When I was little, my parents used to take me to a park with lots of...
1. merries-go-round
2. merry-go-rounds
3. merries-go-rounds
4. merry-go-round's
Many parents normally feel... about punishing children severely.
1. good
2. badly
3. worse
4. bad
In our country ... of children are adopted every year.
1. hundred
2. hundreds
3. hundred's
4. hundreds'
It happens sometimes that parents tell the children off without ... reason.
1. some
2. any
3. no
4. none
Last year my sister ... eighteen; since that time she ... on her own.
1. turned, has been living
2. turned, live
3. turned, is living
4. had turned, lived
Mother ... the elder son who he ... to at six p.m. the day before.
1. asked, had been talking
2. am asking, is talking
3. asked, was talking
4. ask, had talked
Unless you ... in close touch with your parents, you ... somewhat lonely.
1. keep, will feel
2. won't keep, feel
3. will keep, feel
4. don't keep, feel
They ... their wedding and ... abroad for their honey moon.
1. have celebrated, have gone
2. have been celebrated, have gone
3. had celebrated, went
4. celebrated, went
When everything ... the family ... to take a stroll along the wharf.
1. has done, have decided
2. has been done, decided
3. was done, decided
4. had been done, decided
Dad ... us that someone ... impolite to him the day before.
1. says, has been
2. said, was being
3. told, had been
4. tells, has been being
Granny ... upset because she ... to get a letter from his son for years.
1. was, wailed
2. has been, was waiting
3. was, had been waiting
4. is, waits
This month my friend ...to his cousin in Madrid. In a year he ...
1. has gone, will return
2. went, will return
3. had gone, would return
4. went, would return
My brother ... that he ... to a birthday part.
1. says, has been inviting
2. tells, to be invited
3. said, had been invited
4. told, was invited
His spouse has just phoned. She ... she ... in an hour.
1. told, will come
2. said, shall come
3. said, would come
4. said, would have come
My fiance ...me that I... try harder.
1. told, must
2. said, must
3. said, had to
4. said, had
I... of this flat earlier if I... a letter from my near of kin.
1. could have moved out. have got
2. can have moved out, had got
3. could have moved out, had got
4. could had moved out, had got
At weekends the sportive father ... his younger son ...to the gym.
1. makes, to go
2. made, went
3. makes, go
4. made, gone
He would rather ... the washing up himself than wait for his sister's help.
1. do
2. had done
3. did
4. have done
If I ... you, I ... about his family background before marrying him.
1. was, will have learnt
2. have been, shall be learning
3. am, will learn
4. were, would learn
Every mother ... her children ... more cooperative, I think.
1. wishes, were
2. wished, will be
3. wishes, had been
4. wish, would have been
My mother had ... terrible headache so I asked my brother to stop playing ... guitar.
1. a/a
2. a / the
3. -/the
4. the / a
... British like to spend time in France. Why not go to ... Louvre for a change?
1. -/-
2. The/the
3. -/the
4. The/a
The young boy takes ... his father. He even dresses like his father, he puts ... a long overcoat and a felt hat. He doesn't button the coat...
1. after/ up / in
2. on / in / out
3. after/on /up
4. for / on / down
My children always help me ... the house. I also get... with my mother-in-law and she helps me to do the cooking and washing ..
1. about /along/ up
2. in / on / out
3. with / through to / up
4. around / in / over
Some parents are always finding fault ... teenage kids; they don't like the clothes they are dressed ..., etc. Such parents are difficult to deal... really.
1. with / over / on
2. about / in / along
3. in /on / in
4. with / in / with
At weekends I do the vacuuming and washing up very quickly ... to be the first to have a rest.
1. so as
2. so that
3. in case
4. for fear
Coming home early after a party is not in the habit of young people, ...is no surprise at all.
1. so that
2. which
3. what
4. that
We always celebrate Easier at our... place. That's how it should he.
1. grandparent's
2. grandparents
3. grandparents'
4. grandparent
At New Year, my parents always allow me to go to bed ... at night.
1. late
2. lately
3. latest
4. later
As a child, I wanted to be presented with ... soft toys on my birthday.
1. a five hundred
2. five hundreds
3. five hundred
4. five hundred of
I had been away for a long time so ... of my numerous friends sent me a birthday card.
1. no
2. none
3. neither
4. either
Lots of delicious dishes ... by 5 o 'clock and we ... for the guests.
1. had been cooked, were waiting
2. had been cooked, waited
3. were cooked, have been waited
4. have been cooked, wait
Supposing it... in the morning, would you ...for a picnic?
1. rained, go
2. rains, have gone
3. is raining, be going
4. rains, go
I ... forward to Christmas. Father ... me to my grandparents.
1. look, is taking
2. am looking, will take
3. have been looking, would have taken
4. was looking, takes
In the evening we ... a reception. Some friends from my parents' office ...
1. have, are coming
2. would have, will come
3. are having, come
4. will have, are coming
This month I... my sibling's party. I... many friends there.
1. have visited, had made
2. visited, have made
3. visited, made
4. had visited, have made
The letter ... that our acquaintance ...to us at Easter.
1. read, was coming
2. reads, would be coming
3. has read, is coming
4. read, come
I... the postcards when my father ... the room.
1. was signing, entered
2. have been signing, had entered
3. signed, was entering
4. was signing, was entering
We ... the flowers today. The man ... the whole basket tomorrow.
1. are not buying, delivers
2. won't have bought, will have delivered
3. won't buy, is delivering
4. won't buy. will deliver
When I ... to a wedding ceremony I usually ...a poem to congratulate the newlyweds.
1. had been invited, will learn
2. was invited, learn
3. have been invited, would learned
4. am invited, learn
Grandfather ... that he ... a restaurant to celebrate his wedding anniversary.
1. told, has booked
2. said, booked
3. told, had booked
4. said, had booked
While Mother ... the furniture, Father ... the door handles.
1. dusts, fixes
2. was dusting, has been fixing
3. dusted, fixed
4. was dusting, was fixing
You needn't ... the souvenirs for the cousins. We've already bought them gifts.
1. to have got
2. have got
3. had got
4. have to get
Today is my great grandfather's jubilee. He expects many guests ...
1. coming
2. come
3. to come
4. to have come
Would you mind ... our Easter holidays as a family reunion?
1. spending
2. spent
3. to spend
4. having spent
If you ... a present for two hours, we ... in lime for the ceremony.
1. haven't been choosing, may have been
2. hadn't been choosing, might have been
3. hadn't being chosen, might be
4. hadn't chosen, might have been
If he ...to stay with us, I... my little composition to him.
1. were, could dedicate
2. was, can dedicate
3. were, can dedicate
4. was, could have dedicated
What ... day! I am getting a brand-new computer. What ... luck!
1. a / the
2. the / -
3. a/-
4. a/a
Mother laid ... table and put ... big cake with candles in the middle of it.
1. the/the
2. the / a
3. a/the
4. a / a
We'll amaze her ... a lovely glass vase. I've been looking ... it... two weeks.
1. -/at/for
2. by / for / for
3. -/ round /over
4. to / after / for
I keep ... close touch ... my parents ... visiting them every holiday.
1. on / with / through
2. in / to / with
3. in/with/by
4. up / for / about
The guests congratulated him ... his birthday and even drank ... his health smiling warmly ... him.
1. on / to / at
2. with / for / at
3. on / with / -
4. of/to/on
... we spent all afternoon on signing greeting cards, we didn't manage it.
1. despite
2. in spite of
3. although
4. however
The granddaughter was wiping the cutlery ... her granny was laying the table.
1. after
2. while
3. as soon as
4. as if
According to the latest..., the birth rate is slowly rising.
1. datum
2. data
3. date
4. dates
Some latest statistics on demographic trends do sound ... to me.
1. well
2. good
3. better
4. too well
Our country has spent about four ... on building houses for young families as the part of the plan to revive the countryside.
1. million dollars
2. millions dollars
3. million of dollars
4. millions of dollars
Hardly ... can say Belarusians are an unfriendly nation. People of different ethnic backgrounds live there.
1. somebody
2. anybody
3. someone
4. any
For years my pen friend... around the world. Last month she ... her mind to visit Belarus.
1. was traveling, had made up
2. had been traveling, had made up
3. had been traveling, made up
4. is traveling, have made up
Only if unemployment... in the country, emigration rate ...
1. is diminish, would decrease
2. will be diminished, will decrease
3. is diminished, will decrease
4. diminished, decreases
The living conditions ... day by day and it... many foreigners to stay.
1. are improving, is helping
2. are improved, is helped
3. are being improved, helps
4. are being improved, is helping
This year we ... a baby boom though a year ago it... vice versa.
1. are observing, was
2. are observing, was being
3. have observed, has been
4. observe, is being
Granny ... me that she was nineteen when she ... birth to her firstborn.
1. said, had given
2. says, has given
3. told, gave
4. tells, had given
My elder sister ... she ... a suitable accommodation by 2008.
1. hopes, gets
2. is hoping, will get
3. hoped, would get
4. hopes, will have got
While we... how to decrease the mortality rate people ...to die.
1. are planning, continue
2. plan, are continuing
3. are planning, were continuing
4. have been planning, continue
They say we ... fewer demographical problems when more people ...to live to the countryside.
1. will have, will go
2. would have, have gone
3. will have, go
4. have, will go
Women ... abroad to find work because if you are not a citizen you have limited rights there.
1. was warned not to go
2. were warned to go
3. were warned not go
4. were warned not to go
He ... that the problem of urbanization ... solved quickly.
1. asked, can't be
2. said, couldn't be
3. told, can't be
4. said, could
The law ... that all the immigrants ... in a definite period of time.
1. claimed, must be being registered
2. says, must register
3. reads, must be registered
4. told, must registered
The government policy is aimed at ... the countryside.
