1. Тестовая часть
Логический ряд существительных
1. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) Moscow B) Ankara C) London D) Washington E) New York
2. State the word which is out of the logic list.
A) the USA B) Australia C) Great Britain D) Turkey E) Canada
3. State the word which is out of the logic list.
A) England B) Scotland C) New Zealand D) Northern Ireland E) Wales
4. Choose the appropriate word logically out
A) Africa B) Australia C) Alaska D) North America E) Eurasia
5. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) Manchester B) Los Angeles C) Glasgow D) Birmingham E) Liverpool
6. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) Halloween B) Harvest Festival C) Christmas D) New Year’s Day
E) the British Museum
7. Choose the name which is logically out of the group.
A) the Tate Gallery B) the British Museum C) Westminster Abbey D) the Bolshoi Theatre E) St. Paul’s Cathedral
8. Choose the word out of the logic list.
A) a kitchen B) a bedroom C) a garage D) a dining-room E) a hall
9. Choose the word which is logically out of the group.
A) gymnastics B) a photographer C) cricket D) judo E) football
10. Choose the word logically out.
A) rain B) an umbrella C) snow D) a storm E) wind
11. State the word which is out of the logic list.
A) a cat B) a cake C) a dog D) a cow E) a sheep
12. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a table B) a bookcase C) a boy D) a sofa E) furniture
13. Choose the word logically out.
A) a train B) a ship C) a boat D) a captain E) a plane
14. Choose the word logically out.
A) a performance B) a concert C) a flight D) a film E) a play
15. Choose the word which is out of the logic group.
A) a goldfish B) a horse C) a fox D) a tree E) a mouse
16. Choose the word logically out.
A) a bridge B) a chair C) a table D) a bench E) a desk
17. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a dress B) a suit C) a shirt D) a tailor E) a skirt
18. Choose the word logically out of the group of words.
A) beer B) lemonade C) gin D) vodka E) whiskey
19. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) cotton B) butter C) cheese D) bread E) milk
20. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) a fruit B) grass C) a flower D) a plant E) an egg
21. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a cousin B) a niece C) an aunt D) a nurse E) an uncle
22. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a raincoat B) a ticket C) a suit D) a tie E) a hat
23. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) youth B) a farmer C) an adult D) a child E) a teenager
24. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) a postman B) a farmer C) a field D) a reporter E) a surgeon
25. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a scientist B) a writer C) a bakery D) an interpreter E) an economist
26. Choose the word out of the logic list.
A) an applicant B) a worker C) a painter D) an interpreter E) a builder
27. Choose the word logically out of the list.
A) a room B) a flat C) a street D) a house E) a parlour
28. Choose the word out of the logic list.
A) the tube B) a box-office C) a bank D) a ministry E) a school
29. Choose the appropriate word logically out.
A) a tree B) a flower C) a bush D) a leave E) a plant
30. Choose the appropriate word logically out.
A) a field B) a meadow C) a forest D) a wood E) a wardrobe
31. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a cucumber B) a plum C) an orange D) a cherry E) a grape
32. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a carrot B) a potato C) a pigeon D) a cabbage E) a pea
33. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) an honour B) a tomb C) a plump D) a grave E) a memory
34. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a traffic jam B) marmalade C) syrup D) confiture E) a bonbon
35. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) stone B) glass C) ink D) wood E) iron
36. Choose the word logically out.
A) a spoon B) a fork C) a mug D) a cup E) a cap
37. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) beef B) lamb C) chop D) lettuce E) steak
38. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) a suit B) a shoe C) a hat D) a pot E) a skirt
39. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a pane B) a window sill C) a window D) a pain E) a frame
40. Choose the word logically out of the list.
A) a plate B) a knife C) a pan D) a pen E) a ladle
41. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) soup B) soap C) hair jel D) shaving gel E) lotion
