Variant 2

1. There…too much bad news on TV yesterday.

a) was c) is

b) are d) has been

2. Could you give me…glass of…milk with ______sandwich?

a) a, -, a c) a, the, -

b) the, the, - d) -, the, -

3. On our trip to….Australia we crossed…Pacific

Ocean.

a) the, - c) -, the

b) an, the d) -, -

4._____you introduce me to your friend as soon as she ?

a) do, comes c) will, comes

b) will, come d) are, comes

5. There is no school uniform. The pupils can wear______ they like.

a) whoever c) whenever

b) however d) whatever

6. I'm going on a diet tomorrow. I need

…some weight.

a) to lose c) to have lost

b) lose d) losing

7. I spent….money last month that I had to go to the bank.

a) much c) so much

b) little d) so many

8. When I was a child I…play football everyday.

a) use b) am used

c) was used d) used to

9 I didn't need any help. I did it….my own.

a) for c) on b)with d) by

10. The party…by the time I….there.

a) had finished, get c) had finished, got

b) finished, got d) finished, had got

11. We are thinking seriously….here if we can find a job.

a) move c) moving

b) of moving d) to move

12. She….the key so I climbed through a window.

a) didn't leave c) had left

b) hasn't left d) hadn't left

13. The landlord was not…about all the repairs.

a) satisfied c) think

b) worried d) prepared

14. By the time I retire I…here for twenty years.

a) '11 be working c) '11 have worked

b) '11 work d) work

15. I'll cook….that you wash up.

a) if c) even if

b) provided d) if only

16. The plane is expected…..an hour ago.

a) to land c) landing

b) to have landed d) land

17 I'm looking…

passing all my exams.

a) forward c) forward to

b) to d) into

18. I'd rather you…

anyone what I said. a) not tell

b) didn't tell c) not to tell

d) don't tell

19. We live in…small flat near…centre of ______city.

a) a, the, the c) a, the, a

b) the, a, the d) a, a, a

20. She is very secretive. She never tells_____.

a) somebody anything c) nobody nothing

b) anybody something d) anybody anything

21. My salary isn't…yours.

a) as high c) so high

b) as high as d) so high as

22. Finally they managed to….him to change his mind.

a) advise c) make

b) insist d) persuade

23.1 could arrive on time…of the traffic jam.

a) despite c) although

b) in spite d) however

24. Her father wouldn't let me…to her.

a) speak c) to speak

b) speaking d) to have spoken

Variant 3

1. Black Americans didn't enjoy full voting rights in…Southern United States until the civil rights movement of ______1960s.

a)the, the c)the, -

b) -, the d) -, -

2. His car is…than his friend's.

a) as expensivec) most expensive

b) less expensive d) the most expensive

3. Listen! Ann….the piano in the next room. She '______for two hours.

a) plays, has been playing

b) is playing, plays

c) is playing, has been playing

d) played, has been playing

4.______200 people applied for the job.

a) nearly c) besides

b) beside d) edge

5.1 don't mind….at the weekend.

a) work c) working

b) to work d) any work

6.1 can't stand…in the rush hour.

a) drive c) to drive

b) driving d) driven

7. Maria has been living on the farm______ 1999.

a) since c) in

b) for d) during

8. Can you…the table for me?

a) to lay b) lain

с) lay d) laying

9. It's got nothing to do with you. Mind your own______.

a) business c) interest

b) company d) affairs

10. He spent the…day looking for a flat.

a) all c) every

b) total d) whole

11. If you do your homework…you'll fail the course. a) care c) careless

b) carefully d) carelessly

12.______cigarettes aren't as popular as they used to be.

a) the c) some b) - d) no

13. You're traveling with much less…than usual.

a) suitcases c) handbag

b) luggage d) packages

14. The landlady is always….at them about the rent.

a) complaining c) asking

b) shouting d) arguing

15. You…to him like that. It was very rude of you.

a) should speak c) should have spoken

b) didn't have to speak d) shouldn't have spoken

16. If I were you I…this lie.

a) wouldn't have told c) told b) won't tell d) am telling

17. My doctor has advised…more exercise.

a) to make c) do

b) to do d) doing

18. He insisted…calling the police.

a) for c) on b) of d) with

19. He had no difficulty…a job.

a) of finding c) to find

b) finding d) find

20. It's time you…to the dentist.

a) to go c) went

b) go d) going

21. The old lady sat in the armchair talking to______.

a) herself c) her

b) myself d) himself

22.1 recently went back to the town….I was born.

a) when c) that

b) which d) where

23. It was one of….experiences of my life.

a) the worst c) worse

b) worst d) the worse

24.___hard he tried, he still couldn't cope with the task.

a) although c) though

b) despite d) however

25.1 asked how long they…when the train arrived.

a) waited c) had been waiting b) had waited d) were waiting