HS2 2023 General Tests - Unit 1-2

General TEST 1-2 (1)

Choose the correct variant:

1) The world is full of   [a, b, c, d] amazing and strange things.

a) difference b) different c) differ d) differently

2) __ unique scenery of the Crimea will make your trip __ unforgettable experience.   [a, b, c, d]

a) The / the

b) A / a

c) The / an

d) - / -

3) Put things   [a, b, c, d] they will be most convenient for you.

a) when b) what c) why d) where

4) The casting director will   [a, b, c, d] the roles tomorrow.

a) distribution b) distribute c) distributed d) distributing

5) Do you usually take a tour guide on a sightseeing tour or use the internet and make the tour by   [a, b, c, d]?

a) yourselves b) myself c) ourselves d) oneself

6) This plant   [a, b, c, d]mainly on dry meadows of Eastern, Central, and Southern Europe.

a) were growing

b) will be growing

c) has been growing

d) grows

7)   [a, b, c, d] my mind, home is the place where I build the things around me as I want, make them a part of me.

a) In b) On c) To d) With

8) He is so intelligent,   [a, b, c, d] people can do things as he does.

a) little

b) a little

c) a lot

d) few

9) The economics I learned at school   [a, b, c, d] out of date now.

a) are

b) were

c) have been

d) is

10)   [a, b, c, d] is the rent for an apartment with a jacuzzi?

a) How long

b) How much

c) How many

d) How often

11) These travellers   [a, b, c, d] the illustrations in the magazine for twenty minutes.

a) have been watching

b) has watched

c) will watching

d) is watching

12) A great number of well-kept small parks   [a, b, c, d] throughout the city.

a) will find

b) are found

c) was found

d) have been finding

13) I will move   [a, b, c, d] possible.

a) before

b) until

c) since

d) as soon as

14)   [a, b, c, d] an all-inclusive tour?

a) Did you ever take

b) Have you ever taken

c) Will you ever taken

d) Does you ever take

15) Grandma shouldn`t know   [a, b, c, d]present we`re preparing for her.

a) that b) where c) what d) whose

16) In 2010, this city   [a, b, c, d] as the best city to live in Ukraine.

a) will be recognized

b) is recognizing

c) is being recognized

d) was recognized

17) By 1 p.m. she   [a, b, c, d] the exam for three hours.

a) will have been taking

b) has taken

c) will take

d) is taking

18) What   [a, b, c, d] Cork a great place to live in?

a) make

b) will be made

c) makes

d) have made

19) We must call the firemen   [a, b, c, d].

a) lately b) immediately c) hardly d) early

20) Will you buy   [a, b, c, d]on your way home?

a) a bread

b) a loaf of bread

c) a loaf bread

d) breads

21) The strongest powers   [a, b, c, d] fight for the right to own this wonderful land.

a) were used

b) use to

c) have used to

d) used to

22)   [a, b, c, d] a chance Jenny and Mark won’t get married this year.

a) It is

b) There are

c) There’s

d) It will be

23) Looking after the health of 700 children is heavy   [a, b, c, d].

a) responsible b) responsibly c) response d) responsibility

24) Donald and Rosemary spend summers in their villa in Spain;   [a, b, c, d] rainy England.

a) far from

b) further

c) closer

d) far away

25) Mother   [a, b, c, d] a magazine for my younger brother on the table and now he can read it.

a) has been leaving

b) has left

c) will leave

d) is left

26) What is the world’s   [a, b, c, d] musical instrument?

a) longer

b) most long

c) less long

d) longest

27) Our main manager   [a, b, c, d] raise our salary.

a) will be going

b) is going to

c) will go to

d) will have gone

28) There was   [a, b, c, d] need for me to get up early.

a) any b) not c) no d) every

29) He's found   [a, b, c, d]while having a trip around his native country.

a) inspiration b) inspiring c) inspire d) inspired

30) She specialized as an optician and   [a, b, c, d] a good career in the hospital she works.

a) did b) make c) made d) will do

31) The construction of the building started in January 2003 and in December 2003 it   [a, b, c, d].

a) finishes

b) was finished

c) will be finished

d) has been finished

32) She realized that nobody   [a, b, c, d] to live in this block of flats.

a) will come

b) would come

c) will have come

d) is coming

33) In America, studies   [a, b, c, d] that about 14% of adults have body piercings.

a) is indicating

b) will have indicated

c) has indicated

d) indicate

34) Underground is the most popular   [a, b, c, d] of transport nowadays.

