1. Placement test
2. They _________________ in the park when it started to rain heavily.
a. walked
b. were walking
c. were walk
d. are walking
3. ________________ seen fireworks before?
a. Did you ever
b. Are you ever
c. Have you ever
d. Do you ever
4. We’ve been friends ____________________ many years.
a. since
b. from
c. during
d. for
5. You _________________ pay for the tickets. They’re free.
a. have to
b. don’t have
c. don’t need to
d. doesn’t have to
6. Jeff was ill last week and he _________________ go out.
a. needn't
b. can’t
c. mustn’t
d. couldn’t
7. These are the photos ________________ I took on holiday.
a. which
b. who
c. what
d. where
8. We’ll stay at home if it _______________ this afternoon.
a. raining
b. rains
c. will rain
d. rain
9. He doesn’t smoke now, but he __________________ a lot when he was young.
a. has smoked
b. smokes
c. used to smoke
d. was smoked
10. Mark plays football ___________________ anyone else I know.
a. more good than
b. as better as
c. best than
d. better than
11. I promise I __________________ you as soon as I’ve finished this cleaning.
a. will help
b. am helping
c. going to help
d. have helped
12. This town ___________________ by lots of tourists during the summer.
a. visits
b. visited
c. is visiting
d. is visited
13. How about _________________ to the cinema tonight?
a. going
b. go
c. to go
d. for going
14. Excuse me, can you ___________________ me the way to the station, please?
a. give
b. take
c. tell
d. say
15. A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s.
a. immigrants
b. emigrants
c. invaders
d. colonies
16. There was a nice meal and a band at the wedding ____
a. ceremony
b. reception
c. speech
d. group
17. I mostly ____ my friends via email.
a. get on well with
b. have in commn
c. keep in touch with
d. see each other
18. Bob has had a very interesting ___ . He has had jobs in many countries and industries.
a. carrier
b. job
c. career
d. work
19. She’s very successful. Her ___ has risen a lot in the past few years.
a. money
b. salary
c. job
d. earnings
20. I am very ___ in old cars.
a. keen
b. interesting
c. interested
d. fond
21. He ___ his exam because he didn’t study.
a. failed
b. passed
c. missed
d. fell
22. The house will look cleaner when you have finished the ____.
a. home
b. housewife
c. housework
d. homework
23. Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to many illnesses.
a. get
b. celebrate
c. contribute
d. affect
24. It’s cold so you should __________________ on a warm jacket.
a. put
b. wear
c. dress
d. take
25. Paul will look ______________ our dogs while we’re on holiday.
a. at
b. for
c. into
d. after
26. She ___________________ a lot of her free time reading.
a. does
b. spends
c. has
d. makes
27. Hello, this is Simon. Could I ___________________ to Jane, please?
a. say
b. tell
c. call
d. speak
28. They’re coming to our house ___________________ Saturday.
a. in
b. at
c. on
d. with
29. I phoned her ____________ I heard the news.
a. minute
b. during
c. by the time
d. the moment
30. I feel very ____________. I’m going to go to bed!
a. nap
b. asleep
c. sleepy
d. sleeper
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Ответ:
2. They _________________ in the park when it started to rain heavily.
b. were walking (Past Continuous для длительного действия в прошлом.)
3. ________________ seen fireworks before?
c. Have you ever (Present Perfect, вопрос о жизненном опыте)
4. We’ve been friends ____________________ many years.
d. for (for many years = на протяжении многих лет)
5. You _________________ pay for the tickets. They’re free.
c. don’t need to (билеты бесплатные, за них не надо платить)
6. Jeff was ill last week and he _________________ go out.
d. couldn’t (это единственная форма прошедшего времени из предложенных вариантов)
7. These are the photos ________________ I took on holiday.
a. which (= которые)
8. We’ll stay at home if it _______________ this afternoon.
b. rains (в придаточных условия вместо будущего времени используется настоящее)
9. He doesn’t smoke now, but he __________________ a lot when he was young.
c. used to smoke (= раньше курил)
10. Mark plays football ___________________ anyone else I know.
d. better than (именно так выглядит сравнительная степень наречия well)
11. I promise I __________________ you as soon as I’ve finished this cleaning.
a. will help (когда говорится об обещаниях, используется Future Simple)
12. This town ___________________ by lots of tourists during the summer.
d. is visited (тут нужен глагол в пассивном залоге)
13. How about _________________ to the cinema tonight?
a. going (после предлога в выражениях what about и how about всегда используется герундий)
14. Excuse me, can you ___________________ me the way to the station, please?
c. tell (tell the way to = подсказать дорогу к)
15. A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s.
a. immigrants (иммигранты - те, кто въезжают в страну)
16. There was a nice meal and a band at the wedding ____
b. reception (wedding reception = приём гостей по случаю бракосочетания)
17. I mostly ____ my friends via email.
c. keep in touch with (поддерживаю связь)
18. Bob has had a very interesting ___ . He has had jobs in many countries and industries.
c. career (карьера)
19. She’s very successful. Her ___ has risen a lot in the past few years.
b. salary (=зарплата. остальные слова не подходят)
20. I am very ___ in old cars.
c. interested (только после этого слова используется предлог in)
21. He ___ his exam because he didn’t study.
a. failed (=провалил)
22. The house will look cleaner when you have finished the ____.
c. housework (это работа по дому, домашние дела)
23. Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to many illnesses.
c. contribute (только после этого глагола используется предлог to)
24. It’s cold so you should __________________ on a warm jacket.
a. put (put on = надеть)
25. Paul will look ______________ our dogs while we’re on holiday.
d. after (look after = присмотреть)
26. She ___________________ a lot of her free time reading.
b. spends (spend time = проводить время)
27. Hello, this is Simon. Could I ___________________ to Jane, please?
d. speak (подсказка - предлог to после пропуска)
28. They’re coming to our house ___________________ Saturday.
c. on (с днями недели используется предлог on)
29. I phoned her ____________ I heard the news.
d. the moment (= в тот самый момент)
30. I feel very ____________. I’m going to go to bed!
c. sleepy (feel sleepy = хотеть спать)
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