The first block - THEORY
Lexical - grammar test
1. Choose the right variant of Present Continuous. She cant come to the phone now. She . a shower.
a) is having
b) has
c) will have
d) had
2. Choose the right variant of Present Simple. She ______ to the gym three times a week.
a) goes
b) am going
c) going is
d) go
3. Choose the right variant. Traditional Kazakh revolves around mutton and horse meat as well as various milk products.
a) cuisine
b) kitchen
c) culture
d) history
4. Choose the right variant. An apple a day keeps a ________ away.
a) doctor
b) teacher
c) engineer
d) pensioner
5. Choose the right variantin Past Simple. They ___ ________ last year.
a) got married
b) are marrying
c) is married
d) will get marry
6. Choose the right variant in Past Continuous. Peter picked up the tickets when Sarah __________ a siesta.
a) was having
b) had
c) will having
d) not have
7. Choose the right variant. Football player is in a position to put the ball into the net and score a _____.
a) goal
b) yellow card
c) kick
d) foul
8.Choose the right variant. I ____ aerobics.
a) do
b) jump
c) play
d) go
9.Choose the right variant. He says hes got the flu, but its really just a cold. Hes _________a lot at night.
a) coughing
b) hearing
c) swelling
d) itching
10. Choose the right variant. Hes developed ___________to cats. He starts sneezing as soon as he comes near one.
a) an allergy
b) a cough
c) a sprain
d) pneumonia
11. Choose the right variant. Maria cleaned the kitchen _______ I did the bathroom.
a) while
b) as
c) first of all
d) eventuality
12.Choose the right variant. He opened the door _______I touched the handle.
a) just as
b) finally
c) as for
d) first of all
13. Choose the correct variant. A ___________?. B Tomorrow. My flight is in the morning.
a) When are you going to leave?
c) When have you been leaving?
d) When is you leaving?
b) When did you leave?
14. Choose the correct variant. I wont ______ anybody where you are. I promise you!
a) tell
b) telling
c) speak
d) keep
15. Choose the correct variant. I was probably very ., and in a way selfish, because I did everything myself.
a) bossy
b) cheerful
c) lazy
d) funny
16. Choose the correct variant. Your husbands mother is your ..
a) mother-in-law
b) sister-in-law
c) mother-in-laws
d) step mother-in-law
17. Choose the correct variant. You look as if you just up.
a) have..woken
b) has woken
c) had wake
d) have wakes
18.Choose the correct variant: We each other since we were children.
a) have known
b) known
c) have been knowing
d) has known
19.Complete the proverb: Money has no
a) smell
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b) smelling
c) color
d)shape
20. Choose the correct word for the given definition: to get money after death of a close relative-
a) inherit
b) borrow
c) lend
d) give
21. Choose the right variant. I'm exhausted! I ______ all day.
a) have been working
b) have working
c) has been working
d) were working
22. Choose the right variant. I _______ to music for an hour.
a) have been listening
b) listening
c) am listening
d)listened
23.Choose the right variant. I don't believe it! I missed the last .
a) train
b) tube
c) bicycle
d) station
24. Choose the right word. n Russell has had his ______ mobile phone for only three months.
a) new state of the art
b) new state of the work
c) new state of the impression
d) new state of culture
25.Choose the right answer: In the UK coaches are than the train.
