Programme on Training Managers and Executives for the Enterprises of National Economy of the Russian FederationENTRY TEST 2003 |
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I. I was crossing the street when a car ........ .
A. crashed C. was crashing B. has crashed D. has been crashing II. If I (1).......... you, I (2).......... back to my boss.
A. (1) am (2) won't talk C. (1) had been (2) wouldn't talk B. (1) would be (2) wouldn't talk D. (1) were (2) wouldn't talk
1. John's parents .......... him to apply to Lancaster University.
| A. advised | C. made | ||
| B. insisted | D. suggested |
2. Would you stop .......... , please?
| A. to talk | C. talking | ||
| B. talk | D. to be talking |
3. What .......... the latest news?
| A. are | C. is | ||
| B. have been | D. were |
4. The shoes need .......... .
| A. polishing | C. being polished | ||
| B. be polished | D. to polish |
5. A: Come in, Peter. Would you like .......... tea?
| A. any | C. more | ||
| B. little | D. some |
6. A: I haven't got any paper left. B: ..........
| A. I also haven't | C. Nor I have | ||
| B. Neither have I | D. I've got none too |
7. Unfortunately, I don't know the man. If I (1).......... him, I (2).......... him about it now.
| A. (1) know (2) will ask | C. (1) knew (2) would have asked | ||
| B. (1) knew (2) would ask | D. (1) had known (2) would ask |
8. Peter (1).......... English for five years, and at last he (2).......... the tenses.
| A. (1) have learnt (2) has mastered | C. (1) is learning (2) has mastered | ||
| B. (1) has been learning (2) has mastered | D. (1) has been learning (2) has been mastering |
9. He met her quite often .......... both of them were at university.
| A. until | C. when | ||
| B. before | D. during |
10. I .......... her at 10 o'clock, but she didn't come.
| A. waited | C. expected | ||
| B. cancelled | D. corresponded |
11. Didn't you .......... the guitar?
| A. use to play | C. used to playing | ||
| B. use playing | D. use to playing |
12. I'm not .......... in the proposal.
| A. interesting | C. interest | ||
| B. interested | D. interests |
13. Peter was the first to finish .......... the passage.
| A. reading | C. read | ||
| B. to read | D. the reading |
14. A: Must I do it now? B: No, you .......... . You can do it next week.
| A. may not | C. needn't | ||
| B. mustn't | D. can't |
15. John arrived while I .......... a bath.
| A. was having | C. had | ||
| B. had had | D. had been having |
16. We haven't got .......... bread left.
| A. some | C. a great number of | ||
| B. many | D. much |
17. A: Have you got any problems? B: Yes. The people in the pub .......... getting very impatient.
| A. is | C. has been | ||
| B. were | D. are |
18. If you (1).......... him, he (2)......... you.
| A. (1) ask (2) will help | C. (1) have asked (2) helps | ||
| B. (1) will ask (2) shall help | D. (1) ask (2) help |
19. Peter said that he .......... for the firm for more than ten years and was going to look for a job with another company.
| A. worked | C. was working | ||
| B. had worked | D. would work |
20. Peter is ......... boy in the class.
| A. cleverer | C. cleverest | ||
| B. the more clever | D. the cleverest |
21. When in doubt, .......... the truth.
| A. ask | C. talk | ||
| B. respond | D. tell |
22. I advised him .......... a doctor.
| A. to see | C. seeing | ||
| B. to have seen | D. see |
23. It is rather difficult to study at this library. The people around me always .......... a lot of noise.
| A. do | C. make | ||
| B. perform | D. cause |
24. I am glad we went to that restaurant. The food was excellent and quite ......... .
| A. similar | C. unlike | ||
| B. cheap | D. dear |
25. There .......... a lot of interesting books on sale a week ago.
| A. were | C. was | ||
| B. has been | D. have been |
26. When I begin speaking, she does not let me .......... a sentence.
| A. end | C. stop | ||
| B. finish | D. break |
27. Peter swims .......... a fish.
| A. as | C. as like | ||
| B. like | D. alike |
28. A: .......... I borrow your pen, please? B: Yes, of course. Here you are.
| A. would | C. could | ||
| B. shall | D. should |
29. A: Do you know this man? B: Yes. I .......... him for years.
| A. has known | C. know | ||
| B. knew | D. have known |
30. Why are you .......... me that way? Have I done something wrong?
| A. considering | C. looking at | ||
| B. seeing | D. noticing |
31. When John returned to his hotel, his room .......... .
| A. was still being cleaned | C. was still cleaned | ||
| B. had already cleaned | D. had been cleaned yet |
32. The air was .......... . We were able to see a boat far away.
| A. fresh | C. deep | ||
| B. light | D. clear |
33. As it was the last day of the term, the teacher let his pupils .......... home early.
| A. to go | C. go | ||
| B. went | D. gone |
34. By the year 2010, many things we now consider to be .......... will not be around any more.
| A. careful | C. compact | ||
| B. necessary | D. generous |
35. If I (1).......... a million pounds, I (2).......... travelling round the world. But I've got only a small balance in the bank.
| A. (1) have (2) will go | C. (1) had (2) would go | ||
| B. (1) have (2) would have gone | D. (1) had had (2) would go |
36. The programme consists .......... three components.
| A. with | C. from | ||
| B. of | D. in |
37. .......... she was tired, she went to work.
| A. due to | C. although | ||
| B. despite | D. because |
38. John usually .......... five days a week from 9 till 5.
| A. has worked | C. is working | ||
| B. works | D. has been working |
Example: Peter wondered if ........... .
A. to do well B. he C. be able D. in the exam E. would
39. John asked Peter when .......... .
A. would B. for the job C. be D. he E. interviewed
40. Where ..........?
A. your B. all this time C. have D. been E. friends
| 1. A. | 11. A. | 21. D. | 31. A. |
| 2. C. | 12. B. | 22. A. | 32. A. |
| 3. C. | 13. A. | 23. C. | 33. C. |
| 4. A. | 14. C. | 24. B. | 34. B. |
| 5. D. | 15. A. | 25. A. | 35. C. |
| 6. B. | 16. D. | 26. B. | 36. B. |
| 7. B. | 17. D. | 27. B. | 37. C. |
| 8. B. | 18. A. | 28. C. | 38. B. |
| 9. C. | 19. B. | 29. D. | 39. C. |
| 10. C. | 20. D. | 30. C. | 40. B. |