6. Страдательный залог (The Passive voice)

1. We …to read English books in the original.

a) was advised b) advises c) were advised d) has advised

2. Sport … much attention to in our schools and colleges.. Physical training is a compulsory subject.

a) pays b) is paid c) were paid d) paid

3. When it is cold outside, Physical training lessons … indoors.

a) is held b) was held c) are held d) will be held

4. Winter Olympic Games … in Turin (Italy) in 2006.

a) was held b) are held c) were held d) is held

5. Meetings … last week.

a) was held b) is held c) were held d) are held

6. This work must … at once.

a) will be done b) be done c) are done d) were done

7. Last week they … to take part in our concerts.

a) was asked b) were asked c) are asked d) is asked

8. The letter …. yesterday.

a) are sent b) was sent c) have been sent d) will be send

9. The letters … posted tomorrow.

a) are b) will be c) would be d) is

10. That job … by John the day before yesterday.

a) is done b) were done c) was done d) will be done

11. Meat should … with a knife.

a) will cut b) would cut c) be cut d) to cut

12. Look! A new house …. in our street.

a) builds b) is being built c) was built d) were built

13. The text … from 5 to 12 o’clock yesterday.

a) is translated b) was translated c) was being translated d) were translated

14. The home task … before 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

a) is done b) were done c) has been done d) have been done

15. The translation … before the telephone rang.

a) is done b) were done c) had been done d) will be done.

7. Артикль (The Article)

1. The oldest living tree in the world grows in … California.

a) an b) a c) the d) –

2. I’d like to have … hamburger for breakfast.

a) the b) a c) an d) –

3. Can you play … piano?

a) the b) a c) - d) an

4. Will you play … chess with me?

a) - b) the c) a d) an

5. Pushkin is … outstanding Russian poet.

a) - b) the c) a d) an

6. James Bond is … last person I want to see.

a) an b) - c) the d) a

7. My favourite subject at school was … History.

a) - b) a c) an d) the

8. Jack is going to take … his fishing-rod.

a) a b) an c) - d) the

9. Could you phone later, please? Jane’s having … shower.

a) a b) an c) the d) –

10. Yesterday we went to … bed at 11 p.m.

a) an b) the c) a d) –

11. What … pity they haven’t come!

a) a) - b) a c) the d) an

12. I can’t find … letter which I received this morning.

a) an b) - c) the d) a

13. By … way, have you heard anything from Tim lately?

a) a b) the c) an d) –

14. The president is going to open … new hospital in the capital next month.

a) a b) an c) - d) the

15. They usually go … shopping on Mondays.

a) a b) an c) the d) –

16. Could you tell me … time, please?

a) the b) a c) an d) –

17. It’s … high time you stopped being so lazy.

a) the b) - c) an d) a

18. Half … dozen eggs, please!

a) a b) an c) the d) –

19. What … lovely song!

a) the b) an c) - d) a

20. The earth goes round … sun.

a) a b) the c) an d) –

21. To tell … truth, I didn’t expect to see him.

a) - b) a c) the d) an

22. I live in … Tverskaya Street.

a) an b) – c) a d) the

23. … United Kingdom includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

a) – b) an c) the d) a

24. St. Bernard dogs are named after a monastery high in … Alps.

a) the b) – c) an d) a

25. The USA is … fourth largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and the Republic of China.

a) an b) a c) – d) the

26. … English Channel is between Great Britain and France.

a) – b) the c) a d) an

27. … Houses of Parliament has over 1.000 rooms and 2 miles of corridors.

a) the b) an c) – d) a

28. Everest is … highest mountain in the world.

a) a b) – c) the d) an

29. Where’s … John’s raincoat?

a) the b) – c) a d) an

30. … Pacific is the largest ocean on our planet.

a) a b) an c) the d) –

31. Have you ever been to … Bolshoi Theatre?

a) the b) – c) a d) an

32. Show me … Canary Islands on this map, please.

a) – b) the c) an d) a

33. …Volga flows into the Caspian Sea.

a) a b) an c) the d) –

34. … Urals are old and not very high.

a) the b) – c) an d) a

35. I’ve made up my mind to go to … Black Sea next summer.

a) – b) the c) a d) an

36. The mountains aren’t high in Scotland. … Ben Nevis is the highest peak.

a) – b) the c) a d) an

37. British people like tea with … .

a) a milk b) the milk c) milk d) milks

38. I don’t need …, thank you.

a) chair b) no chair c) chair’s d) a chair

39. Elizabeth never has … . She has a cup of coffee later in the morning.

a) the breakfast b) an breakfast c) breakfast d) a breakfast

40. It was a beautiful day and … shone brightly.

a) a sun b) the sun c) sun d) suns

41. Do you know … of this flower?

a) a name b) names c) name d) the name

42. Last weekend we stayed in … by the sea.

a) an hotel b) the hotel c) a hotel d) hotel

43. I was born in …, but moved to the city when I was twelve.

a) a country b) country c) countries d) the country

44. Don’t worry. I’ll be … to meet you.

a) at airport b) at an airport c) at the airport d) to airport

45. Philip would like to be able to speak … . It would be useful for his work.

a) a Spanish b) an Spanish c) Spanish d) the Spanish

46. Did you see … when you were in South Africa?

a) giraffe’s b) giraffe c) an giraffe d) a giraffe

47. Jukiko went to ... to study economics.

a) an European university b) European university

c) a European university d) European the university

48. Go down Broad Street. There’s a post office on … .

a) right b) a right c) the right d) an right

49. Westminster Abbey is … very old church.

a) a b) an c) the d) –