Лексико-грамматический тест

 

Exercise 1. Find the errors in these sentences. Rewrite each sentence.

a) Have you ever visited United Kingdom?

b)  On our trip, we visited the Canterbury Cathedral.

c) Love is wonderful thing.

d) The pets are not permitted in this hotel.

e) Rabbit is small wild furry animal with long ears.

f) The New York is in United States of the America.

g) The judge sent David to the prison for a month.

Exercise 2. Put a/an or leave the space blank

a) …... love makes the world go round.

b) Sheila has got....... German car.

c) Rita works in …….. office in ………….West Street.

d) I've got....... friend who is....... electrician.

e) Paul goes to....... special school for....... musicians.

f) You are....... silly boy! This is....... cat not....... dog!

g) Jack is in....... hospital and can't go to....... school.

h) Carol wants to go to....... university and study to be....... doctor.

Exercise 3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

a) Mary teaches English. Mary.……… English teacher.

b) Charles has a factory job. Charles works................................. factory.

c) You are not allowed to park here....................................... is not allowed here.

d) Jim is on a ship at the moment. At the moment........................................ sea.

e) Susan conducts the orchestra. Susan................................... of the orchestra.

f) We walked to the station. We went............................................. foot.

g) Frogs are small amphibious animals................................................... animal.

Exercise 4. Choose the correct word highlighted in each sentence.

a) Where's an/the electric heater? I can't find it.

b) What happened at an/the end of a/the film?

c) David has an/the appointment at a/the optician's.

d) An/The old person sometimes feels lonely.

e) Peter owns a/the largest model plane in a/the world.

f) Luckily a/the fire brigade soon came and put out a/the fire.

g) Harry's mother bought him a/the guitar for his birthday present.

h) I'm thinking of buying a/the new pair of trousers.

i) In the end there was a/the war between the two countries.

j) I didn't know an/the answer to a/the question, so I left it out.

Exercise 5. Complete the second sentence so that it has а similar meaning to the first sentence.

a) Jim is a very good pianist. b)  Poor people need help from the Government. c) Helen‘s bike is taster than everyone else s. d) Tom has a doctor's appointment. e) The film was about an artist's life. f) The only goal of the match was scored by Italy. g) The school term finishes today. h) h) No one in the class is taller than Jane.

.………..very well. The Government should... poor. Helen’s...fastest. Tom... doctor's. The film... of an artist. The... Italians. This is... school term. Jane is... class.

Exercise 6. Put a/an or the in each space or leave the space blank.

a)... President is...largest cruise ship in...world.

b) Everyone in... class agreed that... happiness was important.

c) There's... strange person at... door.

d) Someone who saw... robbery called... police.

e) At... beginning of... film,... very tall man sat down in front of me.

f) When I arrived at... station, I ate... sandwich and waited for... train.

g)... person with... good education usually gets... good job.

h) Have you seen... new film at... Embassy cinema?

i) In... past, most of... population lived in... country.

j) I needed... new pair of trousers so my mother gave me... money.

Exercise 7. Put a/an/the in each space, or leave the space blank.

a) Italians eat... lot of..... spaghetti.

b)....... most people thought that....... Beatles were....... very good group.

c) I usually drink ….. glass of …..milk in ……..morning.

d) What's.......difference between....... rabbit and....... hare?

e)....... first person who crosses....... finishing line is....... winner.

f)....... playing....... guitar is....... interesting....... hobby.

g)....... Helen got on....... bus and bought....... ticket.

h) There's....... newspaper shop at....... end of....... street.

Exercise 8. Correct the errors in these sentences by adding or removing a/an/the.

a) Could you get loaf of bread from baker's?

b) The milk is good for the children

c) The John is at a work at moment.

d) We travelled to the Italy by a car.

e) Have you got a brother or the sister?

f) War between two countries was longest in the history.

g) Who was first astronaut who landed on moon?

h) Nile is longest river in world.

 

Exercise 9. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the word given.

a) We travelled there by train.	on	…………………
b) There isn't a larger size than this one.	largest	…………………
c) Clara sings for her living.	singer	…………………
d) People who are unemployed often feel depressed.	the	…………………
e) Anna is learning to be a guitarist.	play	…………………
f) Mike is an office-worker.	works	…………………
g) Marie is a Frenchwoman.	France	…………………
h) David is still working.	at	…………………

Exercise 10. Complete each sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

a) I didn't expect to see George.	…………..last person I expected to see.
b) Do you have a dog in your house?	Do...............................................home?
c) Nick teaches chemistry.	Nick is....................................... teacher.
d) My friends gave me a wonderful present.	......................... gave me was wonderful.
e) The Australian capital is Canberra.	Canberra................................. Australia.
f) The French lesson is the first tomorrow.	...................................….......... French.
g) Someone is phoning you.	There's someone on..........................…..
h) We saw a very entertaining film last night.	............................. was very entertaining.

Exercise 11. Put a/an/the in each space, or leave the space blank.

... (1) friend of mine, Sally Milton, wanted to become....... (2) dancer when she was....... (3) girl........ (4) every morning before....... (5) school she used to practise in....... (6) living room at....... (7) home........ (8) dancers need....... (9) lot of.......(10) exercise, so Sally used to go to....... (11) gym two or three times....... 12) week. In....... (13) end she got....... (14) job in....... (15) theatre company and became....... (16) actress. In....... (17) fact,....... (18) last week I saw her in....... (19) programme on....... (20) television!