>Задание 1. Choose the most suitable word to fill each space.
Toothache can be so (1) … and disruptive that 87 per cent of people seek advice from their dentist when they feel the painful symptoms and over a third of people try to get an (2) … within 48 hours.
Have you been (3) … the dentist lately? Whether it was for a regular (4) … or treatment, you’ll know just how quickly the cost of treatment can add up.
Dentcover dental insurance has been designed to help look (5) … your dental health. Dentcover promotes good oral health by (6) … you to visit the dentist, while insuring against the unexpected. Dentcover insurance (7) … you to use any dentist in the UK, NHS or private. With immediate cover for dental check-ups, x-ray costs and your dental hygienist bills, it also includes dental accident and emergency fees you may (8) … abroad or in the UK (covered after just 15 days).
With five levels of cover to choose from, Dentcover dental insurance for individuals start from just $4.99 (9) … person – which really does give you something to smile about. You could (10) … from one month’s free cover when you apply online and use the offer code 2244.
1) A uncomfortable B inconvenient C restless D unenjoyable
2) A errand B engagement C assignation D appointment
3) A at B in C with D to
4) A scrutiny B check-up C test D examination
5) A after B for C at D to
6) A encouraging B encouraged C encourage D having encouraged
7) A grants B permits C allows D advises
8) A uphold B blunder C endure D incur
9) A for B per C by D one
10) A profit B benefit C gain D suffer
Задание 2. Find ONE word which is suitable for all three gaps in each of the following sets of sentences.
1) I don’t like my neighbor Ms. Sweet, an old lady who likes to swap… with her friends.
The island… to the west of South America.
Many children tell… about their adventures.
2) I can’t give you my opinion right now; I have to put on my thinking… first.
Winter holidays were fun! Especially when John fell onto a… of snow on a hilltop from the chopper.
You’ll recognize Ben at once; he’ll be wearing a dark red baseball ….
3) Greg was fighting… and nail to get this job.
My zip on the handbag is broken; I’ve lost one… of it.
Ken can’t smile as Jack knocked out his… yesterday.
4) Did you know that snakes… their prey whole?
Kate’s debts… up almost half of her salary.
In springtime, it’s easy to find a… as it usually nests under the roofs.
5) Robert was cut to the… by Jill’s unfair accusations.
It’s better not to discuss this matter here. Jim is next door, and he has a… ear.
The train is due to leave in 15 minutes, so you’ll have to be ….
Задание 3. Put «can,» «may,» «must,» «should,» «ought to,» «have to,» «be to,» «be able to» (or the negative forms) and «needn’t» in the spaces.
1) There are no toys in this shop, so we… do the shopping in some other place.
2) You… drive to the city by yourself, take a taxi or a bus.
3) Brushing daily… help restore your teeth’s natural whiteness.
4) This pill… be taken three times a day.
5) Henry’s out of job at the moment, so he… pay for the room.
6) The case is tricky. You… ask a lawyer’s advice.
7) If you want to lose weight, you… exercise more.
8) In this country, men… flirt with women – they’ll be arrested.
9) Unfortunately, the spectators… interview the athletes themselves.
10) Daisy… have seen a lot men like Michael, that’s why she’s so reserved.
Задание 4. Read the situation and write a sentence, using the words in brackets in the Passive.
1) The building is ramshackle. (it/must/demolish)
2) Lena can’t board her plane to Chicago. (it/delay)
3) They called about their booking. (it/confirm)
4) Mike is going to the dentist’s. (he/advise/friend)
5) Alice wants to get the job. (she/interview/tomorrow)
6) Frank got acquainted with his mother only at 20. (he/take care of/orphanage)
7) The police arrested Mr. Black. (he/charge/conspiracy/the State)
8) Linda likes to visit museums and galleries. (she/interest/art)
9) Nile doesn’t know the alphabet yet. (by/end/school year/he/teach)
10) The editor couldn’t publish my papers. (they/still/review)
Задание 5. Find mistakes in the lines, some of them are correct. In each line only ONE mistake is possible. There are three examples at the beginning of the extract (0 – spelling mistake; 00 – correct; 000 – unnecessary word).
ТЕСТ 2
Задание 1. Choose the most suitable word to fill each space.
How do I figure (1) … if a cookie is going to come out chewy or crunchy?
Just take (2) … bite. Actually, all cookie recipes provide clues to the (3) … result. It’s all in (4) … butter, shortening and sugar ratios.
All-butter recipes tend (5) … a thin and crispy cookie. All-shortening recipes yield a soft, plumpish cookie. Brown sugar also (6) … produce a soft cookie.
If you want a crisp cookie on the outside and a chewy-soft cookie on the (7) …, go for a mix of butter and softening – and a combo of brown and (8) … sugar.
The science behind it has to (9) … the fact that butter melts faster than shortening, so – in a hot oven – buttery cookies spread (10) … so they are thinner and crisper than shortening-based cookies.
1) A in B with C up D out
2) A a B the C an D —
3) A first B final C middle D second
4) A a B some C the D any
5) A to be produced B being produced C to produce D produce
6) A help B helps to C help to D helps
7) A outside B left side C inside D right side
8) A white B blue C green D yellow
9) A do with B go out C find out D take after
10) A more quick B quicklier C more quickly D quickest
Задание 2. Make up questions to the secondary members of the sentences, using the words in brackets.
1) Jack was carrying a book to the library when he met Jill. (Where)
2) She’s still thinking about his words. (What)
3) They will be studying hard in order to get a degree. (Why)
4) We are to meet at 5. (When)
5) He did it deliberately. (How)
6) The accident happened while I was driving a car. (When)
7) They stayed at their friends’.