Test (1)

Choose the right answer

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second president of the United States,
2. was from a wealthy, well-known family. As a child, he attended private
3. school, had private tutors, and traveled with his parents to Europe. He
4. attended Harvard University and afterwards studied law. At age 39,
5. Roosevelt suddenly developed polio, a disease that left him without the full
6. use of his legs for the rest of his life. Even through the worst of his illness,
7. however, he continued his life in politics. In 1924, he appeared at the
8. Democratic National Convention to nominate Al Smith for president, and
9. eight years after that he himself was nominated for the same office.
10. Roosevelt was elected to the presidency during the Great Depression of
11. the 1930s, at a time when more than 5,000 banks had failed and
12. thousands of people were out of work. Roosevelt took action.
13. First he declared a bank holiday that closed all the banks so that no
14. more could fail; then he reopened the banks little by little with
15. government support. Roosevelt believed in using the full power of
16. government to help what he called the "forgotten people." And it was
17. these workers, the wage earners, who felt the strongest affection
18. toward Roosevelt. There were others, however, who felt that
19. Roosevelt's politics were destroying the American system of
20. government, and they opposed him in the same intense way that others
21. admired him.
22. In 1940, the Democrats nominated Roosevelt for an unprecedented
23. third term. No president in American history had ever served three
24. terms, but Roosevelt felt an obligation not to quit while the United
25. States' entry into World War II was looming in the future. He accepted
26. the nomination and went on to an easy victory.

1. What does the text mainly discuss?

a) Political aspects of Roosevelt's life
b) Problems during the Great Depression
c) Roosevelt's upbringing
d) Criticism of Roosevelt's actions

2. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?

a) Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression.
b) Roosevelt refused to nominate Al Smith.
c) Roosevelt had difficulty walking during his presidency.
d) Roosevelt supported strong government powers.

3. The phrase little by little in line 14 means that Roosevelt opened

a) the smaller banks first. c) the banks a few at a time.
b) the banks for minimal services. d) the bank for a short time.

4. Where in the text does the author discuss Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression?
a) Lines 1-4 b) Lines 5-9 c) Lines 10-16 d) Lines 18-26

5. It can be concluded from the text that the people who mostly liked Roosevelt best were
a) poor people. b) bankers. c) rich people. d) average workers

Choose the right verb form

"I'm so tired of Christmas I wish there was never another one!" exclaimed a little girl, as she
(6)__________idly watching her mother arrange a pile of gifts two days before they were to be given.
"Why, Effie, what a dreadful thing to say! You are as bad as old Scrooge; and I'm afraid something
(7)__________ to you, as it did to him, if you don't care for dear Christmas," answered the mother, almost
dropping the silver horn she (8)__________with delicious candies.

6. a) would sit b) had sat c) sat d) has sat

7. a) happens b) happened c) had happened d) was happening
8. a) had filled b) has been filled c) was filled d) will have filled

I felt surprised, then happy, then doubtful all in one split second when I found out I (9)__________to be a
star in the school play. My voice (10)__________, so I looked full of confidence, but, in fact, I
(11)__________very __________. When the notice (12)__________, everyone congratulated me. I knew I
(13)__________the golden star I had dreamed about for years.
9. a) had chosen b) would choose c) have chosen d) had been chosen
10. a) wasn‟t trembled b) didn‟t tremble c) hasn‟t trembled d) isn‟t trembling
11. a) was nervous b) am nervous c) had been nervous d) would be nervous
12. a) will publish b) are published c) was published d) had published
13. a) was awarding b) had awarded c) would be awarded d) will be awarded

Since computers first (14)__________ to the public in the early 1980s, technology (15)__________a great
deal. The first computers (16)__________ simple machines designed for important tasks. Times have
changed and computers (17)__________ powerful machines. Programmers created a large selection of
useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign languages to book-keeping. We still
(18)__________video games, but today‟s games are faster, more exciting. In short, the simple individual
machines of the past (19)__________into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.

