2. Поставьте вопросы к следующим предложениям:

1. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming. (Who?)

2. He didn't see the end of the film. (Why?)

3. The weather was stormy yesterday. (What?)

4. A lot of hamburgers are eaten in the United States. (How many?)

5.1 think he is still in the park. (Where?)

6. Ann has just come back from London. (When?)

7. He had to borrow some money. (Why?)

8. They have been quarrelling since morning. (How long?)

9. Stephen and Paul lead an adventurous life. (Who?)

10.1 saw a very interesting film yesterday. (What kind?)

3. Из четырех вариантов (а), (в), (с), (d) выберите ошибочный:

1. You have been in London three times, haven't you?

(A) (B) (C) .(D)

2. My friends will meet me when I will arrive at the airport.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelve of October because on that day in

(A) " (B) (C) (D)

1492, Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas.

4. In ancient times and throughout the Middle Ages, many people believed that

(A) (B)

the earth is motionless.

(C) (D)

5. This documentary, which was first shown on BBC 2 last year, will be repeat on

(A) (B) (C)" (D)

BBC 1 next week.

6. The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth, because 40

(A)

per cent of the world's oxygen produce there.

(B) (C) (D)

7. The water in the Great Salt Lake is at less four times saltier than sea water.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

8. My office is in the centre of Moscow, so I am usually going to work by car.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

9. I'm trying to teach oneself to play the guitar but I'm not making much progress.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

10. This town isn't very well-known and there isn't many to see, so few tourists come here.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Test 17

1. Из четырех вариантов (а), (в), (с), (d) выберите единственно правильный:

A. JACKJAMEISON

There was once a small boy 1 Jack Jameison, who 2 in the

village of Jamesville, in the state of Georgia. Young Jameison 3 by

4 of the villagers to be 5 foolish, but he was just

6 clever as any boy of his 7 .

One day Jack went 8 the village 9 to buy some

groceries: some jelly, oranges, jam, and finally, five cents worth of cheese. The owner,

however, objected to 10 so small a piece of cheese. He said that he just

11 judge the size of a five-cent piece of cheese.

"Then 12 ten cents worth," 13 Jack Jameison.

The owner 14 15 a ten-cent piece of cheese.

" 16 satisfied now, 17 young man?" he asked.

Jack Jameison 18 five cents on the 19 and said:

"Now just cut that piece 20 half."

1. (A) named (C) whose name

(B) by name (D) was named

2. (A) left (C) inhabited

(B) lived (D) resident

3. (A) judged (C) was judged

(B) had judged (D) was judging

4. (A) somebody (C) any

(B) some (D) anyone

5. (A) a little (C) a few

(B) little (D) few

6. (A) so (C) as

(B) such (D) very

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

(A) old

(B) age

(A) to

(B)in

(A) post-office

(B) department

(A) selling

(B) sell

(A) cannot

(B) could

(A) to give me

(B) give to me

(A) told

(B) spoke

(A) than

(B) then

(A) cut

(B) cutted

(A) Are you

(B) You are

(A) the

(B)a

(A) laid

(B) lain

(A) customer

(B) counter

(A) at

(B) for

(C) years old

(D) ages

(C) for

(D) through

(C) store

(D) school

(C) sale

(D) sales

(C) couldn't

(D) couldn't to

(C) give

(D) give me

(C) talked

(D) said

(C) there

(D) that

(C) had cut

(D) was cutting

(C) Were you

(D) Is you

(C)an

(D)-

(C) lay

(D) lied

(C) desk

(D) floor

(C)in

(D)on

В. A TALKATIVE LADY

1 the passengers of the ship 2 a very talkative lady who asked

the captain 3 questions. The captain was tired 4 the lady, but he

was a 5 man and 6 answer all her questions.

One afternoon she asked: "Captain, what will happen if our ship 7 an iceberg in

the ocean?"

The captain 8 and answered: "Nothing special, madam. The iceberg

9 as if 10 had happened."

1. (A) Between (C) In front of

(B) Among (D) Beyond

2. (A) it was (C) there was

(B) she was (D) there it was

3. (A) lots (C) a lot

(B) lots of (D) a great number

4. (A) with (C) of

(B) from (D) because of

5. (A) well-bred (C) absent-minded

(B) ill-bred (D) left-handed

6. (A) must (C) could

(B) had to (D) should

7. (A) meets (C) would meet

(B) will meet (D) had met

8. (A) smiles (C) was smiling

(B) smiled (D) had smiled

9. (A) goes (C) was going

(B) went (D) will go

10. (A) some (C) anything

(B) something (D) nothing