HS2 2023 General Tests* - Unit 1-7

General Test *1

Choose the correct variant:

1) They   [a, b, c, d] browse the nearest shops every Saturday afternoon.

a) was used to

b) used

c) used to

d) will use

2) What do you think should be done to   [a, b, c, d] living conditions in cities?

a) increase b) invent c) improve d) improvise

3) I wish I   [a, b, c, d] 18 so that I could drive a car.

a) am

b) were

c) will be

d) been

4) The human being is said   [a, b, c, d] a “social animal".

a) being

b) be

c) to be

d) been

5) What is the best thing your culture   [a, b, c, d] to the world?

a) has given

b) give

c) will be giving

d) were giving

6) Kids get   [a, b, c, d] often and seem to recover quickly.

a) injure b) injury c) injuring d) injured

7) I wanted to eat a canned peach but it appeared that my brother   [a, b, c, d] the last one.

a) eats

b) ate

c) had eaten

d) will eat

8) People are   [a, b, c, d] noisy on New Year`s night to chase bad spirits away.

a) extremely b) extreme c) hardly d) hard

9) She must be fit, so she eats   [a, b, c, d] vegetables and fruits.

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

10) I   [a, b, c, d] play chess than poker.

a) would rather

b) 'm used to

c) have to

d) can't help

11) Would you enjoy   [a, b, c, d] a new city?

a) design b) designer c) designed d) designing

12) People sometimes say   [a, b, c, d] 'laughter is the best medicine.'

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

13) We can now   [a, b, c, d] with people from all over the world in all sorts of online games.

a) competition b) competing c) compete d) to compete

14) Can food be delicious if it looks   [a, b, c, d]?

a) terribly b) terrify c) terrible d) terrified

15) They used to throw old junk through the windows   [a, b, c, d] the troubles of the old year.

a) to get rid of

b) to deal with

c) to look forward to

d) to take care of

16) Eggs and milk   [a, b, c, d] and added to the dough.

a) is blended

b) will blend

c) have blended

d) were blended

17) You   [a, b, c, d] better not cut your hair.

a) would b) had c) could d) are

18)   [a, b, c, d] friends can an average person truly have?

a) How much

b) How often

c) How many

d) How long

19) Some people oppose vaccinations   [a, b, c, d] they believe they are risky.

a) while b) because c) though d) instead

20) What   [a, b, c, d] some of the disadvantages of living in a city?

a) are

b) is

c) was

d) has been

21) If only I   [a, b, c, d] your advice.

a) hadn't taken

b) haven't taken

c) don't take

d) won't have taken

22) I   [a, b, c, d] spilled coffee on my shirt and it was really embarrassing.

a) accident b) accidental c) successfully d) accidentally

23) If the baby   [a, b, c, d] better last night, I would not have been so tired.

a) had slept

b) has slept

c) sleep

d) would sleep

24) Heart pumps the blood   [a, b, c, d]the body, through arteries and veins.

a) from b) between c) through d) among

25) It’s high time they stopped   [a, b, c, d]so noisy.

a) be

b) been

c) have been

d) being

26) Where can the encyclopedias   [a, b, c, d]?

a) buy

b) be bought

c) have bought

d) be buying

27) What monuments of your city do you consider   [a, b, c, d]?

a) most impressive

b) the most impressive

c) impressivest

d) the more impressive

28) Dumplings   [a, b, c, d] now.

a) are being stirred

b) is stirred

c) will be stirred

d) have been stirred

29) In the United States, the Friday after Thanksgiving is known   [a, b, c, d] Black Friday.

a) like

b) such as

c) as

d) how

30) Mark   [a, b, c, d] a camping trip recently.

a) took

b) will have taken

c) is taking

d) has taken

31)   [a, b, c, d] were your favourite holidays as a child?

a) Why b) What c) How d) Who

32) Never give   [a, b, c, d] doing exercises for your wrists and elbows.

a) down b) off c) up d) on

33) At first James was very   [a, b, c, d] about his promotion.

a) excite b) exciting c) excitement d) excited

34) Fizzy drinks and sweets contain lots of   [a, b, c, d].

