1. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 1) Have you ever _____ such a horrible person in all your life? a) stop by b) bump into c) come across d) meet up 2) Someone you know a little, who is not a close friend is _____ a) a flat mate b) an acquaintance c) a companion d) a fellow student 3) Many parents find it hard to understand their _____ children. a) adolescent b) teenager c) middle-aged d) newborn 4) Watching the children _____ has been the biggest joy of both parents. a) mature b) bring up c) settle down d) come of age 5) I really _____ you for your courage that is honest respectful action. a) reunite b) mourne c) admire d) burden 6) When people _____, they want it to last forever, but sometimes it’s not the case. a) make up b) fall out over c) get on well d) fall in love 7) Mark finds it difficult to _____ guys because he often feels shy, and he doesn’t know what to say. a) chat up b) put up c) cheat on d) fall out 8) I hadn’t had enough sleep and was feeling kind of _____. a) rebellious b) grumpy c) nosy d) obedient 9) The agency was created for the _____ of the policy. a) license b) implementation c) fostering d) awareness 10) The difference between the views of young people and their parents is _____. a) an addiction c) a generation gap b) a juvenile delinquency d) a discrimination 11) He wanted to repair our vacuum cleaner that _____ a few days before. a) broke b) was breaking c) has broken d) had broken 12) Before he rang at my door, he _____ for a parking space for about ten minutes. a) was looking b) has looked c) had been looking d) looked 13) Don’t worry about her. She is smart _____ to realise what she has to do. a) enough b) too c) so d) such 14) He’s _____ an excellent worker! He deserves to get promoted. a) too b) such c) enough d) so 15) Tom’s illness is _____ serious than he thought. a) much more b) a lot more c) far more d) a bit more 16) I know him _____ well, but I wouldn’t say we were really close friends. a) rather b) fairly c) quite d) very 17) He said that Holland was _____ cold and Denmark was _____ cold, but Sweden was _____. a) a little, quite, much coldest c) a little, rather, the coldest b) slightly, very, the coldest d) a bit, fairly, the coldest 18) Mrs Zoom is wonderful. She _____ people vegetables and flowers from her garden. a) will always give c) is always giving b) used always to give d) always gives 19) See that building there? I _____ to school there, but now it’s a factory. a) went b) was going c) would go d) used to go 20) Father insists _____ Mark’s studying every day for two hours. a) for b) on c) of d) at

1. c) come across
   Have you ever come across such a horrible person in all your life?
   (come across — случайно встретить, столкнуться с кем-то)

2. b) an acquaintance
   Someone you know a little, who is not a close friend is an acquaintance.
   (acquaintance — знакомый, но не близкий друг)

3. a) adolescent
   Many parents find it hard to understand their adolescent children.
   (adolescent — подросток, обычно период перехода от детства к взрослости)

4. b) bring up
   Watching the children bring up has been the biggest joy of both parents.
   (bring up — воспитывать детей)

5. c) admire
   I really admire you for your courage.
   (admire — восхищаться, уважать)

6. d) fall in love
   When people fall in love, they want it to last forever, but sometimes it’s not the case.
   (fall in love — влюбляться)

7. a) chat up
   Mark finds it difficult to chat up guys because he often feels shy.
   (chat up — пытаться познакомиться, начать разговор с целью понравиться)

8. b) grumpy
   I hadn’t had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.
   (grumpy — раздражительный, ворчливый)

9. b) implementation
   The agency was created for the implementation of the policy.
   (implementation — осуществление, реализация)

10. c) a generation gap
    The difference between the views of young people and their parents is a generation gap.
    (generation gap — разрыв поколений)

11. d) had broken
    He wanted to repair our vacuum cleaner that had broken a few days before.
    (Past Perfect используется, потому что поломка произошла раньше другого действия в прошлом)

12. c) had been looking
    Before he rang at my door, he had been looking for a parking space for about ten minutes.
    (Past Perfect Continuous — действие длилось до момента в прошлом)

13. a) enough
    She is smart enough to realise what she has to do.
    (adjective + enough + to do something)

14. b) such
    He’s such an excellent worker!
    (such + a/an + adjective + noun)

15. c) far more
    Tom’s illness is far more serious than he thought.
    (far more — намного более)

16. b) fairly
    I know him fairly well, but we aren’t close friends.
    (fairly well — достаточно хорошо)

17. d) a bit, fairly, the coldest
    Holland was a bit cold, Denmark was fairly cold, but Sweden was the coldest.
    (the coldest — превосходная степень)

18. c) is always giving
    Mrs Zoom is wonderful. She is always giving people vegetables and flowers from her garden.
    (Present Continuous + always показывает повторяющееся действие, часто с оттенком восхищения)

19. d) used to go
    I used to go to school there, but now it’s a factory.
    (used to — действие, которое происходило в прошлом, но больше не происходит)

20. b) on
    Father insists on Mark’s studying every day for two hours.
    (insist on + noun/gerund)

Ответы кратко:

1 — c
2 — b
3 — a
4 — b
5 — c
6 — d
7 — a
8 — b
9 — b
10 — c
11 — d
12 — c
13 — a
14 — b
15 — c
16 — b
17 — d
18 — c
19 — d
20 — b