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I.              Choose the best answer

1.      He said I hadn’t given him his book back, but I was ……… sure I had.
                                                a) entirely       b) totally         c) quite            d) rather
                                                 
2.      There was an accident on the motorway, and we were ………for an hour.
                                                a) held down b) held up       c) put back      d) rather
 
3.      I’ll see you outside the cinema. Make sure you’re ………I don’t want to miss the beginning of the film.
                                                a) at times       b) in time        c) before time d)on time
 
4.      I really need your help, so don’t ………
                                                a) let me through        b) let me in      c) let me off    d) let me down
 
5.      The winner of the competition was ………with a cheque for $5000
                                                a) presented    b) given           c) awarded      d) offered
 
6.      The receptionist ……… me where to find my room.
                                                a) explained    b) told             c) said             d) directed
 
7.      You’ll fail the exam ……… you start revising.
                                                a) if                 b) until                        c) when           d) unless
 
8.      It took me a long time to ……… the disappointment of losing the match.
                                                a) get through b) get off        c) get over       d) get down
 
9.      It was such a funny sight that we couldn’t stop ………
                                                a) laughing      b) to laughing c) laugh           d) to laugh
 
10. We didn’t have a very nice holiday. The weather was ……… awful.
                                                a) completely b) totally         c) absolutely  d) terribly
 
11. The doctor ……… me to spend a few days in bed.
                                                a) suggested   b) proposed     c) advised       d) made
 
12. I turned down the job, ……… the attractive salary.
                                                a) because       b) because of c) despite        d) although
 
13. When he ……… all the letters, he took them to the post office.
                                                a) had been writing    b) had written c) wrote          d) has written
 
14. If I breathe in, I get a sharp ……… in my chest.
                                                a) hurt             b) wound        c) ache            d) pain
 
15. If I ……… the trick with my own eyes, I would never have believed it possible.
                                                a) hadn’t been seeing b) hadn’t seen c) didn’t see    d) wouldn’t have seen

 
II.           Choose only one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or pharse.
 
1.      Plato’s teachings had a profound effect on Aristotle.
                                                a) depth          b) affection     c) affliction     d) influence
 
2.      They have been vacationing in the country recently.
                                                a) suddenly     b) quietly        c) lately           d) formerly
 
3.      The Johnson’s new garage was not wide enough for the camper to fit.
                                                a) too new      b) too big        c) too long      d) too narrow
 
4.      In that organization, they place emphasis on mutual aid and cooperation.
                                                a) reward        b) work           c) stress           d) pressure
 
5.      The number of unemployed people in our country is increasing rapidly.
                                                a) license         b) working      c) business      d) jobless

 
III.        Put the correct preposition or adverb into each gap.

1.     
Come ………! Put your coat ………, and let’s go ……… for a walk.
 
2.      He asked the children to put ……… their toys ……… once.
 
3.      He was accused ……… stealing a thousand pounds ……… his employer.
 
4.      He died ……… a heart attack ……… a very early age. He was only ……… his early forties.
 
             5.    Please let me get ……… with my work; it has to be finished ………3.00.

» Ключи к тесту

    1. c
    2. b
    3. d
    4. d
    5. a
    6. b
    7. d
    8. c
    9. a
    10. c
    11. c
    12. c
    13. b
    14. d
    15. b
    1. d
    2. c
    3. d
    4. c
    5. d
    1. on; on; out
    2. away; at
    3. of; from
    4. of; at; in
    5. on; by