrow.

... help my mother today. I am very busy.

... have helped my mother already.

... helping her mother in the garden.

... decided to help my mother.

9)Знайдіть продовження речень.

1.They will live in London (...)

2.Bill wondered (...)

3.They have been living in London (...)

4.They would make a happy couple (...)

5.I'll visit them as soon as (...)

... since they got married.

... when they get married.

... when they will get married.

... they marry next month.

... if they got married.

... if they will marry.

... when they had got married.

... when they have got married ?

10)Знайдіть відповіді на запитання.

1.In 1875 the population of New York was one million.

2.Twenty-five years later it was over three and a half million.

3.New inventions were developed to deal with the population expansion. At breakneck speed New York covered itself with trains, suspension bridges, elevated rajlways, steam boats and then sky-scrapers.

4.The first sky-scraper was put up in 1888. It had only 13 storeys, but the next had 22, the Empire State Building - 102, and now the World Trade Centre has reached 110.

5.New York is carefully planned and it is easy for a stranger to find his way there: the city has been built rectangularly.

6.All the streets, except Broadway, run either north and south, or east and west.

7.Twelve long avenues run north and south and five hundred short streets east and west.

8.The Fifth Avenue divides the city into the eastern and the western part.

9.Only Broadway runs diagonally across the city.

10.The Americans have not given the New York streets names of their famous men, but have called them by ordinal numbers or letters of the alphabet.

Питання:

1.Can a stranger easily get lost in New York ? (...)

2.When did the first sky-scraper appear ? (...)

3.What helped to solve the problem of population expansion ? (...)

4.In what direction does Broadway stretch ? (...)

5.What is the rule of giving streets names in America ? (...)

11)Знайдіть відповіді на запитання.

1.I am Dr. Watson, a friend of Sherlock Holmes. I am going to tell you a story which happened long ago.

2.One evening a man came to see us. His name was Hilton Soames. Mr.Soames was a professor at one of the University colleges.

3.When he came in we saw at once from his face that something had happened to him. It was clear that our visitor was worried.

4."I hope, Mr. Holmes", he said, "that you can give me a few hours of your time. A very unpleasant thing has happened at our college."

5."I am very busy now", my friend answered. "Can't you go to the police and ask them to help you ?"

6."No, Mr. Holmes", said the professor. "I can't. Nobody must know what I'm going to tell you, not even police".

7.Mr. Soames explained that they couldn't have a scandal at their college and he asked us to keep his secret. Only you can help us", he said.

8.At these words Sherlock could not say "no". He had to agree to do what he could.

9.Sherlock Holmes asked the professor to tell us his story and assured him that it would remain secret.

10.The professor began his story. It was too strange that we took a great interest in it.

Питання:

1.Did the story impress the listeners ? (...)

2.How did we undestand that something had happened to our visitor ? (...)

3.Who could in Mr. Holmes' mind help the professor ? (...)

4.What was Mr. Soames ? (...)

5.When did the events of the story take place ? (...)

12)Знайдіть відповіді на запитання.

1.Oxford is like London: it is international, it is very old, and it has great charm. It is also a town that grew up near the River Thames.

2.Oxford is international because people from many parts of the world come to study at its university.

3.They come to study at one of the twenty-seven men's colleges or at one of the five women's colleges that are at the university.

4.They join the university "family" that has more than 9000 members.

5.Oxford is old and historical. It has existed since 912.

6.The university was established in 1249.

7.The oldest of the twenty-seven men's colleges is University College.

8.You can see the charm of Oxford in the green parks and fields which surround the city and you can see it in the lawns and gardens which surround the colleges.

9.You can see the charm of Oxford in the River Thames and its streams which pass near the city.

10.Do you know that the name Oxford means the part of the River Thames where the oxen (cattle) forded (crossed) ?

Питання:

1.What flows near the city besides the river ? (...)

2.When was the city founded ? (...)

3.When was the University founded ? (...)

4.What does the word "Oxford" come from ? (...)

5.What city does Oxford resemble very much ? (..)

Test 1 (Covperatives and Superlatives)

Choose the correct alternative from those given and write its letter on your answer sheet.

