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Авторы:
Дронова О.В., к.п.н., доцент кафедры «Английский язык», ПГУ
Жолнерик А.И., ст.преподаватель кафедры «Английский язык» ПГУ
Монахова С.Л., ст.преподаватель кафедры «Английский язык» ПГУ
ALL-ROUND ENGLISH QUIZ 2018
1. EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Choose the most suitable expression(s) for each situation.
1.1. When you think something is easy or very easy, you can say
A " It’s a doddle." С " It’s a cinch. "
В " It’s a piece of cake." D "It’s a piece of the pie. "
1.2. Did you know Jim's getting married next week? B: __________? Who to?
A "Stone the crows!" C "How did he get that way? "
В "I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!" D "Never!"
1.3.What phrase did literally mean ‘to bow by bending at the knee’ in Shakespeare’s time?
A "Take care!" C "Break a leg!"
B "Bravo!" D "Knock’em dead!"
1.4. When criticising other people's intelligence, be very careful to say:
A "A bit thick" С "A bit thin"
В "A bit dense" D "A bit short"
1.5. When saying goodbye today, you usually say:
A "Toodle-oo!" С "Cheerio!"
В "Hasta la vista!" D "A good riddance to you!"
1.6. When replying to apologies, you say:
A "Oh, you are, are you?" С " That’s very kind of you!"
В " Eat your words!" D " A leopard cannot change its spots."
1.7. Sometimes you want everybody to do something you want or you want something done in a certain way. But other times you are happy for other people to choose. You can say:
A " It's no skin off my nose." С "Suit yourself."
В "Don’t mind me!" D "I’m chuffed."
1.8. When bringing a conversation to a close, you say:
A "Crab my shaker!" С "Every cloud has a silver lining."
В "You never can tell!" D "Time’s up."
1.9. When you don't believe other than the rather childish 'Liar, liar pants on fire!’ you say:
A "You’re pulling my leg!" C "That’s a fib!"
B "What you're saying is libellous." D "I wish I could believe you!"
1.10. Sometimes somebody asks you a question and you don't want give the answer. If you know the answer but you don't want them to know, you can say:
A "Never you mind." C "Let me get back to you."
B "Wait and see." D "A little bird told me."
2. IDIOMS
Choose the correct answer(s).
2.1. Somebody’s going to mention the person who was never a favourite of his/hers in the will. What would you say in the situation? – "Really? Well, that’s ____________. "
A ‘That’s a blessing in disguise.’ C That’s beginner’s luck.’
B ‘That’s a turn-up for the books.’ D That’s a skeleton in the cupboard.’
2.2. He’s nobody’s fool means ___________
A he has the gift of the gab C he’s a smart-aleck
B he is sharp as a tack D he knows his staff
2.3. Which of these "laws" claims that work tends to be extended till the time allowed for its completion?
A Parkinson's Law C Murphy's Law
B the Peter Principle D Archimedes' Law
2.4. If you want the wood to really shine, you’ll have to put a bit
A elbow room C brain drain
B elbow grease D sweat of one’s brow
2.5. If I were you, I'd tell her to go jump in the river.
A to learn to swim C to go away
B to get wet D to go fishing
2.6. What would you say if your smart new laptop fell off the back of a lorry?
A It is already broken. C You bought your new lorry very cheaply.
B It is stolen property. D You were given a new laptop as a surprise present.
2.7. What does the phrase to have an egg on one's face mean:
A to look foolish or embarrassed C to have a healthy glow
B to profit from other's misfortunes D to do tricks
2.8. The prosecutor knew that the councilman had stolen public funds, but she wanted to get all of her ducks in a row before she charged him with a crime. What did she want?
