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Part Two MISCELLANEOUS 6 страница
D made, anyone, would have made, would have
11.___ the door, Maggie found ___ facing a stranger.
She wanted to shut the door, but the stranger made a
quick movement, as if he_____ going to stick his foot
into the opening.
A Having opened, herself, were
B On opening, ___ , was
C After opening, herself, had been
D Opening, ____ , has been
12. I am afraid I don't understand you, Pete. I_ my
mind. Have you changed____ ?
A haven't changed, your one B didn't change, your C haven't changed, yours D didn't change, yourselves
13.In _ Northern hemisphere, ______ winter is com
monly regarded as extending from the year's shortest
day, December 22 or 23 to March 20 or 21, when
___ day and____ night are equal in__ length.
A the, the, the, the, ___
B ___ , ___ , a, a, the
C a, a, the, the, a
D the, ___ , ___ , ___ , ___
14. As the front door was___ , she could see____ through
the house.
A widely-open, straightly B widely-open, straight C wide-open, straight D wide-open, straightly
15. You are not a beginner, you ____ a car for four
years. It is high time you_____ the traffic regulations.
A have been driving, would know B are driving, would have known C have been driving, knew D had been driving, would have known
Test 36
1. ___ to the office, he found out that Harry had invested
the bigger part of his money into the construction of the
new hospital. He___ it without his solicitor's advice.
A Having come, may not do
B Coming, must not have done
C On coming, must not do
D Having come, could not have done
2. ___ canaries and _____ parrots are especially population
and easy___ . Of these,____ parrot is widely kept and
has been bred for a variety of colour types.
A ___ , ___ , to keep, the
B The, the, keeping, a
C ___ , ___ , for keeping, a
D____ , the, kept, the
3. He was___ . He tried___ , but couldn't follow what__ .
A in the end of his wits, to hear, was being told B at his wit's end, to listen, was being said
C at himself s end, listening, was being saying D in his ends'wits, hearing, was telling
4. He___ on the phone when Emma came in.______ she
been listening?
A was speaking, Had C spoke, Was
B is speaking, Is D had been speaking, Has
5. ___ the photo he saw a group of people. Nick was
___ the front, with Mary___ him.
A In, in, close to C In, on, near
B On, at, beside D At, at, at
6. His feelings were too_____ for the words; he himself
had ruined his life and his family____ the money.
A deeply, stealing C deeply, having stolen
B deep, by stealing D deep, to steal
7. Oh, Mr. Limon, I___ when I____ you again. I have
one or two points to take_____ with you.
A was wondering, will see, in B have been wondering, see, on C am wondering, will see, up D had been wondering, saw, off
8. Though____ is a bit too___ pepper, the meat tastes
rather ___ .
A it, many, well C there, little, well
B there, much, good D it, few, good
9. ___ Middle Eastern countries of_____ Iran, ____ Iraq
and___ Kuwait have____ number of super giant oil
fields, all of which are located in____ Arabian-Iranian
basin.
A ___ , ___ , ___ , ___ , a, ___
B The, the, the, the, the, the
C The, ___ , ___ , ___ , a, the
D____ , the, the, the, the, ____
10. I propose the chairman and secretary____ .
A to elect C be elected
B to be elected D elect
11. That evening she felt____ better that she insisted_____
sitting___ a while in the high-backed armchair______
the window.
A so much, upon, in, near
B so more, ___ , for, beside
C so much, on, for, by D such more, on, for, at
12. Why, have you come_____ me?____ was no need for
you___ .
A to meet, There, to bother B meeting, There, bothering C to meet, It, bothering D meeting, It, to bother
13. I___ him about it; he knew it already.
A mustn't have told C needn't have told
B can't have told D may not have told
14. They could____ recognize us in_____ dark, that's why
they did not stop____ to us.
A hard, the, talking C ever, _ , talking
B hardly, the, to talk D never, ____ , to talk
15. The epidemic of typhoid fever broke____ in the poor
est district of the town. The authorities__ unable to
cope___ it.
A off, was, by C out, were, with
B out, was, of D in, were, to
Test 37
1. The hard disease prevented him____ doing anything at
all. I often saw him lying____ on the sofa.
A from, flatly
B off, flat
C from, fiat
D ___ , flatly
2. We used ___ to the valley at____ dawn and there
enjoyed the scenery that changed every time when the
sun___ .
A to go, ___ , rose
B going, the, stood
C to go, ___ , raised
D going, the, lifted
3. People who had never before cared_____ the Browns
now became familiar____ every moment of their life.
