Test 1 Choose the only right variant

1. Mike is looking for ...job.

a a b the c an d -

2. I want those books. Please give... to me.

a they b them c those d these

3. It was 10 o'clock. I... leave.

a must b had c have to d had to

4. If I don't know a word I... in my dictionary.

a look b look for c look up d look at

5. How much money do you spend... food each month?

a on b. at c for d to

6. You should... alone at night.

a not drive b not to drive c don't drive d not driven

7. She is a kind of person…likes to go to parties.

a which b who c whom d where

8. Tom... study hard but now he doesn't study very hard.

a use b didn't use to c used d used to

9. Have you ever been to England? Yes, I… there last year.

a was being b had been c have been d was

10. He was supposed... after the matter.

a. to look b. look c. looked d. looking

11. Before you …..don't forget to turn off the TV set.

a. will leave b. left c. leave d. have left

12. I heard a knock on the door but when I opened it there was ...outside.

a somebody b nobody c. anyone d. anything

13. Why is Mike late? He has... missed the nine o'clock train or

something really serious has happened to him.

a. either b neither c both d so

14. Will you give me two... stamps?

a else b still c more d another

15. Can you tell us..…amusing story?

a another b other c else d more

16. He didn't... a word about his plans.

a say b tell c speak d talk

17. I hope Mike will be ... than we were.

a more lucky b lucky c most lucky d luckier

18. Ann told Mother that she... buy a birthday present for her brother.

a is going to b was going to c was going d is going

19. Will it make her... to us more often?

a come b came c to come d coming

20. She doesn't know if she... in time tomorrow.

a came b come c comes d will come

Test 2

Choose the only right variant.

1. If I... $ 100 in the street I would keep it.

a. found; b. find; c. will find; d. founded.

2.I wish I... something about the car.

a. know; b. knew; c. knows; d. will know.

3. The weather was awful. I wish it... warmer.

a. was; b. is; c. will be; d. had been.

4. If I... you when you passed me in the street, I would have said hello.

a. saw; b. had seen; c. will see; d. have seen.

5. You're not allowed into the club unless you... a member.

a. have been; b. will be; c. are; d. were.

6.1 told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to ... at 6:30.

a. wake; b. be woken; c. have been woken; d. woke.

7. Two people are reported ... in the explosion.

a. to kill; b. to be killed; c. to have been killed; d. to being killed

8. 1 think you should....

a. cut your hair; b. cutting your hair; c. cuts your hair; d. have your hair cut

9. Tom said his parents... very ill.

a. were; b. was; c. are; d. is.

10. We've got a... time.

a. small; b. very little; c. a few; d. many.

11. By the year 2002 the population of the Earth....

a. will be twice b. is twice c. doubled d. will have doubled

12.1 was asked if I...the tires before I took the car out.

a. checked b. had checked c. has checked d. had been checked

13. ...Hague is situated in...Netherlands.

a.-,- b. the,- c. -,the d. the, the

14. There is nothing more annoying than...when you are speaking.

a. been interrupted b. been interrupting c. being interrupted d. being interrupting

15. As I see, the windows...for years here.

a. haven't been cleaned b. hasn't been cleaned c. have cleaned d. weren't cleaned

16. If he... in bad light, he'll ruin his sight.

a. reads b. read c. will read d. to read

17. There...of programs on TV about Japan.

a. was series b. was a series c. were series d. was the series

18. I've got…..experience of anybody in the office.

a. fewer b. the fewest c. less office d. the least

19. If you...your job what would you take up?

a. change b. changed c. had changed d. would change

20. ...my opinion, you were right.

a. to b. on c. in d. by

Test 3

Choose the only right variant.

1. Could you close... window, please

a) a. b) the c) an d) -

2. We are going for a walk. You can go with....

a) we b) us c) our d) ours

3. It was a through train so we... change trains.

a) mustn't b) hadn't c) didn't have to d) had not to

4. If I want to buy a jacket I always....

a) try it on b) try on it c) try it d) it try on

5. We have been warned... the danger of smoking here.

a) about b) against c) at d) from

6. You'd better... out alone at night.

a) not to go b) don't go c) not go. d) didn't go

7. A vegetarian is someone….doesn't eat meat.

a) whom b) who c) which d) whose

8. When Tom was a child he…ice – cream, but he doesn't like it now.

a) use to eat b) used eat c) use eat d) used to eat

9. It was raining when Kate... the bus.

a) waits b) was expecting c) expected d) was waiting for

10. They were supposed... with us till Monday

a) stayed b) stay c) to stay d) had stayed

11. I will give you my address when I... somewhere to live.

a) find b) will find c) found d) have found

12. We don't know... about car engines.

a) nothing b) something c) anything d) everything

13. I….like the film nor the novel it's based on.

a) both b) neither c) so d) either

14. Is the baby….crying?

a) still b) yet c) else d) more

15.You needn't say anything…..

a) yet b) other c) else d) still

16. You needn't... Mike.

a) say to b) told c) speak to d) spoke to

17. It's... to cross the river in this place than over there.

a) less dangerous b) little dangerous c) dangerous d) a little dangerous

18. Mother asked Ann what she ... to give her friend as a birthday present.

a) is going b) was going c) will be going d) would going

19. I wonder when he ... back tomorrow.

a) will come b) would come c) comes d) coming

20. I don't think it will make her... her mind

a) change b) changed c) to change d) changing

Test 4

Choose the only right variant.

