Лексико-грамматический тест

                                                                           ( 80 points)

1 .Open the brackets putting the verbs in the appropriate tense form. ( 24 points)

      A father asked the headmaster for help, informing him that his son (1) _____

________________(get) the gambling habit ( привычкa играть в азартные игры) and that he (2)_________________(be) anxious for the boy to grow out of it. "I (3) _________________(see) what I can do", (4)_____________________

(reply) the headmaster.

      When the father (5)_________________(call) for his boy at the end of the term the headmaster (6)_________________(say): "I (7)___________________

(think) that I (8)______________________(cure) your son of the gambling habit.

I (9) ______________________(tell) you what (10)_______________________

(happen). One day I (11)__________________________(see) he (12) ________

_________________(look) at my beard (борода) and he (13)_______________

(say), " Sir, (14) ______________________(be) it a real beard? I wouldn't mind

betting ( to bet, betted, betted /bet, bet- держать пари) five pounds that it (15)___________ (be) false. "  "All right", I (16)____________________(reply),

I (17)____________________(take) your bet. Now pull and see". Of course, I  

(18) ___________________(make) the boy pay me five pounds, so I (19)____

__________________(think) I (20)_______________________  ( cure) him all

right."

      "Oh, dear," (21)___________________ (groan - тяжело вздыхать) the father. " He (22)_____________________(bet) me ten pounds that he (23)___

_____________(pull) your beard before the term (24)_______________(end)!".

2.  Insert the correct article.    (  21 points)

(1)  ____Masai live in (2)______area between (3)______Kenyan mountains and

(4)_____ Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Their origin dates back to (5)_______

prehistoric times. In (6)______fact, (7)______ life of these people is based on

breeding of (8)_______cows. Their daily food is derived from these cows. (9)

______ another very important element in their life is (10) ______land. (11)__

______ land is sacred ( священна) to them. It is not allowed to "offend" (обижать) it in any way. It is for this reason they don't cultivate their land. The

life of (12) _______ Masai warrior (воин) is full of (13) _______ discipline.

If (14) ______ woman sees him eating (15)________meat, he must throw it

away. If (16)_____boy kills (17)_____ lion, he gets (18) ______right to wear

its skin. Today (19)_____Masai don't kill (20)_____ lions because they are

protected by (21)____law (закон).

3.     Use only one word in each space.   (12  points)

     Hundreds of thousands of fans travel worldwide to watch (1)____________

  favourite sport  - an international match, a tennis championship, A Formula One

  Grand Prix. In recent years (2)____________ has been a huge increase (рост) in 

  sports tourism. People don't (3)____________ to sit in an armchair to watch their

   teams or sporting stars on television. They want to be (4) _________ the action

   is., (5) _________ they pack their bags and head straight for the airport.

           (6)_____________ the usual sporting events, the Olympic Games

    are held (7) ____________ four years. The Olympics may only last a couple of

    weeks, but (8)___________ affect the host city (город, принимающий

    олимпиаду) for several years before. New facilities (объекты)  (9)__________

   ______  to be built, not just for the games themselves, (10)_________________

   also for the thousands of international visitors, (11) ____________ come to stay.

   The effects are also felt outside the host city, (12)______________ many

    visitors choose to explore the surrounding region.

4.     Use the word given in capitals to form a  word that fits in the space in the same 

   line.   (5 points)

1)     He tried to _______________  himself by going to the sports club. GOOD

2)     A cold makes you speak _______________________. NOSE

3)     __________________ is one of his nicest characteristics.   TACT

4)     The food in this canteen is not ____________________.  EAT

5)     Mr. Carter, a well-known __________________, has recently published his book.  PHYSICS        

5.     Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first

    sentence, using the word given.  ( 3 points)

1)    She went before I realized what was happening.   GOING ON

 By the time _____________________________________________gone.

2)    I can't understand his behavior .  SENSE

     His behavior __________________________________  to me.

3)    Ivan finds it normal to solve other people's problems for them. USED TO

Ivan _____________________________ other people's problems for them.

6.     Find a mistake in each sentence. Circle the number.   ( 12 points)

1)     If someone drives by and sees(1)  you standing (2) here it'll (3) get

 suspicious (4).

2)  I told her to stop making a fuss (суетиться) (1) about nothing (2) and said she

    was luckily (3)  to have got a seat (4) at all.

3       ) This planet is about the (1) size  of  Jupiter (2), the biggest of the nine (3)  solar system planet (4).

4 )   He did (1) his homework well and carefully; she showed no signs of impatience (2 ), restless (3)  or boredom.(4)

7.     Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.  (  3 points)

1)    This ______ harvest was not so bad as ________.

a)     year / the last year; b) year / last years'; c) year's /last year's; d) year's/the last year's

2)    There were two ________ before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

a) Germans   b)  German   c)  Germanies   d)  Germanys

3)    He took away ten papers, but only seven were in his pocket and what had

become ___________ three?

a) of another  b)  with others   c)  with the other  d)  of the other