1. populating
2. to populate
3. having populated
4. populated
In ancient times the mortality rale was high because people were made ...
1. to work hardly
2. work hard
3. working hard
4. to work hard
Many families would like ... more children but lack of accommodation prevents that.
1. having
2. have had
3. to have
4. had
If you ...to get a job abroad, you should... to face serious problems.
1. had decided, have got ready
2. have decided, have get ready
3. had decide, have got ready
4. decided, be getting ready
If only the agency ... us to move back to our native country, I ... them for such a service.
1. can help, would thank
2. could help, would thank
3. helps, would thank
4. helped, would thank
After ... World War II ... Belarus had to restore its industry and agriculture.
1. the/the
2. -/-
3. a / the
4. the / -
... rich can afford either to buy ... accommodation to live in or to rent a flat.
1. -/the
2. The/the
3. The/a
4. The/ -
The doctor said ... her she would give birth ... her baby ... Boxing Day.
1. - / to / in
2. to / to / on
3. -/for /about
4. for/-/to
The question ... providing young families ... dwellings is still ... discussion.
1. about / with / on
2. of/-/in
3. of/with / under
4. about / on / out of
In some countries they try to prevent women ... having an abortion. In some, women can even be punished ... that. The idea isn't popular ... certain cultures.
1. from / for/ with
2. - / in / among
3. from/on /among
4. from / at / among
Young people shouldn't sit and wait ... someone gives them everything on a silver platter.
1. until
2. while
3. by the time
4. as soon as
... the fact that the birthrate is increasing, there are fewer pupils at schools.
1. in spite
2. however
3. despite
4. while
Many ... opt for more exciting careers.
1. house vvifes
2. housewives
3. house's wives
4. housewifes
Four out of five people in the U.S.A. live as members of family and they value their families ...
1. highly
2. high
3. very high
4. hightly
After the wedding ceremony the newlyweds went for ... to Greece.
1. week's trip
2. a week's trip
3. a weeks' trip
4. a weeky trip
Sometimes parents tell their children off without... reason.
1. some
2. any
3. no
4. none
Yesterday my granny ... me that pluses and minuses .... She meant spouses, of course.
1. said, were attached
2. told, are attached
3. told, were attached
4. said, are attached
When the couple ... a pre-marital contract the lawyer ... in.
1. was drawing, came
2. drew, was coming
3. drew, came
4. had drown, was coming
Our relationship ...on the rocks; we ... divorced.
1. will be, got
2. are being, get
3. have been, will be getting
4. is, are getting
My acquaintance ...me he ...for his best half for many years.
1. told, had been looking
2. says, has looked
3. is telling, was looking
4. said, had been looking
"Unbelievable! In a day I ... in the registry office and I ... him 'Yes'!"
1. will stand, will be telling
2. am standing, am telling
3. will be standing, will tell
4. shall be standing, shall be telling
Once David's sister-in-law ... she never ... to a marriage of convenience.
1. claimed, would agree
2. said, will have agreed
3. told, would agree
4. announced, will agree
When a pre-marital contract... the property ... after divorce.
1. had been signed, would have been divided
2. was signed, will be being divided
3. has been signed, would had been divided
4. is signed, is divided
Where ... you this morning? - My Grandpa is ill. At 9 o'clock I... on him.
1. were, have dropped in
2. have been, dropped in
3. were, dropped in
4. have been, have dropped in
Mr Brown usually ... by all his family when he ... on a business trip.
1. is seen off, goes
2. is being seen, is being gone
3. has been seen off, went
4. is seen off, had gone
"Didyou have a reception after the wedding ceremony?" he asked. - He ... whether we ... a reception after the wedding ceremony.
1. said, had
2. answered, had had
3. asked, have
4. asked, had had
Father ... pay more attention to his young son who... all his time in front of the computer.
1. may, spend
2. might, was spending
3. should, is spending
4. could, spending
The priest needn't ... that the newlyweds must look up to each other. Everyone knows it.
1. saying
2. to say
3. said
4. say
My friend's father is a Muslim. He wants his daughter ... his best friend's son.
1. to marry
2. marry
3. married
4. get married
It's time ... being a workaholic. It may break up your marriage.
1. to give up
2. giving up
3. you gave up
4. your giving up
Even if he ... to change his behaviour, it... their relations.
1. started, wouldn't, improve
2. starts, wouldn't, improve
3. is starting, will be improved
4. has been starting, will not improve
Sometimes I... my wife ... better relations with her in-laws.
1. wish, has
2. wished, had have
3. wish, had
4. wished, would have
. ... last summer our family went for holidays to London where we visited... National Gallery.
1. The/-
2. - / the
3. The/a
4. The/the
... children are very friendly. When I am at ... work they do everything about the house.
1. The/-
2. - /the
3. The/a
4. -/a
Mrs Black is famous ... being a good matchmaker. Due ... her service Tom got married... Kate.
1. for / to / to
2. with / to / with
3. in/up/to
4. for / to / with
After his parents passed ... Robert made ... his mind to propose ... Helen.
1. away / up / to
2. in / on / -
3. -/up/for
4. out/-/-
David was ... to separate ... his wife when his son was four.
1. about / from
2. - / with
3. over / with
4. about/ at
Jane was considered too old to marry. ... she didn't panic at all.
1. nevertheless
2. whereas
3. despite
4. even though
It was not ... I started my own family that I understood my mother's words.
1. until
2. after
3. since
4. by
Nowadays jeans ...by all generations: no gap where comfort!
1. is being worn
2. is worn
3. are worn
4. have been worn
The problem of difference in value systems is ... to be solved at once.
1. too complicated
2. enough complicated
3. far complicated
4. further complicated
She was ... child when her parents began to live separately from her grandparents.
1. a two-years-old
2. a two-year-old
3. a two-year's-old
4. a two-years'-old
It's not infrequent that I wish I...
1. live on my own
2. to live by myself
3. lived by myself
4. lived on me own
Since childhood I never ... to my father. I ... always on good terms with him.
1. was objecting, had been
2. had objected, have been
3. objected, am being
4. have objected, am
My folks are too conservative to understand new styles in clothing. Sometimes I... they ...younger.
1. want, are
2. wish, would be
3. would like, would be
4. wish, were
Dad said he ... in a strict way, and he ... any misunderstanding with his folks.
1. was brought up, didn't have
2. had been brought up, hadn't had
3. was being brought up, didn't have
4. has been brought up, hasn't have
Their teenage daughter is still missing. Since she ... home she ...
1. has left, is being looked for
2. left, has been looked for
3. had left, was being looked for
4. has left, has been looked for
Mother ... of my boyfriend strongly. She ... us marry.
1. is disapproving, isn't letting
2. disapproves, won't let
3. disapproved, wouldn't had let
4. disapproves, didn't have let
My brother always ... his keys at home. I have to stay at home until he ...
1. is leaving, comes
2. leaves, will come
3. left, would come
4. has left, will come
"Jane, you ...on the phone since morning!" - "You are exaggerating, mom. It ...for 10 minutes."
1. were talking, was lasted
2. talked, is lasting
3. had talked, had lasted
4. have been talking, lasted
Yesterday my teenage son ... impolite to me though generally he ... a well-bred guy.
1. was, was
2. was being, is
3. had been, has been
4. is being, was
"Why don't you see eye to eye with your parents?" the psychologist asked. - The psychologist... why we ... eye to eye with our parents.
1. asked, didn't see
2. said, didn't see
3. asked, hadn't seen
4. told, didn't see
She complained that her grandparents ... twice while she ...at their house.
1. had told her off, was staying
2. told her off, was staying
3. tell her off, had been staying
4. had been telling her off, stayed
"Stop telling me what to wear. I ... at school. I ... my own style."
1. will be laughed at. am creating
2. am being laughed at, had been creating
3. will have been laughed at, had created
4. am laughed at, has been creating
Why ... put up with my grandmother's point of view?
1. have I to
2. do I have to
3. must I to
4. I must
It's better for parents to let their children ... their own choice in life.
1. make
2. to make
3. have made
4. made
I can't bear ... with my parents. Unfortunately it happens very often.
1. quarrel
2. to quarrel
3. quarrelling
4. being quarreled
If adolescent children ... more patient and thoughtful, they ... fewer rows with their parents.
1. have been, can have had
2. had been, would had had
3. had been, could have had
4. have been, will have had
His mother ... finding fault with him on condition that he ... his attitude to studies.
1. shall stop, would have changed
2. will stop, changes
3. stops, will change
4. would stop, changes
I live in ... single-parent family and mother is ... only person who takes care of me.
1. the/the
2. a / an
3. a/the
4. - /the
In ... some countries ... children from broken families are doomed to very poor life.
1. -/-
2. the / the
3. -/the
4. the / -
Father doesn't like the man I'm engaged... . He is an electrical engineer... profession and works ... a factory.
1. with /on / in
2. in / in /on
3. to / by / at
4. about / on / with
My father's views aren't similar ... my mother's. They differ ... many ways ... almost everything.
1. with / in /about
2. to / in /about
3. on /on / in
4. with /for/on
When I was young I got... ...parents' punishment ... stealing cakes from the kitchen.
1. away / with / for
2. out/of/about
3. in / to / for
4. away / out / with
Once I told my parents lies ... I've lost their trust.
1. since
2. therefore
3. until
4. so as
...I had a row with my parents, I felt terrible.
1. as long as
2. by the time
3. the first time
4. just as
Physics ... difficult for people with poor math skills.
1. are
2. is
3. being
4. were
The ...you engage in reading the ...you become.
1. much, more clever
2. more, cleverer
3. farther, cleverer
4. more, much clever
The star students must write ... test to understand who will get the prize.
1. second
2. the second
3. a second
4. an second
The teacher told us to work in pairs and to ask ... questions.