) cheaper
b) much more cheap
c) cheap
d) the cheapest
26. Choose the right answer: Paulo is student in my group.
a) the most intelligent
b) the more intelligent
c) much intelligent
d) as intelligent as
27. Choose the right answer: you need this to travel on a train, bus or a plane.
a) boarding card/ pass
b) reclaim
c) baggage reclaim
d) aisle
28. Choose the right answer: the time of day when there is a lot of traffic.
a) rush hour
b) traffic jam
c) traffic light
d) public transport
29. Choose the right answer: The Scots wear ____ on occasions.
a) Kilts
b) Hats
c) Boots
d) leather jacket
30. Choose the right answer: In Thailand eye contact is avoided as a sign of ________.
a) respect
b) Permission
c) Promise
d) partnership
31. Choose the right answer: In Japan you _____ present your card with your both hands.
a) have to
b) must to
c) have
d) shouldnt
32. Choose the right answer: In most Kazakhstan families you _____take off your shoes when entering a house.
a) should
b) must to
c) have
d) cant
33. Choose the right answer: ____ people think about themselves and not about other people.
a)selfish
b)spoilt
c)jealous
d)moody
34. Choose the right answer: My friend is ______. I can trust on him..
a) reliable
b) sensitive
c) ambitious
d) talkative
35. Choose the right answer: They _____ Italian. They are speaking to each other in Spanish.
a) cant be
b) could
c) have to be
d) must be
36. Choose the right answer: He _____ be over 70. He retired 10 years ago..
a) Must
b) cant
c) might not
d) have to
37.Choose the right answer: In 1957 Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for _________.
a) literature
b) art
c) science
d) history
38. Choose the right answer: A person who writes about the news in a newspaper or speaks about it on TV.
a) a reporter
b) a librarian
c) a politician
d) a teacher
39. Choose the right answer: If I spoke better English, I _______ get a job in the hotel.
a) would be able to
b) wont be able to
c) was able to
d) be able to
40. Choose the right answer: They _______ find a flat yet. They are still looking.
a) cant
b) could
c) are able to
d) can
41. Complete the sentence with the right form of the verb. If I don't pass the exam, I _____ it again in January.
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a) will do
b) will be done
c) did
d) do
42.Choose the right variant. Complete the sentence with the right form of the verb. We _____ an umbrella, if it rains.
a) will take
b) took
c) taken
d) would take
43.Choose the right variant. Complete the sentence with the right form of the verb. As soon as he _____, we can have dinner.
a) comes
b) come
c) came
d) will come
44.Choose the right variant. Complete the sentence with the right form of the verb. Don't buy it unless you _____ sure you like it.
a) are
b) been
c) be
d) will be
45. Choose the right variant. A tube or passage that takes smoke from a fire up through a building and out through the roof.
a) chimney
b) basement
c) terrace
d) loft
46. Choose the right variant. Wed have a dog, if we ________a garden.
a) had had
b) have
c) had
d) would have
47. Give synonym of the following word cosy.
a) comfortable
b) famous
c) interesting
d) sunny
48. Choose the right variant. I________ married if I were you.
a) wouldnt get
b) wouldnt got
c) wouldnt gets
d) didnt get
49.Choose the right variant. I _____ badly with my cousin.
a) get on
b) go out
c) split up
d) go away
50.Choose the right variant. ______________ eat a lot of sweets when you were a child?
a) Did you use to
b) Do you use to
c) Does you use to
d) Did she used to
51.Give synonym of the following word fancy
a) admire
b) hate
c) argue
d) look
52.Choose the right variant. My sister ______to get up at 6.00 a.m but she doesnt do it any more.
a) used
b) use
c) did use
d) using
53. Choose the right variant. The town only has .cinemas.
a) a few
b) very little
c) little
d) very a few
54. Choose the right variant. There arent cafes near here.
a) many
b) much
c) a lot
d) plenty
55. Choose the right variant. She has .friends.
a) a lot of
b) lots
c) little
d) much
56. Choose the right variant. Do you want some ice cream?
a) Just a little
b) Just lots of
c) Just many
d) Just a few
57. Choose the correct variant. This morning I bought newspaper and magazine. newspaper is in my bag but I don't know where I put magazine.
a) a, a, the, the
b) a, a, the, a
c) the, the, the, a
d) a,a,a,the
58.Choose the correct variant. I saw accident this morning car crashed into tree.
a) an, a, a
b) an, the, the,
c) a, the, the
d) the, the, the
59.Choose the antonym of the word polite
a) coarse
b) splendid
c) glamorous
d) alluring
60.Choose an appropriate definition to the word whiff
a) a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke
b) air conditioner
c) a substance that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
d) a species of matter of definite chemical composition
61. Choose the correct variant. There is no________ what he is aiming at.
a) mistake
b) mistaking
c) to mistake
d) mistakes
62. Choose the correct variant. I really appreciate your...
a) help
b) helping
c) helped
d) helps
63. Choose the word that is different:
a) jewelry
b) contract
c) training course
d) experience
64. Choose the right variant. Who is surveyor?
a) a person whose job is to measure and record the details of areas of land
b) a person who is skilled in the science of medicine: a person who is trained and licensed to treat sick and injured people
c) a person who cuts people's hair and puts it into a style, usually working in a special shop
d) a person who compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums
65.Choose the correct variant. Q: He asked me, 'Have you finished reading the newspaper?'
a) He asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.