Example

His brother is…he looks.

a) Younger than

b) Young as

c) Younger

d) Very young

Answer: A

1. Tokyo is…Manchester.

a) Big than

b) Biggest than

c) Big as

d) Bigger than

2. Her work is…yours.

a) good as

b) better as

c) as good as

d) as good than

3. This method seems… the other one.

a) successful as

b) more successful

c) more successful than

d) better successful than

4. My brother is… builder I know.

a) the best

b) best

c) better

d) a best

5. A kangaroo can jump… a rabbit.

a) high as

b) higher than

c) highest

d) more high than

6. They were singing… they could.

a) as well than

b) best than

c) as better than

d) as well as

Test 2

Write on your answer sheet one word which would appropriately fill the blank in each case. If no word is needed, put a dash (-).

Example

This shirt is not so new… my other one.

Answer: as

1. This book is not as interesting… the last one I read.

2. My brother is no taller… John

3. I don’t speak French as well… my father.

4. I wish my work was like my father’s: he works very much… accurately than I can.

5. This film is… boring as the last one.

6. They have sent more… we need at the moment.

7. Nothing less… the best will do for him.

8. She is… beautiful than her sister, but she has pretty eyes.

9. This road is even… worse than I expected.

10. His account of the fight is no more ridiculous… yours.

Test 3

Put the word in the brackets into the superlative form and write it on your answer sheet.

Example

She is [gifted] musician I’ve ever heard.

Answer: the most gifted

1. Some people say that we live in [good] of all possible worlds.

2. Who runs the [fast] in the team?

3. [Many] people left before the end of the lecture.

4. Jane is by far [likeable] person I’ve met since I came here.

5. Please direct me to [near] police-station.

6. The man who fights the [courageously] is not necessarily the one who wins.

7. [Much] I can give you is ten dollars.

8. [Big] piece of meat was always given to my father.

9. He told me [peculiar] story I’ve ever heard.

10. [Carefully] prepared experiment may sometimes go wrong.

11. [Long] game we ever played was against the Italians.

12. The lavatory is usually [small] room in the house.

13. It was [paintful] experience I’ve ever had.

14. I think you are doing that job in [bad] possible way.

15. [Far] I have ever been from home is to my uncle’s house.

16. I realized that I was [tall] man in the room.

17. [Boring] story in the book is the first one.

18. My brother answered the [well] out of all the competitors.

19. [Little] you could do would be to say that you were sorry.

20. [Fat] sheep is being saved for the feast.

Test 4

Choose the sentence which has the most normal English word order and write its letter on your answer sheet.

Example

a) He has been living in America for over five years.

b) He in America has been living for over five years.

c) He for over five years has been in America living.

d) He has in America been living for over five years.

Answer: A

1. a) The boys in the field after the dog are running.

b) After the dog the boys in the field are running.

c) The boys after the dog in the field are running.

d) The boys in the field are running after the dog.

2. a) Give the book to the teacher with the red cover.

b) Give the book with the red cover to the teacher.

c) To the teacher the book with the red cover give.

d) The book with the red cover to the teacher give.

3. a) Don’t give the child in a dirty cup milk.

b) Don’t give the child milk in a dirty cup.

c) Don’t give in a dirty cup the child milk.

d) Milk in a dirty cup don’t give the child.

4. a) I left the bottle you wanted in the kitchen.

b) I left in the kitchen the bottle you wanted.

c) In the kitchen I left the bottle you wanted.

d) I left the bottle in the kitchen you wanted.

5. a) The whole class did badly the exercises.

b) The whole class badly did the exercises.

c) The whole class did the exercises badly.

d) Badly the whole class did the exercises.

6. a) You will find in a shed my spade in the garden.

b) In a shed you will find my spade in the garden.

c) You will find my spade in the garden in a shed.

d) You will find my spade in a shed in the garden.

7. a) How cold it is!

b) How is it cold!

c) How it is cold!

d) How it cold is!

8. a) To the mountain is he going?

b) Is he to the mountain going?

c) Is going he to the mountain?

d) Is he going to the mountain?

9. a) She is going to marry a tall with red hair young man.

b) She is going to marry a tall young man with red hair.

c) She is going to marry a young tall man with red hair.

d) She is going to marry with red hair a tall young man.

10. a) Do tou like in your tea sugar?

b) Sugar in your tea do you like?

c) Do you like sugar in your tea?

d) Sugar do you like in your tea?