14. a) had introduced b) were introduced c) have introduced d) introduced

15. a) would have changed b) have been changed c) has changed d) change
16. a) have been b) were c) would be d) was been
17. a) became b) had become c) would become d) have become
18. a) are playing b) have played c) were played d) are being played
19. a) have developed b) is developing c) would develop d) were developing

Choose the right option

20. “ Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow?” “Sure. __________I will have finished my exam.”
a) And than b) After then c) By then d) By that

21. “Do you think Barbara speaks __________ well?” “She should. She has been studying it since she
was in high school.”
a) Spanish language b) a Spanish language c) Spanish d) the Spanish

22. “I passed the admission test!” “Congratulations. Had you studied __________ before you took it?”
a) a lot of b) a lot c) lots d) lot
23. “ Bob, I am not going to buy this encyclopedia”. “I know, because it costs __________ the other
one.”
a) twice as much as b) twice more times c) twice as much d) twice as many as

24. “Mom, this is __________tasty ice cream that I‟ll have another helping” “Of course, if you like”.
a) such b) so c) such an d) so much

25. “Are you all here, dear students, can we start our lesson?” “Yes, everyone __________ Virginia.”
a) but b) except to c) from d) beside

26. “__________ fish are there in the basket near you?” “Quite a lot.”
a) How much number of b) Do you know how much c) How many d) What is the number of

27. “Which football team do you support?” “ We‟d like __________.”

a) the Monsters will win b) the Monsters to win c) that the Monsters win d) the Monsters win

28. “I don‟t understand the instructions of the document because of my poor English.” “ __________ your
English teacher to help you.”
a) Ask b) Make c) Have d) Let

29. “Jane said you telephoned me last night.” “Yes. I called __________ if you would like to come to dinner
tomorrow.”
a) for seeing b) for to see c) because to see d) to see

30. “Ann looks like a smart student.” “Oh, yes, she is always the first __________ her homework.”
a) to be finished with b) to being finished with c) to finish d) finishing

31. “I have observed that you don‟t pay attention to the rules when crossing the street.” “The point is
that I __________ the rules of it, I have just arrived in this country.”
a) do not accustomed to keeping b) am not accustomed to keeping c) am not accustomed to
keep d) do not accustomed keeping

32. Hardly __________ the office when he realized that he had left his wallet at home.
a) he had entered b) had entered c) entered d) had he entered

33. “Her French is easy to understand.” “Yes, I was surprised how__________ she could talk”.
a) well b) good c) better d) best
34. The tube worm, __________ stationary plant-like creature that lives at the bottom of the deep
sea, can live for hundreds of years.
a) is a b) it is a c) a d) that is a

35. Due to her agility and speed, that runner is __________to be the first one chosen.
a) likely b) like c) alike d) a like

Choose the right option

36. I didn‟t tell him what I thought __________ he wouldn‟t be upset.
a) even if b) in case c) because of d) so that

37. The other day I met a man __________ in television.

a) who sister works b) while sister work c) whose sister works d) whom sister work

38. __________ several unsuccessful attempts, Robert Peary reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909.
a) After b) He made c) When d) His

39. Atlanta is the city __________ the Olympic Games were held in 1996.
a) which b) when c) where d) while

40. Sarah put the papers back into the file__________ them.
a) once she had copied b) so she had copied c) and she had copied d) what she had copied

41. The car suddenly went out of control __________ the driver‟s experience with driving on snowy roads.
a) in spite of b) in order c) despite of d) because

42. We worked all night on the decorations for the party, __________ we couldn‟t finish the job properly.
a) however b) even if c) as though d) as a matter

Fill in the gaps with appropriate word form

At the age of ten Barbara was different from her family. She gave you the (43)__________ of being
(44)__________. So she went to the local grammar school. This year is quite an (45)__________ one for
Barbara. She‟s taking her O-levels in nine subjects. She chose these subjects last year when she and her
parents went to the school for an interview with some of her teachers – three, to be (46)__________. It
was quite a shock for Barbara‟s parents that the teachers thought their daughter was „university
material‟. The teachers meant that Barbara could pass the entrance exams. But of course, this doesn‟t
mean that she is (47)__________ going to university.

