IV. Match (21-30) with their definitions (A-L). There are two definitions that you do not need to use. 5 страница

35.In fact Sandra has managed _____ customers at a time when others have seen their profits fall.

A to avoid losing C to avoid to lose
B avoiding to lose D avoiding losing

36.You can never give up _____ about how you can do things better.

A to think C to have thought
B thinking D having thought

37.When I saw Peter, he was standing at the bus stop. He must _____ for a bus.

A be waiting C have been waiting
B to be waiting D have waited

38.I know my friend _____ a just man.

A to be C be
B being D having been

39.He noticed them _____ the street with two big suitcases in their hands.

A to cross C to have crossed
B crossing D being crossed

40.Many books are known _____ in our country every year.

A to publish C to be publishing
B to be published D to have published

 

GRAMMAR TEST 14

Choose the correct form.

 

1.I work for _____ company that makes _____ carpets.

A —, — C a, the
B a, — D the, the

2.My friend lives in _____ same street as me.

A — C a
B an D the

3.Leave early if you want to miss _____ rush hour.

A — C a
B an D the

4.Last night we had _____ dinner in _____ restaurant.

A —, a C a, —
B a, the D the, the

5.My family left London and moved _____ a small village.

A inside Cto
B into D at

6.We arrived _____ the airport _____ 5.45 a.m.

A in, at C at, at
B to, at D to, in

7.The shop hasn’t got _____ washing powder.

A much C a lot of
B many D lots of

8.How _____ flour do we need to make this cake?

A much C a lot of
B many D lots of

9.This doesn’t look a very nice restaurant. Can we go _____ else?

A somewhere Ceverywhere
B anywhere D nowhere

10.It was Sunday, and the town was deserted. _____ was in the streets, and _____ was open.

A Everybody, everything CNobody, nothing
B Somebody, something D Anybody, anything

11.Substances _____ to our health should be banned from food.

A most harmful C harmful
B more harmful D harmfully

12.The meal was very _____.

A a nicest C nice
B nicer D nicest

13.The balloon was _____ in the sky. It floated _____ above the countryside.

A high, high C highly, high
B high, highly D highly, highly

14.Jeans aren’t _____ for a wedding. – Well, I suppose I’ll have to be _____ dressed.

A suitable, suitable C suitably, suitable
B suitable, suitably D suitably, suitably

15.Bruce _____ born in England, but he _____ to Australia when he was six.

A is, emigrated C was, emigrated
B is, has emigrated D has been, has emigrated

16.I _____ for my things when I _____ someone call my name.

A paid, heard C paid, was hearing
B was paying, heard D was paying, was hearing

17.What _____today? – It’s John’s birthday, so I _____ him a cake.

A had you done, will cook C are you doing, will have cooked
B do you do, am cooking D are you doing, am going to cook

18.My grandfather is 96 years old, and he _____ a long and interesting life.

A has lived C had been living
B lived D lives

19.He goes swimming every day. He _____ this since he was a boy.

A has done C had done
B does D is doing

20.In the 1990s Cher _____ to pop music in a big way.

A has returned C had returned
B returned D was returned

21.What time do you eat in the evening? – We _____ supper at about 8.00.

A have C will have
B am having D have had

22.I’ll come to bed when the programme _____.

A will end C ends
B is ending D has ended

23.There’s my wallet! I _____ for it for a long time!

A was looking C have been looking
B looked D had looked

24.Hello, Peter! I _____ you for years! How are you?

A didn’t see C haven’t seen
B wasn’t seeing Ddon’t see

25.Turn _____ the music! It’s too loud!

A of C down
B up D out

26.I’m looking _____ yesterday’s newspaper. Did you throw it _____?

A up, down C after, in
B for, away Dat, out

27.I went to bed after I _____ a bath and _____ my teeth.

A had had, brushed C was having, brushing
B had, brushed D was having, brushed

28.I _____ Mrs. Mawby that I _____ her a ring soon.

A said, will give C said, would give
B told, would give D told, will give

29.I _____ hurry up and finish the book. I want to know who Lata marries in the end.

A have C may
B must D can

30._____ I look at your magazine, please?

A Can C Should
B Must D Ought

31.If everyone _____ an extra hour a day, it would greatly increase production.

A works C would work
B worked D will work

32.A moisturizer is what you need. If you use one, you _____ dry skin.

A don’t get C won’t get
B didn’t get D wouldn’t get

33.My husband is going _____ next year because he wants _____ more free time.

A to retire, having C to retire, to have
B retiring, to have D retiring, having

34.Malcolm would like _____ jobs because he doesn’t enjoy _____ outside in bad weather.

