Тесты по английскому языку для студентов технических специальностей

1.  He is terribly fat. He ..… eat too much.  

        mustn’t

        can’t

        should

        would

 2.  It’s strange that they ..… be late.  

        must

        should

        could

        would

 3.  I ….. rather stay at home than go out.  

        could

        would

        must

        shall

 4.  I was surprised that she ..… say such rude words.  

        must

        would

        will

        should

 5.  He must ….. to Saint-Petersburg before.  

        be

        been

        have been

        has been

 6.  Take an umbrella. It ..… rain later.  

        might

        should

        would

        can

 7.  He ..… be at home. He ….. be out.  

        should, mustn’t

        can, shouldn’t

        must, can’t

        must, needn’t

 8.  My grandfather ..… speak six languages many years ago.  

        should

        shall

        could

        need

 9.  ..… you like a cup of coffee?  

        will

        could

        would

        should

 10.  You look tired. You ….. go to bed.  

        must

        would

        should

        could

 11.  ..… you help me carry this downstairs?  

        may

        should

        must

        could

 12.  Hello, ..… I speak to Tom, please?  

        shall

        will

        can

        would

 13.  I ….. leave the party early last night. I wasn’t very well.  

        have to

        was to

        had to

        must

 14.  This price is wrong. It ….. be $3.50, not $4.00.  

        must

        could

        should

        would

 15.  I haven’t decided yet where to go for my holiday. I ….. go to Greece.  

        can

        may

        should

        would

1.  Look here! I simply refuse to believe what you ..... me now.  

        are telling

        have been telling

        have told

        tell

 2.  Today the world ..... so rapidly; things never stay the same.  

        changes

        has changed

        is changing

        has been changing

 3.  ..... you a ride home yet since he started working in your department?  

        Has Sam been giving

        Does Sam give

        Is Sam giving

        Has Sam given

 4.  David is quite an athlete. He wants to be strong and healthy that’s why he ..... every morning.  

        is jogging

        has jogged

        jogs

        has been jogging

 5.  Be careful with paint. It ..... a certain amount of lead.  

        contains

        is containing

        has contained

        contained

 6.  - What are you looking for? - I ..... my umbrella somewhere, and now I don’t know where it is.  

        leave

        has left

        have been leaving

        have left

 7.  The government is worried because the number of people without jobs ..... .  

        increases

        has increased

        is increasing

        has been increasing

 8.  Jerry promised to come to work in time. He is not here, and he even ..... .  

        isn’t calling

        hasn't called

        hasn't been calling

        doesn’t call

 9.  Paul looks young for his age. He says he is 56 years old, but nobody ..... him.  

        hasn’t believed

        is not believing

        believes

        believe

 10.  I don’t like Alice. She ..... about difficulties of life all the time.  

        complains

        is complaining

        has complained

        has been complaining

 11.  For many years American schools ..... federal aid for special purposes.  

        receive

        have received

        have been receiving

        are receiving

 12.  Nora, you look awfully tired. What ..... all day?  

        do you do

        are you doing

        have you been doing

        have you done

 13.  Peter and Mary ..... on the platform. They have been waiting for their train for half an hour.  

        have been standing

        are standing

        stand

        have stood

 14.  About 85 percent of American students ..... public schools, which are supported by state and local taxes.  

        attend

        are attending

        have attended

        have been attending

 15.  My cousin Jake has got a lot of books, most of which he ..... .  

        doesn’t read

        hasn’t been reading

        hasn’t read

        isn’t reading

1.  I found the way to her house quite easily because Nora ..... it to me very well.  

        had been describing

        had described

        was describing

        described

 2.  Margaret didn’t wear her shoes; she was barefoot. She ..... on a piece of broken glass and cut her foot.  

        stepped

        had stepped

        was stepping

        had been stepping

 3.  Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they ..... the Earth for a very long period of time.  

