FINAL EXAM

UPPER_INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Test-B
1. All my money ... on the way to the airport yesterday and I couldn't fly anywhere.
a) were stolen c) has been stolen
b) have been stolen d) was stolen
2. This company ... millions on computers but it doesn't seem to become more efficient.
a) spent c) will spent
b) had spent d) has spent
3. We had to wait until the light ... to green.
a)change c)changes
b) will change d) changed
4. I head the news on the radio while I ... home yesterday evening.
a) drive c) had driven
b) was driving d) drove
5. Before I left the house it ... to rain and I had to take my umbrella.
a) started c) had started
b) would start d) start
6. I was surprised that you ... the football match on television.
a) hadn't watched c) don't watch
b) haven't watched d) aren't watching
7. When Columbus landed on San Salvador, he ... where he was.
a) knew c) doesn't know
b) didn't know d) hadn't known
8. At one time people believed that Columbus ... America.
a) discovers c) had been discovered
b) discovered d) had discovered
9. The talks ... in London next week to discuss some problems of terrorist activity.
a) is held c) would be held
b) will be held d) hold
10. Didn't you ... this horror film last night? - No, I hate such films.
a) saw c) see
b) seen d)seeing
11. Who ... this ice-cream? - Oh, it's mine. I'm just going to eat it.
a) didn't eat c) doesn't eat
b) don't eat d) hasn't eaten
12. The new building looks awful. - I agree. It ... very nice.
a) didn't look c) hasn't looked
b) doesn't look d) won't look
13. "You ... spend your free time on playing football", my mother used to say when I was a schoolboy.
a) needn't c) couldn't
b) mustn't d) can't
14. You needn't wear your best clothes. You ... what you like.
a) can wear c) might wear
b) must wear d) need wear
15. I think ... people look after their cars better than young people.
a) elderly c) elder
b) older d) oldest
16. What are you going to do after you finish ... college, Rachel? — I want to travel.
a) - с) а
b)the d) an
17. There's been a lot of talk about ... 'spaceship' seen over our town on Sunday night.
a) - с)а
b)the d) an
18. ... is a new one-way traffic system in the city center. It's very confusing.
a) this c) it
b)that d)there
19. ... of these magazines would you like? - This one, please.
a) what c) why
b) how much d) which
20. They will come ... the three o'clock train.
a) on c) with
b) at d) by
21. My sister ... interested in medicine ever since she was a
child.
a) is c) has been
b) was d) will be
22. When I started working for this company, I ... an architect for six years already.
a) has been c) was
b) had been d) have been
23. I'll take the decision after I ... to the manager.
a)speak c) has spoken
b) will speak d) spoke
24. Look! That window just ... again!
a) has broken c) has been broken
b) broke d) break
25. This cafe used to be much ... before they opened the new one next door.
a) popular c) most popular
b) more popular d) the most popular
26. My company has treated me well, and given me ... chance to succeed.
a) every c)each
b) all d) either
27. There may be no need to go to school in the future, since everyone will have a computer ... home.
a) - c)in
b) at d) for
28. The pilot ... land the plane on only one engine.
a) could c) must
b) was able to d) need
29. ... marriages end in divorce these days.
a) many c) few
b) much d) a few
30. You have to learn to accept ... ups and downs of life.
a) the с) а
b) - d) this
31. Belarus has always been rich in ... talented and gifted people.
a) an c) the
b) a d) -
32. Where ... my scissors? I can't find them.
a) is c) was
b) are d) has been
33. I don't believe in ghosts, so I'm not afraid ... them of course.
a) of c) in
b) at d) -
34. The two Prime Ministers ... discuss the current economic crisis tomorrow.
a) can c) has to
b) may d) are to
35.1 think he was lonely because he had ... friends and none of his neighbours ever spoke to him.
a) few c) many
b) a few d) much
36. The journey to Paris had taken much ... before they built the Channel Tunnel.
a) longer c) long
b) the longest d) longest
37. A small sum of money ... from the cash some days ago and nobody knows who did it.
a) steal c) is stolen
b) stole d) was stolen
38. Man ... first in East Africa.
a) is discovered c) discover
b) discovered d) was discovered
39. Why are you so dirty? - I ... in the garden.
a) dig c) was digging
b) dug d) have been digging
40. Next summer we ... here for 20 years.
a) will live c) will be living
b) will have been living d) are living
41. Не ... for several hours and needed a rest.
a) was driving c) had been driving
b) drove d) had driven
42. Somebody is at the door. - I ... to see who it is.
a) go c) will be going
b) will go d) will have gone
43. The boy is going to be a scientist when he ... up.
a) grow c) will grow
b) grows d) will have grown
44. By the time she qualifies, she ... law for 5 years.
a) will study c) will have been studying
b) will be studying d) study
45. This old house on the corner ... down in two weeks.
a) will knock c) will have been knocked
b) will be knocked d) knocked
46. It was a film about ... life of a polar explorer.
a) - c) an
b)a d) the
47. They met in May and it was then ... he fell in love with her.
a)that c)there
b) than d)this
48. I don't agree that the unemployed ... receive more help from the state.
a)can c)should
b) may d) has to
49. Being a nurse is not as ... as being a doctor.
a) more interesting c) less interesting
b) interesting d) most interesting
50. We arrived ... England at Gatwick Airport.
a) to c) in
b) for d) at
51. Don't worry, the sun ... our clothes by the time we get home.
a) will dry c) will be drying
b) will have dried d) dry
52. Traditional English afternoon tea ... rare nowadays, although the English are ready for a cup of tea at any time of the day.
