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Тесты для контроля самостоятельной работы
Тест 1
I. Choose the best word to complete these sentences.
1.It’s easy to deal with ………………………………..people.
a)anxious; b) gloomy; c) sociable; d)disappointed
2.I like it when people are ………………………. And never late.
a) indifferent; b)punctual; c) careless; d) awkward
3.It bothers me when someone is ……………………………… .
a)responsible; b) irresponsible; c)attentive; d) skilled
4. Katherine is known to be a very …………………. person; she shows her feelings easily.
a) emotional; b)cool; c) quiet; d) reserved
5.The people who chew gum when they are talking are ……………………. .
a) ill- mannered; b) polite; c) cruel; d) strong- willed
6. I think a boss should be …………………………… .
a) double- faced; b) hot- tempered; c) arrogant; d)broad- minded
7. Nobody can trust George. He always promises to do something but never does it. He is not ……………………. , is he?
a)aggressive; b)reliable; c) independent; d) sensitive
8) Our new colleague does not ask questions about every detail; he seems to be quite……………………………. .
a) concentrated; b) careless; c) hard-working; d)competent
II. Write a word which means the opposite of the word in italics in each of these sentences.
1. Everybody knows how boastful he is.
………………………………………………………………………
2.Brian’s handshake was firm as always.
……………………………………………………………………….
3.She is patient in dealing with difficult customers.
……………………………………………………………………….
4.Very often Peter’s attitude to his competitor is hostile.
………………………………………………………………………..
5.He was very weak- willed when it came to giving up cigarettes.
………………………………………………………………………..
6.My parents were very strict with me.
………………………………………………………………………..
7.The cashier in our supermarket is absolutely honest.
…………………………………………………………………………
8.Do you think beautiful women are always attracted to handsome men? He is very good- looking.
…………………………………………………………………………
III Read the descriptions of three persons and mark (٧) which of the m you see in the picture?
□ A “Here is a picture of my sister,” said John. And he showed a face of a young
pretty girl. She was dark- haired and her eyes were dark and large. She had penciled eyebrows and long eyelashes. Her smile was charming and her lips were well cut.
□ B “Here is a picture of my girl- friend,” said John. And he showed a face of a pretty girl with red hair. Her complexion was fair and the eyes were blue. A mass of hair fell in curls to her shoulders. She was smiling and she had a pretty dimple in her cheek.
□ C “Here is a picture of my cousin,” said John. And he showed a face of a beautiful girl with thick fair plaits. The girl was blue- eyed and her eyebrows were well marked. She was smiling and her teeth were even and white. She had a mole on her cheek.
IV. Parts of the body are used in some colloquial idioms describing various human states and characteristics. Match the first part (1-8) with the second part (a-j) to make correct idioms. There are some extra phrases in column B.
1. I could grow my own bananas, if I had a) face the facts
2. He dialed Ivan’s number, which he knew b) a finger in every pie
3. Don’t believe him. He’s just c) all ears
4.He was the kind of man who could d) a heart to heart talk
5. Bill takes part in a lot of things. e) thin- skinned
He always has f) a green thumb
6. I have a problem, John. Let’s sit down g)pulling your leg
and have h)high- handed
7.The parents should be careful what they i) by heart
say. The children are j) a sweet tooth
8. George tries not to offend his wife.
She is so
V. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.
Dolly de Vries was now a woman of sixty. She was very fat and her face seemed larger than life. There was a slightly (1) ………………………………….. touch in her black dress, but she
(2)………………………………. a double string of pearls (3)…………………………… her neck. Her short hair was (4) ………………………….a rich copper. Her lips and her (5) ………………………..were bright red. When Dolly saw Michael she (6) ……………………
her eyebrows and (7) ……………………………. Her thin lips. Michael came up to her and (8) ……………………….. her hand.
W.S.Maugham
| a | b | c |
| 1. man; 2. carried; 3. near to; 4. dyed; 5.toe-nail; 6. lifted; 7. squeezed; 8. shook; | masculine; dressed; about; painted; finger- nails; rose; compressed; trembled; | human; wore; round; made up; hand- nails; raised; clapped; shivered; |
VI. Match a first sentence (1-10) with a second sentence (a-j) to make short exchanges.
1. Have you seen Bob’s new girl- friend? What does she look like?
2. Don/t you mind if I bring a friend to your birthday party?
3. Can you lend me some money?
4. Do you happen to know Mr Brown’s son?
5. Peter seems quite cheerful, but some minutes later he seems awfully depressed.
6. Are you going to invite the Smiths for the weekend again?
7. Whom do you fail in love with?
8. I’m looking for a flatmate who is calm and never gets angry.
9. I don’t like people who talk too much.
10. Don’t you think Ann is very aggressive? She always wants to prove that she is smarter than any of us.
a) No, they are very sloppy. I can’t stand it when people leave things all over the place.
b) Yes, he is rather moody and difficult to deal with.
c) I am of the same opinion. I don’t like talkative people either.
d) With the Only Girl in the World.
e) I agree with you. She is very difficult to communicate with.
f) I’m afraid, I can’t. I follow Polonius words: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”
g) Well, I think, I am the best candidate. I am rather easy going.
h) She is rather attractive. She has eyes like forest pools and holds herself like a princess.
i) Yes, Dick resembles his father greatly; he is a younger edition of his father.
j) The more the merrier.