A of, to C with, with
B for, with D for, of
4. You can't have good crops unless you_ the soil.
___ usually poor without care and fertilizing.
A don't cultivate, It is
B will cultivate, They are
C cultivate, They are
D won't cultivate, It is
5. I guessed what mystery___ about. So____ Mary, but
Pete___ .
A were they talking, was, was not
B they were talking, was, was not
C were they talking, did, did not
D they were talking, did, did not
6. This was_____ year of____ long sunshine. ____ month
followed upon___ month with____ little difference in
___ sky.
A the, ____ , A, a, a, ____
B a, the, The, the, the, the
C a, ____ , ___ , ___ , ___ the
D the, a, ___ , ___ , a, the
7. He stared____ me as if I were_____ from____ world.
A ___ , anyone, another
B on, somebody, the other C at, anybody, the other D at, someone, another
8. We arrived____ the station_____ sunset. Nobody was
meeting us. It was so impolite___ John to forget about
his guests that we were___ a loss not knowing what to
do.
A in, by, for, in B at, at, of, at
C at, at, of, with D by, by, from, by
9. The speaker____ a short pause to stress his words.
The audience____ him with great attention.
A did, was listening to B made, was hearing C did, were hearing D made, were listening to
10. I would not think____ moment if I____ .
A another, were to choose
B the other, was choosing C no another, were choosing D any other, will be to choose
11, "A real change of air and_ would be very____ for
your son if you____ it," the doctor said.
A surroundings, helping, would arrange B surrounding, helpful, arrange C surroundings, helpful, could arrange D surrounding, of much help, arranged
12. Whatever you do, don't do it__ the spot. But re
member: you shouldn't do everything__ purpose,
something must be said____ chance, it will be more
probable.
A for, for, for B on, on, on C in, by, on D on, on, by
13. I did not want to wait___ the lift. I climbed the
stairs, three ___ , to the fourth floor.
A for, at a time C for, on time
B ___ , in time D____ , in the time
14. When a large vessel wants to pass____ Tower Bridge,
a policeman halts the heavy traffic passing over it,
and___ powerful machinery slowly____ the roadway,
half to one side and half to____ .
A beneath, a, raises, another
B under, ___ , raises, the other
C down, a, rises, others
D below, ___ , rises, the other one
15 You are a fool____ all his stories. He has made them
all____ .
A to listen, out B to hear, on C to listen to, up D to listen to, off
Test 38 |
1.The resorts at the Red Sea are sard___ ones of the
best in Africa. Imagine____ there in winter,
A to be, to go C to be, going
B being, going D being, to go
2. If you_____ the road sign, you_____ with that car.
A had noticed, would not have collided
B would have noticed, hadn't collided C noticed, would not have collided D notice, would not collide
3. It is no good_____ a car in such nasty weather.
A to use C using
B to have used D use
4. The borough includes______ Buckingham Palace, the
principal government offices, important shopping cen
tres, luxury hotels, _____ Tate Gallery and ___ Na
tional Gallery.
A the, the, the C the, ___ , ___
B ___ , ___ , _________ D ___ , the, the
5. He had already got up and was about____ . He was an
old friend of___ .
A to leave, ours C to have left, ours
B leaving, us D having left, us
6. But there was no____ way out: he was____ in debt.
A another, deeply
B other, deeply C the other, deep D other, deep
7 After you have set your objectives, remember_
them in a list. Anything that is worth_____ should go
on this list.
A to enter, doing C entering, to do
B by entering, doing D having entered, have done
g. It was difficult____ me to think these were her real
reasons___ to get rid_____ me.
A for, to want, from C for, for wanting, of B to, of wanting, of D of, to want, with
9. Though the girls are young, the majority of them_____
reached the stage of caring____ comfort and decora
tions.
A have, for C has, for
B have, of D has, of
10. It used____ that oil-exporting countries depended on
the oil-importing countries just as much as_______ de
pended on___ .
A to be said, the first, the former B being said, the latter, the second C to say, the first, the second D to be said, the latter, the former
11. Ann___ quietly and seemed____ .
A breathed, to be asleeping B was breathing, to be asleeping C was breathing, to be asleep D breathed, to be asleep
12. He felt it sounded____ and kept____ .
A unnaturally, silent B unnaturally, silence C unnatural, silent D unnatural, silently
13. English theatre director Peter Brook is_______ found
er of the company.