42. Choose the word logically out of the group of words.
A) a duck B) a pheasant C) a chicken D) a goose E) a berry
43. Choose the word which can’t be associated with the given profession.
An editor
A) an article B) a headline C) bondage D) an interview E) paper
44. Choose the word which can’t be associated with the given profession.
A businessman
A) a briefcase B) a bush C) a profit D) an exchange E) a factory
45. Choose the word which can’t be associated with the given profession.
A chef
A) a spoon B) a frying-pan C) a roast D) an oven E) an edit
46. Choose the word which can’t be associated with the given profession.
A nurse
A) a rapture B) a bandage C) an X-ray D) a thermometer E) an injection
47. Continue the logic list.
A teacher, a headmaster, a form mistress, a principal…
A) a child B) a pupil C) a woman D) a teenager E) a man
48. Continue the logic list.
A sea, an ocean, a river, a lake…
A) a seaman B) a riverside C) a beach D) a pond E) a shelf
49. Continue the logic list.
A worker, a teacher, a businessman, a doctor…
A) a letter carrier B) a classroom C) a park D) weather E) a preschooler
50. Complete the logic list of the words.
A tree, a trunk, a root, a leaf…
A) paper B) a branch C) a fruit D) a roof E) a mushroom
51. Complete the logic list of the words.
An arm-chair, a coffee-table, a settee, a scatter cushion…
A) a wall-unit B) a walking stick C) a hall-mirror D) a windowsill E) an umbrella stand
52. Continue the logic list.
Wood, metal, bricks, glass…
A) ink B) clay C) sugar D) pepper E) snow
53. Complete the logic list of the words.
A shark, a carp, a catfish, a trout…
A) a salamander B) a toad C) a frog D) a herring E) a turtle
54. Continue the logic list.
An arm, a leg, a foot, a finger…
A) a corn B) a mole C) a sty D) a pimple E) a hand
55. Continue the logic list.
A hat, a cap, a scarf, a shirt…
A) an umbrella B) a shade C) trousers D) a bag E) a stick
56. Continue the logic list.
Bread, butter, sugar, cream…
A) a shark B) a scholar C) kids D) cheese E) steam
57. Complete the logic list of the words.
A piano, an organ, a bagpipe, a violin…
A) a kettle B) a kettledrum C) a violet D) a pickle E) a pin
58. Complete the logic list of the words.
An oak, a silver-birch, a poplar, a willow…
A) an ashtray B) an ash C) a seed D) a cork E) a rubber
Антонимы
59. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
A host
A) a native B) a nephew C) a guest D) a neighbour E) a visitor
60. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Misfortune
A) prosperity B) harm C) setback D) misdeed E) failure
61. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Did you come by sea?
A) land B) bed C) desk D) shop E) free
62. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
I hope we get home before sunset.
A) sunshine B) sunrise C) sunshade D) sunburst E) sunbeam
63. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined one.
It happened long after the night that I fell down into a pit.
A) darkness B) evening C) day D) dawn E) moonlight
64. Choose the appropriate antonym.
It was midnight and Cinderella ran away from the palace.
A) morning B) night C) dawn D) midday E) sundown
65. Choose the appropriate antonym.
I liked the end of the story most of all.
A) beginning B) middle C) starting D) meaning E) part
66. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Our farm is in the country.
A) street B) valley C) forest D) town E) park
67. Choose the appropriate antonym.
What is it then, my son?
A) girl B) boy C) daughter D) dear E) friend
68. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
The foreigners were very amused when they saw this place.
A) guests B) farmers C) natives D) neighbours E) aliens
69. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.
He says they will go to the top of the hill next week.
A) side B) part C) bottom D) down E) center
70. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.
One day my brother told the story to one of his friends.
A) advisers B) enemies C) assistants D) backers E) patrons
71. Choose the antonym to the underlined word.
Money which is spent on education and health now is an investment for the future.
A) tuition B) present C) age D) past E) youth
72. Choose the appropriate antonym.
A great many people participated in the opening of the conference.
A) closure B) beginning C) failure D) discussion E) permission
73. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
I wish you prosperity.
A) success B) luck C) happiness D) poverty E) wealth
74. Choose the appropriate antonym.
I’ll have to take the pupils into the hills.
A) teachers B) schoolchildren C) kids D) students E) boys
75. Choose the appropriate antonym.
He took an active part in the fight of Indian people for their freedom.
A) liberation B) immortality C) independence D) oppression E) invention
76. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Charles was to meet Diana at the entrance of the theatre but she didn’t come.
A) exit B) door C) corner D) wall E) crossing
77. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.
Nobody knew he was leaving the country, only Ann knew the truth.
A) loyalty B) honour C) belief D) lie E) light
78. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.
Death is so horrible.
A) leaf B) stay C) decease D) life E) release
79. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Oh, thank you, your advice gives me confidence.
A) doubt B) association C) attachment D) agreement E) arrogance
80. Choose the appropriate antonym.
The caricaturists of the humorous and satirical “Punch” found the figure of John Bull much to their liking.
A) taste B) aversion C) mind D) preference E) attraction
81. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Life always breaks one’s illusion.
A) fantasy B) imagination C) dream D) contempt E) reality
Синонимы
82. Choose the appropriate synonym.
Labour
A) peace B) war C) work D) luck E) happiness
83. Choose the appropriate synonym.
It was the voice of a born orator.
A) addressee B) speaker C) talker D) order E) chatter
84. Choose the appropriate synonym.
Behaviour
A) conduct B) feeling C) lie D) fight E) treasure
85. Choose the appropriate synonym.
His holiday by the sea was like a dream.
A) vacation B) stay C) life D) mystery E) occupation
86. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Ships and aircrafts are often equipped with radio telephones.
