I. choose the right variant: 1. try your chance more. a twice b once c many times d one 2. her daughters enjoy a dancing b dance c to dance d to dancing 3. would you mind the window? a to close b close c closing d to closing 4. canberra is capital of australia. a the b a c an d 5. are famous for having a sweet tooth. a the german b german c the germans d germans 6. look! here are the students we spoke to yesterday. a who b which c what 7. a lot of homework to us by our teacher yesterday. a were given b was given c is given d are given 8. english well by many people in russia. a was spoken b were spoken c is spoken d are spoken 9. this present to my little sister on her birthday next week. a is given b was given c will be given d will given 10. whose bikes are they? – they are a our b we c us d ours 11. the computer is used by every day. a i b my c mine d me 12. the little indian was looked by his elder brother yesterday. a b of c on d for 13. if the weather fine, we go for a walk with our pets. a was will b were would c is would d are will 14. i would like to try her chance. a she b hers c her 15. i don’t like these shoes. please, give me those black a ones b one c the ones d the one 16. the player threw the ball into the air. a higher b highly c high d the highest 17. fred speaks german than kate, but she writes better. a bad b worse c the worst 18. jane swam in the race. a bad b worse c worst 19. – what’s the matter with you? – i feel a bad b badly c hard d hardly ii. choose the right variant: 1. could you help me to answer the questions of the teenagers’ a competition b questions c chance d luck 2. how can we with each other? a know b communication c communicate d phone 3. why are you looking at – would you like to tell me anything? a one another b the others c each other d another 4. don’t calling me next week. i’ll be on holidays. a ask b phone c speak d trouble 5. you can tell us your for and against travelling by plane. a rights b arguments c duties d plans 6. my silly puppy ran the road . a at the end b across c round d through 7. we are new words now. a studying b speaking c talking d learning 8. how many languages do you in your college? a study b learn c talk d write 9. our house is new. a simple b quite c quiet d different 10. our head teacher always peaks with a voice. a simple b quite c quiet d different 11. a is a person who has a shop where the medicines are sold. a chemist b dentist c doctor d nurse 12. now the are the most important sports event in the world. a committee b sports festivals c sports games d olympic games iii. read the text and do the tasks that follow: britain ruled over many countries in different parts of the world at the beginning of the century (3). those countries were called colonies. in some of them people still (1) speak english as a second language. the british empire existed until 1949 when britain and the former colonies agreed to found the commonwealth. the queen of great britain became the head of commonwealth as well. she is also the queen of such countries as canada, australia and new zealand. some people in these countries don't like the (2) idea of being ruled by someone who doesn't even live in their country. but others don't mind. they (4) say that the queen does not have any real power anywhere outside (5) great britain so she can't change anything really. 1. choose the best title for the text a the commonwealth b modern politics c the queen of england d the elections 2. “century” (point 3) stands for a the eighteenth century b the nineteenth century c the twentieth century d the twenty-first century 3. according to the text the queen a has a lot of colonies b is the head of the commonwealth c rules in all english-speaking countries d speaks english as a second language 5. "still" (point 1) means a quiet b calm c now d up to now 6. "idea" (point 2) means a thought b plot c plan d story 7. "they" (point 4) stands for a former colonies b countries of the commonwealth c people who don't mind the queen d people who are against the queen 4. according to the text the commonwealth a consists of colonies only b no longer exists c was formed in the middle of the century d helps the queen to rule the world 8. "outside" (point 5) is a an adverb b a preposition c a noun d a verb

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