43. a) unimpressed b) impression c) impressive d) impressionable

44. a) thoughtlessly b) thoughtfulness c) thoughtful d) thought
45. a) unimportance b) importance c) important d) importantly
46. a) precise b) precision c) precisely d) imprecisely
47. a) definite b) definitely c) definition d) indefinite

Choose the right transformed sentences

48. 1. She said she would come with me as soon as she was ready.
“I‟ll come with you as soon as I am ready,” she says.
2. “Who would like to join our Drama Group?” she said.
She wanted to know who would like to join their Drama Group.
3. “Think well before you answer,” the detective said to her.
The detective warned her to think well before she answered.
4. “Do you have a work permit?” asked Bill.
Bill asked if I had a work permit.
5. He said:“There was an accident outside the supermarket.”
He asked us if there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

49. 1. “Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren‟t a pair?” I asked him.
I asked him whether he knew that the shoes he was wearing weren‟t a pair.
2. “We didn‟t eat fish two days ago,” Andrew said.
Andrew said that they didn‟t eat fish two days before.
3. “Don‟t eat so much chocolate!” the mother told her children.
The mother warned her children not to eat so much chocolate.
4. “Where did Maria park her new car?” said Ronald.
Ronald asked Maria where she had parked her new car.
5. My friend was sure that Tom wouldn‟t tell the police anything and told me not to worry. “Don‟t
worry! Tom hadn‟t said anything to the police,” my friend told me.
50. 1. “Bob, my brother is getting married next week. You are invited,” Ted said.
Ted told Bob that his brother was getting married the following week and Bob was invited.
2. “Will you be working in the laboratory tomorrow?” Jane asked.
Jane asked if we would be working in the laboratory the following day.
3. “Don‟t come here now, it is in vain, you cannot see her.” Martin said. “I am sure about that.” Martin
surely reminded him not to go there now in vain because he couldn‟t see her.
4. Linda said, “I wonder why our friends don‟t come to meet us these days, Tim.”
Linda wondered and said Tim why their friends hadn‟t come to see them those days.
5. The teacher asked Sarah why she wasn‟t ready that day.
The teacher asked, “Why aren‟t you ready today, Sarah?”

51. 1. The policeman asked the boy where he had taken it.
The policeman said to the boy: “Where did you take it?”
2. He said: “I really want to buy this new car for you.”
He told to me he really wants to buy this new car for him.
3. “Do you think you could live entirely on your own for six months,” said Tom, “or would you get
bored?”
Tom asks if I thought I could live entirely on my own for six months or if I would get bored.
4. Peter said: “I may bring someone with me to the party tomorrow.”
Peter said he might bring someone with him to the party the following day.
5. Our teacher said to us, “Be quiet, please!”
Our teacher said that we must be quiet.

52. 1. She said to Liza: “Does he usually take his wife with him when he goes on a business trip?”
She asked Liza if he usually took his wife with him when he went on a business trip.
2. Mother said to us: “You shouldn‟t buy this house. It is on the main road.”
Mother advised us not to buy that house as it was on the main road.
3. They said: “There was a terrible storm in the south-west of the USA last night.”
They said that there had been a terrible storm in the south-west of the USA the previous night.
4. The teacher said to us, “Hand in your papers. The time is up.”
The teacher told us hand in our papers but the time was up.
5. He asked me what effect the treatment had on her.
He said to me: “What effect does the treatment have on her?” Choose the right transformed sentences
Fill in the gaps with appropriate word from the list
53. The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the sight of
people begging on the streets is becoming _____ common. But all over the world, homeless people are
taking the future into their own _____. By selling „street papers‟ they no longer need to beg for a living.
The concept of the street paper is simple. It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people who buy it at a
_____ price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves. If they have no money,
then they can get the first ten copies on _____ and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training
and is given a special identity badge. The paper itself contains articles of general and social interest,
film and book reviews, cartoons and the occasional celebrity interview. Advertising and sales _____ most
of the income, and all profits go back into helping homeless people.