11. a) I was late for school on Friday.

b) I was for school late on Friday.

c) I was for school on Friday late.

d) For school I was late on Friday.

12. a) A n elephant in the forest we saw.

b) We saw an elephant in the forest.

c) We in the forest saw an elephant.

d) In the forest an elephant we saw.

13. a) Are all his friends going with him?

b) With him are all his friends going?

c) Are all his friends with him going?

d) All his friends with him are going?

14. a) Any birds have you seen today?

b) Have you seen today any birds?

c) Have you seen any birds today?

d) Have today you seen any birds?

15. a) Please the picture on that wall hang.

b) Please hang the picture on that wall.

c) Please on that wall the picture hang.

d) Please hang on that wall the picture.

16. a) The rains started on Friday at six o’clock, 13th April.

b) At six o’clock the rains started on 13th April, Friday.

c) At six o’clock the rains started on Friday, 13th April.

d) The rains started at six o’clock on Friday, 13th April.

17. a) What time is it? It is five minutes to one.

b) What time is it? Five minutes to one it is.

c) What time is it? It is to one five minutes.

d) What time is it? To one five minutes it is.

18. a) She works in England, London, Buckingham Palace.

b) She works in London, Buckingham Palace, England.

c) She works in Buckingham Palace, London, England.

d) She works in England, Buckingham Palace, London.

19. a) The one in the brown cotton shirt isn’t a very little clever boy.

b) The one in the brown cotton shirt isn’t a little very clever boy.

c) The one in the brown cotton shirt isn’t a very clever little boy.

d) The one in the cotton brown shirt isn’t a very clever little boy.

20. a) All day yesterday working in the library we sat.

b) All day yesterday we sat in the library working.

c) Working in the library all day yesterday we sat.

d) We all day yesterday sat in the library working.

Test 5

1. a) Never she has been to the cinema.

b) She has never been to the cinema.

c) She has been never to the cinema.

d) She has been to the cinema never.

2. a) They only just have had an accident.

b) Only just they have had an accident.

c) They have only just had an accident.

d) They have had an accident only just.

3. a) He always walks quickly.

b) He walks always quickly.

c) He always quickly walks.

d) Always he quickly walks.

4. a) The dog were loudly barking all last night.

b) The dogs loudly were barking all last night.

c) Loudly the dogs were barking all last night.

d) The dogs were barking loudly all last night.

5. a) I since have not seen him.

b) I have not since seen him.

c) I have not seen him since.

d) I have since not seen him.

6. a) We have nearly finished this test.

b) We nearly have finished this test.

c) Nearly we have finished this test.

d) We have finished this test nearly.

7. a) I would have never done it if I had known.

b) I would never have done it if I had known.

c) I would have done it never if I had known.

d) Never I would have done it if I had known.

8. a) Usually is the cinema open on Sundays?

b) Is usually the cinema open on Sundays?

c) Is the cinema usually open on Sundays?

d) Is the cinema open usually on Sundays?

9. a) Often you don’t come here, do you?

b) You don’t come here, do you often?

c) You don’t often come here, do you?

d) You often don’t come here, do you?

10.a) He usually in a loud voice talks.

b) He talks usually in a loud voice.

c) Usually in a loud voice he talks.

d) He usually talks in a loud voice.

11.a) They would have not gone so early if the road had not been dangerous.

b) They would have gone not so early if the road had been not dangerous.

c) They would not have gone so early if the road had been not dangerous.

d) They would not have gone so early if the road had not been dangerous.

12.a) She always after supper cleans her teeth.

b) She always cleans her teeth after supper.

c) She after supper always cleans her teeth.

d) She always after supper her teeth cleans.

13.a) Do you frequently visit Rome in the summer? No, I do never.

b) Do you frequently visit Rome in the summer? No ,I never do.

c) Do you frequently visit Rome in the summer? No, never I do.

d) Do you frequently visit Rome in the summer? Never, no I do.

14.a) I would not have thought he would visit his mother so rarely.

b) I would have not thought he would visit his mother so rarely.

c) I would have thought not he would visit his mother so rarely.

d) I would not have thought he would visit so rarely his mother.

15.a) He had hardly ever used an umbrella until he went to England.

b) He had used an umbrella until he went to England hardly ever.

c) He had used hardly ever an umbrella until he went to England.

d) Hardly ever he had used an umbrella until he went to England.

