Big Summative Test 1

Name:_______________________ Group: __________

Surname:_________________ Date:__________

Choose the correct variants.

1.The old man was walking ... because of his ilness.
a) hardly b) fast c) hard d)fastly e) lately
2. She did all the exercises ... though all of them were ... than we expected.
a) lonely, much more difficult b) alone, much difficult c) alone, much more difficult
d) lonely, more difficult e) alone, much difficultly
3. He is very reliable and faithful.
a) so do I b) neither is me c) so is my friend d) so I am e) neither is she
4. My friend always tries to commit her goal.
a) so is he b) neither does my friend c) so I do d) neither do we e) so do I
5. A good teacher never developes ignorance in his pupils.
a) so does my teacher b) neither do good parents c)so is my parents d)neither is mine
e) neither my teacher does
Choose the correct answers.
6. We had a great problem at school and the teacher gave us …
1) an advice 2) a piece of advice 3) two advice 4) five advices 5) some good advice
6) any advices
7. She likes to get … from newspapers.
1) information 2) an information 3) these information
4) informations 5) a information 6) some information

8. Choose the correct sentences with the noun in the genitive case.
1) Sue’s perfectly learned our traditions.
2) Tom’s and Fred’s eyes are very alike.
3) Ann’s spent her winter holidays at her uncle’s.
4) The White’s gardener is a stout man.
5) My granny’s bought these vegetables from the greengrocer’s.
Use the verbs in the correct tense form.
9. Everywhere is wet. It ... since morning.
a) has been raining b) had been raining c) have been raining d) is raining e)has rained
10. We ... friends since we ... at the camp.
a) have being, meet b) had been, met c) have been, met d) have been being, met e) had
been being, met
Change the sentences into the reported speech.
11. The teacher says: “Shakespear’s poems are read with great pleasure”
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12. She stood up and said: “ I saw him near our house last week.”
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13. He said: “I am trying to solve this problem now”
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14. The teacher explained: “The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West.”
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15. She added: “The Great Patriotic War began in 1941.”
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Choose the correct meanings of the given words
16. “loyal” means …
A) to remain faithful to smb B)to share things with others
C) to have the same opinion D) to be reserved E) to be punctual
17. “ignorant” means …
A) educated B) uneducated C) reasonable D) prudent E) reserved
18. “disappointed” means …
A) successful B) upset C) happy D) unable E) reliable
Make up sentences.
19. miss/ to increase / never / a chance / knowledge / your
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20. was / Ilham Zakiyev/ by a bullet/ wounded / by/ on the head/ sniper / an Armenian
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