Vocabulary test (Афанасьева,Михеева 10 класс) Unit 1
тест по английскому языку (10 класс) по теме

Vocabulary test

1. Use the words from the box to complete the sentences.

1.__________________________people hate sharing things with others.

2. I saw that the girl’s tears were______________________________ and didn’t hurry to comfort her.

3. Families living under ________________________________ line can hardly afford a good education for their children.

4. At the sight of the huge animal the boy gave out a ______________________of fear.

5. By the composition we mean the __________________________ of objects in a painting.

6. Their quarrel may ________________________their future relations: something may be lost forever.

7. Newspapers report that hundreds of people have become ______________________ of the hurricane.

8. I’m sure Sue didn’t tell me the truth out of ______________________sympathy: she wanted to spare my feelings.

9. Listen! This is my favourite ______________________ of symphony music.

10. The lunar eclipse is a short period of time when all or part of the Moon gets dark covered by the ______________________of the Earth.

2. Complete the sentences by choosing the appropriate words.

1. It was nearly noon and the the ____________objects cast were short.

a) shades b) shadows

2. Jack considers himself to be a ____________of unsurpassable circumstances.

a) sacrifice b) victim

3. Everyone knows about Anthony’s ____________for Anna. He’s been in love with her for years.

a) affection  b) affectation

4. When I saw the touching scene, I felt a ____________coming up in my throat.

a) lump b) piece

5. The ____________of the broken news was such that it left all of us speechless.

a) affect b) effect

6. The ____________in the young people‘s relations was obvious: they seemed to be on the threshold of breaking up.

a) disagreement b) discord

7. I could see that the poor man's suffering was genuine, not ____________

a) affected  b) discordant

8. l have just ____________for my brother to come and collect you from the fitness center.

a) arranged   b) affected

3. Use the words from the box to complete the sentences.

l. I wondered where the light ___________________of smoke was coming from.

2. The __________________of chocolate I chose was my mother’s favourite dark bitter.

3. The large ________________of snow were melting on the children’s cheeks.

4. We watched the __________________of clay turning slowly into a lovely vase.

5. The house was so clean there wasn’t a _____________________of dust in any of the four rooms.

6. Suddenly he felt a ________________________ of rain on his face.

7. These are ___________________of bread for the birds. Look, they are already coming for them.

8. This ______________________of wood isn’t useless: I’m going to make a toy horse from it.

9. The salad needs some olive oil and a ____________________of salt.

10. May I have a ____________________of bread with my soup, please?

4. Complete the phrasal verbs in the sentences. Use the appropriate function words from the box.

1. The teacher had to wait for the excitement to die ____________.

2. The sounds of their voices gradually died ____________in the distance.

3. Please, join us. You must be dying ____________a cup of tea.

4. Unfortunately, some beautiful old traditions are dying ____________all over the world.

5. The echo of the children’s laughter died ____________and silence fell.

6. It’s common knowledge that the dinosaurs died____________ long ago.

7. We don't want wildflowers to die ____________as a result of pollution.

8. The travelers had to wait for the strong wind to die____________ .

9. I was so hungry, I was simply dying ____________ something to eat.

10. Finally, the storm died ____________and they saw the terrible damage it had caused.

5. Give the English equivalents for the following word combinations.

1. пейзажи и натюрморты__________________________________________

2. палитра художника_____________________________________________

3. настоящий шедевр_______________________________________________

4. преобладающие цвета___________________________________________

5. яркие светящиеся краски___________________________________________

6. Use the function words from the box to complete the sentences.

1. Shelly arranged everything ____________ the publication of her thesis.

2. They couldn‘t come ____________an agreement and decided to hold another meeting.

3. “Ouch," she gasped ____________pain.

4. We are trying to come to an arrangement ____________who should pay the money.

5. Ron stood ____________the shadow so no one could see him.

6. What is depicted ____________the foreground ____________the painting?

7. Thomas Gainsborough had a real talent ____________a colourist.

8. The landscape is dominated ____________a group of tall trees.

9. I’m sure all his portraits will stand the test ____________time.

10. He heard a gasp ____________fear in the darkness.

7. Form compound adjectives from the words in the two columns. Use the adjectives to complete the sentences below.

fast-                 minded

close-                 going

narrow-         handed

poverty-         kept

easy                 acting

single-                 faced

red-                 stricken

well-                 set

1. Alan rushed into the room ____________ shouting something out angrily.

2. How can you be so ____________? Why don’t you want to see other people’s points of View?

3. This is a ____________medicine, it‘ll soon ease your headache.

4. People living in this area are not just poor,they are ____________.

5. Don't worry. Your secret is ____________. No one will find it out.

6. With his ____________ eyes and a big nose he didn‘t look particularly attractive but he had a heart of gold.

7. ____________ people are calm and relaxed, they don’t get easily upset about things.

8. He didn't get any help from his colleagues and did the whole job ____________.