ексико-грамматический тест
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1. Read the text and choose the correct word for each gap from the list below. Use each word once only.
The Need for Law
It is obvious to everyone that, in a community such as the one in which we live, some kind of law is necessary. When the world was ………(1) a very primitive stage, there was no …………. (2) law.
But, for a very long time now, members of every community have made laws for themselves in self-protection. …………(3) it would have meant that the stronger man could have done ………...(4) he liked with the weaker, and bad men could have joined together and terrorized the ………….(5) neighbourhood.
If it were not for the law, you could not go ………(6) without the fear of being kidnapped, robbed or murdered. Even if we were all ……… good …….(7) we ought to be, laws would ……….(8) be necessary. If we never told lies, never took anything that didn’t belong to us, never omitted to do anything ……(9) we ought to do, and never did anything that we ought not …… (10) do, we should still require a set of rules of behaviour, in other words laws, to enable us to live in any kind of satisfactory state.
Every country tries, ………..(11), to provide laws which will help its people to live safely and as comfortably as possible. This is not at all an easy thing to do, and …….(12) country has been successful in producing laws which are ……….(13) satisfactory. But we are far better off with the imperfect laws ………(14) we have, than if we had ……..(15) at all.
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Still, therefore, what, is, at, for, otherwise, out, that, no, after, to, whole, entirely, none, such, as …… as, which, nobody, since.
ексико-грамматический тест
Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.
1. I’m …….. he is right.
a) doubt
b) suspect
c) convinced
d) feel
2. — My bags are terribly heavy today.
— Really? I ….. you a lift.
a) will give
b) am going to give
c) am giving
3. I had my luggage ………. .
a) weighed
b) weighing
c) to weigh
d) weigh
4. Would you like ….. a taxi for you?
a) my getting
b) me getting
c) me get
d) my to get
5. My husband …….. in the bank for three years since 1990 to 1993.
a) has worked
b) had worked
c) worked
6. They ….. while they ……. their car .
a) quarrelled a) washed
b) were quarrelling b) were washing
c) has been quarrelling c) have been washing
d) had been quarrelling d) had been washing
7. I …… honey, so my fingers are ……. .
a) ate a) dirty
b) was eating b) sticky
c) have been eating c) wet
d) had been eating d) yellow
8. Alice promised to come, but she’s absent. Something …….. to her.
a) has been happening
b) has happened
c) is happening
9. I kept silence for a while thinking of what he ……. me.
a) told
b) has told
c) had told
10. I …… at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.
a) stayed
b) had stayed
c) had been staying
d) was staying
11. If I had one million dollars, I …….. a yacht .
a) would probably buy
b) will probably buy
c) probably bought
12. I can’t help …… about that awful accident.
a) to think
b) thinking
c) being thought
13. You will …… speak Spanish in another few months.
a) can
b) have
c) be able to
d) ought
14. ………. you mind passing me the salt?
a) will
b) should
c) could
d) would
15. — Liz seems to be avoiding you.
— I can’t tell you for certain. She …….. have been hurt by my words about her boyfriend.
a) should
b) must
c) might
d) needn’t
16. The policeman asked why ………. the car door.
a) he hadn’t locked
b) hadn’t he locked
c) he didn’t lock
17. He took the cup from the table, his hands …….. .
a) trembled
b) trembling
c) being trembled
d) having been trembled
18. — Tell me something about Fred’s wife. ……… ?
a) What is she?
b) What does she like?
c) What is she like?
d) Who is she?
19. Many drugs are not ……….. to the public without prescription.
a) acceptable
b) available
c) permissible
d) reliable
20. The police ……… to interview Fred about the accident.
a) wants
b) want
c) wanting
21. The sun was ….. behind the horizon.
a) landing
b) setting
c) rising
22. This is ….. very important news.
a) a
b) the
c) —
23. The bus was so crowded that we could hardly get ……… .
a) in c)over
b) on d)off
24. You can rely …….. her being honest.
a) for
b) on
c) in
d) at
25. Find the word which fits all the sentences.
a) ……… him go!
b) I just couldn’t ……… you eat that pie.
c) Did your parents ….. you stay out after midnight when you were sixteen?
d) As soon as you get there …… me know.
e) ……’s forget it.
3. Примерный структурный план беседы на заданную тему
Review the following topics and answer the questions.
Our Country
1. Where is the Russian Federation situated?
2. What mineral resources is the RF rich in?
3. When did the Russian Federation become an independent state?
4. When was the new constitution of the RF adopted?
5. What do you think about the Russian economy?
My Future Profession
1. What can you say about your future profession?
2. Why did you decide to choose it?
3. When were you able to give a definite answer about your future profession? Did anybody help you to make the choice?
4. What are you interested in?
5. Why did you decide to study at our University?
Moscow
1. When was Moscow founded?
2. When did Moscow become the capital?
3. What’s the population of Moscow?
4. What places of interest in the centre of Moscow do you know?
5. What are the most famous Moscow museums and art galleries?
My Native Town
1. What is your native town?
2. How old is it?
3. Is your native town small or large? What’s the population of it?
4. What is it famous for?
5. Are there any places of interest in your town? What are they?
Mass Media
1. What role do Mass Media play in our life?
2. What kinds of Mass Media do you know?
3. What is the most important source of information?
4. Do you agree that radio and television have made newspapers unnecessary?
5. What do you think of television?
Education in Russia
1. Is education compulsory in our country?
2. What body is education provided by?
3. When do children start going to school?
4. Are there only state educational establishments in our country?
5. How long are people to study to get higher education?