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1. When you ... older, you'll change your mind about this. a) will grow c) have grown b) grow d) grew 2. By the time the police get there, the burglars ... . a) vanish c) will have vanished b) will vanish d) vanished 3. As soon as the taxi arrives, I ... you know. a) let c) had let b) have let d) will let 4. My friend has been writing to me for years already, but he never ... a photo. a) sends c) will send b) has sent d) sent 5. Why are you busy packing? - My train ... in two hours, so we'll leave the house in an hour. a) is leaving c) leaves b) will be leaving d) left 6. When was this building finished? - They say it ... by the end of last year. a) had been finished c) will be finished b) was finished d) finishes 7. I thought that I ... my key and was very glad when I found it. a) lose c) had lost b) lost d) was losing 8. What's the matter? You look upset. Last week I lost my scarf and now I just ... my gloves. a) lost c) had lost b) have lost d) lose 9.1 ... for this bank for five years already but I have decided to change my job. a) am working c) have been working b) has worked d) worked 10. Martin said that he ... the tickets the next day. a) bought c) will buy b) had bought d) would buy 11. The house opposite our college .,., that's why we are using the back entrance at present. a) pulls down c) is being pulled down b) is pulled down d) pulled down 12. You ... an umbrella when you left the house, didn't you? a) have c) had had b) was having d) had 13. By the time we got to the cinema the film ... . a) will begin c) had begun b) would begin d) began 14. Is there anything I ... do to help you? a) can c) am to b) may d) as to 15. The last film I saw was ... frightening than this one. a) little c) least b) less d) the least 16. Someone is calling you. Will you answer ... phone? a) a c) - b) the d) these 17. To tell the truth I don't like ... pair of trousers that I bought last month. a) those c) that b) this d) a 18. Whose house is it? - It's ... . a) my c) her b) mine d) our 19. Today is ... cold than yesterday. So, I'm wearing my shorts. a) little c) least b) less d) the least 20. "Come home ... Christmas Day, we'll be waiting for you", my mother always says to me. a)in c) - b) on d) at 21. There is a problem when you forget where dreams end and ... real world begins. a) - c) the b) a d) an 22. Do you often put ... until tomorrow what you could do today? a) of c) down b) on d) off 23. Is it important to you to succeed ... your career? a) at c) for b) in d) because of 24. My mother passed her driving test yesterday. She ... to drive for two years. a) learn c) has been learning b) was learning d) had been learning 25. Pubs are often ... places to eat well and cheaply in Britain, and they also try to serve tasty British food. a) well c) the best b) better d) most 26. ... we recommend you our favourite places to eat in Minsk? - It's very kind of you. a) Must c) Ought b) Can d) May 27. They say that ... British eat only traditional British food in their homes. a) - c) the b) a d) an 28. Surely food is as ... a part of our culture as our landscape, our language, and our literature. a) many c) the most b) more d) much 29. From the time of ... Roman invasion foreign trade was a major influence on British cooking. a) - ñ) à b)the d) an 30. English kitchens, like the English language, absorbed ... ingredients from all over the world - chickens, rabbits, apples, and tea. a) the ñ) à b) - d) an 31. The British always ... food from abroad. a) import c) have imported b) has imported d) imported 32. We live in a global village, but how ... do we know and understand each other? a) good c) best b) better d) well 33. In the Middle East you ... take care not to admire anything in your hosts' home. They will feel that they have to give it to you. a) must c) should b) can d)could 34. You should not expect the Japanese to shake ... . Bowing the head is a mark of respect in Japan. a) hand c) a hand b) hands d) the hands 35. In Japan the first bow of the day should be ... than when you meet thereafter. a) low c) lowest b) the lowest d) much lower 36. We ... for three hours when we saw the house in the distance. a) drive c) drove b) were driving d) had been driving 37. When they got outside, the rain ... already to snow. a) turn c) has turned b) had turned d) would turn 38. Agatha Christie ... at home. She didn't go to school. a) has educated c) had educated b) had been educated d) was educated 39. Agatha Christie is possibly the world's most famous ... writer. a) historical c) detective story b) short story d) criminal story 40. Pablo Picasso didn't like going to school unless he was allowed to take one of his ... pigeons with him. a) father's c) fathers b) fathers' d) father 41. What is the world's biggest office? - I think ... Pentagon is the largest office in the world. a) - ñ) à b) the d) an 42. They ... across a field when they were attacked by a bull. a) walked c) had been walking b) have been walking d) were walking 43. He ... for a job for months, but he could find nothing. a) looked c) had been looking b) was looking d) has been looking 44. John felt tired. He ... all day to prepare for the party. a) worked c) was working b) had been working d) has been working 45. ... of the guests have arrived yet. a) None c) Either b) Neither d) Somebody 46. ... people go to the cinema these days. They prefer to see films at home. a) Fewer c) Little b) Less d) The least 47. ... policeman in the country is looking for the killer. a) Each . c) Everybody b) Every d) All 48. What I like about London is the fact ... it never sleeps. a) that c)then b) than d)because 49. I found it difficult to get around London when I first came, but I ... to it now. a) used c) use b) am used d) have used 50. Born in Holland in 1853, Vincent Van Gogh is one of the world's most famous ... . a) writers c) painters b) poets d) musicians
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1.B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C; 12. D; 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. B 21. C 2 2. D 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. B 27.C 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A 41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. A 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. C Date: 2015-12-24; view: 7358
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