1. Learning a foreign language is a long…
а) Process
б) Labour
в) Curriculum
г) Tuition
д) Practice

2. Give a synonym: to be good at
а) To do well in;
б) To work hard at;
в) Do one`s best;
г) Work by first and stars;
д) To take notes.

3. How often do our students take exams?
а) Twice a year
б) Once a month
в) Once a year
г) Twice a session
д) Twice a term

4. The situation changed from bad to …
а) worse
б)well
в) more bad
г) badly
д) worst

5. They have … paper than we have.
а) less
б) a little
в) the least
г) fewer
д) few

6. Find a mistake: I founded (1) myself in a desert (2) completely (3) exhausted (4) and without any water in a bottle (5).
а) 1
б) 3
в) 2
г) 5
д) 4

7. What should the school-leavers do after finishing school?
а) Choose profession
б) Finish training courses
в) Get married
г) Leave their homes
д) Stay at home

8. … is very important for the success and progress of our society.
а) Education
б) Teaching
в) Work
г) Profession
д) Talent

9. At the end of each term teachers … the students.
а) Examine
б) Work with
в) Teach
г) Play computer games
д) Joke with

10. A freshman is …
а) a first-year student
б) a graduate
в) a tutor
г) a pupil
д) a teacher

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1. Find the correct word: In some countries it’s common to have _____at twelve o’clock, but we usually eat around two.
а) lunch
б) look
в) headache
г) humour
д) problem

2. Find the correct word:
A: I can’t find my socks anywhere, Mum!
B: Have a ____in the basket by the washing machine.
а) look
б) headache
в) humour
г) problem
д) rest

3. Find the correct word: I’ve got a terrible ______. Is there any aspirin?
а) headache
б) lunch
в) look
г) problem
д) humour

4. Find the correct word: James really makes me laugh. He’s really got a great sense of_______.
а) humour
б) look
в) problem
г) family
д) rest

5. Find the correct word: I’m afraid we’ve got a serious ____. We’ve run out of petrol.
а) problem
б) rest
в) family
г) headache
д) look

6. Find the correct word: I was tired after walking so far, so I stopped to have a______.
а) rest
б) problem
в) look
г) humour
д) headache

7. Find the correct word: I’ve got a very large____- five brothers and three sisters.
а) family
б) headache
в) problem
г) humour
д) lunch

8. Find the correct answer: It’s so hot. Let’s stop in this café and______.
а) have a cold drink
б) have a walk
в) have a bad back
г) have a shower
д) have a sense of humour

9. Find the correct answer: Why is it that you always_____ when I need you to help with the housework?
а) have a bad back
б) have got blue eyes
в) have a sense of humour
г) have a look
д) have a family

10. Find the correct answer: I think I’ll____ before dinner – I need some fresh air.
а) have a walk
б) have a look
в) have a headache
г) have a sense of humour
д) have a bad back

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1. I didn’t ____many notes during the lesson.
а) make
б) ask
в) invent
г) improve
д) lose

2. Doing exercises is a good way to ____stress.
а) reduce
б) ask
в) do
г) make
д) invent

3. I hope I don’t ____my memory as quickly as you did , grangdad!
а) lose
б) invent
в) do
г) ask
д) make

4. I’ve tried to get Tilly to ____an interest in sport, but she says it’s boring.
а) take
б) invent
в) ask
г) organise
д) improve

5. Why don’t you try to_____ your ides before you start writing the essay – then it’ll be easier.
а) organise
б) ask
в) do
г) invent
д) take

6. Max decided to _____his memory by repeating things lots of times and by asking himself lots of questions.
а) improve
б) do
в) ask
г) make
д) take

7. After the lesson, Natasha ____ a funny story to help her to remember the new English words.
а) invented
б) asked
в) took
г) improved
д) reduced

8. I’m surprised my dad hasn’t got a better memory but he loves ____puzzles.
а) doing
б) taking
в) asking
г) showing
д) improving

9. Jake is ____more responsibility for his learning now, and his progress is excellent.
а) taking
б) asking
в) inventing
г) reducing
д) organizing

10. Max decided to improve his memory by repeating things lots of times and by _____ himself lots of questions.
а) asking
б) inventing
в) taking
г) reducing
д) losing

$$18$$

1. I’ve got a headache. Be … , please.
а) quiet
б) quieter
в) quietest
г) quietter
д) quiettest

2. As he went on, the box became …and … .
а) heavier \ heavier
б) heavyier \ heavyier
в) heavy \ heavy
г) heavier \ heavy
д) heavy \ heavyier

