Иностранный язык МЭБИК Промежуточная аттестация

1. If ... love is kind of echo, the love poem is its mirror. a) the b) – c) a d) an

2. ... good ideas never die. a) the b) – c) a d) an

3. ... Mediterranean is the most polluted sea in the world. a) the b) – c) a d) an

4. Scotland is one of the four constituent countries that ... the United Kingdom. a) makes up b) make up c) will make up d) is making up 1

5. The revolution in London’s transport ... on the 17th February 2003. a) has begun b) had begun c) began d) begins

6. You should salt meat as soon as you ... it home even if you aren’t going to cook it for a couple of days.

a) will get b) get c) would get d) got

7. How ... the police respond when you report anti-social behaviour?

a) do b) does c) did d) had

8. The end of imperial Rome is... great mystery.

a) no b) not c) some d) any

9. So many unpleasant things happen ... at airports.

a) must b) can c) should d) may

10. All children and young people... have the chance to experience top quality culture.

a) may b) must c) should d) need

11. Scientists ... a ‘voice’ area in the brain of monkeys.

a) found b) are found c) have found d) have been found

12. If you ... to an interview, it is because the firm is interested to find out more about you.

a) will be asked b) have been asked c) would be asked d) have asked

13. Mr. Fayed claimed that Diana ... at the hands of the Royal Family for 25 years. a) suffered b) was suffering c) has been suffering d) had been suffering

14. Since the start of the new millennium, British households ... more than they earn.

a) spend b) are spending c) have been spending d) had been spending

15. Most parents do not believe that 11 to 13–year-olds are old enough to look ... themselves. a) for b) at c) after d) up

16. Many people have claimed that money ... the root of all evil.

a) are b) is c) have d) has

17. There is ... in the world that you feel more powerless than at the border of another country. a) anywhere b) nowhere c) somewhere d) everywhere

18. The data ... that the unemployment rate is up nowadays.

a) shows b) showed c) show

19. Let’s consider some of the particular topics, ... ?

a) don’t we b) aren’t we c) do we d) shall we

20. It was like any other hotel in some ways: ... a reception desk, a white piano and a restaurant. a) there was b) there were c) there is d) there are

21.... cups of coffee are drunk every day globally.

a) two billions b) two billion c) the two billions d) the two billion

22. Coffee now is ... most widely traded commodity after oil.

a) second b) a second c) the second d) two

23. When people call British unwritten constitution a ... ‘ agreement’, they reveal more than they intend. a) gentleman b) gentlemen’s c) gentleman’s d) gentlemen’

24. .... are supposedly friendly and welcoming, aren’t they?

a) Spanish b) the Spanish c) Spaniard d) the Spaniard

25. Writing about ... is especially funny.

a) yourself b) himself c) herself d) themselves

26. The economy of ... is a castle built on sand.

a) our b) ours c) us d) ourselves

27. Choosing a credit card ... be a difficult task.

a) can b) should c) ought to d) needn’t

28. The police ... to crack down people driving on drugs. a) are trying b) is trying c) will trying d) was trying