a) fats b) proteins c) carbohydrates d) vitamins

35) Do you walk alone ___ night ___ your home city?   [a, b, c, d]

a) in / in

b) at / in

c) during / at

d) on / from

36) Cook and prepare your own meals   [a, b, c, d] you can.

a) as often as

b) so many as

c) such often as

d) more often

37) Do you find it   [a, b, c, d] to explain your feelings to someone?

a) ease b) easy c) easily d) disease

38) Her granny is used to   [a, b, c, d] lots of pills for her heart.

a) take b) taking c) taken d) took

39) It’s high time you spent   [a, b, c, d].

a) least b) most c) fewer d) less

40) Are you or anyone you know   [a, b, c, d] to any food?

a) energy b) allergic c) energetic d) allergy

41) How can we make our cities safer places   [a, b, c, d]?

a) to live

b) living

c) live

d) to be living

42) She is sorry not   [a, b, c, d] ingredients before cooking.

a) mixture

b) mixer

c) to mix

d) mixing

43) Why is your wife   [a, b, c, d]depressed?

a) such

b) such a

c) as

d) so

44) What other cultures are you ____ contact ___ regularly?   [a, b, c, d]

a) at / with

b) with / in

c) to / at

d) in / with

45) The only chance to buy some goods today is to go to the shop   [a, b, c, d].

a) long ago

b) right now

c) recently

d) in a week

General Test *2

Choose the correct variant:

1) They used to play chess regularly after the boy's father   [a, b, c, d]the family.

a) leaves

b) had left

c) would leave

d) left

2) What   [a, b, c, d] if they eat that food accidentally?

a) happen

b) have happened

c) were happening

d) happens

3) What would you do if you   [a, b, c, d]in charge of a city?

a) are

b) were

c) will be

d) have been

4) I would prefer to plan a vacation   [a, b, c, d] do gardening.

a) quite

b) rather

c) rather than

d) better

5) He doesn’t eat pork and beef   [a, b, c, d] he wants to cut down on fats.

a) because b) despite c) that's why d) during

6) What new things   [a, b, c, d] about your own culture through language learning?

a) does you learn

b) have you learned

c) you learn

d) are you learned

7) The treatment in which thin needles are inserted into the skin   [a, b, c, d]common in traditional Chinese medicine.

a) is

b) are

c) were

d) will have been

8) If he had not overeaten he   [a, b, c, d] bad today.

a) hadn't felt

b) won't feel

c) wouldn't feel

d) didn't feel

9) The sellers   [a, b, c, d] by the manager at the moment.

a) are being hired

b) will be hired

c) were hired

d) have been hired

10) You won’t be   [a, b, c, d] to make a purchase now.

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

11) Every city has ____ disaster plan for ___ earthquakes, fires, or tsunamis.   [a, b, c, d]

a) - / -

b) a / -

c) the / the

d) - / the

12) Brain gets and   [a, b, c, d] information and controls our movements.

a) creates b) stores c) piles d) furnishes

13) ____ other day I had such ___ embarrassing situation in ___ Sheraton Hotel.   [a, b, c, d]

a) the / a / -

b) - / an / -

c) the / the / the

d) the / an / the

14) What about   [a, b, c, d] traditions out of the everyday activities?

a) create b) created c) creating d) creator

15) Pay attention to saturated fat, sodium, and sugar. The higher their number is,   [a, b, c, d] they are.

a) the unhealthier

b) unhealthy

c) the unhealthiest

d) more unhealthy

16) If she were   [a, b, c, d] you say, she would not have answered all those questions.

a) so sillier as

b) such silly as

c) so silliest

d) as silly as

17) We   [a, b, c, d] to have bought a peeler and a grater.

a) is upset

b) are pleased

c) were unhappy

d) will be sorry

18)   [a, b, c, d] all the cities in your country or the U.S. have the same educational system?

a) Does b) Have c) Do d) Are

19) If she were   [a, b, c, d] still, she could deal with the pain.

a) perfect b) extreme c) hardly d) perfectly

20) Tom said that they usually   [a, b, c, d] pens and paper in the stationary shop.

a) bought

b) buy

c) have bought

d) will be buying

21) What makes you   [a, b, c, d] good?

a) to feel

b) feel

c) feeling

d) felt

22) Jack keeps on   [a, b, c, d] his medicine for headache.