3. Let’s go by train. It’s much … .
а) cheaper
б) the cheap
в) the cheapest
г) the cheap
д) cheap

4. It is autumn. Every day the air becomes …., the leaves … .
а) colder \ yellower
б) cold \ yellow
в) the colder \ yellower
г) colder \ the yellower
д) coldest \ yellowest

5. Go to the library if you need … information.
а) further
б) far
в) farther
г) farer
д) furtherst

6. The road was____ than we had expected.
а) longer
б) more intelligent
в) more beautiful
г) politer
д) more interesting

7. The medicine is not working. My cold is_____ than it was yesterday.
а) worse
б) more crowded
в) more dangerous
г) taller
д) more expensive

8. You look_____ than the last time I saw you. Did you lose weight?
а) thinner
б) quieter
в) heavier
г) taller
д) more dangerous

9. I couldn’t get on the train. It was ______ than usual.
а) more crowded
б) more dangerous
в) more convenient
г) more important
д) more handsome

10. In Canada, January is ____ than March.
а) colder
б) wider
в) smarter
г) quieter
д) noisier

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1. She felt as … … her brother.
а) strong as
б) so strong as
в) so strong so
г) more strong than
д) much stronger than

2. Today the streets are not … … … they used to be.
а) so clean as
б) as clean as
в) as cleaner than
г) so cleaner than
д) such clean as

3. He is .. … … you.
а) as tired as
б) so tired as
в) so tired as
г) such tired as
д) more tired as

4. Mike is not … tall… Pete.
а) so… as
б) is… as
в) is… than
г) as…as
д) is… than

5. Kate is not … nice …Ann.
а) so…as
б) as…as
в) is… as
г) is… than
д) so…than

6. English is … …. … German.
а) as difficult as
б) so difficult as
в) more difficulter than
г) difficult as
д) difficult

7. She was not … … … her mother.
а) so attractive as
б) such attractive as
в) as attractive so
г) more attractive as
д) as attractive as

8. His work is not … … … mine.
а) so difficult as
б) as difficult as
в) such difficult as
г) so difficult so
д) so difficult so

9. The tram system is not … …. .. it is used to be.
а) so reliable as
б) such reliable as
в) as reliable as
г) more reliable than
д) so reliable so

10. Life is … it used to be.
а) easier than
б) more easy than
в) so easy as
г) as easy as
д) as easy so

$$20$$

1. Louis is ___ far the most experienced player we’ve got.
а) by
б) one
в) slightly
г) much
д) bit

2. Michael is ___of the best young musicians in the country.
а) one
б) by
в) slightly
г) lot
д) much

3. Surprisingly, the trip is only _____more expensive if you travel first class.
а) slightly
б) by
в) one
г) lot
д) bit

4. Since they moved house, Mark and Carla have been ____happier.
а) much
б) by
в) one
г) lot
д) bit

5. Tomorrow’s weather will be just a little ___cooler than today.
а) bit
б) much
в) one
г) by
д) lot

6. Marianna is a ____more relaxed since her holiday.
а) lot
б) bit
в) by
г) one
д) slightly

7. The climate in Australia is different ____the climate in the UK.
а) from
б) one
в) by
г) bit
д) lot

8. Supermarkets in Australia are exactly the same ___ supermarkets in the UK.
а) as
б) one
в) by
г) from
д) bit

9. Houses in the British countryside look very ____from houses in the Australian countryside.
а) different
б) one
в) by
г) as
д) similar

10. A lot of wild animals in Australia are ___different from the animals that you find in England
а) completely
б) bit
в) lot
г) by
д) one

$$21$$

1. Please, find the correct preposition:
He is not as intelligent ___his sister
а) as
б) like
в) less
г) more
д) much

2. Please, find the correct preposition:
The new library looks very similar ___ the old one.
а) to
б) from
в) by
г) as
д) like

3. Please, find the correct preposition:
The school is very different _____the old one.
а) from
б) to
в) by
г) as
д) like

4. Please, find the correct preposition:
This bag is exactly the same ____yours.
а) as
б) by
в) to
г) on
д) from

5. Please, find the correct preposition:
This question isn’t quite as easy ___the last one.
а) as
б) by
в) from
г) to
д) on

6. Please, find the correct preposition:
People seem to have less time___ they used to have.
а) than
б) by
в) one
г) from
д) to

7. Please, find the correct preposition:
It’s about 150 kilometers ___Mexico city.
а) from
б) of
в) away
г) as
д) by

8. Please, find the correct preposition:
It’s near the border ____Turkey.
а) with
б) in
в) at
г) by
д) to

9. Please, find the correct preposition:
The city of Liverpool stands ____the River Mersey.
а) on
б) in
в) to
г) from
д) into

