Тесты по английскому языку
Some sentences in the following texts have extra words. Find them.
Text 1
1. The mayor of St. Louis is tired.
2. You would be it too if you hadn’t a day off since June, 27.
3. "Oh, God, I’m looking for the 3d of August," the Chief of the Army Corps of emergency center said together with a sigh.
4. That’s when the latest Mississippi River wave is due to hit here.
5. Floods in the Midwest have chased people from their homes, swallowed businesses and chewed up leaves.
6. They are also have wearing down the workers fighting the disaster.
7. The television is always ever tuned to the Weather Channel.
8. The telephones buzz nonstop.
9. Hahn, the head of the emergency center, encourages his staff to leave on time, but then it is difficult.
10. "People get involved with it, and it’s like, ‘I’m not going to leave what I am doing at here, because it is important,’ ” he said.
11. The county has been cut off from the rest of the state since mid-July.
12. The flood has gone on for weeks.
13. Volunteers of the emergency center, working at there, say they won’t to leave till the disaster is over.
Keys: 1. —; 2. it; 3. together; 4. here; 5. —; 6. have; 7. ever; 8. —; 9. then; 10. at; 11. —; 12. —; 13; at;
From: "Yummy English"
TEXT 2
(1) To widespread relief, the music of the Bee Gee does not feature among the "sticky” tunes that an American scientist has found to be lodged permanently in the human brain, replaying over and over again. (2) But only barely two decades ago the trigger phrases "Staying alive, staying alive” and "Night Fever” were burnt into the neural circuits of an entire generation. (3) The group’s music for the film "Saturday Night Fever” helped to launch the disco craze and a million of sad imitations to John Travolta. (4) The era ended with a stale taste in the mouth: listening to Bee Gees and being reminded of flashing dance floor mirror balls was like devouring an old mince pie over a week after New Year’s Day.
(5) Like Abba, however, they have been rediscovered again and clasped to the nation’s bosom. (6) The group’s rehabilitation probably owed a lot of to Barry Gibb’s unlikely confession in 1998 that the brothers had never been to a disco and didn’t know how to dance.
Keys: (1) again (2) barely (3) — (4) over (5) again (6) —
From: "Yummy English"
Multiple choice test 4:
Choose the right variant:
1) So detrimental … that all the citizens had to be evacuated.
a) the consequences were of the flood
b) were the consequences of the flood
c) the consequences of the flood were
d) were the consequences of the flood to be
2) General Grant had General Lee … him at Appomattox to sign the official surrender of the Confederate Forces.
a) to meet
b) met
c) meet
d) meeting
3) All the people at the AAME conference are…
a) mathematic teachers
b) mathematics teachers
c) mathematic’s teachers
d) mathematician teachers
4) Travelers … their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays.
a) had better to get
b) had better get
c) would rather get
d) would rather got
5) The debacle at the nuclear plant … the future of the whole nuclear industry.
a) jeopardized
b) deteriorated
c) aggravated
d) alleviated
6) I was afraid … due to snowdrifts.
a) that he might late
b) should he be late
c) lest he should be late
d) lest he was late
7) … see Lora, tell her I’ll look her up in the evening.
a) were you
b) should you
c) unless
d) would you
8) Every time when Uncle Vernon arrived at our country house we … tennis with him … he felt very disappointed.
a) used to playing, otherwise
b) had to, until
c) would play, or else
d) used to play, or else
9) If … the consul assistant, the strategic plan would have never been discovered.
a) but for
b) it hadn’t been for
c) not
d) there was no
10) Recovered from the shock though he was, old Tom had to take a lozenge … the headache.
a) from
b) of
c) for
d) off
11) I … with a cup of coffee.
a) can make
b) could make
c) could do
d) could cook
12) The administration … recommends not to leave the campus after eleven.
a) strongly
b) hardly
c) hard
d) very
13) The weather … so tempting, I couldn’t … to the beach.
a) being, help go
b) was, help going
c) being, helped to go
d) being, help going
14) … all instructions are strictly followed, the device will serve you long.
a) Granted
b) Unless
c) Until
d) Before
15) Thanks for invitation, but I … out tonight.
