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Grammar & Lexical Competences Section: Choose the correct answer.

1. Choose the best sentence to continue the idea.

This jacket doesn’t fit you properly.

A) It is made of wood. B) It is becoming you.

C) It’s just your size. D) It’s far too small.

2. We wanted to play, but there weren’t ... of us.

A) enough B) much C) every D) every

3. May I ask a favour ... you?

A) of B) from C )for D)to

4. He took a shower before ... dressed.

A) got B) gets C) to get D) getting

5. He wanted ... to the concert.

A) we go B) we went C)us to go D)us going

6. Choose the best answer.

A: What a wonderful weather!

B: Absolutely ... .

A) marvelous B)fantastic C) beautiful D)lovely

7. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.

People always observe the national customs and traditions.

A) celebrate B) connect C) break D) hang

8. Complete the dialogue.

A: What about playing chess?

B: Oh, ... !

A) how lucky B) how many C) that’s a good idea D)he is leaving

9. Choose the suitable word.

They don’t usually buy tomatoes. They ... them ourselves.

A)send B)bring C)grow D)dig

10. Complete the dialogue.

A: His brother is going to the army.

B: Oh, ... ?

A) isn’t he B)doesn’t he C)does he D)is he

11. -Where can I have these trousers ironed?

-... .

A) At the bank B)At the shop C)At the post office D)At the laundry

12. Choose the appropriate antonym.

He was an honest man.

A) lier B) good C) bad D) truthful

13. Choose the appropriate pronouns.

This is ... watch and that is ... .

A) yours/mine B) my/yours C) your/yours D) my/you

14. Choose the appropriate adjective.

Which is ... country in the UK?

A) industrial B) the most industrial C) more industrial D) most industrial

15. Choose the appropriate sentence contradicting the others.

A) Old John was the owner of the biggest orchard.

B) He looked after his fruit trees with love.

C) Early every morning he worked in the orchard.

D) He dug the soil, cut away branches, picked the crop of apples, pears and plums.

E) She was very helpless in the orchard.

16. Choose the appropriate sentence contradicting the others.

A) The trainer is always willing to help the boys to become better at sport.

B) He wants them to be good and strong articles.

C) He understand that sport is important for their health.

D) He helps them to get good results.

E) He is fond of singing songs.

17. The road was so slippery that... .

A) you couldn’t fall down B)it was easy to drive C)it was impossible to walk D)it was easy to walk

18. Who practices law and has studied law?

A) a doctor B) a chemist C) a teacher D) a lawyer

19. Choose the appropriate form of the verb.

She ... a journalist nowadays.

A) are B) was C) is D) were

20. Choose the right variant of the indirect speech.

He said to her: “The letter was written yesterday”.

He told her that the letter ... .

A) had been written the day before B)was written yesterday

C)had been written yesterday D)written yesterday