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b) He asked me if had I finished reading the newspaper.
c) He asked me if I finished reading the newspaper.
d) He asked if had I finished reading the newspaper.
66.Choose the correct variant. Q: She said, 'I really wish I had bought that new car.'
a) She told me she really wished she had bought that new car.
b) She told me she really wished she bought that new car
c) She told me she really had wished she had bought that new car.
d) She told me she really had wishes she had bought that new car.
67.Choose the right variant. What is Fairy Tales?
a) story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children
b) the songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or folk as handed down by word of mouth
c) fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality
d) verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses
68.Choose the word that is different:
a) history
b) monsters
c) fairies
d) magical creations
69. Choose the right variant. The letter two days ago.
a) was sent
b) be send
c) have been sent
d) were sent
70. Choose the right variant. He ..go out after 10 p.m.
a) isnt allowed to
b) isnt allowed
c) arent allowed to
d) isnt allow to
71. Give the synonym to the word environment.
a) ecology
b) desert
c) natural reserve
d) endangered species
72. Choose the right translation of the word .
a) jellyfish
b) squid
c) shrimp
d) eel
73.Choose the right variant. This is a house I was born.
a) where
b) which
c) who
d) what
74. Choose the right variant. TalgatMusabaev is a of Kazakh nation.
a) hero
b) crew member
c) spacecraft
d) launch
75.Choose the right variant. My younger sister husband is a pilot lives in Riga.
a) whose
c) that
d) which
c) who
76.Choose the right definition of the word icon.
a) someonewhoisveryfamousandwhopeoplethinkrepresentsaparticularidea
b) someone who is notorious for his/her deeds
c) someone who represents a celebrity
d) someone who represents a particular idea but not a well-known
77.Choose the right variant. I ________ (not / finish) my homework if you hadnt helped me.
a) wouldnt have finished
b) hadnt finish
c) didnt finish
d) wouldnt finish
78. Choose the right variant. If she ________ (not / pass) her driving test, she would have been really disappointed.
a) hadnt passed
b) wouldnt pass
c) hadnt pass
d) didnt passed
79.Choose the right variant. To find a four-leaf ________is to find good luck.
a)clover
b)chamomile
c)cactus
d)oak
80.Choose the right variant. The horse returned with a ______ of horses.
a) herd
b)group
c) flock
d)pack
81. Choose the right meaning of the word: bride
a) a woman who is about to be married
b) a man who is about to be married
c) a woman who is going to the party
d) a couple who is going to the wedding ceremony
82.Choose the right variant: He hasn`t been to Shanghai before, ?
a) has he
b) is he
c) had he
d) was he
83.Choose the right variant: She wasn`t so happy, ?
a) was she
b) weren`t she
c) will she
d) is she
84. Choose the right phrase: It is better to marry for___________ than for love.
a) practical reason
b) life reason
c) your own reason
d) for many reason
85.Choose the right variant: If only I ____ how to get there.
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a) knew
b) have known
c) have been knowing
d) to know
86. Choose the right variant: Where did the fear of a number 13 come from?
a) Norse mythology in ancient times
b) Great Wall of China'
c) Great Pyramids
d) the United States
87. Choose the right variant: I wish you _____ so much noise. You're always doing that when I try to learn.
a) wouldn`t make
b) made
c) make
d) hadn`t make
88. Choose the right word to the definition: a picture depicting an expanse of scenery
a) landscape
b) picturesque
c) portrait
d) mountains
89. Choose the right variant. Ive no idea
a) whose book it is.
b) it is whose book.
c) whose book is it.
d) it is book whose.
