HS3 General test 2

Choose the correct variant:

1) She left without ... goodbye.   [a, b, c, d]

a) to say

b) said

c) having said

d) saying

2) You are totally wrong. I disagree ... you.   [a, b, c, d]

a) with

b) at

c) to

d) from

3) He is thinking ... retiring... his post of the top manager.   [a, b, c, d]

a) of/from

b) about/of

c) of/of

d) of/for

4) I am familiar ... your work.   [a, b, c, d]

a) on

b) about

c) with

d) to

5) Lucy is very late for the meeting. She ... her train.   [a, b, c, d]

a) may miss

b) might have missed

c) had to miss

d) should have

6) The ... of our flight was delayed due to the fog.   [a, b, c, d]

a) arrive

b) arrived

c) arrival

d) to arrive

7) We ....   [a, b, c, d]or we'll be late.

a) had better hurry

b) didn't need to hurry

c) had to hurry

d) needn't have hurried

8) He began to realize that he ... a mistake.   [a, b, c, d]

a) is making

b) has made

c) had made

d) will make

9) .... as soon as I get home.   [a, b, c, d]

a) I will phone you

b) I have taken a

c) I went to bed

d) I would have a cup of coffee

10) If you ... practice, you can't learn English.   [a, b, c, d]

a) aren't

b) didn't

c) won't

d) don't

11) If I ...   [a, b, c, d]a bird, I could fly home.

a) were

b) will be

c) would be

d) be

12) If she ...   [a, b, c, d] , she usually does well on the tests.

a) studied

b) had studied

c) studies

d) will study

13) They ...   [a, b, c, d]married but in the end they changed their mind.

a) are going to get

b) will have been

c) were going to get

d) had been

14) By next afternoon Tom ...   [a, b, c, d] at work for eighteen hours.

a) had been

b) will be

c) has been

d) will have been

15) Since I last met him he ...   [a, b, c, d]

a) will get engaged

b) gets engaged

c) had got engaged

d) has got engaged

16) ... way is acceptable.   [a, b, c, d]

a) either

b) both

c) none

d) all

17) The manager looked at him...   [a, b, c, d]

a) astonishing

b) unhappy

c) angrily

d) hardly

18) The .... of the forest will result in the ... of many animal species.   [a, b, c, d]

a) destruction/ disappear

b) destruction/disappearance

c) destructing/ disappear

d) destruct/ disappearance

19) My chest hurts ... I breathe.   [a, b, c, d]

a) whenever

b) whatever

c) wherever

d) whichever

20) Her children are too young to look after...   [a, b, c, d]

a) they

b) their

c) themselves

d) by themselves

21) A new means of detecting gold in the luggage ... recently been brought into use.   [a, b, c, d]

a) has

b) have

c) is

d) was

22) I have two sons, but ... of them likes pop music.    [a, b, c, d]

a) all

b) both

c) neither

d) none

23) Where is the ...   [a, b, c, d]place in the world?

a) hottest

b) as peaceful as

c) more interesting

d) colder

24) Roy has been in ... prison for a year. Last Sunday his father went to ... prison to see him.   [a, b, c, d]

a) -/-

b) the/the

c) a/the

d) -/the

25) Where is ... coffee I bought? - It is in ... kitchen.   [a, b, c, d]

a) -/the

b) -/-

c) the/the

d) the/

26) Half of the salad ...   [a, b, c, d]yours.

a) is

b) were

c) are

d) aren't

27) Help ... to some more coffee.   [a, b, c, d]

a) yourself

b) myself

c) you

d)

28) I don't have ... petrol in my car.   [a, b, c, d]

a) some

b) no

c) any

d) lots

29) My niece can't find her umbrella. Is this blue one...   [a, b, c, d]?

a) of her

b) her

c) herself

d) hers

30) If I ... taller, I ... be a policeman, but I'm too short.   [a, b, c, d]

a) was/can

b) had/could

c) were/could

d) am/

31) A new prime minister....   [a, b, c, d]

a) has elected

b) has been elected

c) have elected

d) elected

32) Please let me ...   [a, b, c, d] for the drinks.

a) to pay

b) pay

c) paying

d) paid

33) My job application...   [a, b, c, d]

a) haven't been accepted

b) haven't accepted

c) hasn't been accepted

d) hasn't accepted

34) Floods ...   [a, b, c, d]serious damage.

