Лексико-грамматический тест

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using a word from the following list: shorts, species, means, scissors. Sometimes you need a or some.

1. My eyes aren't very good. I need …………...

2. This plant is....... very rare.…….

3. Footballers don't wear trousers when they play. They wear....................................

4. The bicycle is................................................... of transport.

5. The bicycle and the car are................................................... of transport.

6. I want to cut this piece of material. I need....................................................

7. Ann is going to write............................................... of articles for her local newspaper.

8. There are a lot of American TV.......................................... shown on British television.

9. While we were out walking, we saw 25 different............................................ of bird.

Exercise 2. In each example the words on the left are connected with an activity (for example, a sport or an academic subject). Write the name of the activity. Each time the beginning of the word is given.

1. calculate algebra equation 2. government   election minister 3. finance trade industry 4. running jumping throwing 5. light heat gravity 6. exercises somersault parallel bars 7. computer silicon chip video games

m……………… p......................... e......................... a...................... ph................... gy....................... el........................

Exercise 3. Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural. In one sentence either the singular or plural verb is possible.

1. Gymnastics is/are my favourite sport.

2. The trousers you bought for me doesn't/don't fit me.

3. The police want/wants to interview two men about the robbery last week.

4. Physics was/were my best subject at school.

5. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn't/aren't sharp enough.

6. Fortunately the news wasn't/weren't as bad as we expected.

7. Where does/do your family live?

8. Three days isn't/aren't long enough for a good holiday.

9. I can't find my binoculars. Do you know where it is / they are?

10. Do you think the people is/are happy with the government?

11. Does/Do the police know how the accident happened?

12. I don't like very hot weather. Thirty degrees is/are too warm for me.

Exercise 4. Most of these sentences are wrong. Correct them where necessary; put "right" if the sentence is already correct.

1. The government want to increase taxes...……………………..

2. Susan was wearing a black jeans. …………………………...

3. Brazil are playing Italy in a football match next Wednesday. ………………..

4. I like Martin and Jill. They're very nice persons ………………………...

5. I need more money than that. Ten pounds are not enough. …………………...

6. I'm going to buy a new pyjama......................................................................................

7. The committee haven't made a decision yet..............................................................

8. Many people has given up smoking.........................................................................

9. There was a police standing at the corner of the street........................................

10. Has the police arrived yet?............................................................................................

11. This scissors is not very sharp.................................................................................

Exercise 5. Join the two (or three) nouns. Sometimes you have to use -'s or -s'; and sometimes you have to use of.

1. the owner / that car	2. the mother / Ann
3. the jacket / that man	4. the top / the page
5. the daughter/ Charles	6. the cause / the problem
7. the newspaper / yesterday	8. the birthday / my father
9. the name / this street	10. the new manager / the company
11. the toys / the children	12. the garden / our neighbours
13. the result / the football match	14. the children / Don and Mary
15. the ground floor / the building	16. the economic policy / the governmen
17. the husband/ Catherine	18. the husband / the woman-talking to Mary
19. the wedding / the friend / Helen	20. the car / the parents / Mike

Exercise 6. What is another way of saying these things? Use -'s.

1. a hat for a woman 3. clothes for children	2. a name for a boy 4. school for girls
5. a nest for a bird	5. a magazine for women

Exercise 7. Read each sentence and write a new sentence beginning with the highlighted words.

1. The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled.

2. The storm last week caused a lot of damage

3. The only cinema in the town has closed down.

4. Exports from Britain to the United States have fallen recently.

5. Tourism is the main industry in the region.

Exercise 8. Use the information given to complete the sentences.

1. If I leave my house at 9 o'clock and drive to London, I arrive at about 12. So it's about …………………to London from my house. (drive)

2. If I leave my house at 8.55 and walk to the station, I get there at 9 o'clock. So it's only............................................................ from my house to the station. (walk)

3. I'm going on holiday on the 12th. I have to be back at work on the 26th. So I've got............................................................................. (holiday)

4. I went to sleep at 3 o'clock this morning and woke up an hour later. After that I couldn't sleep. So last night I only had.........................................................................(sleep).

 

ОПРЕДЕЛИТЕЛИ СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНЫХ
1. Артикль: 1) неопределенный	a book (books), an actor (actors)
2) определенный	the book (the books), the actor (the actors)
2. Местоимения: 1) притяжательные	my (your, his, her, its, our, your, their) book
2) указательные	this / that book these / those books the same book; such book
3) вопросительные	Whatbook have you read? Which month is the warmest? Whose book is this?
4) неопределенные	each, every, some, any, no, much, many little, few, all, both, other, another, one, either Each student of our group knows it. Some students go there every day.
3. Существительные (в притяжательном падеже)	Jack's mother is a doctor.
Употребление: перед существительными
Перевод: артикли обычно не переводятся; местоимения и существительные переводятся в зависимости от их значений