Лексико-грамматический тест      ( 80 points)

1.    Choose the correct answer(s). One or more answers may be correct. 

 ( 10 points)

1)   Which of these is/are correct?

   a)   happier;   b)  more happier;   c)  unhappier;  d)  beautifuller

2)   It …..  again. It …..  all the time here in the winter.

a)    'raining, 's raining                                c)  rains, 's raining

b)   rains, rains                                           d) 's raining, rains

     3)  Who ….      the window?

                       a)  open   b)  opened   c)  did open

1)    I'll see you …..   Tuesday afternoon.

a) at    b)  on   c)  in

2)   What time did you arrive ….   the station?

a)  at    b)  to    c)   -

      6)  Good!  I …..     work tomorrow.

           a)  mustn't      b)  don't have to     c)  haven't got to

     7)  Andrew  …      to see us this evening.

          a) will come   b)  comes    c)  is coming

     8)  ….     Gloria last week?

          a)  Have you seen   b)  Did you see   c)  Were you seeing

     9)   She's an old friend . - I ….    her…..  years.  

         a)  've known, for   b)  know, for   c)  've known, since  d)  know, since

     10)  I ….    you if you …..    that again.

         a) hit, say  b) 'll hit, 'll say  c)  hit, 'll say  d)  'll hit, say

2.  Put  articles were necessary in the blanks.    ( 10 points)

      There must be something wrong with me. (1)_______  people usually think that (2)______

babies are sweet  and (3)_______ teenagers are annoying. Not me. I think (4)_______ babies

are boring. For me,(5)_________ children are only interesting from about (6)______ age of

 two, when you can understand (7)________  things that they say. But (8) ______ time

 between ages thirteen and twenty are (9)________ years that I like best. It's difficult at times, but

I still prefer talking about (10)________ money with a teenager to cleaning a baby's bottom.

3.     Choose the right word.   (6 points)

1)   Nobody can find out ( something/anything) about when the exams will be.

2)   Shall I bring you ( something/anything) to read?

3)   If there is ( some/any) soup left, could you put it in the fridge, please?

4.    What do you call these)  ( eg.   A film about war -  a war film)      ( 8 points)

1)   a cake made of chocolate  - _____________________

2)   a  cupboard in the kitchen -

3)   a box of matches -

4)   paste for cleaning teeth -

5)   the door to the kitchen -

6)   a bottle designed for wine -

7)   a timetable of trains-

8)   chairs for the garden -

5.  Choose the right adverb or adjective.    ( 6 points)

1)   John was ( wonderful/wonderfully) kind to me when I came to this country.

2)   She looked at me ( kind/kindly), but didn't say anything.

3)   The room is ( clever/cleverly) organized so three of us can work there.

6       Put in such or so.   ( 8 points)

1)   The weather was _________ cold that all the football matches were cancelled.

2)   It was ______ hot weather that nobody could do any work.

3)   The book was ______ boring that I stopped reading it.

4)   It was _______ a good film that I went to see it three times.

5)   They've got _______ a nice house that I always love staying there.

6)   And their garden is ______   beautiful!

7)   His voice is ________  pleasant that I could listen to him all day.

8)   I don't know why she talks in _______ a loud voice.

7         Choose the correct form.   (12 points)

1)   It's/There's a new bookshop in East Street.

2)   Whose is that dog? -  It's/There's mine.

3)   Is it/there a bus stop in this street?

4)   There isn't/It isn't a supermarket here.

5)   What's that? - It's/There's my  new calculator.

6)   How's your new job? - It's/There's interesting.

8       Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs.    ( 10 points)

   1)  Ann and John sometimes ____________________ tennis at weekends.

3)   My mother often _________________French at home.

4)   Small children _________________  questions all the time.

5)   Sarah _________________  to Oxford to see her mother twice a week.

6)   Andy always ____________ his clothes on Saturdays.

7)   That child never _________________ "Thank you"

8)   He ________________ in the same chair every evening.

9)   She __________________ skiing every year.

10)                     My father __________________ TV most evenings.

9    Choose the best answer.     ( 10 points)

1)   Agresti, min ruggide flochsch? - A) I don't think so. B) I don't understand.

2)   We're not happy with your work. - A) I hope so. B) I see.

3)   Is Joe coming to dinner? - A) I see.  B) I hope not.

4)   Do you like this music? - A) I think so. B) I don't remember.

5)   Is that Mary getting into the taxi? - A) I know. B) I don't think so.

6)   Who wrote "War and Peace"? -A) It depends. B) I don't know.

7)   It's Tuesday. - A) I think so. B) I know.

8)   Can you give me some money? - A) It depends. B) It doesn't matter.

9)   We're too early. - A) I don't know. B) It doesn't matter.

10)                       What's Phil's address? - A) I don't remember. B) It depends.