10. Please, find the correct preposition: The city of Petra is famous ____its ancient ruins.
а) for
б) on
в) by
г) in
д) into

$$22$$

1. Find the correct word: How many ____parties are there in your country?
а) political
б) personality
в) telepathic
г) facial
д) unbelievable

2. Find the correct word: You must be _____! How did you know I was going to say that?
а) telepathic
б) unbelievable
в) political
г) personality
д) facial

3. Find the correct word: My sister has a very strong______ — she always says what she thinks.
а) personality
б) facial
в) political
г) unbelievable
д) telepathic

4. Find the correct word: Can we pay____, please?
а) separately
б) personality
в) facial
г) conclusion
д) political

5. Find the correct word:
Did you know that you have exactly the same _____expressions as your mother?
а) facial
б) unbelievable
в) personality
г) conclusion
д) political

6. Find the correct word:
You are going to Paris this weekend, too? What a______!
а) coincidence
б) personality
в) similarity
г) conclusion
д) political

7. Find the correct word: Some people pay ___prices for designer clothes.
а) unbelievable
б) facial
в) personality
г) similarity
д) political

8. Find the correct word:
There are some _____between the two paintings, but I don’t think it’s the same artist.
а) similarities
б) conclusion
в) political
г) facial
д) personality

9. Find the correct word: After all the discussion, the council still hasn’t come to a ____ about the building work.
а) conclusion
б) political
в) upbringing
г) remarkable
д) unbelievable

10. Find the correct word: I had quite a strict _____: my parents had quite old-fashioned ideas about how children should behave.
а) upbringing
б) telepathic
в) coincidence
г) conclusion
д) political

$$23$$

1. Please, finish the sentence:
— Have you ever ………. to New York?
а) been
б) went
в) taken
г) flew
д) brought

2. Please, finish the sentence:
— No I’ve never ………. there.
а) been
б) went
в) was
г) existed
д) seen

3. Please, finish the sentence:
In fact I’ve just ………. back from there.
а) come
б) came
в) gone
г) been
д) went

4. Please, finish the sentence:
— and I’ve ………. at least six weeks there in the last year.
а) spent
б) spend
в) past
г) passed
д) found

5. Please, finish the sentence:
Have you ………. to the top of the Empire State Building?
а) gone up
б) grown up
в) flown
г) sat up
д) shown up

6. Please, finish the sentence:
I haven’t ………. the ferry to Ellis Island either.
а) taken
б) driven
в) swam
г) jumped over
д) finished

7. Please, finish the sentence:
I’ve just ………. work so hard.
а) had to
б) must
в) seen
г) looked
д) could

8. Please, finish the sentence:
Have you ………. that report yet?
а) finished
б) terminated
в) ended
г) killed
д) thrown

9. Please, finish the sentence:
I’ve never ………. as much work on as at present.
а) had
б) fed up with
в) stood in front of
г) presented
д) thrown

10. Please, finish the sentence:
I haven’t ………. a weekend off for months.
а) had
б) represented
в) overcome
г) stood behind
д) thrown

$$24$$

1. Fill in with the correct form: I ______ the piano for 30 minutes.
а) have been practicing
б) have been running
в) have been being
г) have been barking
д) have been missing

2. Fill in with the correct form: They____ since 5 o’clock. They just started an hour ago.
а) haven’t been working
б) haven’t been laughing
в) haven’t been eating
г) haven’t been barking
д) haven’t been missing

3. Fill in with the correct form: Tom: Well, she_____ Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next holiday in Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.
а) has been learning
б) has been spending
в) has been eating
г) has been playing
д) has been looking for

4. Fill in with the correct form: The dog _____ since midnight.
а) has been barking
б) has been being
в) has been practicing
г) has been showing
д) has been eating

5. Fill in with the correct form: He _____ on the phone for half an hour, just a couple of minutes.
а) hasn’t been speaking
б) hasn’t been eating
в) hasn’t been barking
г) hasn’t been being
д) hasn’t been practicing

6. Fill in with the correct form: I_____ this book for a long time — just 10 minutes, not more.
а) haven’t been reading
б) haven’t been showing
в) haven’t been missing
г) haven’t been eating
д) haven’t been inventing

7. Fill in with the correct form: He _____TV all afternoon, he only switched the telly on 10 minutes ago.
а) hasn’t been watching
б) hasn’t been barking
в) hasn’t been eating
г) hasn’t been washing
д) hasn’t been reading