a) means

b) meant

c) mean

d) meaning

35) He was out of work for eighteen months and understood how terrible it was to be   [a, b, c, d].

a) employment b) unemployed c) employed d) employer

36) We wanted to know who   [a, b, c, d] in the next room.

a) was gossiping

b) will gossip

c) is gossiping

d) gossips

37) In extreme cases, bodybuilding   [a, b, c, d] completely change an individual’s physical appearance.

a) should b) need c) must d) can

38)   [a, b, c, d]we were improving the Literature Reference Book, they were writing the History Encyclopedia.

a) However b) While c) Though d) Before

39) The National   [a, b, c, d] of Ukraine was written in 1862.

a) Flag b) Anthem c) Coat of Arms d) Parliament

40) The phone is ringing. It ­­­   [a, b, c, d]be Charlotte; she said she would call this morning.

a)can b)must с)should d) needn't

41) When she is not writing, Rosemary enjoys taking care of the beautiful flowers   [a, b, c, d] grow in her gardens.

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

42) The guelder rose   [a, b, c, d] the symbols of the sun, fire, the beauty of women, and eternal love.

a) was combined

b) will be combining

c) have combined

d) combines

43) He has told about his deep feelings for his Motherland in his autobiography   [a, b, c, d].

a) yet b) hardly c) recently d) late

44)   [a, b, c, d]you play the guitar when you were seven?

a)would b)should c)could d) ought

45) What British and American national symbols   [a, b, c, d] you know?

a) did b) do c) does d) have

General TEST 1-2 (2)

Choose the correct variant:

1) The   [a, b, c, d]is too obvious to ignore.

a) difference b) different c) differ d) differently

2) The prices in this supermarket are   [a, b, c, d] than in that one.

a) more higher

b) the most high

c) much higher

d) much more high

3) My mother was sure I   [a, b, c, d] in the traffic jam.

a) have got stuck

b) had got stuck

c) will get stuck

d) 'm got stuck

4) James   [a, b, c, d]saving money for a new e-book by 2020.

a) will finish

b) has finished

c) is finishing

d) had finished

5) London is   [a, b, c, d] - people just throw things in the street and I hate that.

a) dirty b) busy c) noisy d) overcrowded

6) Home is   [a, b, c, d] I know every place and every sound, every smell, and every piece of light and shadow.

a) what b) whom c) where d) why

7) Five miles' distance was covered very   [a, b, c, d].

a) quick b) quicker c) quickest d) quickly

8) Her parents lived in a big house   [a, b, c, d] the outskirts of Manchester.

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

9) They don't usually say they are lonely –   [a, b, c, d] they say they can't sleep or work well or that they are unhappy.

a) instead b) nevertheless c) through d) till

10) Jim seldom enjoys distant journeys as he usually suffers from travel   [a, b, c, d].

a) headache b) sickness c) illness d) backache

11) I hope, your neighbour will stop singing soon. She turned   [a, b, c, d] to be earless.

a) out b) over c) up d) off

12) When I saw him, he   [a, b, c, d] on that woman.

a) has been spying

b) is spying

c) was spying

d) will spy

13) My shirt   [a, b, c, d] on the pillow carelessly after laundry.

a) is throwing

b) was thrown

c) will throw

d) are thrown

14) Young mothers can join "mother and baby" clubs and   [a, b, c, d]social clubs for old people.

a) it is

b) there is

c) it were

d) there are

15) The Longaberger Basket Company building in Newark, Ohio might just be   [a, b, c, d]office building in the world.

a) stranger

b) the most strange

c) the strangest

d) much strange

16) You can also take some pieces of advice that travel agencies recommend or plan your tours   [a, b, c, d].

a) independently b) independent c) independence d) depending

17) This tiny village has not got a big number of houses -   [a, b, c, d] people live here.

a) many b) little c) few d) a lot

18) The money he makes   [a, b, c, d]enough to live on!

a) have b) has c) is d) are

19) He is married to Amanda who   [a, b, c, d] be a famous model.

a) is used

b) uses to

c) will be used

d) used to

20) There’s no point in going now - the film will have started when we   [a, b, c, d] there.

a) will get

b) get

c) has got

d) gets

21) Pick a time when you are both calm and feeling good toward   [a, b, c, d].

a) each other

b) yourself

c) you

d) them

22) People   [a, b, c, d] to be friends with Emma as she often makes untrue stories about everyone.