a) have been caused

b) have caused

c) has caused

d) was

35) I ...   [a, b, c, d]for a new job.

a) have applied

b) have been applied

c) applies

d) been applied

36) She really annoys me. I can't stand people ...   [a, b, c, d] her.

a) likes

b) compared

c) like

d)

37) I met a girl ...   [a, b, c, d]I used to play tennis with.

a) who

b) which

c) where

d)

38) I stopped ... when I was thirty.   [a, b, c, d]

a) to smoke

b) smoke

c) smoking

d)

39) I'll dry the dishes if you ... them ...   [a, b, c, d]

a) put/away

b) find/out

c) put/out

d) wash/

40) We hope ...   [a, b, c, d]by half past seven.

a) arriving

b) to arrive

c) arrive

d) arrived

41) Did ...   [a, b, c, d] phone me while I was out?

a) someone

b) anyone

c) no one

d) everyone

42) I like to keep fit, so I ...   [a, b, c, d] exercises every day.

a) do

b) make

c) get

d) hear

43) I felt so embarrassed. ...   [a, b, c, d]was laughing at me.

a) everyone

b) anyone

c) no one

d) something

44) I am learning Spanish because I want ...   [a, b, c, d] speak when I'm in Mexico.

a) can

b) could

c) will be able to

d) to be able

45) Peter came round ...   [a, b, c, d] the meal.

a) while

b) during

c) on

d) in

Choose the correct variant:

1) She left without ... goodbye.   [a, b, c, d]

a) to say

b) said

c) having said

d) saying

2) You are totally wrong. I disagree ... you.   [a, b, c, d]

a) with

b) at

c) to

d) from

3) He is thinking ... retiring... his post of the top manager.   [a, b, c, d]

a) of/from

b) about/of

c) of/of

d) of/for

4) I am familiar ... your work.   [a, b, c, d]

a) on

b) about

c) with

d) to

5) Lucy is very late for the meeting. She ... her train.   [a, b, c, d]

a) may miss

b) might have missed

c) had to miss

d) should have

6) The ... of our flight was delayed due to the fog.   [a, b, c, d]

a) arrive

b) arrived

c) arrival

d) to arrive

7) We ....   [a, b, c, d]or we'll be late.

a) had better hurry

b) didn't need to hurry

c) had to hurry

d) needn't have hurried

8) He began to realize that he ... a mistake.   [a, b, c, d]

a) is making

b) has made

c) had made

d) will make

9) .... as soon as I get home.   [a, b, c, d]

a) I will phone you

b) I have taken a

c) I went to bed

d) I would have a cup of coffee

10) If you ... practice, you can't learn English.   [a, b, c, d]

a) aren't

b) didn't

c) won't

d) don't

11) If I ...   [a, b, c, d]a bird, I could fly home.

a) were

b) will be

c) would be

d) be

12) If she ...   [a, b, c, d] , she usually does well on the tests.

a) studied

b) had studied

c) studies

d) will study

13) They ...   [a, b, c, d]married but in the end they changed their mind.

a) are going to get

b) will have been

c) were going to get

d) had been

14) By next afternoon Tom ...   [a, b, c, d] at work for eighteen hours.

a) had been

b) will be

c) has been

d) will have been

15) Since I last met him he ...   [a, b, c, d]

a) will get engaged

b) gets engaged

c) had got engaged

d) has got engaged

16) ... way is acceptable.   [a, b, c, d]

a) either

b) both

c) none

d) all

17) The manager looked at him...   [a, b, c, d]

a) astonishing

b) unhappy

c) angrily

d) hardly

18) The .... of the forest will result in the ... of many animal species.   [a, b, c, d]

a) destruction/ disappear

b) destruction/disappearance

c) destructing/ disappear

d) destruct/ disappearance

19) My chest hurts ... I breathe.   [a, b, c, d]

a) whenever

b) whatever

c) wherever

d) whichever

20) Her children are too young to look after...   [a, b, c, d]

a) they

b) their

c) themselves

d) by themselves

21) A new means of detecting gold in the luggage ... recently been brought into use.   [a, b, c, d]

a) has

b) have

c) is

d) was

22) I have two sons, but ... of them likes pop music.    [a, b, c, d]

a) all

b) both

c) neither

d) none

23) Where is the ...   [a, b, c, d]place in the world?

