Mini- Test

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Ex 1:  Pronunciation and stress

1. A. thank                                    B. they                        C. these                      D. than
2. A. walks                                    B. cups                       C. students                 D. pens
3. A. talked                       B. watched                 C. lived                      D. stopped
4. A. cough                       B. enough                  C. though                   D. rough
5. A. invention                 B. question                C. information          D. protection.
6. A. admire                      B. honor                     C. title                        D. difficult
7. A. describe                   B. struggle                 C. political                 D. society
8. A. independence         B. politician              C. immortality           D. different
9. A. comfort                    B. nation                    C. apply                     D. moment

10. A. ashamed                   B. position                 C. begin                      D. enemy

Ex 2: Complete the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject

1. Many of the girls (wear) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________white shirt.
2. Some of the tables in the classroom (be) _____________broken.
3. What we need most (be) _____________books.
4. The English (be) _____________proud and independent people.
5. The United States (have) _____________a population of 250 million.
6. There (not, be) _____________any letters in the mail for you today.
7. Five hundred miles (be) _____________a long distance.
8. The people who listen to that music (be) _____________few.
9. Each of these hot dogs (be) _____________juicy.

10. Either (be) _____________ correct.

11. The news (be) _____________on at six.

12. Dollars (be) _____________ often used instead of rubles in Russia.

13. The committee (decide) _____________ how to proceed.

14. The family (have) _____________a long history.

15. The quality of the candies (be) _____________ poor.

16. Gold, as well as platinum, (have) _____________recently risen in price.

17. The books borrowed from the library (be) _____________ on my desk.

18. Everyone in both cars (be) _____________ injured in the accident last night.

19. Both the boss and his colleagues (be) _____________ robbed last night.

1. 20.  Food (be) _____________ expensive nowadays.

Ex 3: Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
2. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
3. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
4. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
5. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
6. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
7. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
8. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I’ve seen.
9. Mathematics (is, are) John’s favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea’s favorite subject.

10. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

11. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner’s.

12. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

13. The number of students who  (participate/ participates) in this contest (is/ are) small.

14. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

15. The Prime Minister, accompanied by his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.

16. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

17. Every girl and boy in this room (know, knows) the answers.

18. A number of the students (fail/ fails) the exam every year.

19. Half of the money (belong, belongs) to Mr. Lam.

20. Two weeks (go/goes) fast when you are on vacation.

EX 3: Correct tense and form of the verbs

1. My teacher arrived after I (wait) ……..…………….. for him for ten minutes
2. Up to now, I(know)………….. ………a lot of information about her
3. Since 1990 Tim (live)……….………. in London , and he is still there now
4. The electricity failed while she (have)……………..……..   our dinner .
5. The entrance examination (begin). …………….. in  July .
6. You(seem)  …………………to be very glad about something now
7. She stopped at Smith’s ………………… (buy) the newspaper.
8. I can’t afford ……………… (buy) a house till I get a job.
9. Ben promised his parents ……………… (study) harder.

10. Stop ……………… (make) so much noise or you’ll wake up the baby.

11. She denied ……………… (break) the window but I knew she was guilty.

12. My parents don’t allow me …………… (stay) out late at night.

13. Would you mind ……………… (lend) me your dictionary?

14. I managed …………… (find) the place with the help of a map.

15. Please remember …………… (study) for the test on Monday.

16. She hit the child and made her …………… (cry).

17. He couldn’t help………………(laugh) when he saw his sleepers.

18. His mum ordered him……………(go) to bed immediately.

19. Bob is very keen on………………(eat) hamburgers.

20. Ted told me the book was worth………………(read).

21. She apologized for………………(not tell) me the truth.

22. He asked Mary………………(marry) him and she accepted.

23. He is looking forward to ………………(go) fishing.

24. You should avoid………………(eat) chocolates if you want ………………(lose) weight.

25. He can’t get used to………………(get) up early.

26. I caught him (climb) _____ over my wall. I asked him (explain) _____ but he refused (say) _____ anything, so in the end I had (let) _____ him (go) _____.

27. When at last I succeeded in (convince) _____ him that I wanted (get) _____ home quickly he put his foot on the accelerator and I felt the car (leap) _____ forward.

28. I’m not used to (drive) _____on the left.
When you see everyone else (do)____ it you’ll find it quite easy (do) _____yourself.

29. It is pleasant (sit) _____by the fire at night and (hear) _____the wind (howl) _____outside.

30. There was no way of (get) _____out of the building except by (climb) _____down a rope and Ann was too terrified (do) _____this.

31. We heard the engines (roar) _____as the plane began (move) _____ and we saw the people on the ground (wave) _____good-bye.

32. It’s no good (write) _____ to him; he never answers letters. The only thing (do) _____ is (go)_____ and (see) _____him.

33. Why did you go all round the field instead of (walk) _____ across it?
I didn’t like (cross) _____it because of the bull. I never see a bull without (think) _____that it wants (chase) _____ me.

34. The people in the flat below seem (be) _____  having a party. You can hear the champagne corks (thud)_____ against their ceiling.