16.a) We understand quite the problem.

b) We understand the problem quite.

c) Quite we understand the problem.

d) We quite understand the problem.

17.a) She before had never felt so unhappy.

b) She never before had felt so unhappy.

c) She had never felt so unhappy before.

d) She had before never felt so unhappy.

18.a) They had hardly reached a decision when the bell rang.

b) Hardly they had reached a decision when the bell rang.

c) They had reaches a decision hardly when the bell rang.

d) They had reached hardly a decision when the bell rang.

19.a) She sometimes plays well tennis.

b) She sometimes well plays tennis.

c) She plays sometimes tennis well.

d) She sometimes plays tennis well.

20.a) Do you see ever my uncle? Yes, sometimes I do.

b) Do you ever see my uncle? Yes, I sometimes do.

c) Ever do you see my uncle? Yes, I sometimes do.

d) Do ever you see my uncle? Yes, sometimes I do.

Test 6

On your answer sheet write one ot he three words, a, an, or the next to the number of the space in the passage. If the word is needed, put a dash (-).

When I was…little boy, I lived in…village in…country. … village was not…large one, but…many interesting people lived there. … man I liked best was Mr. Obi. He was…only teacher in…village. His school was…small and had two classrooms and…bathroom. The classrooms had been there when Mr. Obi first arrived, but he had built…bathroom himself. He was…energetic man who was very interested in…cleanliness. Although he had…ugly face, he wore…beautiful red hat, and in…morning he used to stand outside…school building holding a piece of…chalk and calling us. Inside the bathroom were…lots of pieces of…red soap. Mr. Obi liked…bright colours.

‘Pick up…soap,’ he shouted. ‘Scrub yourselves. Clean boys are healthy boys and healthy boys work hard.’

We all thought that this was…excellent piece of…advice.

Test 7

When Ali was still…schoolboy, he wanted to become…teacher. He was very interested in…history and wanted to study…history of his own country and then teach it. His father, who was not…educated man, wanted him to study…medicine and earn…more money than…teacher. Even…headmaster of his school did not encourage him. It was…man in Ali’s village who persuaded him not to give up…plan. This old man spent nearly all his time reading history books, and Ali spent…evening…week at his house during school holidays, writing…long stories about what…old man told him of fifty years before.

Test 8

When the family and I moved to…south of…Wales, I wanted to rent…house near…River Neath in…Black Mountains, and went to look at one I knew which had…big garden. I knocked on…front door of…house and…man came out followed by…unfriendly-looking dog. The man offered to show me over…house. It had…lot of rooms, and it took over…hour to see them all. Then we went into…garden. There was…tennis court marked Test 1 (Covperatives and Superlatives)

Choose the correct alternative from those given and write its letter on your answer sheet.

Example

His brother is…he looks.

e) Younger than

f) Young as

g) Younger

h) Very young

Answer: A

1. Tokyo is…Manchester.

e) Big than

f) Biggest than

g) Big as

h) Bigger than

2. Her work is…yours.

a) good as

b) better as

c) as good as

d) as good than

3. This method seems… the other one.

a) successful as

b) more successful

c) more successful than

d) better successful than

4. My brother is… builder I know.

a) the best

b) best

c) better

d) a best

5. A kangaroo can jump… a rabbit.

a) high as

b) higher than

c) highest

d) more high than

6. They were singing… they could.

a) as well than

b) best than

c) as better than

d) as well as

Test 2

Write on your answer sheet one word which would appropriately fill the blank in each case. If no word is needed, put a dash (-).

Example

This shirt is not so new… my other one.

Answer: as

1. This book is not as interesting… the last one I read.

2. My brother is no taller… John

3. I don’t speak French as well… my father.

4. I wish my work was like my father’s: he works very much… accurately than I can.

5. This film is… boring as the last one.

6. They have sent more… we need at the moment.

7. Nothing less… the best will do for him.

8. She is… beautiful than her sister, but she has pretty eyes.

9. This road is even… worse than I expected.

10. His account of the fight is no more ridiculous… yours.

Test 3

Put the word in the brackets into the superlative form and write it on your answer sheet.

Example

She is [gifted] musician I’ve ever heard.

