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Lexical and grammatical tests: questions for computer based testing
1. How to balance work and ______ commitments
a)family
b) mother
c) yourself
d)worlds
2.It may be difficult to find a _______
a) way
b) new partner
c) new house
d) meal
3.How much _____ is left after the settlement
a)money
b) luggage
c) bread
d) notes
4.One of the most important changes made to the ______ is about the strengthening of children’s interests.
a) Family Law Act
b) Society
c) News
d) Mass Media
1.We regret that you do not have the necessary qualifications, and … we are unable to offer you the job.
a)therefore
b)as a result
c) so
d) because
2.The flight has been delayed …. adverse wearther conditions.
a)due to
b)so
c) as a result of
d) therefor
3 I did a language course with a native speaker … improve my English.
a)in order to
b) because
c)as a result
d)consequently
4 We enjoyed the concert, …we didn’t have very good seats.
a)but
b)because of
c)nevertheless
d)in case
9. The term that means without wires
a) wireless
b) modem
c) teleworking
d) broadcasting
10.The device that allows PCs to communicate over telephone lines
a) modem
b) broadcasting
c) teleworking
d) blackberrys
11. The meaning of the term cyborg
a) cybernetic organism
b) modem
c) wireless
d) broadcasting
12. Devices that deliver email and phone services to users on the move
a) blackberrys
b) modem
c) teleworking
d) wireless
13.We have interviewed all three candidates and …. we think that Joe is the most suitable person for the post.
a) in conclusion
b) all in all
c) by the way
d) at least
14.….discipline is concerned, I think it is a very good school.
a) As far as
b) As long as
c) As for
d) As regards
15.It poured with rain all week and the hotel was awful. … our holiday was a complete disaster.
a)In other words
b)As I was saying
c)Anyway
d)Although
16.I’ll pay for classes … you promise not to miss any.
a) Unless
b) Providing
c) Supposing
d) After all
17.What is the Russian for “ to give the floor to someone”?
a)Предоставить кому-либо слово.
b)Помочь кому либо встать на пол.
c)Дать кому-либо поддержку.
d)Поменятьсяместами.
18.What is the Russian for “to present poster report”?
a)Предоставить стендовый доклад
b)Предоставить постер.
c)Подарить постер.
d)Предоставить доклад на пленарное заседание.
19. A panel discussion is ….
a) a discussion of the problem by group of experts
b) a discussion of the problem on several stages
c) a discussion of the problem not seriously
d) a discussion of the problem consequently
20.An agenda means….
a)Повестка
b)Программа
c)Предписание
d)Решение
21. _________ I have more cheese on my sandwich?
a) Must
b) Could
c) Would
d) Have to
22. You _________ eat more vegetables.
a) should
b) might
c) may
d) could
23. I _________ like to buy the same television for my house.
a) could
b) must
c) would
d) have to
24. _________ I have a coffee please?
a) Must
b) Have to
c) May
d) Would
25. I wish I __more money.
a) had
b) have
c) has
d) having
26.She has worked with many great photographers and some of their experience has rubbed ... on her.
a) off
b) of
c) to
d) up
27. Men are intimidated … female models until they start taking to them.
a) by
b) with
c) on
d) for
28. I wish I___a bit harder at school.
a) had worked
b) worked
c) working
d) will work
29.______ you ______ meeting us at the airport?
a) will / be
b) can / be
c) was/ be
d) were / is
30. I know a _______ airline that offers cheap flights.
a) low-cost
b) guided
c) city break
d) long-haul
31. The _____ of the castle is available in French.
a) guided tour
b) long-haul
c) insight
d) low-cost
32. In general older people prefer to book a ______ , because everything is organized for them.
a) package holiday
b) city break
c) flights
d) stopover
33. A date by which you have to do something:
a) deadline
b) etiquette
c) insight
d) broadcasting
34.The amount of work that a person has to do:
a) workload
b) broadcasting
c) teleworking
d) insight
35. The final result of a process:
a) outcome
b) workload
c) insight
d) broadcasting
36. A set of rules for behaving correctly:
a) etiquette
b) modem
c) teleworking
d) deadline
37. Victoria Beckham's plan to wow Hollywood with her style took a ____ for the worse yesterday.
a) turn
b) turnaround
c) U-turn
d) turning
38. The acid-tongued ____ Mr Blackwell designed dresses for Hollywood’s rich and famous in the 1950s and 60s and started compiling his lists of the world’s best and worst-dressed stars in 1960.
