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a) a national hero of England, b) a British spy, c) a popular character of novels and tales, d) a
famous writer.
4. Margaret Thatcher was ... .
a) Queen of Britain, b) British Prime Minister, c) leader of the Labour party, d) a film star.
5. In the United States "down town" means ... .
a) away from the centre, b) in the centre, c) in a suburb, d) a small town.
Test 12
I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
An American was travelling in Switzerland. Once he was taken by a local man to the hills. The
man shouted, "Hello!" and after about five minutes the echo came back. "You can't have that in
America, can you?" said the Swiss. "Yes, we can," replied the American. "At my house in the hills,
every night before I go to bed, I put my head out of the door and shout, 'It's time to get up.' Nine
hours later the echo wakes me up."
Вопросы:
1. How long did it take the echo in Switzerland to come back?
2. Did the American tell the truth?
II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
Once he was taken by a local man to the hills.
III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
There (1 — be) many ways of (2 — get) to know people and their country. One way (3 — be)
to get a job there.
My friend and I (4 — think) it (5 — look) just what we (6 — dream) of for the summer holiday
in England. We (7 — can) improve our English, and it not (8 — cost) us anything, and we probably
(9 — make) enough money (10— have) a week or two in London at the end.
In June we (11 — set) off for Sonnybrook Fruit Farm in East Anglia. We (12 — find) the farm
building, but there (13 — be) no one about. We (14 — knock) on the door of the farmhouse, it
(15— open) by a woman. We (16
— explain) to her what we (17
— come) for. Then we (18
—
take) to a low white building which (19
— be) our accommodation. We (20 — be) to pay 20
pounds per week for this and food. There (21 — be) other students too, from different countries.
They (22 — tell) us a lot of things. They (23
— say) there (24
— be) not enough work for
everyone, and you (25 — have) to be up early if you (26 — want) to work.
The next day we (27 — come) to the farmyard by 7. That day we (28 — be) lucky. We (29 —
send) to pick strawberries. Some of the others who (30 — pick) strawberries before (31 — tell) us
what to do. We (32 — start) working. After I (33 — work) for five minutes I (34 – get) a backache,
but I (35 – keep) on (36 – work). We (37 – work) hard till twelve when we (38 — have) an hour off
for lunch. By that time I (39 — pick) thirteen boxes and my friend (40 — do) fourteen.
IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
1. I must ... this work today.
a) make, b) do, c) be making, d) be doing.
2. How ... times did you call me?
a) much, b) many, c) little, d) few.
3. It's quiet today, ... no wind.
a) it is, b) there is, c) it was, d) there was.
4. This test is ... difficult for me to do.
a) too, b) enough, c) even, d) still.
5. Shall I give you ... more tea?
a) some, b) any, c) no, d) much.
6. He was ... injured in the accident.
a) bad, b) badly, c) very, d) strongly.
7.What did he ... ?
a) speak, b) talk, c) say, d) tell.