a) is c) has been
b) was d) will be
53. My father who ... recently spends all day reading the newspapers.
a) retired c) retires
b) has retired d) will retire
54. Much that has just been said ... soon.
a) forget c) will have been forgotten
b) will forget d) will be forgotten
55. There ... interesting news in today's newspaper.
a) are c) have been
b) is d) were
56.1 saw two films yesterday, but I didn't like ... of them.
a) neither c) none
b) no d) either
57. The judge sent him to ... prison for ten years.
a) - c) the
b) a d) an
58. ... you tell me if this bus goes to Heathrow Airport?
a) must c) may
b) should d)could
59. Last year I stayed for a few days in an old house in Scotland which was famous ... its ghosts.
a) by c)about
b) at d) for
60. Your car costs ... than mine but it is more beautiful.
a) little c) the least
b) less d) fewer
61. ... you still ... or have you found a job already?
a) are studied c) have studied
b) are studying d) have been studying
62. Any advice that the Queen may offer the Prime Minister ... secret.
a) keep c) is kept
b) are kept d) was kept
63. Members of British Parliament ... salaries since 1911.
a) paid c) are paid
b) have been paid d) were paid
64. I decided to change from central London to the suburbs because it ... so expensive to live there.
a) become c) will become
b) have become d) has become
65. The teacher asked her pupils where they ... to spend their holidays.
a) are going c) will be going
b) were going d) have been going
66. As you can see from the letter I ... my address and live in Oxford now.
a)change c) have changed
b) changed d) had changed
67. This time next week I ... on the beach in Spain.
a) lie c) will be lying
b) will lie d) will have been lying
68. Living in the country is ... than in a big city.
a) less expensive c) the least expensive
b) most expensive d) expensive
69.1 would like to meet ... you and thank you for your help.
a) with c) by
b) at d) -
70. Every time I go to the supermarket I ask ... why I go shopping so often.
a) my c) mine
b) myself d) they
71. It rains every day. If you ... the television with you, you will have nothing to do there.
a) not to take c) won't take
b) don't take d) aren't taken
72. The British Queen is certainly one of ... women in the world.
a) rich c) the richest
b) richer d) not rich
73. In 1979 Margaret Thatcher became ... first woman Prime Minister, yet she never appointed a woman in her Cabinet.
a) - с) а
b) the d) an
74. A passer-by asked if it ... the right road for Hastings.
a) is c) has been
b) was d) will be
75. Excuse me, ... I borrow your newspaper, if you are not reading it?
a) must c) might
b)can d)should
76. Bill said that he ... for me outside when I got to the station.
a) will be waiting c) is waiting
b) would be waiting d) waits
77.1 need some time to think about ... offer you made me.
a) - с) а
b) the d) an
78. We can't go by train. The train-drivers are ... strike.
a)on c)for
b) in d) at
79.1 think that he was lonely because he had few friends and ... of his neighbors ever spoke to him.
a) neither c) none
b) either d) no
80. After oil ... under the sea near the Welsh Coast, Britain has become self-sufficient in this energy source.
a) discovered c) will be discovered
b) was discovered d) is discovered
81. Nick said that he ... up smoking the week before.
a) gave c) was giving
b) had given d) would give
82. Thanks for your letter. Your news ... very interesting.
a) was c) will be
b) were d) have been
83. I wanted to buy a new ring but I ... my credit card at home.
a) left c) had left
b) leave d) have left
84. My father ... more than my mother for the same work.
a) pays c) is paid
b) paid d) is being paid
85. The company ... some land, but it's going to sell it.
a) has bought c) will buy
b) had bought d) buys
86. I rang my friend in London yesterday and he said it ... heavily there.
a) is raining c) has been raining
b) was raining d) had been raining
87. No one told me that the goods ... the week before.
a) would arrive c) had arrived
b) arrived d) was arriving
88. A number of attempts ... to find the Loch Ness monster lately.
a) have been made c) made
b) were made d) will make
89. He ... this trip for months. He is leaving on Sunday.
a) plans c) has planned
b) is planning d) has been planned
90. If you ... the music too loud, you'll wake up the neighbours.
a) will play c) have played
b) play d) played
91. You ... spend all your money as soon as you've earned it.
a) can't c) couldn't
b) mustn't d) shouldn't
92. This cheque ... be signed only by the manager of your company.
a) can c) have to
b) may d) must
93. Your new car looks very ... , I must say.
a) nicely c) beautifully
b) nice d) strangely
94. The book was ... than the film I saw last week.
a) exciting c) the most exciting
b) most exciting d) more exciting
95. How ... does this dress cost? — I don't know. It's a present.
a) many c) money
b) much d) a lof
96. You can apply for a ... job when you've had more experience.
a) best c) worse
b) better d) worst
97. People don't know what ... future will be.
a) the с) а
b) - d) these
98.1 went to ... British Museum several times when I was in London.
a) the с) а
b) - d) that
99. There is a problem ... our TV-set, it breaks very quickly.
a) at c) over
b) on d) with
100. Don't worry ... your job prospects. Everything will be all
right.
a) with c) about
b) for d) over