1.provide 2.hands 3.credit 4.unbelievable 5.increasingly 6.shoulders 7.fixed

Choose the correctly formulated questions.

54. 1. Had you to read all these articles for your graduation work?
2. Are you working still on your report or you finished it?
3. Ted‟s got used to going to bed late, hasn‟t he?
4. What do you think he will do to save the situation?
5. Are you through with your work yet?

55. 1. You shouldn‟t deliver goods to their company, should you?

2. Has John translated the novel or is he still working on it?
3. What do you think when will he visit them?
4. Can you show me how I have to paint the walls?
5. Since when Jane hasn‟t gone in for swimming?

56. 1. He had completed the work before I came, hadn‟t he?

2. Do you know where his brother-in-law works?
3. He‟d better accept their proposal, wouldn‟t he?
4. When do you think they will arrive in Holland?
5. Do they have to announce the verdict today?

56. 1. The girls could hardly carry the suitcases, could they?
2. It‟s time you stopped smoking, isn‟t it?
3. Does your brother or sister go in for basketball?
4. Can you tell me what time does the show begin?
5. When you did see Dr Adams last?

57. 1. There‟s a bank between the restaurant and the post office, isn‟t it?
2. She couldn‟t remember where she had seen that young man, hadn‟t she?
3. Is Debbie or are you fond of poetry?
4. Can‟t you show me how have I to use this device?
5. Is your brother fond of horror films or westerns?

Fil in the gaps with prepositions and adverbs

58.Native Americans have been popping corn ______ at least 5000 years, using a variety of different
methods. One method of popping corn involved skewering an ear of corn on a stick and roasting it ______
the kernels popped off the ear. Corn was also popped ______ first cutting the kernels off the cob, throwing
them into a fire, and gathering them as they popped ______ of the fire. In a final method for popping corn,
sand and unpopped kernels of corn were mixed together in a cooking pot and heated until the corn
popped to the surface ______ the sand in the pot.

1.until 2.by 3.out 4.of 5.since 6.into 7.for

Odd Word
59. The Queen Victoria was the youngest queen to sit on the throne of England.
2. Almost of all dictionaries have information about pronunciation.
3. Just as the bread came out of the oven, a wonderful aroma filled the kitchen.
4. The more we look after ourselves, the less we need doctors to look after us.
5. I will never forget of visiting those wonderful places in the Netherlands last summer.

60. 1. In Spartan culture, brides would have to shave their heads and dress up like men.
2. Guests to traditional German weddings bring the happy couple any type of porcelain except glass.
3. The couple smash the plates as they believe if that this will ward off evil spirits.
4. The couple clean up the mess together, learning that in working together, they can overcome any
challenge.
5. Before getting married, the Indian bride does everything to make sure her wedding day is a lucky one.

61. 1. Michael‟s sister insisted on to staying there till the rain had stopped.
2. Rush hour in a provincial town is certainly not so busy as in London, but even so there are plenty of
people moving about.
3. Since childhood Picasso showed a strong interest in painting.
4. Eating food that has more calories than you use will cause you to gain weight.
5. More than a three thousand years ago, the Greek people developed a very sophisticated society.

62. 1. Do you remember beating Boris at chess when we were in the Crimea?
2. Everyone, without no exception, finds shopping stressful at times.
3. A sudden thought struck him and he suggested searching all the other rooms in the house.
4. He was so tired and depressed that he felt he couldn‟t move any longer, so he lay on his back in the
grass looking up.
5. To communicate well with another person, you not only need to be able to talk clearly, but you also
need to listen actively, too.

63.1. The Olympic Games were being cancelled in 1916 because of World War I.
2. Spiders are not insects, as many people think; they are not even related to them.
3. Contrary to popular opinion, cats can be trained.
4. It is common knowledge that technology makes life easier for everyone.
5. That people more often learn on their own mistakes than those of others, is through out of the
question.

Passive Voice
64.1. Vitamins A, C, E and K contained within the strawberry are vital to health.
2. Only once had the grandfather been angry.
3. The mission was found to be impossible.
4. The work must be finished as soon as possible.
5. Philadelphia International Airport was evacuated for about an hour yesterday morning.