VII. Complete these sentences with the right prepositions.
1. When I entered the room I heard Mary shouting ……………. the top ………… her voice.
2. She covered her face ……………… both hands and burst into tears.
3. He was so shocked ……………. The news that he did not speak; he only shook his head ……….. right ………… left.
4. David was rather well- read ………………. his age.
5. Somebody knocked ………… the door and a well- dressed man …………. A round good- natured face entered the room.
6. Rebecca was ……………..medium height and was delicately built. Her dress was light- blue and she wore a silver belt ………….her waist.
7. She did not want to awake her child and went to the door ………….. tiptoe.
8. My younger sister is very pretty, especially when she smiles and shows two funny dimples ………….. her check.
Тест 2
(“Everyday English”, урок 5 “Health”)
I Choose the best word to complete these sentences.
1. Travellers to India are inoculated against a dangerous infectious ………………………. such as typhoid before they go.
a) disease; b) illness; c) sickness;
2. This ointment will soon ……………… his cuts.
a) cure; b) heal; c) treat;
3. My granny often fells ………. In her bones when the weather is wet.
a) ache; b) hurt; c) pain;
4. If you have a high temperature you must …………………... .
a) put a dressing on your head; b) call a doctor; c) breath deeply;
5. My sister had a sore throat and the doctor advised to …………. her throat every three hours.
a) clean; b) gargle; c) wash;
6. While playing volleyball An broke her leg and was taken to the ………….. .
a) dentist; b) physician; c) surgeon;
7. David was coughing and the doctor sounded his ………………….. .
a) bosom; b) breath; c) lungs.
8. Peter’s brother was wounded in the war and now he is unable to hear very well; he is a little ……………….. .
a) blind; b) deaf; c) dumb;
II. Complete the sentence by writing an appropriate word or a phrase from the box in each gap. There are some extra words, which you do not need to use.
| a) the nurse; b) nervous system; c) caught cold; d) after- effects; e) epidemic; f) stay in bed; g) bottle; h) health insurance certificate; i) injections; g) take pills; k) a fever; l) the bandage; m) an empty stomach |
1. Victor had (1) ……………………… and the doctor told him to (2) ……………
for a couple of days.
2. You should (3) ………………… three times a day on (4) …………………… .
3. The weather was rather cool and he (5) ……………………………… .
4. I hate (6) …………………. Especially when (7) …………………… is not experienced enough.
5. Everyone in our country should have (8) …………………………………. .
6. If you don’t take medicine carefully, you can have (9) …………………… .
7. The surgeon told me to remove (10) ……………………………………… .
8. Don’t forget to put a hot-water (11) ……………………… to the hip.
III. Correct the mistakes, which have been underlined for you. Suggest a suitable word.
Yesterday I had to visit my (1) medicine. I had such a (2) hurt in stomach after eating cucumbers.
The doctor (3) saw me very attentively and told me (4) to do tests. “You have (5) characteristics of poisoning,” he said. “Don’t worry. You’ll soon be (6) best. But you should (7) receive medicine three times a day.” And the doctor wrote out a (8) recipe.
1.……………………………………………………………………………….
2. ………………………………………………………………………………
3. ………………………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………………………
5. ………………………………………………………………………………
6. ………………………………………………………………………………
7. ………………………………………………………………………………
8. ………………………………………………………………………………
IV. Make word partnership with the verb on the left (A) and the nouns on the right (B). There are some extra nouns in column B.
A B
1. be restricted to a) high blood pressure
2. make out b) with bacteria
3. apply a mustard plaster c) an ambulance
4. give d) a diagnosis
5. be infected e) temperature
6. relieve f) recommendation
7. take a treatment for g) on the back
8. call h) a medical certificate
i) a diet
j) the pain
V. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word for each space.
Max was awake all night with an awful toothache. In the morning he made (1) ……………….. with his dentist and went to his office. When he came thee dentist asked Max to have a (2) ……………………….. and began to (3) ………………..
His teeth. A tooth on the left side had a feeling that was (4) ……………………… .
The dentist asked Max to open the mouth wide to (5) ………………………….. an
X-tray. In some time he developed the film and looked at the picture. The dentist said that the tooth could not be (6) ………………. and he had to (7) ……………..
The tooth. The dentist (8) ……………………… an injection of Novocaine and told Max to wait for some time. In an hour Max returned home quite happy.
| A | b | c |
| 1. an appointment; 2. place; 3. check; 4. idle; 5. do; 6. cured; 7. move out; 8. did; | a date; sit; look; loose; make; healed; pull out; made; | a meeting; seat; see; unsteady; take; treated; take out; gave; |
VI. Write what you would say in each of these situations:
1. You ask about some medicine for your sleep disorder;
……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. You want to know if you can make an appointment with the doctor as soon as possible;
……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Express your regret to a friend who is going to be operated on for appendicitis;
……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Give an advice to your mother to go to the specialist if she feels sick at heart;
……………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Express surprise to your friend who does not check his teeth at least once a year.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
6. You would like to know the results of your liver test ( if they are favourable or not)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
VI. Complete these sentences with from, on, to, of, out, after
1. The child is complaining ………………… repeated stomach trouble again.
2. The dentist had to fit a crown ……………. my tooth to save it.
3. Peter’s wife suffers ……………… cancer; her husband and children spend days and nights looking ……………… her.
4. Our neighbour was taken …………..hospital ay the beginning of the month, and soon may be discharged ………………….. .
5. In some African countries people die …………………. terrible diseases and hunger.
6. The wave of anthrax attacks through the mail in autumn 2001 made all the people feel that the epidemic could break ………………….. unexpectedly.
