Содержание

Предисловие........................................................................3

I. SAMPLE TESTS (ОБРАЗЦЫ ТЕСТОВ)...........................5

PART I: Comprehensive Reading (Чтение)............................5

Test l. The Rain Dancer..................................................5

Test 2. Aztec....................................................................8

Test 3. Mel Gibson: "I am not really interested in being a star" .................................................10

Test 4. Respect for Wisdom.............................................12

Test 5. Smoking is No Longer Cool in California............14

Test 6. Unidentified Flying Object..................................16

Test 7. Vegetarians..........................................................18

Test 8. Michaelangelo's David....................................... 20

Test 9  Fresh Air Will Kill You (after Art Buchwald)...... 24

Test 10. Mr. Sellyer is Selling Books (after Stephen

Leacock)..................................................................27

Test 11. Hotel History (I) .............................................30

Test 12. Hotel History (II)...........................................35

Test 13. Deep Waters (after P.G. Wodehouse).................39

Test 14. His Wedded Wife (after Rudyard Kipling).........45

Test 15. A Service of Love (after O. Henry)....................49

Test 16. Painting the Fence (after H. A. Smith).............. 55

PART II: English in Use (Практическое использование языкового материала)................. 62

I. Grammar Tests (Грамматика).......................................62

The Article (Артикль)...................................................62

The Adjective (Прилагательное).................................75

Degrees of Comparison (Степени сравнения).............. 75

Comparative Constructions (Сравнительные конструкции)............................................................. 82

The Prepositions (Предлоги)....................................85

Verb Tenses. Active Voice (Времена глагола.

Активный залог)..........................................................96

The Present Indefinite; The Present Continuous;

The Present Perfect: The Present Perfect Continuous..... 96

The Past Indefinite, The Past Continuous; The Past Perfect; The Past Perfect Continuous..............103

The Future Indefinite; The Future Continuous;

The Future Perfect; The Future Perfect Continuous......111

All Verb Tenses.......................................................114

Passive Voice Forms (Формы страдательного залога)... 120

Sequence of Tenses Indirect Speech (Согласование времен. Косвенная речь).....................129

The Infinitive (Инфинитив)...................................136

The Participle (Причастие) ........................................143

The Gerund (Герундий)...............................................149

Modal Verbs (Модальные глаголы)  ......................156

11. Lexical Tests (Лексика).............................................167

Travelling (Путешествия)...........................................167

Travelling by Air (Путешествие самолетом)...........167

Travelling by Sea (Путешествие пароходом)............176

Travelling by Railway (Путешествие поездом)..........182

Staying at a Hotel (В гостинице)..............................187

Art (Искусство)......................................................195

Cinema (Кино)..................................................195

Theatre (Театр).........................................................200

Painting (Живопись)................................................ 205

Mass Media: Radio, Television, Newspapers (Средства массовой информации: радио, телевидение, газеты)...............................................  213

Computers (Компьютеры)..........................................221

Environmental Problems

(Проблемы окружающей среды).............................. 229

II. COMPLEX TESTS (КОМПЛЕКСНЫЕ ТЕСТЫ).........236

Test 1 ...........................................................................236

Test 2 ...........................................................................243

Test 3.......................................................................250

Answer Keys (Ключи).........................................................258

SAMPLE TESTS..........................................................258

PART 1 Comprehensive Reading...............................258

PART 11. English in Use...............................................261

I. Grammar Tests............................................ 261

II. Lexical Tests........................................................268

COMPLEX TESTS.........................................................275

KEY LITERATURE (Использованная литература)..............279