8th form
1. Have you ever visited other countries? - Yes, I... to Italy and France.
a) was c) had been
b) have been d) would be
2. I feel really tired. We ... to the party last night and have just returned home.
a) went c) had seen
b) has gone d) was going
3. At the beginning of the film I realized that I ... it before.
a) see c) had seen
b) saw d) have seen
4. When the bus stopped in the small square, Helen ... her magazine and didn't realized at first that she had arrived at her destination.
a) read c) was reading
b) reads d) had read
5. My sister's son ... in tomorrow's race, because he is too young. They do not allow riders under sixteen.
a) won't ride c) wouldn't ride
b) shan't ride d) doesn't ride
6. A beautiful bridge ... in our city. It will be finished next year.
a) builds c) is being built
b) is built d) has been built
7. It has been raining for two hours. I hope it ... raining soon.
a) stops c) would stop
b) shall stop d) stop
8. Television has many advantages. It keeps us informed about the latest news, and also ... entertainment at home.
a) provide c) is provided
b) provides d) provided
9. On the other hand television ... for the violent behaviour of some young people, and for encouraging children to sit indoors, instead of doing sports.
a) blames c) is blamed
b) blamed d) would blame
10. Some millionaires have lots of money and ... what to do with it.
a) don't know c) won't know
b) didn't d) knows
11. How ... at college? You didn't say much about it in your last letter.
a) do you get on c) will you get on
b) are you get on d) are you getting on
12. When you ... in this city again? - In a month.
a) arrive c) have you arrived
b) arrived d) will you arrive
13. Every time that I miss the bus, it means that I ... walk to work.
a) has to c) had to
b) have to d) could
14. Every time when I missed the bus, I ... to return home late.
a) must c) can
b) had d) may
15. That was great! It was ... meal you have ever cooked.
a) good c) best
b) better d) the best
16. This exhibition is ... interesting than the previous one.
a) little c) least
b) less d) the least
17. We saw ... good film last night. The film was about the love of a girl to her cat and dog.
a) a c) -
b)the d) an
18. Everybody agrees that ... happiness is very important in the life of people.
a) - с) а
b) the d) many
19. In the past people lived in ... harmony with the environment.
a) a c) the
b) an d) -
20. When they arrived ... the station, they rushed to the platform not to miss the train.
a)to c)in
b) at d) for
9th -form
1. Find the adjective:
A) Happiness B) health c) harmful D) help E) hesitate
2. Find a signal word for Past Simple:
A) Tomorrow B) ever C) now D) three days ago E) next week
3. Find a signal word for Present Perfect:
A) Usually B) Listen! C) yet D) always E) seldom
4. Choose the word with the fourth type of reading:
A) Burn B) Dress C) Tulip D) Fire E) Bar
5. Find a sentence in Present Progressive:
A) Last year we in France. B) Have you cleaned the floor? C) Are you from New Zealand?
D) I’m making a cheese cake right now. E) They are going to kook for a present.
6. Choose the right verb form:
A) we is playing B) we has playing C) we are playing D) we are plaing E) we was playing
7. Choose the right verb form:
A) He sung B) He singed C) He sungs D) He sang E) He sangs
8. Choose the correct variant:
A: What … in your spare time? B: I often go swimming
A) do you do B) are you doing C) have you done D) are you do E) does you do
9. Find the verb form in Present Perfect Progressive:
A) Has V3 B) Had V3 C) am, is, are +VingD) Have/has been Ving E) Have/Has been V3
10. Choose the correct variant: There are 584 students at the department:
А) Five and hundred eighty-four. В) Five hundred and eighty-four. С) Five eighty-four hundred.
D) Five hundred eighty fourth. E) Five hundred and eighty four.
11. Choose the word to the definition: It is a person who doesn’t wear fur and leather clothes, and doesn’t eat diary products, meat and fish.
A) A meat-eater B) my Granny C) a child D) a vegetarian E) a sick person
12. Choose the correct variant: … you at school yesterday? – Yes, I …
А) Were/was В) Am/is С) Were/were D) Was/was Е)Was/were
13 Choose the correct variant: Listen! That boy … the saxophone.
A) plays B) played C) is playing D) will play E) is going to play
14. Choose the correct variant: Mark … swimming yesterday.
A) go B) has gone C) is going D) went E) will play
15. Choose the correct answer:
A: Have you ever been to England? B: …
A) No, I haven’t B) No, I did C) No, I have D) No, I don’t E) No, I hasn’t
16. Find the sentence in Present Perfect:
A) She’s not from Canada. B) Mark’s moved to California. C) Mom’s wearing an old shirt. D) She doesn’t play the violin. E) Michele’s going to sleep.
17. Choose the correct pre"Times New Roman, serif" I haven’t seen Lena … many years.
A) since B) at C) before D) after E) for
18. Choose the correct variant: There are 14 pupils in my group.
A) four B) forty C) fourteen D) fourth E) fourteenth
19. Choose the correct variant: There … very many children in the park yesterday.
A) were B) is C) did D) was E) are
20. Choose the correct pronoun: … husband is a travel agent.
A) She’s B) His C) Her D) Mine E) Hers
Read and answer the questions
James Mitford: My wife and I only had the one child. It might have been nice to have a son, but we didn’t plan a family, we just had Amy.
I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humour, and share interests. I don’t mind animals, but she’s completely obsessed with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.
We were closest when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have the outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men coming through our house. By the time I’d learned their names they’d gone away and I had to start learning a new lot. I remember I told her offence in front of her friends and she didn’t talk to me for days afterwards.
I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in what she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. She went to a good school, but that didn’t work out. She must have upset somebody. When she left she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces of films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work for a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.
We have the same tastes in books and music, but it takes me a while to get used to new pop songs. I used to take her to the opera, which is my big passion, but I don’t think she likes it very much, she doesn’t come with me any more.
I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on, and she might watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.
We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.
I’m sure she’ll have a son.
1. What did James and Amy have in common?
2. Why didn’t Amy talk to her father for days once?
3. What was Amy’s first profession?
4. Why does James think that his daughter is happy with her husband?
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