Тест 3
( “Everyday English”. Урок 8 “Shopping” )
I. Write the name of the shop where you can buy the food or goods from the list below.
1. vegetables and herbs ………………………………………………………….
2. meat and poultry ………………………………………………………………
3. milk, cheese and butter ……………………………………………………….
4. bread and cakes ……………………………………………………………….
5. socks and tights ……………………………………………………………….
6. hats …………………….……………………………………………………….
7. gloves, buttons, scarves ………………………………………………………..
8. writing paper and files …………………………………………………………
9. newspapers and magazines …………………………………………………….
10. nails, hammers and screws ……………………………………………………
II. For each of the words and phrases in italics find another word with the same meaning which could also be used in the same sentence.
1. It is biggest shop in our town ……………………………………………………
2. It was a rush hour and a lot of people were queueing at the check- out point…………………………………………………………………………………
3. She was constantly looking for something to purchase………………………….
4. She never wore off- the- peg clothes…………………………………………….
5. This blouse suits you perfectly. …………………………………………………..
6. The scarf goes very well with your coat. …………………………………………
7. There are dresses and skirts of different styles in this collection. ………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Complete the sentences with one of the following expressions.
| a) be out of stock b) (sell) by weight c) wear well d) run out of e) shopping spree f) impulse buying g) look for bargains h) shopping list |
1. Many people come to this market to ……………………………… .
2. Sorry, we don’t have this style of shoes now, we are …………………….. at the moment.
3. The trousers are made of pure wool, I don’t think they ……………………… .
4.Have you included sugar in the …………………….? I couldn’t find any in the cupboard.
5. Do you sell your lemons by the head or ………………………..?
6. I’ve spent all my month’s earnings at the mall today. It was a real …………… .
7. Don’t take your coat off, dear. We’ve ………………….. bread. Will you run to the baker’s round the corner?
8. This kind of advertising is aimed at those who incline to …………………… .
IV. Make word partnerships with the verbs on the left (A) and the nouns on the right (B).
A B
1. dress a) cash
2. be b) customers
3. deliver c) presents
4. serve d) the shop windows
5. wrap up e) money
6. change f) goods
7. weigh g) fruit
8. pay h) a misfit
V. Read the text and decide which word from the box best fits each numbered space.
| a) department; b) garments; c) shirts; d) shoes; e) clothes; f) T-shirts; g) bathing suits; h) merchandise; i) buying; j) tailored; k) purchase; l) shop windows; m) be worth; n) boutiques; o) lingerie; p) customer; q) wear; r) go shopping |
There was something in her constant wandering daily through the (1) ……………
………….. and (2) …………………… stores of Beverly Hills, (3) ………… … ,
always buying – what did it matter if she needed the (4) …………………. Or not?
She had hundreds of elegant (5) ……………………. To wear at dinner; -dozens
(8) ……………………. by hundreds; drawers of hand- made (9) ……………...;
three dozen (10) ………………………. , which she kept in the swimming-pool house.
She searched the (11) ………………….. for new and new (12) …………………. .
If she ever allowed herself to (13) ………………….. jeans and (14) ……………...
What reason would she have to (15) ………………………. ?
Everyday she went out looking for something to (16) ……………………. . She couldn’t buy just anything. It had to (17) ………………………… buying.
Day by day she became an increasingly difficult (18) ……………………. .
VI. Write what people say in each of these situations.
1. You want to try this dress on and you don’t know where to go. You ask the shop assistant: …………………………………………………………………………….
2. When you buy clothes the first question you are asked is about your size:
……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You want to buy this nice hat but you don’t know whether you can afford it. So you ask about the price: …………………………………………………………….
4. You’ve looked through a wide choice of ties for your brother. The tired shop assistant shows you another tie and asks: …………………………………………..
5. You are in a big department store and you don’t know where to find the pens you need and you ask: ………………………………………………………………
Тест 4
( “Everyday English”. Урок 11. “Getting a Job”)
I. Fill in the right word in the gap.
1. She works at a ………………… of 100 dollars a month.
a) wages; b) pay; c) salary; d) earnings
2. Mr. White is a junior ……………….. , he works under Mr. Young.
a) colleague; b) executive; c) subordinate; d) foreman
3. In what ……………………… do you work?
a) position; b) post; c) job; d) capacity
4. Ann was unemployed doing only odd …………………….. .
a) work; b)jobs; c) occupation; d) position
5. He …………………… from Oxford with honours.
a) graduated; b) left; c) quitted; d) finished
6. Your campus career counselor is professionally …………………. to advise you on job search technique.
a) experienced; b) qualified; c) well- known; d) skilled
II. For each of the words in italics find another word with the same meaning which could also be used in the same sentences.