1. one another's
2. each other
3. each other's
4. one's another
"It's about your attendance, Kate. You always ... classes." - "In fact, I... ill."
1. are missing, was
2. miss, was
3. have been missing, will be
4. had missed, am
As soon as we ... studying this topic, we ... a class devoted to revision.
1. will finish, will have
2. finish, would have
3. finished, would have had
4. finish, will have
My friend said he ... ready for the test for days, yet he ... a low grade.
1. got. had got
2. has been getting, got
3. was getting, had got
4. had been getting, had got
Frank ... to school at eight o 'clock sharp, but now it is half past eight and he ... yet.
1. got, hadn't arrived
2. gets, hasn't arrived
3. has got, didn't arrive
4. had got, hadn't arrived
We ... on the project for two months already. We ... it by next month.
1. was working, will finish
2. have been working, will have finished
3. had worked, would finish
4. had been working, would be finishing
We ... by a teacher that in a day we ... a multiple-choice test.
1. are being told, will be doing
2. are told, would have done
3. have been told, would do
4. were told, were done
"To pass the exam ... a real ordeal. I ... material for it all day yesterday. "
1. will be, was revising
2. is being, have been revising
3. would be, am revising
4. will have been, had been revising
At nine tomorrow I... a credit and after this I... home by my father.
1. will be taking, will be driven
2. will take, am being driven
3. am taking, will have been driven
4. will have been taking, will be driven
By next September my friends and I ... English for five years. Moreover, I... to take up another modern language.
1. would had been doing, will be proposed
2. will have done, will had been proposed
3. will be doing, am being proposed
4. will have been doing, am proposed
"I may do my best to be good at math." - The boy ... that he ... do his best to be good at math.
1. says, might
2. said, may
3. said, might
4. told, might
. "Can you give a prompt?" he said. "Yes," she said. - He ... if she ... give him a prompt and she said she ...
1. asked, could, could
2. asked, can, can
3. asked, could, can
4. asked, can, could
I can't come on Saturday morning because I ... my home assignment.
1. can do
2. must do
3. may do
4. had to do
My teacher encourages me ... grammar rules because I'm not good at it.
1. to learn
2. learning
3. to have learnt
4. having learnt
University courses come easy to those who have got used to ... independently.
1. learn
2. learnt
3. learning
4. being learn
"If he ... me earlier that they were going to expel him from school for his had behavior, I... of the situation beforehand", my father said.
1. had told, would have been aware
2. has told, will be aware
3. told, would have been aware
4. had told, would be aware
The teacher ... the student... the class yesterday because it was really important.
1. wish. hadn't overslept
2. wished, hadn't overslept
3. wishes, haven't overslept
4. wishes, didn't overslept
Nick's mother went to ... school by ... car.
1. -/-
2. the / the
3. a/a
4. the / -
We were informed about such sights of London as ... London Bridge, ... Oxford Street, etc.
1. the / the
2. - /the
3. the/-
4. -/-
He was caught ... the act ... copying and asked to hand ... his worksheet right then.
1. in /of/ in
2. at / about / to
3. on / in /through
4. of/of/off
The teacher's computer broke... ...the end ... the class so we couldn't finish our work.
1. out / in / of
2. down/ in /among
3. down /at/of
4. in / in / in
Now get ... ... reading the text paying attention ... the underlined words.
1. out /of /on
2. down / to / to
3. through /with /on
4. into / with / at
I failed the exams. ... I wasn't allowed to continue my studies.
1. on the grounds that
2. because
3. as
4. as a result
You may show me the scenario of the project... you can.
1. before
2. by the time
3. whenever
4. after
Chemistry classes were fascinating: we could even carry out independent...
1. research
2. researches
3. research's
4. researches'
I can't cope with the task. This is the ... task I've ever done.
1. difficultest
2. far most difficult
3. most difficult
4. much more difficult
My average grade in history is high. At school we did tests...
1. dozens
2. by dozen
3. dozen
4. by dozens
Nick and Helen are my classmates. ... are good at chemistry.
1. Both they
2. Them both
3. Both of they
4. Both of them
Now I ... a project on English dialects though they ...by many pupils.
1. do, were studied
2. have been doing, are studied
3. am doing, have been studied
4. have done, are studied
Provided that our teacher ... the geographic map, I ... the class the countries my father has visited.
1. brings, would show
2. will bring, show
3. brought, would have shown
4. brings, will show
My tutor ... that he ... photos of famous English writers.
1. told, will bring
2. said, would bring
3. claimed, would have brought
4. announced, will have brought
Algebra ... my most favourite subject, And it's the first lime I... ready with my home task.
1. is, haven't got
2. was, hadn't got
3. is being, am not
4. will be, won't be
I can't use a dictionary now. It ... by other pupils. Oh, I... to the library and take another one.
1. is being used, will go
2. is used, am going
3. has been used, will have gone
4. is used, would be going
We ... poems by heart during our first class but the teacher told us we ... it the next time, too.
1. were reciting, would be doing
2. are reciting, would do
3. recited, will do
4. have been reciting, will be doing
I... all books by Kipling by the time we ... studying him.
1. will read, will start
2. will had read, would start
3. will have read, start
4. will be reading, are starting
Nick ... his alma mater. He ... at this school for nine years already.
1. won't leave, will have been studying
2. isn't leaving, will study
3. doesn't leave, is studying
4. wouldn't leave, will had been studying
Mr. Chalmers said that most of the small group tasks ... and we ... with the remaining few by 4 o 'clock.
1. were done, will cope
2. are being done, will have coped
3. are done, would cope
4. had been done, would have coped
Kate ... quizzes in History when her friend ... on her.
1. was doing, was dropping in
2. did. dropped in
3. was doing, dropped in
4. has done, dropped in
"Yes, I've done it! I've got a ten for the test", said Tom as he got his worksheet. - Tom ... when he ... his worksheet.
1. cried out in pain, got
2. thanked, get
3. gave an exclamation of delight, got
4. wished, got
The students didn't pass the exam. They should ...for it better.
1. have prepared
2. had prepared
3. prepared
4. be preparing
Mr Brown, the teacher, ... his pupils ... the article.
1. watch, to read
2. watched, reading
3. was watching, being read
4. had watched, reading
I enjoy ... English because I want to connect my future profession with it.
1. to do
2. doing
3. to have done
4. to be doing
"If I ... you, I ... writing this research paper a year ago and started doing another one."
1. were, will finish
2. was, would had finished
3. were, would have finished
4. was, finished
The absentees ... they ... the seminar on geography last Tuesday.
1. wish, attended
2. want, had attended
3. wish, had attended
4. would like, had attended
... Belarusian language can't be your least favourite subject at ... school.
1. -,-
2. A,the
3. The,-
4. -, the
What is ... English for "вязать"? - I don't know. I am not good at... English.
1. -, the
2. the, an
3. an,the
4. the, -
Tom has a grudge ... his teacher because the latter always finds fault ... the boy and claims that Tom is never ready ... the class.
1. against, in, in
2. on, on, on
3. against, with, for
4. with, about, with
I spend much time ... revising ... the test ... order to get the highest grade.
1. on, for, in
2. for, on. in
3. about, in, for
4. on, around, -
At our lessons we answer ... questions, translate ... English ... Russian, and do lots of other exercises.
1. on, from, in
2. -, from, into
3. to, from, to
4. about, out of, in
His hands were trembling ... he was writing his final test on physics.
1. by the time
2. until
3. as soon as
4. as
He got ready for chemistry in advance ... he had time to read a new book.
1. so
2. in case
3. so as
4. for
You may not believe it but a teacher's life is full of exciting ....'
1. experience
2. experiences
3. experience's
4. experiences'
The profession of a teacher presupposes it being ... intelligent than any other one.
1. very much
2. many more
3. more much
4. much more
... of the class was not ready for the test and the teacher was disappointed.
1. the half
2. half
3. a half
4. an half
... Tom ... John is going to work in any other fields. They'll start their leaching careers.
1. Either, nor
2. Either, or
3. Neither, nor
4. Either, either
They ... for their friend for an hour but the latter ... to the optional class.
1. had waited, didn't come
2. had been waiting, didn't come
3. waited, hadn't come
4. were waiting, isn't coming
The science teacher ...to us the role of gravitation when the headmaster ... the classroom.
1. was explaining, entered
2. had been explaining, was entering
3. explained, was entering
4. explained, entered
"Tomorrow at 6 o'clock I ... in a concert that ...to retired teachers."
1. will have been participating, is dedicated
2. participate, is being dedicated
3. will be participating, will be dedicated
4. am participating, will have been dedicated
"I have to go now otherwise I... all the tests until 9 o'clock." -"I ...you."
1. wouldn't had checked, will help
2. won't check, will have helped
3. wouldn't check, am helping
4. won't have checked, will help
The trainee teacher ... all the charts on the blackboard before her students ...
1. drew, have come
2. had drawn, came
3. drew, came
4. was drawing, had come
During my first lesson some senior students ... impolite to me. Then the situation ...
1. were being, changed
2. were, had changed
3. have been being, was changing
4. had been, changed
Our school yard ... with first-form pupils who ... there to gel acquainted with their first teacher.
1. has been filled, stood
2. was being filled, have been standing
3. was filled, were standing
4. is filled, will be standing
They ... French for 6 months nevertheless they ... the language yet.
1. are taught, can"t speak
2. were being taught, can't have spoken
3. were taught, can't be speaking
4. have been taught, can't speak
If only I ... more hands-on experience. Then I could teach better.
1. had been
2. had
3. would have
4. have
Our literature teacher ... us that when he ...for our lesson a brilliant idea had flashed across his mind. So he decided to show us a film.
