English Language Contest 11 form
Список вопросов теста
Вопрос 1
____ various political parties are never likely to agree on the details, it's possible they might agree on an approach.
Варианты ответов
- in spite of
- contrary to
- besides
- although
Вопрос 2
The political situation in the UK is potentially ___ serious than it was in the past.
Варианты ответов
- much
- much more
- more much
- more less
Вопрос 3
How many law lords ___ to decide a case?
Варианты ответов
- it takes
- do it take
- takes
- does it take
Вопрос 4
In 1986 the UK chose ___ in human space mission.
Варианты ответов
- to participate not
- to not participate
- not to participate
- not participating
Вопрос 5
For most of her life Janet Jackson ____ as an actress, a singer and a younger sister of her famous brother.
Варианты ответов
- is famous
- has been famous
- was famous
- had been famous
Вопрос 6
In India, wine___ now as never before.
Варианты ответов
- is drunk
- is being drunk
- has been drunk
- was drunk
Вопрос 7
Bournemouth beach ___ best in Britain for water quality.
Варианты ответов
- has been voted
- had been voted
- voted
- was voted
Вопрос 8
This artist hadn't been interested in the commercial art world until a gallery unexpectedly ____ him.
Варианты ответов
- didn't approach
- approached
- has approached
- hasn't approached
Вопрос 9
As it ___ many times in press, one of the main problems in the UK is the huge parasitic organism that the public sector has become.
Варианты ответов
- has been mentioned
- is mentioned
- had been mentioned
- was mentioned
Вопрос 10
Lord Fellowes told the High Court in London that he ___ any part in arranging the car crash that killed Diana and Doddi Fayed.
Варианты ответов
- could play
- couldn't play
- could have played
- couldn't have played
Вопрос 11
Asked if he _____ in Paris that night, Lord Fellowes answered:"No".
Варианты ответов
- has been
- was
- had been
- was going
Вопрос 12
Officially ___ United States has no involvement in Somalia.
Варианты ответов
- -
- a
- an
- the
Вопрос 13
According to the report,___ country music is most popular in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Варианты ответов
- the
- -
- a
- an
Вопрос 14
Regular aerobic activity burns fat and helps to keep____ heart and lungs healthy.
Варианты ответов
- the
- -
- a
- an
Вопрос 15
The average British manager works the equivalent of 40 days___ in unpaid overtime.
Варианты ответов
- in a year
- in the year
- a year
- the year
Вопрос 16
___ cups of coffee are drunk every day globally.
Варианты ответов
- two billions
- two billion
- the two billions
- the two billion
Вопрос 17
Nowadays coffee is ____ most widely traded commodity after oil.
Варианты ответов
- second
- a second
- the second
- two
Вопрос 18
One way or ___ ,today Manchester Derby may be difficult to deal with.
Варианты ответов
- another
- the other
- other
- others
Вопрос 19
Love poems keep ___ the darkness and the light.
Варианты ответов
- and
- either
- both
- with
Вопрос 20
When people call British unwritten constitution a "_____ agreement", they reveal more than they intend.
Варианты ответов
- gentleman
- gentlemen's
- gentleman's
- gentlemen'
Вопрос 21
Apparently, men do their Valentine's Day shopping right _____.
Варианты ответов
- the last minute
- in the last minute
- on the last minute
- at the last minute
Вопрос 22
The whole nation is suffering ____ a constant barrage of rising prices.
Варианты ответов
- of
- from
- for
- over
Вопрос 23
Love is almost the third person ____ two lovers.
Варианты ответов
- within
- among
- between
- against
Вопрос 24
All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts_____ from the shores of the Mediterranean.
Варианты ответов
- came
- was coming
- has come
- have come
Вопрос 25
Simon and Garfunkel are considered never ______fashionable.
Варианты ответов
- be
- were
- to be
- to have been
Вопрос 26
In the nearest future teenagers ____compulsory cooking lessons at school.
Варианты ответов
- will give
- will be given
- would give
- would be given
Вопрос 27
Inflation in the UK ____ sharply for more than half a year.
Варианты ответов
- rises
- is rising
- has risen
- has been rising
Вопрос 28
This play ___ touching if it hadn't been so shocking.
Варианты ответов
- could have been
- could be
- should have been
- should be
Вопрос 29
What a shameful about a good job_____ for a reasonable salary?
Варианты ответов
- well to do
- well done
- to be well done
- to have been done well
Вопрос 30
The spokesman for the university said that facilities would improve still_____.
Варианты ответов
- longer
- better
- more
- further
Вопрос 31
____ people born with a gift of magnetism or do they achieve it?
Варианты ответов
- do
- have
- are
- were
Вопрос 32
By the summer 2025 the former industrial land in London ____ into a living and breathing park.
Варианты ответов
- will transform
- will be transformed
- would have been transformed
- will have been transformed
Вопрос 33
If you don't like how much you _____ for your job, leave it.
Варианты ответов
- pay
- are paying
- are paid
- paid
Вопрос 34
What ___ if the Beatles hadn't split up in April 1970?
Варианты ответов
- would happen
- would have happened
- happened
- had happened
Вопрос 35
Queen Victoria distanced herself from her own mother ____ she was able.
Варианты ответов
- not so soon as
- as soon as
- as well as
- as fast as
Вопрос 36
Easter weekend in 2018 ____ bad weather, traffic jams and rail disruption.
Варианты ответов
- brought
- has brought
- had brought
- is bringing
Вопрос 37
If the leader______ that was the wrong path, they would have gone back to the hut.
Варианты ответов
- knows
- had known
- would have known
- known
Вопрос 38
Cathy said,"Hello,Bill".
Варианты ответов
- Cathy said hello to Bill
- Cathy hellowed Bill
- Cathy greeted Bill hello
- Cathy said Bill hello
Вопрос 39
He had this routine for over thirty years; every day after dinner he would ______ a walk in the palace garden.
Варианты ответов
- make
- do
- get
- go for
Вопрос 40
Latest research proved that stress is increased by____ such as worry, overwork and lack of physical exercise.
Варианты ответов
- elements
- situations
- issues
- factors
Вопрос 41
The private high school offered a wider range of _____ in their curriculum, among which Chinese and Drama.
Варианты ответов
- subjects
- topics
- lessons
- objects
Вопрос 42
They were brave enough to venture in the traffic at the _____ hour in the afternoon.
Варианты ответов
- hasty
- rush
- hurried
- busy
Вопрос 43
The overuse of _____ is said to be responsible for the disappearance of tens of harmless insects in the area.
Варианты ответов
- farming
- sprays
- pesticides
- land
Вопрос 44
I have just ___ on the grapevine that the prime minister will be visiting our institute nexy week but until I read it officially I can't rely on that.
Варианты ответов
- read
- saw
- noticed
- heard
Вопрос 45
Carol can't help spending: its like money burns a hole in her_____.
Варианты ответов
- bag
- wallet
- credit card