TEST 10 Class _________________________________________________________
1. Read the text and answer the questions.
Some time passed after his wife’s death and my father decided to take a holiday and travel to his own country, Norway. Over in Norway, during the summer 1911, he met a young lady called Sofie Magdalena Hesselberg. Being a fellow who knew a good thing when he saw one, he proposed to her within a week and married her soon after that. Papa took his young wife to Wales. The two of them were deeply in love and blissfully happy, and during the next six years she bore him four children, a girl, another girl, a boy (me) and one more girl. There were now six children in the family, a boy and a girl by my father’s first wife and four by the second. A larger and granger house was needed and the money was there to buy it.
1. How much time had passed after his wife’s death?
a) several month b) some years c) The time is not exactly stated in the next
2. When did he proposed to Sofie?
a) in two weeks b) in a week c) in less than a week
3. After their marriage they left for________________.
a) Wales b) Norway c) London
4. Sofie bore him four children of _________________.
a) both sexes b) the same sex c) the female sex
5. How many children were there in the family?
a) no more than seven b) no less than five c) no more than seven and no less than five
6. How could they get another house?
a) they couldn’t get a new house (no money) b) they got a new house by occasion c) they could buy a new house (enough money)
2. Match the English and Russian idioms
| 1 be under somebody’s thumb | A ради бога |
| 2 be a thorn in somebody’s side | B брать голыми руками |
| 3 let it be so | C как бы то ни было |
| 4 nothing to speak of | D под башмаком |
| 5 for goodness’ sake | E не бог весть что |
| 6 to win hands down | F была не была |
| 7 to touch somebody’s heart | G взять себя в руки |
| 8 to pull oneself together | H бог с тобой |
| 9 come hell or high water | I брать за душу |
| 10 be that as it may | J бельмо на глазу |
3. Complete the sentences with the correct words
1. John is a good boy. He ….. his room before he leaves the school.
a) is always tidying b) always tidied c) always tidies d) had always tidied
2. We ….. for Paris at 7 o’clock next Monday.
a) had left b) had been leaving c) had left d) are leaving
3. You …. things! Can’t you be more careful?
a) are always losing b) had always lost c) always lost d) had always lost
4. This flowers …. nice. What are they?
a) are smelling b) have smelt c) smelt d) smell
5. Mr. Jones …. New York. He’ll be back on Friday.
a) has been in b) has gone to c) have gone to d) have been in
6. I…. Capri. I went there on holiday last summer.
a) have been to b) have gone in c) have gone to d) have been in
7. She …. hard all day so she was too tired to go to the party.
a) is working b) has worked c) had been working d) has been working
8. Daniel ….. to Australia for ten years , then he moved to England.
a) lived b) has lived c) lives d) has been lived
9. Tom was painting the garage while I …. in the garden
a) have been working b) had worked c) work d) was working
10. While she….. across the road she felt and twisted her ankle.
a) ran b) was running c) had run d) has run
4. Complete the sentences with the correct variant of the Passive Voice
1. The computer (use) at that moment. Wait a minute, please.
a) is being used b) is used
2. How often elections for President (hold) in Russia?
a) are being held b) are held
3. Lorries (not make) at this plant.
a) are not made b) are not being made
4. The room (warm) by an electric fire when it is cold.
a) is being warmed b) is warmed
5. Every year my old uncle (give) a check and a present by his manager.
a) is given b) is being given
6. Wait a minute, please. Your report (type)
a) is typed b) is being typed
7. English (speak) all over the world.
a) is spoken b) is being spoken
8. I didn’t realize that our conversation (record) by somebody.
a) was being recorded b) was recorded
9. My umbrella (take) by somebody.
a) was taken b) has been taken
10. Roy said they (take) by his wife for a walk.
a) would be taken b) will be taken
11. Do you know where the helicopter (construct)?
a) was constructed b) has been constructed
12. My room (clean) at the moment I arrived.
a) was being cleaned b) was cleaned
5. Supply the articles if necessary
1. On ………Saturday last, as his usual custom, Mr. Daven took………12.40 train from ……Victoria to ……..Chingside where ……..Cedar was. 2. After ……..lunch , he strolled round…….. grounds, and gave various directions to ….. gardens. 3. After ….tea he put his head into his wife’s boudoir, saying that he was going to stroll down……village and post some letters. 4. He added that he was expecting Mr. Lowen on ……..business. 5. If he should come before he himself returned, he was to be shown into…… study and asked to wait. 6. Mr. Willson then left …… house by …… front door, passed leiseruly down …..drive, and out at …. Gate, he was never seen again.
6. Complete the sentences with the right prepositions
1. His failure…. ..the exam meant he couldn’t apply the job in London. a) at b) to c) in
2. She looks familiar ……. me. Maybe she’s an actress. a) with b) to c) for
3. As she was familiar ….. the Japanese culture, he wrote an article on it. a) with b) to c) for
4. I’m so fond ……skiing that I go to the mountains for a week every winter. a) at b) of c) for
5. London is famous ….. its black taxis and red buses. a) of b) from c) for
6. He reminds me….. someone I knew in the army. a) of b) to c) from d) about
7. What are you looking….? –I can’t find my gloves. a) on b) at c) for d) of
8. Kevin’s not very good …..football. a) in b)to c) at
9. My granddad was always good ….. my granny. a) to b) at c) of
10. We are going to the theatre ….Sunday. a) on b) in c) at d) after
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1. Read the text and answer the questions.