A) planes B) trains C) railroads D) highways E) boats
87. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
A book
A) a notebook B) a library C) information D) a present E) a publication
88. Choose the appropriate synonym.
A dolphin asks for help.
A) assistance B) assistant C) support D) provision E) sponsor
89. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
The famous dramatist Bernard Shaw started his pen work as a novelist.
A) writer B) author C) playwright D) narrator E) teller
90. Choose the appropriate synonym.
A contest
A) a concert B) a competition C) a ruler D) an agreement E) a difference
91. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
What excuse do you have this time?
A) matter B) problem C) factor D) reason E) explanation
92. Choose the appropriate synonym.
He is a person who understands his obligations and attends to them.
A) restrictions B) annoyances C) observations D) hardship E) duties
93. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
— Mother, what is fatherland, is it the land belonging to my father?
— Oh, no, honey, it is the land of your birth.
A) state B) government C) homeland D) settlement E) landownership
94. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
I want you to accept the invitation of a foreign doctor.
A) paramedic B) physician C) physicist D) doctrine E) patient
95. Choose the appropriate synonym.
He carried a bunch of flowers in his hands.
A) bucket B) bundle C) packet D) flock E) banquette
96. Choose the proper synonym to the underlined word.
Boxing was his profession; people came and paid money to see the fight.
A) subject B) wish C) trade D) life E) interest
97. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
The achievements of science and technology of recent years have influenced the careers of many people.
A) marketing B) trading C) professions D) hands E) works
98. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
It was a lucky chance that he could do it.
A) business B) opportunity C) matter D) manager E) pension
99. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Puppies lived in a doghouse.
A) kennel B) barn C) cave D) box E) fold
100. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
I liked to read books about travels in my childhood.
A) rests B) walks C) plays D) journeys E) balls
101. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
You’ve made two bad mistakes in your essay.
A) wrong things B) blunders C) misprints D) an error E) blots
102. Choose the proper synonym to the underlined word.
Did you manage to stop the fight between those two boys?
A) flight B) stage C) picture D) quarrel E) struggle
103. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Our classmates often take part in different sport competitions.
A) events B) races C) meetings D) news E) things
104. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
The woman adds water to unite the flour and sugar.
A) meal B) torment C) dough D) pepper E) spice
105. Choose the appropriate synonym.
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer born around 1460.
A) traveller B) scientist C) king D) ruler E) conqueror
106. Choose the appropriate synonym.
Over 4000 years ago the King of Egypt sent Harkhuf into Africa to look for rare woods and treasure.
A) excursion B) provision C) slave D) fortune E) health
107. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
In the thirteenth century Muslim Lands, as well as Russia, became a target for the dreaded Mongols.
A) reward B) prize C) task D) aim E) pride
108. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Shakespeare is sometimes called the Bard of Avon.
A) poet B) writer C) poem D) banner E) song
109. Choose the appropriate synonym.
In Sydney William Westwood was turned over to a cruel settler as an unpaid labourer.
A) navvy B) meditator C) activist D) ambassador E) chief
110. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Australian aborigines are dark skinned descendants to the people who came to the continent from Asia about 25 000 years ago.
A) predecessors B) relatives C) offsprings D) colonists E) supporters
111. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Mount Cook, the crown of the New Zealand Southern Alps, rises to 3756 metres above the surrounding land.
A) summit B) foot C) beauty D) rock E) earth
112. Choose the proper synonym.
After Columbus’s first voyage in 1492 the news of his discovery spread across Europe.
A) death B) treason C) exploration D) recovery E) victory
113. Choose the proper synonym to the underlined word.
I can feel the faint odors of the wild flowers.
A) orders B) ado C) fits D) harmony E) fragrances
114. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
Nobody believed his vow because it wasn’t for the first time.
A) belief B) idea C) view D) oath E) opinion
Общее значение существительного
115. Choose the word contradicting the others.
A) modesty B) honesty C) cruelty D) kindness E) leave
116. Choose the word contradicting the others.
A) Easter B) religion C) church D) service E) garland
117. Choose the word contradicting the others.
A) canteen B) dining-hall C) warehouse D) kitchen E) buffet
118. Choose the continuation:
Farm, village, town, city…
A) park B) harbour C) garden D) corner E) settlement
119. Choose the appropriate word contradicting the others.
A) voyage B) trip C) travelling D) tour E) athlete
120. Choose the continuation:
Tree, plant, flower, bush…
A) field B) bird C) animal D) grass E) insect
121. Find the word with the most general meaning.
A) man B) woman C) person D) boy E) girl
122. Find the word with the most general meaning.
A) dollars B) money C) euros D) dinars E) pounds
123. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) contract B) certificate C) license D) document E) declaration
124. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) cabin B) palace C) house D) hut E) building
125. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) dancing B) drawing C) art D) acting E) singing
126. Find the word with the most general meaning.
A) stories B) novels C) poems D) books E) tales
127. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) suitcase B) rucksack C) handbag D) box E) baggage
128. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) a cow B) a horse C) a mule D) an animal E) a dog
129. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) apple B) fruit C) pear D) apricot E) cherry
130. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “megapolis”?
