11th form
Test (1st term)
1)Which word doesn't go with the word language? Cross it out.
a) native
modern
bilingual
sign
abusive
dead
language
b)
education
practice
language
exchange
barrier
fence
laboratory
2) Match the sentence halves. Mind grammar tenses.
Michael has been learning a foreign language
Stuart started learning French
Europeans believe that hieroglyphic writing
Millions of young people throughout the world
Katy is not a particularly diligent student,
when he got interested in the fashion business.
learn languages for business and academic
purposes.
but she's gained proficiency in three foreign
languages.
for two years but he can't speak fluently yet.
is the most difficult thing about learning
Chinese.
3) Choose the correct word.
1 I don't go to the dentist very often — my teeth is/are quite healthy.
2 The emergency services work very efficiently in the state. The police, for example, normally
come/comes within four minutes after the emergency call.
3 His haircut was nice and very neat, but his clothes was/were outrageous — people were
staring at him!
4 The jeans fit/fits you perfectly. If I were you, I would buy it /them straight away.
5 Buy some fruit for dinner, will you? The money is/are in my handbag.
6 The situation in the fire region was dangerous. The news was/were coming in every
half an hour.
4) Find the equivalents to the following words in ex.15 p.12
1. Описывать - 6. Пытаться –
2. средства – 7. Скука -
3. общепринятый- 8. В некоторой степени -
4. изменять, вносить изменения –
5. широкораспространенный -
