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Form 8

Lexical-Grammar Test

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. If you (not/stay) in bed for a couple of days at least, you never (feel) better.

2. Kate (stand) in front of the mirror when somebody (knock) on the door.

3. By the time she (be) 50, she (live) in this country for most of her life.

4. I am afraid I have to inform you that your application for funding (turn) down.

5. His horse (be) lame so he (have) to finish the journey on foot.

6. You (cut) your finger. Look, it (bleed). Put a plaster on it.

7. When he (finish) packing the furniture the whole room (be) in a mess.

8. Celebrations during the holiday traditionally (include) caroling, exchanging gifts and

sharing meals with friends. – I (hear) about caroling before, but I (not/know) what it’s like.

II. Put in articles where necessary.

(1)___room was full of people. One of the girls in yellow was playing (2) ___piano, and

beside her stood (3) ___tall, red-haired young lady who was singing (4) ___song.

(5) ___song was so sad that one could see (6) ___tears in her eyes.

III. Read the text and circle the correct variant of the word which best fits each space.

THE FOX AND THE GOAT

One hot summer day a fox was very thirsty. He was (1) ___some water to drink. At last he

ran up to an old well. The water was out of his reach. When he was trying to get the water,

he (2)___ the well. The water was not deep, and he began to drink at once. When he had

drunk enough, he tried to get (3) ___. But the sides of the well were high, and he (4) ___not

(5) ___ the top. After the fox (6) ___there for a long time he heard a noise. That was a goat

who came to the well. The goat saw the fox and asked," What (7) ___ down there?" "Oh, I

(8) ___the water. It's (9) ___ fresh. Come down here."The goat was (10) ___ to listen to the

fox, and jumped down. After the goat had got into the well, the fox climbed up the goat's

back and of the well. Then he turned round and went away.

1. a. looking after

b .looking for

c. looking at

d. looking into

2. a. fell into

b. had fallen in

c. failed to

d. was falling into

3. a. from

b. out of

c. off

d. out

4. a. might

b. could

c. should

d. ought

5. a. get

b. approach to

c. reach

d. come up

6. a. was being

b. has been

c. is

d. had been

7. a. you are doing

b. do you do

c. did you do

d. are you doing

8. a. drink

b. drank

c. am drinking

d. am drunk

9. a. so

b. enough

c. such

d. much

10. a. silly enough

b. enough silly

c. silly very much

d. so silly

Lexical-Grammar Test

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