Лексический тест "Unit 1: Pages of history"

Test: Term 1

Version 1

1. PHRASAL VERB “PICK”

Complete the sentences with the appropriate preposition:

1. Will you help me to pick _______ new dress for the New Year party?

2. I’ll pick you _______ at your work at 6pm.

3. Try to eat dinner, Jane. You’ve just been picking ________ it.

4. Mike is always picking _______ me. However, we are close friends.

5. It’s convenient to pick ______ heavy clothes with the lift in our house.

6. After his half a year’s stay in London, he picked ________ a lot of English words.

2. EXPRESSING “TIME”

Complete the sentences with the appropriate words:

1. We argued ________ a long time, but _______ the end we achieved a decision.

2. We often do something and regret it _______________.

3. These events began _______ a dark cold morning in early winter.

4. __________ the break little children were running around the hall.

5. My train leaves at 10:40. I hope, I will be ________ time at the conference.

6. I will call you __________ the film is over.

3. EQUIVALENTS

Write the synonyms to the following words and word combinations:

4. VOCABULARY

Complete the sentences below using the following words:

1. Civilization is characterized by the ______________ of writing, math, monumental architecture and some other features.

2. William quickly started _____________ England to seize the crown.

3. Ancient people learned to __________ and tame some of the creatures.

4. Today we discussed the English system of national and local __________________ by an Act of Union.

5. The eighteenth century _____________ in the Industrial Revolution.

6. King Edward I of England ____________ the native princes of Wales and named his son “Prince of Wales”.

5. WORD FORMATION

Write the words in brackets in the appropriate form:

1. There are millions of ______________ people all over the country. (WEALTH)

2. This will be ____________to future generations because a better-educated society is a fairer and more skilled one (BENEFIT).

3. Please consider my email and let me know whenever you have come to a _____________. (DECIDE)

4. Have you _____________ any money to this charity establishment? (CONTRIBUTE)

5. There have been many great ___________ in the past hundred years. One of them is the computer. (INVENT) 

Test: Term 1

Version 2

1. PHRASAL VERB “PICK”

Complete the sentences with the appropriate preposition:

1. I wasn’t hungry, and just picked ____ the food on my plate.

2. I can pick you _____ on the corner of the road in 20 minutes.

3. Wad it difficult to pick _______ the name for your baby?

4. He has gone there to pick _________ some information.

5. Some older children often pick _______ younger ones.

6. You are so strong! Can you pick me _____? I’d like to find a book on the shelf.

2. EXPRESSING “TIME”

Complete the sentences with the appropriate words:

1. ______ a rainy evening nobody wants to leave home.

2. We visited a number of nice places ________ the summer.

3. The players feel dead tired ________ the play.

4. Do you see this building _______ the end of the street?

5. You don’t have to finish this work now. You can do it ___________.

6. I am very busy, a can talk to you only ________ a few minutes.

3. EQUIVALENTS

Write the synonyms to the following words and word combinations:

4. VOCABULARY

Complete the sentences below using the following words:

1. The Romans ___________ their power and conquered a number of neighbourhood peoples.

2. The head of the firm wanted to _____________ good relations with his partners.

3. This story is about several _____________ of a French family.

4. It’s impossible or very difficult to ________ some wild animals.

5. Writing is invention which has ______________ greatly to our modern knowledge.

6. Without __________ of our ancestors modern inventions would have been impossible.

5. WORD FORMATION

Write the words in brackets in the appropriate form:

1. Modern man can enter another era of great discoveries with so many wonderful ______________ behind him. (ACHIEVE)

2. He simply _____________ and nobody knew where he had gone (APPEAR).

3. Your _____________ depends on the performances you make. (SUCCEED)

4. I am quite sure I wouldn’t like to have _____________that has anything to do with physics (OCCUPY).

5. In London you have the ______________ of finding a suitable parking space (DIFFICULT).