a) hottest

b) as peaceful as

c) more interesting

d) colder

24) Roy has been in ... prison for a year. Last Sunday his father went to ... prison to see him.   [a, b, c, d]

a) -/-

b) the/the

c) a/the

d) -/the

25) Where is ... coffee I bought? - It is in ... kitchen.   [a, b, c, d]

a) -/the

b) -/-

c) the/the

d) the/

26) Half of the salad ...   [a, b, c, d]yours.

a) is

b) were

c) are

d) aren't

27) Help ... to some more coffee.   [a, b, c, d]

a) yourself

b) myself

c) you

d)

28) I don't have ... petrol in my car.   [a, b, c, d]

a) some

b) no

c) any

d) lots

29) My niece can't find her umbrella. Is this blue one...   [a, b, c, d]?

a) of her

b) her

c) herself

d) hers

30) If I ... taller, I ... be a policeman, but I'm too short.   [a, b, c, d]

a) was/can

b) had/could

c) were/could

d) am/

31) A new prime minister....   [a, b, c, d]

a) has elected

b) has been elected

c) have elected

d) elected

32) Please let me ...   [a, b, c, d] for the drinks.

a) to pay

b) pay

c) paying

d) paid

33) My job application...   [a, b, c, d]

a) haven't been accepted

b) haven't accepted

c) hasn't been accepted

d) hasn't accepted

34) Floods ...   [a, b, c, d]serious damage.

a) have been caused

b) have caused

c) has caused

d) was

35) I ...   [a, b, c, d]for a new job.

a) have applied

b) have been applied

c) applies

d) been applied

36) She really annoys me. I can't stand people ...   [a, b, c, d] her.

a) likes

b) compared

c) like

d)

37) I met a girl ...   [a, b, c, d]I used to play tennis with.

a) who

b) which

c) where

d)

38) I stopped ... when I was thirty.   [a, b, c, d]

a) to smoke

b) smoke

c) smoking

d)

39) I'll dry the dishes if you ... them ...   [a, b, c, d]

a) put/away

b) find/out

c) put/out

d) wash/

40) We hope ...   [a, b, c, d]by half past seven.

a) arriving

b) to arrive

c) arrive

d) arrived

41) Did ...   [a, b, c, d] phone me while I was out?

a) someone

b) anyone

c) no one

d) everyone

42) I like to keep fit, so I ...   [a, b, c, d] exercises every day.

a) do

b) make

c) get

d) hear

43) I felt so embarrassed. ...   [a, b, c, d]was laughing at me.

a) everyone

b) anyone

c) no one

d) something

44) I am learning Spanish because I want ...   [a, b, c, d] speak when I'm in Mexico.

a) can

b) could

c) will be able to

d) to be able

45) Peter came round ...   [a, b, c, d] the meal.

a) while

b) during

c) on

d) in

Choose the correct variant:

1) She left without ... goodbye.   [a, b, c, d]

a) to say

b) said

c) having said

d) saying

2) You are totally wrong. I disagree ... you.   [a, b, c, d]

a) with

b) at

c) to

d) from

3) He is thinking ... retiring... his post of the top manager.   [a, b, c, d]

a) of/from

b) about/of

c) of/of

d) of/for

4) I am familiar ... your work.   [a, b, c, d]

a) on

b) about

c) with

d) to

5) Lucy is very late for the meeting. She ... her train.   [a, b, c, d]

a) may miss

b) might have missed

c) had to miss

d) should have

6) The ... of our flight was delayed due to the fog.   [a, b, c, d]

a) arrive

b) arrived

c) arrival

d) to arrive

7) We ....   [a, b, c, d]or we'll be late.

a) had better hurry

b) didn't need to hurry

c) had to hurry

d) needn't have hurried

8) He began to realize that he ... a mistake.   [a, b, c, d]

a) is making

b) has made

c) had made

d) will make

9) .... as soon as I get home.   [a, b, c, d]

a) I will phone you

b) I have taken a

c) I went to bed

d) I would have a cup of coffee

10) If you ... practice, you can't learn English.   [a, b, c, d]

a) aren't

b) didn't

c) won't

d) don't

11) If I ...   [a, b, c, d]a bird, I could fly home.

