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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
Кратко: 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 | Объяснение |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | b) fade | Ткань под солнцем теряет цвет — fade. Dissolve — растворяться, melt — плавиться. |
| 6 | a) thousands of | Устойчиво: thousands of people. Было бы several thousand people, fifty thousand people. |
| 7 | a) No, not at all | Ответ на Would you mind…?: «Нет, не против». |
| 8 | a) them go | После let ставится дополнение + инфинитив без to: let them go. |
| 9 | b) lifter | Shoplifter — магазинный вор. |
| 10 | a) up | Put up with somebody — терпеть кого-либо. |
| 11 | c) accused | Accuse somebody of something — обвинять в чём-либо. |
| 12 | b) без предлога | The party lasted all night — глагол last здесь предлог не требует. |
| 13 | b) have been repairing | Действие недавно шло и дало видимый результат сейчас: руки грязные. |
| 14 | c) is going to fall | Прогноз по очевидному признаку/непосредственной угрозе: книги вот-вот упадут. |
| 15 | c) launch | Launch a magazine — запустить журнал. |
| 16 | c) chew | Жёсткое мясо нужно долго жевать. |
| 17 | c) had she been studying | Длительность до другого прошедшего события (before she went): Past Perfect Continuous. |
| 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 на работе, истощённый. |
Главный принцип: в таких тестах нужно проверять не только время, но и устойчивое сочетание слов. Например, fade, put up with, launch a magazine, accuse of, congratulate on. В грамматических пунктах ищи опору: let + bare infinitive, be made to do, before + Past Perfect Continuous.