2. из четырех вариантов (а), (в), (с), (d) выберите единственно правильный: 1. you are so intelligent! how many languages ? (a) are you speaking (c) do you speak (b) you speak (d) speak you 2. during his second voyage to america christopher columbus some islands of the west indies. (a) found out (c) invented (b) founded (d) discovered 3. you'll find your way to the village without difficulty . (a) if you will have a map (c) if you have a map (b) if you had a map (d) if you're having a map 4. nobody likes talking to bill because he is fond of giving . (a) a useless advice (c) useless advice (b) useless advices (d) some useless advices 5. _ hemingway lived mostly in cuba where he wrote the old man and the sea. (a) in his later years (c) in his lasted years (b) in his latter years (d) in his lasting years 6. andrew promised to be here at six o'clock yesterday. do you know what time (a) did he come (c) he came (b) does he come (d) he did come 7. 1 was very busy last week. i couldn't even find the time to watch the news on tv.— _ (a) nor i could. (c) so could i. (b) neither could i. (d) i neither. 8. unfortunately i've never seen mary _ . they say she took the first place at the competition last year. (a) to dance (c) dances (b) dance (d) is dancing 9. they want their _ to become a doctor. they don't even think that she can be against it. (a) fifteen years old girl (c) fifteen-year-old girl (b) fifteen-years girl (d) a fifteen-year-aged girl 10. our literature teacher _ . a lot of poems by heart. (a) makes us to learn (c) makes us learning (b) makes that we learn (d) makes us learn 1 1 . it doesn't take me long to get to work because i live _ the office. (a) near (c) near to (b) nearly (d) close 12. in washington no building may be more than 40 metres tall _ the city's many monuments from view. (a) so as to hide not (c) for not hiding (b) so not to hide (d) in order not to hide 13. according to the manager's order you wear jeans in the office. (a) needn't (c) may not (b) mustn't (d) don't have to 14. a friend of mine would never let her children a pet in the flat. (a) keeping (c) keep (b) to keep (d) kept 15. my sister phoned yesterday and she told me that she a house. (a) has bought (c) had bought (b) bought (d) will buy 16. which of you how to spell this word? (a) knows (c) does know (b) know (d) do know 17.1 don't know about it. (a) something (c) nothing (b) anything (d) none 18. my sister used to spend hours talking to somebody the phone. (a) through (c) with (b) on (d) at 19. the first modern olympic games took place in greece in 1896, ? (a) did they (c) isn't it (b) didn't it (d) didn't they 20. we travel everywhere train because my wife is afraid of flying by air. (a) by (c) by the (b) on (d) in the 21. mary was supposed to write an essay yesterday but she hasn't done it . (a) since (c) still (b) already (d) yet 22.1 wanted to discuss a very important problem with john but he couldn't talk to me because he . (a) didn't have a lot time (c) didn't have much time (b) had few time (d) had a little time 23. when albert einstein went to school, thought much of his mental abilities. (a) nor his parents nor his teachers (b) neither his parents nor his teachers (c) neither his parents and his teachers (d) neither his parents or his teachers 24. he is very experienced because he has been working here six years. (a) since (c) during (b) for (d) by 25. , london is one of the oldest and most interesting cities in the world. (a) in my opinion (c) for my mind (b) in my mind (d) by my opinion
2 b
3 c
4 a
5 c
6 a
7 a
8 b
(a) are you speaking
(c) do you speak
(b) you speak
(d) speak you
The correct answer is (c) do you speak. This is the correct form of the question to ask about someone's ability to speak languages. It uses the auxiliary verb "do" to form the question and the base form of the verb "speak".
2. during his second voyage to America Christopher Columbus some islands of the West Indies.
(a) found out
(c) invented
(b) founded
(d) discovered
The correct answer is (d) discovered. Christopher Columbus discovered some islands of the West Indies during his second voyage.
3. you'll find your way to the village without difficulty .
(a) if you will have a map
(c) if you have a map
(b) if you had a map
(d) if you're having a map
The correct answer is (c) if you have a map. This is a conditional statement. "You'll find your way to the village without difficulty if you have a map."
4. nobody likes talking to Bill because he is fond of giving .
(a) a useless advice
(c) useless advice
(b) useless advices
(d) some useless advices
The correct answer is (c) useless advice. The phrase "giving advice" requires the noun "advice," and we use the singular form without an article.
5. _ Hemingway lived mostly in Cuba where he wrote The Old Man and the Sea.
(a) in his later years
(c) in his lasted years
(b) in his latter years
(d) in his lasting years
The correct answer is (a) in his later years. This refers to the period of time towards the end of Hemingway's life.
6. Andrew promised to be here at six o'clock yesterday. Do you know what time
(a) did he come
(c) he came
(b) does he come
(d) he did come
The correct answer is (d) he did come. This is the correct question tag to use for a past simple statement. "Andrew promised to be here at six o'clock yesterday. Do you know what time he did come?"
7. I was very busy last week. I couldn't even find the time to watch the news on TV. — _
(a) nor I could.
(c) so could I.
(b) neither could I.
(d) I neither.
The correct answer is (b) neither could I. This is a response to a negative statement. "I couldn't even find the time to watch the news on TV. Neither could I."
8. Unfortunately, I've never seen Mary _ . They say she took the first place at the competition last year.
(a) to dance
(c) dances
(b) dance
(d) is dancing
The correct answer is (b) dance. The verb "see" is followed by the base form of the verb, so it should be "seen Mary dance."
9. They want their _ to become a doctor. They don't even think that she can be against it.
(a) fifteen years old girl
(c) fifteen-year-old girl
(b) fifteen-years girl
(d) a fifteen-year-aged girl
The correct answer is (c) fifteen-year-old girl. This is the correct way to express someone's age as an adjective before a noun.
10. Our literature teacher _ . a lot of poems by heart.
(a) makes us to learn
(c) makes us learning
(b) makes that we learn
(d) makes us learn
The correct answer is (d) makes us learn. The verb "make" is followed by the base form of the verb, so it should be "makes us learn."
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