1. told, was getting ready
2. said, was getting ready
3. told, had been getting ready
4. said, got ready
"Why does a teacher feel compassion for his pupils when they are taking an exam?" the psychologist asked. - The psychologist ... a teacher ... compassion for his pupils when they are taking an exam.
1. asked what, feels
2. asked why, felt
3. said why, feel
4. asked why, feels
If you want to become a brilliant teacher you ...to do your best.
1. must
2. may
3. ought
4. had
Everybody saw the tutor ... the classroom and put the key in the handbag.
1. to lock
2. have locked
3. lock
4. being locked
The teacher was worried about the girl as she seemed ... difficulty in doing English grammar.
1. to being had
2. have had
3. to have
4. to have had
What if she ... to a seasoned teacher, ... she ... better skills in teaching?
1. will be apprenticed, does ... get
2. is apprenticed, will ... got
3. are apprenticed, would ... get
4. is apprenticed, will ... get
If our class master ... lessons since morning, he ... tired out now.
1. was conducting, will be
2. is conducting, would be
3. has been conducting, will be
4. had conducted, will be
The veteran told us about ... summer of 1941. At that time he was in ... Crimea.
1. -/-
2. the / the
3. - / the
4. a/-
In ... morning I'll be at school and at ... noon I'll go on an excursion with my children.
1. -/-
2. the / the
3. the / -
4. the/a
Teachers ought to cut... ...junk food and do ... sports in order to keep ft.
1. down / on / -
2. back / on / in
3. out / for/on
4. out/of/for
An advisor should get ... well with his pupils putting... ... their faults.
1. along / down / to
2. on / up / with
3. -/up /to
4. up / up / with
If you need ... help you can turn ... a teacher who will help you to work the question ...
1. in/-/out
2. with / to / through
3. in / for / over
4. -/to/out
... the lesson was not very exciting, the pupils got tired quickly.
1. After
2. Since
3. So that
4. Due to
Ten minutes passed and pupils thought the sub teacher wouldn't come. Yet he came just... they were leaving the classroom.
1. since
2. till
3. then
4. as
Job satisfaction is a top priority but wages ... also vital for the young.
1. is
2. are being
3. have been
4. are
It takes me an hour to get to my office. It's the ... place of work I've ever had.
1. most farther
2. farther
3. most farthest
4. farthest
More than ... local students do the dishes in cafes, pubs to make a living.
1. thousand of
2. the thousand
3. a thousand
4. an thousand
There were two applicants for the job. A form was given to ...
1. every one
2. each
3. every
4. each one
It's very unfortunate but you ... here because you ... the test.
1. wouldn't work, didn't pass
2. aren't working, aren't passing
3. wouldn't work, hadn't passed
4. won't work, haven't passed
If you ... the cleaning thoroughly and quickly, you ...a higher wage.
1. will do, will get
2. do, would get
3. did, would had got
4. do, will get
Once I... to my mate that I... as an apprentice to a dentist.
1. tell, would be working
2. said, would work
3. told, will work
4. say, will be working
He... the window cleaning since morning. It's good that he ... to have breaks.
1. has been doing, is allowed
2. was doing, is being allowed
3. is doing, has been allowed
4. had been doing, is allowed
The office ...at the moment. We ...for new employees.
1. is repaired, looked
2. has been repaired, have been looking
3. is being repaired, are looking
4. was being repaired, were looking
The young waitress ... up to the couple and ... the order.
1. had come, took
2. came, took
3. came, was taking
4. has come, has been taking
I... the address where to deliver pizza. I said I ... it by 4 p.m.
1. have been given, will bring
2. am being given, will have brought
3. am given, will bring
4. was given, would have brought
He promised that it... the only time he ... late for work.
1. was, has been
2. had been, was
3. was, was
4. has been, was being
The babysitter ... after five children until their parents ...to hire one more to help her.
1. has been looking, had decided
2. was looking, have decided
3. had been looking, decided
4. has looked, have decided
My boss ... that it... always easier to find a job for a youngster if he has some experience and qualifications.
1. said, were
2. told, has been
3. said, is
4. claimed, had been
I've just seen her. She ... that she ... through the job ads in the Work for You and... me some phone numbers.
1. said, will look, give
2. said, would look, give
3. said, looked, gave
4. said, had looked, given
Luckily I... to work on Sunday. It was my day off.
1. didn't need going
2. needn't had gone
3. didn't need to go
4. needn't have gone
My elder brother works as a street vendor. I would prefer him ... for another job.
1. to look
2. looking
3. looked
4. to be looking
My current salary is not very high. It needs ...
1. raised
2. to be raising
3. to have risen
4. raising
"My friend helps me with my odd jobs that's why I have to give him half of the money." - "If I ...you, I... this work alone."
1. was, can do
2. be, could have done
3. were, could do
4. will be. will do
If only I ... that highly-paid job... But I failed to come for a conversation with the employer.
1. could get
2. have got
3. would have got
4. had got
I work in ... Emma's Pub. And you? - I work in ... White Bear. It's also a pub.
1. - / the
2. the / -
3. the/the
4. an / a
... number of working students has increased since ... last year.
1. The/the
2. A/-
3. The / -
4. A / the
British employers worry ... the number ... youngsters interested ... working in other countries.
1. with/of/with
2. about /of/ in
3. at / among/on
4. about / in / in
I applied ... the post of a secretary ... three organizations and was accepted... all of them.
1. in / to / among
2. at/for/by
3. to /in /with
4. for / to / by
The young man was dismissed ... being careless... his duties ... the utmost.
1. by / for / about
2. on / with / over
3. for/ about/to
4. at / on / through
The cleaner had washed all the windows in the office ... the boss came.
1. as soon as
2. by the time
3. after
4. until
I got sick and tired of washing up ... I'd been doing the dishes since morning.
1. for
2. due to
3. so
4. despite
Statistics ... that most young people choose a place to study not a career.
1. shows
2. is showing
3. are showing
4. show
It's time to get down to training your skills. Why do you look so...?
1. tired
2. tiring
3. tiresome
4. tiredly
Several... students from Medical University are apprenticed to highly-qualified doctors.
1. hundreds
2. hundred
3. hundredth
4. hundreds'
Are you going to enter Linguistic or Pedagogical University? -.... In fact, I've chosen Polytechnic.
1. Either
2. Any
3. None
4. Neither
He ... that she ...a special training course.
1. claimed, would undergo
2. claims, would have undergone
3. claimed, will undergo
4. is claiming, will be undergoing
"If only I ... a doctor, I ... this boring job," a medical nurse dreamt.
1. was, won't be doing
2. were, wouldn't have to do
3. was, wouldn't have done
4. were, won't do
Since he ... this news he ... working as hard as he could.
1. had heard, had started
2. heard, had started
3. had heard, started
4. heard, has started
For two years I ... how to cure people. Tomorrow I ... my final exam.
1. have been taught, am taking
2. was taught, would take
3. am taught, will be taking
4. was being taught, would be taking
Artistic talent and imagination ... essential for a fashion designer but one never ... without persistence.
1. is, will succeed
2. are being, won't succeed
3. are, are going to succeed
4. are, will succeed
Nowadays new industries ... and unheard-of professions ....
1. are developing, are creating
2. develop, create
3. are being developed, are being created
4. have been developed, have been created
I ... lots of sound advice about professions but I ... to follow none.
1. had been giving, had decided
2. had been given, decided
3. had given, decided
4. was given, was decided
Being a veterinarian and helping animals ... the very career I ... always to pursue.
1. are, have wanted
2. is. wanted
3. was, wanted
4. is, have wanted
Next September it... 15 years since I... preparing pre-service teachers for their careers.
1. would be, had started
2. will be, started
3. will have been, had been starting
4. would be, am starting
"Can you help me to plan and conduct my first lesson at school?" Daniel said. "No", Mr. Jones said in a low voice. -Daniel ... Mr. Jones if he ... him to plan and conduct his first lesson at school and Mr. Jones said he ...
1. asked, could help, couldn't
2. asked, could help, could
3. told, would be able to help, wouldn't
4. said, could help, won't
"Take your hands out of your pockets when you are standing at the blackboard, future teachers! " the instructor said to us. -The instructor ... us ... our hands out of the pockets when we were standing at the blackboard.
1. said, take
2. told, to take
3. asked, to have taken
4. wished, taken
I ... sleep recently. I have been getting ready for my final exams. I hope to make a good doctor.
1. couldn't be able to
2. haven't been able
3. hadn't been able to
4. haven't been able to
Should we force our children ... well to be able to enter any university?
1. to study
2. studying
3. to be studied
4. study
We'll put off... on holidays until we finish our studies.
1. to go
2. go
3. going
4. to be going
In some universities one ...a diploma until the graduate ... doing a year of practice to get ready for his future profession.
1. won't get, finishes
2. wouldn't, has finished
3. won't get, have finished
4. wouldn't get, finishes
... an apprentice to Nina Ricci, she ... a famous dressmaker.
1. Had she been, would became
2. Were she, would had become
3. She had been, would become
4. Had she been, would have become
He is ... best expert in ... town!
1. the/a
2. - / the
3. the / the
4. -/-
... work is starting to take over ... my life.
1. The/the
2. A/-
3. -/-
4. -/the
I'm looking... ...my final exams. I pray ... God to get a good job.
1. forward / to / to
2. towards / on / for
3. for/through /-
4. forward / on / in
We joined... ...Mr. Dickens and made ... our minds to create a school of apprenticeship.
1. off/from/off
2. on / with / for
3. up/with /up
4. in / with / over
My parents grumble ... me ... the fact Ihat I've left university. Of course, they can't be happy ... such a situation.
1. at / on / in
2. on / of/ with
3. to/over/on
4. at / about/about
... he was the least experienced person, he insisted on taking part in the competition.
1. despite
2. in spite
3. nevertheless
4. even though
The doctor asked me to make a diagnosis ...I was just about to leave.
