Read the text. Choose one of the variants given.
He is taking (A1) … holiday next week before starting (A2) … work again. He is going to spend (A3) … few days in (A4) … Alps with (A5) … friend and then go to (A6) … Lake Balaton. They meet in (A7) … Lime street and take (A8) … bus to (A9) … Heathrow Airport. In (A10) … half (A11) … hour they’ll be there.
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) -.
A11.1) a; 2) an; 3) the; 4) -.
Read the text. Choose one of the variants given.
The Eiffel Tower (A21) … by millions of tourists every year. It (A22) … in 1899 for the Paris exposition. Since that time it … (A23) the most famous place in Paris. I never (A24) … to France so if I (A25) … to visit Paris I definitely (A26) … to climb on the top of it.
A21. 1) is visit; 2) visits; 3) is visited; 4) had been visited.
A22. 1) was built; 2) was build; 3) had been built; 4) has been built.
A23. 1) became; 2) has become; 3) have become; 4) becomes.
A24. 1) has never been; 2) have been never; 3) have never been; 4) was.
A25. 1) happens; 2) am happened; 3) am happening; 4) happen.
A26. 1) will try; 2) try; 3) have tried; 4) have been trying.
A27. I wish people … their cars less often in the future.
had used; 2) to use; 3) used; 4) would use.
A28. How much better I … now if in my youth I … the advantage of sensible advice!
1)would write, had;2)would have written, had;3)would write, had had;4)would have written, had had.
A29. The advice she gave me … very helpful.
1) is; 2) are; 3) was; 4) were.
A30. I must have … tomorrow.
1) my hair cut; 2) my hair to cut; 3) my hair to be cut; 4) to cut my hair.
A31. She saw … in the garden.
1) he reading; 2) him reading; 3) him to read; 4) he to read.
Choose the right variant to complete the sentences.
A35. I think, in some ways my father is quite ….
1) approachable; 2) approaching; 3) approached; 4) appoachive.
A36. Their … to each other is natural.
1) friends; 2) friendly; 3) friendship; 4) friendly.
A37. He likes books about … worlds.
1) imaginative; 2) imaginary; 3) imagine; 4) imagination.
A38. The old lady looked out of a window when she heard the ….
1) explosion; 2) explode; 3) explosive; 4) explodation.
A39. The problem of protecting yet … areas grows.
1) unspoiling; 2) spoilt; 3) spoil; 4) unspoilt.
A40. It was as if she … to tell him something.
1) is trying; 2) has tried; 3) were trying; 4) had tried.
A41. Stay … to me!
1) closely; 2) close; 3) near; 4) nearly.
A42. The matter concerns us ….
1) closely; 2) close; 3) direct; 4) directly.
A43. Open your mouth ….
1) wide; 2) widely; 3) deep; 4) deeply.
A44. He left the shop without paying so he was accused of ….
1) to steal; 2) to have stolen; 3) stealing; 4) having stolen.
A45. I’m looking forward to … from you.
1) hear; 2) hearing; 3) be heard; 4) have heard.
A46. – How do you do? I am Bill Thompson.
– Very well, thank you.
– How do you do?
– Fine, thank you.
– Well, not bad.
A47. – I don’t really enjoy thrillers.
– So do I.
– Neither I do.
– So I do.
– Neither do I.
A48. The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) is known in the history of Great Britain as the last attempt by the kings of England to build and to keep a cross-channel empire. With which country did Great Britain fight?
1) Spain; 2) the Netherlands; 3) France; 4) Germany.
A49. The British fleet under his command defeated Napoleon’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.
1) William the Conqueror; 2) Admiral Nelson; 3) Henry the Eighth; 4) Christopher Wren.
A50. Name the author of “Canterbury Tales”, who made the London dialect the main written version.
1) Geoffrey Chaucer; 2) Washington Irving; 3) Charles Dickens; 4) Walter Scott.
