Question

1. There is a problem when you forget where dreams end and ... real world begins.
a) - c) the
b) a d) an
2. Do you often put ... until tomorrow what you could do today?
a) of c) down
b) on d) off
3. Is it important to you to succeed ... your career?
a) at c) for
b) in d) because of
4. Pubs are often ... places to eat well and cheaply in Britain, and they also try to serve tasty British food.
a) well c) the best
b) better d) most
5. ... we recommend you our favourite places to eat in Minsk? - It's very kind of you.
a) Must c) Ought
b) Can d) May
6. They say that ... British eat only traditional British food in their homes.
a) - c) the
b) a d) an
7. Surely food is as ... a part of our culture as our landscape, our language, and our literature.
a) many c) the most
b) more d) much
8. From the time of ... Roman invasion foreign trade was a major influence on British cooking.
a) - с) а
b)the d) an
9. English kitchens, like the English language, absorbed ... ingredients from all over the world - chickens, rabbits,
apples, and tea.
a) the с) а
b) - d) an
10. We live in a global village, but how ... do we know and understand each other?
a) good c) best
b) better d) well
11. In the Middle East you ... take care not to admire anything in your hosts' home. They will feel that they have
to give it to you.
a) must c) should
b) can d)could
12. You should not expect the Japanese to shake ... . Bowing the head is a mark of respect in Japan.
a) hand c) a hand
b) hands d) the hands
13. In Japan the first bow of the day should be ... than when you meet thereafter.
a) low c) lowest
b) the lowest d) much lower
14. Agatha Christie is possibly the world's most famous ... writer.
a) historical c) detective story
b) short story d) criminal story
15. Pablo Picasso didn't like going to school unless he was allowed to take one of his ... pigeons with him.
a) father's c) fathers
b) fathers' d) father
16. What is the world's biggest office? - I think ... Pentagon is the largest office in the world.
a) - с) а
b) the d) an
17. ... of the guests have arrived yet.
a) None c) Either
b) Neither d) Somebody

18. ... people go to the cinema these days. They prefer to see films at home.
a) Fewer c) Little
b) Less d) The least
19. ... policeman in the country is looking for the killer.
a) Each . c) Everybody
b) Every d) All
20. What I like about London is the fact ... it never sleeps.
a) that c)then
b) than d)because
21. Born in Holland in 1853, Vincent Van Gogh is one of the world's most famous ... .
a) writers c) painters
b) poets d) musicians
22. There aren't many people at the stadium now, ... ?
a) are they c) are there
b) aren't there d) aren't they
23. She works harder than I ... to work at her age.
a) used c) was used
b) am used d) had used
24. ... , whose real name was William Sydney Porter, was an American short story writer.
a) J. London c) 0. Henry
b) E. Hemingway d) G. B. Shaw
25. The greatest English playwright and poet William Shakespeare was buried in ... .
a) Stratford-on-Avon c) Westminster Abbey
b) London d) Poet's Corner
26. If you ... in a warmer climate, you won't get so many
colds.
a) live c) have lived
b) will live d) will be living
27. What is the antonym to the word "small"?
a) tiny c) large
b) poor d) little
28. I'm sorry, I'm late.
a) Don't mention it. c) That's OK.
b) Not at all. d) Here it is.
29. Where have you been? Your clothes ... wet and dirty.
a) are c) has been
b) is d) will be
30. The rich should pay ... tax than the poor.
a) more c) least
b) less d) most
31. My brother ... interested in medicine since he was a child.
a) is c) has been
b) was d) had been
32. We arrived ... England at Gatwick Airport at 9 o'clock yesterday.
a) to c) at
b)in d)for
33. This cafe used to be much ... before they opened the new one next door.
a) popular c) most popular
b) more popular d) the most popular
34. Belarus has always been rich in ... talented and gifted people.
a) the c) -
b) a d) an

Answer 1

Ответ:

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2.off

3.in

4.the best

5.can

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10.well

11.should

12.hands

13.the lowest

14.detective story

15.father's

16.the

17.none

18.fewer

19.every

20.that

21.painters

22.are there

23.used

24.O. Henry

25.stratford-on-avon

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27.large

28.that's OK.

29.are

30.more

31.has been

32.in

33.more popular

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