35. I don’t like (get) _____bills but when I do get them I like (pay) _____them promptly.

36. Ask him (come) _____in. Don’t keep him (stand) _____at the door.

37. The boys next door used (like) _____(make) _____ and (fly) _____ model aero planes, but they seem to have stopped (do) _____ that now.

38. I knew I wasn’t the first (arrive)_____, for I saw smoke (rise) _____from the chimney.

39. We watched the men (saw) _____the tree and as we were walking away heard it (fall) _____with a tremendous crash.

40. I hate (see) _____a child (cry) _____.

41. We watched the children (jump) _____from a window and (fall) _____into a blanket held by the people below.

42. It is very unpleasant (wake) _____ up and (hear) _____ the rain (beat) _____on the windows.

43. He saw the lorry (begin) _____ (roll) _____ forwards but he was too far away (do) _____ anything (stop)  _____it.

44. There are people who can’t help (laugh) _____when they see someone (slip) _____on a banana skin.

45. I prefer (drive) _____ to (be driven) _____.

Ex 4: Preposition

1. She is clever ………. music.
2. These gloves like these aren’t very suitable………….. that kind of work.
3. I believed ……………. what he said.
4. Stop that boy …………… spoiling the book.
5. It’s time…………….. our lesson to start.
6. The large lake is …………. the west …………… the small lake.
7. The teacher divided the class ……………….five groups.
8. We will provide you…………….plastic bags.
9. We’re afraid that we don’t agree…………you………….your project.

10. We are responsible ………………keeping the environment clean and clean.

11. May I introduce you…………. Miss Brown.

12. I’m so worried …………. my sister who is ill.

13. It is very bad ……… you to eat so quickly.

14. The passage is written………………English

15. Hue is famous………… its historical vestiges

Ex 5: Multiple choices

1. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.

a. buckle                             b. to buckle               c. buckling                 d. for buckling.

2. ________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.

a. Make                               b. Making                  c. To make                 d. For make

3. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.

a. to let me to borrow                                            b. to let me borrow

c. let me borrow                                                     d. let me to borrow

4. How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?

a. wreck                  b. to wreck                 c. wrecking                d. that wrecks

5. ‘How about going to the theater?’ ‘OK,’ but I would rather ______ a concert.’

a. attend                  b. to attend                c. attending                d. have attended

6. The skiers would rather  ________ through the mountains than go by bus.

a. to travel on train                                                b. traveled by train

c. travel by train                                                    d. traveling by the train

7. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ___ lunch.

a. having                 b. to have                   c. having had             d. for having

8. The examiner made us ___ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.

a. show                    b. showing                 c. to show                  d. showed

9. As we entered the room, we saw a rat ________ towards a hole in the skirting board.

a. scamper b. to scamper             c. scampering            d. was scampering

10. I remember ________ to Paris when I was a very small child.

a. to be taken          b. to take                    c. being taken            d. taking

11. My parents wouldn’t _______ to the party.

a. allow me go        b. allow me to go    c. allow me going       d. allow to go

12. We are going to have my house _______ tomorrow morning.

a. paint                    b. painting                 c. painted                   d. to be painted

13. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy ______ part in the projects.

a. to take                 b. taking                     c. to be taken             d. being taken

14. Sally’s low test scores kept her from _______ to the university.

a. admitting            b. to admit                 c. to be admitted      d. being admitted

15. Are you sure you told me about the party? I don’t recall _______ about it.

a. having told         b. to have told           c. having been told   d. to have been told

16. I meant to get up early but I forgot _______ up my alarm clock.

a. wind                    b. to wind                   c. wind                       d. wound

17. Look at the state of the gate. It needs ________ as soon as possible.

a. to repair b. repairing                c. being repaired       d. be repaired

18. Alice didn’t expect ________ to Bill’s party.

a. asking                  b. being asked           c. to ask                      d. to be asked

19. We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won’t.

a. Marie to stop playing                           b. Marie stop to play

c. that Marie stops playing                                  d. Marie to stop to play

20. A good teacher makes her students ________ the world from new perspectives.

a. to view    b. view                       c. to be viewed          d. viewing

21. The girl came from a second, ………………room

1. The smallest    b. as small   c. much smaller   d. like

22. This book is…………..the one I read last month

1. Less much interesting                 b. the less interesting

c. much less than interesting            d. much less interesting than

23. This one is prettier, but it costs…………… the other one

1. As much as   b. as many twice    c. twice as much   d. more than twice

24. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?

A. the best  B. the most    C. the more    D. the greater

25. Bill is ………………

A. lazier and lazier            B. more and more lazy    C. lazier and more lazy            D. more lazy and lazier

26. Her grandfather’s illness was…………………..we thought at first.

A. more seriously as     B. as seriously as          B. more serious than            D. as serious than

27. His house is _______ mine.

A. twice as big as   B. as twice big as      C. as two times big as          D. as big as twice

28. She cooked ____ than you.
A. well         B. more good             C. better         D. more well

29. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______.

a. more and more good                             b. better arid better

c. the more and more good                                  d. gooder and gooder

30. Petrol is _______ it used to.

a. twice as expensive as                           b. twice expensive more than

c. twice more than expensive                  d. more expensive than twice

31. The more she worked, _______

a. The less she achieved                  c. She achieve not enough

b. She did not achieving enough    d. She was achieving less.

