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TEST

l. Match the proverbs and their meanings

  1. Forbidden fruit tastes sweetest.
  2. One man's meat is another man's poison.
  3. Half a loaf is better than none.
  4. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  5. You can't have your cake and eat it.
  6. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
  7. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
  8. Fine words butter no parsnips.
  9. Time is money.
  10. Time heals all wounds.
  11. Any time means no time.
  12. Time has wings.

a)You can't have or enjoy two things at the same time.

b)We should be thankful for what we receive, even thoughwe hoped to receive more.

c)Fine words or promises are not enough.

d)The things which we cannot have are the things we wantthemost.

e)Small sacrifices of some kind must be made in order toattain one's purpose.

f)A job is usually done badly when too many people do it.

g)Something that is good for one person may be harmfulfor another.

h)Eating apples is healthy.

i)Time goes by quickly.

j)After a period of time the wounds turn into scars and the memories fade.

k)Delaying a decision will not prevent events from taking place.

l)Time is valuable and should not be wasted.

Il. Complete the sentences with the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets.

One summer morning Meeks _____ 1 (come) from theWest to New York to find his sister. She 2 _____ (be) MrsMary Snyder, a widow, aged 52, who 3 _____ (live) for ayear in a tenement house in a crowded district.There somebody 4 _____ (tell) him that Mary5 _____ (move) away longer than a month before. No one6 _____ (can tell) him her new address.

On coming out of the house Mr Meeks 7 _____ (address)a policeman who 8 _____ (stand) on the corner, and9 _____ (explain) his difficulty to him. 'I 10 _____ (recently make) a lot of money and I'd like to help Mary assoon as possible,' he 11 _____ (add). The policeman12 _____ (pull) his moustache and 13 _____ (tell)Meeks about Juggins. He 14 _____ (say) that Juggins15 _____ (be) the leader of a new school of detectives. 'Juggins16 _____ (solve) some very difficult cases. I17 _____ (take) you to him,' the policeman said.

“If I 18 _____ (find) your sister, you 19 _____ (pay) me two hundred dollars.I_____ 20 (try) to solve your case. Thedisappearance of people in the city is the most interesting problem, I 21 _____ (ever work at), 22 _____ (say) the famous detective, 23 _____ (rise) and 24 _____ (put on) his hat.

In fifteen minutes Juggins 25 _____ (return) holdinga little piece of paper with Mary's new address. After Meeks26 _____ (pay) his bill, he 27 _____ (ask) the detective toexplain what he 28_____ (do).

III. Choose from the list below what is expressed by each of the following sentences.

Acceptance / Invitation
Accusation / Offer
Admission / Protest
Complaint / Refusal
Denial / Suggestion
  1. You might have telephoned me to say you were going to be late.
  2. All right, let them stay if they want to so much.
  3. I will not go there again.
  4. What about going on a picnic tomorrow?
  5. I didn’t do it.
  6. Won’t you come in and have a drink?
  7. You’ve used my toothbrush again.
  8. This is the third time the car I bought from you has gone wrong.
  9. I’m afraid I didn’t tell you the exact truth about what happened.
  10. Can I get you something to eat?

IV. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following ten groups of words and phrases, a complete letter from Anne to her Aunt Edwina.

Dear Aunt Edwina,

Thank/ very much/ present/ just/ arrive

  1. ………………………………………………………………. .

What/ lovely dress/ suit me/ wonderfully/ be/ most grateful

  1. ………………………………………………………………. .

Jack and I/ go/ Covent Garden/ celebrate/ this evening/

  1. ………………………………………………………………. .

Placido Domingo/ sing/ Don Giovanni/ von Karajan/ conduct

  1. ………………………………………………………………. .

Afterwards/ favourite restaurant/ champagne/ special occasion

  1. ………………………………………………………………. .

Twenty first birthday/ great day/ life/ come once

  1. ………………………………………………………………. .

Next great day/ be/ wedding/ probably/ spring

  1. ………………………………………………………………. .

In spite/ you/ live/ far/ we both/ hope much/ you/ come

  1. ………………………………………………………………. .

Easy/ you/ stay/ with us/ plenty/ space/ because/ big house

  1. …………………………………………………………….. .