a) hasn't liked

b) don`t like

c) won't have liked

d) are liked

23) The designers   [a, b, c, d] those titles in the design of the exterior, to inspire people to use the downtown Central Library.

a) including b) inclusive c) include d) included

24) They spend all day with ____ pencil in one hand and a telephone in ____ other.   [a, b, c, d]

a) a / the

b) a / -

c) the / the

d) - / -

25) The sound producer mentioned that a new recording studio   [a, b, c, d] in the commercial area of the city.

a) will be opened

b) was opening

c) would be opened

d) has been opened

26) There’s a gym on deck 4, and you can go there   [a, b, c, d] you like.

a) whatever

b) wherever

c) no matter

d) whenever

27) It’s a way for people   [a, b, c, d] their individuality and aspects of their culture.

a) to express

b) express

c) expressed

d) expression

28) That sightseeing tour of Berlin was   [a, b, c, d] incredible!

a) such

b) so a

c) so

d) such a

29) John's promotion followed his successful work   [a, b, c, d] a sales representative.

a) than b) as c) such d) like

30) You will be exploring   [a, b, c, d] as well as a new country and culture.

a) herself b) themselves c) myself d) yourself

31) Unless your job is well-paid, you   [a, b, c, d] to afford many of the things because living in the city is very expensive.

a) won't be able

b) can't

c) won't have to

d) mustn't

32) Be   [a, b, c, d], though: too much exposure to the sun can also result in sunburns.

a) careless b) carefully c) careful d) caring

33)   [a, b, c, d] the way, the banknote dates back to 1925.

a) In b) By c) On d) To

34) Granny asked   [a, b, c, d]we would buy a kilo of sugar because she needed some.

a) when b) because c) what d) if

35) Many people are   [a, b, c, d] to travel alone but it can be a rewarding experience.

a) aware b) afraid c) awake d) asleep

36) The rent is 500 euros per month. It’s payable monthly   [a, b, c, d] advance.

a) in b) on c) with d) per

37) The government must come to   [a, b, c, d]on whether to apply new taxes as soon as possible.

a) decisive b) decision c) decide d) decided

38) Amanda needs a husband   [a, b, c, d] can buy her the things she likes.

a) whom b) what c) who d) which

39) I mostly do all my duties myself and very seldom turn   [a, b, c, d]somebody for help.

a) on b) over c) off d) to

40) Even now some major cities   [a, b, c, d] smaller in the last ten years.

a) has become

b) have become

c) became

d) will become

41) By the end of this week Dolly   [a, b, c, d] encyclopedias for two days.

a) will have been browsing

b) will browse

c) had been browsing

d) browses

42) You have to go somewhere to learn   [a, b, c, d] useful or to get some new skills.

a) something b) nothing c) everything d) nobody

43)   [a, b, c, d] shows are all free, but you need to get a ticket from the ticket office at the theatre.

a) That

b) This

c) Such a

d) These

44) Jim`s father   [a, b, c, d] the company for 50 years but now he has got retired.

a) has been managed

b) has been managing

c) manages

d) will manage

45) She arranged accommodation for   [a, b, c, d] daughter.

a) herself b) hers c) her d) she

General TEST 1-2 (3)

Choose the correct variant:

1) Old Jack Cartwright won't even tell you the time without expecting you to pay him   [a, b, c, d].

a) anything b) something c) nothing d) everyone

2) Stop   [a, b, c, d] this stupid adventure film and do homework!

a) to watch b) watched c) watching d) watch

3) When will you get rid   [a, b, c, d] those awful old books?

a) off b) of c) from d) with

4) There are various techniques for dealing with industrial   [a, b, c, d].

a) polluted b) pollute c) polluting d) pollution

5) My home   [a, b, c, d] around me like a mum’s hug, it nourishes and protects me.

a) is wrapped

b) has wrapped

c) was wrapping

d) will wrap

6) I have nothing to   [a, b, c, d]of.

a) complaint b) complaining c) complained d) complain

7) However people don’t use   [a, b, c, d] banknotes nowadays.

a) so b) such c) such a d) that

8) Lucy   [a, b, c, d] 10 lessons this month.

a) skipped

b) will skip

c) is skipping

d) has skipped

9) Her favourite subject at school was biology and after graduating   [a, b, c, d] her college Andrea became a scientist.

a) to b) - c) from d) at

10)   [a, b, c, d]some neighbours in my block I've never seen.

a) There is

b) It is

c) There was

d) There are

11) Each generation has its views. Something is common in them, something   [a, b, c, d].