a) critic
b) critical
c) criticize
d) ctitique
39. Mr Blackwell said Posh wore “one skinny-mini monstrosity after another”. His attack on Posh comes ____ a decade after he put the Spice Girls at number one of his list, saying they were "the only spices on the planet that have no taste".
a) exactly
b) precision
c) precise
d) exact
40. Ms Beckham, a.k.a. Posh Spice from the pop band the Spice Girls, was ____ by the 85-year-old fashion guru Richard Blackwell as 2007's Worst Dressed Celebrity.
a) named
b) naming
c) nameless
d) name
41. challengedbook
a) пользующаяся спросом книга
b) вызывающая книга
c) проблемная книга
c) напрашивающаяся книга
42. curriculum
a) учебная программа
b) типовая программа
c) рабочая программа
d) дневная программа
43. scholarly studies
a) учебные книги
b) учебные дисциплины
c) учебные занятия
d) учебные кабинеты
44. thenarration
a) повествование
b) описание
c) хроника
d) документ
45. The talk show is the invention of…?
a) 20th century
b) 17th century
c) 18th century
d) 19th century
46. The talk show takes the form of …..?
a) conversation
b) sensation
c) preparation
d) institution
47. The talk show is a new form of family …?
A) entertainment
B) evening
C) party
D) holiday
48. The early television stations began to steal away ……….from older, established radio stations.
a) the actors and writers
b) the speakers
c) the program leaders
d) the audience
49.Give equivalent to «ЖизньиндейцевПуэбло».
a) The life of the Pueblo Indians.
b) The ceremonies held in the village.
c) The origination of the word “Pueblo”.
d) The structure of pueblo’s construction.
50. Give equivalent to «внутреннийдворик»
a) terrace,
b) patio,
c) ceremonial room,
d) Pueblo village
51. The word “recede” is closest in meaning to….?
a)rise
b)descend
c)climb
d)grow
52. Giveequivalentto«Религиозные церемонии проводятся в церкви»
a)The Pueblo Indians don’t dwell in villages.
b)The village is built on the top of a cliff.
c)The religious ceremonies are held in church.
d)The hole in the roof makes it possible to get to Kiva.
53. Givetheequivalentto «Онабылапринятавмедицинскийколледж»
a) She was admitted to medical school.
b) She decided to continue her education in Paris.
c) It was difficult for her to start a practice in the USA.
d) A serious eye infection made her abandon her dream of becoming a surgeon.
54. Give Russian equivalent to “She decided to continue her education in Paris.”
a) Онабылапринятавмедицинский колледж в Париже.
b) Она не училась в Париже.
c)Она передумала учиться в Париже.
d)Она решила учиться в Париже.
55. Which sentence is used in the Past Simple?
a) She was a woman.
b) She wrote too many letters.
c) She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
d) She couldn’t establish her hospital.
56. Which sentence is used in the Past Simple negative?
a) She was a woman.
b) She has written too many letters.
c) She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
d) She can’t establish her hospital.