1. What is your uncle trade? ……………………………………………………
2. He is unemployed at the moment. He was laid off last month. …………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The staff of the company is committed to the organization’s goals. …………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Only skilled personnel wanted…………………………………………………
5. What type of position are you looking for? ……………………………………
6. He was dismissed for being constantly late for work ……………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Read the text and decide which word from the box best fits each numbered space.
| a) employment; b) strengths; c) education; d) job search; e) employee; f) accomplishment; g0) valuable; h) experience; i) employers; j) responsibilities; k) supervisor; l) recommendations; m) job |
Don’t Become Job- solete
Congratulation! Your (1) ………………………. Has paid off and you’ve landed that job of your dreams. Time to sit back and relax, right? Wrong! The smart
(2) ………………………. Keeps his job search, even when he is happy with his
(3) …………………. .
First, make yourself a (4) …………………………… employee.
Second, figure out what your (5) ………………….. and interests are and continue to develop. Take advantage of every opportunity to learn something new. Don’t allow your (6) ……………………. to become obsolete.
Third, keep records of your (7) ……………………… .
Fourth, take “Its’ not my (8) …………………………. !” out of your vocabulary.
Volunteer to take on new (9) ………………….., every new works is a learning (10) ………………… . (11) ………………………. Value workers who don’t have a “nine- to- five” mentality.
Fifth, bond with the boss even if this job won’t last forever. A good relationship with your (12) ………………….. will give you high (13) ……………… in the future.
IV. Make word partnership with the verbs on the left (A) and the nouns on the right (B).
A B
1. fill a) an office
2. hold b) a company
3. make c) two maids
4. join d) the position
5. employ e) a vacancy
6. resign f) overtime
7. work g) a living
VI. Match a first sentence (1-5) with a second sentence (a-e) to make short exchanges.
1. I would like to make an appointment with the counselor.
2. Good morning, Employment Agency.
3. I’d like to see the manager tomorrow.
4. Fine, I think I’ll come on Wednesday after work.
5. I’m told you want people at your plan.
a) Yes, we need skilled welders.
b) Will Monday 3 p.m. suit you?
c) Sorry, he is fully booked for tomorrow.
d) Hello, my name is John Benson. I’d like to ask some questions.
e) You are welcome. Good-bye.
VII. Complete these sentences with the right prepositions.
1. A apply …………. The job because I am interested ………………. Changing …………. a better position.
2. Mr. Smith is …………… charge …………. our Marketing department. He is quite qualified ………………. the post.
3. How much do you earn a month? – I can’t say exactly as I am payed ………… piece work.
4.Mr. Brown asked me to go ……………. business trip instead of Harry, he is ………….. sick leave at present.
5. Our Insurance Company insures …………. any damage.
6. You don’t have to pay a fee …………. Our agent …………….. his work.
7. He doesn’t work at the moment, he is …………….. work..
8. I am sorry, the doctor can’t see you today, he works …………… appointment only.
Тест 5
(“Advanced Gold”. Урок 3. “The root of all evil?”)
I. Complete the sentences below with one of the following.
| on; through; your voice; off; much weight; out; away; the motion; too far |
1. She may be a world famous novelist but her opinion certainly doesn’t carry …………….. with me.
2. After they had walked almost 20 kilometres in freezing temperatures they were too exhausted to carry ……….. .
3. What carried him ………….. the years of poverty was an unflinching belief in his ability as a musician.
4. If you want to become a successful public speaker you need to learn to make …………………. carry.
5. I thought we would never convince him to back our film project, but somehow we carried it ……………….. and he offered us seven million.
6. There’s no need to get carried ……….. , we’ve only won about £30.
7. I thought the debate was going in our favour, but in the end …….. wasn’t carried.
8. It started off as just a student prank but someone carried it ………….. and the building caught fire.
9. Why do you keep making threats when we all know you will never carry them ………….. ?
II. Read this text and for each gap decide if you need to add nothing ( the zero article), a/an or the.
The Fat One
On 11th November 1811 (1) … Spanish Parliament passéd (2) … law creating Spain’s national lottery, one of (3)………. country’s oldest. Today ticket sales bring in close to nine billion pesetas (about 350 million pounds). (4) … lottery lays claim to being (5) … best in the world for those who buy tickets, with (6) … seventy per cent of the money they pay finding its way back into their pockets as prize money. (7) … rest goes to (8)… government.
(9) … Christmas Lottery, known as “ El Gordo” ( the fat one), has (10) … largest jackpot. Spaniards spend as much as 272 billion pesetas on (11) … tickets each year and get over 200 billion of that back in (12) … prizes. Official lottery shops and bars, restaurants and even small family stores sell tickets for weeks beforehand. The 3000 peseta “decimos” as the individual tickets are called, can win (13)… bearer as much as 300 million pesetas ( £2000000) tax-free and are frequently split between (14) … friends and family members, with people spending only (15) … few hundred pesetas for (16) … share of (17) … number.
Much of (18) … country grinds to (19) … standstill from 9 o’clock on (20) … morning of 22nd December as the children of San Indefonso school in Madrid start to sing out the winning numbers in (21) … ceremony that is broadcast live on television and radio and which goes on for more than three hours. The organizers claim “El Gordo” is (22) … biggest first prize offered in (23) … national lottery anywhere in the world. Between that and (24) … other lotteries and games of chance, analysts estimate that each Spaniard spends (25) … average of 50000 pesetas (26) … year on (27) … gambling, more than (28) ……… minimum monthly wage.
