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1. A- _____ there _____ desk in the C) What / are / is D) How many / are /
room? is
B- Yes, _____ is. 13. There are _____ sandwiches, but
A) Is / * / there B) Are / the / they there _____ any chips.
C) Is / a / there D) Is / one / they A) some / aren’t B) any / aren’t
2. A- _____ there three seats in the C) some / are D) any / are
living room? 14. A: Do you have any _____ ?
B- No, there _____ . B: No, I don’t. But I have _____
A) Are / aren’t B) Are / are C) Are / not grammar books.
D) Are / * A) dictionary / any B) a dictionary /
3. Is there _____ apple in the bag? some
A) a B) an C) the D) * C) dictionaries / some D) dictionaries /
4. There _____ 4 _____ in the waiting any
area.
A) are / woman B) is / women
C) * / woman D) are / women 15. There is _____ photo of _____
5. There _____ one bag. There _____ 3 teachers.
bags. A) some / some B) a / some
A) isn’t / are B) is / is C) not / are D) C) some / any D) any / some
aren’t / are 16. How many _____ are there in the
6. There _____ 3 cabinets, but _____ cupboard.
isn’t a cooker. A) glass B) of glasses C) a glass D)
A) are / they B) is / there C) are / there glasses
D) are / their 17. In our garden there is _____ huge
7. _____ any men in the hall? pine tree, and there are _____ bushes.
A) Are there B) Are their C) Are they D) A) a / a lot of B) an / many C) a / lot of
Is there D) * / many
8. A: _____ there many mice in the 18. Is there _____ garden?
house? A) any B) * C) a D) some
B: No, there _____ . 19. There’s _____ open-fire in the living
A) Are / are B) Are / not C) Are / aren’t room.
D) Are / * A) a B) some C) an D) any
9. _____ there _____ chairs in the class? 20. There are _____ big cupboards in
A) Are / a B) Are / some C) Are / there the kitchen.
D) Are / any A) a B) some C) any D) *
10. Yes, there are _____ chairs, but 21. Are there _____ trees and flowers in
there are not _____ desks. the garden?
A) some / any B) any / some C) any / A) a B) some C) any D) *
any D) some / some 22. There’s _____ electric cooker.
11. A: _____ is there in the bedroom? A) an B) some C) any D) a
B: There _____ 2 beds, 3 televisions, 23. There are _____ good restaurants
and 2 cupboards. nearby.
A) How many / are B) What / is A) a B) any C) some D) *
C) What / are D) How many / is 24. Upstairs, there’s _____ big
12. A- _____ books _____ there under bathroom.
your desk? A) some B) a C) an D) any
B- There _____ one. 25. Does the cottage have _____ dining
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26. The village of the Kingmore has 42. “Is _____ book John’s?”
_____ post office and _____ shop. “Yes, _____ is.”
A) some / a B) some / any C) a / a D) A) these / it B) this / it C) it / it’s D)
an / a that / its
27. Are there _____ good beaches near 43. Take _____ bags into the kitchen.
the cottage? A) these B) this C) that D) it
A) any B) some C) a D) the 1. I’m taking my sister out as she ___
28. “_____ there any cups?” any sun for a long time.
“Yes, ______ are.” A) hasn’t had B) haven’t had C) hadn’t
A) Are / there B) There / is C) This / is been
D) Is / this D) will have E) shall have
29. “Is _____ a television?” 2. He ___ ill for three months already.
“Yes, there ____.” A) was B) has been C) is
A) this / are B) there / is C) this / is D) D) have been E) were
that / is 3. Who goes sightseeing?
30. There _____ any flowers. A) Nina does. B) We shall. C) We did.
A) are B) is C) aren’t D) isn’t D) I did. E) She has.
31. It’s the best home _____ the world. 4. I usually ___ a blouse and jeans at
A) on B) in C) all D) at home, but today I ___ on a new dress.
32. The front door is _____ the top of A) wear/have put B) have worn/have
the steps. put
A) on B) at C) in D) by C) wore/has put D) wears/has put
33. There _____ a photo _____ the E) will wear/put
television. 5. What ___ the president ___?