1. as long as
2. despite of
3. as
4. however
Various ... are to be taken into consideration when choosing a dwelling place.
1. criterions
2. criterion
3. criteria
4. criterias
She lives in a spacious ... apartment in her parents' home.
1. four rooms
2. four-rooms
3. four-room
4. four-roomed
"What neighborhood did you live in when in New York?" - "... Forty-second Street."
1. The
2. A
3. An
4. -
"Would you like to paper or paint the walls? "-"... I don't mind."
1. Each
2. Either
3. Neither
4. Either of
My father ... me that he ... the washing up.
1. promise, would do
2. promised, will do
3. promises, will have done
4. promised, would do
Two new blocks of flats ... nearby. It ... a view from our windows.
1. are being built, will spoil
2. were built, would have spoilt
3. had been built, will spoil
4. were being built, have spoilt
What you ... to this room? -I just ...to decorate it.
1. were doing, wanted
2. has been doing, wanted
3. are doing, am wanting
4. had been doing, had want
While I... the floors my elder brother ... the carpets.
1. mop. beats out
2. had been moping, had been beating out
3. am moping, is beating out
4. was moping, beat out
He ... into a new house by next month. Now he ... efforts into redecoration.
1. would move, would be putting
2. will move, is putting
3. would had moved, will put
4. will have moved, is putting
The young student ... with her landlady at 5 o'clock yesterday but she ... late.
1. was meeting, was
2. had met. had been
3. met. was being
4. has met, was
The younger son ... he ... all his household chores.
1. told, did
2. tells, has been doing
3. said, had done
4. says, will had done
She ... in this hut for twenty years next month. She never... it.
1. would have lived, would have sold
2. will have been living, will sell
3. would lived, is selling
4. lives, sells
In his family all responsibilities ... usually. The children always ... the dusting and the cleaning.
1. are shared, do
2. have been shared, have done
3. are being shared, are doing
4. were shared, had done
The house is rather neglected. I wish it... more neat.
1. were
2. would have been
3. was
4. would be
The electrician ... us that we ... change the wiring as soon as possible.
1. reminded, could
2. had reminded, had had to
3. reminds, had to
4. reminded, had to
"You ... the flat yourself!" Mother cried.
1. shall do up
2. will have to do up
3. shall have done up
4. will do up
The windows in that old country cottage need ...
1. to be clean
2. cleaning
3. to be cleaned
4. a cleaning
The sewerage must be replaced. My brother ordered me ... it myself, though.
1. not doing
2. not to be doing
3. not to do
4. to be doing
... him, I... one of his bedrooms into a study.
1. Was I, will convert
2. Were I, would convert
3. I were, would convert
4. Was I, would be converting
You ... any problems in case a bulb in your chandelier ... dead if you have extra ones.
1. wouldn't have, was
2. won't have, is
3. don't have, will be
4. won't have, will be
It is ... very picture I'm looking for. I'll put it up on ... wall in my study.
1. the / the
2. a/a
3. the/a
4. a / the
...few remaining rolls of wallpaper will be used for ... kitchen.
1. -/a
2. The/the
3. A/-
4. -/ an
Yesterday ... the street I ran ... our plumber but I couldn't ask him to help us because he was ... a hurry.
1. in/ into/ in
2. on / through / at
3. at / about/ in
4. in / over /on
My father always gets... ...doing the cleanup. He is really lazy ... doing household chores.
1. on / with / with
2. out/ of/ about
3. up/to/ in
4. out /off/over
It's time to put ... the air-conditioner, take ... the old fireplace and to put... potted plants on the walls.
1. at / down / up
2. to / up / off
3. into/over/about
4. in / out / up
My father made a cellar in the basement ... we could keep any junk there.
1. therefore
2. so as
3. as a result
4. so that
Looking neglected on the outside the house was well kept inside ... surprised us greatly.
1. that
2. which
3. so
4. what
You have so ..., you had better get a trolley.
1. many luggages
2. much luggage
3. a lot of luggage
4. much of luggage
The taxi rank is ... the bus stop.
1. so far as
2. as far than
3. farthest then
4. farther than
Attention! The Tokyo flight is boarding at...
1. the Gate Five
2. Gate Five
3. Fifth Gate
4. Gate's Five
The guidebook from ... you took the information must be quite old.
1. that
2. what
3. which
4. one
Our flight ... and we ... several hours in the airport departure lounge.
1. has been delayed / spent
2. is delayed / have been spent
3. delayed / spent
4. was delayed / spent
Unless the fog ..., all the flights ... today.
1. is lifted / will be cancelled
2. will lift / will be cancelled
3. doesn't lift / will be cancelled
4. lifts / will be cancelled
Ever since we ... my wife and I ... at a guest house at the seaside for our holiday.
1. have married / have stayed
2. married / have stayed
3. have been married / have stayed
4. have married / stayed
We ... all day long but ...to reach the destination.
1. have been travelling / failed
2. travelled / failed
3. had been travelling / failed
4. had travelled / had failed
It is the first time I... a trip on my own so I... a bit out of sorts.
1. am making / am feeling
2. have made / feel
3. made/ feel
4. have made / have feel
As we ... our flight, some misunderstanding ... with the flight attendant.
1. had been boarding, occurred
2. were boarding, was occurring
3. were boarding, occurred
4. have been boarding, occurred
I'm positive my bus ... on time. It... never behind schedule.
1. is arriving, is
2. arrives, is
3. will arrive, is being
4. is arriving, will be
A "no-show" is an informal expression for someone who ...a ticket but ...to the event.
1. buys, doesn't come
2. has bought, won't come
3. bought, didn't come
4. has bought, hasn't come
The road ..., so we ... take a bypass.
1. was being widened, were forced
2. was widening, were forced
3. widened, were being forced
4. was widened, were forced
The guide said the tourists ... some free time after they ... the bus tour.
1. would give / completed
2. would be given / had completed
3. gave / completed
4. will be given / have completed
The notice ... large sums of currency... be declared at the customs.
1. said / had to
2. told / must
3. speaks / must
4. talked / must
My brother didn't get to the station in time to catch the train and ... wait for a later one.
1. must
2. could
3. had to
4. were to
The passengers were boarding the liner when they ... seagulls ...fish.
1. had seen / hunt
2. were seeing / to hunt
3. saw / hunt
4. saw / to hunt
London's historical sights are certainly worth ...
1. to visit
2. to be visited
3. visited
4. visiting
If you ... a chance to travel abroad, where ... you go first?
1. have/will
2. had / would
3. have / would
4. had/will
I wish you ... your mind about the excursion and ... tickets in advance.
1. made up / booked
2. will make up/ book
3. would make up/book
4. make up / book
It may not be easy to find ... accommodation at ... reasonable price in a place so popular with tourists.
1. -/a
2. a / a
3. the/a
4. -/-
Jack likes to spend ... most of his holiday time in ... open air.
1. the / the
2. -/-
3. -/an
4. -/the
There was a queue of cars ... the quay waiting ... the car ferry ... the island.
1. in/ for/on
2. on / for / to
3. on/for/at
4. at/for/to
The students were heading ... Paris but they were ... no hurry to get there ... dawn.
1. for/in/until
2. to /in /until
3. for / at / before
4. in / in / at
The car broke ... right ... middle of nowhere and there was nobody ... sight.
1. out/ in/ in
2. away / at / in
3. down / in / in
4. down / in / out of
The train was ahead of schedule ... surprised us greatly.
1. what
2. how
3. that
4. which
Let's buy a detailed map ... not to get lost in the old part of the city.
1. so that
2. unless
3. so as
4. in case
Today, two hours either way ... not uncommon when people commute to work in big cities.
1. are
2. is
3. will
4. was
We've got pressing problems, all right, but ... don't live in the streets.
1. poverty
2. the poor
3. the poors
4. the poverty
According to the level of people's education, Belarus ranks ... in the world.
1. a second
2. second
3. the second
4. an second
When public transport is overcrowded, it's difficult not to push ...
1. each others
2. each another
3. one other
4. one another
Now you ... unreasonable. Downtown areas ...always full of traffic jams!
1. are, are
2. are being, are
3. have been, are
4. will be, have been
I wish our public transport ... more punctual, especially in the morning.
1. will become
2. would have become
3. will have become
4. would become
These old buildings ... next month. A new office block ... here by the year 2008.
1. are pulled down, will have been erected
2. are being pulled down, will be erected
3. will be pulled down, will have been erected
4. are going to be pulled down, will have erected
My regular commuting time ... twenty minutes, now it... about an hour every morning.
1. would be, takes
2. was used to be, was taken
3. used to be, is taking
4. used to be, takes
The street lights ... since morning, so a policeman ...to sort out the traffic problems.
1. hadn't been fixed, had been ordered
2. wouldn't have been fixed, was ordered
3. haven't been fixed, was ordered
4. hadn't been fixed, was ordered
While city life ... more intense, people ... more isolated.
1. is growing, are becoming
2. grows, becomes
3. will be growing, are becoming
4. has grown, became
It ... obvious that inner city problems ... the government's concern for many years to come.
1. is, are
2. will be, will be
3. is, will be
4. has been, will be
Since the city renovation project ..., many changes for the better ....
1. has been adopted, have taken place
2. was adopted, took place
3. was adopted, have taken place
4. adopted, are taking place
Watch where you ...! You ... the billboards, not the street ahead.
1. go, are staring at
2. are going, are staring at
3. are going, stare at
4. are going, are being stared at
The posters ... the city dwellers and tourists ... the streets.
1. warned, not littering
2. warn, to litter
3. warned, not to litter
4. warned, to litter
They ... that they ... building a hypermarket .... They needed four days more.
1. claim, can't finish, today
2. claimed, can't finish, that day
3. claimed, couldn't finishing, that day
4. claimed, couldn't finish, that day
They ...fine those people who litter the streets.
