HS1 2021 General Tests

UNIT 1 TEST 3
1. We spent a lot of time swimming in … Black Sea on holiday.

     [a, -, the, many]

2. London is on … River Thames.

     [-, the, a, they]

3. It’s … most expensive hotel in this town.

    [a, an, -, the]

4. He never listens to … classical music.

    [the, -, a, me]

5. My flat is on … second floor.

    [the, a, an, -]

6. This car doesn’t go as fast as my old one … .

     [do, did, have, will]

7. The weather is … than the last week. It’s so windy!

          [worse, bad, the worst, badder]

8. What is your busiest day of the week? – It’s … .

               [every month, last week, in the morning, Tuesday]

9. I come home … school in the afternoon.

     [at, in, from, with]

10. My old cat died last year, and I still … her.

     [lack, fall, miss, lose]

11. We … her a happy birthday.

       [wished, said, told, wanted]

12. I … from Mike for more than a week.

              [didn't hear, don't hear, doesn't hear, haven't heard]

13. Los Angeles is … a nice place that they want to live there.

        [such, so, so that, such as]

14. Your room is a mess! … it up at once!

      [drive, make, tidy, wash]

15. As far as I know, she … back yet.

             [hasn't come, will come, doesn't come, don't come]

16. Are you sure Miss Smith … use the new equipment?

             [knows to, knows the, knows how to, knows how]

17. I don’t believe he can … it properly.

         [do, to do, is doing, doing]

18. I’m afraid I’ve got … my doctor today.

          [see, to see, to see to, seeing]

19. Please go to … to pick up your ID card.

                 [third window, the window three, window third, the third window]

20. If it .. rain, we’ll hang out with peers outside.

        [hasn't, doesn't, didn't, won't]

21. The child hurt himself badly when he fell … the bedroom window.

         [out from, out of, out down, out over]

22. “Have you repaired the computer?” “Yes, I … it yesterday”.

          [do, have done, did, am doing]

23. … many high buildings in the city.

          [They are, There is, It is, There are]

24. Your sister is very kind … me.

     [to, at, with, of]

25. He will take us to the town … we can see old churches.

      [which, where, that, at it]

26. We’ll start reading it as soon as she … .

             [will arrive, arrives, have arrived, arrived]

27. We’ll be greatly surprised if he … this test.

            [will pass, have passed, get, passes]

28. When I noticed it, they … on the phone.

             [was talking, were talking, talked, have talked]

29. One of our clients … decided to leave.

     [have, is, are, has]

30. … every child in the school passed the swimming test.

        [near to, near of, next to, nearly]

31 She can look back on her career with great … .

             [satisfied, satisfaction, done, bad]

32. Each learner of English … a good dictionary.

      [is, are, need, needs]

33. You must listen very … in order to understand what the speaker has said.

          [carefully, careful, care, careless]

34. The professor was surprised at how many mistakes Ron could … at once.

     [make, do, made, did]

35. His mother forced him to … his homework every night after supper.

     [make, do, made, did]

36. Ralph was late … work again. He may be fired.

    [on, at, for, to]

37. Naomi fully concentrates … working in Africa this coming year.

    [of, for, on, at]

38. All of Chris’ teachers agree that he is very good ... Maths.

     [with, for, at, on]

39. Simon isn’t at school this week. He’s … vacation (holiday)

        [in, between, on, to]

40. Can you tell me the difference … butter and margarine?

        [in, with, between, about]

41. Have you got any photos … your girlfriend?

        [about, between, of, which]

42. Please, meet me at the train station in … hour.

     [a, an, the, much]

43. My brother won an award for being … best speller in our school.

     [a, an, the, some]

44. We need … kilo of apples.

     [a, some, any, much]

45. I’ve got … sandwiches for my lunch.

     [a, some, any, much]

UNIT1 TEST 4

1. He’ll buy it as soon as he … enough money for it.

          [will have, have, has, swims]

2. When his mother arrived, he … for his book.

                   [were still looking, was still looking, has looked, have looked]

3. The colorful picture of the flowers is … .

      [their, your, I, mine]

4. The computer quickly stores information on … huge memory.

       [yours, theirs, its, hers]

5. I’m sorry, James isn’t … at the moment. Can I take a message?

     [in, away, up, off]

6. Agatha Christie … write poems in her childhood.

                    [is used to, used to, wasn't used to, hasn't been used to]

7. Are you looking forward … visiting the latest musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

   [on, -, at, to]

8. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders … no real communication has taken place.

