Тесты для 1-го рубежного контроля по дисциплине
«Грамматика первого иностранного языка »
для студентов 1 курса казахского и русского отделения
специальности 5B020700 – «Переводческое дело»
@@@ TheNoun. The Article
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Choose the right answer:
There were …, … , … in the room.
A) ladies, gentlemen, boys
B) ladyes, gentlemans, boys
C) ladies, gentlemens, boy
D) lady, gentlemens, boy
E) ladyies,gentlemans, boys
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Choose the right answer:
My … are white.
A) tooth
B) teeth
C) tooths
D) teeths
E) teethes
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Choose the right answer:
These … very sharp.
A) scissors is
B) scissors are
C) scissors was
D) scissors’s are
E) scissores is
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Choose the right answer:
Your … too long.
A) trousers are
B) trousers is
C) trouseres are
D) trousers was
E) trousers is not
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Choose the right answer:
No … good news.
A) news are
B) news is
C) news were
D) news’ are
E) news are not
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Physics … my favorite subject.
A) are
B) were
C) is
D) are not
E) were not
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Choose the right answer:
These … husbands are good … .
A) womans\ sportsman
B) women’s\sportsmen
C) woman\ sportsmen
D) womans\ sportsmens
E.) women’s\sportsmens
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Choose the right answer:
The … are very busy.
A) postman
B) postmens
C) postmans
D) postmen
E) postmenes
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His … are sitting here.
A) son-in-law
B) sons-in-law
C) son-in-laws
D) sons-in-laws
E) son-in-lawes
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The … beautiful animals.
A) deer are
B) deers are
C) deers is
D) deeres are
E) deer is
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Choose the right answer:
These … toys … here.
A)babies’ \ are
B)babys\ is
C)babies\ was
D)baby\ are
E)baby\ were
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He gave me some good ….
A)advice
B)advices
C)advices
D)advises
E)advices’
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Fruit … cheap in summer.
A) are
B) were
C) is
D) are not
E) were not
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Choose the right answer:
The … caught the … .
A) cats\mice
B) cats\ mices
C) cates\ mice
D) cat\ mouses
E) cat’s\mice
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Choose the right answer:
There … some … in the field.
A) is\ sheeps
B) are\ sheeps
C) was\ sheeps
D) were\ sheeps
E) were\ sheep
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Find the plural form of “An Umbrella”:
A)Umbrellaes
B)Umbrell
C)Umbrelles
D) Umbrellas
E) Umbrels
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Find the plural form of “man-doctor”:
A)men-doctor
B)man-doctors
C)men-doctors
D) men-doctors
E)mans-doctos
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Choose the right answer in a possessive case:
This is my room and ______.
A) Peter
B) Peter’s
C)Peteres
D) Pete
E)Peteres’
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Find the right variant:
Do you know my …daughter?
A) Uncles’
B ) Uncle’s
C)Uncles’s
D) Uncles
E) Uncle
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Choose the right answer:
There are many … in the zoo
A)Deers
B) Deer
C)Deers’
D) Deer’s
E ) A deer
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Find the correct plural form:
foot:
A) Feet
B) Foots
C ) Footes
E)Fearts
F) Feat
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Choose the right answer:
The Wilsons are having a … party on Sunday
A) Children’s
B ) A child
C ) Children
D) Child
E) The children
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Choose the right answer:
In the farmyard we could see ____, _____, _____.
A) Oxen, sheep, cows, geese.
B)Oxes, sheeps, cows, geese.
C) Oxen, sheep, cows, gooses
D) Ox, sheeps, cows, geeses
E) Oxen, sheeps, cows, geese
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Give the plural of the following noun:
roof A) rooves B) roofes C) roofs D) roof
E) roofess
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Give the plural of the following noun:
datum A) datums B) datum C) data D) datumes E) ----
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Give the plural of the following noun:
swine A) swine B) swines
C) swinen D) swinese E) ---
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Find the noun which form its plural by changing the root vowel:
A) formula
B) leave
C) goose
D) wolf
E) table
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Give the plural of the following nouns:
son-in-law A) son-in laws B) son-in-lawes C) sons-in-law D) sons-in laws
E) -----
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What class do the underlined noun belong to:
The silver colored carpet felt wonderfully soft beneath his feet, the furniture was of a golden wood .
A) class noun B) abstract noun C) material noun D) proper noun E) concrete nouns
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What class do the underlined nouns belong to:
They had enough courage to tell the truth. A) material noun B) abstract noun C) proper D) concrete noun E) class noun
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What class do the underlined nouns belong to:
On hearing what had happened, she ran for warm water. A) class noun B) material noun C) abstract noun D) proper noun E) concrete noun
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State the morphological composition of the following noun:
impossibility A) simple B) derived
C) composite D) compound E) derivational
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State the morphological composition of the following noun:
statesman A) composite B) derived C) compound D) simple E) derivational
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Choose the right answer:
Put … on that table.