A) are / on B) is / in C) is / on D) are / -He ___ a contract.
in A) does/do/has signed B) is/doing/is
34. There are two pictures _____ the signing
wall. C) will/do/was signing D) is/ going to
A) at B) on C) of D) in do/would sign E) shall/do/has been
signing
35. The cinema is _____ the left. 6. Look! The cat ___ your cutlet.
A) in B) at C) off D) on A) is eating B) was eating C) eats
36. _____ there a table? Yes, there D) has been eating E) had eaten
_____. 7. You look pale. You ___ too hard
A) Are / are B) Is / is C) Are / is D) Is / these days.
are A) have been working B) worked C)
37. There _____ an armchair. are working
A) any B) is C) are D) some D) work E) were working
38. “_____ there any photos?”
“No, there _____.” 8. What ___ you ___ since I saw you
A) Are / aren’t B) Is / isn’t C) Is / aren’t last?
D) Are/isn’t A) do/do B) are/doing
39. There _____ magazines under the C) have/been doing D) did/do
table. E) will/do
A) is B) are C) some D) any 9. It is 8.30. Ben and Ann ___
40. There _____ a post box in front of breakfast.
the chemist’s. A) have B) are having C) is having
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41. How much are _____ glasses? 10. She ___ a journalist nowadays.
A) this B) they C) these D) that A) are B) was C) is D) were E) am
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11. You ___ always ___ your things. Put D) was/was E) am/wasn’t
them into their bag. 23. Who usually answers these letters
A) are/losing B) -/lost in your office?
C) have/lost D) shall/have been losing A) My friend can. B) That man will. C) I
E) had/lust do, of course. D) Mary is. E) Those
12. What place ___ the youth of our engineers did.
country occupy in all branches now? 24. The milk is hot I ___ on it to make it
A) did B) shall C) is D) does E) will cold.
13. I ___ home for lunch on Mondays. I A) am blowing B) blow C) is blowing
have lunch in the canteen. D) blew E) had blown
A) didn’t go B) was going C) don’t go 25. - You don’t like horror films, do
D) doesn’t go E) will not go you?
14. Westminster Abbey is the ancient - ___ . They are so terrifying.
old church in which the coronation A) Yes, I can. B) No, I can’t. C) No, I
ceremonies of almost all English kings don’t.
and queens ___ place. D) Yes, I do. E) No, we didn’t.
A) will take B) was taken C) was taking 26. ___ this engineer work at the
D) is taking E) have taken Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
15. This is the most interesting film I A) do B) does C) has
___ ever ___. D) had E) shall
A) didn’t/see B) was/seen C) have /saw 27. John ___ never ___ Tony sing.
D) have/seen E) had/seen A) had___ heard B) has___heard C)
16. “Nobody ___ in that country,” said have___ heard D) was___ hearing E)
Pinocchio to his friend. is___ hearing
A) don’t learn B) are learning C) learns 28. I think ___ .
D) doesn’t learn E) learn A) if he is about fifty B) he is about
17. Paul ___ a student of Cambridge fifty C) her about fifty D) him about
University. fifty E) be about fifty
A) were B) are C) am 29. I miss her very much, almost every
D) be E) is minute of the day I think of her, or I
18. “Little boy”, said a man, “why are think I ___ her.
you carrying that umbrella over your A) am hearing B) hear C) heard
head? It ___ and the sun ___” D) have heard E) will hear
A) rains/isn’t shining B) doesn’t 30. Look! There ___ a man sitting at
rain/shines the first table near the door. He ___ at
C) isn’t raining/isn’t shining D) is us.
raining/is shining A) was/looks B) had been/looked
E) isn’t raining/don’t shine C) were/had looked D) is/is looking
19. Who often has dinner at the E) is/was looking
canteen? 31. These engineers always ___ in the
A) I did B) we do C) he had office and ___
D) they have E) she will A) stayed/learn B) stay/learn C)
20. I ___ never ___ him before. stays/learns
A) - /met B) - /meet C) have/met D) have stayed/learned E) stay/learned
D) has/met E) -/meets 32. It’s the happiest evening I ever ___
21. The weather is awful, it ___ all day. .
A) rains B) is raining C) rained A) had B) have had C) has D) has had
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22. It is 2 o’clock. I ___ afraid I ___ late. 33. Let me show you the picture that I
A) was/am B) shall be/am C) am/am ___ this week.
