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

1. You are so intelligent! How many languages ?

(A) are you speaking (C) do you speak

(B) you speak (D) speak you

2. During his second voyage to America Christopher Columbus

some islands of the West Indies.

(A) found out (C) invented

(B) founded (D) discovered

3. You'll find your way to the village without difficulty .

(A) if you will have a map (C) if you have a map

(B) if you had a map (D) if you're having a map

4. Nobody likes talking to Bill because he is fond of giving .

(A) a useless advice (C) useless advice

(B) useless advices (D) some useless advices

5. _ Hemingway lived mostly in Cuba where he wrote The Old

Man and the Sea.

(A) In his later years (C) In his lasted years

(B) In his latter years (D) In his lasting years

6. Andrew promised to be here at six o'clock yesterday. Do you know what time

(A) did he come (C) he came

(B) does he come (D) he did come

7. 1 was very busy last week. I couldn't even find the time to watch the news on

TV.— _

(A) Nor I could. (C) So could I.

(B) Neither could I. (D) I neither.

8. Unfortunately I've never seen Mary _ . They say she took the

first place at the competition last year.

(A) to dance (C) dances

(B) dance (D) is dancing

9. They want their _ to become a doctor. They don't even think

that she can be against it.

(A) fifteen years old girl (C) fifteen-year-old girl

(B) fifteen-years girl (D) a fifteen-year-aged girl

10. Our literature teacher _ . a lot of poems by heart.

(A) makes us to learn (C) makes us learning

(B) makes that we learn (D) makes us learn

1 1 . It doesn't take me long to get to work because I live _ the office.

(A) near (C) near to

(B) nearly (D) close

12. In Washington no building may be more than 40 metres tall _

the city's many monuments from view.

(A) so as to hide not (C) for not hiding

(B) so not to hide (D) in order not to hide

13. According to the manager's order you wear jeans in the office.

(A) needn't (C) may not

(B) mustn't (D) don't have to

14. A friend of mine would never let her children a pet in the flat.

(A) keeping (C) keep

(B) to keep (D) kept

15. My sister phoned yesterday and she told me that she a house.

(A) has bought (C) had bought

(B) bought (D) will buy

16. Which of you how to spell this word?

(A) knows (C) does know

(B) know (D) do know

17.1 don't know about it.

(A) something (C) nothing

(B) anything (D) none

18. My sister used to spend hours talking to somebody the phone.

(A) through (C) with

(B) on (D) at

19. The first modern Olympic Games took place in Greece in 1896, ?

(A) did they (C) isn't it

(B) didn't it (D) didn't they

20. We travel everywhere train because my wife is afraid of flying by air.

(A) by (C) by the

(B) on (D) in the

21. Mary was supposed to write an essay yesterday but she hasn't done it .

(A) since (C) still

(B) already (D) yet

22.1 wanted to discuss a very important problem with John but he couldn't talk

to me because he .

(A) didn't have a lot time (C) didn't have much time

(B) had few time (D) had a little time

23. When Albert Einstein went to school, thought much of his

mental abilities.

(A) nor his parents nor his teachers

(B) neither his parents nor his teachers

(C) neither his parents and his teachers

(D) neither his parents or his teachers

24. He is very experienced because he has been working here six years.

(A) since (C) during

(B) for (D) by

25. , London is one of the oldest and most interesting cities in the world.

(A) In my opinion (C) For my mind

(B) In my mind (D) By my opinion