Tell/ definite date/ as soon/ fixed

  1. …………………………………………………………….. .

V. Below each sentence are four words or phrases. Choose the one of these that most suitably fills the blank space.

1. Be careful! Here’s a wasps’ nest. Don’t ……. it.

a) interfereb) disturbc) blastd) thrill

2. No, it’s no good. I’ve ………my time in trying to make it work.

a) spentb) spoiledc) consumedd) wasted

3. Our car is a much older ……… than yours.

a) modelb) patternc) manufactured) form

4. Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have …………. in the last six months.

a) grown upb) gone upc) jumped upc) sprung up

5. We’d better hurry. There’s a …………… to Uncle Timothy’s patience.

a) topb) bottomc) borderd) limit

6. You thought I did wrong but the results ……….. my action.

a) agreeb) provec) approved) justify

7. I was very ………… of myself for forgetting Mother’s birthday.

a) disgracedb) ashamedc) shyd) shocked

8. It usually takes a little while to ……….. in a new flat.

a) settle upb) settle onc) settle downd) settle through

9. Didn’t it ever ………….. to them that they would be punished?

a) occurb) happenc) enterd) strike

10. You’re very quiet today. What have you got on your …………?

a) attentionb) mindc) spiritd) mood

11. It’s most unwise to …….. in a quarrel between a man and his wife.

a) involveb) pokec) mixd) interfere

12. To make a good omelette you must …………… the eggs very well.

a) beatb) knockc) thrashd) bang

13. I can’t see any easy ………. to this rather complicated problem.

a) resultb) solutionc) reasond) release

14. The civil servant ……….. his post because he disagreed with the Minister.

a) gave inb) gave outc) gave offd) gave up

15. Madeleine struggled for a long time before she finally ……….. to free herself.

a) managedb) succeededc) achievedd) enabled

16. I’ll let you have it back next Monday without …………

a) doubtb) failc) missd) neglect

17. I don’t …. to get married because I like being a bachelor.

a) riskb) persistc) intendd) insist

VI. In the following ten sentences some phrases or words are printed in italics. Eachof these can be replaced by one of the more informal phrases given below. Fill the brackets under each sentence with the phrase which you think best replaces the words in italics.

out of hand
had a hand
lend a hand
second hand
by hand
hand to hand
at hand
  1. The letter from the President was passed from one person to another and read by everybody. (………………………………..)
  2. The police were suspicious; it appeared that more than one person had taken part in the robbery although no one else had been seen near the bank that night. (………………………………..)
  3. We are rather lucky; we have all the necessary shops close to where we live.(………………………………..)
  4. You must be very careful when you buy a car that is not new. (………………………………..)
  5. With an inefficient teacher, even a good class can get quickly into a state of disorder.

(………………………………..)

  1. Because the postal service was not at all reliable, we asked if the papers could be delivered personally. (………………………………..)
  2. There was so much disorder in the village after the flood that everybody had to help in putting things straight. (………………………………..)

VII. Here are ten sentences, each followed by three suggested explanations. Only one of the explanations is correct. Can you say which it is?

  1. Wait a moment! It’s on the tip of my tongue.

a)Something is hurting my tongue.

b)I can’t speak for the moment.

c)I shall remember it in a moment.

  1. The Jacksons are terribly hard up.

a)They live a very long way up the hill.

b)They are extremely poor.

c)They are cruel people.

  1. Dr Naylor is practising somewhere in the Scottish highlands now.

a)He is treating patients there now.

b)It is there that he is taking mountaineering practice now.

c)He is still studying medicine somewhere in the highlands.

  1. Go and see what the children are up to.

a)I want to know if they need anything.

b)I want to know what mischievous things they are doing.

c)I want to know which tree they have climbed this time.

  1. I’ll lay my cards on the table.

a)I want to stop playing.

b)I’ll be back in a moment or two.

c)I’ll have no secrets from you.

  1. That will put the cat among the pigeons.

a)That will cause a lot of trouble.

b)The cat will have to stay outside the house tonight.

c)Then we shall have as many cats as we have pigeons.

