Question

Обведите кружком номер правильного ответа.
1. I am not sure how old he is but he must be for 70.
a) going by; b) getting up; c) getting on; d) going off.
2. I had a___ , which I couldn’t explain, that something terrible was going to happen.
a) sense; b) thought; c) feeling; d) view.
3. My phone is out of order, which is a.
a) hurt; b) harm; c) trouble; d) nuisance.
4. I’m afraid that we don’t have any sizes, Madam.
a) higher; b) larger; c) greater; d) taller.
5. You seem to be in very good . Do you do a lot of exercise?
a) shape; b) cut; c) order; d) build.
6. The flat you are moving into is enormous.
a) very; b) too; c) absolutely; d) fairly.
7. Amy and Rosalind look like sisters but actually they are not .
a) family; b) relation; c) familiar; d) related.
8. What do you for delivering things?
a) demand; b) charge; c) cost; d) price.
9. You can come if you like, but don’t walk too slowly.
a) along; b) after; c) behind; d) on.
10. I’ve looked everywhere for a leather jacket I liked, and now, I have found one.
a) at long last; b) on time; c) for a while; d) sooner or later.
II. Обведите кружком номер правильного ответа.
1. By the time congressional meetings resume, most members of Congress .
a) will have a good rest; c) will have had a good rest;
b) who will have had a good rest; d) they’ll have had a good rest.
2. One of the officials in the foreign country announced that the goals of had been reached.
a) five years plan; c) the five-years plan;
b) the five-year plan; d) five-year plan.
3. Whatever insist on a full refund.
a) he says; b) he’ll say; c) he doesn’t say; d) he would say.
4. He’s very sensitive, so better be careful what you say.
a) you; b) you had; c) you would; d) you should.
5. It’s worth if there are any cheap flights to Spain at the weekend.
a) find out; c) to find out; b) finding out; d) that you find out.
6. I’m going to be in trouble. I have posted these yesterday afternoon but I forgot to.
a) must; b) need; c) should; d) had to.
7. Kate has lost her driving license again. It is the second time this.
a) has happened; b) happens; c) happened.
8. She was reluctant to help us at first, but the end she agreed to do what she could.
a) on; b) in; c) to; d) for.
9. We in Paris for five years. Now we live in London.
a) lived; b) have lived; c) had lived; d) have been living
10. Unemployment by 4% since January and now stands at just under diree million.
a) was raised; b) has risen; c) has raised; d) rose.

Answer 1

I) 1 c, 2 c, 3 d, 4 d, 5 a, 6 c, 7 d, 8 b, 9 a, 10 a

II) 1 c, 2 b, 3 a, 4 b, 5 b, 6 c, 7 a, 8 b, 9 c, 10 c.

Объяснение:

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I) 1 c). Означает выражение это ( getting on for) - приближаться к определённому времени, возрасту или количеству, ему приблизительно 70 лет.

3 d). A nuisance означает в переводе неприятность или неудобство. Остальные, по-моему, неисчисляемы в Инглише.

8 b). Сколько у вас стоит доставка вещей?

II) 3 а.) Что бы он ни говорил, настаивай на полной компенсации. Здесь закупка состоит в том, что человек с родным русским сказал бы сначала, что d) правильный ответ. Однако в английском это не так.

4 b). You had better be устойчивое словосочетание.

9 c). Так как они жили в Париже 5 лет, мы говорим в Past Perfect. Теперь они уже не живут в Париже.