Лексико-грамматические тесты по английскому языку

Тест по английскому языку "The Gerund"

К каждому вопросу даны несколько вариантов ответа. Выберите тот, который считаете правильным.

1. His son’s car crushed into a wall. The terrible tragedy prevented him ..... doing what was right or reasonable.

of from in

2. Speaking ..... thinking is like shooting without aim.

without on by

3. Don’t be afraid ..... into the swimming pool; it’s quite deep.

of diving to dive dive

4. I am sorry I have forgotten ..... you my textbook. Can I have it back?

lending lend to lend

5. Helen seemed genuinely pleased ..... seeing me.

with at on

6. Sheila is very upset. She isn’t used ..... being treated like that.

on to in

7. ..... washing up, she dropped a plate and nearly broke it.

while without by

8. David found a small frog ..... walking near the pond in his garden.

by without while

9. I don’t like ...... to - and that, exactly, is what you are trying to do.

to be lied be lied being lied

10. I am not at all sure if Arthur is really interested ..... the truth.

in learning to learn learn

11. She was a motherly soul. She asked me to come in and insisted ..... my taking a cup of tea with the family.

in on at

12. The comedy was hilarious, but somehow I didn’t feel like ..... .

laugh laughing to laugh

13. If I were you, I’d think twice ..... accepting their invitation. There is something fishy about it.

before through on

14. I don’t have your book. I remember ..... it back to you.

to be given to give giving

15. Adam offered ..... for me tonight because he saw that I felt awful.

working work to work

ОТВЕТЫ тест GERUND 2

1. His son’s car crushed into a wall. The terrible tragedy prevented him ..... doing what was right or reasonable.

of from

2. Speaking ..... thinking is like shooting without aim.

withoutправильный ответ on by

3. Don’t be afraid ..... into the swimming pool; it’s quite deep.

of diving to diveправильный ответ dive

4. I am sorry I have forgotten ..... you my textbook. Can I have it back?

lendingправильный ответ lend to lend

5. Helen seemed genuinely pleased ..... seeing me.

with at

6. Sheila is very upset. She isn’t used ..... being treated like that.

on toправильный ответ in

7. ..... washing up, she dropped a plate and nearly broke it.

whileправильный ответ without by

8. David found a small frog ..... walking near the pond in his garden.

by without whileправильный ответ

9. I don’t like ...... to - and that, exactly, is what you are trying to do.

to be lied be lied being liedправильный ответ

10. I am not at all sure if Arthur is really interested ..... the truth.

in learningправильный ответ to learn learn

11. She was a motherly soul. She asked me to come in and insisted ..... my taking a cup of tea with the family.

in on

12. The comedy was hilarious, but somehow I didn’t feel like ..... .

laugh laughingправильный ответ to laugh

13. If I were you, I’d think twice ..... accepting their invitation. There is something fishy about it.

beforeправильный ответ through on

14. I don’t have your book. I remember ..... it back to you.

to be given to give givingправильный ответ

15. Adam offered ..... for me tonight because he saw that I felt awful.

working work to workправильный ответ

ОТВЕТЫ Little, a little, few, a few.

1. The soup is not salty; there is ..... salt in it.

littleправильный ответ

2. Can I ask you ..... questions about your research? - Sure.

a fewправильный ответ

3. Sara knows French ..... ; but she can speak Italian fairly well.

a littleправильный ответ

4. It’s foggy today. You can see ..... cars in the streets of the town.

fewправильный ответ

5. There is ..... coffee in your cup. Shall I give you some more?

littleправильный ответ

6. A lot of people are coming to the party, but there are ..... chairs in the room.

fewправильный ответ

7. I want you to buy ..... loaves of brown bread; we are going on a picnic tomorrow.

a fewправильный ответ

8. There were many clouds in the sky. The day was ..... dull but quite warm.

a littleправильный ответ

9. It is getting dark so there are ..... people in the park.

fewправильный ответ

10. Why did you put ..... sugar in your coffee? It won’t be sweet.

littleправильный ответ

11. The task was difficult and I had ..... hope for my success.

littleправильный ответ

12. In deserts they get ..... rain in all the seasons.

littleправильный ответ

13. There are a lot of forks but ..... knives on the table.

fewправильный ответ

14. There is ..... snow on the ground this winter. The ground is almost bare.

littleправильный ответ

15. I have told Anne everything and she has become ..... less worried.

a littleправильный ответ

TEST OF COMMON ERRORS

1.As soon as the bus stopped, he went out.