1. This morning I had... apple and some toasts for breakfast.

a) a b) the c) an d) -

2.Nick wants the money. Please give... to him.

a) they b) those c) them d) it

3. Why.…go to the police station yesterday?

a) must she b) had she to c) did she have to d) she had to

4. The child is asleep. Don't....

a) wake him ; b) wake him up c) wake up him d) woke him up

5. This village reminds me ... the one I lived in when I was a child.

a) of b) about c) at d) from

6. You ought... the weather before starting off.

a) check b) to check c) checked d) checking

7. That is the horse ... won the race.

a) who b) whose c) which d) whom

8. I know she doesn't play the piano now but... play?

a) used she to b) did she use c) did she used to d) did she use to

9. I didn't have the book that she....

a) like b) likes c) liked d) has liked

10. She was supposed... here in the evening.

a) to be b) be c) was d) been

11. When I... in London, I hope to visit a friend of mine.

a) was b) am c) have been d) will be

12. I didn't know about the concert....told me.

a) Somebody b) Anybody c) Everybody d) Nobody

13. ... my brother and I were upset when we heard the news.

a) Both b) And c) Neither d) Either

14. Haven't you finished the book...?

a) else b) already c) still d) yet

15. We know many... beautiful songs.

a) another b) other c) yet d) else

16. We have already... Pete about our plans.

a) said b) told c) say d) spoken

17. She was... than Roy.

a) short b) shortest c) shorter d) more short

18. His parents were worried because they... from him for a long time.

a) didn't hear b) haven't heard c) hadn't heard d) don't hear

19. What made you ... your mind?

a) change b) to change c) changed d) changing

20. I don't know when I... free next week.

a) am b) will be c) be d) would be

Test 5

Choose the only right variant.

1. What... books by Radyard Kipling besides " Mowgli" did you read in you childhood?

a) another b) other c) else d) more

2. Steve asked Pete whether he... skating

a) would go b) will go c) is going d) has gone

3. I... to the cinema for ages.

a) wasn't b) hadn't c) won't be d) haven't been

4. Who is looking... the children this afternoon?

a) for b) at c) after d) on

5. The film wasn't worth ....

a) seeing b) see c) saw d) be seen

6. Unemployment among young people... constantly.

a) has increased b) had increased c) is increasing d) increased

7. The bill isn't ... as I thought it would be.

a) such expensive b) expensive c) more expensive d) so expensive

8. I met Tom….I was waiting for the bus

a) while b) during c) then d) for

9. She ... to have had a difficult childhood.

a) is said b) said c) says d) has said

10. Mother didn't let the child…TV

a) to watch b) watching c) watched d) watch

11. I am right,…I?

a) am not b) don't c) aren't d) am

12. The palace… to public in 2006.

a) has been opened b) is opened d) was opened d) opened

13. Please, remember, you ... to be in before 11 p.m.

a) must b) have c) have had d) had had

14. Nobody….. Mike to get a bad mark at the examination.

a) expected b) waited for c) looked forward d) looked for

15. I can't buy this watch, ... too expensive

a) they are b) them are c) these are d) it is

16. We arrived….England last week

a) in b) at c) to d) for

17. They... on holiday in Spain and became good friends.

a) knew b) found c) met d) encountered

18. In the South... very hot in summer.

a) it is b0 there is b) is d) is it

19. The smoke ...high into the air.

a) rise b) rose c) raise d) raised

20. …two hours to get there.

a) it took me b) There took me c) Me took d) It me took

Test 6

Choose the only right variant.

1. What... languages does your friend speak?

a) another b) else c) other d) more

2.1 asked Ann if she... sports.

a) played b) plays c) is playing d) will play

3. I'd prefer us... to the cinema,

a) go b) went c) to go d) going

4. The bus is coming... two hours, let's have lunch before it comes.

a) after b) in c) for d) at

5.1 didn't know the answer because I... the book.

a) wouldn't read b) don't read c) didn't read d) hadn't read

6. We... in Paris for the next two months.

a) will be working b) were working c) had been working d) have been working

7. It was... than I thought, not yet four.

a) early b) earlier c) earliest d) most early

8. We were watching TV... we heard loud barking coming from the yard,

a) during b) since c) when d) that

9. It... to be Leonardo's masterpiece.

a) believes b) is believed c) believed d) has believed

10. It... for two years.

a) hasn't rained b) is raining c) rained d) rains

11. He hasn't arrived yet,... he?

a) hasn't b) doesn't c) isn't d) has

12. My shirt ...in Thailand.

a) was made b) are made c) had been made d) made

13. You... pay a fine if you return books late.

a) have b) have to c) have had to d) had to

14. My sister is short-sighted and she can't... a person a few meters away,

a) learn b) find out c) recognize d) get to know

15. ...any furniture in the room?

a) Are there b) There is c) Is there d) There are

16. What time did he arrive ... the hotel?

a) in b) at c) to d) for

17. He learnt how to... a bicycle when he was seven years old.

a) lead b) ride c) conduct d) drive

18. Last summer... almost every day.

a) it rained b) there rained c) it raining d) it is raining

19.1 couldn't hear him so he ... his voice.

a) rise b) rose c) raise d) raised

20 ... he told me about it

a) There is all b) All that c) This is all d) All this