PARTI

Grammar Tests Testl

/. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

\. You (to know) English well?

2. Ann (not to learn) the poem by heart yet. She still (to learn) it.

3. Last summer I (to visit) Riga. I (to enjoy) my trip very much. Also I (to be eager) to see Tallinn. I (to go) there this summer if I (to enter) the Institute.

4. "Mr. Brown (to come) an hour ago. He (to wait) for you in the sitting room", said Tom to his sister.

5. When the telephone (to ring) Jack (to have dinner).

6. Where you (to be) all this time? I (not to see) you for ages.

//. Choose the right article.

1. Take ... piece of ... chalk and write ... following sentence on ... blackboard.

2. There is ... garden in front of... Institute. ... garden is very beautiful.

3.1 bought... new dress ... last week.... dress is made of ... silk.

4. My favourite subject at... school was... Mathematics. I was very good at... Mathematics. I always got... excellent marks.

///. Circle the suitable preposition.

1.1 must go (for, to, at) Moscow (at, in) spring.

2. Look (on, at, to) the blackboard. Do you see any mistakes (in, at, on) it?

3. Wait (to, by, for) me, please. I'll come (in, through, by) a minute.

4. We turned (on, in, off) the tape-recorder and listened (on, in, to) music.

IV. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1. Have you got (some, little, any) relatives in Minsk?

2. She has (not, neither, no) mistakes in (hers, her) test.

3. Is there (many, much) coffee in the coffee pot?

4. It's too dark here. I can't see (nothing, anything, something).

5. Can I do (something, nothing, anything) for you?

V. Circle the appropriate word.

- I'm glad you (have come, had come) at last. Did you have a good Journey?

- Terrible. I got (at, to, for) the station rather (lately, late) and almost missed the train. Then I had to go through the whole train until I (found, looked for) (a, the) seat. My fellow passengers (told, spoke) very (aloud, loudly)and I couldn't read my paper.

Test 2

/. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. Where is Nick? - He (to go) to the Institute. His classes usually (to begin) at 8.

2. Kate says she (not to go) for a walk until she (to do) her homework.

3. When the parents (to come) from the theatre yesterday evening, the children (to sleep).

4. Don't make so much noise. Father just (to fall asleep).

5.1 (to meet) my former schoolmate lately. I (not to see) her since we finished school. She (not to change) at all.

6. You (to go out) last night, Tom? - Yes, I (to go) to the cinema, but I (not to enjoy) the film.

//. Choose the right article.

1.1 bought... bottle of milk and half... loaf of... bread. I put... milk into ...fridge and ... bread into ... bread-box.

2. My granny lives in ... village. She's got... cow and 2 pigs. ... cow's name is Dasha. I help my granny to look after ... animals.

3. Who's ... boy standing near ... window? - This is Peter,... friend of mine.

///. Circle the suitable preposition.

1. Our studies begin (at, on, in) autumn.

2. My elder brother is a doctor. He often comes home late (in, at) night.

3. The students are listening (for, at, to) a new text now.

4. Fetch today's newspaper and read it (for, to) me, please.

5. Which (from, of) the houses is yours?

6. Take the book (out of, from) the shelf and show it (for, to) me.

7. May I come (at, in, to) your lecture?

IV. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1.1 don't hear (nothing, something, anything).

2. There was very (few, a few, little) snow this winter.

3. Is (somebody, anybody) absent today?

4. Bob is one of (our, us, ours) best pupils.

5.1 haven't got (some, any, no) money about me.

V. Circle the appropriate word.

In some countries there are monuments (to, for) animals. (It is, there is) even (a, the) monument (to, for) a pig. Once the people of a German town saw that a pig often dug in one and the same place. When the people (dig, dug) up the soil (in, on) that place they discovered salt (under, over) it. Salt was very (cheap, dear) at that time. So the people of the town (got, have got) salt and the pig got a statue.

Test3

/. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. Can I speak to Johny? -No, you can't speak to him now. He (to have) breakfast now.

2. Pete (to pack) his suitcase now. He (to leave) for Moscow tonight.

3. He is a night watchman. He (to work) at night and (to sleep) in the daytime. It is now noon and he (to sleep).

4.1 (to write) to my parents a fortnight ago, but I haven't had a reply, so I just (to write) again.

5.1 (to read) this book several times. I first (to read) it three years ago.

6.1 often (to read) detective stories. I (to read) a very interesting one now.

7.1 can't go out because I (not to finish) my work. I (to join) you as soon as I (to finish) my work.