Test 2/ Level A

                                                    Section 1

Կարդալ տեքստը և պատասխանել հարցերին` ընտրելով ճիշտ տարբերակը:
Read the text and answer the questions choosing the right answer.

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1.         Looking back to what life was like two hundred years ago, it is easy to see that
2.  the inventions made during this time have resulted in incredible progress. The best
3.  of these inventions was the computer, while the worst was the motor car.
4.        The main reason for choosing the computer is that it allows us to do so many
5.  things that we could not do before. In offices, schools and homes around the world,
6.  the computer has become such an important piece of equipment  that most of us
7.  would not imagine life without it. Furthermore, it seems to me that computers will
8.  continue to bring us  new benefits for hundreds of years to come.
9.        In contrast, the inventions of the motor car has brought us more problems than
10.  benefits. It is certainly true that the motor car has made travel much easier.
11. However, this same invention also causes terrible air pollution which may put the
12. future of our planet in danger. With the additional problems of traffic jams and
13. road accidents, the motor car has actually made our lives worse, not better.
14.     To sum up, there have been many invention
ns over the last two hundred years.
15.  Some of them, like the computer, have brought us huge benefits. On the other
16.  hand, however, inventions such as the motor car have caused a lot of problems
17.    which did not exist before.

1.             Which statement  is true according to paragraph1?
a)             Many inventions were made two centuries ago.
b)             The inventions made during the last two hundred years have resulted in incredible progress.
c)              The worst of the recent inventions was the computer.
d)              The best of the recent inventions was the motor car.

2.             The word incredible in 2 means
a)             unbelievable
b)             without credits
c)             important
d)             believable

3.             According to paragraph 2 the main reason for choosing the computer as a best invention is because
a)             It enables us to do lots of things which were impossible before
b)             computers have bought benefits for hundreds of years
c)             the computer is an important office equipment
d)             many people wouldn’t imagine their lives without the computer

4.             Which statement is not true according to paragraph 3?
a)             The invention of the motor car caused many problems.
b)             With the inventions of the motor car travelling has become much easier.
c)             Traffic jams and road accidents are additional problems resulted by motor cars.
d)             Traffic jams and road accidents put the future of our planet in danger.


5.             The word equipment in line 6 stands for
a)             tool
b)             furniture
c)             electric appliance
d)             means of communication

6.             The word them in line 15 refers to
a)             computers
b)             motor car
c)             problems
d)             inventions

7.             The text is mainly about
a)             two important inventions of the recent century
b)             the advantages of computers compared with the motor car
c)             the motor car and the problems caused by the latter
d)             the benefits of various inventions

8.             A best title for the text would be
a)             Computers
b)             Customs and traditions
c)             Life in the past and at present
d)             New inventions

9.             Which paragraph mainly discusses the advantages of computers?
a)             Paragraph 1
b)             Paragraph 2
c)             Paragraph 3
d)             Paragraph 4

10.          The word inventions in line 2 means
a)             creations
b)             devices
c)             designs
d)             changes
Section 2
Ընտրել բովանդակությանը համապատասխանող բառը:
Choose the word that best fits the space.

For several years, the (11)________of opera was Florence, but (12)________, during the Baroque period, it spread tyroughout Italy. By the late 1600s operas were being written and (13)_________in Europe, especially in England, France and Germany. But, for many years, the Italian opera was (14)_____ ideal, and many non-Italian (15)________continued to use Italian librettos.

 11)  a) house          b) place                  c) middle               d) centre
 12) a) gradually    b)permanently      c) accidentally      d) continuously
 13) a) read            b) recited                c)  performed       d)  published
 14) a) referred     b) considered         c) concerned        d)  expressed
 15)  a) writers    b) historians           c) composers        d)  scientists

Section 3
Ընտրել ճիշտ տարբերակը:
Choose the right option.

My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth. I (16)_____ to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton-wool. When the dentist at last(17)____ the cotton-wool from my mouth, I(18)___ to tell him that he (19)____out the wrong tooth.

16)  a) was tried             b) tried          c)  have tried           d) have been trying
17)  a) will remove         b)  was removed    c) removed     d)  was removing
18)  a)  was able            b)  could                    c) need                    d) might
19)  a) pulled            b) was pulling           c) was pulled          d) had pulled

Arthur worked in the Central Post-office. Every night he(20) _____in front of a long line of boxes and threw letters and postcards into them. His work was not interesting, but he (21)____give his full attention to the address on each letter: if he put it in the wrong box, it (22)______never reach the person whose name was on it.

20)   a) was standing           b)  has stood       c) stands                 d)stood
21)  a) may                          b)  had to            c) ought                 d) shouldn’t
22)   a) might                      b) had to             c)  should               d) was able to

Once a little boy (23)______a shop and said to the shop assistant: “How much(24)_______to pay for ten pounds of sugar and three pounds of butter?” The shop assistant answered: “Four dollars and thirty cents.” “Thank you,” said the boy, “I (25)_______ to buy anything. It’s my homework for tomorrow.”

23)  a) enters          b)  entered         c)  had entered            d) will enter
24)   a)  should I      b)  shall I have     c)  was I able         d)  must I
25)  a)  don’t want   b)  hadn’t wanted  c) haven’t wanted   d)  shan’t want 


Section 4
Ընտրել նախադասության բովանդակությանը համապատասխանողտարբերակը:
Choose the appropriate option.

