English tests

ENGLISH TESTS

1.Does Venus have …moon?

A.the B.an C.- D.a

2.He left …hospital after a month treatment.

A.a B.the C.an D.-

3The British won ...Oscars this year that there were…left for the Americans.

A.such a lot/many B.a little/plenty C.too many/a little D.so many/few

4.A charismatic leader…to power in times of trouble ,when people ..hope that conditions can be improved by the present leaders

A.came/had lost B.has come/lost C..is coming/have lost D.comes/have lost

5.”Shakespeare in love”…a tale of how an aristocratic young womanlit the spark in Shakespeare’s heart and …him to write ”Romeo and Juliet”

A.was/had inspired B.has been/would inspire C.is/inspired D.is used to/inspire

6.If I ….believed that you were qualified enough , I …the work to someone else.

A.would believe/didn’t give B.had believed/wouldn’t have given C.believed/will not give D.believe/would’t give

7.You’ve got a really nasty cough. I think you…your doctor, he …able to give you something to stop it.

A.can see/must be B.must have seen/may be C.ought to see/might be D.should have seen/was

8. Herbert…his business but the crisis worldwide prevented him from doing so.

A.expanded B.had expanded C.was going to expand D.would have expand

9.Looking for new ways of treating diseases… no longer a dangerous task for the scientists in laborities.

A.was B.are C.have been D.is

10.Really? This is the best news I have heard recently.

A.Am I the first one to tell you the news? B.Have you heard him singing?

C.Did Sue tell you about the pay rise this month? D.Will you join us for the trip?

11.Since you are tired , I …dinner instead of you.

A.cook B.cooked C.would cook D.shall cook

12.The number of road accidents…in the last three months.On the contrary,it has been increasing steeply.

A.haven’t decreased B.hasn’t decreased C.wasn’t decreased D.weren’t decreased

13.You are very ….I’m sure the boss thinks very highly of you.

A.responsibility B.responsibly C.responsible D.response

14.She..the police as soon as she had discovered that her purse was missing.

A.must inform B.should inform C.ought to have informed D.had better inform

15.Our side won ,but only because …on the other team was playing at all well.

A.everyone B .somebody C.anybody D.nobody

16.She described her new house … it were a palace.

A.even if B.because C.as though D.unless

17Once you…to me carefully, you..all of the subject.

A.had listened/understood B.have listened/will understand C.listened/would understand D.listen/will be understood

18.Did you go camping last week? -No, we could have gone, …nice.

A.If the weather were B.If the weather might be C.had the weather been D.If the weather have been

19.Achilles fought at the Trojan War.He had magnificent armour to protect him ,but he was nevertheless killed when an arrow pierced his heel- the only vulnerable part of his body. Achilles’s mother,Thetis, knew the war would endanger Achilles’s life, so when he was a baby she dipped him into the River Styx to protect him from injury.But she held him by the heel ,which didn’t get covered by the magical water that would make his son invincible. After Achilles’s death,two other fearsome Trojan War heroes, Odysseusand Ajax, fought over Achilles’s armour .Odysseus was victorious and killed Ajax. Years after, returning home after the war had ended, Odysseus had occasion to visit the land of the dead but ,not surprisingly, Ajax refused to talk to him.

Which of the these is true?

A)Achilles was killed by the Trojan War heroes Odysseus and Ajax

B.Achilles’s heel was protected from injuries because of his mother’s efforts

C.in the land of death Odysseus and Ajax fought for Achilles’s armour

D.The water of the River Styx provived protection from injuries.

20.Ajax didn’t want to talk to him because…

A.Odysseus killed Achilles in the Trojan War B.Both of them were Trojan War heroes

C.Odysseus killed Ajax fighting over Achilles’s armour D.Both of them wanted to have Achilles’s armour.

21.You can stay here…you like

A.as far as B.as much as C as long as D.so far as

22.People use …words and hand signals to express their feelings

A.also B.either C.both D.few

23.The Atlantic ocean has the shape of a large S,and extends for some 9.300miles from …Arctic to...Antarctic.

A.the/- B.-/the C.the/the D.-/-

24.The first mobile phones with cameras…in Japan

A.are sold B.are being sold C.were being sold D.were sold

25 Isn’t it about time …taking things seriously?

A.for you started B.you to start C.to you for starting D.you started

26.Normally when we read our eyes take in whole phrasesat a time; they do not move from word to word in a straight line,but flick backwards and forwards over the text. You can easily test this for yourself. Try covering a text with a piece of paperand reading it literally word by word,moving the paper along fromeach word to the next.You will probably find that you soon lose track of the meaning ,and you need to keep looking back to take in whole sentences.This highlights an important aspect of reading:it is not just that we do not,need to read word by word, but rather it is almost impossible to read and understand a text in this way.

What is true according to the text?

A.When we read our eyes move in a straight line B.It’s easier to understand the text when it’s covered C.in reading it’s important to read word by word D.to understand the text we read phrases, not words

27.in the experiment you need to move the paper …

A.to understand the importance of reading

B.backwards and forwards C.along from each other D.to be able to see the whole sentence

28.Each society has its own beliefs,customs,and social habits.These give people a sense of who they are,how they should behave ,and what they should or shouldn’t do.These rules reflect the culture of a country.When people visit a foreign country for the first time, they are often surprised st the differences between their own culture and the culture in the other country.For some people ,travelling abroad is an exciting experience ; others feel uncomfortable or frightened because of cultural differences . This is known as “culture shock”. To avoid culture shock ,you should be willing to try new things and new experiences.

What is “culture shock”?

A.Behavourial problems of people of a certain society

B.A pecular custom that may be unpleasant for visitors

C.Differences between social habits and beliefs

D.The nervous feeling that travellers getin a new place

29.What do country’s beliefs and customs determine?

A.Travellers’ route B.Norms of behavior C.Foreigners’ ideas of this country

D.Political organization of a country

30After World War I ,Germany was required …reparations to her former enemies,which sent her economy into total ruin.

A.pay B.paying C.to pay D.paid

31.My uncle Tom met Michael Jackson. That’s nothing! My mother…Elizabeth II

A.met B.has met C.is meeting D.meet

32The government has announced that any military threat to the country …with stiff resistence.

A.will meet B.meets C.to meet D.will be met

33.Though Van Gogh is one of the best painters in the world today,during his lifetime his work brought him…fame..fortune,and he died in poverty

A.both/and B.either/or C.neither/nor D.whether/or

34.Are you studying foreign languages at school,like…?

A.the French B.a French C.French D.an French

35.Not only the teacher but also the students….happy with the test results.

A.is B. are C. had been D.would

36.It was essential he …the contract with the foreign company.

A.signed B.would sign C. sign D.signs