a) feel against going
b) don’t feel like going
c) dislike to go
d) had better not go
16) The commotion was caused by the unexpected … of Granddad from the hospital.
a) dismissal
b) discharging
c) releasing
d) discharge
17) His intelligence… surpasses that of his classmates.
a) more
b) much more
c) by more
d) by far
18) … 1 000 species of finch have been identified.
a) As many as
b) As many
c) As much as
d) Much as
19) The dissent in the society was already present, though …
a) dormant
b) sober
c) direct
d) dormitory
Keys: 1. d; 2. c; 3. b; 4. b; 5. a; 6. c; 7. b; 8. c; 9. b; 10. c; 11. c; 12. a; 13. d; 14. a; 15. b; 16. d; 17. d; 18. a; 19. a;
From: "Yummy English"
TEST 5. WORD FORMATION. Use the words below in a correct form.
1)Being an … vegetable, the potatoes soon won the sympathies of all people.
EXPENSE
2) Prolonged … of recessions resulted in significant changes in taxation.
SUCCEED
3) Strange as it might seem, the mother seemed … about the absence of her son.
CONCERN
4)The heat seemed most …
OPPRESS
5) The editor thinks that the complaint of the reader was quite … .
ACTION
6) Nobody could foresee the … of such a talented football player from the
team on the eve of the competition.
DRAW
7) …, due to bad accounting, resulted in businessmen taking wrong decisions.
CALCULATE
8) Basing on miscalculations, the shareholders … the economic situation.
JUDGE
9) The second booster in the third row is … .
FAULT
10) The … Film Festival in the town dubbed Cannes for Russian cinema
fans revealed new stars.
HISTORY
Keys: 1) inexpensive; 2) succession; 3) unconcerned; 4) oppressive; 5) actionable; 6) withdrawal; 7) miscalculation; 8) misjudged; 9) faulty; 10) historical;
FROM: "YUMMY ENGLISH"
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 6
1) Pamela was ________ enjoying the party
a) thoroughly b) strongly c) seriously d) sincerely
2) There are several means __________ latitude and longitude.
a) can determine b) determining c) to determine d) which might determine
3) The Homestead Act of 1862 made ________ to acquire land at a small price.
a). possible b) it possible c) the possibility d) that it was possible
4) Botanists are not sure where the first plant was grown or even __________
a) where was it a plant b) it was what plant c) what plant was it d) what plant it was
5) The moon is not a planet ________ the planets in many respects.
a) though it reminds about b) even it resembles c) though it resembles d) but it is a reminder of
6) When he was away for the weekend, he ________ his neighbour water the lawn.
a) had b) got c) requested d) moved
7) Not only did many people volunteer to bring food for the picnic, ______________
a) but also drinks and games b) many people offered to bring drinks and games c) many people did not offer to bring drinks and
games d) they brought food
8) While my brother has an excellent eyesight, he is ________ of hearing.
a) impaired b) hard c) low d) weak
9) Had I run out of gas, I _________ called the garage.
a) had b) would have c) would d) should have
10) … the train … from the station, than it started to rain.
a) as soon as/departed b) no sooner/ had departed c) no sooner/departed d) no sooner had/departed
11) He didn’t confess … the criminal closely, and later regretted… it.
a) to know/ to conceal b) knowing/to conceal c) to know/concealing d) to knowing/concealing
12) Lots of passengers … injuries in the result of a major car crash on ice-crusted rods in Seattle last month.
a) suffered from b) underwent c)suffered d) received
13) Travelers … their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays.
a) had better get b) had better got c) would rather get d) would rather they got
14) All of the teachers at the AAME conference are … .
a) mathematic teachers b) mathematics teachers c) mathematic’s teachers d) mathematics teacher
15) Not until the monkey is several years old … to exhibit signs of independence.
a) it begins b) does it begin c) and begins d) beginning
16) Only after food has been dried or canned … .
a) that it should be stored and dried b) should it be stored for later consumption c) should be stored for later consumption d) it should
be stored for later
17) Canada doesn’t require that US citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and … .
a) Mexico does neither b) Mexico doesn’t either c) either Mexico does d) either does Mexico
18) As a general rule the … of living is fixed by the average output of each person in society.
a) level b) rate c) stage d) standard
19) To answer accurately is more important than … .
a) a quick finish b) to finish quickly c) finishing quickly d) you finish quickly
20) The people of Western Canada have been considering … themselves from the rest of provinces.
a) to separate b) separated c) separate d) separating
21) I _________ hope that there will be no more obstacles, and I _________ mind panicky atmosphere in the office.
a) highly/seriously b) thoroughly/strongly c) sincerely/seriously c) sincerely/strongly.
