I. Open the brackets using the correct forms of the verbs.

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY TEST

I. Open the brackets using the correct forms of the verbs.

A. Kate (1) ___ (sit) in the dining-car of the express train that (2) ___ (take) her back home to Bristol. She(3) ___ (hardly/touch) the meal in front of her. She (4) __ (be) deep in thought.

She (5) ___ (worry) and in a bad mood. She (6) ___ (recently/come) back to England from Mexico, where she (7) ___ (be) very happy teaching English to businessmen and engineers. It (8) ___ (seem) unlikely that she (9) ___ (ever/find) such a good job again. Two jobs (10) ___ (offer) to her, both of which she (11) ___ (turn) down because of the poor salaries. Nobody (12) ___ (seem) interested in her excellent qualifications, which (13) ___ (include) almost perfect Spanish, fluent German and French and an excellent knowledge of commercial and technical English.

B. If I (14) ___ (see) a tiger walking across Hyde Park, I would climb a tree.

If he had told me he was a vegetarian, I (15) ___ (not cook) meat.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Don't change the words given.

Example:

What is the meaning of the word?

   MEAN          What does the word mean?

1. SET                 Two brothers started the business in the US in the 1950s.

The business___ in the US in the 1950s.

2. SHOULDN’T  It's wrong that you were listening to their private conversation.

                              You ___ to their private conversation.

3. USE                              Don't ask me because I don't know anything about the subject.

                              ___ me because I don't know anything about the subject.

4. FANCY            Alan, would you like to go to the game with me?

Alan, ___ to the game with me?

5. EVER               He rarely travels by plane.

He ___ by plane.

III. Read the text and insert the letter corresponding to the best choice (А, В, С or D).

The American Eagle

America's national symbol is that great bird which is known as the bald eagle. However, the number of this species has dropped from 50,000 in the 1940's to about 300 today. Fortunately, America has taken (1) ___ by starting to breed these eagles. This takes place at a research centre in Oklahoma, where 300 have been bred and then released into the wild. The eggs are (2) ___ from wild eagles' nests, found (3)___ the country, and are flown straight to the centre by aeroplane. During the (4) ___, they are kept (5) ___ in a special container which (6) ___ them from sunlight, which could easily kill them. Once they are at the centre, they are continually (7) ___ until they hatch. Eight hours after the birds emerge, they are given their first meal, (8) ___ of little pieces of a special meat. At 6 weeks old, they are taken outside to get used (9) ___ the cooler temperature. The (10) ___ stages of the bird's introduction to the wild take place at the top of a (n) (11) ___ tower, where they are kept in a big cage and fed on fish. As the time goes by, the cages are removed and they eventually (12) ___ to fly. All would agree that the (13) ___ of these beautiful birds flying high in the southern skies (14) ___ all the (15) ___ worthwhile.

1. Ameasure         B. move                 C. action                D. step

2. Aassembled      B. concentrated     C. piled                 D. collected

3. A. throughout    B. all                      C. at                      D. through

4. A. journey         B. cruise                C. travel                D. expedition

5. A. certain           B. safe                   C. sure                               D. harmless

6. A. avoids           B. prevents            C. hinders              D. protects

7. A. controlled     B. checked            C.seen                  D. noted

8. A. consisting     B. making              C. having               D. including

9. A.of                               B. from                  C. to                      D. in

10. A. end             B. final                  C. latest                 D. finished

11. A. eminent       B. deep                  C. outstanding                  D. high

12. A. learn            B. train                  C. teach                 D. practice

13. A. vision          B. picture               C. sight                  D. view

14. A. creates        B. makes                C. does                  D. has

15. A. attempts      B. effort                C. trial                   D. experiment 

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