  1. We’re going to get into hot water when we arrive home.

a)We’re going to have a nice hot bath.

b)We’re going to have trouble.

c)The water will have become hot by then.

  1. The boss is like a bear with a sore head today.

a)He has very bad headache.

b)He is in a bad mood.

c)He badly needs a haircut.

  1. What’s happened? You look as if you’ve been in the wars.

a)You look like an old soldier.

b)You are wearing a lot of medals.

c)You look as though something unpleasant has happened to you.

  1. My fingers are all thumbs!

a)I am extremely clumsy.

b)My fingers are all very thick.

c)I am trying to attract your attention.

VIII. Four phrases are given after each of these short dialogues. Choose the one which will suitably fill the blank space.

  1. Sidney: Shall we stay at home or go for a walk?

Margot: Which ...... do yourself?

A do you rather B will you rather C would you rather D did you rather

2. Marry: Would you give this note to Mr. Tomlinson, please?

Ross: Sorry, I can’t. He ......

A doesn’t any more work here

B any longer doesn’t work here

C doesn’t work any more here

D doesn’t work here any longer

3. Barbara: It’s curious that Roy can’t ski better.

Leonora: I know. By the end of the month, he ...... lessons for a full month.

A will haveB will be havingC has been having D will have been having

4. Flora: You’re awfully behind with the work, aren’t you?

Daisy: I know. I ...... to the cinema last night.

A oughtn’t to goB had not to go C haven’t had to go D shouldn’t have gone

5. Roland: Have the children had supper yet?

Marion: No, and they’re not used ...... it so late.

A to haveB that they haveC to having D of having

6. Irene: There were already five people in the car but they managed to squeeze me in.

Larry: It ...... a very comfortable journey.

A can’t be B mustn’t have been

C couldn’t have been D couldn’t be

Keys. 11/12

I / 1. D, 2. G, 3. B, 4. H, 5. A, 6. F, 7. E, 8. C, 9.L, 10.J, 11.K, 12.I
II / 1. came; 2. was; 3. had been living/had lived; 4. told; 5. had moved; 6. could tell; 7. addressed; 8. was standing; 9. explained; 10. have recently made; 11. added; 12. pulled; 13. told; 14. said; 15. was; 16. has solved; 17. will take; 18. find; 19. will pay; 20. will try; 21. have ever worked at;22, said; 23. rose 24. put on; 2b. returned; 26. had paid; 27. asked; 28. had done.
III /
  1. Protest, 2. Acceptance, 3. Refusal, 4. Suggestion, 5. Denial, 6. Invitation,
7. Accusation, 8. Complaint, 9. Admission, 10. Offer
IV / Suggestions Only:
  1. Thank you very much indeed for the present that has just arrived.
  2. What a lovely dress! It suits me wonderfully. I am most grateful.
  3. Jack and I are going to Covent Garden to celebrate this evening.
  4. Placido Domingo is singing Don Giovanni and von Karajan is conducting.
  5. Afterwards we shall go to our favourite restaurant and have champagne as it is a special occasion.
  6. The twenty-first birthday is a great day in one’s life, and it comes only once.
  7. My next great day will be my wedding, which will probably be in spring.
  8. In spite of your living so far away we both hope very much that you will come.
  9. It will be easy for you to stay with us. There is plenty of space because it is such a big house.
  10. I’ll tell you the definite date as soon as it is fixed.

V / 1. b) Disturb, 2.d) Wasted, 3.a) Model, 4.b) Gone up, 5.d) Limit, 6.d) Justify, 7. b) Ashamed, 8.c) Settle down, 9.a) Occur, 10.b) Mind, 11.d) Interfere, 12.a) Beat, 13.b) Solution, 14.d) Gave up, 15. a) Managed, 16.b) Fail, 17.c) Intend.
VI /
  1. Hand to hand, 2. Had a hand, 3. At hand, 4. Second hand, 5. Out of hand, 6. By hand, 7. Lend a hand

VII /
  1. C, 2.B, 3.A, 4.B, 5. C, 6.A, 7.B, 8.B, 9. C, 10. A

VIII /
  1. C; 2. D; 3. D; 4. D; 5. C; 6. C

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