Keys: 1) a; 2) c; 3) b; 4) d;5) c; 6) a; 7) b; 8) b; 9) b; 10) d; 11) c; 12) c; 13) a; 14) b; 15) b; 16) b; 17) b; 18) d; 19) b; 20) d; 21) c;
FROM: "YUMMY ENGLISH"
TEST 7. READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW:
IMAGE THAT SPAWNED A MONSTER
It's 75 years since Nessie was first captured on film. What a pity for Loch Ness, says PAUL MANSFIELD
Hugh Gray’s grainy black-and-white picture of a "monster” of Loch Ness, which appeared in the Inverness Courier on December 6, 1933, kickstarted a tourist industry. A year later, the iconic picture above set the seal on our mental image of the legendary creature. Everyone from tartan-clad Americans to Scots keen to witness part of their heritage have flocked to the lake shores ever since. And the debate has raged over Nessie’s existence, even in the face if the evidence, that the monster is no more than a myth. Where would Loch Ness be without Nessie? Better off, possibly. The roads around this lovely lake are filled tobursting each summer with cars and coachloads of monster-seekers. So if you really want to see it at its best, go out of season, as we did. We took the Caledonian Sleeper up from London, a wondrous experience that has you nodding off in your berth around Watford and waking up in the middle of the Highlands. Outside, in a landscape of gorse, rushing streams and misty mountains, two stags stood under a low grey sky. We picked up our hire car in Fort William and headed north. Need to know: the Caledonian Sleeper has returns (two sharings) from &189pp. Car hire from Slipway Autos, at Fort William from &30 a day. The Lovat Arms Hotel, FortAugustus has doubles from&85, B&B. Fort Augustus is an attractive little town at the foot of Loch Ness and it has one of the best hotels I’ve stumbled across in a while, the Lovat Arms. Bright, cosy rooms have flatscreen TV’s and look across the canal to the loch. There’s an excellent brasserie, and the piblic rooms have been allowed to keep their Victorian charm, with wood panelling, comfy sofas androaring log fires. With walking maps from the town’s tourist office we headed east along the quiet side of Loch Ness, where a B-road snakes through tiny villages and up into the mountains. At Suidhe viewpoint the trail looked down over the Great Glen, whioch slashes through the Highlands from coast to coast. Trails led off through the pines and across bog land to craggy wind-blasted peaks. In the pale winter sunshine Loch Ness seems by turns as delicate as a Renaissance landscape and as elemental as a Norwegeian fiord. We took a tour boat from Fort Augustus. The 16th-century Urquhart Castle loomed over the loch like a ghost in the mist. The loch’s size — big enough to drain all the water in the UK; long enough to show the curvature of the earth — inspires awe. The captain’s commentary, thankfully, had scarcely a mention of Nessie. That came, in spades, at Drumnadrochit, the village on the western bank of Loch Ness that’s at the centre of the monster industry. At the Loch Ness Centre, a walk-through exhibit describes how early photographs created a myth that the loch’s tourist industry was happy to go alongwith. But there’s no longer any real argument: "sightings” and photograps of the monster aer all either hoaxes or natural phenomena. To get Nessie out of our heads we headed for Glen Affric. The eastern end of this nature reserve is a dense landscape of tiny valleys, hedgerows and stone villages. Walking along the Affric river we followed the smell of woodsmoke to the village of Tomich, where a Victorian hunting lodge is now a snug hotle. The walls were hung with old photographs; the bar had a selection of malt whiskies. Then it was back along Loch Ness in the gloaming, casting — — despite ourselves — a quick eye over the water.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. The purpose of this text is to:
a) shatter the muth about Loch Ness monster;
b) educate about Irish country;
c) advertise the tour around the lochs;
d) describe the beautiful nature of Ireland;
2. The myth of Nessy began:
a) due to her apearance in the loch;
b) after monster-seekers photoed nessie swimming on the surface;
c) when lovat arms hotel invented the story to attract customers;
