Тесты по грамматике английского языка для школьников и абитуриентов

Тест 20
Выберите правильный вариант.
1 While John______a car, his wife was doing the laundiy.
a) was repairing c) has been repairing
b) repaired d) had repaired
2______pupils spend ______ their free time doing
hometasks.
a) most, most of c) most of, most of
b) most, most d) most of, most
3. She risked______everything.
a) to lose c) losing
b) loss d) loose
4.1 couldn't help______when she dropped the ice-cream
on her dress.
a) laugh c) laughing
b) to laugh d) laughed
5. I've got______high temperature and a runny nose.
a) an c) the
b)a d) -
6. There is terrible inflation and prices______all the time.
a) are rising c) rose
b) are raising d) raised
7. After five hours of negotiations they agreed______price.
a) for c) of
b) in d) on
8- When the factory closed most of the staff______redun­dant.
a) were made c) making
b) make d) are made
9. I_______the paper before the train compartment filled
up.
a) was reading c) read
b) had been reading d) have been reading
10. Our manager has found an excellent_______abroad.
a) employment c) post
b) work d) staffing
11. The players were not so well prepared_______the match
as they should have been.
a) for c) with
b) about d) on
12. This time next week I_______in the sun in Greece.
a) lie c) '11 be lying
b) am lying d) '11 lay
13. If I_______where she lived I wouldn't have phoned you.
a) know c) knew
b) '11 know d) had known
14.1 really can't imagine_______tonight.
a) coming c) came
b) come d) to be coming
15. My parents never approved_______playing cards.
a) against c) of
b) for d) -
16.1 prefer_______to_______by train.
a) to drive, travel c) driving, travelling
b) driving, travel d) to drive, to travel
17. There is_______beautiful garden behind_______house.
_______roof of_______house is leaking.
a) a, the, the, the c) a, the, a, the
b) a, a, the, the d) a, a, a, a
18 I haven't read_______of these books but Pete has read
_______of them.
a) no, any c) some, some
b) no, some d) any, some
19.1 don't read_______I used to.
a) not much c) so much as
b) as much as d) so much
20. Do you think I could offer you_______?
a) an advice c) advise
b) advises d) some advice
21. Her skin was so sensitive_______that she never uses soap.
a) an c) -
b)the d)a
22. She soon got_______to driving on the left.
a) uses c) used
b) to be used d) a
23. Everybody is here_______for Nick.
a) apart c) instead
b) except d) besides