Задания

Английский язык, 10 класс

*Внимание! Во всех вопросах только один правильный ответ

1.  Complete the sentence.

This silly boy _____ this stupid mistake!

A)     is always making

B)     always make

C)     always makes

D)     have always made

2.  Fill in the blank.

The _____ you pay, the _____ services you get.

A)     fewer, little

B)     a little, few

C)     less, fewer

D)     a few, little

3.  Complete the sentence.

€500000 _____  yesterday from the bank.

A)     were stolen

B)     was stolen

C)     stole

D)     steal

4.  Put in the right preposition.

I advertised several times ___ someone to mow the lawn ___ me, but ___ the end I did it myself.

A)     at, for, at

B)     for, for, in

C)     -, on, at

D)     in, for, in

5.  Complete the sentence.

As I have to commute to my work I _____ early.

A)     used to get up

B)     am used to get up

C)     am used to getting up

D)     use to get up

6.  Choose the correct option.

There’s no _____ information.

A)     far

B)     farther

C)     farthest

D)     further

7.  What discourse marker is wrong?

I dislike a lot of modern music _____, I hate hard rock.

A)     in particular

B)  also

C)  for example

D)  for instance

8.  Choose the correct response.

There’s no room for all your friends to stay.

A)     I wish there is more room.

B)     I wish we were having a bigger house.

C)     If only we had a bigger house.

D)     You are welcome!

9.  Choose the correct option.

The advantage of my work is that I can work _____.

A)     rewarding

B)     challenges

C)  flexitime

D)  flexible

10.  Choose the correct option.

She said the train arrived at two p.m. but _____it doesn’t get here until three p.m.

A)     hopefully

B)     definitely

C)     actually

D)     really

11.  Choose the correct option.

I’ve _____ a degree in English Literature from London University.

A)     got

B)     made

C)     graduated

D)     received

12.  Choose the right definition.

Stopover means

A)     the place where you finish the journey

B)     a scheduled stop on a journey, before starting again

C)     give the way to pedestrians on the road

D)     be quiet at lessons

13.  Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

Prague is one of Europe’s great _____ capitals.

A)     sensation

B)     historic

C)     history

D)     good

14.  Solve the curious problem.

Jim had two candles. One candle was one inch longer than the other. He lighted the longer candle at 4.30 and the shorter at 6. At 8.30 they were both the same length. The first burned out at 10.30, and the second at 10. How long were they before Jim lighted them?

A)     Candle №1 – 9 inches long, candle №2 – 8 inches long

B)     Candle №1 – 10 inches, candle №2 – 9 inches

C)     Candle №1 – 7 inches, candle №2 – 8 inches

D)     Candle №1 – 9 inches, candle №2 – 10 inches

15.  Who is the author of this quotation?

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm”.

A)     Margaret Thatcher

B)     Tony Blair

C)     Winston Churchill

D)     Elizabeth II