a) forgetting b) forget c) forgotten d) forgets

23) Combine your culinary talents   [a, b, c, d] new family recipes.

a) create b) created c) creation d) to create

24) If you   [a, b, c, d]choose a good present for your girlfriend, you can always go to the perfumery.

a) mustn't

b) can’t

c) wasn't able to

d) may not

25) They are lucky to   [a, b, c, d] tuna all these months.

a) eat

b) have been eating

c) be eating

d) be eaten

26) Do you   [a, b, c, d] visiting beaches or mountains?

a) prepare b) occur c) prefer d) refer

27) Water hydrates the body and it's   [a, b, c, d]!

a) child-free

b) calorie-free

c) alcohol-free

d) family-friendly

28) What is   [a, b, c, d] movie, or story that you know?

a) less sad

b) sadder

c) the saddest

d) much saddest

29) We   [a, b, c, d] a sweater for an hour yesterday.

a) chose

b) were choosing

c) had chosen

d) were chosen

30) She   [a, b, c, d] help checking her stomach at the doctor’s.

a) shouldn't

b) couldn’t

c) mustn't

d) needn't

31) A helpful hit for this tradition is to keep a daily journal so you can remember   [a, b, c, d].

a) nothing b) anybody c) somebody d) everything

32) Their house   [a, b, c, d] in the storm in 2017.

a) was damaged

b) is damaged

c) will be damaged

d) has been damaged

33) We believe that breakfast is   [a, b, c, d] meal of the day.

a) most important

b) the less important

c) the most important

d) much important

34) What’s your   [a, b, c, d] vacation memory?

a) worse

b) the worst

c) most bad

d) worst

35)   [a, b, c, d]was harmed in the fire.

a) All of them

b) Some of them

c) No one

d) Most of them

36) She wishes she   [a, b, c, d] how to get out of the industrial area.

a) knows

b) knew

c) have known

d) know

37) John   [a, b, c, d] Carol every day if he didn’t like her.

a) won't phone

b) wouldn’t phone

c) hadn't phoned

d) doesn't phone

38) Your relatives are tired to have been writing an article   [a, b, c, d] 3 hours.

a) since b) while c) in d) for

39)   [a, b, c, d] you excited about anything coming up in the near future?

a) Do b) Are c) Have d) Will

40) I   [a, b, c, d] new shoes from the online store last Monday.

a) will buy

b) 'm buying

c) bought

d) have bought

41)   [a, b, c, d] luggage do you usually carry?

a) How many

b) How long

c) How much

d) How often

42)   [a, b, c, d]they had got significant experience.

a) Let's

b) If only

c) What a

d) How awful

43) The beet for this dish   [a, b, c, d] sliced into small pieces.

a) must be

b) will have been

c) were

d) are

44) Do you like to try local food   [a, b, c, d] you travel?

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

45) Our new wardrobe is wonderful! It   [a, b, c, d] our furniture so much!

a) fit b) go with c) matches d) suits

General Test *3

Choose the correct variant:

1) Wedding traditions around the world have many things in   [a, b, c, d].

a) average b) usual c) original d) common

2) My neighbor   [a, b, c, d] a fridge in the middle of the lawn at this time tomorrow.

a) will be repairing

b) will have repaired

c) is repairing

d) has repaired

3) Do you worry about your   [a, b, c, d] when you travel?

a) furniture b) luggage c) wages d) customs

4) We should find pants that will   [a, b, c, d]your new blouse!

a) suit b) match c) fit d) go together

5) If only they   [a, b, c, d]have treated me to that delicious cake.

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

6) She is irritated to   [a, b, c, d] onions for an hour.

a) have been chopping

b) chop

c) be chopping

d) be chopped

7) The aesthetics of the wedding, from the flowers to the decor,   [a, b, c, d]great.

a) were

b) was

c) will have been

d) are

8) She   [a, b, c, d] by the explosion.

a) will wound

b) was wounded

c) have been wounded

d) is being wounded

9) We can’t do   [a, b, c, d] to change bad patterns, can we?