                                 [what said the other person, what the other person said, what did the other person any, what was the other person saying]

9. Have you looked … the rich history of Boston lately?

        [after, back on, forward, of]

10. I like … flowers you bought me.

    [a, an, -, the]

11. Bob always looks … his baby brother when the parents eat out.

           [after, through, forward to, over]

12. The policeman has no idea … .

                [what I want, what I do want, what want I, what did I want]

13. It takes me 30 minutes … to the country.

         [going, to going, to go, go]

14. I didn’t buy … in the end.

          [nothing, something, everybody, anything]

15. … you hear the fireworks from your house last night?

       [Can, Can't, Could, Hadn't]

16. She used to take a bus to work and now she can… .

         [driven, driving, to drive, drive]

17. He … while I was washing the dishes.

            [is baking, were baking, baked, was baking]

18. It’s the first time she … mittens.

           [buys, has bought, is buying, bought]

19. We can’t go to Julia’s party … we’re going to the country that weekend.

            [because, but, despite, in spite of]

20. We must be quick. There is … spare time left.

         [much, many, a lot of, little]

21. The exam … wasn’t difficult, but the room was horrible.

        [himself, herself, myself, itself]

22. Justin, … parents live in Manchester, has gone to Southampton.

        [whom, which, to whom, whose]

23. The US has an air base in ... Indian ocean.

    [the, -, a, an]

24. Maria … the Ontario Secondary School from 2008 till 2010.

              [was attended, has attended, was attending, attended]

25. Darren was running as … as he could.

            [faster, fast, the fastest, fastly]

26. Locals are asking the city to build a fence … the central park.

       [to, around, of, over]

27. … my humble opinion, the plot of this book is overloaded.

   [in, at, to, on]

28. More and more school-leavers … foreign colleges nowadays.

             [enter, will enter, are entering, have entered]

29. We live a boring life. We never go … .

           [where, everywhere, somewhere, anywhere]

30. John often says he … boxing because it … a cruel sport.

                          [looks down on / is, looked down on / were, did not look down on / is, has not looked on / was]

31. Please put the shoes on the baby’s … .

      [feet, foots, hands, arms]

32. Jean used to be an … man.

              [energy, energetic, energetically, energetics]

33. He’s sorted out and done his laundry, …?

           [hasn't he, didn't he, doesn't he, isn't he]

34. Most of the … have already changed colours.

       [leaf, leaves, leafs, tree]

35. One of the … broke his glasses.

      [man's, men, men's, man]

36. I don’t type very well, but my boyfriend … .

     [did, do, is, does]

37. He organized lots of … for his guests.

              [entertainment, entertain, entertaining, entertainer]

38. The only sport I enjoy is … judo.

    [-, the, a, an]

39. Please try to be more … .

          [careful, carefully, shy, funny]

40. She plays the piano … .

          [perfect, bad, good, perfectly]

41. He is a … talker, but he never listens.

        [quickly, quick, fastly, badly]

42. She shouted … at him.

        [angry, angrily, angrely, angryly]

43. … talk to?

            [Who you did, Who did you, Who you, Where you]

44. When was the last time you went shopping?

                 [Tomorrow, Near the station, Yesterday, In the office]

45. I met … him at the station yesterday afternoon.

        [-, with, about, between]

General Test - Unit 1 #5

Choose the correct variant:

1. It’s   [a, b, c, d]difficult situation!

a) quite a b) so c) such d) so a

2. I ... the History Museum hundred times, the thing you ... is in Section 4.   [a, b, c, d]

a) visited / describe b) have visited / ’re describing

c) 'm visiting / has described d) had visited / will describe

3. I’m reading Sidney Sheldon now. It’s … second novel of hers. It’s about … love and … passion.   [a, b, c, d]

a) a / - / - b) the / - / - c) the / the / the d) - / - / -

4. Next summer the Browns   [a, b, c, d] to the Himalayas after visiting New Zealand.

a) have gone b) is going c) will go d) went

5. It was the warm spring of 1986   [a, b, c, d] will be never forgotten.

a) that b) who c) when d) what

6. … USA is … highly developed country in North America.   [a, b, c, d]

a) - / a b) the / the c) - / - d) the / a

7. There ... a Mary asking for you. – ... she got long dark hair and big blue eyes?   [a, b, c, d]

a) 's / Have b) are / Does c) 's / Has d) was / Did

8. He ... this spider in the Kara Kum. He ... there again next autumn.   [a, b, c, d]

a) found / 'll go b) finds / goes c) 'll find / had gone d) is finding / is going

