Grammar test

Choose the right answer. Only one answer is correct.

1)…a lot of traffic in Tokyo.

a) It is, b) There are, c) It was, d) There is.

2)... that year the Browns lived in Brighton.

a) —, b) In, c) On, d) At

3)This must be ... man your friend spoke about.

a) a, b) any, c) the, d) some

4)The reporter ... for a long time, but didn't say anything.

a) speak, b) told, c) spoke, d) said

5)You had … to make this trip. Why didn't you use it?

a) a case, b) the chance, c) a chance, d) the occasion

6)Can I give you ... advice?

a) the, b) an, c) —, d) these

7)It's ... today, than yesterday.

a) the hotter, b) the hottest, c) much hotter, d) much more hotter

8)We have got ... fruit in our garden than we had last year.

a) less, b) much, c) few, d) little

9)Ted has been happy ... they came to San Francisco.

a) before, b) till, c) since, d) when

10)Have you ever watched the sun ..?

a) raise, b) rise, c) is rising, d) is raising

11)I can't help ... economical.

a) being, b) to be, c) my being, d) be

12)I ... to become an English teacher.

a) have wanted, b) have always wanted, c) has always wanted, d) had wanted

13)I'd love to see this play.— ... .

a) So had I, b) So do I, c) So did I, d) So would I

14)They lived in a ... village.

a) lovely old little, b) old lovely little, c) little old lovely, d) lovely little old

15)Since then the monster ... at least once a year.

a) saw, b) has been seen, c) has seen, d) is being seen

16)The doctor asked how long … the medicine.

a) would I take, b) I had been taking, c) had taken, d) I took

17)I can give you this book. You ... go to the library.

a) wouldn't, b) needn't, c) may not, d) can't

18)Did you see Mary ... Easter?

a) on, b) —, c) at, d) in

19)The news made John ... .

a) laugh, b) to laugh, c) laughing, d) laughed

20)... was still a day to spare.

a) There, b) It, c) This, d) These

Appendix 1

Составные союзы
1. as … as	My younger brother is as tall as I am
2. as long as	I shall remember you as long as I live.
3. as soon as	I’ll telephone you as soon as I return home.
4. as well as	This book is interesting as well as useful.
5. both … and	Both the bridge and the tunnel will be constructed next year.
6. either … or	I shall leave either tonight or tomorrow.
7. in order that	In order that the comfort of the driver may be improved, the design of the seat was changed.
8. neither … nor	I could find him neither at home nor in the office.
9. so that	They crossed the mountains so that they could reach the village before dark.
10. the … the	The longer I think of your plan, the more I like it.

Составные предлоги
1. aсcording to	According to the information received by us the ship will arrive on the 10^th of April.
2. as far as	I go by bus as far as the State Library and then walk a few blocks to my office.
3. because of	They didn’t go to the country because of the rain.
4. by means of	In big ports ship are loaded and unloaded by means of cranes.
5. due to	The train did not arrive in time due to the snow storm.
6. in addition to	In addition to the trouble in the engine there appeared another in the transmission.
7. in front of	Who is sitting in front of him?
8. in order to	The new equipment was used in order to test the vibration of the engine.
9. in spite of	He left in spite of all my protests.
10. instead of	What book can you give me instead of that one?
11. on account of	The match was delayed on account of heavy rain.
12. owing to	Owing to the new system of regulations the number of accidents went down.
13. thanks to	Thank to his help we finished our work early.