Question

1. i'm busy at the moment. on the computer. a) i work b) i'm work c) i'm working d) i working 2. my friend the answer to the question. a) is know b) know c) knowing d) knows 3. ill for three weeks. he's still in hospital. a) had been b) has been c) is d) was 4. my arms are aching now because since two o'clock. a) i'm swimming b) i swam c) i swim d) i've been swimming 5. who is the head of government; is the leader of the party with the majority seats (места) in the house of commons in gb? a) the prime minister b) the queen c) the king d) the lord 6. study hard and before each test. after two or three weeks, you will receive a which will inform you about your progress. a) revise, subject b) revise, report c) repeat, report d) read, qualification 7. tony loved reading ghost stories in the past but now he simply hates them. a) tony would to love reading ghost stories in the past but now he simply hates them. b) tony used love reading ghost stories in the past but now he simply hates them. c) tony used to believe reading ghost stories in the past but now he simply hates them. d) tony would love to reading ghost stories in the past but now he simply hates them. 8. i guess i`ll never find out if the army had out an experience or if i`d seen a real ufo. a) carried b) did c) found d) jumped 9. new year's day popular in britain than christmas. a) more less b) more little c) less d) little 10. michelangelo began painting the ceiling of the sistine chapel in the vatican. a) at the age of 33 b) at 33 years c) at the age of 33 years d) at the age of 33 year-old 11. if i were you, smoking. a) would give up b) gave up c) will give up d) give up 12. when at baker street, holmes was sitting by the fire deep in thought. a) reached b) entered c) arrived d) came 13. 19. she was the sort of woman who was always bothering about a) what other people would think c) what would think other people b) what would other people think d) what other people think 14. do prepare yourself for the interviews. the last thing you want is to feel (comfortable) with some unexpected questions. a) uncomfortable b) comfortable c) comfortably d) comfortabless 15.i at mary`s house so if you need something, call me. a) am staying b) stay c) have stayed d) is staying 16. the car stopped only a few centimetres in front of him. that was a narrow a) investigation b) trouble c) revision d) escape 17. you to be more polite when you answer the phone. a) must b) have to c) ought d) could 18. if mary you out for dinner, what would you do? a) ask b) asked c) asks d) will ask 20.translate the following sentences into english: 1. я не видел ее целую вечность. она сильно изменилась? 2. это известная картина. она была написана тернером (turner). 3. я не смогу поехать завтра за город. —я тоже. 4. эти деньги не мои. я не могу их взять. 5. майкл сказал, что он уже просмотрел утренние газеты. 6. он попросил меня никому об этом не рассказывать. 7. текст совсем не трудный, правда? —да, он легкий. 8. мы не ожидали, что он вернется так поздно. 9. сколько комнат в вашей квартире? — в нашей квартире 3 комнаты. — у вас есть телефон? — да. 10. вы знаете, сколько пьес написал шекспир? — около 30. 21. is known of julius caesar's education except that he studied greek and latin literature with a tutor. a) something b) anything c) nothing d)no 22. i don`t feel like to the cinema. i`d rather stay at home. a) to go b) going c) to going d) to be going 23. it happened "out of the blue" means a) it was unexpected b) it was painful c) it happened from time to time d) it was expected 24. to work round the clock means to work a) all day b) near the clock c) from time to time d) hard 25. the rival hit him in the eye, so now he has a a) purple eye b) blue eye c) black eye d) brown eye !

Answer 1

1 - C

2 - D

3 - B

4 - D

5 -A 

6 - B

7 - С/ лучше подошёл бы ответ В, если бы после used была частица to (used to)

8 - A

9 - C 

10 - A

11 - A

12 - С

13 - A

14 - A

15 - A

16 - D

17 - C

18 - B

20.Translate the following sentences into English: 

1. I haven't  seen her for ages. - Я не видел ее целую вечность. Has she changed a lot? - Она сильно изменилась? 

2. Это известная картина. - It's a famous painting. Она была написана Тёрнером - It was painted by Turner. 

3. Я не смогу поехать завтра за город. —Я тоже. I shan't be able to go to the country tomorrow.  Neither shall I.

4. Эти деньги не мои. Я не могу их взять. This money isn't mine. I can't take it.

5. Майкл сказал, что он уже просмотрел утренние газеты. - Michael said that he had already looked through the morning newspapers. 

6. Он попросил меня никому об этом не рассказывать. - He asked me not to tell anybody about it.

7. Текст совсем не трудный, правда? - Да, он очень легкий. - The text isn't difficult at all, is it?  - Yes, it's quite easy. (Yes, it's very/really easy).

8. Мы не ожидали, что он вернется так поздно. - We didn't expect him to return so late.

9. Сколько комнат в вашей квартире? — В нашей квартире 3 комнаты. — У вас есть телефон? — Да. - How many rooms are there in your flat?  -There are three rooms in our flat. - Have you got a phone? - Yes, we have.

10. Вы знаете, сколько пьес написал Шекспир? — Около 30. Do you (happen to) know how many plays Shakespear wrote? - About thirty.

21. с

22. b

23. a

24. a

25. c