Answer: the most gifted

1. Some people say that we live in [good] of all possible worlds.

2. Who runs the [fast] in the team?

3. [Many] people left before the end of the lecture.

4. Jane is by far [likeable] person I’ve met since I came here.

5. Please direct me to [near] police-station.

6. The man who fights the [courageously] is not necessarily the one who wins.

7. [Much] I can give you is ten dollars.

8. [Big] piece of meat was always given to my father.

9. He told me [peculiar] story I’ve ever heard.

10. [Carefully] prepared experiment may sometimes go wrong.

11. [Long] game we ever played was against the Italians.

12. The lavatory is usually [small] room in the house.

13. It was [paintful] experience I’ve ever had.

14. I think you are doing that job in [bad] possible way.

15. [Far] I have ever been from home is to my uncle’s house.

16. I realized that I was [tall] man in the room.

17. [Boring] story in the book is the first one.

18. My brother answered the [well] out of all the competitors.

19. [Little] you could do would be to say that you were sorry.

20. [Fat] sheep is being saved for the feast.

Test 4

Choose the sentence which has the most normal English word order and write its letter on your answer sheet.

Example

a) He has been living in America for over five years.

b) He in America has been living for over five years.

c) He for over five years has been in America living.

d) He has in America been living for over five years.

Answer: A

1. a) The boys in the field after the dog are running.

b) After the dog the boys in the field are running.

c) The boys after the dog in the field are running.

d) The boys in the field are running after the dog.

2. a) Give the book to the teacher with the red cover.

b) Give the book with the red cover to the teacher.

c) To the teacher the book with the red cover give.

d) The book with the red cover to the teacher give.

3. a) Don’t give the child in a dirty cup milk.

b) Don’t give the child milk in a dirty cup.

c) Don’t give in a dirty cup the child milk.

d) Milk in a dirty cup don’t give the child.

4. a) I left the bottle you wanted in the kitchen.

b) I left in the kitchen the bottle you wanted.

c) In the kitchen I left the bottle you wanted.

d) I left the bottle in the kitchen you wanted.

5. a) The whole class did badly the exercises.

b) The whole class badly did the exercises.

c) The whole class did the exercises badly.

d) Badly the whole class did the exercises.

6. a) You will find in a shed my spade in the garden.

b) In a shed you will find my spade in the garden.

c) You will find my spade in the garden in a shed.

d) You will find my spade in a shed in the garden.

7. a) How cold it is!

b) How is it cold!

c) How it is cold!

d) How it cold is!

8. a) To the mountain is he going?

b) Is he to the mountain going?

c) Is going he to the mountain?

d) Is he going to the mountain?

9. a) She is going to marry a tall with red hair young man.

b) She is going to marry a tall young man with red hair.

c) She is going to marry a young tall man with red hair.

d) She is going to marry with red hair a tall young man.

10. a) Do tou like in your tea sugar?

b) Sugar in your tea do you like?

c) Do you like sugar in your tea?

d) Sugar do you like in your tea?

11. a) I was late for school on Friday.

b) I was for school late on Friday.

c) I was for school on Friday late.

d) For school I was late on Friday.

12. a) A n elephant in the forest we saw.

b) We saw an elephant in the forest.

c) We in the forest saw an elephant.

d) In the forest an elephant we saw.

13. a) Are all his friends going with him?

b) With him are all his friends going?

c) Are all his friends with him going?

d) All his friends with him are going?

14. a) Any birds have you seen today?

b) Have you seen today any birds?

c) Have you seen any birds today?

d) Have today you seen any birds?

15. a) Please the picture on that wall hang.

b) Please hang the picture on that wall.

c) Please on that wall the picture hang.

d) Please hang on that wall the picture.

16. a) The rains started on Friday at six o’clock, 13th April.

b) At six o’clock the rains started on 13th April, Friday.

c) At six o’clock the rains started on Friday, 13th April.

d) The rains started at six o’clock on Friday, 13th April.

17. a) What time is it? It is five minutes to one.

b) What time is it? Five minutes to one it is.

c) What time is it? It is to one five minutes.

d) What time is it? To one five minutes it is.

18. a) She works in England, London, Buckingham Palace.

b) She works in London, Buckingham Palace, England.

c) She works in Buckingham Palace, London, England.

d) She works in England, Buckingham Palace, London.

