- •Вариант 1
- •I. Choose the correct item.
- •II. Fill in the necessary prepositions:
- •III. Fill in the correct word. There are some extra words:
- •IV. Fill in the correct word(s). The words can be used more than once:
- •V. Choose the correct word.
- •VI. Fill in the correct preposition(s).
- •VII. Choose the correct item.
- •IX. Fill in each gap with only one word.
- •X. Fill in the gaps with the correct word derived from the words in bold.
- •XI. You are going to read about two people and their bad experiences. For questions 1-2 choose from the people a or b.
- •XIII. Fill in the gaps with the introductory verbs in the list in the correct form: order, invite, admit, threaten, deny, beg, offer, command, complain
- •XIX. Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable passive tense, as in the example.
- •XX. Rewrite the following in the passive.
- •XXII. Find the mistakes and write the correct variant of the sentences.
- •XXIII. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
- •XXIV. Writing
- •Вариант 2
- •I. Choose the correct item.
- •II. Fill in the necessary prepositions.
- •III. Fill in the correct word. There are some extra words:
- •IV. Fill in the correct word(s). The words can be used more than once:
- •V. Choose the correct word:
- •VI. Fill in the correct preposition(s).
- •VII. Choose the correct item.
- •IX. Fill in each gap with only one word.
- •X. Fill in the gaps with the correct word derived from the words in bold.
- •XI. Read the story below. Six sentences have been removed from it. Choose from the sentences a-f the one which fits each gap (1-6).
- •XIII. Fill in the gaps with the introductory verbs in the list in the correct form: order, invite, admit, threaten, deny, beg, offer, command, complain
- •XIX. Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable passive tense, as in the example.
- •XX. Rewrite the following in the passive.
- •XXII. Find the mistakes and write the correct variant of the sentences.
- •XXIII. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
- •XXIV. Writing
VI. Fill in the correct preposition(s).
1. He nearly died in a car crash and, ……. that day on, he never drove again.
2. Jeff fell ……. love ……. Glenda the moment he met her.
3. Andrew accused her ……. stealing his jacket.
4. Harry took control ……. the family business after his father died.
5. Mrs. Miller is married ……. an Irishman.
6. The angry customer asked to see the person ……. charge ……. the shop.
7. This statue is made ……. stone.
8. The ancient Romans wore sandals ……. their feet.
9. The young girl stared at the princess ……. wonder.
10. Our holiday ended ……. disaster when we crashed our car.
VII. Choose the correct item.
Few towns have their very own sea monster, but Lyme Regis, a small seaside town on the south coast of England, certainly does! The history of this creature (1) ….... back to the time of the dinosaurs, and it was found (2) ….... a local woman, Mary Anning, in 1823. Mary Anning and her brother Joseph used to (3) ….... fossils (ancient plants and animals (4) ….... have turned to stone). Joseph found the head of a large 'crocodile' on the beach at Lyme, and a year later Mary found the rest of the skeleton. It turned out to be a dolphin-like reptile called an Ichthyosaurus. She also found many other (5) ….... fossils.
In 1823, Mary found a complete 2.7 metre (6) ….... fossil of a sea animal with a long neck and a little head. It had four wide flat feet for swimming and it was called a Plesiosaur. It was the first complete" skeleton of this sea creature to be found.
Her discoveries helped many scientists at that time learn (7) ….... about the huge dinosaurs that used to live in the sea and on the land millions of years (8) ….....
1 A starts В runs С goes
2 A with В by С from
3 A complete В collect С hold
4 A which В who С whom
5 A costly В expensive С valuable
6 A lengthy В large С long
7 A some В more С many
8 A then В ago С after
VIII. Fill in the gaps with “will+ Verb” or “be going to+Verb”:
1. I'm afraid the children ……. (not/enjoy) this party.
2. A: Your grass needs cutting.
B: I know. I ……. (call) the gardener and ask him to cut out it.
3. A: Would you like juice or soda?
B: I ……. (have) soda, please.
4. A: Pat is sitting her exams this week.
B: I hope she ……. (do) well.
5. A: Have you made any plans for the summer?
B: Yes, I have. I ……. (do) a course at Oxford.
IX. Fill in each gap with only one word.
The explorer David Livingstone was (1) ……. in Scotland in 1813. At the (2)……. of ten, he was sent (3) ……. work in the local cotton factory. His working day began at six o'clock in the morning and didn't end (4) ……. eight o'clock in the evening.
(5) ……. Livingstone was a young man, he became interested in missionary work. On November 20, 1840, he sailed (6) ……. Africa to work in a settlement. Once there, he became very popular (7) ……. the natives, treating them (8) ……. equals. With their help, he travelled across the great continent of Africa. On his travels, he made many discoveries. On one exciting journey, he (9) ……. across the great Victoria Waterfall. (10) ……. the end of his life, Livingstone was overworked and in poor health.
He died in April 1873, in a small village in Africa.