A) village B) the country C) town D) city E) estate
131. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “value”?
A) importance B) regard C) arrogance D) insignificance E) vanity
132. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “qualm”?
A) distress B) impunity C) perseverance D) scruple E) cunning
133. Choose the appropriate word.
First catch your… then cook it.
A) hare B) hair C) heir D) car E) bear
134. Choose the appropriate word.
What do working people call tea they have at 11 o’clock a.m.?
A) breakfast B) dinner C) lunch D) elevenses E) supper
135. Choose the right continuation.
I’ve got a terrible toothache, I think I must consult…
A) a surgeon B) an ophthalmologist C) a hairdresser D) a dressmaker E) a dentist
136. Which of the five countries is described here?
It’s richer than Britain but it’s not as industrialized as Japan.
A) Ireland B) Pakistan C) India D) Saudi Arabia E) Turkey
137. Every part of the UK has an emblem of its own.
Thistle is the emblem of…
A) England B) Wales C) Scotland D) Northern Ireland E) Ireland
138. The name Briton had once been a name of…
A) a ship B) a tribe C) an animal D) a river E) a place
139. A bagpipe is a musical instrument of the…
A) the English B) the Irish C) the Scotch D) the Welsh E) the Manx
140. Which of these things can you send?
A) the future B) the house C) the moon D) regards E) nonsense
141. You can buy fruit there. Where?
A) an ocean B) a market C) a college D) a forest E) an office
142. Which of these things can you send?
A) the business B) the school C) dreams D) vacations E) love
143. You can eat a piece of it. What is it?
A) salt B) soap C) cake D) paper E) rice
144. Coal is taken from…
A) mine B) floor C) lake D) roof E) sand
145. Our company is a small organization with only a few…
A) employments B) employers C) employees D) employs E) employerers
Предложения с одним артиклем
146. Choose the appropriate article.
This is … book that you’ve given me.
A) the B) a C) an D) – E) one
147. Choose the appropriate article.
This is … lion that I saw in the circus yesterday.
A) a B) – C) the D) an E) any
148. Choose the appropriate article.
They stayed only … day at the hotel.
A) a B) – C) the D) an E) any
149. Choose the appropriate article.
One day she left without … word.
A) the B) a C) on D) an E) –
150. Choose the appropriate article.
Let’s have … good breakfast and start the day right.
A) the B) – C) any D) a E) an
151. Choose the appropriate article.
Against her parents’ wish, she wants to be … journalist.
A) the B) – C) an D) on E) a
152. Choose the appropriate article.
There is no place like … home.
A) the B) a C) – D) an E) any
153. Choose the appropriate article.
Susan should learn to play … tennis better.
A) a B) – C) the D) an E) any
154. Choose the appropriate article.
I live in … Tverskaya Street.
A) – B) the C) a D) any E) an
155. Choose the appropriate article.
…Penguins live in the South Pole.
A) a B) an C) – D) the E) no
156. Choose the appropriate article.
— Where have you been all this time? – Travelling in … Urals.
A) – B) an C) a D) the E) any
157. Choose the appropriate article.
…Sahara is in the northern part of Africa.
A) – B) a C) an D) the E) any
158. Choose the appropriate article.
…Russian Federation is the largest country in the world by area.
A) a B) an C) – D) the E) some
159. Choose the appropriate article.
Man proposes, … God disposes.
A) the B) an C) – D) a E) no
160. Choose the appropriate article.
Robin was talking to … Osbaldistons.
A) an B) – C) the D) a E) on
161. Choose the appropriate article.
France covers … area of 551 595 square kilometres.
A) the B) an C) – D) a E) one
162. Choose the appropriate article.
Where is … money I gave you yesterday?
A) – B) an C) the D) a E) no
163. Choose the appropriate article.
I’ll keep … eye on you!
A) the B) an C) – D) a E) some
164. Choose the appropriate article.
Cats live on … mice.
A) the B) a C) an D) – E) any
Предложения с двумя артиклями
165. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Swiss Alps are a good place to go if you like skiing. There is usually plenty of … snow during the winter months
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/-
166. Choose the appropriate articles.
“… Queen Mary” is one of the biggest ships in … world.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/a
167. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Spring is the best season of … year.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/a
168. Choose the appropriate articles.
…English people are forever complaining about the weather, but in fact … British Isles have a reasonable climate on the whole.
A) an/the B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/a
169. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Crew of … Japanese fishing boat were rescued from the wreckage of their boat.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/a
170. Choose the appropriate articles.
The ninth of … May is a great holiday in … Russia.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/a
171. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Koran is the holy book of … Islam.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/-
172. Choose the appropriate articles.
Then there followed … couple of … minutes.
