Choose the right word to complete the statement.
A) birthday B) holiday C) Easter D) Christmas
2. Choose the row where NOT all words are from the indicated topic.
„Human Personality“
1. bright, able, clever, gifted, witty
2. silly, odd, stupid, stubborn, foolish
3. fair, friendly, frank, sincere, flavoured
4. kind, generous, honest, polite, patient
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
3. Choose the correct answer from the given below.
1.It is sometimes ... in autumn.
a) clouding over b) wet c) pour d) sunshine
2. There is ... today.
a) fog b) raining c) foggy d) rains
3. There is often ... in summer.
a) rain b) rainy c) rains d) raining
4.It is often ... in November.
a)snow b) snows c) snowing d) snowy
5. It rarely ... in spring.
a) freeze b) freezes c) freezing d) frosty
A) 1 b, 2a, 3 c, 4 c, 5 c B) 1 b, 2b, 3 c, 4 d, 5 b
C) 1 b, 2 a, 3 a, 4 d, 5 b D) 1 b, 2a, 3 b, 4 b, 5 a
4. Choose the right variant.
1. ... of their company‘s business projects is done in rural areas.
a) Nothing b) No one c) No d) None
2. All the boxes were tied in ... and put on the platform.
a) fours b) fourth c) the four d) the fourth
3. The Queen‘s tour of ... Caribbean will include ... Cayman Islands and ... Bermudas.
a) –, the, – b) –, –, the c) the, –, – d) the, the, the
4. ... latest official report says that at least half of .... nation‘s monuments in England are in ... desperate need of repairs.
a) –, a, the b) The, the, – c) The, –, a d) A, the, a
A) 1 d, 2 a, 3 d, 4 b B) 1 d, 2 a, 3 b, 4 c
C) 1 c, 2 d, 3 b, 4 a D) 1 a, 2d , 3 b, 4 c
5. Put the verb in the correct form
The Benton Horde, a priceless collection of ancient Roman silver, 1. _______________ (disappear) from its display cabinet in the British Museum. At today‘s emergency press conference, the Museum director John Clive said, that according to his theory, the treasures 2. ____________________ (probably/steal) by a professional gang on behalf of a specific collector. The matter is that the stolen silver 3. _______________ (be) very well-known and it 4. ____________________ (never/sell) on the open market.
Ten museums 5. _______________ (rob) in the last six months and the number 6. ________ (rise) steadily over the last few years. The Benton Horde 7. _______________ (consider) one of Britain‘s most important collections of Roman silver. It 8. _______________ (lie) undiscovered for almost sixteen centuries beneath a Sussex field until it 9. _______________ (find) incidentally in 1926.
A) 1 disappeared , 2 had probably been stolen, 3 is, 4 will never be sold, 5 have been robbed, 6 has been rising, 7 is considered, 8 had been lying, 9 found
B) 1 has disappeared , 2 had probably been stolen, 3 is, 4 will never be sold, 5 have been robbed, 6 has been rising, 7 consideres, 8 had been lying, 9 was founded
C) 1 has disappeared , 2 had probably been stolen, 3 is, 4 will never be sold, 5 have been robbed, 6 has been rising, 7 is considered, 8 had been lying, 9 was found
D) 1 disappeared , 2 had probably been stolen, 3 was, 4 will never be sold, 5 have been robbed, 6 has been rising, 7 was considered, 8 had been lying, 9 found
6. English speaking countries quiz. Choose the correct answer .
1. “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”. Who said this?
a) Barack Obama b) John Kennedy c) Abraham Lincoln
2. What is the name of the first known English literary work?
a) Beowulf b) Canterbury tales c) Hamlet
3. What English speaking country was a colony for prisoners from Europe?
a) the USA b) Canada c) Australia
4. Who is the head of Canada?
a) prime minister b) president c) queen
5. What are the official languages of Canada?
a) English and Spanish b) English and German c) English and French
A) 1 b, 2a, 3 c, 4 c, 5 c B) 1 a, 2b, 3 c, 4 a, 5 b
C) 1 b, 2 b, 3 a, 4 a, 5 c D) 1 b, 2a, 3 b, 4 b, 5 a
7. Choose the word that best fits each gap.
There are people who spend years suffering from an illness which doctors are not usually 1. _______ towards. Hypochondria is a 2. _______________ term which describes a highly abnormal level of worry about your health. Sufferers regularly visit their doctors with 3. _______________ of serious symptoms which doctors cannot explain. Hypochondriacs are always 4. _______________ about their health and often imagine that they are suffering from dangerous of 5. ______________ diseases. They waste the valuable time of doctors when they are really perfectly healthy. Sufferers can be taught to control their feelings of 6. _______________ through relaxation techniques.
A) 1 sympsthetically, 2 medication, 3 complaint, 4 pessimistic, 5 cure, 6 anxiety
B) 1 sympsthetic, 2 medical, 3 complaints, 4 pessimistic, 5 incurable, 6 anxiety
C) 1unsympsthetic, 2 medical, 3 complaint, 4 pessimistic, 5 curable, 6 anxiously
D) 1 sympsthetic, 2 medicated, 3 complaints, 4 pessimistic, 5 incurable, 6 anxious
8. Here is a pair of words. Fill in the missing word in each sentence.
1 Their new flat was very small and there just wasn‘t enough ... for all their furniture.
a) space b) room
2. Leave lots of ... between these shrubs when you plant them.
a) space b) room
3. Red doesn‘t really ... me. I look much better in blue or yellow.
a) fit b) suit
4. These shoes don‘t ... – they‘re much too big.
a) fit b) suit
5. Did you ... that it was Mandy‘s birthday today?
a) remember b) remind
6. ... me to send Mandy a birthday card, will you?
a) remember b) remind
A) 1 a, 2b, 3 a, 4 b, 5 a, 6 b B) 1 a, 2b, 3 b, 4 a, 5 b, 6 a
C) 1 b, 2 b, 3 a, 4 a, 5 a, 6 a D) 1 b, 2a, 3 b, 4 a, 5 a, 6 b
9. Find a mistake.
You have to wait till the Chapter six to find out who the murderer was.
1 2 3 4
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
10. Make up a question from the given words.
you / ever / to / parents / have / rudely / your/ spoken?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A) 1, 6, 4,8, 3, 5, 2, 7 B) 1, 5, 2, 8, 6, 3, 7, 4
C) 6, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 7 ,8 D) 5, 1, 2, 8, 6, 3, 7, 4
