1. Choose the word or the word-combination closest in meaning: “Перестать читать”.
a) to go on reading b) to look forward to reading c) to stop reading
d) to finish reading e) to start reading
2. Choose the correct English equivalent: “Протирать окно”.
a) to clean the glass b) to dry the window c) to brush the window
d) to wash the window e) to clean the window
3. Choose the proper Russian equivalent to: “On foot”.
a) опора b) в нижней части c) у подножия d) на ногах e) пешком
4. Choose the proper Russian equivalent to: “What's your line?”
a) Какая твоя задача? b) Какое твое хобби? c) Какие твои планы?
d) Какая твоя профессия? e) Чем ты занимаешься?
5. Choose the proper English equivalent to: “Щупать пульс”.
a) to examine the pulse b) to count the pulse c) to feel the pulse
d) to time the pulse e) to touch the pulse
6. Choose the proper English equivalent to: “Роковая болезнь”.
a) a catching disease b) fatal malady c) a fatal illness d) a fatal ailment e) a chronic disease
7. Choose the translation of each English sentence (Mind the text "A Day's Wait"): “I'd rather stay awake”.
a) Я бы лучше проснусь b) Я бы лучше уснула c) Я предпочитаю спать
d) Я лучше не буду спать e) Я предпочитаю бодрствовать
8. Choose the word opposite in meaning: “Hard working”.
a) kind b) talented c) lazy d) active e) well - bred
9. Choose the word close in meaning: “Fashion”.
a) fat b) close c) slim d) tight e) style
10. Choose the correct translation of the word: “Practical classes”.
a) педагогическое образование b) обучение учителей c) расписание
d) практические занятия e) педагогический состав
11. Choose the word opposite in meaning: “To shake one's head”.
a) to mean b) to wave c) to bring d) to whisper e) to nod
12. Choose the proper word: “A person who goes in for wrestling”.
a) trainer b) worker c) hunter d) boxer e) wrestler
13. Choose the suitable word: “For most of England's wheat is ... here”.
a) grown b) changed c) met d) taken e) brought
14. Choose the correct translation of the word: “An electronic equipment”.
a) добыча нефти в открытом море b) мягкий климат c) земледелие
d) живописный пейзаж e) электронное оборудование
15. Choose the correct translation: “Бурное”.
a) deck b) luggage c) dining-car d) booking-office e) rough
16. Choose the word opposite in meaning: “Darkness”.
a) oppressive b) spare c) strange d) sunny e) light
17. Choose the suitable word: “These companies employ leading ...”.
a) house-keepers b) workers c) doctors d) teachers e) producers
18. Choose English equivalent to the word: “Восток”.
a) The Antarctic b) The East c) The West d) The South e) The North
19. Choose English equivalent to the word: “Польский язык”.
a) German b) Dutch c) Greek d) Danish e) Polish
20. Choose English equivalent to the word: “Греческий язык”.
a) German b) Polish c) Dutch d) Danish e) Greek
21. Choose the word opposite in meaning: “To switch off”.
a) with b) over c) at d) off e) on
22. Choose the English equivalent to the sentence: “Читать?”
a) Shall I begin? b) Shall I read? c) Shall I do it? d) Shall I speak? e) Shall I answer?
23. Choose English equivalent to the sentence: “Начинать?”
a) Shall I read? b) Shall I speak? c) Shall I write it? d) Shall I answer? e) Shall I begin?
24. Express in one word: “A dish of oatmeal boiled in some water”.
a) meal b) drinks c) porridge d) food e) starter
25. Choose the proper word and word-combination. Mind synonyms: “To take an examination in English”.
a) to fail an examination in English b) to have a test in English c) to test in English
d) to pass an examination in English e) to go in English
26. Choose the proper Russian equivalent to: “To be laid up with a disease”.
a) накрыть на стол b) преодолеть болезнь c) слечь от какой-то болезни
d) лечить от болезни e) накрыть
27. Choose the proper word.Mind synonyms: “Does it ... you to move your arms, legs or head?”
a) painless b) painful c) pain d) ache e) hurt
28. Choose the correct expressions in one word: “Difficulty in digesting food”.
a) stomach b) cholera c) jaundice d) indigestion e) treatment
29. Choose the word close in meaning: “Beastly”.
a) nasty b) quickly c) stuffy d) hardly e) kindly
30. Choose the word opposite in meaning: “Entrance”.
a) entertainment b) importance c) performance d) invitation e) exit