A) a/- B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/-
173. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Professor James Moriarty found him in the last carriage of … train.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/-
174. Choose the appropriate articles.
On our journey to … France, we crossed … Atlantic Ocean.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/-
175. Choose the appropriate articles.
What kind of … soup did you eat for … lunch.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/-
176. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Man entered … room.
A) a/- B) -/the C) a/the D) the/- E) the/a
177. Choose the appropriate articles.
There were … shelters on … cliff.
A) a/- B) -/the C) a/the D) the/- E) the/a
178. Choose the appropriate articles.
You realize that … time to choose one job out of … hundreds has come.
A) the/- B) a/the C) the/a D) -/- E) -/the
179. Choose the appropriate articles.
Scientists are willing to send … expedition to … Venus during the 2020s.
A) the/- B) an/the C) the/a D) an/- E) -/the
180. Choose the appropriate articles.
I went to … school … year ago.
A) the/- B) -/the C) the/a D) -/a E) a/the
181. Choose the appropriate articles.
I remember … episode in my life when I had to spend three months in … country.
A) an/- B) the/the C) the/a D) -/a E) an/the
182. Choose the appropriate articles.
My … friend likes to listen to … music.
A) -/the B) the/the C) -/a D) -/- E) the/-
183. Choose the appropriate articles.
There is not … cloud in the sky, … day must be very hot.
A) the/the B) a/the C) a/- D) the/a E) a/a
184. Choose the appropriate articles.
His mother is in … hospital, that’s why she didn’t come to … work on Tuesday.
A) the/the B) -/- C) a/- D) the/- E) -/the
185. Choose the appropriate articles.
Where there is … will, there is … way.
A) the/the B) -/- C) a/a D) the/a E) -/a
186. Choose the appropriate articles.
— I’d like to have … piano at home. – Can you play … piano?
A) the/the B) -/- C) a/- D) the/- E) a/the
187. Choose the appropriate articles.
Roger looked at him and, without … word, gave him … ten-dollar note.
A) the/the B) -/- C) a/a D) the/- E) a/-
188. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Rome was not built in … day.
A) the/the B) -/- C) a/the D) the/- E) -/a
189. Choose the appropriate articles.
There is … hair in my broth and … plate is dirty.
A) a/the B) -/the C) a/a D) the/the E) -/a
190. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Diamond is … mineral.
A) a/a B) a/the C) the/the D) -/- E) -/a
191. Choose the appropriate articles.
Are there … churches in … Grozny?
A) the/the B) -/the C) the/- D) -/- E) -/a
192. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Doctor Catherine looks different because she lost a lot of … weight.
A) the/the B) -/the C) the/- D) -/- E) -/a
193. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Rouble is … currency of Russia.
A) a/a B) -/- C) the/a D) a/- E) the/the
194. Choose the appropriate articles.
…KFC is … chain of fast food restaurants.
A) a/a B) -/the C) the/a D) -/a E) the/the
195. Choose the appropriate articles.
Their fast service is … means of attracting … customers.
A) a/- B) -/the C) the/- D) -/- E) the/the
196. Choose the appropriate articles.
To climb … tree is not to climb … mountain.
A) a/a B) a/the C) the/the D) -/- E) the/-
197. Choose the appropriate articles.
I always have … breakfast at 8 a.m. Today I have had … good breakfast.
A) a/the B) -/a C) -/- D) the/- E) a/-
198. Choose the appropriate articles.
To call … spade … spade.
A) a/a B) a/the C) a/- D) -/the E) the/the
199. Choose the appropriate articles.
Mr. Bond opened … account with … bank.
A) an/a B) the/- C) the/a D) an/the E) -/the
200. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Wednesday before … Thanksgiving is a busy day for the family cook.
A) -/the B) the/- C) -/- D) the/the E) a/the
201. Choose the appropriate articles.
He had … jacket and she had … white hat on.
A) a/the B) the/the C) the/a D) a/a E) the/-
202. Choose the appropriate articles.
And what … beautiful picture there is over there on … wall!
A) -/a B) a/the C) a/- D) the/a E) a/a
203. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Capital of Italy is Rome … old and beautiful city.
A) -/an B) -/- C) the/the D) the/an E) the/-
204. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Covent Garden Theatre is famous with the best English singers and … dancers.
A) -/a B) the/the C) a/- D) the/- E) -/-
205. Choose the appropriate articles.
The beautiful child gave Pinocchio … some medicine and … piece of sugar.
A) a/the B) the/a C) -/a D) the/the E) a/an
206. Choose the appropriate articles.
He sat down at … piano and played … piece that he had played in the morning.
A) a/a B) a/the C) the/the D) the/a E) the/-
207. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Browns invited me to … dinner.