A The, the C____ , the
B ___ , ___ D The, a
14. They regarded___ manual work____ degrading.
A a, as C____ , to be
B ___ , as D a, being
15. In some households the man was referred_______ "the
master".
A for, like C to, as
B ___ , as D on, as
Test 39 I
1. He was just a year___ than John, but was alread\
___ and much_____ .
A younger, as taller, strong B as younger, taller, stronger C younger, as tall, stronger D as young, as tall, more stronger
2. She regarded it____ her duty to come and read___
me___ dusk when I could not make_____ lines in the
book.
A ___ , ___ , in, out C like, to, in, off
B as, to, at, out D to be, ___ , at, through
3. She remembered____ that she would try, so she did
not regret____ his offer.
A promising, accepting B to promise, to accept C promising, to accept D to promise, accepting
4. She was _____ at___ so early and insisted that Jim___ _.
A irritating, awakening, would leave
B irritated, being awakened, leave
C being irritated, being awakened, should leave
D irritated, being awakened, left
5. She __ rather____ alone.
A had, to leave C had, leave
B would, to be left D would, be left
6. ___ general education is perhaps more important than
___ exact knowledge of some particular theory.
A ___ , ______________ C ______ an
B A, an D A, _
7. They had three little boys, __ one is a baby, ____
others twins of nine.
A ___ , the C____ , ___
B the, ___ D the, the
I. She stretched____ out____ on the sofa.
A her, flat C herself, fiat
B ___ , flatly D herself, flatly
?. Nobody gets___ unless they____ it.
A something, ask C anything, don't ask for
B anything, ask for D something, don't ask
10. Sensible,___ mothers play ____ big part in their chil
dren's life despite____ working and having a full-time
nanny.
A interesting, ____ , ___
B interested, a, ____
C interesting, a, of
D interested, ____ , of
11. He looked forward to____ the position but soon he
realized that decision-making is_____ art and meant
___ hard work.
A get, an, ___ C get, ___ , an, a ,
B getting, ____ , a D getting, an, ___
12. He___ after me since my mother______ .
A has looked, died C looked, has died B has looked, has died D looked, died
13. If anybody___ me I____ them what had happened.
A had asked, would tell B asked, must tell C had asked, could have told D asked, would have told
14. He behaved as though there____ nothing____ .
A was, to be ashamed B were, to be ashamed of C had been, being ashamed D were, being ashamed of
15 Her white dress and a lace umbrella made her__
as though she____ to a garden party.
A to look, had come C look, had come
B looking, came D look, would come
Test 40
1. The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the four
oceans, covering more than___ third of the____ surface
and containing more than__ half of its free water.
A world's, a, earth, a
B world, ___ , earth's, a
C world's, a, earth, ___
D world's, a, earth's, a
2. During___ Age of Discovery (___ late 15th and early
16th centuries), Spain and Portugal produced _
number of explorers whose discoveries of new lands and peoples expanded the horizons — and borders — of these nations.
A the, the, a C____ , ___ , a
B ___ , ___ , the D the, the, the
3. Fleshy fruits that will be eaten_____ typically are har
vested ___ hand to ensure that they will be free from
blemishes, a quality____ by most consumers.
A freshly, on, preferable B fresh, with, preferred C fresh, by, preferred D freshly, by, preferable
4. Although___ called lead pencils, they do not contain
___ ^ of that metal but are composed of a mixture of
___ graphite and clay.
A common, some, the B commonly, any, the
C commonly, any, ___
D common, some, ___
5. The rise and spread of Christianity increased the de
mand ___ permanent____ religious documents.
A on, writing C for, writing
B for, written D on, written
6. Rainbows are seen when____ sunlight from behind the
observer strikes the raindrops acting____ tiny prisms.
A ___ , as C an, as
B a, as D a, like
7. The family performed___ number of functions that
larger institutions now provide. The father, ___ head
of the family, educated his sons, servants ancd appren
tices. Women instructed their daughters____ a house
hold.
A the, like, how to run B a, like, in how running C a, as, in how to run D the, as, how running
8. The Olympic Games___ in Athens, Greece , in 1896,
two years after French educator and thinker Pierre de
Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games of an
cient Greece____ to promote a more_____ world.
A had begun, to be revived, peace B began, revive, peace-loving C began, be revived, peaceful D began, to revive, peace-mined
9. ___ in 1891 with a single area in Wyoming, by_______
late 1980s the National Forest System had expanded to
more than 77____ in 44 states, Puerto Rico, and the
Virgin Islands.