III. In each sentence below there is one mistake with the definite, indefinite or zero article. Find the mistakes and correct them.
1. After Sam and Tina won the lottery they went on a luxury cruise in Mediterranean.
2. People are beginning to make lot of money out of the Internet.
3. My sister- in- law works as engineer with a large oil company.
4. What brilliant speech the new finance minister gave at the opening of parliament.
5. Climbing the Mount Everest has become very fashionable among ordinary tourists.
6. In the “Newsweek” magazine it said he was one of the ten richest people in the USA.
7. The British have had mixed reactions to introduction of a national lottery.
8. Have a look in the newspaper and tell me what time the new film is on at Odeon.
IV. Match the two parts of the compound adjectives in column A and column B.
Column A Column B
1. level a) produced
2. long b) fitting
3. air c) headed
4. tight d) made
5. mass e) proof
6. so f) conditioned
7. absent g) standing
8. bullet h) called
9. self i) minded
j) minute
V. Use each compound adjective in Exercise IV to complete one of the sentences bellow.
1. Tom is one of those ………………. professor types. He doesn’t seem to know what day it is but has the most brilliant ideas and theories.
2. Most hotels in cities like Bangkok are ……………
3. Many of the world’s wealthiest people are ………….. millionaires.
4. I’m just going to pop out to do some …………. shopping for the party tonight.
5. What do you think of all those ……… clothes that are fashionable at the moment?
6. Janett is the sensible one. She’s the most …………. member of the family.
7. They were disappointed to find the street market full of ……… clothing.
8. That ………………. expert they hired doesn’t seem to know much about computers at all.
9. When the Pope visits other countries he drives around in his famous ………. “pope mobile.”
10. Despite their ……….. friendship, they fell out over a very small amount of money she had lent them.
VI. Complete these sentences with one of the following particles: off, up, down, out.
1. I wouldn’t describe my family as well -……………., but as children we never had to go without.
2. Don’t work too hard and let yourself get run- ……….. . You’ll end up getting ill.
3. He was fined for driving too fast in a built - …………………… area.
4. There was only a broken - …………. old wall to protect the secret garden from curious passers- by.
5. Hard- ………….. shoppers can get some wonderful bargains on electrical goods in the new discount store.
6. You should get rid of that old tracksuit. It’s almost completely worn- …… .
7. He gave a one- ………….. performance at a small jazz club when he was in London.
8. Advertising executives often get burnt- ……………… after a couple of years on the job.
VII. Fill in the gaps with a verb in an appropriate tense.
Ewa: Where are you from?
Esther: From Albacete in Spain but (1) ……….. (live) in London for the last six months. What about you?
Ewa: I’m from Lublin in Poland but (2) ……….. (live) in London too at the moment. (3) ……….. (visit) London before you came to live here?
Esther: No. This is my first time away from home, actually. I (4) ……….. ( really enjoy) it. How long (5) ………… (plan) to stay here?
Ewa: Until (6) ........... (perfect) my English! No, (7) ........... (only joke). I (8) ……….. (think) of taking the Proficiency exam next year though.
Esther: Wow! So, how long (9) ………… (live) here?
Ewa: Well, by the end of this month (10) …………. (be) here for exactly two years.
Esther: That’s a long time. (11) ………… (miss) your family terribly?
Ewa: I would be but they (12) ……….. (always phone) me and (13)……….
(send) me letters and e-mail messages so it (14) ……….. (be) too bad so far. Oh, and of course several of them (15) ……….. (be) here to visit me. (16) ………… (be) very homesick?
Esther: Yes, but (17) ………. (go) back to Spain for Christmas. I (18) ………… (really look forward) to it.
Ewa: You must be.
Тест 6
(“Advanced Gold”. Урок 7. “The ties that bind us”)
I. Look at the sentences below. In eight of them an incorrect preposition has been used. Find the incorrect preposition and replace them with appropriate prepositions.
1. One of the reasons many musicians’ get frustrated is that they are always striving at perfection.
2. Because of that, they are never entirely satisfied for their performances.
3. In some cases the musicians teachers have been very demanding and this has had an influence in their development.
4. Even when they get excellent reviews they are not convinced by them and always believe they could have played better.
5. How well musicians cope with the stress of a career as a performer depends at how well they can control feelings of self- doubt.
6. According with some experts, extreme cases of stage fright are more common among student musicians.
7. Withdrawal of approval by a respected teacher can represent a major crisis for young musicians.
8. There has been a marked reduction on the number of jobs in orchestra in the last few years.
9. Failure to find paid work can lead on a loss of motivation for the musician.
10. Young musicians usually have considerable respect to conductors and senior members of the orchestra.
II. Complete each of the following sentences in a meaningful way by choosing one of the options given.
1. I know Adela wishes she has/would have/could have another baby, but the doctor says it might not be possible.
2. If only I hadn’t got/ wouldn’t have got/ didn’t get so angry with Patrick last time we met.
3. I’d rather we wait/waited/ had waited before telling Billy he’s going to have a little brother.
4. I wish you would visit/ would have visited/ had visited your grandmother a little more often now that she’s so frail.
5. If only Grandpa would be/ has been/ were alive to see this.
6. Don’t you sometimes wish you and Dad would not get/did not get/ had not got married when you were so young?
7. I really wish I would go/ could go/ went to Australia for my nephew’s wedding.
8. It’s high time you children start/ will start/ started helping your mother around the house a bit more.
9. I wish I did/ would/ will not live so far away from the rest of my family.
10. Suppose you have had/ had had/ would have had triplets instead of twins. Do you think you would have been able to manage?