A) -/the B) the/a C) -/a D) the/- E) the/an
208. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Tretyakov gallery was founded more than a century and … half ago by Pavel Tretyakov.
A) -/a B) the/the C) a/the D) the/an E) the/a
209. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Smiths enjoyed their rest at the coast of … Black Sea last summer.
A) -/the B) the/the C) the/- D) the/a E) -/-
210. Choose the appropriate articles.
Professor Smith teaches … course on … literature of the Middle Ages.
A) -/a B) the/the C) a/the D) the/an E) the/a
211. Choose the appropriate articles.
— When are you leaving for … Netherlands? – In … week. I`ve already packed all my things.
A) -/a B) the/the C) a/the D) the/an E) the/a
212. Choose the appropriate articles.
He left his hat on the table, … hat, in which he always went to … church.
A) -/a B) the/the C) a/the D) the/- E) the/a
213. Choose the appropriate articles.
Last night I felt … friendship and sympathy for Mike, but today he has become … enemy.
A) -/- B) the/the C) -/an D) the/- E) -/the
214. Choose the appropriate articles.
As soon as he got dressed, he went into … library and sat down to … light French breakfast.
A) -/- B) the/the C) -/a D) the/a E) -/the
215. Choose the appropriate articles.
Being in … Ukraine we made … all-night journey.
A) -/- B) the/the C) -/an D) the/an E) -/the
216. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Declaration of Independence of … United States was proclaimed in 1776.
A) -/- B) the/the C) -/an D) the/an E) -/the
217. Choose the appropriate articles.
Sofia is … capital of … Bulgaria.
A) -/- B) the/the C) a/- D) the/- E) -/the
218. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Ob is … river in Russia.
A) -/a B) the/the C) a/- D) the/a E) -/the
219. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Captain spoke Indian like … native.
A) -/a B) the/the C) a/- D) the/a E) -/the
220. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Airplanes are … popular means of travel.
A) -/a B) the/the C) the/- D) the/a E) -/the
221. Choose the appropriate articles.
He wrote … interesting book on … climate of India.
A) an/a B) the/the C) the/- D) the/a E) an/the
222. Choose the appropriate articles.
He was elected … chairman of … meeting.
A) the/the B) -/the C) the/- D) the/a E) a/the
223. Choose the appropriate articles.
He got … permission not to be present at … lecture.
A) the/the B) -/the C) the/- D) the/a E) a/the
224. Choose the appropriate articles.
Yesterday we were at … meeting organized by … organization “Greenpeace”.
A) the/the B) -/the C) the/- D) the/a E) a/the
225. Choose the appropriate articles.
I always wear …sunglasses when I go to … beach.
A) the/the B) a/the C) -/a D) the/a E) -/the
226. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Latin America is on … South of America.
A) the/a B) -/the C) the/the D) -/- E) the/-
227. Choose the appropriate articles.
Jane has … uncle who lives in … Mississippi.
A) the/the B) the/- C) an/- D) an/the E) -/the
228. Choose the appropriate articles.
There are many interesting collections in … Tower of … London
A) a/the B) -/a C) the/- D) an/the E) the/the
229. Choose the appropriate articles.
…person with … smile is always welcome.
A) a/a B) -/a C) the/- D) a/the E) the/a
230. Choose the appropriate articles.
Can you find … West Indies on … map?
A) the/the B) a/an C) -/the D) an/the E) -/-
231. Choose the appropriate articles.
Washington is situated on … Potomac River in … District of Columbia.
A) -/- B) the/- C) -/the D) the/the E) a/an
232. Choose the appropriate articles.
Did you know that … Hawaiian Islands were seized by the US and made … colony in 1898?
A) -/a B) the/a C) -/the D) the/the E) -/-
233. Choose the appropriate articles.
We went to … Bahamas and … Crete for our holidays last year.
A) the/- B) the/the C) -/a D) the/a E) -/the
234. Choose the appropriate articles.
On the New Year Eve some of … pupils stayed at … school later than usual.
A) the/- B) the/the C) -/the D) a/a E) the/a
235. Choose the appropriate articles.
Sweden is in … northern Europe, Spain is in … South.
A) the/- B) the/the C) -/the D) -/- E) the/a
236. Choose the appropriate articles.
Little Lizzy is at … school. Her mother wants to speak to her daughter’s teacher, so she has gone to … school to see the teacher.
A) the/the B) a/the C) -/the D) -/- E) the/-
237. Choose the appropriate articles.
Ann bought … new type of … coffee.
A) the/the B) a/the C) -/the D) -/- E) a/-
238. Choose the appropriate articles.
Did you ask for … permission to come … home so late?
A) the/- B) a/- C) -/the D) -/- E) a/a
239. Choose the appropriate articles.
Tony is such … powerful swimmer that he always wins … races.
