I. Выберите правильные артикли (отсутствие артикля обозначается знаком О).

a. the; b. a (an); с. О

1. The Queen of Great Britain is not... absolute monarch.

2. Open ... door, please.

3. There is ... picture on page 20.

II. Выберите правильные предлоги (отсутствие предлога обозначается знаком О).

4. Why are you standing in the corridor? Come ..., please.

a. in; b. into; с. out of; d. 0

5. The workers are going ... the hall.

a. of; b. in; с. to; d. into

6. Who is ... duty today?

a. of; b. in; с. on; d. for

7. I'm fond of listening ... these tapes.

a. 0; b. in; с. to; d. оf

III. Выберите правильные времена глагола (правильную форму сказуемого):

8. Он уедет за границу после того, как книга будет напечатана.

a. will have been published; b. will be published; с. has been published

9. Now she . . . difficulty in putting fact in order.

a. is having; b. has been having; с. had.

IV. Выберите правильный вс глагол:

a. is; b. are; c. am; d. was .

10. There ... ten pens and a magazine on the table.

11. There ... many cars in front of the house.

V. Выберите необходимые модальные глаголы:

12. You ... take care of your parents.

a. should; b. ought to; с. are to

13. My sight is getting worse. Next year, I'm afraid, I ...read without glasses.

a. can not; b. may not; с. won't be able to

14. Don't you see I'm tired? You ... me, you know.

a. might have ... helped; b. could ... help; с. may ... help

15. Police, fire-figthers, newspaper reporters and radio broadcasters ... work on holiday in the USA.

a. could; b. might; с. must

16. The real history of the period between 1688 and the middle of the eighteenth century…summed up in three words: accumulation of capital.

a. need be; b. will be able to be; c. can be

17. The power of knowledge... placed in the hands of people.

a. should be; b. ought to be; с. need to be

18. We ... commemorate great people.

a. must; b. need to; с. may