57. Theculture of the United Statesis influenced by…….?
a) European culture
b) American culture
c) English culture
d) Russian culture
58. Theculture of the United States has the image of a……?
a) salad bowl
b) melting ice
c) green salad
d) melting pot
59. Culture has a …………..origin.
a) Latin
b) Greek
c) French
d) English
60. In the original Latin, the word cultura referred to ….?
a) the cultivation of soil
b) the development of country
c) the bringing up children
d) the produce of tools
61. Why Englishmen don’t want to have central heating? They don’t want to have …?
a) changes.
b) villages
c) fire-places
d) constructions
62. Englishmen never throw away…?
a) old things
b) fire-places
c) rooms
d) villages
63. What does the Lord Chancellor sit on?
a) a sack of wool
b) fire-place
c) central heating
d) greengrocers
64. How are English buses called?
a) double-decks
b) village-boxes
c) fire-places
d) big constructions
65. It is associated with _______ , the need to train horses for long journeys.
a) nomadism
b) etiquette
c) obstacle
d) cradle
66. Alaman baiga was the main part of major ________ festivals.
a) folk
b) cradle
c) nomad
d) insight
67. Competitions were held in the steppe, on a straight road full of natural ______ .
a) obstacles
b) tradition
c) insight
d) nomad
68. Djigit claiming the hand and heart of a girl caught his _______ on a horse.
a) bride
b) tradition
c) obstacle
d) nomad
69.Who is Vincent van Gogh?
a)a great painter
b)a famous musician
c)a great scientist
d)an architect
70.How old was he when he just began his first paintings?
a)12
b)19
c)28
d)7
71. Van Gogh firmly believed that to be a great painter you had to…
a) first master drawing before adding color.
b)first learn theory
c)practice a lot with colors
d)create your own style
72.What is the most recognizable aspect of Van Gogh’s paintings?
a)black and white colors using
b)clear lines
c)abstract style
d) bold use of color
73. Which of the following is not a synonym of the term Art Film:
a) Art house film
b) Art cinema
c) Specialty film
d) Art video
74. Mostly people know Art Films as:
a) Special films
b) Art cinema
c) Art house film
d) Blockbusters
75. What audience are Art films aimed at:
a) A niche market
b) Senior people groups
c) Youth
d) Mass market
76. What audience are Art films aimed at:
a) A niche market
b) Senior people groups
c) Youth
d) Mass market
77.Brain injuries that occur when a person receives a blow to the head, face, or neck it is…
a) concussions
b) flu
c) illness
d) cancer
78.What can help protect players, amateur leagues and the sports media?
a) improvements in helmet technology
b) Improvements in diagnostic technology
c) be careful during the game
d) to establish new safety regulations
79.What does CTE mean?
a) chronic traumatic encephalopathy
b) Common Table Expressions
c) Career and Technical Education
d) Center for Teaching Excellence
80.Young athletes should be educated about the serious dangers of head injuries…
a) at an early age.
b) at an old age
c) it is not necessary
d) all answers
81. However, they do …….. that a rise of 4degree is more likely.
a) concede
b) estimate
c) discover
d) say
82. The world’s scientists have given their starkest …… yet.
a) warning
b) experience
c) extreme
d) power
83. There are dire ………. of 80 million more people being exposed to malaria.
a) prediction
b) emission
c) saying
d) experiencing
84. Conversely, we are …………… more powerful hurricanes.
a) experiencing
b) estimating
c) warning
d) melting.
85. The book was ….. long that I couldn’t finish it.
a) so
b) such
c) like
d) as
86. The four sides of the pyramid are aligned almost exactly … true north, south, east, and west.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) for
87. Going to Kate’s house we got again, …………. we did last time.
a) like
b) as
c) so
d) such
88. Many believe that pyramids have supernatural ………, and this one is no exception.
a) powers
b) observation
c) chamber
d) examinations.
89.A trip to Kazakhstan will be a truly wonderful _____ .
a) experience
b) etiquette
c) insight
d) risk
90. These travelers have already experienced the touring _______.
a) routes
b) oasis
c) visit
d) insight
91. Some of the world’s earliest cities flourished in this _______ oasis.
a) fertile
b) working
c) insight
d) poor
92. There is a proposal to create at Baikonur an _______ complex.
a) entertainment
b) shop
c) insurance
d) dull
93.The new computer system …………….. next month.
a) is being installed by people
b) is be installed
c) is being installed
d) is been installed
94. The children ………………… to the zoo.
a) were enjoyed taken
b) enjoyed being taken
c) were enjoyed taking
d) enjoyed taking
95. …………………….. chair the meeting.
a) John was decided to
b) There was decided that John should
c) It was decided that John should
d) John had been decided to
96. Who ……………… was coming to see me this morning?
a) you said
b) did you say
c) did you say that
d) you did say.