a) were

b) will be

c) would be

d) be

12) If she ...   [a, b, c, d] , she usually does well on the tests.

a) studied

b) had studied

c) studies

d) will study

13) They ...   [a, b, c, d]married but in the end they changed their mind.

a) are going to get

b) will have been

c) were going to get

d) had been

14) By next afternoon Tom ...   [a, b, c, d] at work for eighteen hours.

a) had been

b) will be

c) has been

d) will have been

15) Since I last met him he ...   [a, b, c, d]

a) will get engaged

b) gets engaged

c) had got engaged

d) has got engaged

16) ... way is acceptable.   [a, b, c, d]

a) either

b) both

c) none

d) all

17) The manager looked at him...   [a, b, c, d]

a) astonishing

b) unhappy

c) angrily

d) hardly

18) The .... of the forest will result in the ... of many animal species.   [a, b, c, d]

a) destruction/ disappear

b) destruction/disappearance

c) destructing/ disappear

d) destruct/ disappearance

19) My chest hurts ... I breathe.   [a, b, c, d]

a) whenever

b) whatever

c) wherever

d) whichever

20) Her children are too young to look after...   [a, b, c, d]

a) they

b) their

c) themselves

d) by themselves

21) A new means of detecting gold in the luggage ... recently been brought into use.   [a, b, c, d]

a) has

b) have

c) is

d) was

22) I have two sons, but ... of them likes pop music.    [a, b, c, d]

a) all

b) both

c) neither

d) none

23) Where is the ...   [a, b, c, d]place in the world?

a) hottest

b) as peaceful as

c) more interesting

d) colder

24) Roy has been in ... prison for a year. Last Sunday his father went to ... prison to see him.   [a, b, c, d]

a) -/-

b) the/the

c) a/the

d) -/the

25) Where is ... coffee I bought? - It is in ... kitchen.   [a, b, c, d]

a) -/the

b) -/-

c) the/the

d) the/

26) Half of the salad ...   [a, b, c, d]yours.

a) is

b) were

c) are

d) aren't

27) Help ... to some more coffee.   [a, b, c, d]

a) yourself

b) myself

c) you

d)

28) I don't have ... petrol in my car.   [a, b, c, d]

a) some

b) no

c) any

d) lots

29) My niece can't find her umbrella. Is this blue one...   [a, b, c, d]?

a) of her

b) her

c) herself

d) hers

30) If I ... taller, I ... be a policeman, but I'm too short.   [a, b, c, d]

a) was/can

b) had/could

c) were/could

d) am/

31) A new prime minister....   [a, b, c, d]

a) has elected

b) has been elected

c) have elected

d) elected

32) Please let me ...   [a, b, c, d] for the drinks.

a) to pay

b) pay

c) paying

d) paid

33) My job application...   [a, b, c, d]

a) haven't been accepted

b) haven't accepted

c) hasn't been accepted

d) hasn't accepted

34) Floods ...   [a, b, c, d]serious damage.

a) have been caused

b) have caused

c) has caused

d) was

35) I ...   [a, b, c, d]for a new job.

a) have applied

b) have been applied

c) applies

d) been applied

36) She really annoys me. I can't stand people ...   [a, b, c, d] her.

a) likes

b) compared

c) like

d)

37) I met a girl ...   [a, b, c, d]I used to play tennis with.

a) who

b) which

c) where

d)

38) I stopped ... when I was thirty.   [a, b, c, d]

a) to smoke

b) smoke

c) smoking

d)

39) I'll dry the dishes if you ... them ...   [a, b, c, d]

a) put/away

b) find/out

c) put/out

d) wash/

40) We hope ...   [a, b, c, d]by half past seven.

a) arriving

b) to arrive

c) arrive

d) arrived

41) Did ...   [a, b, c, d] phone me while I was out?

a) someone

b) anyone

c) no one

d) everyone

42) I like to keep fit, so I ...   [a, b, c, d] exercises every day.

a) do

b) make

c) get

d) hear

43) I felt so embarrassed. ...   [a, b, c, d]was laughing at me.

a) everyone

b) anyone

c) no one

d) something

44) I am learning Spanish because I want ...   [a, b, c, d] speak when I'm in Mexico.

a) can

b) could

c) will be able to

d) to be able

45) Peter came round ...   [a, b, c, d] the meal.

a) while

b) during

c) on

d) in