A) these knives
B) this knives
C) this knifes
D) that knifes
E) those knife
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Give the plural of the following noun:
Man – driver
A) Men-drivers
B) Mens - drivers
C) Man-drivers
D) Mans-drivers
E) Men-driver
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Choose the right answer:
… of … letters will be sent to Leningrad.
A)copies\these
B)copy\this
C)copys\ this
D)copies\ that
E)copyes\ these
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Choose the right answer:
… very cheap in autumn.
A)Potato are
B)Potatoes are
C)Potatos are
D)Potatoes is
E)Potatos are not
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Choose the right answer:
This information … highly important.
A)is
B)are
C)were
D)are not
E)were not
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Give the plural of the following noun:
A ) postman
A) postmans
B) postmanses
C) postmen
D) postman
E) postmens
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Choose the right answer:
No … good news.
A)news are
B)news is
C)news were
D)news’ are
E)news are not
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Translate into English using the Genetive Case or an of-phrase.
Он прошел через комнату секретарши, не глядя на нее.
A) He went through the secretary’s room without looking at her. B) He went through the secretaries’ room without looking at her.
C) He went through the room of a secretary without looking at her.
D) He went through the secretary room without looking at her.
E) -----
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Translate into English using the Genetive Case or an of-phrase.
Это было решение опытного человека.
A) That was the experienced man decision. B) hat was the decision of a man who was experienced.
C) That was the decision of an experienced man. D) That was the experienced men’s decision. E) That was the experienced men’ decision.
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Translate into English using the Genetive Case or an of-phrase.
Боюсь, что мы опоздали к Джону. A) I’m afraid we are going to be late to John’s house. B) I’m afraid we are going to be late at John’s.
C) I’m afraid we are going to be late at John’s place.
D) I’m afraid we are going to be late to the house of John. E) I’m afraid we are going to be late at Johns’.
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Translate into English using the Genetive Case or an of-phrase.
Наступиломинутное молчание.
A) There was a moment silence. B) There was a silence of a moment. C) There was a moment of silence D) There was a moment’s silence. E) There was a moments silence.
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Choose the right variant
Americans take this… very seriously.
A) advices
B) advice
C) advises
D) an advice
E) the advice
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There were half ___ dozen pocket robberies ___day in ____ trams of Brussels.
A) __, a , the ; B) a , a , ___; C) ___the , the; D) a , a , the.
E) the , ___, the
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She looked with ____eager, hungry eyes at ___ bread and ____meat and ___bear that ___landlady brought her.
A) an, ___,___,___,a; B) ___,____,____,___, the; C) the, the ___,___, a; D) ___,___,____,___, a. E) a , ___,___, the , the.
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___woman will only be the equal of ___ man when she earns her living in ___same way he does.
A) ___,___,the; B ) a, a, the; C) a, ___, the; D) ___, a, the. E) ___, the , a.
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I’m looking for ___place to stay ___week. A) the\ the B) a, a;
C) a, the ; D) the, a. E) ___, a.
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I have just bought ____copy of the latest book.
A)a
B)an
C)–
D)the
E)any
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___ tea is grown in many parts of Asia.
A)a
B)an
C)the
D)--
E)any
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______Petrovs moved into a new flat.
A)a
B)an
C)the
D)---
E)any
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He spent his childhood in ______Scotland.
A)a
B)an
C)the
D) –
E)any
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_____ Mississippi is the longest river in the USA.
A)a
B)the
C)–
D)an
E)any
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______Jack London is a well-known American writer.
A)the
B)a
C)an
D)–
E)any
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______English are reserved.
A)a
B)the
C)any
D)an
E)–
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It was ____ cold day.
A)–
B)a
C)the
D)any
E)an
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On ______Monday we open at 9 o’clock.
A)the
B)a
C) An
D) –
E)any
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We must organize _____ little dinner to celebrate______event. Tell her to come and see me at___ noon. We’ll speak about it.
A)____, an, the
B)a, the, the
C) the, the, ____
D) a, the, ____
E) a, an, a
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On the second day of our voyage, before we reached ____ Zanzibar, ___ Camellia ran into ___ bad weather, and ____most of the passengers became seasick.
A) the, the, the, the
B) __, the, ___, ___
C) ____, _____ , a ___
D) the, the, a, ___
E)___, a, the, ___
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___ apple, peach, pear, and apricot trees are cultivated in ___ valleys of the region.
