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TEST IN THE USE OF GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
8-th form 2022
Total score: 65 points
Final score:

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets. (23 points)

In summer I (1 — go) _________to Brighton. When I (2 — arrive)
_______there it (3 — be) ________late afternoon. After dinner I (4 — go)
_______out for a walk. It (5 — be) ______ a nasty day, the sky (6 — cover)
_______with clouds, and it (7 — rain) ______a little. As I (8 — move)
______slowly along the quiet empty street, I (9 — see) _______a stranger. "(10 —
be) _______ that you, Peter?" he cried out. It (11 — be) _______ Jones." I (12 —
not see) ______ you for ages," he said. — "Why, what you (13 — do)
__________here?" I asked. "Why you (14 — not go) _______ home?" — "I
cannot, I (15 — forget) _______ the name of the hotel where I (16 — stay)
_______." Jones explained that he (17 — leave) _______ his things at the hotel
and decided to go to the park. He had been walking for about 2 hours and finally
got lost. "If you (18 — ring) _______up the hotels, you (19 — find) ______out the
address of your hotel” I said and suggested that we (20 — go) _______ to my
hotel. While Jones (21 — take) _______a shower I (22 — begin)
_______telephoning all the hotels in Brighton and next afternoon Jones (23 —
find) ________ his hotel.

II. Put the necessary articles and prepositions. (11 points)

Frenchmen call it “La Manche” but to the English, it is (1) ____ English
Channel, one (2) _____ the world’s most extraordinary pieces of water. (3)
_______ centuries (4) _____ Channel has been Britain’s defense against invaders.
It has also been (5) ______ only way (6) _____the Continent, (7) _____ highway
crowded by ships. (8) _____ Channel stretches for 350 miles, from (9) ____
Atlantic Ocean (10) _____ the North Sea separating England’s south coast (11)
____ France’s north coast.
III. Choose the correct variant. (10 points)
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United
Kingdom. When you (1) ____speakers of English from around the world, you (2)
____notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3)
____in the words they use, including the names of (4) _____objects that are part of
everyone's daily life. But although pronunciation and (5) ____are not the same
everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers (6) ____opposite sides of the
world can understand (7) ____other easily. It does not seem to (8) ____where they
learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other
languages are keen (9) ____learning English too. If you know English, you are
more (10) ____to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as
the United States or Australia.

1. a) recognize b) meet c) find d) attend

2. a) originally b) curiously c) strangely d) immediately
3. a) mistakes b) changes c) differences d) corrections
4. a) common b) popular c) favourite d) general
5. a) composition b) dictation c) vocabulary d) reading
6. a) of b) from c) at d) in
7. a) each b) one c) some d) the
8. a) care b) matter c) worry d) mind
9. a) by b) on c) to d) for
10. a) likely b) probably c) possibly d) luckily

IV. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals to form a word that
fits each gap. (8 points)
Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, it borders on Russia,
Poland, Ukraine and Baltic countries. It is one of the most (1.BEAUTY)
__________ and (2.AMAZE) ________ countries in the world. The country is full
of unique landscapes, (3.HISTORY) __________ monuments and outstanding
architecture. You will be fascinated by an (4.BELIEVE) ___________ beauty of
blue lakes and rivers, (5.END) ________ fields, meadows and rolling hills. The
tourists can experience here the unforgettable (6.PEACE) ________atmosphere.
It’s a common fact that people in Belarus are extremely sociable, hospitable
and generous. They are also described as resourceful and (7.HUMOUR)
__________.
Belarus is a great (8.ATTRACT) _________for tourists. That’s why it’s
worth visiting by all means.

V. Choose the right variant. (7 points)

1. My brother can dance very well. - _____________
a) Does he? b) Can he? c) Can’t he?
2. As far as I know she doesn’t like him very much. - ____________
a) Didn’t she? b) Did he? c) Do you?
3. He is tired. - ___________
a) So do I. b) So am I. c) Neither am I.
 4. He doesn’t have much for breakfast. - _____________________
a) Neither have I. b) So do I. c) Neither do I.
5. Your English is much __________ than mine.
a) more better b) good c) better
6. The population of Mexico City is _______ the population of Norway.
a) twice bigger than b) twice as big as c) as big as twice
7. It's too late now. _________
a) You mustn't go out. b) You mustn't to go out. c) You haven't to go out.

VI. One word in each sentence is wrong. Correct the mistakes. (6 points)
1. Travelling by bus is more cheap than by car.
______________________________________________

2. Are there anything in the fridge?

_____________________________________________
3.I haven’t been there since two months.
_____________________________________________
4. Do you know many about Egypt? No, hardly anything.
_____________________________________________
5. We used to be good friends, but we aren’t no longer.
_____________________________________________
6. There’s a pity that Jane refuses to help you.
_____________________________________________
 KEYS:

I.
1. went
2. arrived
3. was
4. went
5. was
6. was covered
7. was raining
8. was moving
9. saw
10. is
11. was
12. haven’t seen
13. are … doing
14. don’t go
15. have forgotten
16. stay/am staying
17. had left
18. ring
19. will find
20. should go
21. was taking
22. began
23. found

II.
1. the
2. of
3. for
4. the
5. the
6. to
7. a
8. the
9. the
10. to
11. from
III.
1. b) meet
2. c) immediately
3. c) differences
4. a) common
5. c) vocabulary
6. b) from
7. a) each
8. b) matter
9. b) on
10. a) likely

IV.
1. beautiful
2. amazing
3. historical
4. unbelievable
5. endless
6. peaceful
7. humorous
8. attraction

V.
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. c
6. b
7. a

VI.
1. Travelling by bus is cheaper than by car.
2. Is there anything in the fridge?
3. I haven’t been there for two months.
4. Do you know much about Egypt? No, hardly anything.
5. We used to be good friends, but we are no longer.
6. It’s a pity that Jane refuses to help you.