III. Decide which word best fits each space in the text below.
| How To Research Your Family Tree Creating a family tree can be an absorbing and rewarding pastime, and who knows where it might (1)…? You might discover you have royal (2)…, a hereditary title and a coat of arms, a forgotten legacy or even an infamous mass murderer in the family. You’ll be creating a (n) (3)… and valuable resource to share and a fascinating insight into your own life and times for future (4)…. Before you begin, ask around to see if any of the (5)… research has already been done. Most families have at least one (6) … historian whose records may be able to get you off to a good (7)… . Older family members can give you a first- hand (8)… of recent family history, though remember to (9)… some tact and always be sensitive to any skeletons and scandals that you may uncover. Official documents such as old birth, marriage and death certificates are an invaluable (10)… and family photo albums can provide a(n) (11)… of information. Postcards and letters also often contain useful historical snippets and even (12)… photographs of places and buildings can provide additional (13) … of exploration. Start with an Internet search of your family name. You may come (14) … a family home page providing a link to long-lost relations or overseas (15)… of the family. |
1. A. guide B follow C lead D direct
2. A. ancestry B lineage C pedigree D descent
3. A. sole B unique C only D single
4. A. offspring B generation C ages D progeny
5. A. inaugural B beginning C introductory D initial
6. A. amateur B beginner C apprentice D unskilled
7. A. beginning B initiation C start D outset
8. A. way B access C account D entrance
9. A .exercise B have C apply D practice
10. A. fount B origin C root D source
11. A. wealth B abundance C profusion D richness
12. A. indistinguishable B obscure C unknown D nameless
13. A. courses B passages C avenues D ways
1. A. around B to C across D through
2. A. branches B portions C sections D parts
IV. Choose between the two options given to complete the text appropriately.
“ I wish you wouldn’t behave so (1) childlike/childishly. I’m really beginning to (2) lose/loose patience with you. I think you’d better to go to your room and spend an hour (3) alone/lonely thinking really (4) hard/hardly about how Grandma must have felt when you threw her present into the (5) canal/channel as if it were completely (6) priceless/worthless! It was (7) especially/specially cruel when you know how fond of you she is. And then to (8) imply/infer that she had got it for free when she went to Switzerland on holiday last year. Well, that really was the limit. I know it had (9) “ memory/souvenir of Basle” on the packet but I’m sure she bought it. Even if she didn’t it’s the (1) principal/principle of the thing that bothers me. When I was a little girl getting really lovely (11) stationery/stationary like that was a thrill. I used to spend hours (12) practicing/practicing my best writing before I was prepared to use so much as a sheet! Your father and I have always done our best to (13) ensure/insure that you children never wanted for anything and just look what it’s done for us. You’re all spoilt, ungrateful and rude! And don’t you dare (14) rise/raise your voice when you speak to me! I’m absolutely furious with you! I think (15) laying/lying down for a while might have a calming (16) affect/effect on both of us, actually!
V. Match the words in column A to the explanations in column B.
Column A Column B
1. celebrated a)without doubt, clearly
2. outcry b)express approval or support
3. peer c)well-known, famous
4. spark (verb) d)a small uncertain sign
5. endorse e)refuse to let go
6. dwindle f)become steadily fewer or smaller
7. decidedly g)distressing
8. glimmer h)a public expression of anger
9. harrowing i)be the cause of
10. cling j)look very carefully or hard
Тест 7
(«Advanced Gold.» Урок 9 «Where there’s a will…»)
I. Fill in the gaps in these sentences with ‘do’ or ‘make’.
1. If you don’t have anything to …………….. , why don’t you give your father a hand in the kitchen?
2. He had a minor accident on the way to work. Fortunately, he didn’t …………….. much damage to the other car.
3. I wonder if I could …………….. a suggestion? Wouldn’t it be a better idea to buy a new photocopier?
4. I’ m sure the interior designer will …………….. a fantastic job on the lining room. It will look completely different.
5. I didn’t feel up to going to the party so I decided to phone and …………….. an excuse.
6. It took me weeks to …………….. all the arrangements for my holiday and then I realized there was no one to look after my cats.
7. She decided she would have to …………….. more of an effort to learn Polish.
8. You would …………….. everyone a favour if you were to agree to be Head of Department.
9. Would you be able to …………….. use of this sofa bed? It’s really too big for my loving room.
10. Why don’t you take a few weeks off? It would …………….. you the world of good!
11. If you t…………….. he beds, I’ll …………….. the dishes.
II. Read the text and fill in the gaps by choosing between the alternatives A,B,C and D.
A top coach for a top team.