9. The X-ray machine was invented quite long ago.   [a, b, c, d]an X-ray machine in every hospital nowadays.

a) It is b) There are c) There’s d) There was

10.Is he playing ... football? – No, he is at … school. Besides he prefers to play … guitar.   [a, b, c, d]

a) - / - / the b) the / the / the c) - / the / - d) a / - / a

11.The German language is   [a, b, c, d] thing in the letter.

a) most unexpected b) the most unexpected

c) the more unexpected d) unexpected

12.My mother   [a, b, c, d]a review on that famous science-fiction film recently.

a) wrote b) is writing c) will write d) has written

13.Her first novel dealt with stock car racing, though she   [a, b, c, d]a race.

a) never saw b) had never seen c) will never see d) is never seeing

14.But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends   [a, b, c, d].

a) themselves b) herself c) oneself d) itself

15.Do you have a day-off   [a, b, c, d]Saturdays?

a) in b) at c) on d) by

16.We didn’t speak   [a, b, c, d] we were having a thirty-minute walk to the shop.

a) while b) during c) where d) unless

17.This customer   [a, b, c, d] a big purchase during his last day-off.

a) makes b) will make c) has made d) made

18.It will depend   [a, b, c, d] overloaded their timetable is.

a) in what b) on how c) with when d) on that

19.That concert   [a, b, c, d] at about 9 p.m. and we can walk for a couple of hours after.

a) is ending b) will be ending c) ends d) ended

20.We sit   [a, b, c, d] all the lessons without any enthusiasm.

a) through b) beside c) with d) forward

21.The school year ends   [a, b, c, d]the 28th of May.

a) in b) at c) until d) on

22.It is washed by … Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Washington is … capital of the country.   [a, b, c, d]

a) - / a b) the / the c) an / a d) - / -

23.The film director   [a, b, c, d] on the soap opera the whole day yesterday.

a) worked b) was working c) has worked d) is working

24.My classmates usually chat when they have   [a, b, c, d] time.

a) hard b) vacant c) spare d) empty

25.Kate always has a day-off on Sunday, but now her company is very   [a, b, c, d] work that’s why they work even at the weekend.

a) busy with b) angry with c) proud of d) good at

26.Certainly no creature in the sea is   [a, b, c, d] than the common sea cucumber.

a) the oddest b) more odd c) odder d) most odd

27.The prices in this supermarket are much higher than in   [a, b, c, d]. I will not buy clothes here.

a) that b) those one c) this d) that one

28.It is a fictional word based on the experiences of   [a, b, c, d]person.

a) other b) different c) another d) various

29.She has   [a, b, c, d] long nonproductive periods in her writing.

a) experienced b) expressed c) explored d) exhibited

30.I know Amber   [a, b, c, d]eat out with her peers, but now she cooks her own meals at home.

a) is used b) used to c) was used d) will use to

31.I'm looking forward to hanging out with   [a, b, c, d] at Christmas.

a) tourists b) adults c) peers d) teenagers

32.The Johnsons won't do general cleaning next Saturday   [a, b, c, d] they will go to the country.

a) though b) because c) until d) except

33.Some years ago Jeff’s schedule was   [a, b, c, d].

a) overslept b) overweight c) invented d) overloaded

34.It   [a, b, c, d] it easier for them to move through the mud.

a) make b) makes c) have made d) is made

35.Her style is imitative of other   [a, b, c, d] authors.

a) contemporary b) present c) historic d) past

36.Summer is ... . I always look ... on my time in summer camp with great pleasure.   [a, b, c, d]

a) back / forward b) through / for c) over / back d) here / after

37.Mary put   [a, b, c, d] lotion on her tender sunburnt skin.

a) any b) no c) some d) many

38.As I know, Rita,   [a, b, c, d] elder daughter is at university and the other two children are at school yet.

a) the Whites b) the White's c) White's d) the Whites'

39.Environmental problems worry people   [a, b, c, d].

a) all over the world b) all the year round c) all at once d) on purpose

40.It   [a, b, c, d] hard this autumn.

a) rained b) has been raining c) will have rained d) rain

41.Elizabeth didn’t like the performance   [a, b, c, d] Alice did.

a) so many as b) as few as c) so much as d) as well as

42.Nobody is willing to listen   [a, b, c, d] I say though everything that I offer is worthless.

a) to what b) that c) to whom d) where

43.I had a really bad headache, and   [a, b, c, d] go to work.

a) can't b) mustn't c) couldn't d) may not

44.All living creatures, especially human beings, have   [a, b, c, d]peculiarities.

a) our b) their c) its d) his

45.   [a, b, c, d]her work is based on personal experience.

a) Many of b) A few of c) Some d) Most of