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A) am drawing B) shall be drawing C) 43. -You ___ not ___ your soup.
have drawn -I’m sorry. I’m not hungry.
D) drew E) will be drawing A) are/eat B) has/eaten C) are/eating
D) did/ate E) will/eat
34. This is the 7th year Ann and Mary 44. -Who ___ French in your family?
___ this school. -I ___ .
A) has attended B) have been A) speaks/do B) speak/does C)
attending spoke/do
C) had been attending D) are D) speaking/did E) are speaking/did
attending 45. Although Mary has been cooking
E) were attending for many years, she still ___ how to
35. He ___ his English lessons in the prepare Chinese food.
morning, he ___ them in the evening. A) did not know B) know C) don’t know
A) doesn’t have/is having B) don’t D) doesn’t know E) hadn’t known
have/had
C) doesn’t have/has D) didn’t
have/have 46. The aims of the course ___ me
E) hadn’t/will have willing to begin.
36. The sun ___ in the East and ___ in A) makes B) is making C) were made
the West. D) make E) making
A) sets/rises B) sets/goes C) rises/sets 47. Listen! Somebody ___ in the next
D) goes/rises E) set/rise room.
37. While ___ to school we always ___ a A) sing B) sings C) are singing
bus. D) is singing E) is sung
A) going/take B) went/take C) shall 48. -___ life ___ on Mars?
go/will take D) had gone/took E) -No, it ___ .
goes/takes A) Does/exist/doesn’t B)
38. We don’t like him because he Did/existed/didn’t
always ___ lies. C) Has/existed/had D) Had/existed/had
A) tell B) was telling C) tells E) Will/exist/will
D) are telling E) has told 49. I ___ this man at all.
39. I ___ all my work. I am free now. A) don’t know B) know C) knew
A) do B) am doing C) shall do D) have known E) doesn’t know
D) have done E) had done 50. The boys ___ four English books
40. She ___ at school since 1984. this year.
A) teach B) has been teaching C) A) read B) had read C) reads
taught D) have read E) read
D) was teaching E) have taught 51. I know he reads every book I ___
41. - ___ your father ___ at the Medical ever ___ of.
College? A) -/hear B) -/heard C) have/heard
- Yes, he does. D) has/heard E) had/heard
A) do/work B) did/work C) has/worked 52. Nothing will make him ___ back to
D) does/work E) shall/work her.
42. He ___ to school at 7:30 and ___ at A) to come B) come C) came
2 o’clock. D) coming E) would come
A) goes/comes back B) went/is coming 53. Listen! Someone ___ at the door.
back A) knocks B) to knock C) has knocked
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A) had better set B) had to set 15. The man ______ you met at the
C) should have set D) ought to have party was a famous film star.
been A) who B) when C) where D) which
18. Rice _____ have water in order to 16. What’s the name of the woman
grow. _____ was wearing the gold dress?
A) must B) should C) had better D) A) * B) which C) where D) who
ought to 17. You’re reading the book _____ I
19. I _____ to go now. I have a class in wanted to read.
ten minutes. A) when B) who C) which D) where
A) had better B) have got C) must D) 18. There’s someone at the door _____
should wants to speak to George.
A) who B) that C) which D) *
19. I don’t like food _____ is very spicy.
A) which B) * C) who D) when
20. That’s the dictionary _____ Bill
There’s the boy _____ broke the gave me for my birthday.
window. A) * B) who C) when D) where
A) which B) where C) * D) who 21. Those are old cars _____ only take
22. That’s the palace _____ the King leaded petrol.
lives. A) who B) when C) * D) which
A) who B) which C) where D) when 22. Do you like the people _____ Sarah
23. They are the policemen _____ invited to her party?
caught the thief. A) which B) who C) where D) when
A) where B) who C) which D) * 1. It was ___ music I have ever heard.