1. would rather
2. would prefer
3. had better
4. wish
The students watched the teacher ... posters about air pollution. The information confirmed that living in the city center was a health risk.
1. show
2. showing
3. showed
4. being showing
It's no use ... people to use bicycles. They would still prefer cars.
1. to encourage
2. encourage
3. to be encouraging
4. encouraging
After they ... the inhabitants of cities to buy old cars, there ... so many problems with air pollution.
1. have banned, won't be
2. bans, won't be
3. would ban, wouldn't be
4. banned, would have been
...fewer high blocks of flats in my neighborhood, I... a lovely view from my window.
1. Were there, will have
2. Had there been, might have had
3. Have there been, would had had
4. There were, may had
Cars and buses are ... major source of... noise pollution in big cities.
1. the/the
2. a/-
3. -/a
4. - / the
It's time to provide ... neighborhoods with ... better amenities.
1. the/ -
2. a/the
3. -/a
4. the/an
People who commute ... their work usually live ... the suburbs or ... the outskirts of a city.
1. with / at / about
2. to / in / on
3. at /on / in
4. on / above / under
This by-street is located ... the vicinity ...a hypermarket, close ... the downtown.
1. in/of/to
2. at / to / with
3. over/of/to
4. to / with / with
To get ... my work at first I go ... bus, then I change it ... the subway.
1. to / to/ to
2. on/ in /with
3. at/on / into
4. to / by / to
We'll place recycling bins all over the city ... we get the permission.
1. in case
2. for fear of
3. so that
4. until
Many citizens do not go out at night ... being attacked by robbers.
1. as long as
2. provided
3. for fear of
4. with a view of
"Special delivery" costs about fifteen times as much as sending ... "regular delivery".
1. mails
2. a mail
3. mail
4. pieces of mail
The London cathedral that we've seen on television is twice ... the one in our city.
1. as old as
2. so old as
3. as oldest as
4. so older as
Stamps with figure skaters were especially popular in the ...
1. 1980 s
2. 1980s
3. 1980s'
4. 1980'
These parcels here are registered, yet... are not.
1. anothers
2. other
3. another
4. the others
I... wonderful news just now! My sister ... birth to a baby girl.
1. have received, has given
2. received, gave
3. am receiving, gave
4. received, has given
While I ... writing the letter to our foreign pen-friend, you ... his zip code in this book.
1. am writing, will have been looking for
2. write, will look for
3. am writing, will be looking for
4. had been writing, will be looking for
Ann .. to make an urgent phone call but the phone booth ... and couldn't be used.
1. wanted, was vandalized
2. wanted, had been vandalized
3. was wanting, had been vandalized
4. wanted, has been vandalized
Unfortunately some letters ... in the post and parcels ...to the wrong address.
1. are lost, are delivered
2. lost, delivered
3. are getting lost, are being delivered
4. have been lost, have been delivered
I... my friend a check last Friday but he ... it yet.
1. has posted, hasn't received
2. posted, didn't receive
3. posted, hasn't received
4. had posted, hasn't received
What a cool mobile phone! It ... the very model we ... for months!
1. was, had been looking for
2. is, are looking for
3. was, have been looking for
4. is, have been looking for
The woman ... to the door to ask about her mail but the postman ... already.
1. was running, went
2. ran, went
3. ran, had gone
4. had run, has gone
About three million Belarusian people ... mobile phones these days, and their number ... steadily.
1. use, grows
2. use, is growing
3. have used, grows
4. are using, is growing
The clerk ...my parcel and ... me to pay for the postage.
1. had weighed, asked
2. weighed, asked
3. was weighing, asked
4. weighed, will ask
Once a friend ... that the mobile phone ...a unique gadget. I couldn't but agree with her.
1. said, is
2. said, was
3. told, was
4. told, is
The man who was calling ... if my father ...at home.
1. said, is
2. asked, was
3. asked, is
4. told, was
The party you are calling is not available now. You ... call back later.
1. must
2. may
3. have to
4. need
Mother advised me not ... the number again because it was definitely the wrong one.
1. to dial
2. dialing
3. being dialed
4. dialed
I didn't feel like ... him a call. We still are not on speaking terms.
1. to give
2. given
3. giving
4. give
If only our phone calls ...free of charge I... my phone nonstop.
1. would be, were to use
2. were, would use
3. would be, would use
4. were, will use
If I ... the wrong magazine, I... to the post office and tried to sort out the problem.
1. am delivered, would go
2. have been delivered, would go
3. were delivered, would have gone
4. had been delivered, would have gone
The article in ... Times read that excessive use of mobile phones can make ... person ill.
1. -/a
2. the / the
3. a/-
4. the / a
... first class letters are delivered ... next working day after collection.
1. - / the
2. The / the
3. A/-
4. The/-
The record ... late delivery is held ... a postcard posted in 1943 which arrived ... its destination in 197S.
1. of/with/in
2. for / by / at
3. on/of/to
4. for / for / in
It's typical... Britain that letters ... Europe are always sent ... airmail.
1. about / to / in
2. for / in / on
3. of/ to /by
4. with / for / with
We try to keep ... touch ... telephone ... our in-laws.
1. for / by / to
2. on /on /with
3. -/with/about
4. in / by / with
After their row she put down the receiver ... to be the first to stop the conversation.
1. so as
2. just as
3. so that
4. for
. ...the heavy wind the connection was rather bad.
1. Provided
2. Due to
3. Because
4. As a result
I'll need ... about this Internet provider before I make the final decision.
1. a few information
2. few information
3. a little information
4. an information
After surfing the Internet for three hours, you look pale. Do you feel...?
1. good
2. goodly
3. well
4. too well
... (1/4) of the pupils use their classmate's invention.
1. A fourth
2. A one fourth
3. The fourth
4. The one fourth
Whose website is this? - ..., even if you don't believe it.
1. My
2. It is my
3. Mine
4. This is my
You ... the Internet all day long! The phone bills ... always enormous.
1. are surfing, are being
2. are surfing, have been
3. surf, are
4. are surfing, are
After I... to my friends in the chat, I... an e-mail to my relative in Cairo.
1. had talked, will send
2. have talked, would send
3. talked, shall send
4. have talked, should send
It... the first time I... to gain access to this web-site.
1. is, have managed
2. is, managed
3. was, have managed
4. is, shall manage
Different forms of socializing on the Internet... their novelty as they ... a reality of modern living.
1. lost, are
2. have lost, are
3. are losing, are being
4. lose, are
The student... in front of the screen for hours before she ... the necessary material.
1. was sitting, downloaded
2. sat, downloaded
3. had been sitting, downloaded
4. has been sitting, downloaded
My phone bills ... sky high so I ... to a new provider to get a better bargain.
1. are, go
2. have been, went
3. have been, have gone
4. were, went
Electronic chat ... a fascinating phenomenon as it ... in virtual "rooms" for like-minded users.
1. is, took place
2. has been, takes place
3. is, is taking place
4. is, takes place
A new Internet club ... working at the weekend. Surely, I... to the opening.
1. is starting, am going
2. starts, am going
3. is starting, go
4. is going to start, am going
My laptop ... always! I... it... one of these days.
1. is breaking down, have ... fixed
2. is broken down, am having ... fixed
3. breaks down, had ... fixed
4. is breaking down, am having ... fixed
"You may surf the Internet any time," said mother. - Mother ... me that I... surf the Internet any time.
1. said, might
2. told, may
3. told, might
4. said, may
"Can you help me to e-mail a message?" - "Yes." - She ... me if l... help her to e-mail a message and I said I...
1. asked, could, could
2. asked, can, can
3. asked, was able to, can
4. asked, could, can
It's no use calling her now. She ... in a swivel chair in front of her computer, oblivious of the world.
1. can be sitting
2. may sit
3. will be sitting
4. must sit
I listened to a programmer ... the audience about the advantages of using the Internet. I had no time and left the presentation.
1. telling
2. to tell
3. tell
4. be telling
My friend is addicted to the Internet. He is used ... websites day and night.
1. visit
2. to visiting
3. to visit
4. visiting
If l ...for the service, I... in the chat room now.
1. had paid, would be talking
2. have paid, will talk
3. paid, would being talked
4. had been paid, would be talking
I ... he ... his mail now. I have just sent him an e-mail birthday postcard.
1. wish, has looked through
2. wished, had looked through
3. want, look through
4. wish, were looking through
Getting connected to ... World Wide Web for ...first time is very exciting.
1. the/the
2. -/a
3. the/a
4. a / the
E-mail is replacing ... letters and faxes as ... means of communication.
1. - / the
2. the / the
3. -/a
4. the / -
It's easy to get lost... cyberspace, and find yourself wandering ... website ... website.
1. between / from / in
2. among / out / into
3. into / in / on
4. in / from / to
Not all ... us are ... home ... the Internet. Many people don't bother with it, preferring something more old-fashioned.
1. of/at/with
2. among / in / without
3. between / at / for
4. of/ in / for
Since most ... the information is ... English, how can language learners make use ... its potential?
1. - / on / about
2. of/ in /of
3. - / into / out of
4. from / - / from
You will get what you've ordered through the Internet ... you pay by credit card.
1. supposing
2. provided
3. since
4. despite
The young employee had planned the design of the site ... the boss got back.
1. until
2. by the time
3. by
4. since
Classical music concerts are not held in village halls because the acoustics ... awful.
1. is
2. is being
3. are
4. are being
The young rockers are working ...to record their first album.
1. hard
2. hardly
3. hardy
4. hardlier
Madonna enjoys enormous popularity, she has given ... of concerts.
1. hundreds
2. hundred
3. a hundred
4. the hundred
Thanks to computers and video almost ... can become a pop singer.
