Programme on Training Managers and Executives for the Enterprises of National Economy of the Russian Federation

ENTRY TEST 2003

Test of Grammar and Vocabulary

Правильные ответы внизу страницы.

TASK 1.
Выберите слово/словосочетание, которое лучше других соответствует смыслу предложения, и обведите нужную букву (A, B, C, D) на листе для ответов.
Examples:

I.  I was crossing the street when a car ........ .
 A. crashed C. was crashing
B. has crashedD. 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 talkD. (1) were (2) wouldn't talk


1. John's parents .......... him to apply to Lancaster University.
 A. advised C. made
B. insistedD. suggested

2. Would you stop .......... , please?
 A. to talk C. talking
B. talkD. to be talking

3. What .......... the latest news?
 A. are C. is
B. have beenD. were

4. The shoes need .......... .
 A. polishing C. being polished
B. be polishedD. to polish

5. A: Come in, Peter. Would you like .......... tea?
 A. any C. more
B. littleD. some

6. A: I haven't got any paper left.   B: ..........
 A. I also haven't C. Nor I have
B. Neither have ID. 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 askD. (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 masteredD. (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. beforeD. during

10. I .......... her at 10 o'clock, but she didn't come.
 A. waited C. expected
B. cancelledD. corresponded

11. Didn't you .......... the guitar?
 A. use to play C. used to playing
B. use playingD. use to playing

12. I'm not .......... in the proposal.
 A. interesting C. interest
B. interestedD. interests

13. Peter was the first to finish .......... the passage.
 A. reading C. read
B. to readD. 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'tD. can't

15. John arrived while I .......... a bath.
 A. was having C. had
B. had hadD. had been having

16. We haven't got .......... bread left.
 A. some C. a great number of
B. manyD. much

17. A: Have you got any problems?   B: Yes. The people in the pub .......... getting very impatient.
 A. is C. has been
B. wereD. 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 helpD. (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 workedD. would work

20. Peter is ......... boy in the class.
 A. cleverer C. cleverest
B. the more cleverD. the cleverest

21. When in doubt, .......... the truth.
 A. ask C. talk
B. respondD. tell

22. I advised him .......... a doctor.
 A. to see C. seeing
B. to have seenD. 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. performD. cause

24. I am glad we went to that restaurant. The food was excellent and quite ......... .
 A. similar C. unlike
B. cheapD. dear

25. There .......... a lot of interesting books on sale a week ago.
 A. were C. was
B. has beenD. have been

26. When I begin speaking, she does not let me .......... a sentence.
 A. end C. stop
B. finishD. break

27. Peter swims .......... a fish.
 A. as C. as like
B. likeD. alike

28. A: .......... I borrow your pen, please?   B: Yes, of course. Here you are.
 A. would C. could
B. shallD. should

29. A: Do you know this man?   B: Yes. I .......... him for years.
 A. has known C. know
B. knewD. have known

30. Why are you .......... me that way? Have I done something wrong?
 A. considering C. looking at
B. seeingD. noticing

31. When John returned to his hotel, his room .......... .
 A. was still being cleaned C. was still cleaned
B. had already cleanedD. had been cleaned yet

32. The air was .......... . We were able to see a boat far away.
 A. fresh C. deep
B. lightD. clear

33. As it was the last day of the term, the teacher let his pupils .......... home early.
 A. to go C. go
B. wentD. gone

34. By the year 2010, many things we now consider to be .......... will not be around any more.
 A. careful C. compact
B. necessaryD. 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 goneD. (1) had had (2) would go

36. The programme consists .......... three components.
 A. with C. from
B. ofD. in

37. .......... she was tired, she went to work.
 A. due to C. although
B. despiteD. because

38. John usually .......... five days a week from 9 till 5.
 A. has worked C. is working
B. worksD. has been working

 

TASK 2.
Закончите следующие предложения. Расставьте слова/словосочетания в правильном порядке, обозначив каждое из них на листе для ответов соответствующей буквой (A, B, C, D).
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

 

 

Answer Key

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.