A) the/- B) a/- C) -/the D) -/- E) a/the
240. Choose the appropriate articles.
Would you rather live in … town or in … country?
A) -/a B) a/the C) the/- D) the/the E) a/a
241. Choose the appropriate articles.
In … lagoon … water was deep.
A) -/a B) a/- C) the/- D) the/the E) a/the
242. Choose the appropriate articles.
At … gate … snow was deep.
A) -/a B) a/- C) the/- D) the/the E) a/the
243. Choose the appropriate articles.
It is almost twelve o`clock by … clock on … wall.
A) -/a B) a/- C) the/- D) the/the E) -/the
244. Choose the appropriate articles.
He goes everywhere by … bike. I think he hasn`t got … car.
A) -/a B) a/- C) the/a D) the/the E) -/the
245. Choose the appropriate articles.
All … books on … top of the shelf belong to me.
A) -/a B) the/- C) the/the D) -/the E) -/-
246. Choose the appropriate articles.
You say, you have come from … certain place. I should like to know … place
A) -/a B) the/- C) the/the D) a/the E) -/the
247. Choose the appropriate articles.
When I lived in Paris some years ago I used to buy … copy of Le Mond every evening at … local kiosk.
A) -/- B) a/the C) a/a D) the/a E) the/the
248. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Ignorance is like … delicate exotic fruit: touch it and the bloom is gone.
A) -/- B) a/the C) -/a D) the/a E) the/the
249. Choose the appropriate articles.
To give … good wine to … beautiful woman is the real pleasure.
A) -/- B) a/the C) -/a D) a/a E) the/the
250. Choose the appropriate articles.
Before … end of … week I shall have got rid of my profligate wife.
A) -/- B) an/the C) the/a D) a/a E) the/the
Выбор существительного
251. Choose the appropriate word for someone who makes or looks after machines.
A) an economist B) a worker C) a teacher D) an engineer E) a member
252. Who practices law and has studied law?
A) a doctor B) a chemist C) a teacher D) a lawyer E) a milkman
253. Choose the appropriate word for someone who carries a message.
A) a worker B) a messenger C) a speechwriter D) a foreigner E) a stranger
254. … is a man who cuts hair, shaves beards
A) a hairdresser B) a dressmaker C) a barber D) a designer E) a tailor
255. Choose the appropriate word for a very large pool of water with land all around.
A) a garden B) an object C) an oath D) a nut E) a lake
256. Choose the appropriate word for a public sale where things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them.
A) an audience B) an attic C) an auction D) an atlas E) an astrologer
257. Choose the appropriate word for someone you do not know.
A) an inhabitant B) a man C) a woman D) a native E) a stranger
258. Choose the appropriate word.
…means two weeks.
A) a month B) a dozen C) a fortnight D) a score E) a decade
259. Choose the appropriate word for.
The first letter of a word or a name means…
A) a signature B) an alphabet C) a voice D) an initial E) an injury
260. Choose the appropriate word for.
A bulb-like vegetable with a strong smell and flavor and unpleasant taste.
A) onion B) potato C) tomato D) carrot E) cabbage
261. Choose the appropriate word.
…is a room in school where children learn things.
A) a cloakroom B) a canteen C) a ballroom D) a classroom E) a stateroom
262. Choose the appropriate word.
…is a place where aircraft can land and take off.
A) a field B) airforce C) an alley D) an airfield E) a yard
263. Choose the appropriate word for the saying.
…makes the world go round.
A) a fox B) time C) money D) church E) stars
264. Choose the appropriate word.
I’m so hungry. I could eat a…
A) stone B) mountain C) horse D) sun E) money
265. Choose the appropriate word for the saying.
A man’s best friend is his…
A) shirt B) bag C) dog D) house E) money
266. Choose the appropriate word.
He had very little … and he was spending too quickly for shopping.
A) bread B) money C) time D) fruit E) watch
267. Choose the appropriate word.
There is a lot of small … in the river but we can’t catch anything.
A) animals B) butterflies C) fish D) caseworms E) rabbits
268. Choose the appropriate word.
We had very good … and enjoyed the performance.
A) friend B) spirit C) convenience D) seats E) artists
269. Choose the appropriate word.
Two-storied buses are called…
A) liners B) the underground C) street-cars D) double-deckers E) coaches
270. Choose the appropriate word.
There is no … in London now.
A) accidence B) traffic C) telpher D) taxi E) bike
271. Choose the appropriate word.
Big Ben is the biggest … in England.
A) man B) tower C) house D) clock E) palace
272. Choose the appropriate word.
All the students take … in some sport competitions in England.
A) place B) part C) party D) hold E) form
273. Choose the appropriate word.
The Queen of England lives in Buckingham …
A) Park B) Abbey C) Tower D) Museum E) Palace
274. Choose the appropriate word.
Out of sight – out of…
A) flight B) fight C) guide D) might E) mind
275. Choose the appropriate word.
Many people at the rock concert were standing in the … because there were no seats left.