        ruled

        were ruling

        had ruled

        had been ruling

 4.  Hardly ..... the place of our destination when it became quite dark.  

        had we reached

        we reached

        we were reaching

        we had been reaching

 5.  It wasn't raining when I left my office in the evening, but the ground was wet. It ..... all day.  

        had been raining

        rained

        was raining

        had rained

 6.  She was not interested in the book because she ..... it.  

        hadn’t understood

        didn’t understand

        wasn’t understanding

        hadn’t been understanding

 7.  We ..... TV for ten minutes when the electricity went off.  

        watched

        were watching

        had watched

        had been watching

 8.  Tom ..... breakfast this morning because he didn’t have any time  

        wasn’t eating

        hadn’t eaten

        didn’t eat

        hadn’t been eating

 9.  He ..... ill for three days, so his mother wanted to bring him to a doctor, but he didn’t want to go.  

        had felt

        felt

        had been feeling

        was feeling

 10.  When I was young, I ..... that people over forty were very old. Now that I am forty myself I don’t think so.  

        thought

        used to think

        was thinking

        had thought

 11.  Suddenly they heard a strange noise and ..... at each other in horror.  

        looked

        were looking

        had looked

        had been looking

 12.  Sam says he didn’t enjoy the program because the TV set ..... properly.  

        didn’t work

        hadn’t worked

        wasn’t working

        hadn’t been working

 13.  Robert didn’t answer the phone when Mary called. He ..... a shower and didn’t hear the phone ring.  

        had been taking

        was taking

        had taken

        took

 14.  The trouble started when Mrs. Leslie Cady ..... control of her car on a narrow mountain road.  

        was losing

        lost

        had lost

        had been losing

 15.  Scarcely ..... out of the window when I saw a flash of light.  

        had I looked

        I was looking

        had I been looking

        was I looking

1.  The windows in my flat are dirty. I haven't cleaned them yet. I ..... it this Saturday.  

        will do

        will be doing

        am doing

        am going to do

 2.  By the time Mother comes home Peter ..... all the ice-cream.  

        will eat

        will have eaten

        will have been eating

        will be eating

 3.  I am reading an English book now. It is so interesting that by the end of the day I ..... reading it.  

        am finishing

        will have finished

        will be finishing

        will finish

 4.  The house ..... for two hours when the firefighters finally arrive.  

        is burning

        will be burning

        will have burnt

        will have been burning

 5.  By this time next year Professor Smith ..... on the subject for five years.  

        will be lecturing

        will have been lecturing

        will lecture

        will have lectured

 6.  By the first of December this year I ..... here for fifteen years already.  

        will have been working

        will work

        will have worked

        will be working

 7.  They ..... all the problems by the end of the meeting, I am afraid.  

        won’t settle

        won’t have settled

        aren’t settling

        won’t be settling

 8.  Ask Tom if he ..... in the chess tournament next week.  

        will take part

        takes part

        will be taking part

        will have taken part

 9.  My parents are returning from Italy next Monday at 7 p.m. So this time next Monday I ..... them at the airport.  

        will meet

        will be meeting

        will have met

        will have been meeting

 10.  The dog will wait for his master near the door until his master ..... from work.  

        gets back

        will get back

        won’t get back

        will be getting back

 11.  I won't give you a definite answer until I ..... from my bank.  

        have heard

        hear

        will hear

        will have heard

 12.  Mother has given Sue some pocket money. But she is spending it very quickly. So, by the end of the week she ..... all of it.  

        will have spent

        will spend

        will be spending

        will have been spending

 13.  I'll come home late tomorrow. I ..... out with my friend.  

        will be dining

        will dine

        will have been dining

        am dining

 14.  I ..... to London tomorrow; I will phone you when I arrive.  

        will come

        am coming

        will be coming

        will have come

 15.  My father is repairing our car. We hope that by Sunday he ..... it.  

        will have repaired

        will repair

        will be repairing

        will have been repairing

1.  Let’s not go by train. Going by bus is ..... .  

        cheap

        the most cheap

        a lot cheaper

 2.  The traffic is ..... downtown than on this road, especially during rush hours.  

        heavier

        the heaviest

        heavy

 3.  Their children are not well-behaved. Actually they are ..... children I’ve ever seen.  

        badly-behaved

        worse-behaved

        the worst-behaved

 4.  I think I am seriously ill. Today I feel ..... I felt yesterday.  

        worse

        the worst

        as bad as

 5.  The dog started to run. It ran ..... and soon disappeared in the distance.  

        faster and faster

        the faster and the faster

        the fastest

 6.  Her illness was ..... than we at first had thought.  

        the most serious

        not as serious

        far more serious

 7.  The more you know ..... you forget. So why study?  

        more

        the most

        the more

 8.  Eight o’clock is not a very convenient time for me. Ten o’clock is ..... .  

        more convenient

        less convenient

        the most conveniest

 9.  Who is ..... among your friends?  

        the oldest

        older

        as old

 10.  There are not so many hot days this July. In fact there are ..... of them this summer.  

        the least

        less

        fewer

 11.  Paul is very smart; in fact he is ..... boy among his classmates.  

        more intelligent

        the most intelligent

        as intelligent

 12.  The boys felt ..... than the girls about losing the game.  

        bad

        the worst

        worse

 13.  Ron Gregg has just written a new book. His ..... book is selling very well.  

        latter

        last

        latest

 14.  Philip is so quiet and obedient He is ..... child I have ever met.  

        well-behaved

        the best-behaved

        better-behaved

 15.  "This is ..... place to cross the street in," the policeman warned us.  

        more dangerous

        the most dangerous

        so dangerous