19. a) The one in the brown cotton shirt isn’t a very little clever boy.

b) The one in the brown cotton shirt isn’t a little very clever boy.

c) The one in the brown cotton shirt isn’t a very clever little boy.

d) The one in the cotton brown shirt isn’t a very clever little boy.

20. a) All day yesterday working in the library we sat.

b) All day yesterday we sat in the library working.

c) Working in the library all day yesterday we sat.

d) We all day yesterday sat in the library working.

Test 5

2. a) Never she has been to the cinema.

b) She has never been to the cinema.

c) She has been never to the cinema.

d) She has been to the cinema never.

2. a) They only just have had an accident.

b) Only just they have had an accident.

c) They have only just had an accident.

d) They have had an accident only just.

3. a) He always walks quickly.

b) He walks always quickly.

c) He always quickly walks.

d) Always he quickly walks.

4. a) The dog were loudly barking all last night.

b) The dogs loudly were barking all last night.

c) Loudly the dogs were barking all last night.

d) The dogs were barking loudly all last night.

5. a) I since have not seen him.

b) I have not since seen him.

c) I have not seen him since.

d) I have since not seen him.

6. a) We have nearly finished this test.

b) We nearly have finished this test.

c) Nearly we have finished this test.

d) We have finished this test nearly.

7. a) I would have never done it if I had known.

b) I would never have done it if I had known.

c) I would have done it never if I had known.

d) Never I would have done it if I had known.

8. a) Usually is the cinema open on Sundays?

b) Is usually the cinema open on Sundays?

c) Is the cinema usually open on Sundays?

d) Is the cinema open usually on Sundays?

9. a) Often you don’t come here, do you?

b) You don’t come here, do you often?

c) You don’t often come here, do you?

d) You often don’t come here, do you?

10.a) He usually in a loud voice talks.

b) He talks usually in a loud voice.

c) Usually in a loud voice he talks.

d) He usually talks in a loud voice.

11.a) They would have not gone so early if the road had not been dangerous.

b) They would have gone not so early if the road had been not dangerous.

c) They would not have gone so early if the road had been not dangerous.

d) They would not have gone so early if the road had not been dangerous.

12.a) She always after supper cleans her teeth.

b) She always cleans her teeth after supper.

c) She after supper always cleans her teeth.

d) She always after supper her teeth cleans.

13.a) Do you frequently visit Rome in the summer? No, I do never.

b) Do you frequently visit Rome in the summer? No ,I never do.

c) Do you frequently visit Rome in the summer? No, never I do.

d) Do you frequently visit Rome in the summer? Never, no I do.

14.a) I would not have thought he would visit his mother so rarely.

b) I would have not thought he would visit his mother so rarely.

c) I would have thought not he would visit his mother so rarely.

d) I would not have thought he would visit so rarely his mother.

15.a) He had hardly ever used an umbrella until he went to England.

b) He had used an umbrella until he went to England hardly ever.

c) He had used hardly ever an umbrella until he went to England.

d) Hardly ever he had used an umbrella until he went to England.

16.a) We understand quite the problem.

b) We understand the problem quite.

c) Quite we understand the problem.

d) We quite understand the problem.

17.a) She before had never felt so unhappy.

b) She never before had felt so unhappy.

c) She had never felt so unhappy before.

d) She had before never felt so unhappy.

18.a) They had hardly reached a decision when the bell rang.

b) Hardly they had reached a decision when the bell rang.

c) They had reaches a decision hardly when the bell rang.

d) They had reached hardly a decision when the bell rang.

19.a) She sometimes plays well tennis.

b) She sometimes well plays tennis.

c) She plays sometimes tennis well.

d) She sometimes plays tennis well.

20.a) Do you see ever my uncle? Yes, sometimes I do.

b) Do you ever see my uncle? Yes, I sometimes do.

c) Ever do you see my uncle? Yes, I sometimes do.

d) Do ever you see my uncle? Yes, sometimes I do.

Test 6

On your answer sheet write one ot he three words, a, an, or the next to the number of the space in the passage. If the word is needed, put a dash (-).