A) ___, the
B) the, ____
C) ____,____
D ) the, the
F)an, the
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_____ musk deer, wild sheep, _____ wild goats, wild donkeys, yaks, and ____ Tibetan antelopes are common in mountainous areas.
A) ___, ____, ______
B) a,____, ______
C) the, the, the
D) the, ____, the
E) a, the, the
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_____ most common material for rugs and carpets has traditionally been _____ sheep’s wool, although in certain regions _____ goat’s or camel’s hair is also used.
A)the, the, the
B)the, ____, _____
C)_____, the, the
D)____, ____, ____
E)a, ____, a
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____ East End has frequently been characterized by _____ poverty, crime, and slums.
A)the, the
B)the, ____
C) ___, ____
D) _____, the
E) the, a
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.… earth is millions of kilometers from … sun.
A)- , -
B)the , a
C)the , the
D)a , the
E)the
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He went to … South with his … daughters.
A) the , -
B) the , the
C) a , the
D) an the
E) - , an
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… coal is one of … most important natural resources of our country.
A) the , -
B) the , the
C) - , the
D) a , a
E) - , an
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.… Elbrus is … highest peak of … Caucasian Mountains.
A) the , the , the
B) - , the , a
C) - , the , the
D) a, a, -
E) the , - , the
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.… Crimea is surrounded by … Black Sea.
A) the ., the
B) - , -
C) a , the
D) the , an
E) the, -
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… Panama Canal connects … Atlantic and ... Pacific Oceans.
A ) the\the\the
B) the\-\-
C) -\the\-
D) -\the\the
E) a\ the
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We get tea mostly from … China and… Ceylon.
A) -\-
B) the\-
C) the\the
D) a\a
E) a\the
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… Alaska is the biggest state in … USA.
A) the\-
B) -\the
C) the\the
D) -\-
E) the\ -
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Henry lived in ... 18th century.
A)the
B)-
C)a
D)an
E)no
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He lives in… north of … Africa.
A) the\-
B) -\the
C) - \ -
D) a\ the
E) the\ the
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Could you give me … lift to … school.
A)a\the
B) the\a
C)-\-
D ) -\the
E) an\ the
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The students show … Europe… South America on the map.
A) -\-
B) -\the
C) the\-
D) a\-
E) an \the
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… Volga flows to… Caspian Sea.
A) -\the
B) the\-
C) the\the
D) -\-
E) a \ the
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… London Zoo is situated in … Regent Park of London.
A) -\the
B) -\-
C) the\-
D) the\the
E) a\ the
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When … tea is ready they will call you.
A) a
B) the
C) -
D) an
E) no
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Whenever … Smiths come here they stay at … Hilton Hotel.
A) the\the
B) -\-
C) an\-
D) a\-
E) a \an
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… London Zoo is situated in … Oxford Street.
A) the\-
B)a\the
C) the\a
D) the\an
E) a \an
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… Adriatic Sea is between the coasts of… Italy and Yugoslavia.
A) the\-
B) -\the
C) the\the
D) -\-
E) man \the
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… Chicago River flows south towards… Gulf of Mexico.
A) a\-
B) the\the
C) -\the
D) the\-
E) an \the
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We take …bus and go to … school. All buses go to that direction.
A) a\-
B) the\-
C) the\the
D) -\ a
E) the\ a
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He is playing… football in… yard.
A) the/-
B) the/the
C) - /the
D) a/ the
E) a/ -
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I’m looking for ___place to stay ___week. A) the, the; B) a, a;
C) a, the ; D) the, a. E) ___, a.
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___ tea is grown in many parts of Asia.
A)a
B)an
C)the
D)---
E)any
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______Petrovs moved into a new flat.
A)a
B)an
C)the
D)---
E)any
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On ______Monday we open at 9 o’clock .
A)the
B)a
C) An
D) –
E) any
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____ East End has frequently been characterized by _____ poverty, crime, and slums.
A) the, the
B) the, ____
C) ____, ____
D) _____, the
E) the, a
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He went to … South with his … daughters.
A) the , -
B) the , the
C) a , the
D) an the
E) - , an
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.… coal is one of … most important natural resources of our country.
A) the , -
B) the , the
C) - , the
D) a , a
E) - , an
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.… Crimea is surrounded by … Black Sea.
A) the ., the
B) - , -
C) a , the
D) the , an
E) the,
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- I wonder if ___ autumn would come upon us ___ month before her time
A) the ., the
B) the, a
C) ___, a
D) the , an
E) an, a
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___London, ___capital of ___England and ___mother city of ___British empire, is ___ largest city in ___world.