1. somebody
2. nobody
3. anyone
4. no one
After they ... recognition at home, the youth orchestra ... all over Europe.
1. gained, toured
2. had gained, toured
3. gained, had toured
4. had gained, had toured
While my companion ... the bill, I... tickets for the show.
1. looks through, buy
2. is looking through, will buy
3. looked through, would have bought
4. was looking through, would bought
The singer... the audience to join in and in a minute everybody___
1. asked,sang
2. was asking, was singing
3. asked, was singing
4. had asked, sang
It's not seldom that rock concerts ... at stadiums where enthusiastic audience ...to dance to the music.
1. are held, allows
2. are being held, is allowed
3. are held, is allowed
4. held, is being allowed
Some classical pieces ... for hundreds of years; yet nowadays they ... even more popularity.
1. have been performing, gain
2. are performed, are gaining
3. have been performed, are gaining
4. had been performed, were gaining
The evening performance ... at 7:30, so let's ... a taxi to the theatre.
1. will start, take
2. is starting, to take
3. starts, take
4. start, not take
As we ... the church, the organist... playing a majestic melody.
1. had entered, had began
2. entered, began
3. were entering, has begun
4. have entered, begins
Vanessa Mae ...a classical performer who ... international recognition.
1. has been, has gained
2. is being, has gained
3. is, gained
4. was, has gained
It... clear to everybody that classical music ... its reputation at least by the end of the XXI century.
1. is getting, won't be losing
2. is getting, won't lose
3. gets, won't have lost
4. is getting, won't have lost
"Oh, it's great!" said Kate when she heard the sonata. - Kate ... that the sonata she heard ... great.
1. cried out, was
2. exclaimed, was
3. exclaims, was
4. wondered, was
My friend ...to Mozart at full volume when his mother ...at the door.
1. was listening, has been knocking
2. listened, was knocking
3. listens, knocks
4. was listening, knocked
Look, she ... have gone to the recital, - Perhaps, but I don't know exactly.
1. ought to
2. may
3. could
4. must
I regret ... this CD with the highlights of the 1980s. It's total rubbish!
1. to buy
2. to buying
3. to have bought
4. buying
It was yesterday that mother ... the young boy... a tune on the air himself.
1. lets, to catch
2. let, catch
3. lets, catch
4. let, to catch
If I ... enough money, I ... the Philharmonic Society all the year round.
1. had had, will visit
2. have had, would visit
3. had, would visit
4. had, will have visited
I... all those overenthusiastic fans ... more reserved and well-behaved.
1. wish, would be
2. want, will be
3. wished, would be
4. wish, were
At last ... day came when my father bought me a record of... classical music and offered to listen to it together.
1. a/a
2. the / the
3. a/the
4. the/-
... Beatles were ... first to bring pop to young people in England.
1. - / the
2. The /the
3. A/-
4. -/-
We turn ... music ...joy and sorrow, we are eager to listen ... it everywhere.
1. to / in / to
2. on / at / -
3. off/ with /in
4. up / under / to
Some people are fond ... pop music, others are crazy ... classical music, still others are keen ... rock.
1. in /on/on
2. of/over/at
3. on / with / on
4. of/about/on
He was screaming ... absolute delight ... the concert ... the young pop star.
1. at / at / of
2. for / in / about
3. with/at/of
4. from / on / -
Everyone stayed in the concert hall ... the concert was finished.
1. until
2. in case
3. as soon as
4. before
... well he sings, he can't become popular without professional promotion.
1. Whatever
2. No matter how
3. Although
4. Whereas
One of the most popular exhibits at the gallery is ...
1. Van Dyck's portrait of King Charles'
2. Van Dyck's King Charles' portrait
3. portrait of Van Dyck of King Charles
4. portrait of King Charles of Van Dyck
The elderly man was ... visitor of the exhibition. He entered the hall...
1. the last / lastly
2. a last / lastly
3. the last / last
4. last / the last
Many canvases by European artists were destroyed during ...
1. Second World War
2. the Second World War
3. Second World's War
4. World War the Second
Could you give me ... information about the painter's creative heritage?
1. any
2. some
3. no
4. either
It's not seldom that lovers of art ... or ... by some experimental contemporary works.
1. are shocked, confused
2. are being shocked, confused
3. are shocked, are confused
4. shock, confuse
I ... the forest in the background as it ... the picture more natural.
1. will depict, will make
2. depict, will make
3. will depict, makes
4. depict, makes
When Salvador Dali was young some people ... that he ... glory to Spanish art.
1. predicted, will bring
2. predicted, was going to bring
3. were predicting, was going to bring
4. predicted, would have brought
Scarcely ... Ivan Surikov ... his "Menshikov in Beryezov" ... critics ... their unanimous acclaim.
1. had...completed, than ... voiced
2. had...completed, when ... were voicing
3. did ...complete, when ... voiced
4. had ...been completed, that... voiced
Thomas Gainsborough ... for the lyricism of his paintings which he ... both in portraits and landscapes.
1. is noted, displayed
2. is being noted, displays
3. had been noted, displayed
4. noted, displayed
The new exhibition hall ... now at the Belarusian State Art Museum. Its unusual architectural design ... lots of visitors.
1. has been completed, attracts
2. was completed, attracted
3. was completed, attracts
4. completed, attracts
New trends in visual arts ...at the turn of the XX century which later ...further development.
1. will have appeared, got
2. had appeared, got
3. were appearing, got
4. would have been appeared, got
First pictures ...on cave walls long before painters ... using oils and brushes.
1. have been created, started
2. have been creating, started
3. had been created, started
4. had created, had started
When my friend saw the Mona Lisa with his own eyes, he ... he ... one of his life ambitions.
1. realized, had fulfilled
2. was realizing, was fulfilling
3. realized, fulfilled
4. had realized, fulfilled
Many artists ... that only when they ... they really felt inspiration.
1. claimed, were working
2. claims, worked
3. was claiming, had been working
4. claimed, had worked
"What is Picasso's contribution to art?" a pupil said. - A pupil ... Picasso's contribution to art...
1. asked what, was
2. asked which, is
3. said what, had been
4. told what, is
You ... touch the pictures. It's forbidden.
1. can't
2. hadn't to
3. don't have to
4. mustn't
In the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow we ... the guide ... about the Holy Trinity by Andrei Rublev. Then we moved on to another picture.
1. has heard, told
2. was hearing, telling
3. heard, tell
4. heard, told
He plans ... at one early work by Vasiliy Kandinsky which seems prophetic.
1. has a look
2. had a look
3. having a look
4. to have a look
If I... a very talented artist I... the world with my works.
1. were, could sanctify
2. am, would have sanctified
3. was, can sanctify
4. have been, could sanctify
If he ... pictures by ancient masters thoroughly, he ... another vision of things.
1. were studying, will have
2. had been studying, might have had
3. studied, might had had
4. has studied, may had
... few facts found in the Renaissance writings suggest ... idea that the year of the master's birth was 1370.
1. An / a
2. -/the
3. A/an
4. The / the
Raphael's ...first steps in art were ... success.
1. -/a
2. the/the
3. a/a
4. the / -
She was famous ... paintings ...flowers in which she captured rhythms of nature ... magnifying certain details.
1. with / on / with
2. for/of/by
3. about / about / through
4. in /if/ in
... the whole, every artist is quite absorbed ... his work even if he lives ...an uninhabited island.
1. By/in/at
2. At / with / in
3. In / by / at
4. On / in / on
Michelangelo was successful ... many fields ... art and was recognized as a genius ... his contemporaries.
1. at/on/of
2. in /of/ by
3. with / in /by
4. about/ over/to
... Picasso depicted, the painting became a masterpiece.
1. Despite
2. Even though
3. In spite of
4. Whatever
Not all pupils are aware of Chagall's contribution to art... his talent is universally acknowledged.
1. yet
2. so
3. supposing
4. as if
Let's buy our rickets while I still have ... left.
1. a few money
2. a little money
3. a few coins
4. a little coins
This outstanding film director has shot about...
1. two dozens films
2. two dozen films
3. two dozens film
4. two dozens of film
At the Odessa Theatre there was a special entrance hall for ...
1. disabled
2. disability
3. the disabled
4. the disability
If... asks, tell him that it will be a six-part serial.
1. somebody
2. nobody
3. anybody
4. someone
It ... known that early Belarusian plays ... mainly based on folklore themes.
1. is, are
2. was, were
3. is, were
4. is, were being
His father ...by the time he ... watching his favorite horror film.
1. will come, will finish
2. would come, would finish
3. will come, had finished
4. will come, has finished
When the play ... the audience ....
1. was over, applauded
2. was over, have applauded
3. had been over, was applauding
4. was over, was applauding
The National Theatre ... new version of Hamlet next month. A famous artist ...to design the scenery.
1. are staging, has invited
2. will stage, has been invited
3. are staging, has been invited
4. stage, has been invited
Whenever I ... by the State Academic Theatre, I always ... my first visit there.
1. am passing, am recollecting
2. pass, recollect
3. pass, am recollecting
4. am passing, have recollected
In Shakespeare's time, there... no actresses on stage, and all roles ... by men.
1. was. were played
2. were, were being played
3. were, were played
4. were, had been played
The tradition ... that the Academy ... Oscar nominees by the end of January.
1. is going, will have named
2. goes, will name
3. goes, will be naming
4. goes, will have named
Though musicals ...a British invention, French ones ... into popularity these days.
1. have considered, are coming
2. are being considered, have come
3. have been considered, are coming
4. have been considered, will come
This actor ... minor roles for years before he ... his breakthrough.
1. had played, had
2. has been playing, had
3. had been playing, had had
4. had been playing, had
Five years ago I ... in a newspaper that theatre ... people's attention, it... their hearts.
