1. Choose theappropriate prepositions:      ... Rome... Paris they travelled ...

1. Choose the
appropriate prepositions: ... Rome
... Paris they travelled ... plane.

A) From/to/by

B) From/till/by

C) At/by/by

D) Till/from/on

E) At/to/by

***


2. Choose the
appropriate word: All
the factories have made the ... very dirty.

A) air

B) weather

C) climate

D) breath

E) wind

***


3. Choose the synonym to the underlined word:



She controlled herself and said in a steady
voice: "We are no friends any longer".

A) sound

B) loud

C) weak

D) low

E) lovely

***


4. Choose the antonym to the underlined word:



The children were playing at the farthest corner of the park.

A)
nearest

B)
sunniest

C)
darkest

D)
quietest

E)
distant

***


5. Choose the appropriate modal verb(s):



If I ... sew as well as Jane I would make all of
my own clothes too.

A) could

B) must

C) was
to

D) can

E) might

***


6. Choose the appropriate modal verb(s): Grown-ups ... destroy birds nests.

A) mustnt

B) must

C) may

D) ought

E) can

***


7. Choose the correct answer:



We couldnt help ... when she told us what had happened.

A)
laughing

B)
laugh

C)
dont laugh

D)
didnt laugh

E)
have laughed

***


8. Choose the correct answer:



Everybody was glad him when he entered the
room.

A)
to see

B)
seeing

C)
see

D)
seen

E)
saw

***


9. Put the verb in the correct tense form:



By 2018 they a new supermarket in our street.

A)
will have built

B)
will build

C)
will be building

D)
will built

E)
will had built

***


10. Choose the
appropriate form of the verb:



If he ... to bed so late yesterday, he ... so
drowsy now.

A) hadnt
gone/wouldnt be

B) doesnt
go/wouldnt be

C) didnt
go/wouldnt be

D) hadnt
gone/wouldnt have been

E) didnt
go/wasnt

***


11. Choose the best answer:



The witness told the court that he ... the
accused before.

A)
had never seen

B)
had ever seen

C)
hasnt seen

D)
didnt see

E)
doesnt see

***


12. Choose the appropriate variant of indirect speech:



Sam, do you speak English,
asked Mary.

A)
Mary asked Sam
if he spoke English.

B)
Mary asked Sam
if he had spoken English

C)
Mary asked Sam
if he would speak English

D)
Mary asked Sam
if he speaks English.

E)
Mary asked Sam
if he was speaking English

***

13. Complete the sentence:



Pete saw the ball not far off.
He ran up to it and kicked it. But the grass was wet and he couldnt kick it
properly.
(13)..................... . Everyone in the other team was happy, but
his own team was very sad.

A) So
the ball went straight into his own goal.

B) Yet
he was very pleased with himself.

C) In
fact, the ball was very muddy.

D) Obviously
it was the first match of the season.

E) Then
the referee blew his whistle.

***


14. Choose the right order to make up a story:



1. But two times in twenty four hours sea water runs far
up the river and makes it deep.

2. At those times big ships can get to London.

3. London is situated on the River Thames.

4. The Thames is not very long and very deep.

A) 3,4,1,2

B) 2,3,1,4

C) 3,1,4,2

D) 4,1,2,3

E) 1,2,4,3

***


15. Choose the best answer:



The phenomenon of a mirage, which is an
atmospheric optical illusion in which an observer sees a nonexistent body of
water, can be explained by two facts. First, light rays are bent in passing
between media of differing densities. Second, the boundary between two such
media acts as a mirror for rays of light coming in at certain angles.



Which of the following is true?

A)
The line between two media works as a reflector.

B)
This phenomenon cant be explained yet.

C)
Light rays are united in one bunch

D)
Mirage can be seen only in deserts.

E)
The weather influences the appearance of mirage.

***