Тест 50. Грамматика и лексика. ЕГЭ по английскому языку


1) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Pizza
The evolution of pizza was quite long and many cultures contributed to it. Let ___ (WE) have a glimpse of its history.



2) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

___ (WOMAN) of ancient Egypt, Greece and later Rome had recipes similar to modern ones.



3) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

The Egyptians had a tradition to celebrate the Pharaoh’s birthday with flat loaves ___ (LOOK) very much like our modern pizza.



4) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

The word ‘pizza’ appeared in printing at the end of the 10th century for the ___ (ONE) time.



5) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

A remarkable event took place in June 1889. The Italian queen Margarita was staying in her summer palace in Naples. It was her birthday and the owner of a very popular pizzeria cooked a special kind of pizza for her. He named it ‘Margarita’. It was the ___ (GOOD) way to make this pizza famous all over the world.



6) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Now pizza ___ (COOK) with tomatoes. However, when tomatoes appeared in Europe they were grown as an ornamental plant.



7) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

For a long time people ___ (NOT CAN) believe that tomatoes were edible.



8) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

The Power of the Great Pyramid
In the 18th century a large number of foreigners came to the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. One of the most ___ (POWER) people of that time, Napoleon Bonaparte, also visited the Pyramid.



9) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

His expedition to Egypt in 1798 was not only military but archeological as well. He took with him specialists in different spheres of science. The ___ (SCIENCE) measured, explored and made many drawings of Egyptian pyramids.



10) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

One day Napoleon with several ___ (SERVE) came to the Great Pyramid of Cheops. There he wanted to be left alone.



11) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

He ordered everyone to leave him and went into the ___ (DARK) alone.



12) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

When he came out he was pale. ‘Are you all right, sir?’ asked the guide. Napoleon was silent. Then he said ___ (SAD), ‘Never mention this matter again. Ever!’



13) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Years later, his friend Tomblier asked him what he had seen in the Great Pyramid. Napoleon stared at Tomblier for a while, then said only two words, ‘Something ___ (POSSIBLE)!’ He never spoke about it again.



14) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

The secret tunnel
In the middle of our village, there is a beautiful old church, which dates back to the beginning of the Middle Ages. It was rebuilt several times, but some of its parts, including the foundations, are ___.

1) natural
2) original
3) real
4) genuine



15) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Well, ___ about restoration, a while ago they decided to install a heating system there, as it gets cold in winter. Some of the local boys volunteered to help, including myself.

1) commenting
2) telling
3) saying
4) speaking



16) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

The benches were connected in stacks, so it was hard work to lift or to push them away, but we managed it. Most of the church floor was covered with marble-type slabs, but under some benches there were just some ancient-looking bricks. We got really ___, as we had heard stories about an old underground passageway leading from a crypt below the church to the castle in the nearest city.

1) excited
2) amazed
3) annoyed
4) animated



17) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

It is twelve miles ___.

1) away
2) far
3) off
4) about



18) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

So, a friend of mine and I started to dig down there. It was relatively easy to pull out the top layer of bricks, and underneath them we found soil, which also moved easily as it was completely dry. We found that one side of the hole was so soft that you could just ___ a stick through it. It was obviously that passageway!

1) shift
2) pull
3) push
4) remove



19) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Then some workmen came in and told us to stop. Just fancy that! We had to stop at the most exciting moment. After a few days, the workmen put a layer of hard cement over the entire floor, so our find remained a mystery. But I won’t give ___.

1) in
2) up
3) on
4) at



20) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

I still hope to go there some day and find that secret tunnel. Maybe, that will become the greatest ___ of the 21st century.

1) innovation
2) invention
3) discovery
4) development