A Beginning, the, million hectares
B Having begun, ___ , million hectares
C Beginning, the, millions hectare
D Begun, ___ , million hectare
10. Between 1950 and 1990 the world population doubled
to 5.3____ , with____ 80____ living in developing, or
poorer, nations.
A billions, near, percents
B billion, almost, percentage
C billion, nearly, percent
D billions, close to, percent
11. If governments required that all oil tankers _____ with
double-layered hulls, the damage__ fisheries and wild
life from the many oil spills of the 20th century ..
A fit, of, may reduce
B should be fitted, to, must be reduced
C would be fitted, towards, must have been reduced
D be fitted, to, may have been reduced
12. Chronic water shortages exist in___ Africa and drought
is common over much of the globe.
A the most B the majority C most of D majority of
13.____ man is____ a worshipper of idols and a lover of
kings.
A ___ , natural C____ , naturally
B A, naturally D The, natural
14. These colonies stayed____ the coastline, never pene
trating far inland, and in fact each was linked_____ to
England than to____ colonies.
A near, more closer, the other
B close, closer, other
C about, nearer, others
D close to, closer, the other
15. In addition to using taxation___ money, governments
may change taxes___ social and economic objectives,
or political popularity____ certain groups.
A to have, achieving, from B by collecting, to achieve, on C on rising, having achieved, of D to raise, to achieve, with
Test 41 j
1. The war left Britain__ in debt, however, and the
British Parliament insisted that the prosperous colo
nies___ pay for the cost of protecting them.
A deep, should help C sharp, should help
B deeply, help D sharply, would help
2. If you are going to be taking flash pictures, remember
that ___ the film, ____ the distance at which your
flash will operate successfully.
A the faster, the greater B the fastest, the greatest C faster, more greatly D the fast, the greatly
3. the site of the Olympic Games, the IOC consid
ers number of factors, chief among them which
city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and
which organizing committee seems most likely______
the Games effectively.
A Selecting, the, to stage
B Having selected, a, to have staged
C In selecting, a, to stage
D Selected, the, to have staged
4. ___ ten minutes of thought got me no___ to an answer.
A Still, closer C Another, closer
B Other, close D The other, close
5. Most of our party____ old friends of____ , but among
them was a newcomer — a young man with a beard,
who___ charge of the local museum.
A was, us, has lately taken B were, ours, had lately taken
C was, ourselves, had been lately taken D were, our, lately taken
6. He sniffed it again; it made him feel_____ somewhere
inside, because it reminded him of something, but he couldn't remember what.
A deeply uneasy C deep uneasy
B deeply uneasily D deep uneasily
7. She stood____ looking____ the window.
A motionlessly, into C motionless, out from B motionless, out of D motionlessly, in
8. The living room looked as if an army__ through.
The Murdocks____ all their friends and_____ , judging
from the results.
A had just passed, must have brought, everybody else's B just passed, may have brought, everybody else C was just passing, must bring, everybody' else D was just passing, may have brought, everybody's else
9. He had____ his Christmas shopping_____ and brought
home____ package.
A done, late, a C made, late, a
B made, lately, the D done, lately, a
10.____ halos are seen when____ sunlight or moonlight in
front of the observer strikes ice crystals and then passes
___ high, thin clouds.
A The, the, over C ___ , the, away
B ___ , ___ , through D The, __ , by
II. Jack said that unless I __ his advice they _____ my
business.
A would not take, ruined
B would take, would have ruined
C had taken, would ruin D hadn't taken, had ruined
12. Matthew Carey wrote in the early 1800s that in his opin
ion man should always treat his wife _____ equal, but
today's feminists would shudder at___ of his advice.
A like, many C like, a great number
B as, many D as, much
13. This ___ letter shows that, while the emphasis on
religion was greater____ now, many of the other pa
rental concerns expressed are timeless.
A nearly 300-year-old, than then
B near 300-years-old, then than
C nearly 300-year-old, then than
D near 300-years-old, than then
14.___ differences arise between husband and wife, the
contest ought to be, not who will display the'most
spirit, but who will____ the first advances.
A When, do C Providing, make
B Unless, do D While, make
15.___ with travel and greatly discouraged, we reached
___ the shore of the Great Salt Lake. It had taken an
entire month, instead of a week, and our cattle
not fit to cross the desert.
A Wearing, to, was C Being worn, to, were
B Worn, ___ , were D Having worn, _____ , was
Test 42
1. Modern cameras, film, and processing______ it easier
than ever to create____ , ___ focused photographs.
