Ирина И Кошмарова - Тесты по английскому языку

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4. They didn't have any shampoo so they ..
wash
their hair.
5. When the ship disappeared, Mary cried and cried. She
stop crying.
6. They won't
to drive a car until they are eighteen.
7.
they hear it before they saw it?
8. When she was a baby, she
only cry.
9. You
enter the club without a card.
10. You
do it even if you tried.
11. He used to
speak Italian well.
12. Cheques
be accepted only with a bank card.
13. You
easily have done it.
14. In two weeks you will
speak another language.
15. I stepped aside so that she
go in.
16. The news
be true! I don't believe you.
17. We
have driven to the city in two hours if we
hadn't stopped for lunch.
18. As the ship entered the harbour, we
see the
Statue of Liberty.

Test 43 (A)
Have to I must. Fill in.
A) must
B) mustn't
D) don't have to E) had to
G) will have to
H) won't have to

C) have to
F) didn't have to

1. You can stay out late if you like. You
come home
early.
2. He might
take his younger brother out to football
match.
3. The bus came on time so we
wait long at the bus
stop.
4. The rules for basketball say:
a) you
run while holding the ball;
b) you
bounce the ball while you run;
c) you
stand holding the ball for as long as
you like;
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Test 41 (A)
Choose A), B).or C) for. each adjective in brackets.
A) positive
B) comparative C) superlative

The Americans are very _ 1 _ (proud) of their
country. They say that in the USA the buildings are
2
(tall), the cigars are
3
(long), the cars
are 4 __ (big), and the girls are _ 5
(pretty)
than anywhere in the world. The English don't always agree.
Some say the Americans are _ 6
(loud),
7
_
(rich) and __ 8
(noisy) than any other nationality.
Other British people think there are lots of
9
_
(good) things about the USA like Hollywood, jazz and
Superman.
It is true that most American skyscrapers are
10
(tall) than buildings in the UK, but the British think their
stately homes are _ Ц _ (old) and _ L2 _
(beautiful) than anything in the USA. The Americans love
coke and hamburgers - people in the UK think British food is
much ___13___ (healthy). Clothes are
14
(cheap)
in the USA, but fashion design in the UK is
15
(good) than design in the USA.

Modal Verbs
Test 42 (A)
Can I could I be able to. Fill in:
A) can
B) could
D) couldn't
E) be able to

1. They had fish hooks so they
2. The raft is so small we
3. Jane has got two books so she
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C) can't

catch fish.
lie down comfortably.
read any of them.

13. Sam's got
CDs now
I had last year,
A) half less ... than
B) half as manv ... is

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Test 40 (B)

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Right / wrong - comparison. Find the mistake and correct it.
A) right
B) wrong

1. The more you study, the smarter you will become.
2. The weather is much more worse today.
3. She is not as easy to get on with than her sister.
4. I feel much better today than I did last week.
5. I know my jokes are bad, but yours are badder.
6. Nick looks elder than his older brother.
7. Ann plays the piano very well, but Christina plays more
well.
8. Flying is much fast than travelling by car.
9. We are going to travel by car. It's much cheaper,
10. If you don't want to be tired in the morning, you should
go to bed more early.
11. Could you speak a little more loudly?

12. He drives more slowly as his brother.
13. You should practise more often if you want to improve
your language.
14. You should be far more serious when you talk to your
partner.
15. Einstein is one of intelligent scientists who ever lived.
16. Watermelons are much sweeter than lemons.
17. A train is the uncomfortablest place to sleep in.
18. She speaks French much more rapidly than she does
German.
19. This meal is much better than as the one I ate yesterday.
20. What we need is a more good jobf
21. It's best picture I've ever seen.
22. Their house is far better than ours.
23. It's becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
24. The sooner you take your medicine, the better you will feel.
25. Jack has eaten three times as many hamburgers as Jim.
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1. I suppose you know him well - probably
anybody else.
A) better
B) more well

than

2. He spoke English badly than expected.
A) worse
B) more badly
3. I can't understand what you're saying. Could you speak
a bit
?
A) slowlier
B) more slowly
4. A snail is
A) slower

than a tortoise.
B) more slow

5. I'd like to change cars
.
A) oftener
B) more often
6. My mother was feeling tired last night so she went to
bed
than usual.
A) earlier
B) more early
7. If you want to find your way around the city
you should buy the map of it.
A) easilier
B) more easily
8. The younger you are, the
it is to learn.
A) easier
B) more easy
9. I'm getting
A) fatter and fatter

.
B) more and more fat

10. We are going
.
A) slower and slower B) more and more slowly
11. The
you start,
you'll finish.
A) the sooner
B) the more soon
A) the quicklier
B) the more quickly
12. This camera costs
A) twice more than

the other one.
B) twice as much as
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,

6. Money is

, but isn't

thing in life.

A) important
B) more important
C) the most important
7. Which instrument makes
A) a beautiful
B) more beautiful
C) the most beautiful

music in the world?

8. This room is not so
A) comfortable
B) more comfortable
C) the most comfortable

as that one on the first floor.

9. Happiness is
than money.
A) important
B) more important
C) the most important
10. This coat is
of all.
A) an expensive
B) a less expensive
C) the least expensive
11. That painting is
room.
A) impressive
B) less impressive
C) the least impressive

than the one in your living

12. Betty is
than Jane, but Kate is
A) a hard-working
B) less hard-working
C) the least hard-working

Test 39 (A-B)

of all.

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Adjective / adverb comparison. Choose the correct variant.
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13. China has got
A) a large

population in the world.
B) a larger
C) the largest

14. Of the three girls, this one is the
A) pretty
B) prettier
15. Which is
A) little

.
C) prettiest

: five, fifteen or fifty?
B) less
C) the least

Test 38 (A-B)

Positive / Comparative / Superlative (2). Fill in the blanks
with the correct form.
1. Susan is
person in the whole band.
A) a wonderful
B) a more wonderful
C) the most wonderful
2. He is also
person than Paul.
A) a polite
B) a more polite
C) the most polite
3. She has
job of all.
A) a difficult
B) a more difficult
C) the most difficult

4. I think dogs are
A) intelligent
B) more intelligent
C) the most intelligent

than cats.

5. Don't talk about them. Let's talk about something
A) an interesting
B) more interesting
C) the most interesting
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Test 37 (A-B)
Positive / Comparative / Superlative (1). Fill in the blanks
with the correct form.

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