8. Fill in with the correct form: She____ in a bank for five years.
а) has been working
б) has been studying
в) has been eating
г) has been living
д) has been playing

9. Fill in with the correct form: I _____in London with my family for six months.
а) have been living
б) been eating
в) been playing
г) have been working
д) have been cooking

10. Fill in with the correct form: I_____ so I’m really hot now.
а) have been cooking
б) have been eating
в) have been studying
г) have been living
д) have been reading

$$25$$

1. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
I … for you all day. Where have you been?
a) have been looking
б) have looked
в) looked
г) was looking
д) look

2. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
She says she … this man for ages.
a) has known
б) has been knowing
в) was knowing
г) knows
д) knew

3. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
Mrs. Stone … as a teacher for twenty years.
a) has been working
б) worked
в) work
г) is working
д) works

4. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
You look upset. What… to you?
a) has happened
б) has been happening
в) happens
г) had happened
д) happened

5. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
No, thank you, I don’t smoke. I… up.
a) have given
б) have been giving
в) gave
г) have been given
д) give

6. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
Do you know where …?
a) she has gone
б) has she been going
в) she has been going
г) has she gone
д) has gone she

7. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
— … to this news from Scott? I’ve just repeated it.
a) have you been listening
б) have you listened
в) you have been listened
г) you have listened
д) have listened you

8. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
Do you really think her English … since she started school?
a) has improved
б) has been improving
в) improves
г) improved
д) has improve

9. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. Their family has been living in this house since the eighteenth century, …?
a) hasn’t it
б) haven’t they
в) don’t they
г) isn’t it
д) doesn’t it

10. Choose the correct answer: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. Come in and have a seat. We … our plans for the next year.
a) have just been discussing
б) just discussed
в) have just discussed
г) just discuss
д) discuss

$$26$$

1. Find the correct preposition: Juan’s not very good ___spelling
а) at
б) in
в) on
г)from
д) by

2. Find the correct preposition: The supermarket’s _____the centre of town.
а) in
б) on
в) to
г) from
д) into

3. Find the correct preposition: Hi, Diane! I was thinking ____you yesterday.
а) about
б) to
в) in
г) by
д) from

4. Find the correct preposition: The children’s grandmother looked ____them while I was in France.
а) after
б) from
в) in
г) by
д) onto

5. Find the correct preposition: Does this photo remind you ___anyone?
а) of
б) from
в) on
г) in
д) into

6. Find the correct preposition: Deborah brought her children ___ as Buddhists.
а) up
б) to
в) from
г) on
д) in

7. Find the correct preposition: Stratford-on-Avon is famous ____being Shakespeare’s birthplace.
а) for
б) to
в) on
г) in
д) by

8. Find the correct preposition: Tim’s very interested ____ motorcycles.
а) in
б) to
в) onto
г) from
д) into

9. Find the correct preposition: The new model’s very similar ____the old one, but it goes much faster.
а) to
б) from
в) by
г) on
д) in

10. Find the correct preposition: I like listening ____ classical music when I drive.
а) to
б) on
в) onto
г) into
д) from

$$27$$

1. Show the right answer: Someone you know, but who is not a close friend.
а) acquaintance
б) border
в) colleague
г) determined
д) engaged

2. Show the right answer: Someone you work with.
а) colleague
б) friend
в) acquaintance
г) border
д) jellyfish

3. Show the right answer: People who agreed to get married are…
а) engaged
б) determined
в) industrial
г) hardworking
д) old-fashioned

4. Show the right answer: Risking money on a game or race – Las Vegas is famous for this.
а) gambling
б) hardworking
в) jellyfish
г) old-fashioned
д) industrial

5. Show the right answer: An _____area is where there are many factories.
а) industrial
б) local
в) hardworking
г) old-fashioned
д) border

6. Show the right answer: “ _____in touch” means “to stay in contact”
а) keep
б) feel
в) watch
г) drop
д) be

7. Show the right answer: If you enter a competition you may win a _____.
а) prize
б) ball
в) mobile phone
г) book
д) laptop

8. Show the right answer: Two children who are born at the same time to the same mother.
а) twins
б) babies
в) children
г) nieces
д) nephews

9. Show the right answer: A kind of sea animal that can sting you – common in Australia.
а) jellyfish
б) fish
в) starfish
г) octopus
д) seal

10. Show the right answer: To know what something is because you have seen it before (also for people).
а) recognize
б) determined
в) engaged
г) hardworking
д) industrial