90. Choose the right variant. Choose the right variant. I cant remember ..or not.
a)whether I posted your letter
b) posted I your letter whether
c)whether posted I your letter
d)I whether posted your letter
91. Choose the right synonym to the word combination. free time.
a) spare time
b) waste time
c) fun time
d) entertaining time
92. Choose the right variant. What doescouch potato mean?
a) a person who has a sedentary lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity
b) a person who has active lifestyle with regular physical activity
c) a person who has a lot of hobbies
d) a person who has nothing to do in his/her spare time
93.Choose the right variant. Shes wearing an ______ flowery cotton dress.
a) awful
b) beautiful
c) smart
d) nylon
94.Choose the right variant. Look at that beautiful check ______mini-skirt.
a) wool
b) wooled
c) wooly
d) wooling
95.Choose the right variant. This is great shiny nylon roll-_______.
a) neck
b) back
c) arm
d) leg
96.Choose the right synonym to the underlined word. Shes wearing ridiculous tight furry leggings.
a) absurd
b) comfortable
c) smart
d) great
97. Choose the right variant. Life was hard for my grandfathers family, but they managed to ____ by.
a) get
b) write
c)speak
d) like
98. Choose the right variant. We must buy tickets for the concert as soon as possible, because they will _____ out very quickly.
a)sell
b) sold
c) did
d) disappear
99. Choose the right variant. Please ____ off the TV and concentrate on your homework.
a) switch
b) down
c) play
d) gone
100. Choose the right variant. Lets stay here. I dont want to ______ into my boss!
a) bump
b) meet
c) like
d) jump
101. Choose the right variant: He promised he ________ the new words of the Unit.
a) would learn
b) would have learn
c)could learn
d)will learn
102. Choose the right variant: I ______to give you a quiz today, but Im afraid Ill get strangled if I do.
a) was going
b) were going
c) would
d) going to
103. Choose the right variant: -
a) do smth. from mere habit
b) force of habit
c) get into the habit of doing
d) habituality
104. Choose the verb in correct form:
a) irritate
b) irritating
c) irritation
d) irritant
105. Choose the right variant. They agreed _______all their money.
a) not to spend
b) not spending
c) has been spending
d) is not to spend
106. Choose the right variant. Paparazzi means
a) a freelance photographer, especially one who takes candid pictures of celebrities for publication.
b) a person who takes photographs, especially one who practices photography professionally.
c) a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism and photographer
d) a person employed to gather and report news, as for a newspaper, wire service, or television station.
107. Choose the right variant. I feel like_______ out tonight.
a) eating
b) to eating
c) doesnt eating
d) dont to eat
108. Choose the right variant. Many of the TV programs broadcast with subtitles for
a) The deaf
b) The old
c) The young
d) The teenagers
109. Choose the right variant. I_________ become a multi-millionaire by next year.
a) ll have
b) ll used to
c) 'm used to
d) ll getting
110. Choose the right variant. I___________ to California by 2017.
a) ll have moved
b) ll get used
c) ll used to have
d) ll have move
111.Choose the right variant. Which word doesnt go with genetic engineering?
a) deep space
b) human genome
c) molecule
d) DNA
112. Choose the right variant. What is futurology?
a) a science based on prediction
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b) one kind of hobby
c) a branch of astronomy
d) a type of disease
113. Choose the correct variant. I want to put _____ _______ as they say it really makes toddlers safer while driving.
a) child seat
b) window frames
c) safety pin
d) phone card
114. Choose the correct variant. I worked at night for so long that when I finally started to do some ____ ____, I found it really strange.
a) day work
b) fishing boat
c) reading light
d) keep in touch
115. Choose the correct variant. Natural ________ is used for cooking and heating homes in our country.
a) gas
b) water
c) light
d) sewing
116. Choose the correct variant. I hate playing on hard tennis _________- I much prefer grass.
a) courts
b) gold
c) steam
d) room
117. Choose the correct variant: They export a lot of wine from France.
a) A lot of wine is exported from France.
b) A lot of wine was exported from France.
c) A lot of wine is being exported from France.
d)A lot of wine have been exported from France.
118. Choose the correct variant: You can get married when you are 16.
a) You are allowed to get married when you are 16.
b) You were allowed get married when you are 16.
c) You was allowed get married when you 16.
d)You have been allowed get married when you 16.
119. Choose the correct word for the given definition: someone who thinks about important subjects and develops new ideas-
a) philosopher
b) enlightener
c) translator
d) composer
120. Complete the proverb: Live and .
a) learn
b) relax
c) work
d) wonder