A) the, a, ___, the, a, the
B) ___, a, the, the, the, ___
C) ___,___, the, the, the, the
D) ___, a, the, a, the, the
E) ___, the, ___, a, the, the
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- It was ___fine day, early in ___spring, and we were in ___good humour.
A) the, a, the
B) a, ___a
C) a, the, __
D) a, a, a
E) a, ___, ___.
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To him she would be ___loveliest woman in ___ world.
A)the, a,
B)a, the
C) the, the
D) ___, the
E) ___, ___.
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In __ tiny dining room, we were having ___ excellent dinner, cooked by Mary.
A)the, a,
B)a, the
C) a, an
D) ___, an
E) a, ___.
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I got into conversation with him by ___ chance.
A) a,
B)the
C) __
D) an
E) ----
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___Mother went to___school yesterday to attend parents’ meeting.
A) the, a,
B)a, the
C) the, the
D) ___, the
E) ___, ___.
@@@ The Adjective. The Numeral. The Adverb. The Pronoun
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The country constitutes ______of the continent.
A)one
B)two
C)one third
D)twenty
E)the second
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He left his land in 1985.
A)one thousand nine hundred eighty-five
B)Cone thousand nine hundred eighteen five
C)eighteen ninety five
D)nineteen eighty five
E)ninety eighty five
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23.75 tons
A) twenty three and seven five tons
B) twenty three point seventy five tons
C) two three point seven five tons
D) twenty three point seven five tons
E) twenty third point seven five tons
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200
A) two hundred
B) two hundreds
C) a two hundred
D) the two hundred
E) a two hundreds
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2,350
A) two thousands three hundreds and fifty
B) two thousand three hundred and fifty
C) two thousand and three hundred and fifty
D) two thousand and three hundred fifty
E) two thousands three hundred and fifty
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2/3
A) two and thirds
B) two three
C) two and three
D) two thirds
E) two the third
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0,2 %
A) nought and two per cent
B) nought point two per cents
C) nought point two per cent
D) nought and point two per cents
E) nought two per cent
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1 245
A) one thousand two hundred and forty five
B) one thousand two hundreds and forty five
C) one thousand two hundred and four five
D) one thousands two hundreds and forty five
E) one thousand and a two hundred and forty five
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September, 16
A) a sixteenth of September
B) the sixteenth September
C) the sixteen of September
D) sixteen of September
E) the sixteenth of September
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1066 year
A) ten sixty-six
B) one and nought and sixty-six
C) one and nought and sixty and six
D) one hundred and sixty-six
E) one thousand and sixty-six
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2000 year
A) two thousands
B) twenty and double zero
C) the second thousand
D) two thousand
E) a two thousands
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6 ½
A) six and one two
B) six a half
C) a half and six
D) six half
E) six and a half
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0,25
A) nought point two five
B) nought point twenty five
C) nought and twenty five
D) nought point the twenty fifth
E) zero and two fifth
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5/6
A) five sixth
B) five sixths
C) five six
D) five the sixths
E) fifth sixths
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100 000
A) one hundreds thousands
B) a hundred thousands
C) a hundreds thousand
D) one hundred thousand
E) the hundred thousand
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Yesterday I was very tired and played ... than usual:
A) worst
B) badly
C) worse
D) most bad
E) more bad
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She is not ______I am.
A)old as
B)so old as
C)older
D)the oldest
E)more older
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It’s ______job he has ever had to do.
A)the most difficult
B)difficulter
C)more difficult
D)the difficultest
E)difficultest
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Carlos is not so ... at English as Jack:
A)good
B) better
C) worse
D) best
E) worst
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I have ______time, I can wait.
A)little
B)a plenty of
C)many
D)few
E)a few
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Her baby is ______than mine.
A)less
B)small
C)smaller
D)little
E)the smallest
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The situation changed from bad to ______.
A)well
B)worse
C)best
D)the best
E)badder
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Yesterday it was the ... day we have had this summer:
A) hot
B) hotter
C) more hot
D) hottest
E) most hottest
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This time there are ______mistakes in your dictation.
A)fewer
B)less
C)much
D)most
E)fewest
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This translation is twice as ... as that one:
A) easy
B) easier
C) the easiest
D) more easier
E) most easiest
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She also speaks French…
A) very good
B) very well
C) very better
D) well very
E) good very
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My flat wasn’t … the flat I’ve got now.
A) as nice as
B) as nice
C) nice as
D) as nice that
E) so nice that
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Could you speak a bit… please?
A) slowly
B) the most slowly
C) more slowly
D) slow
E) slower
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If you get any … information, please send it to me.
A) further
B) far
C) farther
D) farthest
E) the farthest
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They were … fortunate than we.
A) the little
B) little
C) the least
D) less
E) the less
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