d) after a fake photo was published in press;
3. The author thinks that (choose 2 options):
a) Loch Ness would benefit if the myth about Nessie is forgotten;
b) Nessie is a blessing for Loch Ness;
c) It is better to enjoy Loch Ness when there are not many tourists around;
d) people feel too sleepy in the Caledonian Sleeper;
4. According to the author, Loch Ness has
a) flat and smooth banks;
b) awe-inspiring monsters
c) Victorian charm
d) rocky and mountainous sides
5. Which of the following information about Lovat Arms is NOT true:
a) it is supplied with fire-places;
b) it has one of the best bra stores in Loch Ness area;
c) it was built in the Victorian age;
d) it is situated at the foot of Loch Ness;
6. Western bank of the Loch is NOT:
a) unusually curved;
b) the main attraction of tourism based on the myth about Nessy;
c) offers museums of artefacts connected with Nessie;
d) the home to village Drumnadrochit;
TEST 8. Fill in the blanks by the words from the list above the text:
MANY HAPPY RETURNS IN STORE
down; receipt; aware; minds; proof; do; for; refund; which; cautioned; major; from;
Consumers wishing to return Christmas gifts should watch out (1) … retailers’ ploys to deny customers their legal rights, experts (2) … this week. Geoffery Woodroffe, author of Consumer Law and Practice, says: "Many retailers flout (3) … pieces of consumer law, such as the Sale of Goods Act. Most are (4) … of their obligations but rely on consumers’ ignorance.” The law on returning goods is complicated. Many consumers believe that if they change their (5)… about an item, they can return it. However, they have no right to take unwanted goods back to the shop. Many stores will (6) … , exchange or give vouchers as a geture of good will, but it is entirely (7) … to the shop’s returns policy. Most say that non-faulty items can be returned unused and in perfect condition with the original packaging, but shoppers should check before they buy. Some shops may insist on a receipt or (8) … of purchase, such as a credit-card statement, before gicing a refund. So if you do not have a (9) … because the item was a gift, you may not be able to return it. Shoppers have more rights when buying on the internet or over the phone. There is a cooling-off period starting (10) … when the consumer places the order and ending seven days after receiving the goods, during (11) … time the order can be cancelled. Proof of purchase is still needed, though, and if the item was a gift, you need to know the date that it was received by the buyer. Consumers (12) … have the right to return goods bought on the high street or internet if they are not "as described, or satisfactory quality or fit for purpose.” This includes all goods, including selling items.
Keys: (1) for; (2) cautioned; (3) major; (4) aware; (5) minds; (6) refund; (7) down; (8) proof; (9) receipt; (10) from; (11) which; (12) do;
TEST 9. GRAMMAR TEST. Put the words in brackets in a correct form:
1) It is time you (have) your car (service). It’s almost a year since you (take) it to the servicing station.
2) The car started only after Tom (turn) the key twice. He thought ignition might (be) faulty. In any case, he thought he (tell) father if he (come) home in a good mood.
3) Pamela was about (go) out when the rain (start). She sighed and thought she should (leave) earlier, before it (rain).
4) A large amount of criticism (level) against the committee, which (take) the decision to pull down an old house, (present) a historical value.
5) (Rob), he decided not to report to the police. That decision probably (connect) with his own multiple infringements of the law.
6) The decision on the dramatic tax cut resulted in the fat cats (pay) less taxes than the workers at their own factories. This (fail) attempt of economic reforms (reach) an impasse.
7) (Dog) by police, the escaped criminal hid in a derelict house in the outskirts of an obscure village, wishing he never (shared) his intentions with his cell neighbor.
8) If the turbulence not (be) so big, the stewardess not (spill) hot coffee on the fat Indian (sit) near the aisle. As it is, she faced a dismissal after a huge row, (arouse) by the latter.
