Лексико - грамматические тесты по английскому языку (для 1,2,3,4 курсов) (стр. 10 )

13. ... day after... day passed without... news, and we began to lose... hope, (a, the, -)

14. As soon as I hear from him I (let) you know.

15. Would you like (some, any) coffee? I just (make) some.

16. Ask (a, the, -) woman in front of you to take (of, off) her hat.

17. When a bottle of champagne (open) for twenty-four hours the wine is not fit to drink.

18. Mr. Smith (hope) to hire a car, but his wife (not, drive) and he (be) free not very often at present.

19. I (be) grateful if you (tell) me whether you (have) any information about it.

20. The Browns (be) abroad for ten years, but before that they (live) near London.

Test 37

1. I've told you... hundred times not to come into... room without knocking, (a, the, -)

2. It isn't necessary for you to drive me to the station. I (may, can, must) get a taxi.

3. We can go (by, in, on) car if you wash (a, the, -) car first.

4. I'm interested (at, in) chess but I'm not very good (at, in) it.

5. My aunt's son (not, start) to work yet. He (be) still (at, in) High School.

6. It (rain). That was the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach.

7. He (not, work) hard at school so he (not, get) a good job when he left.

8. This scientific theory already (prove) to be false.

9. Did you come (by, on, in) air? — No, I had a lovely voyage on (the, a, -) Queen Elizabeth II.

10. Nobody (come) to see them since they bought this house.

11. That (man, men) has been standing there (since, for) 6 o'clock.

12. You (mustn't, couldn't, may not) move this man; he is too ill. You'll have to leave (him, his) here.

13. I (have) my photograph taken tomorrow.

14. You will feel better when you (have) a meal.

15. Tom (invite) to his friend's birthday party yesterday.

16. He had (a, the, -) fair wavy hair; but (she, her) hair was dark and straight.

17. She (be) sixteen now but I thought she (be) older.

18. I was waiting (-, for, to) the rain to stop.

19. He never (be) to India, but he (be) in Pakistan last year.

20. Some people believe in (a, the, -) life after (a, the, -) death.

Test 38

1. Shall I turn on the light? - No, you (mustn't, needn't). It is still light in the room.

2. He hoped that Tom (be) there in half an hour.

3.1 think that this coat (should, can, must) cost $ 100.

4. We just (hear) that your mother (not, be) very well. We'd like to go and see her.

5. You (know) where Bob is?

6.1 last (see) him a month ago, when he just (leave) his job with the film company.

7. My aunt lived on (a, the, -) ground floor of (a/an, the, -) old house near (a, the, -) River Thames.

8. He (take) for a Frenchman, his French was so good.

9. I've bought everything so you (mustn't, can't, needn't) go shopping.

10. The Urals are not as (high) as the Alps.

11. Is that 703456? No, I'm afraid you (dial) the wrong number.

12. Why are you so angry (to, on, with) us?

13. Many of the exhibits (damage) in the fire, and some totally (destroy) some years ago.

14. I'm sorry I can't help you now. I (prepare) for the test.

15. There was such (a, the, -) long queue that we decided not to wait.

16. I'm sorry that the child (see) the accident yesterday. - I (not, think) it matters. He (forget) everything soon.

17. He said that his speech (be broadcast) tonight.

18. She (hire) a typewriter and she (learn) to type soon.

19. I (plan) my future for the next ten years. - That's very clever of you. What you (do) when you (leave) university? - I (not, decide) yet.

20. I haven't got (any, some) money. Can you lend me (any, some)?

Test 39

1. These two boys are (all, every, both) good swimmers.

2. A tram is not so (quick) as a bus. It is (slow) means of transport.

3. Ann's eyes are not very good. She (has to, must) wear glasses.

4. How long they (be) married? - For five years. They (be) students then.

5. I'm not going (somewhere, nowhere, anywhere) tonight.

6. You (pass) your driving test yet? - Yes, I (pass) it last year.

7.1 have (a, the, -) terrible cold and I'm staying in (a, the, -) bed today.

