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English Placement Test B2/C1
5 The red curtains began to __________ after they had been hanging in the sun for three months. a) dissolve b) fade c) melt
6 It is said that __________ people in the region have lost their homes. a) thousands of b) several thousands c) almost fifty thousands
7 "Would you mind spelling your surname?" " __________ " a) No, not at all. b) You're quite right. c) No, of course.
8 Why didn't she let __________? a) them go b) them to go c) to go them
9 A shop __________ is somebody who steals from shops. a) thief b) lifter c) robber
10 She is always so naughty I can't imagine how anyone puts __________ with her. a) up b) off c) –
11 He __________ her of marrying him for his money. a) blamed b) warned c) accused
12 The party lasted __________ all night. a) through b) - c) for
13 "Why are your hands dirty?" "I __________ my motorbike." a) repaired b) have been repairing c) was repairing
14 Watch out! This pile of books __________! a) will fall b) will be falling c) is going to fall
15 They are hoping to __________ an in-house magazine next year. a) begin b) eject c) launch
16 This meat is tough. You have to __________ it for a long time. a) eat b) bite c) chew
17 How long __________ French before she went to France? a) has she been studying b) she studied c) had she been studying
18 They were made __________ it. a) do b) to do c) done
19 They congratulated her __________ doing so well in her exams. a) on b) for c) of
20 She feels really __________. She's been doing this job for too long. a) broke b) tied up c) burnt out
По видимой части теста (вопросы 5–20) ответы такие:
5 — b, 6 — a, 7 — a, 8 — a, 9 — b, 10 — a, 11 — c, 12 — b, 13 — b, 14 — c, 15 — c, 16 — c, 17 — c, 18 — b, 19 — a, 20 — c.
| № | Ответ | Ключевой принцип |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | b) fade | Ткань на солнце выцветает; dissolve — растворяться, melt — плавиться. |
| 6 | a) thousands of | Конструкция thousands of people. После точного числа было бы fifty thousand, без -s. |
| 7 | a) No, not at all. | На Would you mind…? согласие выражают через No, not at all — «нет, совсем не против». |
| 8 | a) them go | После let идёт инфинитив без to: let them go. |
| 9 | b) lifter | Shoplifter — человек, который крадёт из магазинов. |
| 10 | a) up | Put up with somebody — терпеть кого-то. |
| 11 | c) accused | Accuse somebody of something — обвинять в чём-то. |
| 12 | b) — | Last all night — «длиться всю ночь», предлог не нужен. |
| 13 | b) have been repairing | Действие недавно происходило и объясняет результат сейчас — грязные руки. |
| 14 | c) is going to fall | Предсказание по явному видимому признаку: Watch out! |
| 15 | c) launch | Launch a magazine — запустить/выпускать издание. |
| 16 | c) chew | Жёсткое мясо нужно жевать — chew. |
| 17 | c) had she been studying | Past Perfect Continuous: длительность до другого прошлого события — before she went. |
| 18 | b) to do | В пассиве после make появляется to: be made to do. |
| 19 | a) on | Congratulate somebody on doing something. |
| 20 | c) burnt out | Burnt out — выгоревший, истощённый из-за работы. |
Главные ловушки здесь — беспредложное last all night, частица to после make в пассиве и разница между let somebody do и make somebody do.
