Тест 70. Грамматика и лексика. ЕГЭ по английскому языку


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

Christmas trees
One Christmas Eve the trees in a wood were very unhappy. They wished very much to make Christmas stay, but they ___ (NOT KNOW) how to do so. ‘We are so bare,’ complained one tree. ‘If we only had our pretty green summer dresses,’ said other trees.



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

‘Hush, children, hush,’ whispered North Wind in a gentle voice, which was unusual for the ___ (BAD) of all winds. ‘Go to sleep.’ While they slept something happened.



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

When the trees awoke they found that someone, perhaps North Wind, had cast over each of ___ (THEY) a lovely soft cloak of spotless feathery white.



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

Seagull problem
The councillors of Dumfries, Scotland, are determined to do something about the seagull problem. Dumfries is the ___ (THREE) town in the region invaded by seagulls which attack people. The birds protect their nests.



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

Local authorities declared that next spring special anti-gull ‘task-force’ ___ (DESTROY) the gull nests. “Seagulls are a menace to Scottish towns,” said Environment Minister Michael Russell.



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

“Recently, they ___ (BECOME) aggressive to other birds, pets and even people.”



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

Councillor Jack Groom said the time for talk was over, adding that it was time for action before ___ (MANY) people were hurt by the gulls.



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

White monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
The ancient city of Vladimir was founded in 1108 by the Kiev Prince Vladimir Monomach. It contains an important group of monuments. The Cathedral of the Assumption was intended to be the ___ (RELIGION) centre of all Russia.



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

It was built in the town Kremlin as a single-domed structure with the façade ___ (REMARK) for its carved reliefs.



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

Most of the 12th-century frescoes were destroyed by Mongols, but new mural ___ (PAINT) were added in 1408 by Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chernii, in particular the famous Last Judgment.



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

Suzdal, which lies some 25 km north of Vladimir, was the site of a ___ (SETTLE) in the 9th and 10th centuries, which became a fortress. A posad, which was housing craftsmen and shopkeepers, developed around it.



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

Within, dominating the whole town stands the Cathedral of the Nativity with its five-domed top and Golden Doors. The interior ___ (DECORATE) is important in Russian art.



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

The buildings in Vladimir and Suzdal have been the centre of ___ (CULTURE) tourism for several decades and a good deal of restoration has been carried out.



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

Merrywood Elementary
My mother decided it was time for me to go to school. I was sent to Merrywood Elementary when I was six and I thought it was a complete waste of time. What was the ___ of school when I could learn all I needed at the docks?

1) help
2) goal
3) point
4) aim



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

It turned ___ that Mum had other plans for my future which didn’t include joining Uncle Stan in the shipyard.

1) off
2) out
3) in
4) over



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

Once Mum had dropped me off each morning, I would hang around in the yard until she was out of sight, and then slope off to the docks. I made sure I was always back at the school gates when she returned to pick me up in the afternoon. On the ___ back home, I had to be very inventive.

1) trial
2) path
3) track
4) way



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

I would ___ her everything I’d done at school that day.

1) speak
2) say
3) tell
4) talk



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

I was good at making up stories. ___, it wasn’t long before she discovered that was all they were: stories.

1) moreover
2) however
3) therefore
4) although



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

Occasionally Mr. Haskins, the gatekeeper, decided he’d seen me leave the school too often and I’d be ___ to the headmaster. My form master, Mr.Holcombe, never let on if I didn’t show up for his class, but then he was a bit soft.

1) reported
2) remembered
3) reminded
4) required



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

One or two other boys from my school also ___ to hang around the docks but I kept my distance from them. They were older and bigger and never missed a chance to beat me if I got in their way.

1) held
2) kept
3) used
4) had