As soon as the bus stopped, he got off.

2.She told me gossips about all her relations.

She told me a lot of gossip about all her relations.

3.The cassette recorder is still in guarantee.

The cassette recorder is still under guarantee.

4.I rarely do more then three mistakes in an essay.

I rarely make more than three mistakes in an essay.

5.I felt very cold when I went out the room.

I felt very cold when I went out of the room.

6.I turned on the radio but there was no noise.

I turned on the radio but there was no sound.

7.No matter he tries hard, he never succeeds in passing.

No matter how hard he tries, he never succeeds in passing.

8According to me, we should spend more money on education.

In my opinion, we should spend more money on education.

9.My husband is doing a MSc in civil engineering.

My husband is doing an MSc in civil engineering.

10.A bottle of milk is in the fridge.

There is a bottle of milk in the fridge.

11A party will be at the language school.

There will be a party at the language school.

12 I was about leaving when the telephone rang.

I was about to leave when the telephone rang.

13. There were above a hundred people in the crowd.

There were over a hundred people in the crowd.

14. I would be grateful if you would send it to the address above mentioned.

I would be grateful if you would send it to the above mentioned address.

15. The sales manager was absent at the meeting.

The sales manager was absent from the meeting.

FIND A MISTAKE

1. Sun is shining brightly today, is it?

2. Where are we go on holiday this year?

3. Old Mr. Dale enjoys looking the children playing.

4. His father wouldn’t let us to stay out late at night.

5. While my mother was cooking I was laid the table.

6. What’s the exact meaning in the expression “more or less”?

7. She has been waiting outside for him since forty minutes.

8. A despot is a person which uses his power unfairly or cruelly.

9. By they got to the station the train left.

10. If it won’t stop raining, I will get wet.

11. I would gave him the key if he asked me to.

12. If I had known you were coming, I would invited you to dinner.

13. David and Beth are very much with love.

KEY;

1. The Sun is shining brightly today, isn’t it?

2. Where are we going on holiday this year?

3. Old Mr. Dale enjoys looking at the children playing in the park.

4. His father wouldn’t let us stay out late at night.

5. While my mother was cooking, I was laying the table.

6. What is the exact meaning of the expression “more or less”?

7. She has been waiting outside for him for forty minutes.

8. A despot is a person who uses his power unfairly or cruelly.

9. By the time they got to the station, the train had left.

10. If it isn’t stop raining, I will get wet.

11. I would give him the key if he asked me to.

12. If I had known you were coming, I would have invited you to dinner.

1. David and Beth are very much in love.

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR PUPILS

THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

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8. My pupils already (to learn) a lot of Eng­
lish words.

9. My little sister just (to have) lunch.
10. I never (to be) to Moscow.

3. Open the brackets. Put the verbs
into the Present Perfect.

1. I (to swim) lately.

2. He never (to be) to London.

3. My elder sister just (to go) for a walk.

4. His father never (to cook) dinner.

5. They just (to go) to the theatre.

6. The snow just (to stop).

7. My friend already (to finish) his work.

8. I (to meet) her lately.

9. We (to gather) a lot of mushrooms re­
   cently.

10. She (not to see) her cousin since last year.

4. Open the brackets. Put the verbs
into the Present Perfect.

1. He never (to be) to Novgorod.

2. My little brother just (to clean) his teeth.

3. I just (to have) lunch.

4. My father and I (to take) our dog for a
   walk recently.

5. His grandfather (to work) in the garden
   lately.

1. Our mother just (to make) coffee.

2. She (not to meet) him yet.

3. They just (to go) out.

4. My friends (to play) basketball this
   morning.

10. Ben (not to clean) the carpet yet.

5. Open the brackets. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect.

1. He just (to get up).

2. My sister never (to be) to Paris.

3. She (to make) her bed recently.

4. His mother just (to have) dinner.

5. I (to watch) a video film lately.

6. My friends already (to play) football.

7. He never (to play) hopscotch.

8. My brother already (to go) to school.

9. I just (to do) my homework.

10. They already (to write) the exercise.

6. Open the brackets. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect.

1. Bill (to buy) a new car this week.

2. Jane (to cut) her hair today.

3. I (to drink) coffee twice this morning.

4. My mother already (to cook) supper.

5. We (to have) lunch recently.

6. My little sister never (to play) basket­
   ball.