9) The boy gingerly approached the trolley (lie) on its side. He was looking at the (kick) parcel desperately deciding if it was worth (untie) it and (look) what (be) inside.
10) The boy assured his mother that he (do) his homework before it (be) time to go to bed.
11) Termination of the program (take) the student by surprise, because he (think) his time (be) unlimited.
12) He woke up in the morning, (sting) by a gnat. (Remember) the talk that (proceed) his going to bed, he couldn’t sleep till the morning.
13) The teacher promised that when he (compile) a new test he (check) it on us, unless he (find) some mistakes in it.
14) (Come) to the seashore she couldn’t help (swim) on the first day of her arrival. The sea (be) still cold, she caught a cold, she but (know) what (happen) she never (come).
Keys: 1). Had, serviced, took; 2) had turned, be, would tell, came; 3) to go, started, have left, had rained; 4) was levelled, had taken, presenting; 5) having been robbed/being robbed, was connected; 6) paying, failed, reached; 7) Dogged, had shared; 8) had not been, would not have spilled, sitting, aroused; 9)lying, kicking, untying, looking, was. 10) would, was; 11) took, had thought, was; 12) stung, remembering, had proceeded; 13) compiled, would check, found; 14) Coming/having come, swimming, being, had she known, would have come
TEST 10
Find and correct the mistake:
1. Walt Disney was used to make numerous visits to Disneyland to find out what the needs and interests of the public were.
2. If James B. Connolly would not take part in the first modern Olympic games in 1896, he might have graduated from Harvard.
3. Margaret Sanger made the people to see the need of birth control.
4. If we continue to exploit nature there should not be enough resources left for future generations.
5. I have not learned cycling as I have been afraid of falling and hurting me.
6. It is imperative that all processed food be approving by the Food and Drug Administration for hygienic standards.
7. Not much scientists have the time or verbal skills required to become literary writers.
8. Although coal has to been in use since prehistoric times, it is only since the 18th century that coal mining has become a major industry.
9. For best results eggs and cheese should be cooked over gentle heat, isn’t it?
10. Although it started life as an apprentice to a soap boiler, William Colgate was to become immortalized in toilet products.
11. The kinds of trees that shed their leaves in autumn is known as deciduous trees.
12. The plants make their own food through a process called photosynthesis.
13. On the eve of the launch of euro cash in 12 countries, Kinnock predicted the notes and coins would become a second currency in Britain faster than was expected, regardless of whether it replaced sterling officially.
14. There is usually no charge for using a library but however for overdue charges and certain specialized services.
15. As any family lawyer, Relate counselor or understanding bartender will tell you that Christmas holidays produce more divorces than at any other time of the year.
16. Many of the techniques that and instruments that have made possible the sequencing of the human and other genomes – the hereditary blueprints for all forms of life – derives from physics and engineering.
17. In January, the United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change officially declared that "most of the observed warming over the future 50 years is likely to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations”.
18. Recalling his interview with the actor, Henabery Brownlow says that he does not expect the actor to talk four hours.
19. Chaplin had wanted some reels of his films to be destroyed but they had been saved by his manager.
20. For to commemorate the dog Nipper, whose picture appears on old gramophone records, a brass plaque marks his grave.
21. Businesses are finding a word processor invaluable as text can be stored in it, reused indefinitely and modification easily.
22. The Sunday Times offer readers the chance to enjoy a seven-night holiday on the beautiful island of Madeira, flying from Gatwick.
23. Most neighborhood agreed that there should not be a shopping mall next to the park.
24. Fianna Fail ministers fear that further sanctions against O’Keeffe for failing of declaring his interest in a family pig farm could provoke him to revolt.
Keys: 1.Walt Disney used to make; 2. hadn't taken part; 3. made the people see; 4. there will not be; 5. hurting myself; 6. food be approved; 7. Not many scientists; 8. coal has been; 9. aren't they? 10. Although he started; 11. The kind of trees; 12. Plants; 13. would replace; 14. but for; 15. than any other time; 16. Many of the techniques and instruments; 17. is likely to be; 18. says that he didn't expect; 19. they were saved; 20. To commemorate; 21. and modified; 22. The Sunday times offers; 23. Most neighborgoods; 24. failing to declare