24. He gave him a watch _____ A) more beautiful B) less beautiful
stopped after two days. C) the most beautiful D) beautiful
A) that B) * C) when D) where E) most beautiful
25. The Red Lion is the pub _____ we 2. It’s ___ powder I have ever used.
met for a drink. A) good B) - C) the best
A) which B) that C) where D) when D) best E) better
26. Here are the letters _____ arrived 3. John is ___ of all to act.
this morning. A) quickest B) quick C) -
A) who B) which C) * D) where D) quicker E) the quickest
27. That’s the house _____ I was born. 4. He is ___ strong ___ his brother.
A) when B) that C) where D) which A) as / like B) similar / as C) as / as
28. Where is the woman _____ ordered D) strong / than E) so / as
the fish. 5. English grammar is ___ than Russian
A) who B) which C) when D) where one.
29. The hotel _____ we stayed was A) easy B) easier C) the easiest
very comfortable. D) as easy as E) not so easy
A) which B) that C) where D) when 6. I have ___ time than he does.
30. I bought the coat _____ was in the A) bigger B) larger C) most
shop window. D) less E) least
A) who B) where C) that D) * 7. This girl is ___ intelligent than the
13. He’s the man _____ Anna loves. rest of the class.
A) which B) * C) this D) when A) most B) the most C) more
14. The film star gave a party _____ D) the more E) much
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9. Alice came late, Philip came later, 18. We have ___ money than they
and Tony ___ have.
A) latest B) last C) the latest A) little B) much C) less
D) later E) the last D) few E) many
10. Mark Twain, one of ___ and ___ TEST 10 Comparatives - Superlatives
American writers, lived in a small 19. -Please, give me this bouquet of
town in his childhood. flowers. I think it is___ than the rest
A) greater / most popular ones.
B) great / more popular -But it’s ___ .
C) the greatest / most popular -Never mind. I’ll buy it.
D) more great / the most popular A) beautiful / expensive
E) most great / the popular B) more beautiful / more expensive
11. -Why didn’t you discuss this C) the most beautiful / most expensive
question yesterday? D) beautiful / most expensive
-It was ___ important than the others. E) most beautiful / most expensive
A) little B) least C) the least 20. Of the four girls Marcia is ___ .
D) - E) less A) prettiest B) prettier C) -
12. Your English is much ___ now. D) the prettiest E) prettier
You’ve made___ mistakes this 21. It’s ___ to go by car than by train.
time. A) cheap B) cheaper C) -
A) best / least B) better / less C) the D) cheapest E) the cheapest
best / less 22. It is much ___ to speak English
D) good / less E) best / the least than to understand
13. The Thames is ___ river in Great A) - B) the most difficult C) more
Britain. difficult
A) the longest B) long C) longest D) difficult E) most difficult
D) - E) longer 23. He’s ___ intelligent than my
14. Do you have ___ or ___ rain this brother.
autumn than the last one. A) most B) good C) better
A) many / little B) more / less C) more / D) more E) last
fewer 24. He is ___ among his classmates.
D) much / less E) more / few A) old B) taller C) the youngest
15. Please, tell me something ___ than D) short E) higher
this old joke. 25. This is ___ place I’ve ever seen.
A) interesting B) less interesting A) dirty B) the dirtiest C) more dirty
C) more interesting D) the most D) dirtier E) -
interesting 26. What is ___ crime than loss of
E) the least interesting time.
16. This question is ___ than the first A) greater B) greatest C) great
one, let’s discuss it tomorrow. D) - E) most great
A) important B) less important 27. He came home in the ___ mood.
C) the most important D) the least A) sun B) sunniest C) more sunny
important D) much sunny E) sunnier
E) - 28. False friend is ___ than open
17. Do you have ___ or ___ sunny days enemies.
this summer? A) worst B) worse C) the worst
A) more / few B) many / less C) much / D) - E) bad
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