1. Choose the
appropriate prepositions: ... Rome
... Paris they travelled ... plane.

A) From/to/by

B) From/till/by

C) At/by/by

D) Till/from/on

E) At/to/by

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2. Choose the
appropriate word: All
the factories have made the ... very dirty.

A) air

B) weather

C) climate

D) breath

E) wind

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3. Choose the synonym to the underlined word:



She controlled herself and said in a steady
voice: "We are no friends any longer".

A) sound

B) loud

C) weak

D) low

E) lovely

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4. Choose the antonym to the underlined word:



The children were playing at the farthest corner of the park.

A)
nearest

B)
sunniest

C)
darkest

D)
quietest

E)
distant

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5. Choose the appropriate modal verb(s):



If I ... sew as well as Jane I would make all of
my own clothes too.

A) could

B) must

C) was
to

D) can

E) might

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6. Choose the appropriate modal verb(s): Grown-ups ... destroy bird’s nests.

A) mustn`t

B) must

C) may

D) ought

E) can

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7. Choose the correct answer:



We couldn`t help ... when she told us what had happened.

A)
laughing

B)
laugh

C)
don`t laugh

D)
didn`t laugh

E)
have laughed

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8. Choose the correct answer:



Everybody was glad … him when he entered the
room.

A)
to see

B)
seeing

C)
see

D)
seen

E)
saw

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9. Put the verb in the correct tense form:



By 2018 they … a new supermarket in our street.

A)
will have built

B)
will build

C)
will be building

D)
will built

E)
will had built

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10. Choose the
appropriate form of the verb:



If he ... to bed so late yesterday, he ... so
drowsy now.

A) hadn`t
gone/wouldn`t be

B) doesn`t
go/wouldn`t be

C) didn`t
go/wouldn`t be

D) hadn`t
gone/wouldn`t have been

E) didn`t
go/wasn`t

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11. Choose the best answer:



The witness told the court that he ... the
accused before.

A)
had never seen

B)
had ever seen

C)
hasn`t seen

D)
didn`t see

E)
doesn`t see

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12. Choose the appropriate variant of indirect speech:



“Sam, do you speak English”,
asked Mary.

A)
Mary asked Sam
if he spoke English.

B)
Mary asked Sam
if he had spoken English

C)
Mary asked Sam
if he would speak English

D)
Mary asked Sam
if he speaks English.

E)
Mary asked Sam
if he was speaking English

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13. Complete the sentence:



Pete saw the ball not far off.
He ran up to it and kicked it. But the grass was wet and he couldn`t kick it
properly.
(13)..................... . Everyone in the other team was happy, but
his own team was very sad.

A) So
the ball went straight into his own goal.

B) Yet
he was very pleased with himself.

C) In
fact, the ball was very muddy.

D) Obviously
it was the first match of the season.

E) Then
the referee blew his whistle.

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14. Choose the right order to make up a story:



1. But two times in twenty four hours sea water runs far
up the river and makes it deep.

2. At those times big ships can get to London.

3. London is situated on the River Thames.

4. The Thames is not very long and very deep.

A) 3,4,1,2

B) 2,3,1,4

C) 3,1,4,2

D) 4,1,2,3

E) 1,2,4,3

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15. Choose the best answer:



The phenomenon of a mirage, which is an
atmospheric optical illusion in which an observer sees a nonexistent body of
water, can be explained by two facts. First, light rays are bent in passing
between media of differing densities. Second, the boundary between two such
media acts as a mirror for rays of light coming in at certain angles.



Which of the following is true?

A)
The line between two media works as a reflector.

B)
This phenomenon can`t be explained yet.

C)
Light rays are united in one bunch

D)
Mirage can be seen only in deserts.

E)
The weather influences the appearance of mirage.

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Choose the appropriate prepositions:
... Rome ... Paris they travelled ... plane.
Answer: A) From/to/by
Explanation: The correct prepositions are "from" (Rome) and "to" (Paris), indicating the direction of travel. "By" is used to specify the means of transport (plane).

Choose the appropriate word:
All the factories have made the ... very dirty.
Answer: A) air
Explanation: Factories can pollute the air, making it dirty, which is the most logical choice here.

Choose the synonym to the underlined word:
She controlled herself and said in a steady voice: "We are no friends any longer".
Answer: D) low
Explanation: "Steady" here refers to a voice that is calm and controlled, which can also be described as "low" in terms of volume.

Choose the antonym to the underlined word:
The children were playing at the farthest corner of the park.
Answer: A) nearest
Explanation: "Farthest" means the most distant, so the antonym is "nearest."

Choose the appropriate modal verb(s):
If I ... sew as well as Jane I would make all of my own clothes too.
Answer: A) could
Explanation: The correct choice here is "could," as it expresses ability in a hypothetical situation.

Choose the appropriate modal verb(s):
Grown-ups ... destroy bird’s nests.
Answer: A) mustn’t
Explanation: "Mustn’t" means prohibition, which makes sense in this context where grown-ups are not allowed to destroy bird nests.

Choose the correct answer:
We couldn’t help ... when she told us what had happened.
Answer: A) laughing
Explanation: The phrase "couldn’t help" is followed by the gerund form, so "laughing" is the correct choice.

Choose the correct answer:
Everybody was glad … him when he entered the room.
Answer: A) to see
Explanation: The phrase "glad to see" is a common expression, making "to see" the correct answer.

Put the verb in the correct tense form:
By 2018 they … a new supermarket in our street.
Answer: A) will have built
Explanation: The future perfect tense "will have built" is used to indicate an action that will be completed before a certain point in the future (2018).

Choose the appropriate form of the verb:
If he ... to bed so late yesterday, he ... so drowsy now.
Answer: A) hadn’t gone/wouldn’t be
Explanation: The sentence is a third conditional sentence, which expresses a hypothetical past action (hadn't gone) and its present consequence (wouldn't be drowsy).

Choose the best answer:
The witness told the court that he ... the accused before.
Answer: A) had never seen
Explanation: The past perfect tense "had never seen" is used to describe something that had not occurred before a specific point in the past.

Choose the appropriate variant of indirect speech:
“Sam, do you speak English?”, asked Mary.
Answer: A) Mary asked Sam if he spoke English.
Explanation: In indirect speech, the present simple tense ("do you speak") is changed to the past simple ("spoke").

Complete the sentence:
Pete saw the ball not far off. He ran up to it and kicked it. But the grass was wet and he couldn’t kick it properly. (13)..................... . Everyone in the other team was happy, but his own team was very sad.
Answer: A) So the ball went straight into his own goal.
Explanation: The phrase "So" indicates a result of his unsuccessful attempt to kick the ball properly.

Choose the right order to make up a story:

But two times in twenty-four hours sea water runs far up the river and makes it deep.

At those times big ships can get to London.

London is situated on the River Thames.

The Thames is not very long and very deep.
Answer: A) 3, 4, 1, 2
Explanation: The correct logical order starts with the general statement about London and the Thames, then gives more specific details about the river and how it works.

Choose the best answer:
The phenomenon of a mirage, which is an atmospheric optical illusion in which an observe...
(Question seems incomplete, but based on the pattern it appears to be about identifying or completing information on a mirage, so I would suggest checking for options based on context, like "observes" or something related to the visual phenomenon.)