Тест 9

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите единствен­но правильный.

1. In order to graduate, one must present. . . thesis on a due time.

A. his

B. her

C. their

D. theirs

2. Jim doesn't... sugar in tea.

A. drink

B. put

С. use

D. have

3. A community college is an important part of the American ... system.

A. education

B. educational

C. educative

D. educated

4. It is important. . . with the task.

A. us to cope

B. for us cope

C. for us to cope

D. for our coping

5. The professor... a good example.

A. set

B. put

C. set up

D. put up

6. The Mike's idea sounded ....

A. well

B. good

С. better

D. best

7. Don't forget to ... your name at the top of your test-paper.

A. get

B. place

С. put

D. set

8. The objective is not only to identify the problem, ... it.

A. but solving

B. but also solving

C. but to solve

D. but also to solve

9. Good . ..! I am sure you are able to make it.

A. chance

B. hope

С. luck

D. wish

10. Vicky was very ... because she had failed her exam.

A. afraid

B. excited

C. sensitive

D. upset

11 .We ... for an hour before the professor came.

A. had been waiting

B. were waiting

С were expecting

D. had been expecting

12. The student didn't even try ... that mistake.

A. get rid of

B. to get rid of

С. get rid

D. get rid of

13. Tom knows ... about life abroad.

A. many

B. a lot of

С. much

D. plenty

14. John has just come home after ... in Italy.

A. a month

B. month's

С. month

D. a month's

15. We couldn't make ... his mind.

A. him to change

B. he to change

С. him change

D. he to change

16. Would you like Jane . . . you a cup of tea?

A. to make

B. to do

С. making

D. doing

17. He had some spare time yesterday,. . . ?

A. doesn't he

B. hadn't he

С. does he

D. didn't he

18. Mary could cite long rhymes from memory.

A. visualize

B. locate

С. signal

D. quote

19. In conformity with our rules and regulations, I am calling a meeting.

A. ambition

B. agreement

C. confinement

D. pride

20. Kevin kept all the receipts from his business trip in order to document his expenses for the firm.

A. withdraw

B. control

C. provide evidence

D. start.

Тест 10

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите единствен­но правильный.

1. Can you make change for two .. .?

A. ten-dollars bills

B. ten-dollar bills

С. ten-dollar's bill

D. ten-dollars bill

2. Countries may . . . large sums of money from the World Bank for development projects.

A. lend

B. lent

С borrow

D. borrowed

3. The English that is spoken in Canada is . . . the United States.

A. similar

B. similar to

C. similar of

D. similar to that of

4. . . . the train delay, we arrived on time.

A. In spite of

B. In spite

C. Spite of

D. Spite

5. Dora is not in agreement, and he ....

A. is either

B. isn't either

C. isn't neither

D. is neither

6. This suitcase costs . . . the other one.

A. twice as much as

B. twice more than

C. two times more than

D. two times much than

7. The apartments . .. the Hudson River are the most expensive.

A. at

B. on

С. in

D. near of

8. ... in Washington, they saw the Capitol Building.

A. When

B. While

C. They were when

D. While were they

9. This brand of coffee is . . . expensive to buy.

A. much

B. so

С. too

D. such

10. … for English exam, study thirty minutes every day for four months.

A. Prepare

B. To prepare

С. Preparing

D. Preparing yourself

11. Lee needs to . . . his grades if he wants to enter university.

A. raise

B. rise

C. raising

D. rising

12. We have to read passages and ... the main ideas.

A. underlined

B. to underline

С. underline

D. underlining

13. Tim is ... at this telephone number.

A. not longer

B. not long

С none longer

D. no longer

14. Dan tries to finish his thesis, but he . . . only part of the necessary information.

A. find

B. finds

С has found

D. had found

15. Many people ... to the graduation.

A. comes

B. coming

C. is coming

D. are coming

16.1 would rather be in class ... at work.

A. then

B. then of

С. than

D. than of

17. There was no general agreement on the timing, so the committee was not likely to approve the matter under discussion.

A. concord

B. document

C. proposal

D. release

18. The cost of living has risen at a rate of 6 percent per year during the last ten-year period.

A. tenth

B. century

C. decade

D. quarter

19. We were disappointed because he gave a rather mediocre performance in his role.

A. bitter

B. average

C. medieval

D. industrial

20. Your composition is redundant; you can easily reduce its length.

A. articulate

B. vaunted

C. useless

D. superfluous.