UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ### Test Part 1: Gerunds and Participial Constructions 1. She avoided (mention) the incident during the meeting. 2. (Complete) the project ahead of schedule, they decided to take a day off. 3. (See) the results, he felt a sense of relief. 4. The (burn) toast filled the kitchen with smoke. 5. (Having finish) her homework, she went out to play. **Part 2: Prepositions** Choose the correct preposition for each sentence. 6. She is interested (in/on/at) learning new languages. 7. He apologized (for/to/with) being late. 8. The book is dedicated (to/for/with) his parents. 9. They are responsible (for/of/to) organizing the event. 10. She is capable (of/for/to) solving complex problems. Part 3: Phrasal Verbs Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the phrasal verb in brackets. 11. He (come across) an old friend while walking in the park. 12. She needs to (catch up) on her work after being sick. 13. They (give up) smoking last year. 14. The meeting was (put off) until next week. 15. He (look forward) to the vacation for months. **Part 4: Idioms** Choose the correct idiom to complete each sentence. 16. When he finally got the promotion, he was. - a) over the moon - b) under the weather - c) in hot water 17. She was when she realized she had forgotten her passport. - a) in the same boat - b) in a pickle - c) on cloud nine 18. After the long hike, they were. - a) full of beans - b) dead on their feet - c) a piece of cake 19. He decided to and start his own business. - a) bite the bullet - b) spill the beans - c) hit the sack 20. She was when she heard the news. - a) on the ball. - b) over the moon - c) in the doghouse Part 5: Mixed Sentences 21. The teacher, (notice) the mistake, corrected it immediately. 22. He is looking forward to (visit) his family next month. 23. (Having see) the movie before, she knew the ending. 24. The students are excited (about/for/to) the upcoming trip. 25. She (run into) her old teacher at the supermarket. **Part 6: Advanced Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs** 26. He was accused (of/for/to) stealing the money. 27. They (break down) the project into smaller tasks. 28. She is keen (on/in/at) improving her skills. 29. The team (carry out) the experiment successfully. 30. He is (fed up) with the constant noise from the construction.

Ниже подробное решение по каждому разделу теста. Я привожу исправления и краткие объяснения правил, чтобы было понятно, почему именно так. Part 1. Gerunds and Participial Constructions 1) She avoided (mention) the incident during the meeting. - Исправленно: She avoided mentioning the incident during the meeting. - Объяснение: после глагола avoid используется герундий (mentioning). 2) (Complete) the project ahead of schedule, they decided to take a day off. - Исправленно: Having completed the project ahead of schedule, they decided to take a day off. - Объяснение: здесь речь о завершении проекта до принятия решения; идеален перфектный деепричастный оборот Having completed (или Having finished) для выражения последовательности действий. 3) (See) the results, he felt a sense of relief. - Исправленно: Seeing the results, he felt a sense of relief. - Объяснение: после see в начале предложения часто ставят деепричастный оборот с -ing ( Seeing). 4) The (burn) toast filled the kitchen with smoke. - Исправленно: The burnt toast filled the kitchen with smoke. - Объяснение: burnt/burned здесь выступает как прилагательное к существительному toast. Оба варианта встречаются; burnt более характерно в качестве описания. 5) (Having finish) her homework, she went out to play. - Исправленно: Having finished her homework, she went out to play. - Объяснение: надо использовать перфектный деепричастие Having finished (завершённость действия до главного). Part 2. Prepositions 6) She is interested (in/on/at) learning new languages. - Исправленно: She is interested in learning new languages. - Объяснение: устойчивость interest in. 7) He apologized (for/to/with) being late. - Исправленно: He apologized for being late. - Объяснение: apologize за что‑то; предлог for. 8) The book is dedicated (to/for/with) his parents. - Исправленно: The book is dedicated to his parents. - Объяснение: dedicate sth to sb. 9) They are responsible (for/of/to) organizing the event. - Исправленно: They are responsible for organizing the event. - Объяснение: responsible for doing sth. 10) She is capable (of/for/to) solving complex problems. - Исправленно: She is capable of solving complex problems. - Объяснение: capable of doing sth. Part 3. Phrasal Verbs 11) He (come across) an old friend while walking in the park. - Исправленно: He came across an old friend while walking in the park. - Объяснение: come across — встретить случайно; форма прошедшего времени. 