1. Test 1. Good luck!
Task 1. Grammar (20points)
Read the sentences below and choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1.How long _____in Paris.
A. do you live B . have you been living C. are you living D. you live
2. Ann will be here soon,__________?
A. will she B. won’t she C. isn’t she D. is she
3. In winter Sheila __________skiing and in summer _________tennis.
A. makes/plays B. goes/plays C. does/plays D. starts / play
4. He speaks to people________ his radio.
A. at B. on C. of D. in
5 . She enjoys_ ________the news on television.
A. watching B. watch C. to watching D. to watch
6 .The film star gave a party ________ costs$10.000.
A. * B. who C. which D. where
7. ___________ to a rock concert ?
A. Have you ever been B. Do you ever go C. Were you ever go D. Have you ever go
8. The weather is much ________pleasant than it usually is at this time.
A. most B. more C. - D. little
9. If he__________ watch , he ________always late.
A. will have /won’t be B. had / isn’t C. has / is D. had / wouldn’t be
10. He _________ he was at school the day before.
A. says B. told C. said D. talked
Task 2. Vocabulary (10points)
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
11.Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very _______ winter.
A. plain B. soft C. pale D. calm
12. The police _________ her for helping the murderer to escape.
A. caught B. prevented C. arrested D. searched
13. If it wasn’t an accident , he must have done it on________.
A. mistake B. fault C. purpose D. intention
14. There was a large box behind the door and John couldn’t _______falling over it.
A. prevent B. avoid C. resist D. save
15. I can’t _________ to have a holiday abroad on my salary.
A. spend B. spare C. afford D. think
Task 3 . Communication(10 points)
Read the short conversation, and complete them
16. A: Let’s go for a walk.
B: __________ .
A: Where can we go?
B: __________ .
A. I can’t /To the park.
B. Thank you / at 5 o’clock.
C. Certainly / Tomorrow.
D. Of course / With our friends.
E. Agreed / As far as the bridge
2. 17. A: May I watch what you are doing?
B: ________ .
A. Sure. You are welcome.
B. I am painting.
C. You must watch me.
D. I am sitting.
E. Why were you here.
18. A : Let me go and buy the newspapers for you , Dad?
B: ____________.
A. Do, please.
B. All right.
C. I have already bought them.
D. You can buy them.
E. A good idea.
19. A: ______________?
B: “Friends”, I think.
A. Who are you going to call on?
B. Whom did you meet?
C. Who is your office manager?
D. What’s on tonight?
E. What’s in your bag?
20. A: I am flying to New-York tomorrow.
B: ____________ .
A. Have a good journey!
B. A happy landing to you.
C. You are welcome.
D. Welcome here.
E. Help yourself
Task 4 . Reading. ( 6points)
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Elizabeth parked the car and then went into the busy station to meet Jane who was
going to spend the weekend with her. Elizabeth’s friends often came for the weekend, but
there was something a little different about Jane’s visit. She and Jane hadn’t seen each other
for 15 years. While at the university, they had shared a flat together for 2 years but then
each had married and Jane and her husband had lived abroad a great deal. Elizabeth began
to ask herself. “Will we even be able to recognize each other after all these years?” Right
then she saw Jane walking towards her and smiling straight at her with the old
unforgettable smile quite unchanged.
21. The first thing Elizabeth noticed about Jane when they met at the station was______.
A) That she had become quite old.
B) How well she was looking.
C) That she had not forgotten how to smile.
D) Her smile which had not changed.
E) That she had not already been married.
3. 22. Elizabeth’s friendship with Jane_____.
A. Went back to their university years
B. Lasted only for two years when they were at the university.
C. Ended soon after they had each married.
D. Has always been envied by all their friends.
E. Found its best expression in their weekend visits to each other.
23. Elizabeth is worried _______.
A. Because Jane’s husband may changed a great deal after all these years.
B. In case she won’t be able to find a place to park the car.
C. About Jane and her husband who are going to live abroad.
D. In case Jane will change her mind about coming for the weekend.
E. In case after a separation of so many years they may both fail to recognize each other.
Task 5. Choose the best one ( 4 points).
24.To “act up” means______ .
A. to share an idea B. to behave badly C. to pretend
25. To “ bear in mind” means _______ .
A. to forget something B. to be crazy C. to remember something