A to change, being C to change, to be
B changing, to be D changing, being

35.Good restaurants are hard _____.

A to find C to have found
B finding D having found

36.It is late. We’d better _____.

A to hurry C hurry
B hurrying D to have hurried

37.She made her dog _____ over the fence.

A to jump C jumping
B jump D to be jumping

38.We heard them _____ in the next room.

A to laugh C have laughed
B laughing D be laughing

39.Mary was expected _____ at the weekend.

A to arrive C arriving
B arrive D to have been arriving

40.She is not likely _____ her opinion.

A to change C be changing
B change D to have been changing

 

GRAMMAR TEST 15

Choose the correct form.

 

1.She was telling me about _____ life she led in an earlier existence.

A — C a
B an D the

2.He drives in sixteen Grand Prix races _____ year.

A — C a
B an D the

3.I must get _____ pair of tights here.

A — C a
B an D the

4.I usually go home on _____ train.

A — C a
B an D the

5.The accident happened _____ Thursday afternoon.

A at C in
B on D by

6.It’s Sophie’s party _____ tomorrow evening.

A at C in
B on D —

7.Is _____ here? Are we all ready?

A everyone C no one
B anyone D someone

8.Do you need the thick paper or _____?

A thin Cthe thin one
B a thin one D thin ones

9.I was asleep. I didn’t hear _____.

A something C nothing
B anything D everything

10.Have you seen Paul recently? Yes, I saw _____ yesterday.

A he Chim
B his D himself

11.MegaWare computers were becoming _____.

A most popular C as popular
B more and more popular D much popular

12.I _____ had this _____ feeling.

A suddenly, strangely C suddenly, strange
B sudden, strange D sudden, strangely

13.What made me angry _____ of all was that the authorities weren’t interested in what I was telling them.

A most C more
B mostly D much

14.The room looks _____ than it did.

A big C biggest
B bigger D as big

15.The house _____ magnificent. It _____ by the owners.

A is looking, is renovated C is looking, was renovated
B looks, had been renovated D looks, has been renovated

16.I haven’t got much homework. I _____it by eight o’clock.

A do C will be done
B will have done D have done

17.A key invention _____ the steam engine. It _____ in the 18th century.

A was, was developed C has been, has developed
B is, is developed Dwas, developed

18.For the last ten years, engineers _____ noise levels in Britain’s cities.

A were measuring C have been measuring
B measured Dhave measured

19.You _____ text messages for half an hour.

A are sending C have sent
B are sent D have been sending

20.We’ve got all this housework to do, so let’s _____, shall we?

A have started C get started
B being started D have been started

21.This information should _____ in a safe place.

A keep C be keeping
B be kept D have kept

22.The parcel _____ two kilos.

A has weighed C weighs
B is weighing D is weighed

23.A new bus shelter _____ up recently.

A has put C has been put
B was put D put

24.Our latest range of computers _____ really well.

A is being sold C sell
B is selling D sold

25.I’m afraid the machine has broken _____.

A down C on
B up D off

26.A cricket team consists _____ eleven players.

A out C on
B up D of

27.Martin said his hair was wet because _____.

A he’d been swimming C he swam
B he’s been swimming D he swims

28.I was wondering _____ you’ve got a moment, please.

A how C what
B if D that

29.I _____ to the party, but I was just too tired.

A must go C could be going
B could have gone D had to go

30.This place isn’t safe. We _____ stop here.

A mustn’t C aren’t able to
B can’t D may not

31.If you _____ to the concert, you’d have enjoyed it, I’m sure.

A could have gone C could be going
B could go D could have been going

32.I wish the team _____ the same way they did last week.

A would play C had played
B played D will play

33.You’ll be lucky _____ less than an hour.

A to have waited C to be waited
B to wait D waiting

34.We need a table _____ the projector on.

A to put C to be put
B put D putting

35.When _____ this software, please be aware of the system requirements.

A to use C being used
B using D used

36.The lady was found _____ around the streets.

A to wander C being wandered
B wandering D wander

37.I’m bored with just _____ here.

A sitting C to sitting
B having sat D to sit

38.Alice is hoping _____ soon.

A to promote C to be promoted
B to be promoting D being promoted

39.That joke Tom told really made me _____.

A laugh C laughing
B be laughed D to be laughed

40.Never use a mobile phone while _____ a car.

A drive C driving
B be driving D having driven

 

GRAMMAR TEST 16

Choose the correct form.

1.John writes articles for a newspaper. He is ____ journalist.

A. a C.an

B.the D. –

2.____Grand Hotel is in Baker Street.