a) differs

b) differ

c) have differed

d) was differing

12) If you want not to bother about food and rent expenses during your travel, you`d better choose a   [a, b, c, d] tour.

a) conducted b) package c) sightseeing d) walking

13) The viewers   [a, b, c, d] that documentary film from 6 to 8 p.m. yesterday.

a) watched

b) were watching

c) have watched

d) will be watching

14) Sally will build the attic and the roof -   [a, b, c, d].

a) so will Jill

b) so Jill will

c) neither will Jill

d) neither Jill will

15) She even said to me that she was terribly   [a, b, c, d] not to find you at home.

a) disappointing b) disappointment c) disappointed d) disappoint

16) She slept   [a, b, c, d] last night and had a bad headache.

a) a little

b) little

c) a lot

d) a few

17) I   [a, b, c, d] hear her playing and didn't think much of it.

a) can b) must c) had to d) could

18) Chris Duncan is a 35-year-old doctor   [a, b, c, d] lives in London.

a) whom b) who c) whose d) what

19) They needed to buy   [a, b, c, d] things to decorate the dining-room.

a) few b) a few c) much d) a little

20) The police   [a, b, c, d] looking for the stolen car.

a) is b) was c) am d) are

21) Did they   [a, b, c, d] sit him in a swivel chair that swung sideways with every movement of his body?

a) have to b) must c) should d) had to

22)   [a, b, c, d] building is 115 m tall with an inclination of 15º.

a) Each b) Another c) Every d) No

23) Never look   [a, b, c, d]on people, you never know the circumstances of their life.

a) forward b) down c) up d) back

24) This week the casting director   [a, b, c, d] some formal meetings with well-known celebrities.

a) organized

b) will be organized

c) has organized

d) was organized

25)   [a, b, c, d] good education guarantee a good job in future?

a) Has b) Is c) Does d) Do

26) There are so many people that you can't breathe. And everyone is in   [a, b, c, d]rush!

a) so b) rather c) such d) such a

27) By the end of the day the architects   [a, b, c, d] this house for five hours.

a) will have been painting

b) will be painted

c) have been painting

d) painted

28) Dad was fine with the idea of me going alone, but it   [a, b, c, d] weeks of arguments before mum agreed.

a) will take b) takes c) took d) is taken

29) A fire   [a, b, c, d] burning in the ancient fireplace.

a) were b) will have been c) are d) was

30) Where is my tablet? I can`t find it. – Have you looked   [a, b, c, d] it under your pillow?

a) after b) for c) at d) forward

31) His parents are not happy about the lifestyle Robin   [a, b, c, d].

a) has chosen

b) was chosen

c) choose

d) will be chosen

32) Domestic machine building, food processing industry and nuclear energy enterprises   [a, b, c, d] operate in the town.

a) success b) successfully c) successful d) succeed

33)   [a, b, c, d] my friends feel the same way.

a) One of

b) None of

c) Any of

d) Most of

34) Do whatever it takes to sound   [a, b, c, d]when you need to.

a) calmly b) calm c) calming d) calm down

35) I can`t see Jason   [a, b, c, d]. All the guests have already come.

a) whatever b) nowhere c) everywhere d) anywhere

36) She instantly banned from   [a, b, c, d] the Internet and we ended up having a huge row.

a) use b) to use c) using d) used

37) That's the trouble with the country. Always the same faces, and you   [a, b, c, d] get away from them.

a) must b) shouldn't c) can't d) may

38) Jack   [a, b, c, d] never been a good employer.

a) hasn't b) has c) haven't d) have

39) The directors wanted not   [a, b, c, d] to win but also to get Oscar for their work.

a) only b) rather c) enough d) too

40) At the end of the tour the traveller usually returns finally to the place from   [a, b, c, d] he started.

a) what b) that c) which d) whom

41) We   [a, b, c, d] strangers coming down the gravel driveway.

a) has heard

b) heard

c) are hearing

d) were heard

42) Everyone I interviewed for my book loved the idea of   [a, b, c, d] really close to their parents.

a) being b) be c) to be d) been

43) Robin didn't like his school and got   [a, b, c, d] in a company of bad teenagers.

a) involve b) involvement c) involving d) involved

44) Spring, summer, autumn and winter — you can see them all come and go, and   [a, b, c, d] is completely different.

a) one another

b) every

c) each one

d) each other

45) My school teacher always says that my knowledge of English   [a, b, c, d] great!
a) were b) is c) be d) are