A to catch the councilman in the act
B to take the time to properly prepare her case
C to have other business to take care of before going after the councilman
D to finish eating lunch before she went back to work
2.9. Someone who is irritated or annoyed is said to be________
A in hot water C hot under the collar
B piping hot D in hugger-mugger
2.10. Come on, Brian, join in the fun! Don’t be such_________
A a second fiddle C a wet blanket
B a stick-in-the-mud D a rolling stone
2.11. A person who is no longer young may be described as being
A alive and kicking C hale and hearty
B safe and sound D bright and breezy
2.12. Which of these phrases refers to a young man who behaves in a conspicuously overconfident way?
A Jack-of-all-trades C Jack Rabbit
B Jack-o'-lantern D Jack the Lad
2.13. To mean that whatever you are discussing will never happen, we use
A when penguins fly C when cows fly
B when hens fly D when pigs fly
2.14. To take a back seat means
A let someone else run the company C let someone else win the prize
B let someone else hold the bag D let someone else drive a car
2.15. Who do we call an ankle biter:
A a whipper-snapper C a curtain climber
B a carpet rat D a crumb snatcher
3. VOCABULARY
Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase
3.1. ______________ is not connected with a car accident.
A Road rage C A pile-up
B Hit and run D A head-on collision
3.2. The hypocrite ______ feelings that he does not possess but that he feels he should display.
A conceals C betrays
B decries D simulates
3.3. Avoid _________ exercise in the evening.
A strenuous C timid
B vague D obstinate
3.4. The latest biography of Malcolm X is a nuanced and sensitive picture of a very complex man, analysis of his personality.
A an ineffectual C a telling
B an overblown D a ponderous
3.5. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "That band are just so def!?"
A great C modern
B awful D old-fashioned
3.6. It is remarkable that a man so in the public eye, so highly praised and imitated, can retain his ___________.
A magniloquence C humility
B idiosyncrasies D bravado
3.7. As a sportscaster, Cosell was apparently never ________; he made _________comments about every boxing match he covered.
A excited...hysterical C impressed...laudatory
B relevant...pertinent_______________ D amazed...awe-struck
3.8. Deloria has his detractors, but his critics have had amazingly ______ success at shaking his self-confidence or ______ his reputation.
A great…repairing C little...denting
B small...enhancing D widespread...bolstering
3.9. We’ll soon have this place looking _________.
A dribs-and-drabs C spick-and-span
B ups-and-downs D ins-and-outs
3.10. The room was ________ decorated in gold and silver; it was quite simply over the top.
A ostentatiously C tactfully
B tantalisingly D benevolently
3.11. A __________ is not active physically.
A doer C coach potato
B dabbler D culture vulture
3.12. Some popular folk songs reflect the aspirations and struggles of ___________ workers. What kind of workers are you?
A black-collar D blue-collar
B white-collar E pink-collar
C grey collar F green collar
3.13. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word ‘obliterate’.
A exculpate C bemuse
B lacerate D forge
3.14. What you gain new experience, do you
A cut your cable C cut your nails
B cut your teeth D cut your own throat
3.15. The verb________ does not mean ‘want something’.
A crank C defuse
B hanker after D yearn for
4. CULTURE
Choose the correct answer.
4.1. The name of Brigham Young is associated with
A Mormons C Winter Olympics
B Salt Lake City D Brigham and Women’s Hospital
4.2. One of the projects of English spelling reform (for example: through as (thru) was put forward by a famous American writer. That writer was
A William Saroyan C Mark Twain
B Walt Whitman D Ernest Hemingway
4.3. Most Australian bank notes have colloquially assigned nicknames due to their denomination or colour. What is a nickname of a Fifty Dollar note?
A Pineapple C Banana
B Lobster D Watermellon
4.4. What large organisation's computer system was brought to a standstill the year before last
after an employee hit "reply all" to an email, copying it to hundreds of thousands of colleagues?