A. A C.An

B.The D. –

3.Her hair ____ blond now.

A. were C.is

B.are D. was

4._______ house is very tidy.

A. Jack and Jill C.Jack’s and Jill

B.Jack’s and Jill’s D. Jack and Jill’s

5.Don’t meet me ___ the station.

A. in C.to

B.on D. at

6.She got ___ the car and drove away.

A. at C.into

B.on D. over

7.I’ll be ___ university till 6.30 but I’ll be ___ home all evening.

A. at, to C.at, at

B.in, in D. in, at

8.___ my opinion, it’s time for a break.

A. To C.At

B.In D. On

9.I’m not going to do it for you, Mike. You can do it ___.

A. you C.yourselves

B.oneself D. yourself

10.Last night I went to bed ___ than you.

A.earlier C.the earliest

B.early D. earliest

11.It’s a long walk from here to the station – ___ than I thought.

A.far C.the furthest

B.further D. far away

12.Mozart ___ more than 600 pieces of music.

A.wrote C.had written

B.has written D. writes

13.When we got home last night, we found that somebody ___ into the flat.

A.had broken C. broke

B. has broken D. was broken

14.I ___ hard, so now I’m going to have a rest.

A.have been working C. was working

B.had worked D. will work

15.I ___ you for ages.

A.didn’t see C. saw

B.haven’t seen D. see

16.Don’t phone me between 6 and 7. I ___ dinner.

A.will have C.will be having

B. will have had D. have

17.Wait here until I ___ back.

A.will come C.am coming

B.come D. came

18.I’ve written the letter but I haven’t posted it ___.

A.just C. yet

B. always D. already

19.We ___ England this year.

A.were in C.are at

B.had been in D. have been to

20.My sister is a talented writer. She ___ many books.

A.has already written C.already writes

B.already wrote D. had already written

21.Usually the train ___ London at 11.30.

A.leave C. will leave

B.is leaving D. leaves

22.I think something ____ wrong with the television. I can’t get a picture at all.

A.had goneC.had been going

B. has gone D.will be going

23.They _______ a new record called “Bugs”, ______ you must buy.

A.have just released, whichC.were releasing, who

B. had just released, whose D.just released, what

24.When she heard that her son ____the road ____, she told him not to do it again.

A.crossed, on lookingC.had crossed, without looking

B. was crossing, not looking D.cross, without looking

25.I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look ___ them.

A.after C.for

B.at D. to

26.It depends ___ you.

A.on C.at

B.of D. from

27.She said that she ___ us in a week.

A.would visit C. visited

B.visits D. will visit

28.I thought that he ___ his work.

A.has finished C. will finish

B. finishes D. had finished

29.Excuse me, ___ you tell me the way to the park?

A.could C. may

B.should D. shall

30.It was a great party last night. You ___ come. Why didn’t you?

A.must C.should have

B.can D. should

31.___ if I use your phone?

A.Do you mind C.Did you mind

B.Would you mind D. Will you mind

32.I wasn’t hungry. If I had been hungry, I ___ something.

A.will eat C.had eaten

B.would eat D. would have eaten

33.We had better ___ it at once.

A.say C.saying

B.to say D. having said

34.His joke made me ___.

A.laugh C.to laugh

B. having laughed D. laughing

35.He has a lot of books ___.

A.reading C.to read

B.having read D. read

36.A ___ cup is on the floor.

A.to break C.broken

B.breaking D. having been broken

37.___ his address, I couldn’t write to him.

A.To lose C.Losing

B.Having lost D. Lose

38.She said she would sooner ___ in the city.

A.to stay C.having stayed

B.staying D. stay

39.We looked at the ___ children.

A.are playing C.having played

B.to play D. playing

40.We would rather ___ home.

A.going C.to go

B.go D. having gone

GRAMMAR TEST 17

Choose the correct form.

1.I’m looking for _____ job.

A. the C.an

B.– D. a

2.The money ______ on the table.

A. is C.are

B.were D. has

3.I can’t work here. There’s too much ___ noise.

A. a C.the

B.– D. an

4.Your news ____ very interesting.

A. has C.were

B.is D. are

5.Are you going away ___ the beginning of March or ___ the end?

A. on, on C.in, at

B.at, at D. at, in

6.He was angry ___ them because they kept on ___at the back of the class.

A.to, to talkC.on, to talk

B.to, talkingD.with, talking

7.I’m not going to do it for you, girls. You can do it ___.

A. you C.yourselves

B.oneself D. yourself

8.The book is ___, not ___.

A. my, your C.me, yours

B.myself, youself D. mine, yours

9.___ are the Alps in the distance.

A. Those C.This