How can a contemporary football coach expect to (1) … any real impression on the very wealthy young men in elite football teams like Manchester United? The problem is how to motivate people who have often become used to being treated like kings. Manchester United coach Steve McClaren looked fore solutions in sports where coaches had already managed to (2) …a similar problem and that meant the US sports in which multi-million-dollar contracts have been commonplace for many years. Here’s what he had to say. “I still read the books of eminent American football and baseball coaches. What they give you is an insight into dealing with millionaire athletes. It’s a matter of trying to instill selflessness. You have to (3) … them feel “it’s ‘we’ rather that ‘me’ that matters.” With the team I coached before it was mainly question of analysing the opposition and how best to operate against them, so as to (4)…an advantage in the match itself. With Manchester it’s a matter of focusing 99per cent on our players. To and extent, competition helps. But you still need to reassure people and resolve their (5)… about themselves and their place in the club. Once the training session is over what really (6) … a difference is taking a personal interest in the players. Good, strong management helps too. I always (7)… my word. The players know that. If there is any tendency to lose motivation, they know there are plenty of others dying to (8) … that promotion from the reserves. The coach’s best friend is the bench. At the end of the day, it’s the only way you can (9) … control over them. Because they all want to play. Sometimes they ask me: “Where the hell do I go from here?” It’s a good question since many great players do (10) … into trouble when they move on from an elite club. Some do go into coaching, though. The trouble is a lot of players now don’t want to start at the bottom. They wasn’t an assistant manager’s job at least. They don’t want to work with kids or the reserves. But you only (11)… experience through working your way up through the ranks. That’s what I (12)… to do when I was younger and look where I am today.’
1. A get B achieve C do D make
2. A resolve B solution C absolve D dissolve
3. A get B have C do D make
4. A win B gain C achieve D get
5. A debts B doubts C debits D deficits
6. A gets B has C does D makes
7. A keep B retain C maintain D hold
8. A have B take C get D make
9. A take B obtain C gain D acquire
10. A get B hit C fall D arrive
11. A have B gain C win D achieve
12. A solved B absolved C resolved D dissolved
III. Match the beginnings a)- h) to the endings 1-8 to form complete sentences.
a) She loved the job but she could barely get by on what she earned so, what she did
b) I’ don’t really want anything to eat; what I’d really like
c) I know he’s supposed to be brilliant but what really gets on my nerves
d) She got back at midnight after a ten-hour flight and couldn’t find her keys. What had happened
e) He sometimes practiced for eight hours without a break. What made him so motivated
f) It all sounds wonderful but what I’d like to know
g) Paula’s incredibly patient, generous and loyal but what I value most about her
h) You’re obviously tired and over-anxious. What I think you should do
1. is where we’re going to get the money to do it.
2. was that she had left them in the drawer of the bedside table in the hotel.
3. is a nice cup of tea.
4. was the fact that his parents hadn’t let him play when he was a child.
5. is her ability to laugh at herself
6. is take a couple of weeks holiday
7. was to finally pluck up enough courage to ask him for a promotion.
8. is the way he always behaves as if whatever we decide to do was his idea.
IV. Find words for the following in this word search grid.
a) a leather seat made to fit over the back of an animal, especially a horse
b) the words of a song, especially a modern, popular song
c) a short description of the contents of a book written on the cover or on an advertisement
d) leather bands put on a horse’s head to control its movements
e) large rubber shoes like the limbs of certain sea animals worn when swimming under water
f) a practice session for a play or concert
g) a tube with a mouthpiece allowing a swimmer under water to breathe
h) a three-legged support e.g. for a camera
i)a rubber garment worn by underwater swimmers, surfers etc.
j) a person who directs the playing of a group of musicians
k) a piece of glass or other transparent material which makes a beam of light passing through it bend, spread out, become narrower, change direction etc.
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| A | L | E | N | S | N | O | R | K | E | L |
| D | C | W | E | N | S | E | T | R | D | U |
| T | W | B | K | S | D | T | E | G | B | R |
| R | E | H | E | A | R | S | A | L | R | B |
| I | T | P | U | D | X | A | F | Y | I | K |
| P | S | B | A | D | Y | D | F | R | D | F |
| O | U | Z | L | L | E | N | S | I | L | T |
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V. Use the words you found in the grid to complete these sentences. Some of the words need to be changed grammatically to fit the sentences.
1. He’s got three cameras, I don’t know how many …………………….. , a ………………
and countless albums of his photographs but no dark room.
2. A man emerged from the water wearing a huge pair of ………………. , a ………………
and a mask.
3. At the first …………….. , the ……………….. always expects choir member to be able to sight read the score of a new work.
4. As soon as Trigger sees me coming wearing my crash helmet and carrying his ………… and …………………….. he runs off.
5. I can’t stop humming the tune but the ………………….. are pretty meaningless really.
6. The ……………… on the back of the paperback edition of her latest novel called her ‘the greatest living British novelist’.
VI. Read the text below and then decide for each gap which of the three alternatives A.B or C would be possible.
‘ No Smoking Day’ Research Studies
Teenagers are a vital weapon in the battle to stop people smoking, according to research published to coincide with ‘ No Smoking Day’. The study shows that at any given point in time more than 75 per cent of teenagers (1) … to persuade their parents to quit. Even youngsters who (2) … to smoking themselves say they have nagged their parents to give up. The survey of 11- to 15- years –old (3) … that children and teenagers (4) … smoking as rebellious and trendy any more. They (5) … more concerned about the effects of their parents’ habit on their own health. Smokers with children (6) … also more likely to want to quit and to have tried to give up. The researchers who carried out the study (7) … that almost three- quarters of 10,000 asthmatic youngsters who (8) … in the survey (9) … other people’s cigarette smoke had made their condition worse. Of those, 31 per cent (10) … with someone who (11) … at some stage. Two further studies (12) … to mounting evidence that genes (13) … an important role in nicotine addition. People taking part in the survey who had started smoking at 16 or younger and who (14) … repeatedly to successfully kick the habit share a common genetic make- up. But genes hardly (15) … the full story. In about 25 per cent of identical twin pairs only one twin (16) …, though they (17) .. the same genes. Clearly, environment and willpower (18) … a role as well. Last year, two million people (19) … in ‘ No Smoking Day’ with an estimated half a million people (20) … helped to stop smoking by the venture.