A Walmart C the NHS
B the US Department of Defense D the FBI
4.5. In merry old England what days of the week could weddings take place to attract good luck?
A Monday C Friday
B Tuesday D Saturday
C Thursday
4.6. In cockney rhyming slang, what are you feeling if you are feeling "uncle"?
A Happy C Sick
B Hungry D Sad
4.7. Whose drum is said to summon his spirit to repel invaders "if the Dons sight Devon"?
A Admiral Nelson C the Duke of Wellington
B Sir Francis Drake D the Duke of Marlborough
4.8. What country (-ies) observe the Queen's Birthday once?
A New Zealand C the UK
B Canada D Australia
E South Africa F EU nations
4.9. What did the term Humpty Dumpty mean in the 17th century?
A brandy boiled with ale C a someone who has had too much alcohol
B a short, clumsy person D a soft-boiled egg
4.10. The pudding traditionally eaten with roast beef has the same name as which English county?
A Yorkshire C Sussex
B Lancashire D Devon
4.11. What are the main ingredients of the British dish known as "bubble -and-squeak"?
A porridge and syrup C minced beef and beans
B potato and cabbage D eggs and ham
B Best man, father of groom, groom D Father of the bride, groom, best man 4.13. One British custom involves shouting out a word whenever a car with a burned-out headlight is spotted. What's the word? A dogbone C fiddlesticks B padiddle D diddly-doo 4.14. You have returned from a weekend stay at your friend’s house. How long should the thank you letter be if you bluff your way into high society? A One side B Two sides C It doesn’t matter D None t all 4.15. There are prefixes Mac or Mc in some British surnames. Surnames like NcDonald were fairly popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. What did prefix Nc mean at that time? A ‘son of’ C ‘daughter of’ B ‘granddaughter of’ D ‘grandson of’ 4.16. Which of the words should you never, ever use in haut monde? A Loo B Lavatory C Toilet D W.C. 4.17. There are a number of traditions associated with each class at Gallaudet. Among other things, what do the freshmen do each year?
A Stalk and kill a pair of rats |
B Shave their heads, and try to get more shaved heads than the class the year before.
C Hang a new banner in the old gym, which must be guarded from theft buy the senior class.
D Come to class one day, dressed in suits and ties for the men, formal dresses and gloves for the women, and refuse to speak.
4.18. In the Southern America a girlfriend says, "Can't dance!" What is she saying?
A May as well drink this Rebel Yell, because you do not have any Jack Daniels.
B May as well go to the cotillion with him, because the guy I really like has not asked.
C May as well; I do not have anything better to do.
D No. Really. I do not know how to dance.
4.19. The Queen Elizabeth has frequently been pictured with her dogs - she has owned about 30 during her life - but she is also reputed to have created a new cross-breed of dog. What is it?
A Dorgi C Labradoor
B Sprocker D Labradoodle
Начало формы
4.20. The Orangery at Kensington Palace was built for this queen. Despite 18 pregnancies, she died childless and the crown went to the 52nd in line - the first 51 people were all Catholics and therefore ineligible to rule.
A Mary I C Victoria
B Ann D Elizabeth I
5. POLYSEMOUS WORDS
Choose the correct answer(s).
5.1. ‘Tail’
A the movable part that sticks out at the D a person secretly following another to
at the back of an animal’s body observe their movements
B the back part of an aircraft E the luminous trail of particles following
C the side of a coin that does not have F the last or hindmost part of something
a picture of someone’s head on it
5.2. ‘Cup’
A a small round container, usually with a handle D the amount of something
B a kind of a hat E a trophy
C a chalice used at the Eucharist F a dome shaped like a cup
5.3 'A' is
A the first letter of the alphabet D used to call attention to smth
B attack E answer
C an abbreviation for words F used to express a range of emotion including surprise, pleasure, sympathy,etc
5.4 ‘Dog’ is
A an animal kept as a pet D smth. that is of bad quality
B an ugly girl or a boy E a freshman, or first-year college student
C a swear word F the grade “D”
5.5. Which of the following words has more than one pronunciation, with each having a different meaning?
A rough C tough
B slough D bough
6. GRAMMAR
Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase.
6.1. ‘Are you OK? You look really pale.’ ‘I need the bathroom. I think I______ sick.’
A am to be C shall be
B will be D am going to be
6.2. Mary isn’t home yet. She _______ late at the office again.
A must have had to work C must’ve to work
B must have got to work D must work
6.3. ‘Have you heard? Sandra sold her flat and bought a houseboat.’ ‘__________ ?’
A She did what? C Did she what?
B What she did? D She what did?
6.4. The Smiths had to decide_________ to their daughter’s kidnappers’ demands or bring in the
police.
A if they agree C whether to agree
B if to agree D whether they agree
6.5. Travelling by coach is cheap. ___________, it can be slow in rush hour traffic.
A Whereas C Nevertheless
B Although_______ D While
6.6. Far _______ Terry’s small plane lay in the freezing waters of the North Sea, where his father’s boat had disappeared many years before.