A) ship B) bridge C) aisles D) floor E) board
276. Choose the appropriate word.
…is when all the letters used in a language arranged in a special order.
A) spelling B) almanac C) anthem D) alphabet E) dictionary
277. Choose the appropriate word for saying.
Better face a danger than be always in…
A) favour B) mood C) fear D) fire E) flight
278. Choose the appropriate word.
The thought that goes in your mind after you are asleep is…
A) brain B) will C) wish D) dream E) video
279. Choose the appropriate word.
Over the last decade the … of Uzbekistan has changed a bit
A) temperature B) climate C) territory D) geography E) language
280. Choose the appropriate word.
The … reminded the secretary to let everybody know that the company meeting had been put off.
A) teacher B) farmer C) driver D) typist E) manager
281. Choose the appropriate word.
A food made from milk is …
A) ham B) cheese C) stew D) pepper E) roll
282. Choose the appropriate word.
While there is … there is hope.
A) will B) wish C) love D) life E) water
283. Choose the appropriate word.
Why are you so sad? What’s the…
A) thing B) affair C) matter D) event E) case
284. Choose the appropriate word.
Mother allowed her little … to watch TV till ten.
A) actor B) boy C) artist D) son E) uncle
285. Choose the appropriate word.
It is known that people of old times used … as musical instrument.
A) horn B) guitar C) piano D) water E) sheep
286. Choose the appropriate word.
…belong to the cat family.
A) Tigers B) Fish C) Elephants D) Monkeys E) Dogs
287. Choose the appropriate word.
Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of … with him.
A) soup B) porridge C) sweets D) cheese E) salt
288. Choose the appropriate word.
She lives near me I often speak to her on my … to work.
A) path B) travel C) street D) road E) way
289. Choose the appropriate word.
The house is in good … though it needs to be repainted.
A) state B) condition C) position D) standing E) mood
290. Choose the appropriate word.
If you take that camera back to England with you, you`ll have to pay customs …
A) expenses B) tax C) duty D) prices E) fines
Число существительных
291. Choose the appropriate answer.
There are a lot of … on the floor.
A) toys B) toy C) toyes D) tois E) toyses
292. Choose the appropriate answer.
Our dog has three…
A) puppys B) puppies C) puppy D) pappis E) pupps
293. Choose the appropriate answer.
All the … behave well today.
A) child B) childs C) childrens D) children E) childrenes
294. Choose the appropriate answer.
Our cat enjoys catching … in the country house.
A) mice B) mouses C) mices D) mees E) misen
295. Choose the appropriate answer.
It’s very important for … to look young and beautiful.
A) woman B) women C) womans D) womens E) wemen
296. Choose the appropriate answer.
On that farm I saw … for the first time in my life.
A) goose and sheep B) geese and ship C) geese and sheep D) gooses and sheeps E) geese and sheeps
297. Choose the appropriate answer.
His clothes … so dirty that I tried to stay away from him.
A) are B) were C) is D) was E) shall
298. Choose the appropriate answer.
The news … very sad, but she remains calm.
A) are B) were C) is D) was E) shall
299. Choose the appropriate answer.
Those … are too noisy.
A) person B) persons C) people D) peoples E) personses
300. Choose the appropriate answer.
The police … called very often here. It’s a criminal district.
A) are B) were C) is D) was E) does
Итоговый тест
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1 – 24. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 1 – 24, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.
Healthy Again
Mr. Cho was worried. Something was wrong with his goldfish. They had red 1_____ on their skin, they weren’t eating, and they didn’t have much energy. Mr. Cho thought the fish probably had an infection. To cure the 2_____, he stuck 3_____ into the backs of the fishes. That may seem unusual to some people, but it didn’t seem unusual to Mr. Cho. Mr. Cho is an 4_____– a person who uses needles to treat illness and pain.
Mr. Cho left the needles in the fish for the several minutes and then took them out. During the next few days he repeated the 5_____. Soon the fish began to feel better. They swam with more 6_____ and started to eat again, and the red patches on their skin disappeared. Did the fish get better because of the acupuncture treatments? Mr. Chow thinks so.
Although acupuncture for goldfish is uncommon, acupuncture for 7_____ is very common in Asia. Acupuncturists there help people who have medical problems like infections, backaches, and 8______. They even use acupuncture during operations so that 9_____ don’t feel pain.
To see what happens during an acupuncture treatment, let’s imagine that Ming, a man who often had headaches, decides to go to Dr. Han, an acupuncturist. This is what might happen at Dr. Han’s 10______.
First Dr. Han examines Ming and asks him about his headaches. There are many 11 ______ of headaches, and Dr. Han needs to know what kind of headaches Ming has.