1. A are trying B tried C were trying
2. A are admitting B admit C have admitted
3. A had suggested B suggests C is suggesting
4. A have not seen B do not see C did not see
5. A are B were C have been
6. A are B were C have been
7. A are finding B have found C found
8. A took part B take part C were taking part
9. A are believing B believe C believed
10. A were living B live C are living
11. A smokes B was smoking C had smoked
12. A are adding B have added C added
13. A are playing B had played C play
14. A had failed B are failing C fail
15. A tell B are telling C told
16. A is smoking B was smoking C smokes
17. A shared B have shared C share
18. A have played B play C are playing
19. A took part B had taken part C have taken part
20. A were B have been C had been
Тест 8
(“Advanced Gold” Урок 13 “ An interesting business”)
I. Replace the underlined words in these sentences by using a participle clause.
Example Since she had phoned to say her plane was delayed, she knew her friends would not be worried. – Having phoned to say her plane was delayed, she knew her friends would not be worried.
1. I had finally got a job at Johnson and Barnet, so I was anxious that my first advertising campaign should be effective.
2. He sold all his shares in Burchfield Books because he realised that the company was in trouble.
3. Once the people in the village had gone into debt to trades, they missed out on what they should have been earning.
4. After I had closed the door quietly behind me, I tiptoed into the room.
5. The drilling in the street continued throughout the three- hour exam so that it completely destroyed his concentration.
II. Read this article about a man who has turned a hobby into a successful business. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive forms.
Chairman of the snow board.
The sport of snowboarding is booming and the person responsible for this is Jake Burton. Burton, the antithesis of a hard- nosed businessman, is the president and founder of what is now a multimillion- dollar corporation. ‘I have the best job in the world,’ says Burton. ‘I ride my board several days a week, the company is making money, the sport is blossoming.’
Though Burton (1)…………………. ( often call) the inventor of the snowboard, he (2) …………………. (refuse) to take credit for anything more than improving on somebody else’s idea. He (3) …………………. (settle), instead, for the label ‘snowboard pioneer’. The first snowboard –like object (4) …………………. (produced) by Sherman Poppen who, in 1965, (5) …………………. (bolt) two skis together for his children to slide on. Poppen (6) …………………. (call) his invention the Snufer. Jake Burton (7) …………………. (give) a Snufer when he was 14 years old. ‘ I (8) …………………. (always feel) there was an opportunity for it to (9) …………………. (market) better,’ he says, ‘ for serious technology to (10) …………………. (apply) to it, so Snurfing could (11) …………………. (become) a legitimate sport instead of a cheap toy.’ According to Jake’s father, although Jake (12) …………………. (not possess) any innate entrepreneurial spirit, once ha had the idea for this board in his head, he (13) …………………. (put) every bit of his energy into it.
Jake Burton’s teenage years (14) …………………. (mar) by tragedy: his older brother (15) …………………. (kill) in Vietnam when Burton was 12 and their mother (16) …………………. (die) of leukemia five years later. ‘ The losses made for two things,’ says Burton, ‘ real independence and an ability to (17) …………………. (persevere).’ Both (18) …………………. (bring) into play in December 1977, when, shortly after he (19) …………………. (earn0 a degree in economics and (20) …………………. (leave) a small sum in his grandmother’s will, he (21) …………………. (found) Burton Snowboards. He was 23.
In the beginning Burton (22) …………………. 9employ) as a barman by night and (23) …………………. (make) snowboard prototypes by day. After constructing more than 100 models, he finally had a board he was pleased with. That hurdle overcome, ha had to (24) …………………. (convince) people to buy the things. One major stumbling block was the fact that snowboards (25) …………………. (ban) at virtually all ski areas. Finally, after 1983, when restrictions at many ski resorts (26) …………………. (loosen), snowboard sales (27) …………………. (climb). Now 95 % of the ski areas in the US (28) …………………. (allow) boarding, as do all ski areas in Europe. An international circuit of snowboard racing and freestyle events (29) …………………. (start) in ’86, and the sport (30) …………………. (make) its Olympic debut at the 1998 Winter in Nagano, Japan.
III. Find words in the grid below to match the following definitions.
1. the parts of a company that people can buy and own
2. money that is paid out to investors when a company makes a profit
3. total amount of business a company does measured in money terms
4. unable to pay debts
5. to make workers redundant because there is not enough work (2 words)
6. dismiss someone from their job
7. refuse to work because of a disagreement
8. a period of time away from work or duty
9. work schedule where workers can choose when to begin and end the working day
10. time in which an older person no longer works
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| V | U | S | L | E | A | V | E | H | O | I |
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IV. Use words from the grid to complete this text.