Тест 'Tense forms, Infinitive, Degrees of Comparison'

Name______________________________________________Variant 1

Task 1 Choose the correct answer (12×0,5=6)

1. Look, Tom`s hands are in paint. He ______since morning.

1. has been painting    b) painted      c) had been painting     d) is painting

2. Children stopped____ some water and continued their walk.

1. drinking            b) drink          c) to drink                d) have drank

3. Rita`s eyes were red, she____ for 3 hours.

1. cried   b) has been crying     c) was crying    d) had been crying

4. Alice_______a bath, when the telephone rang.

1. had          b) was having        c) had been having        d) have been having

5. They____their friends at a railway station at 5 p.m. today.

1. meet         b) are meeting       c) have been meeting     d) has met

6. She always___me what to do. I can`t stand it.

1. is telling          b) tells           c) told               d) have been telling

7. This car is much____than the one we saw yesterday.

1. more expensiver    b) expensiver    c) more expensive    d) expensive

8. He is by far____student at school.

1. cleverest          b) cleverer        c) the cleverest                 d) the cleverer

9. His house in not as______as mine.

1. more bigger   b) bigger     c) the biggest      d) big

10.                    They____their work by the end of last week.

1. had completed        b) completed   c) have completed  d) complete

11. Students______all the tasks.

a) finished              b) have finished         c) had finished              d) finish

12. The_____you practice, the____results you have.

a) longer/more high  b) longest/higher  c) longer/higher    d) longer/highest

Task 2 Fill in the correct particle (aside, for, by, up, out, forward, off) (10×0,4=4)

1. I`ve just taken_________yoga. It`s so relaxing, you should try it.
2. How can I make______for my mistake?
3. It`s so hard even for a teacher to make_________what he is talking about.
4. He never puts__________good ideas. There`s no sense in listening to him.
5. You always take me________my younger sister. We aren`t twins.
6. My friend puts_____50 UAN every month. He wants to buy a new laptop.
7. What do the letters RIP stand__________?
8. Best friend will always stand__________you in any trouble.
9. I don`t like to put_________till tomorrow what I can do today.
10.      He has got a rich imagination. He always makes_______ funny stories.

Task 3 Join the sentences using relatives (use commas where necessary) (4×0,5=2)

1. Rabbit is a small animal. It has got long ears.______________________
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2. Westminster Abbey is a wonderful church. Queens are crowned there.
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3. I want to try bungee jumping. It`s a thrilling sport._____________________
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4. Whales are beautiful animals. They can be seen in oceans.______________
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   Total score 12                                                                     My score___________