65.1. The thief was caught easily for he was described thoroughly.
2. The first parachute designed by Leonardo da Vinci.
3. Those impolite girls shouldn‟t have been invited to our party.
4. Will a new suit have bought for your brother tomorrow?
5. The subject in the Armenian sentence may sometimes be omitted.
66.1. The Passive Voice is formed with the help of to be + Past Participle.
2. Why haven‟t the suitcases packed yet?
3. On his way home he was attacked by unknown men.
4. The letter of application had been signed before his arrival.
5. Armenian learners of English encounter some difficulty related with the rules of sequence of tenses.

67. 1. The last student is being examined right now.

2. I ought to have phoned him this morning.
3. Dazzled by the orchestra‟s brilliant performance, the audience clapped wildly.
4. Was the young gentleman asked to wait outdoors?
5. According to Holy Trinity Church records, Shakespeare was baptized on the 26th of April.

68. 1. The crowd cheered the football players in the stadium yesterday.
2. In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.
3. The hurricane severely damaged the houses on the shore.
4. Not a moment‟s peace does she have during the day.
5. The Beatles is considered to be the most influential rock group of the era.

Match the words with their definitions

69. A) Production B) Amount
C) Equivalence D) Substance

1) a kind of matter with particular properties

2) equality in value, amount, meaning, etc.
3) a subject or situation under consideration
4) a sum of money
5) the process of growing or making goods or materials

70. A) Design B) Arrangement

C) Composition D) Frame
1) the action of putting something in order
2) the parts or elements of which something is made
3) a border of wood in which a picture is set
4) a tool made of wood
5) a drawing or an outline from which something may be made

71. A) Stress B) Hostility

C) Faith D) Fantasy

1) a worried or nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax

2) aggressive behaviour towards people or ideas
3) complete trust or confidence in someone or something
4) the act of imagining impossible or improbable things
5) a feeling of satisfaction

Match the sentences

72. A. My dad works in a restaurant
B. They stopped for a rest
C. I have bought a new car
D. I‟ve moved to Bristol

1. going to the shopping centre on foot.

2. where they serve fantastic seafood.
3. and now I drive to work.
4. after walking six kilometers.
5. with more and more tourists visiting the country.
6. and I like it here very much

73.A. Viktor Frankenstein imagines C. Today‟s audiences continue

B. Dad offered D. Young and old, male and female, audiences
will
1. to lend me his car for the weekend.
2. agree that Bond films are still great entertainment.
3. borrow my bicycle next Sunday.
4. living in a world where people control life and death.
5. to enjoy the 007 series more than 40 years after its first appearance.
6. with popularity as big as it has ever been.

74. A. We live next to a busy road, so I am used to

B. I didn‟t recognize Jill as she was
C. They used to
D. I‟ve worked in Argentina for five years, so I‟ve got used

1. live in the city, but they moved to the country last year.
2. sleeping with lots of noise.
3. to speaking Spanish.
4. wearing dark sunglasses.
5. not to speak in public.
6. to take the old man to hospital.

75 .A. Anger is a feeling that can be caused

B. It‟s important that the children
C. These days there are rules everywhere we go
D. You can control your angry feelings with

1. learn relaxation techniques.

2. behave themselves when they are in a public place.
3. a few simple techniques.
4. by both external and internal events.
5. and it‟s hard to obey them all.
6. despite breaking them.

Choose the right tense form

One of the greatest advances in modern technology (76) __________ the invention of computers. They
are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all branches of learning and (77) __________ be put to
varied uses. For instance, they (78) __________ provide information on the best way to prevent traffic
accidents or count the number of times the word „and‟ (79) __________ in the Bible. Because they work
accurately and at high speeds, they (80) __________ research workers years of hard work. This whole
process is called automation.

76. a) was being b) has been c) had been d) will be

77. a) are able b) can c) ought d) dared not
78. a) mustn‟t b) are not allowed to c) might not d) can
79. a) has been used b) had been using c) had been used d) has used
80. a) saved b) are saved c) would save d) save