32. Your bike is 3times _____________

a. As fastly as mine                b. As fast as me         c. As fast as mine               d. Faster than mine

33. 1. ______ I have a look at your book? ​

A. can​      B. could​     C. should​    D. A&B​

34. ​I ______ do this exercise in ten minutes. – Really?​

A. can​       B. could​       C. would​     D. A&B​

35. _______ you speak English when you lived in the U.S.​

A. can​         B. could​         C. would​          D. all are correct​

36. ​4. When I was ten, I ______ to school on foot.​

A. had to go​   B. must have gone​      C. should have gone​     D. could go​

1. 37.  Did you go to school yesterday?​

No. I didn’t. I _______ to school because there were no classes.​

A. didn’t need to go​     B. needn’t go​    C. needn’t have gone​     D. need have gone​

1. 38.  Everyone’s asleep. We …………………… make a noise.
   a) couldn’t b) mustn’t c) needn’t d) wouldn’t

39. …………………. you like to go for a ride with us?
a) Do b) Should c) Will d) Would

1. 40.  I wonder if this is the right way. It …………………. not be.
   a) can b) could c) might d) must
2. 41.  I don’t think I want to see this play. ~ Oh, I think you ……………. enjoy it.
   a) can b) shall c) will d) would
3. 42.  I’m quite happy to walk. You …………………. drive me home.
   a) don’t b) haven’t c) mustn’t d) needn’t
4. 43.  ………………..…. I show you the way? ~ Oh, thank you.
   a) Do b) Shall c) Will d) Would

44. It’s late. I think we ………………… better go.
a) had b) have c) should d) would

1. 45.  We all tried to push the small lorry, but it ……………….. move.
   a) can’t b) couldn’t c) won’t d) wouldn’t

 

Ex 6: In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers: much, many, few, little, most, a little, little, a few, few.
A FEW | A GREAT DEAL | A LITTLE | A LOT | A LOT OF | A MAJORITY OF | ENOUGH | MANY | MUCH OF | PLENTY | SEVERAL OF | SOME

1. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too weeds.
2.  I didn’t use fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference
3.  Also, I’ve paid attention to how rain we’ve had.
4.  I’m afraid it’s rained times this summer, and the grass is turning brown and dying.
5.  experts say you should fertilize your lawn in the fall.
6.  It didn’t seem to do my lawn good.
7.  advice you get from experts doesn’t seem to help.
8. of my neighbors ignore their grass, and they have better lawns this year.
9. They say knowledge is a bad thing.

10. I know instances where that proves true.

1. 11.  people know as much about computers as Tomasz does.
2. 12.  But it does him good when the whole system goes down.

13. I’m having of trouble passing my driving exam.

1. 14.   information proved to be outdated.

15. We’re close to the project deadline, but there is still time left.

16. Although there are brilliant students in this state — thousands, even, only will choose to remain in the state after graduation.

17. We were able to destroy the parasites with our antigen, but of them survived to cause trouble

1. 18.  a student has passed through these doors.

19. Although of the lawn is open to the sun, there are of shade trees to make it comfortable.

20. the evidence was taken from the police safe last night.

Ex 7: Make tag question

1.  You wouldn’t like the window open, _______________?
2. He used to beat his wife, ________________?
3. Come and see me tomorrow, _____________?
4.  Don’t sheet the door, _________________?
5.  Let’s sing together, _________________?
6.  I’d better go, _______________?
7.  I am your teacher, ________________?
8.  There’s an examination tomorrow, ______________?
9.  She’s been studying English for 2 years, _______________?

10. Nothing can be done, ________________________?

11. Let me lend you a hand, __________________?

12. Everybody can learn how to swim, ______________?

13. He hardly feeds his family, ________________?

14. They did nothing, ________________________?

1. 15.  There is no one in the house, _______________?

Ex 8: Writing

1. Her illness was …………………..………. we thought at first (much/serious)
2. You looked depressed this morning but you look …………………..……… now(a bit/happy)
3. It’s becoming …………………..……… to find a job (hard)
4. Travelling is becoming …………………..………(expensive)
5. They say it’s (good) …………….. to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
   1. As he got older, he became more and more bad-tempered.

@ ………………………………………………………………………………

1. If she stays in England a long time, her English will be very good.

@ ………………………………………………………………………

1. When I write fast, my writing becomes illegible.

@ …………………………………………………………………………

1. This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.
   –> I’ve…………………………..

10. I’ve never met any more dependable person than George.
–> George is…………………………

11. There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
–> Your mother is ……………………

12. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
–> Mr John is…………………………….

1. 13.  Have you got any bigger than that one?
   –> Is this…………………………………?

14. The idea becomes less attractive as I think about it more.

………………………………………………………….

15. The crowded became increasingly angry at the long delay

……………………………………………………………….