26) “The pupils are making________!
“ Indeed, they are very excited today.”

       a)such much noise   b) such a noisy   c)too much noise    d) a lot noise

  27) “What were you doing yesterday?”
“I was busy writing my term-paper______.”

          a)all the day    b) all day long     c) all the day long    d)whole the day




28) “You____be very good at tennis, did you?”
“No, I am not so keen on tennis.”

     a)never used to     b) got used to         c) are used to           d) didn’t use


29) “ _______have the highest standard of living in South America.”

a) Falkland Islands         b)A Falkland Islands       c)The Falkland Islands     
d) The Falkland Islands

30) “ Do you like tennis?”
      “I_____, but now I really like it.”

a)didn’t use to    b) used to    c) wasn’t used to   d) wasn’t used

31) “Do the penguins live in_____?”
“They surely do.”

     a)an Antarctic   b) Antarctic Ocean    c)  Antarctic    d)  the Antarctic

32) “How many____have you got?”
       “Two.”

a)             sisters-in-law    b) sister-in-laws     c) of sisters-in-law    d) sisters-in-the -laws       
              

33)  “Himalaya means ‘home of snow’ because the peaks of______are always covered with snow. ”

 a)the Himalayas    b)a Himalayas    c)Himalayas’      d)Himalayas

34) “What was the film like? Was it ____?”
“No, it was very dull.”


a)exciting    b)  excited   c) an exciting   d) an excited one

35) “Was the news of the accident announced on TV or _____?”
“ Neither, Lucy told me about it.”

a)             on radio      b)  with the radio    c)  by the radio    d) on the radio


Section 5
Ընտրել համատեքստին համապատասխանող խոսքիմաստային ձևը:
Fill in the blanks with the word form that best fits each space.

The world’s (36)_____is not only growing, it is also becoming more urbanized. An (37)____  number of people are moving to citiesin the  (38)______ of having a better life. The cities promise steady work and higher salaries. With more money, people think they can (39)________ for their families more easily.
We canno get rid of megacities -they are here to stay. What we should (40)______. On, however, is building “villages” inside the cities.

36) a)population          b)populated           c)popular          d)popularly
37) a)increasingly   b)increasing              c)increase            d)increasablely
38) a)hopeful               b)hopeless            c)hope              d)hoping
39) a) provider             b)providing           c)provided           d)provide 
40) a) concentrate  b)concentration        c)concentrating     d)concentrator


Section 6
Ընտրել ուղղակի/անուղղակի խոսքի փոխակերպման ճիշտ տարբերակը:
Choose the best option for direct/indirect speech


41. “Don’t touch the gates, lady,” said the lift operator.

     a)  The lift operator warned the lady not to touch the gates.
      b) The lift operator warned him not to touch the gates.
      c) The lift operator said the lady not to touch the gates.
      d)  The lift operator warned the lady did not touch the gates.

42.Miss Nune asked Nelly:” Do children have too much freedom these days?”

a)             Miss Nune asked Nelly if children had too much freedom those days.
b)              Miss Nune asked to Nelly children have too much freedom these days.
c)             Miss Nune asked Nelly did children have too much freedom these days.
d)             Miss Nune asked to Nelly children have too much freedom those days.

43.The head said to me: “You will have to solve your problemyourself.”
a)             The head told me that I would have to solve my problem myself.
b)              The head said to me you will have to solve your problem yourself.
c)             The head told to me that you will have to solve your problem myself.
d)             The head said to me I would have to solve your problem yourself.

44.The woman said: ” I was in Japan three years ago.”
a)             The woman said that she had been in Japan three years before.
b)             The woman said I was in Japan three years before.
c)             The woman said that she was in Japan three years ago.
d)             The woman told I had been in Japan three years ago.

45.Peter said to his son: ” Don’t ask them to come tomorrow.”
a)             Peter ordered his son not to ask them to come the next day.
b)             Peter said to his son not ask them to come tomorrow.
c)             Peter asked his son don’t ask them to come the next day.
d)             Peter said to his son don’t ask to them to come tomorrow.

46.He reminded his son: ”Remember to switch off when you’ve finished.”
a)             He reminded his son remember to switch off when he had finished.
b)             He reminded his son to remember to switch off when you’ve finished.
c)             He reminded his son remember to switch off when I had finished.
d)             He reminded his son to remember to switch off when he had finished.

Section 7
 Ընտրել հարցի ճիշտ տարբերակը:
Choose the right option.

47.Which is the best question for the following sentence?
Yes, they wanted to sell their house.
a)             Did they want to sell their house?
b)             Did they want to sell their house or their car?
c)             What did they want to sell?
d)             Why did they want to sell their house?

48..Which is the best question for the underlined part of the sentence?
 Next year we’re going to stay in Scotland for two weeks.
a)             How long are we going to stay in Scotland?
b)             When are we going to stay in Scotland for two weeks?
c)             Where are we going to stay for two weeks?
d)             Why are we going to stay in Scotland for two weeks?

49.Which is the best ending for the following questions?
She could hardly understand her child’s words,_______?
a)             did she
b)             could she
c)             couldn’t she
d)             didn’t she
          
50.Which of the following questions is correctly formulated?
a)             Do you know why Mr. Brown refused their invitation?
b)             Do you know why refused Mr. Brown their invitation?
c)             Do you know why did Mr. Brown refuse their invitation?
d)             Do you know why Mr. Brown did refuse their invitation?