45-MINUTE TEST

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1
His mother is short, __________ his sister is so tall.
A. although B. but C. and D. despite
Question 2
My mother often _________ morning exercises.
A. do B. does C. doing D. has done

Question 3
Her brother _____________ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work

Question 4
They _________ the new words yesterday from three to seven.
A. learnt B. have been learning C. have learnt D. were learning

Question 5
She _________ German for two years.
A. has learnt B. is learning C. learn D. learns

Question 6
I _________ my report when you entered the hall.
A. made B. have been making C. was making D.have made
Question 7
If I were you, I ______ that job.
A. applied for B. will apply for C. apply for D. would apply for
Question 8
Tom: “_____________?” Jerry: “Once a week”
A. How often do you go shopping B. How much do you want
C. How do you go shopping D. How are you going
Question 9
Alice: "Do you think you’ll get the job?" Alex: "_____________."
A. I know so B. Well, I hope so C. I think so D. Yes, that’s right

Choose the word whose ending "_s/_es" is pronounced differently

from the others.
Question 10
A. books B. floors C. combs D. drums

Question 11
A. sees B. sports C. pools D. trains
Choose the word whose ending "_ed" is pronounced differently from
the others.
Question 12
A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted

Question 13
A. kissed B. helped C. forced D. raised

Choose the correct answer.

Question 14
Environmental _________ is a serious problem facing mankind today.
A. polluted B. pollute C. pollution D. polluting
Question 15
Actually, today I feel _____ than I did yesterday.
A. bad B. worst C. worse D. the worst
Question 16
It’s very hot in here. Do you mind if I __________ the air-conditioner?
A. turn up B. turn on C. turn down D. turn off
Question 17
People nowadays are interested _______ saving money and natural
resources.
A. on B. to C. with D. in
Question 18
I've ____________ my glasses everywhere but I can't find them anywhere.
A. looked at B. looked after C. looked for D. looked into
Question 19
He's still _____________ dependent on his parents; he regularly receives
money to live from them.
A. finance B. financial C. financially D. financier
Question 20
These old pictures won't __________ in the bedroom.
A. is hung B. hung C. be hung D. been hung
Question 21
Interesting movements have been launched to attract the _____________
of a large number of youths.
A. participate B. participant C. participation D. participating

Choose the part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

Question 22
The spacecraft which (A) Yuri Gagarin flew (B) in his historical (C) travel into
space (D) was Vostok 1.
A. which B. flew C. historical D. space
Question 23
Despite of (A) not being (B) a professional dancer, (C) Linda practices
dancing (D) every day.
A. Despite of B. being C. dancer D. dancing
Question 24
My mother always (A) suggests to read (B) the book before (C) seeing (D)
the film.
A. always B. to read C. before D. seeing
Question 25
We were young and inexperienced (A). However (B), we made (C) a lot of
mistakes (D).
A. inexperienced B. However C. made D. mistakes

Read the paragraph and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C or

D for each of the gaps.
I started (26) _______ English when I was 14 years old after five years of
studying Russian. In the (27) _______ I encountered some difficulties
learning the language, but I tried my (28) _______ to overcome them.
Firstly, my English pronunciation was (29) _______ by the way I spoke
Russian. To solve this problem, I practiced by listening to tapes in English
every day. I played the tape, stopped after each sentence, and (30)
_______ the sentence several times. At school, I joined an English speaking
club (31) _______ was organised by a teacher from Britain. She understood
my difficulty and helped me very much in improving my pronunciation.
Secondly, I found it really hard to learn English vocabulary. In Russian, the
way you write the word is the way you pronounce it. However, English
spelling is often (32) _______ from its pronunciation. To get over this
difficulty I started using the dictionary. Whenever I learnt a new word, I
looked it (33) _______ carefully in the dictionary. Then I tried to remember
the way to read and write the word. After that, I wrote the word down
several (34) _______ in a notebook. Gradually, I got (35) _______ to the
spelling system of the language. Now I’m confident that my English has
become much better.

Question 26
A. getting B. learning C. writing D. reading
Question 27
A. start B. beginning C. end D. begin
Question 28
A. most B. self C. best D. hard
Question 29
A. effected B. given C. affected D. reflected
Question 30
A. said B. told C. spoke D. repeated
Question 31
A. which B. it C. and D. but
Question 32
A. different B. the same C. far D. differ
Question 33
A. down B. on C. out D. up
Question 34
A. way B. ways C. minutes D. lines
Question 35
A. used B. remembered C. well D. attracted

Read the passage and choose the correct options.

‘Bollywood’, which is the name of the film industry in Mumbai, India, makes
almost 1,000 films a year. Since making its first film in 1913, Bollywood has
made over 29,000 films. This is a much higher number than the USA and
means it is the biggest film industry in the world. Most Indians like watching
films better than any other free-time activity and ten million of them go to
the cinema every day. Bollywood films tell romantic love stories, and singing
and dancing are an important part of every film. Indian films are also
enjoyed outside India. Last year, Bollywood made over $500 million by
selling its films to other countries.
Indian actors make more films each year than American actors in Hollywood,
but they are not paid as much. This is why most Bollywood films only cost
about $2 million to make. A Hollywood film is never made for under $5
million.
Most Bollywood actors are young. They work hard but only for a few years.
Amitabh Bachchan, who some people say is India’s greatest actor, is
different. He has been the star of more than 140 films during an acting
career of almost 40 years.
Question 36
Where is Bollywood?
A. In Hollywood B. In the USA C. In India D. In America
Question 37
The first film that was made in Bollywood was _____.
A. in 1,000 B. in 1913
C. almost 40 years ago D. 140 years ago
Question 38
The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to: _____.
A. Indian actors B. Films
C. American actors D. Hollywood films
Question 39
How many years did Amitabh Bachchan work as an actor during his acting
career?
A. 5 years B. 2 years C. 40 years D. a few years
Question 40
What does the writer mean by saying: "Indian films are also enjoyed outside
India"?
A. Foreigners also like watching Indian films.
B. Indian films are only sold to other countries.
C. Indian films are made to show in other countries.
D. Over $500 million was made by selling films.