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

10)   [a, b, c, d] was the most interesting person you met?

a) What b) Whom c) Who d) Whose

11) The conference organizers have moderate expectations for   [a, b, c, d] this year.

a) attend b) attending c) attendant d) attendance

12) My parents wish I   [a, b, c, d] my hairstyle.

a) would change

b) change

c) will change

d) has changed

13) Are you good at   [a, b, c, d]your emotions?

a) hidden b) hide c) hides d) hiding

14) He didn’t see   [a, b, c, d] his coat.

a) what to offer

b) where to put

c) when to enter

d) where to come

15) What   [a, b, c, d]some of the benefits of traveling alone?

a) are

b) is

c) will have been

d) has been

16) It is difficult   [a, b, c, d] sportswear which will suit you.

a) find

b) finding

c) to find

d) found

17) The butter was being melted while the potatoes   [a, b, c, d] mashed.

a) will be

b) had been

c) were being

d) was being

18) In some cultures, herbs and spices are thrown   [a, b, c, d] the couple as a symbol of good luck.

a) under b) over c) among d) up

19) Even though we live far apart,   [a, b, c, d] stay in touch and keep our friendship strong.

a) let they

b) lets us

c) let

d) let's

20) I would prefer to entertain the guests rather   [a, b, c, d]decorate the room.

a) than b) as c) - d) but

21) Have you   [a, b, c, d] bought a package tour?

a) usually b) ever c) yet d) regularly

22) He has to take some medicine   [a, b, c, d] the pain from the spine injury.

a) to regret

b) to revise

c) to relieve

d) to recollect

23)   [a, b, c, d]you give me a tissue?

a) Shall b) Should c) May d) Could

24) If only her children would not be   [a, b, c, d] of monsters.

a) frightened b) scary c) terrible d) scared

25)   [a, b, c, d]the ceremony, the couple exchanged heartfelt vows to one another.

a) While b) In c) During d) Among

26) The infected wound was cleaned and treated with antibiotics to prevent   [a, b, c, d] harm.

a) far b) further c) farther d) furthest

27) It is suspicious that   [a, b, c, d]of their workers is in prison.

a) some b) one c) most d) all

28)   [a, b, c, d] your travel information with someone you trust?

a) You have shared

b) Are you shared

c) Do you share

d) You will share

29) He was   [a, b, c, d] when he forgot his lines during the play.

a) embarrassed b) embarrassing c) embarrassment d) embarrass

30) I wish I   [a, b, c, d] so nervous last weekend.

a) wasn't

b) hadn’t been

c) were

d) will be

31) Expressing things that bother you can make the relationships   [a, b, c, d].

a) last

b) to last

c) lasting

d) lasted

32) The cheese for spaghetti   [a, b, c, d] grated before the sauce was made.

a) will be

b) was

c) had been

d) has been

33) I   [a, b, c, d] to the party if you hadn’t persuaded me.

a) haven't gone

b) won't have gone

c) wouldn’t have gone

d) don't go

34) I’d like to check _____ tests, and, following that I’ll be able to advise ____ treatment for you.   [a, b, c, d]

a) some / no

b) a few / some

c) little / much

d) many / few

35) Have you been   [a, b, c, d]?

a) in original

b) in love

c) in return

d) in particular

36) He had quarreled with a seller   [a, b, c, d] the market opened.

a) after b) while c) although d) before

37) You usually search for videos or posts about the places you are trying to visit,   [a, b, c, d]

a) won't you?

b) don't you?

c) can't they?

d) haven't you?

38) Find new   [a, b, c, d] you can do together.

a) active b) activate c) activities d) actively

39) He is really looking forward to   [a, b, c, d] after twisting his ankle.

a) recovering b) recover c) recovers d) recovered

40)   [a, b, c, d] can people keep in touch with friends or family?

a) In what ways

b) How many

c) Which one

d) Between whom

41)   [a, b, c, d]wheel was invented long ago.

a) A

b) -

c) The

d) An

42) They write all _____ wishes and burn ____ when midnight is close.   [a, b, c, d]

a) our / us

b) their / them

c) her / her

d) your / you

43)   [a, b, c, d] young are usually impatient.

a) A

b) The

c) -

d) An

44) Do you worry about how   [a, b, c, d]you drink?

a) many b) few c) long d) much

45) She   [a, b, c, d] not have talked to anyone.

a) would better

b) would rather

c) had rather

d) can't help