Тесты по грамматике английского языка для школьников и абитуриентов

Тест 20

Выберите правильный вариант.

1 While John______a car, his wife was doing the laundiy.

a) was repairing c) has been repairing

b) repaired d) had repaired

2______pupils spend ______ their free time doing

hometasks.

a) most, most of c) most of, most of

b) most, most d) most of, most

3. She risked______everything.

a) to lose c) losing

b) loss d) loose

4.1 couldn't help______when she dropped the ice-cream

on her dress.

a) laugh c) laughing

b) to laugh d) laughed

5. I've got______high temperature and a runny nose.

a) an c) the

b)a d) -

6. There is terrible inflation and prices______all the time.

a) are rising c) rose

b) are raising d) raised

7. After five hours of negotiations they agreed______price.

a) for c) of

b) in d) on

8- When the factory closed most of the staff______redun­dant.

a) were made c) making

b) make d) are made

9. I_______the paper before the train compartment filled

up.

a) was reading c) read

b) had been reading d) have been reading

10. Our manager has found an excellent_______abroad.

a) employment c) post

b) work d) staffing

11. The players were not so well prepared_______the match

as they should have been.

a) for c) with

b) about d) on

12. This time next week I_______in the sun in Greece.

a) lie c) '11 be lying

b) am lying d) '11 lay

13. If I_______where she lived I wouldn't have phoned you.

a) know c) knew

b) '11 know d) had known

14.1 really can't imagine_______tonight.

a) coming c) came

b) come d) to be coming

15. My parents never approved_______playing cards.

a) against c) of

b) for d) -

16.1 prefer_______to_______by train.

a) to drive, travel c) driving, travelling

b) driving, travel d) to drive, to travel

17. There is_______beautiful garden behind_______house.

_______roof of_______house is leaking.

a) a, the, the, the c) a, the, a, the

b) a, a, the, the d) a, a, a, a

18 I haven't read_______of these books but Pete has read

_______of them.

a) no, any c) some, some

b) no, some d) any, some

19.1 don't read_______I used to.

a) not much c) so much as

b) as much as d) so much

20. Do you think I could offer you_______?

a) an advice c) advise

b) advises d) some advice

21. Her skin was so sensitive_______that she never uses soap.

a) an c) -

b)the d)a

22. She soon got_______to driving on the left.

a) uses c) used

b) to be used d) a

23. Everybody is here_______for Nick.

a) apart c) instead

b) except d) besides