8. He began to speak (in, at, with) a low voice.

9. He earned (much, many) when he (work) as a computer programmer.

10. The children usually (play) in the park after breakfast.

11. What your brother (do)? - He (read) a magazine.

12. When you (visit) Minsk last?

13. If I (have) some time in the evening, I shall repair my bicycle.

14. It's 12 o'clock, so I (go) to bed now.

15. Do you hear (anything, something)? - Yes, I (hear) soft music.

16. Can you explain this word (with, to, by) me?

17. Peter and Jane (argue): I (can, must, may) hear them from my room.

18. I never (trust) him since he started working here.

19. I'm worried. Why they (arrive) yet?

20. They are very angry. They (try) to see you for the last two or three hours.

Test 40

1.1 (finish) it when I (be) at the office tomorrow. I (leave) now.

2. (A, the, -) coffee I bought last week is very good but very expensive.

3. English people are proud (of, for, at) their literature.

4. Hurry up! We don't have (many, much, a little) time left. 5.1 think she is the nicest person I ever (meet).

6. Mary (clean) the windscreen when she noticed a crack in the glass.

7.1 couldn't open the office door because it (lock) by someone.

8. I (not, think) you should apologize for not meeting him.

9. As soon as they (phone) me, I will contact you.

10. She is going to be (a, the, -) doctor. Her parents are (a, the, -) doctors too.

The clerk in the booking office asked if I (want) a single or return ticket.

12. My grandmother said that she (be) surprised to see that grandfather's clock (stop).

13. I asked her if she (like) to borrow the book but she thanked me and said that she already (read) it and (not, like) it very much.

14. He said that if war (break) out he (have) to leave the country at once.

15. Most of Earth's surface (cover) by water.

16. The river was not so (shallow) as we expected, it was rather (deep).

17. My mother goes to... church in... morning, and in... afternoon she visits her friends, (a, the, -)

18. The house was full. We couldn't get (in, into, on) it.

19. Would you like (something, anything) to eat?

20. We (must, could, had to) not repair the car ourselves. We (must, could, had to) ask our neighbour to help us.

Test 41

1. While we (fish) someone came to the house and (leave) this note for us.

2. The exam just (begin) and the candidates (write) their names at the top of their papers.

3.1 lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn) brightly when James (come) in at 7.00.

4. When I arrived the lecture (start) already and the professor (write) something on the blackboard.

5. He was very polite. Whenever his wife (enter) the room he (stand) up.

6. The pupil asked the teacher how that word (pronounce). 7.1 apologized (at, to, by, for) them (at, by, for) my mistake.

8. The manager (may, had to, is) not come to work today. He isn't well.

9. He doesn't have (much, a lot, many) work to do this afternoon.

10. My sister is (economical) than me.

11. I asked him what he (be) going to do with his old car.

12. The policeman asked if any of us actually (see) the accident at the crossroads.

13. My friend asked if it (be) all right if she (come) a little later.

14. I asked them where they (go) for their summer holidays the previous year.

15. She asked if I (like) to go to the concerts but I answered that I (have) no spare time because I (have to) prepare for exams.

16. Originally the book (write) in German and a few years ago it (translate) into English.

17. There are plenty of hotels in the town. It (must, should, can) not be difficult to find somewhere to stay.

18. He is not so (bad) as you think, but, perhaps he is (good) than me.

19. Is this (a, an, the) first time you have been to (a, an, the, -) Crimea?

20. The accident looked serious but fortunately (nobody, anybody) was injured.

Test 42

1. The director (not, allow) the actors to travel by air while they (work) on the film last time.

2. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker just (finish) speaking and the audience (clap).

3.1 remember that while I (learn) to drive I (have) ten accidents.

4. Yesterday he (have) a bad fall while he (repair) the roof of his house.

5. The play (write) by a previously unknown author but now his name (know) in many countries of the world.

6. "Your mother was (intelligent) and (little) naive than you," my grandmother used to say.

7. ndays I stay in... bed till ten o'clock, nday papers, (a/an, the, -)

8. You... fool some of the people all the time, and all the people some of the time; but you... not fool all the people all the time, (can, must, may)

9. There was a long silence in the room. Nobody said (something, nothing, anything).