When I was…little boy, I lived in…village in…country. … village was not…large one, but…many interesting people lived there. … man I liked best was Mr. Obi. He was…only teacher in…village. His school was…small and had two classrooms and…bathroom. The classrooms had been there when Mr. Obi first arrived, but he had built…bathroom himself. He was…energetic man who was very interested in…cleanliness. Although he had…ugly face, he wore…beautiful red hat, and in…morning he used to stand outside…school building holding a piece of…chalk and calling us. Inside the bathroom were…lots of pieces of…red soap. Mr. Obi liked…bright colours.

‘Pick up…soap,’ he shouted. ‘Scrub yourselves. Clean boys are healthy boys and healthy boys work hard.’

We all thought that this was…excellent piece of…advice.

Test 7

When Ali was still…schoolboy, he wanted to become…teacher. He was very interested in…history and wanted to study…history of his own country and then teach it. His father, who was not…educated man, wanted him to study…medicine and earn…more money than…teacher. Even…headmaster of his school did not encourage him. It was…man in Ali’s village who persuaded him not to give up…plan. This old man spent nearly all his time reading history books, and Ali spent…evening…

week at his house during school holidays, writing…long stories about what…old man told him of fifty years before.

Test 8

When the family and I moved to…south of…Wales, I wanted to rent…house near…River Neath in…Black Mountains, and went to look at one I knew which had…big garden. I knocked on…front door of…house and…man came out followed by…unfriendly-looking dog. The man offered to show me over…house. It had…lot of rooms, and it took over…hour to see them all. Then we went into…garden. There was…tennis court marked out for…tennis and…badminton, and…orchard with…few old apple trees.

At… back of…house was…spring of…fresh water and…pool full of…frogs.

By…midday, I had seen everything and I asked…man what…rent was. I had seen everything and I asked…man what…rent was. He said it was twenty pounds...month, and what as…certain Mrs. James had looked at…house…evening before and said she was interested in it, I had better decide quickly. I thanked him for…advice and left.

I went to…bed that night still undecided and lay awake…half…night. Finally I decided to go early in…morning and take…house, and I immediately fell asleep.

The next day, which was…second of…May, I took the house, and we moved in after…week. In…few months, I’m proud to say I had learned…little of…Welsh language. I found…most

people in…South Wales very friendly and my stay was…most interesting one. By…time we left, …two youngest of my children could speak…Welsh almost as well as their own language.

Test 9

Before…money was thought of, …men exchanged…goods. This was not…best system as…person might not easily find…somebody who wanted what he had and could offer something acceptable in exchange. It is thought that…first money consisted of cowrie shells, which are found in many parts of…world. It was a China that…idea of using…coins first arose. In Ancient Greece…coin was worth, for…example, …certain number of…oxen or…olives and could not be used to buy anything else. In time, …gold and…silver were used since these are among…most rare metals, but…money which are we use nowadays is mostly…paper notes. For…long time now…actual value of…coin has borne…little relation to what one can get for it, and…paper note is practically worthless in itself.

Test 10

Choose the correct alternative from those given and write its letter on your answer sheet.

1. I have…money in my pocket.

a) Some

b) Any

c) A

d) None

2. There is some milk on the table. Will you give me…?

a) A

b) –

c) Not any

d) Some

3. I can’t come to see you because I haven’t got…time.

a) Many

b) A

c) Much

d) Some

4. I saw…lovely animals in the zoo yesterday.

a) Much

b) Any

c) A lot of

d) A

5. Mary hasn’t got…flowers and she’s crying.

a) A

b) Any

c) Some

d) No

6. I can’t give you any because there’s…left.

a) None

b) Any

c) One

d) No any

7. ‘Have you ever seen a snake?’

‘Yes,…times’.

