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INITIAL TESTPAPER

I. Fill in the blanks with the right tense of the verb in brackets:

1. (hurt) He …………………… himself badly last week.

2. (tell) I ………………………. you about it tonight.
3. (meet) We ………….… just ……… him.
4. (play) He ……………….…… the piano now.
5. (play) He ……………..……. the piano at this time yesterday.
6. (stay up) They ……………………. late every evening.
7. (work) They ………………….. .very hard next year.
8. (get up) She ……………………….. early every day.
9. (see) I ………………….…….. a good film two days ago.
10. (rain) It……………………………..…….. now.

II. Choose the right word:

1. How many ……………………… have you got lately?

a. pieces of information b. information c. informations

2. The news we have just received ……………….. not very good.

a. were b. is c. are

3. I need to be ………… not to mention anything about his recent resignation.

a. remembered b. reminded c. said

4. The cheaper the price, the …………… the quality.

a. bad b. worse c. worst

5. If I had more money, I ……………… a trip to France.

a. would have made b. would make c. would made

6. I’ll visit you if I ………more spare time.

a. have b. had c. would have

7. If I ……… you again, I will bring you a bunch of flowers.

a. will see b. see c. saw

8. ……… brought you this present?

a. Who b. Whose c. Which

9. This is the … ……. region from Earth.

a. dryest b. driest c. dryer

10. These……………… turned everybody upside down.

a. phenomenon b. phenomena c. phenomenons

11. For ………… information consult the director of the company.

a. further b. farther
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12. ……… crises brought about a lot of problems.
a. this b. these c. their d. those

13. He published his …………book last year and this year he’s about to publish a new one.
a. last b. latest c. the last d. later

14. John and George traveled abroad. The ……… went to Spain and the latter to Japan.
a. former b. first c. the one d. the second

15.He ……………………………. to school every single morning.

a. go b. walked c. is going d. walks

III. The word in the capitals at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word
that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way:

a) He never hesitates to help me whenever I need it. He is a very …………………..person.

TRUST
b) The manager reluctantly accepted the………………..of closing the factory down.
NECESSARY
c) He experienced a feeling of great………........………..as he saw his office for the last time.
SAD
d) During his lifetime there was no…………………of his vital contribution to scientific
knowledge. RECOGNISE
e) I think the………………of this word is incorrect. SPELL
f) His …………..in the Olympic Games astonished everyone. SUCCEED
g) This is a maximum………………….area SECURE
h) You will need to get more…………………..before applying for such a job. QUALIFY
I) He was very…………………of the films he had made. PRIDE
j) Arnold lifted weights in order to increase his…………………….. STRONG