Тесты на знание и употребление лексики английского языка.

Вопрос 1

He was so tired that he … asleep in the chair.

A	fell
B	felt
C	went
D	became
E	lost

Пояснение к вопросу 1:

to fall (fell, fallen) asleep = засыпать;
в данном случае прошедшее время, поэтому: he fell asleep = он заснул.

Вопрос 2

Our company is a small organization with only a few … .

A	employments
B	employers
C	employees
D	employs
E	employerers

Пояснение к вопросу 2:

employment — занятость
employer — работодатель
employee — сотрудник, работник
to employ — нанимать
слова employerer не существует

Вопрос 3

Before we start the lesson, I`d like to … what we did yesterday.

A	run along
B	run through
C	run up
D	run into
E	run across

Пояснение к вопросу 3:

run through — быстренько изучить, пробежаться

Вопрос 4

I`ll be with you in … .

A	a quarter of one hour
B	one quarter of an hour
C	a quarter of an hour
D	a quater of hour
E	a quarter and a half

Пояснение к вопросу 4:

A, B и С в принципе верны, но более устоявшееся -a quarter of an hour-.

Вопрос 5

… experience of working in an office environment is essential for this job.

A	Earlier
B	Initial
C	First
D	Previous
E	Last

Пояснение к вопросу 5:

Earlier = ранее
Initial = начальный
First = первый
Previous = предыдущий
Last = последний

Вопрос 6

The company has had a bad year and will therefore not be … any new workers.

A	taking to
B	taking up
C	taking after
D	taking off
E	taking on

Пояснение к вопросу 6:

take on = нанимать (to employ) сотрудников

Вопрос 7

The estate agent spent a … deal of time trying to persuade me to buy the house.

A	large
B	big
C	wide
D	great
E	numerous

Пояснение к вопросу 7:

a great (good) deal of = много

Вопрос 8

The girl woke up crying because she had … a nightmare.

A	dreamt
B	sent
C	had
D	felt
E	saw

Пояснение к вопросу 8:

have a nightmare = видеть страшный сон

Вопрос 9

The shirt I wore that day was torn but I don`t think anyone … .

A	watched
B	noticed
C	mentioned
D	remarked
E	learned

Пояснение к вопросу 9:

to notice = замечать, обращать внимание.

Вопрос 10

to notice = замечать, обращать внимание.

A	although
B	despite
C	unless
D	inspite
E	in order

Пояснение к вопросу 10:

Although = хотя
despite = несмотря на
unless = если не, пока не
слова inspite не существует (in spite)
in order = по порядку

Вопрос 11

When I learned to ski, I practiced on a slope that was not too … .

A	tall
B	rising
C	steep
D	high
E	slow

Пояснение к вопросу 11:

tall = высокий
rising = возрастающий, растущий
steep = крутой (склон, гора)
high = высокий
slow = медленный

Вопрос 12

The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too … .

A	slow
B	deep
C	high
D	low
E	fast

Пояснение к вопросу 12:

slow = медленно
deep = глубоко
high = высоко
low = низко
fast = быстро

Вопрос 13

He kept his job … the manager had threatened to dismiss him.

A	although
B	even
C	unless
D	despite
E	inspite

Пояснение к вопросу 13:

Although = хотя
even = даже
unless = если не, пока не
despite = несмотря на
слова inspite не существует (in spite)

Вопрос 14

In order to … with his studies he worked through the summer.

A	catch up
B	take up
C	catch on
D	take on
E	take care of

Пояснение к вопросу 14:

catch up with = догонять, нагонять

Вопрос 15

If you keep trying, you might … to do it.

A	understand
B	manage
C	discover
D	succeed
E	catch

Пояснение к вопросу 15:

understand = понимать
manage = ухитриться, суметь сделать что-либо
discover = обнаружить
succeed in = достигать цели, преуспевать; иметь успех

catch = поймать

Вопрос 16

She has to work hard to keep the house … and tidy with three small children.

A	neat
B	ordered
C	smooth
D	plain
E	well

Пояснение к вопросу 16:

neat = аккуратный, опрятный, чистый
ordered = упорядоченный
smooth = гладкий
plain = простой
well = хорошо

Вопрос 17

He is a little bit … in his left ear, but if you speak clearly he will hear what you say.

A	dead
B	diseased
C	deaf
D	disabled
E	bad

Пояснение к вопросу 17:

dead = мертвый
diseased = заболевший
deaf = глухой
disabled = инвалид
bad = плохой

Вопрос 18

I`m not sure … the green coat is.

A	whom
B	whose
C	who
D	who`s
E	which

Пояснение к вопросу 18:

whom = кого
whose = чей
who = кто
who`s = сокр. от who is, who has
which = который

Вопрос 19

We expected him at eight, but he finally … at midnight.

A	came off
B	turned up
C	turned off
D	turned on
E	found out

Пояснение к вопросу 19:

to turn up = появляться, обнаруживаться; (синоним) to arrive

Вопрос 20

If you have any … concerning this report, please phone the Office.

A	wishes
B	requests
C	investigations
D	queries
E	sayings

Пояснение к вопросу 20:

wish = желание
request = просьба
investigation = расследование
query = вопрос
saying = выражение, высказывание

Общая лексика