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ТЕСТ 7

A) important b)absurd c)insignificant d)obvious e)true

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as (18)_____; then it is admitted to be (19)_____, but (20)_____ and (21)_____; finally it is seen to be so (22) _____that its adversaries claim that they themselves discovered it.

William James

V. Поставьте глагол в скобках в соответствующую форму страдательного залога

23. The boxes _____ (not pack) yet.

24. Luckily by the time we got there the painting _____ (not sell).

25. The new ship _____ (launch) next week.

26. James should _____ (tell) the news a long time ago.

27. Jane is fortunate now _____ (give) a scholarship last month by her government.

28. I don’t enjoy _____ (laugh) at by other people.

29. Mary _____ (think) not to have accepted the job.

VI. Заполните пробелы в пословицах наиболее подходящими по смыслу модальными глаголами.

30. Friends _____ meet, but mountains never.

31. He who would search for pearls _____ dive below.

32. What’s done _____not be undone.

33. People who live in glass houses _____ not throw stones.

34. You _____ lead a horse to water but you _____ not make it drink.

VII. Поставьте глагол в необходимую по контексту форму.

35. This allowed him _____ (follow) the rules.

36. She is considered _____ (be) the finest pianist of her generation.

37. I appreciate your _____ (try) to help.

38. _____(report) of his discovery he excited the curiosity of his colleagues.

39. The history of the last 30 years shows him _____ (do) very well.

40. If you had really wanted to come, you could _____ (leave) a few hours earlier.

41. If Mr Smith _____ (not come back), he’ll phone you.

42. They demanded that he _____ (leave) at once.

43. I wish I _____(spend) more time swimming last summer.

44. I’d rather you _____(not watch) television while I’m reading.

VIII. Выберите правильную форму.

45. The economic situation was poor. We thus / therefore postponed our plans for expansion.

46. At first/Firstly I didn’t enjoy the work. It took me a long time to get used to it.

47. In spite of /Although he failed many times, he didn’t give up.

48. Because / Because of the extreme difficulty of the exam, many students failed.

49. There may be other planets in the universe like Earth, e.g./ i.e. planets with oxygen and water.

50. The lawyer says that they intend to take me to the court if / unless I pay the bill immediately.

I Соотнесите корни латинского происхождения с их значениями и производными.

1. pater 2. cord, cour 3. alter 4. medi 5. mod 6. scrib 7. tract 8. urb

a) middle b) write c) father d) heart e) another f) city g) measure h) pull, draw

a) prescription b) subtract c) immoderate d) expatriate e) encourage f) alternative g) suburban h) medieval

II Заполните пропуски словами в подходящей по контексту форме, используя слова, предложенные справа для каждой строки соответственно.

Both scientific and sociological research _______(9) indicate that, although the Internet has _______(10) the way the people work, at a more personal level the more old-fashioned ways of _______(11) are not being threatened by the new technologies. _______(12) to statistics, a person who uses the Net at home to send and receive e-mails talks on the phone for 19 minutes on a Sunday – a mere one and a half minutes less than someone who does not use the Internet ______(13). Psychologists say it’s all to do with how _______(14) the Internet is, as opposed to the much greater _______(15) of the human voice to convey a person’s emotions. Things are very different at the workplace. It’s estimated that _______(16) telephone usage in the UK has fallen _______(17) (by more than 40%) since 1995, indicating that the Internet is seen as a more _______(18) way to communicate with colleagues.

CLEAR FORM   COMMUNICATE ACCORD     DOMESTIC PERSON ABLE   CORPORATION DRAMA   RELY

III Выберите правильный по контексту вариант.

19. As / As far as modern sculpture is concerned, Henry Moore is undoubtedly the greatest.

20. 21.Academic writers have responsibility; with regard to / in particular, they must provide evidence for their claims. Writers of fiction, and yet / however, are free to construct fictitious worlds.

22. The Internet crosses international boundaries. What’s more / However, it allows anonymity.

23. The Internet is a great tool for information sharing, and some search engines, in terms of / namely Google, are now household names.

24. The stolen artworks usually turn up, sometimes many years later, despite / though the police don’t always catch the thief.

25. While / Once you have agreed on price, make sure there are no hidden or extra charges.

26. Frozen foods are usually cheap, nevertheless / whereas fresh produce can be quite expensive.

IV Определите, какой из подчеркнутых элементов содержит ошибку.

27. The more cars we use, more (A) polluted (B) our environment becomes (C).

28. If you go into ( A) business with relatives, it tends to (B) put a strain on their (C) relationship.

29. Providing (A) the business ventures are successful, he shouldn’t (B) have

to declare (C) bankruptcy.

30. No one didn’t know better (A) than the Romans (B) how to gain political influence through (C) the use of engineering and architecture.

31. Knowing (A) that he would not live to see (B) the completion of his masterpiece, Gaudi left coloured drawings of his vision for future architects follow (C).

32. Homing (A) pigeons are able to return, weeks later (B), to the place from what (C) they came.

33. The modern ethic (A) has resulted to ( B) more (C) stressful lifestyles.

34. Children lived (A) in rural areas are likely (B) to move to the city as (C) adults.

35. The (A) British Airways London Eye, also known (B) as the Millennium Wheel, opened in 1999, and is the larger (C) observation wheel in the world.

36. Many businesses nowadays, including (A) some of the big city banks, let their workers to wear (B) casual clothes to work on (C) a Friday.

V Заполните пропуски соответствующей формой глагола в страдательном залоге.

37. Guide dogs ___ first ___ (use) by soldiers who had been blinded during World War One.

38. I regret to inform you that your application for visa ___ (turn down).

39. Leonardo’s sketchbooks, with notes often ___(write) in mirror form, were full of ideas for his inventions.

40. We ___ (suppose) to be at the presentation.

41. If the bill ___ (pass) by both parliamentary houses, then it becomes law.

42. The quarterly accounts not___ (finalise), the auditors were unable to present their report.

43. This area ___(monitor) by closed circuit cameras.

44. We require that all receipts ___ (submit) to the committee for approval.

VI Выберите наиболее подходящий по смыслу модальный глагол.

45. Wikipedia is a free open-source encyclopedia, which basically means that anyone can/must log on and add to it or edit it.

46. They will/won’t pay the invoice until the dispute has been resolved.

47. Any stressful situation causing emotions such as fear or panic should/may stop us sleeping.

48. Applicants for this intensive course may/must have good keyboarding skills.

49. We sent the invitations by second-class post. They can’t receive / can’t havereceived them yet.

50. I would/will rather you didn’t smoke in here.

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