97. Martin Luther King Day memorializes the …….of Dr. King.
a) legacy
b) concern.
c) food.
d) recipes.
98. Martin Luther King is often regarded as the …..?
a) patriarch of the Civil Rights Movement
b) leader of Civil Movement
c) best fighter for traditional rights
d) member of highly experienced group
99. Inauguration Day is the only Federal holiday that occurs only once …?
a) every three years
b) every four years
c) every five years
d) every two years
100. Dressing up in costumes and an emphasis on the bizarre and frightening is done on …..?.
a)Halloween
b) Columbus Day
c) Thanksgiving Day
d) Memorial Day
101. Bank Holidays due to the fact that on those days the banks …?
a) are closed
b) are villages
c) fire-placed
d) constructed
102. What British holiday in Scotland is called Hogmanay?
a) New Year’s Eve
b) Christmas
c) Jesus
d) Easter
103. What “holy” day is celebrated in many countries of the world?
a) Easter
b) Christmas
c) Jesus
d) New Year’s Eve
104. What are the holidays when children are not at school?
a) Summer Bank Holidays
b) Winter Bank Holidays
c) Christmas
d) New Year’s Eve
105. Kazakhs, Uzbeks and Uighurs celebrated Nauryz________ from generation to generation.
a) traditions
b) etiquette
c) insight
d) eve
106. This holiday has been celebrated on 22 March, the day of spring ______ .
a) equinox
b) tradition
c) etiquette
d) insight
107. It was celebrated as the day of the _______ life which comes with the spring.
a) renewed
b) generous
c) sensible
d) reliable
108. A set of rules for behaving correctly:
a) etiquette
b) equinox
c) tradition
d) deadline
109. Giveequivalentto «Современныекулинарныепредложения»
a) Modern Cooking Appliances.
b) Modern Grandmothers’ Concern.
c) Modern Convenience Food.
d) Modern Grandmothers’ Recipes.
110. Which sentence is equivalent to «Бабушкиопытныекулинары»?
a) Grandmothers don’t care for learning traditional food cooking.
b) “The Friends of French Cookery” approves of the use of modern cookery appliances.
c) Grandmothers don’t think that convenient foods are better than traditional foods.
d) Grandmothers are highly experienced cooks.
111. Complete the question. Grandmothers had to convince Frenchmen that traditional food was much better,…?
a) had they?
b) must they?
c) must they?
d) didn’t they?
112. Choose the best answer. Why didn’t he play in the final match? Because he…
a) has broken his leg
b) breaks his leg
c) was breaking his leg
d) had broken his leg
113.Find the word which is closer in meaning to “adolescence”
teenager
adult
fellow
monk
114. This ten-year period is a time when “girls put … a lot of weight”.
on
in
up
with
115.Cereals contain ….. levels of calcium and fiber and ….. levels of fat and cholesterol.
high/low
low/high
high/high
low/low
116.The conclusion of the findings was that teenage girls …. ate cereal for breakfast three times a week.
who
which
whom
that.
117.Find equivalent to опытныйлыжник…
a)people who love adventure
b)the experienced skier
c)the necessity of parachute
d)dangerous flights
118.Choose the best answer. He… to have his way and so “Pickwick Papers” came into being.
a)was allowed
b)has allowed
c)was allowing
d)had allowed
119.Choose the best answer.We have been working here for 10 years. We… our lives for this enterprise. It is for the honor of our country.
a)have devoted
b)had devoted
c)will devote
d)have been devoted
120.Choose the best answer.The rocks were on the sledges. The rocks… brought back from the Pole.
a)had been
b)have been
c)has been
d)would be
BLOCK 2 – PRACTICE