12) She needs to (catch up) on her work after being sick. - Исправленно: She needs to catch up on her work after being sick. - Объяснение: устойчивый фразовый глагол look/keep/ catch up; после to следует инфинитив без to (catch up). 13) They (give up) smoking last year. - Исправленно: They gave up smoking last year. - Объяснение: give up в прошедшем времени. 14) The meeting was (put off) until next week. - Исправленно: The meeting was put off until next week. - Объяснение: put off — откладывать; пассивная конструкция. 15) He (look forward) to the vacation for months. - Исправленно: He looked forward to the vacation for months. - Объяснение: look forward to требует после него существительное или герундий после к/to (to the vacation). Здесь правильная форма — looked forward to the vacation. Part 4. Idioms 16) When he finally got the promotion, he was. - a) over the moon - b) under the weather - c) in hot water - Исправленно: a) over the moon - Объяснение: повышение вызывает сильное счастье. 17) She was when she realized she had forgotten her passport. - a) in the same boat - b) in a pickle - c) on cloud nine - Исправленно: b) in a pickle - Объяснение: быть в затруднении/неловкой ситуации. 18) After the long hike, they were. - a) full of beans - b) dead on their feet - c) a piece of cake - Исправленно: b) dead on their feet - Объяснение: очень усталые, измождённые. 19) He decided to and start his own business. - a) bite the bullet - b) spill the beans - c) hit the sack - Исправленно: He decided to bite the bullet and start his own business. - Объяснение: bite the bullet = набраться смелости начать действовать; "to" и союз "and" между частями фразы. 20) She was when she heard the news. - a) on the ball - b) over the moon - c) in the doghouse - Исправленно: b) over the moon - Объяснение: радостное событие; варианты можно сочетать, но здесь лучше выбрать over the moon. Part 5. Mixed Sentences 21) The teacher, (notice) the mistake, corrected it immediately. - Исправленно: The teacher, noticing the mistake, corrected it immediately. - Объяснение: сокращённое придаточное предложение с деепричастием. 22) He is looking forward to (visit) his family next month. - Исправленно: He is looking forward to visiting his family next month. - Объяснение: после look forward to нужен герундий. 23) (Having see) the movie before, she knew the ending. - Исправленно: Having seen the movie before, she knew the ending. - Объяснение: правильная форма причастия прошедшего времени. 24) The students are excited (about/for/to) the upcoming trip. - Исправленно: The students are excited about the upcoming trip. - Объяснение: excited about. 25) She (run into) her old teacher at the supermarket. - Исправленно: She ran into her old teacher at the supermarket. - Объяснение: простое прошедшее времени у фразового глагола. Part 6. Advanced Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs 26) He was accused (of/for/to) stealing the money. - Исправленно: He was accused of stealing the money. - Объяснение: accuse кого‑то в чём‑либо; перед глаголом ing. 27) They (break down) the project into smaller tasks. - Исправленно: They broke down the project into smaller tasks. - Объяснение: break down — разбивать на части; прошедшее время. 28) She is keen (on/in/at) improving her skills. - Исправленно: She is keen on improving her skills. - Объяснение: keen on. 29) The team (carry out) the experiment successfully. - Исправленно: The team carried out the experiment successfully. - Объяснение: carry out — выполнять, осуществлять; прошедшее время. 30) He is (fed up) with the constant noise from the construction. - Исправленно: He is fed up with the constant noise from the construction. - Объяснение: фраза-adjective fed up with; два слова. 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