a) Many

b) Much

c) Any

d) Little

8. I could see…sky from where I was sitting.

a) A bit

b) Bit

c) Bit of

d) A bit of

9. You can’t have…because I want them all.

a) A one

b) None

c) One

d) Something

10. John hasn’t got…money, but he’s got a lot of books.

a) many

b) a

c) some

d) much

11. Don’t forget to take…water with you.

a) bottle

b) a bottle of

c) bottles

d) bottle of the

12. He asked me…sheep were in the field.

a) how much

b) what a lot of

c) what great number of

d) how many

13. We never have…snow in July in England.

a) some

b) –

c) no any

d) a

14. Some people take…sugar with tea.

a) many

b) a lot of

c) a

d) lot of

15. Please give me…bread. I’m so hungry.

a) a piece of

b) a

c) no

d) piece

16. There’s some ink in my bottle but there’s…in yours.

a) not any

b) not one

c) none

d) any

17. I’ve got some eggs here, but not…

a) a lot of

b) many

c) much

d) a good many

18. How…rain do they have in Singapore?

a) many

b) some

c) much

d) any

19. Do you see that sweater? I want…like it.

a) one

b) any

c) –

d) a

20. You’ve got two oranges. Please give me…of them.

a) some

b) any

c) an

d) one

21. I haven’t got a lot of flowers. Please don’t take too…

a) much

b) more

c) some

d) many

22. In my school…us study English.

a) a lot of

b) much of

c) one of

d) any

23. I went to look for a book, but there were…left in the shop.

a) no any

b) none

c) no

d) any

24. ‘Is there any milk in that jug?’

‘Not…’

a) None

b) Many

c) Much

d) Some

25. I need…soap to wash my dress with.

a) any

b) a piece of

c) a

d) much

Test 11

1. I collected some books from Ranjit today. He gave me…

a) Both too many

b) Two too many

c) Two too much

d) Two other

2. What…bread you’ve got!

a) Plenty

b) Much

c) A great deal

d) A lot of

3. Would you like some cake? There’s…more of it.

a) Plenty

b) Enough

c) Many

d) Lots of

4. Harold and Emily love…and they are going to get married.

a) Each other

b) Either one

c) One other

d) Each one

5. …six of my brothers want me to mend their socks.

a) Every of the

b) Both of the

c) All

d) The others

6. Please can you give me…more of that lovely chocolate cake you cooked yesterday.

a) Several

b) Little

c) A little

d) Many

7. I was surprised when he said he believed that the earth was flat, because I thought…people believed that nowadays.

a) A few

b) Several

c) A number of

d) Few

8. I am disappointed in you. You have done…to help me.

a) a little

b) very little

c) very small

d) very least

9. Please give me…milk. I’m thirsty.

a) Little

b) Any more

c) A few

d) A little

10.Isn’t that scarf…yet? You have done…to help me.

a) Too long

b) Long enough

c) Plenty long too much long

11.I’ve put my money on two horses. If…of them wins, I shall make a fortune.

a) Either

b) Both

c) Neither

d) Any

12.It was so cold that…anybody went swimming.

a) Hardly

b) Most

c) Nearly

d) Almost

13.I can’t help you because I have no…money.

a) More

b) Much

c) Any

d) Sufficient

14.He said his uncle had done…to help him even though he’d promised to.

a) Anything

b) Nothing

c) Something

d) None

15.…people have told me to take a holiday.

a) A great number

b) All

c) Every

d) A good many

16.The church is on…side of the street from the Post Office.

a) Another

b) The different

c) The other

d) Other

17.The meeting took a long time because there were…matters to be decided.

a) Numerous

b) Few

c) Enough

d) All

18.There’s…room in that car for me and my sheep.

a) Plenty of

b) Ample of

c) Plenty

d) A lot

19.The man I saw was…than Sherlock Holmes himself.

a) Not other

b) No one

c) Not else

d) None other

20.This dress is…as one I had before.

a) Very same

b) Much the same

c) Plenty the same

d) Very similar

Test 12

Add the correct tag to these statements, making them into questions.

1. He always tells the truth,………………………………..

2. He couldn’t do it if he tried,…………………………….

3. They’ll go home soon,……………………………………..

4. We shan’t be able to meet everyone,………………

5. Your parents are very rich,………………………………

6. He wouldn’t do a thing like that,……………………..

7. He didn’t paint it himself,………………………………..

8. Your grandfather lived in China,………………………

9. We’ll see her at school,……………………………………

10. You can come,…………………………………………………

11. Students should have some respect for their teachers,…………………………………………………..

12. Your sister isn’t very gay,…………………………………

13. There won’t be enough food,…………………………..

14. People like that can’t decide on anything…………

15. You do like your house,……………………………………

16. If he ate bad food, he would be ill,…………………..

17. The government is in the capital,…………………….

18. She doesn’t always come this way,………………….

19. He’s going to speak now,…………………………………