A down C underneath
B under D below
6.7. Not until every single reporter had gone outside his front door again.
A did Alan step C stepped Alan
B Alan stepped D Alan did step
6.8. John was the first person I saw __________ hospital.
A by leaving C in leaving
B on leaving D on to live
6.9. The new computer system ___________ next month.
A is being installed by people C is be installed
B is been installed D is being installed
6.10. I remember ________ to the circus by my grandfather when I was a child.
A having taken C being taken
B to be taken D having been taken
6.11. It is possible for a student to do well in class all semester and _______ because of a poor performance on the final examination.
A later he fails C then to fail
B then one fails D then you fail
6.12. _____________________ depended on their finding the gold hidden in the cave.
A Huck and Tom made great plans for the future that
B Great plans for the future were being made by Huck and Tom that
C Huck and Tom, who made great plans for the future that
D Great plans for the future were made by Huck and Tom that
6.13. Which of these sentences is wrong?
A Do you ever have time to go to London? C Have you ever got time to go to London? B Do you have time to go to London this D Have you got time to go to London this weekend? weekend?
6.14. Which of the sentences is wrong?
A What did people use to do in the evenings before TV? C Used you to play football?
B I didn’t used to like opera. D You used not to like him, used you?
6.15. Which of the sentences is wrong?
A Do you object to working on Sundays? C I prefer cycling to walking.
B I agreed to organising the meeting. D I must get round to doing the filing.
AMERICAN ENGLISH
Choose the correct British English answer(s).
7.1. If you wanted to invite an Englishman for a drink to the duplex, where would you go?
A to the penthouse C to the semi-detached house
B to the detached house D to the terraced house
7.2. To make a baby feel comfort, American parents use a pacifier. What about Englishmen?
A a lollipop C a teddy-bear
B a bunny D a dummy
7.3. Joe Blow or ______doesn't drink wine, Joe Blow drinks beer and watches football on Monday nights.
A Joe Public C Joe Blake
B Joe Bloggs D Joe Sixpack
7.4. Which of these words is the least likely to be used as an American equivalent of what an Englishman calls a dispensing chemist?
A druggist C a pharmacist
B drugpusher D an apothecary
7.5. We still have that grip Bunchy slept on.
A We still have that futon Bunchy slept on. C We still have that berth Bunchy slept on.
B We still have that cot Bunchy slept on. D We still have that runner Bunchy slept on.
7.6. I have to fill out this application form.
A I have to fill it up. C I have to fill it in.
B I have to fill it away. D I have to fill it.
7.7. If an American says he is beat today, is he is ___________ .
A second to none C pooped out
B knackered D far-sighted
7.8. The music was crappy.
A The music was buckish. C The music was rubbish.
B The music haggish. D The music was bullish
7.9. Zucchini or ________ should be cut or shredded into manageable pieces and blanched before storing it in the freezer.
A Marrow C Courgette
B Squash D Cos
7.10. Choose the words with American spelling.
A medieval C fulfill
B tyre D manoeuvre
8. PHRASAL VERBS
Choose the correct phrasal verb according to the context
8.1. Hmmm, the kids are very quiet, I wonder what they’re getting ________ to?
A down C up
B by D through
8.2. Before performing in a concert, I always _________ up.
A clam C crack
B get D warm
8.3. Great news! A snow storm has been predicted so we are all________ classes tomorrow.
A exempt from C in the mood for
B at odds with D capable of
8.4. We’ve got to do something about these mice – they’ve been_________ the woodwork again.
A gulping down C polishing off
B nibbling at D cutting off
8.5. I am going________ Jill’s to invite her to the party.
A over C through
B ahead with D over to
8.6. Susan didn’t want to________ with the necklace since it was a family hairloom.
A go C reason
B part D farewell
8.7. I can’t sleep at night – I think I should cut ________ the amount of coffee I drink.
A off C out
B down on D off from
8.8. The company tends to _______ its success by expanding into new markets.
A hot up C give away
B build on D pick up
8.9. I’ve recently ___________ the habit of having a hot drunk before bed, because it helps me sleep.
A run into C fallen for
B fallen in with D fallen into
8.10. They showed a soap opera last night ________ of the film the TV guide had advertised.
A in view C at a cost
B at the prospect D in place