A makes, good-exposing, sharply B make, good-exposed, sharp
C makes, well-exposing, sharp D make, well-exposed, sharply
2. A good husband will always regard his wife _____ his
equal and never address her with an air of authority,
as if she____ a mere housekeeper.
A to be, were C as, were
B be, was D being, are
3. He was elected____ president to a_____ term.
A the, five-years B a, five-year's
C ___ , five-year
D___ , five-years
4. The Committee____ of opinion that nothing would be
gained by attempting to____ down a Constitution for
the British Empire.
A are, lay C are, He
B is, lay D is, lie
5. We____ so accustomed____ the concept of liberty that
we are completely ignorant of what is meant______ to
slavery.
A had become, to, to submit
B have become, to, by submitting
C became, of, by submitting
D have become, for, on submitting
6. When I say nothing,____ I mean nothing,____ I mean
___ I can't talk about.
A neither, nor, anything B both, and, something C either, or, something D either, and, anything
7. ___in these thoughts, he reached his house, which
was at the end of the village, and hastened to unlock the door with the key that he __ in his hand as he walked along.
A Having lost, was holding readily
B Lost, had been holding ready
C Being lost, held readily
D Losing, has been holding ready
8 If he could not help _ sides, he always sided with of the two contenders - very circumspectly, how-ever and making every effort to show ___ party that he had no real feelings of enmity towards him. A to take, the strongest, the weakest B take, the strongest, the weaker C taking, the stronger, the weaker D taking, the strongest, the weakest
9 But above all he used to __ against those of his col-leagues who took the risk of supporting — and oppressed against a powerful bully. A declaiming, weak C declaiming, the weak B declaim, the weak D declaim, weak
10 She in front of him with hands on hips and el-' bows pulled forward, glaring at him as if she _ to tear the secret out of his heart. A was standing, wanted B was standing, has wanted C stood, was wanting D stood, wants
11 I'd rather you __ go there. The snow is many ___in
depth, not less than seven or eight___.
A would not, foot, somewhere B did not, feet, anywhere
C do not, foot, everywhere D not to, feet, nowhere
12. You will be free as soon as you____ twenty-one, but I
am a slave____ life.
A will be, to C will be, for
B are, for D are, to
13. The number of the boats and the names of the crews
and passengers ___ kept, so that in the event of a
boat___ , or a person____ from it, we would be able
to get and give a clear account of everything.
A were, being wrecked, missing B were, wrecked, missed C was, being wrecked, missing D was, wrecked, missed
14. My mother, though a young woman, was not strong
and___ in delicate health for many years, yet when
sorrows and dangers came upon her she was___ brav
est of___ brave.
A was, the, _________ C had been, the, the
B has been, the, the D was, _ , ___
15. The family____ all asleep, so we children______ down
on the ground.
A was, lay C were, lay
B was, laid D were, laid
Test 43
1.Let the husband treat his wife, and the wife_____ her
husband with____ much respect and attention, as he
___ a strange lady, and she a strange gentleman.
A treated, as, would treat B treat, so, treats
C treat, as, would treat D to treat, so, to treat
2. An important agreement was reached____ the United
Kingdom and its former colonies, which were known
as dominions. These self-governing portions of______
British Commonwealth included Australia, Ireland,
___ South Africa, and Canada.
A among, the, the C between, the, _
B between, ___ , ___ D among, ___ , the
3. Practically,____ old have no___ very important ad
vice to give____ young.
A ___ , ___ , _________ C the, ___ , the
B the, a, the D ___ , ___ , the
4. Generally,____ the film's speed or sensitivity to______
light,___ the quality you'll get in terms of color-and
fine detail.
A the lowest, the, the highest
B lower, ____ , higher
C the lower, the, higher
D the lower, ____ , the higher
5. Early evidence___ that cattle____ used for draft, milk,
sacrifice, and, in some instances, for meat and sport.
A indicate, was C indicate, were
B indicates, were D indicates, was
6. ___ a recreational activity, pony trekking seems______
in the western United States in the first half of the 19th century.
A Like, to have originated
B As, to originate
C Being, to have been originating
D As, to have originated
7. She had bread for____ hungry, clothes for____ naked,
and comfort for___ beggar that came within her reach.
A ___ , ___ , every C the, __ , each
B the, the, every D____ , the, each
8. I loathed them as being____ as____ as____ of men.