1. was reading, doesn't attract, attracts
2. read, doesn't attract, attracts
3. have read, didn't attract, attracts
4. read, did attracted, did attract
The director of the theatre ... just now that he ... a new repertoire.
1. claimed, will give
2. has claimed, would be given
3. claimed, would give
4. claimed, would gave
We ... two contemporary plays this season. But we failed.
1. should stage
2. had to stage
3. must stage
4. were to have staged
I'll go downstairs and... the usher ...you three tickets.
1. get, to give
2. got, give
3. get, give
4. got, given
I'd prefer ... to the old-style theater than to the high-tech cinema.
1. to go
2. go
3. going
4. to going
If I... the seats in the stalls, I ...you to join me.
1. took, will ask
2. would take, could ask
3. take, would ask
4. could take, would ask
If I... late for the performance, I... home by 5 o'clock.
1. had been, should have got
2. am, should had got
3. was, would have get
4. were, will get
... English enjoy going to ... theatre and watching Shakespeare 's plays.
1. - / the
2. The/ -
3. The/the
4. -/a
Though the play was long I could watch it from ... beginning to ... end.
1. -/-
2. the/the
3. a/an
4. the/an
I want my audience to look... ...this play. It is filled ... deep sense.
1. through / in /at
2. down / on / on
3. out /onto/ in
4. back / on / with
A 15-year-old like you has grown ...... watching cartoons. You've already come ... age.
1. out/of/of
2. away / from / on
3. apart/ from / in
4. up/of/at
He's been working ... the theatre......twenty years.
1. on / for / about
2. in / for/over
3. for/at/about
4. at / about / over
... I came up to the poster, I saw the "Sold Out" sign.
1. If
2. While
3. Once
4. Until
... being famous as theatre stars many actors want success in the cinema.
1. On condition that
2. Due to
3. In case
4. In spite of
International... always gather a range of celebrities.
1. shows of fashion
2. shows of fashion's
3. fashion's shows
4. fashion shows
What a beautiful scarf! It goes with your skirt. You really look ...
1. gorgeously
2. gorgeous
3. gourgeousy
4. gorgeousely
What size do you take in clothes? - ...
1. The size 12.
2. The 12th size.
3. Size 12.
4. Size the 12th.
Would you give me ... pairs of gloves with different embroidery? I'd like to try them on.
1. some
2. anything
3. any
4. no
Hardly ...she ... anything stylish, ... she ... money to buy it.
1. has ... spotted, when ...counted out
2. had ... spotted, that.. counted out
3. had ... spotted, when ... was counting out
4. had ... spotted, then ... counted out
Providing you ... smart in this two-piece suit, you ... it.
1. look, will buy
2. are looking, would buy
3. looked, will buy
4. look, would buy
In the winter of 2007 the fashion world ... for some fashion houses ... the idea of using skinny models.
1. was shaken, gave up
2. was shaking, had given up
3. shook, have given up
4. was shaken, had given up
That modeling school ... popularity as two of its charges ... prestigious competitions.
1. was gaining, have won
2. gains, had won
3. gained, won
4. is gaining, have won
Top designers ... that folklore tradition ... in vogue in the near future.
1. predicted, will be
2. had predicted, would have been
3. predict, will be
4. are predicting, would have been
The White Amphora ... in Minsk and the participants ... their collections during the next two days.
1. will be held, will present
2. is being held, will be presenting
3. have been held, would be presenting
4. is held, will have presented
Since Chanel ...the charm of the little black dress, it ... never fashion collections.
1. had discovered, left
2. discovered, left
3. discovered, has left
4. has discovered, left
Unfortunately, leather and fur ...as yet a major element in clothes design, so animals ... still... everywhere in the world.
1. is, are being killed
2. have been, are killed
3. are, are being killed
4. are, are killed
Stella McCartney ... quickly to the forefront of fashion and ... for Adidas now creating outfits for top athletes.
1. has risen, works
2. rose, is working
3. has risen, has been working
4. has risen, is working
"Does this shawl go with my skirt?" she said. "No", her husband said. - She ... her husband if that shawl ... with her skirt and he said it...
1. asked, went, didn't
2. said, goes, didn't
3. asked, goes, doesn't
4. told, went, hadn't
"Take off these high-heeled shoes, we're going to the countryside!" Mother said to her daughter. - Mother ... her daughter ... those high-heeled shoes.
1. told, take off
2. insisted, took off
3. asked, taking off
4. told, to take off
She wasn't in the mood to try that fashionable blouse on but we ... persuade her.
1. could
2. can
3. were able
4. managed to
Five years I spent abroad. When I returned to Italy I ... women ... wrap-over skirts.
1. had seen / wearing
2. see / to wear
3. saw / wear
4. have seen / to be wearing
Our pupils can't stand school uniforms. They are accustomed to ... old jeans and T-shirts.
1. wear
2. wearing
3. be wearing
4. have been wearing
If you ... these hoots with a soft cloth, they ... better.
1. polish, would be looking
2. were polishing, might look
3. have been polishing, would look
4. had polished, may be looking
I wish you ... suede shoes and pants ... them. Leather shoes are out of fashion now.
1. bought, to match
2. buy, matching
3. would have bought, to match
4. bought, match
... rich can afford buying clothes in boutiques. Ordinary people usually do it in ... shop.
1. The/a
2. -/a
3. The/the
4. -/a
Clothes are forever changing on ... whole and styles change with ... development of society.
1. -/a
2. a / the
3. the/-
4. the / the
The shop-assistant offered the customer to go ... the fitting room where the latter can take his pants ... to try ... a pair of trousers.
1. towards / in / on
2. to / on / over
3. in/out/on
4. to/off/on
Are you one ... the thousands ...fashion slaves who follow ... every new trend that appears?
1. of/of/-
2. of/-/to
3. in / from / for
4. of/ of/ to
I'm going ... a fancy ball... this evening. I'd better dress... for the occasion.
1. for / - / up
2. to / in / in
3. on / for/on
4. to / - / up
Teens were wearing jeans ... shorts came into fashion.
1. before
2. as long as
3. until
4. that's why
Most American girls prefer to wear low-heeled shoes ... most European girls wear high-heeled ones.
1. as
2. while
3. when
4. on condition that
What's there in the book? Consult the ....
1. table of content
2. contents table
3. content's table
4. contents' table
The words ... in bold type are to be learnt by heart.
1. printing
2. printed
3. being printing
4. printted
It's ... book I read in the original.
1. fifth
2. the five
3. fifths
4. the fifth
It's a pity I've found ... information in this encyclopedia.
1. little
2. few
3. small
4. a few
He ... eleven when his friends ... him a bookworm.
1. was, had called
2. had been, called
3. was, called
4. has been, had called
If you ... our talks on bestselling authors, it ... your knowledge of literature.
1. will visit, extend
2. visit, will extend
3. visited, will extended
4. had visit, would extended
She ... us the plot of the classical novel when the bell....
1. had been telling, gone
2. was telling, went
3. has been telling, had gone
4. told, was going
Much attention ...to Yanka Kupala's poetry. His first poem ... in 1905.
1. is being paid, had been published
2. had been paid, is published
3. was paid, has been published
4. is paid, was published
Every time he ... reading a detective story, he ... absorbed in it completely.
1. starts, gets
2. is starting, is getting
3. started, had got
4. will start, will have got
I... through the preface before I... about the price of the volume.
1. looked, had asked
2. had been looking, ask
3. looked, asked
4. had looked,asked
She ... a keen reader. She ... this thick book by 7p.m.
1. was, would have read
2. has been, had read
3. is, will have read
4. is, will read
These historical novels ...by next week. They ... now.
1. will have been sold, are being advertised
2. would have been sold, had been advertised
3. will be sold, have been advertised
4. would have been sold, are advertised
He ... busy. He ... his little son to sleep in the evening.
1. was, has read
2. is, is reading
3. is being, reads
4. will be, is being read
I haven't made up my mind yet ... to join the library club ... not.
1. in order, or
2. so that, or
3. whether, or
4. as if, or
"Do you mean that reading makes a person intelligent?" -"Yes." - They ... her if she ... that reading makes a person intelligent and she ...
1. ask, meant, agrees
2. asked, mean, agrees
3. asked, meant, agreed
4. asked, meant, agree
My mother has bought a new romantic novel this week. Yesterday she spent two hours in the study. She ... have finished reading it.
1. can
2. must
3. ought to
4. had to
Do you mean we can ... him ... our literary society?
1. make, to join
2. made, joined
3. make, join
4. made, to be joined
For him ... so illiterate was unforgivable.
1. to be
2. being
3. to being
4. to be being
If he ... much time on studying, he ... his final exams.
1. hadn't spent, could have failed
2. hasn't spend, would failed
3. didn't spend, would fail
4. hadn't spent, can have failed
I don't read newspapers. But I... I... more socially-conscious.
1. am wishing, was
2. wished, were
3. want, am
4. wish, were
I told ... children that they can learn ... French language themselves.
1. the/the
2. -/-
3. -/the
4. the / -
To be aware of everything I always buy ... Minsk Times and read all... articles in it.
1. -/-
2. -/the
3. The/the
4. a/-
Looking ...a dictionary in a bookshop I came ... my favourite book ... Lawrence.
1. for / across / by
2. through / in / on
3. at / across / with
4. in/off/by
Serious reading is never to be... ...fashion. It is always ...
1. out / in / over
2. in /with / in
3. down / in /out
4. out/of/ in
It's ... to you whether to spend your time ... vain or to dedicate it... self-education.
1. for / on / for
2. up / in / to
3. - / through / with
4. over/about/to
... the process of self-education is not controlled by anybody, most people forget about it.
1. If
2. Since
3. While
4. Though
... you start reading anything by this author, in a week you'll be addicted to his style.
1. as long as
2. until
3. before
4. provided

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