Some time passed after his wife’s death and my father decided to take a holiday and travel to his own country, Norway. Over in Norway, during the summer 1911, he met a young lady called Sofie Magdalena Hesselberg. Being a fellow who knew a good thing when he saw one, he proposed to her within a week and married her soon after that. Papa took his young wife to Wales. The two of them were deeply in love and blissfully happy, and during the next six years she bore him four children, a girl, another girl, a boy (me) and one more girl. There were now six children in the family, a boy and a girl by my father’s first wife and four by the second. A larger and granger house was needed and the money was there to buy it.
1. How much time had passed after his wife’s death?
a) several month b) some years c) The time is not exactly stated in the next
2. When did he proposed to Sofie?
a) in two weeks b) in a week c) in less than a week
3. After their marriage they left for________________.
a) Wales b) Norway c) London
4. Sofie bore him four children of _________________.
a) both sexes b) the same sex c) the female sex
5. How many children were there in the family?
a) no more than seven b) no less than five c) no more than seven and no less than five
6. How could they get another house?
a) they couldn’t get a new house (no money) b) they got a new house by occasion c) they could buy a new house(enough money)
2. Match the English and Russian idioms
| 1 be under somebody’s thumb | A ради бога |
| 2 be a thorn in somebody’s side | B брать голыми руками |
| 3 let it be so | C как бы то ни было |
| 4 nothing to speak of | D под башмаком |
| 5 for goodness’ sake | E не бог весть что |
| 6 to win hands down | F была не была |
| 7 to touch somebody’s heart | G взять себя в руки |
| 8 to pull oneself together | H бог с тобой |
| 9 come hell or high water | I брать за душу |
| 10 be that as it may | J бельмо на глазу |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| d | j | h | e | a | b | i | g | f | c |
3. Complete the sentences with the correct words
1. John is a good boy. He ….. his room before he leaves the school.
a) is always tidying b) always tidied c) always tidies d) had always tidied
2. We ….. for Paris at 7 o’clock next Monday.
a) had left b) had been leaving c) had left d) are leaving
3. You …. things! Can’t you be more careful?
a) are always losing b) had always lost c) always lost d) had always lost
4. This flowers …. nice. What are they?
a) are smelling b) have smelt c) smelt d) smell
5. Mr. Jones …. New York. He’ll be back on Friday.
a) has been in b) has gone to c) have gone to d) have been in
6. I…. Capri. I went there on holiday last summer.
a) have been to b) have gone in c) have gone to d) have been in
7. She …. hard all day so she was too tired to go to the party.
a) is working b) has worked c) had been working d) has been working
8. Daniel ….. to Australia for ten years , then he moved to England.
a) lived b) has lived c) lives d) has been lived
9. Tom was painting the garage while I …. in the garden
a) have been working b) had worked c) work d) was working
10. While she….. across the road she felt and twisted her ankle.
a) ran b) was running c) had run d) has run
4 Complete the sentences with the correct variant of the Passive Voice
1. The computer (use) at that moment. Wait a minute, please.
a) is being used b) is used
2. How often elections for President (hold) in Russia?
a) are being held b) are held
3. Lorries (not make) at this plant.
a) are not made b) are not being made
4. The room (warm) by an electric fire when it is cold.
a) is being warmed b) is warmed
5. Every year my old uncle (give) a check and a present by his manager.
a) is given b) is being given
6. Wait a minute, please. Your report (type)
a) is typed b) is being typed
7. English (speak) all over the world.
a) is spoken b) is being spoken
8. I didn’t realize that our conversation (record) by somebody.
a) was being recorded b) was recorded
9. My umbrella (take) by somebody.
a) was taken b) has been taken
10. Roy said they (take) by his wife for a walk.
a) would be taken b) will be taken
11. Do you know where the helicopter (construct)?
a) was constructed b) has been constructed
12. My room (clean) at the moment I arrived.
a) was being cleaned b) was cleaned
5. Supply the articles if necessary
1. On -Saturday last, as his usual custom, Mr. Daven took the12.40 train from -Victoria to -Chingside where the Cedar was. 2. After -lunch , he strolled round the grounds, and gave various directions to the gardens. 3. After -tea he put his head into his wife’s boudoir, saying that he was going to stroll down the village and post some letters. 4. He added that he was expecting Mr. Lowen on-business. 5. If he should come before he himself returned, he was to be shown into the study and asked to wait. 6. Mr. Willson then left the house by the front door, passed leiseruly down the drive, and out at the Gate, was never seen again.
6. Complete the sentences with the right prepositions
1. His failure…. ..the exam meant he couldn’t apply the job in London. a) at b) to c) in
2. She looks familiar ……. me. Maybe she’s an actress. a) with b) to c) for
3. As she was familiar ….. the Japanese culture, he wrote an article on it. a) with b) to c) for
4. I’m so fond ……skiing that I go to the mountains for a week every winter. a) at b) of c) for
5. London is famous ….. its black taxis and red buses. a) of b) from c) for
6. He reminds me….. someone I knew in the army. a) of b) to c) from d) about
7. What are you looking….? –I can’t find my gloves. a) on b) at c) for d) of
8. Kevin’s not very good …..football. a) in b)to c) at
9. My granddad was always good ….. my granny. a) to b) at c) of
10. We are going to the theatre ….Sunday. a) on b) in c) at d) after
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