Примерный
вариант вступительного экзамена в Московский
педагогический государственный университет
TEST
I. Complete the story by supplying the correct form of the verb.
The manager _____1 (to wave) his hand towards the chair on the other
side of the desk and Henry _____2 (to tell) _____3 (to take) a seat.
“I _____4 (to wait) for a long-distance call from
Manchester,” – the manager explained. The telephone _____5 (to ring) as he _____6
(to speak). The manager _____7 (to pick up) the receiver and for some minutes _____8 (to
speak) rapidly and impatiently into the telephone. Henry _____9 (to wait) till the manager
_____10 (to finish) the telephone talk. He _____11 (to wait) rather long. He _____12 (to
feel) rather upset that the interview, which he _____13 (to dread) for days _____14 (not
to begin) at once. By the time the manager _____15 (to finish), his secretary already
_____16 (to be) in the office also _____17 (to wait) for the manager to finish the talk.
She _____18 (to come) in with a pile of letters.
“I really _____19 (not to keep) you _____20 (to wait) much
longer,” – said the manager apologetically as he _____21 (to pick up) some papers
and _____22 (to begin) to read them, – “these _____23 (to have) _____24 (to
catch) the next post.”
By that time Henry already _____25 (to be) so tired and nervous that he
thought he _____26 (to find) no voice to speak. He _____27 (to pass) the time by _____28
(to examine) the manager’s office in detail. On his right there was a large window with
a view of the factory yard. Henry could see two workmen _____29 (to push) a trolley across
it. Close to the window there _____30 (to be) a long low table and three chairs _____31
(to arrange) around it. To Henry’s left there _____32 (to stand) a bookcase which
_____33 (to cover) the greater part of the wall. The shelves _____34 (to cram) with
technical journals which Henry thought, _____35 (may) at any moment _____36 (to slip) and
_____37 (to fall) to the floor.
Henry _____38 (to finish) his survey of the room and was watching the
manager as the latter signed the last paper. He _____39 (not to notice) the secretary
_____40 (to enter) the room and he rather _____41 (to surprise) to see her standing
nearby.
“Now let me _____42 (to see),” – the manager said addressing
Henry. – “You _____43 (to come) about our advertisement for a clerk, is that
right?” Henry nodded and said: “Yes sir, I’d like to work for your firm
as…” – He already _____44 (to answer) the manager’s questions. His interview
_____45 (to begin).
to dread (v. regular) страшиться, опасаться
чего-либо
to cram (v. regular) набивать битком,
укладывать вплотную
II. Make up five questions about the story.
III. Choose the right answer. Only one answer is correct.
1. When the police. _____ the _____ will have escaped.
A. arrive/thieves
B. arrives/thiefs
C. arrived/thieves
D. has arrived/thiefs
2. Exactly a year ago, I _____ the same exam; I hope I _____ this year!
A. have taken/succeed
B. passed/ will succeed
C. was taking/ succeeded
D. took/will succeed
3. “Which do you prefer – the blue vase or the red
vase?” – “The blue vase is ______.”
A. definitely better
B. better definitely
C. definite better
D. better definite
4. “How did you like the lecture?” – “It was _____ I had
ever listened to.”
A. a more boring
B. the most bored one
C. a more bored one
D. the most boring one
5. The Dutch and the Chinese were the only foreigners _____ living in
Japan in the 16th century.
A. that
B. which
C. who
D. –
6. “Why don’t you call the company back and ask for that
information?” – “I don’t know _____”.
A. who I should speak
B. who should I speak with
C. with whom I should speak
D. whom should I speak with
7. “Jeff and Bill are smart.” – “Yes, but Betty is _____
of the three.”
A. the smartest
B. the smarter
C. smartest
D. smarter
8. They didn’t consult their teacher. They could translate the
article _____.
A. themselves
B. by theirselves
C. them selves
D. theirselves
9. Here are four clocks. One is an alarm clock, _____ are wall clocks.
A. another
B. the others
C. others
D. other
10. Because of the accident, our meeting was put _____ until one
o’clock on Monday of next week.
A. away
B. in
C. off
D. out
11. How did you like _____ last night’s TV talk show?
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. –
12. “The refrigerator is really empty.” – “Yes, all the
food _____ eaten.”
A. is been
B. has been
C. have been
D. been
13. “How can you stand all this traffic?” – “I _____ at
rush-hour.”
A. am used to driving
B. am used to drive
C. used driving
D. used to driving
14. Economics _____ as interesting to me as literature.
A. doesn’t
B. are
C. isn’t
D. aren’t
15. Knowing many _____ useful if you want to find an international job.
A. language is
B. language are
C. languages is
D. languages are
16. She took some medicine _____ her headache.
A. for
B. from
C. because
D. to
17. Some people in the village are planning to go to town, but _____
are staying home.
A. most of people
B. many of a number
C. many of them
D. the most people
18. We were in the station for at least half an hour, waiting _____
start.
A. for the train
B. the train to
C. the train’s
D. for the train to
19. _____ noisy in the room that I could hardly make out anything.
A. It was such
B. It was so
C. There was so
D. It was
20. I like my _____ dresses.
A. sister’s-in-law
B. sister’s-in-law’s
C. sisters’-in-law’s
D. sisters-in-law’s
IV. Translate into English.
1. К томy времени, как вы доберётесь до
реки, уже стемнеет, и вам придётся возвращаться
тем же путём, каким вы пришли.
2. Наступило лето. Во дворе очень тихо. Все дети
уехали за город.
3. Давай останемся дома, пока не прекратится
дождь, хорошо?
4. Они видели, как двое полицейских вошли в дом на
другой стороне улицы, и очень удивились, так как в
этом доме уже давно никто не живёт.
5. Мама сказала. что преподаватель не рассердится
на меня, если я объясню ему, что случилось и
почему я опоздала.
6. Энн больна уже неделю, завтра её кладут в
больницу.
7. Вам часто приходится отвечать на вопросы
студентов, да? – Это правда, но некоторые
вопросы звучат странно.
8. В сегодняшней газете гораздо меньше новостей,
чем в той, что я читал вчера. Сегодня ничего
интересного не произошло.
9. Она ни разу не солгала, с тех пор как я её
знаю. – И её старшая сестра тоже.
10. Все удивились, почему в комнате мало мебели:
там был лишь стол и несколько стульев.
KEYS:
I. 1. waved; 2. was told; 3. to take; 4. am waiting;
5. rang/was ringing; 6. spoke/was speaking; 7. picked; 8. spoke;
9. waited; 10. finished/had finished; 11. waited; 12. felt/was
feeling; 13. had been dreading/had dreaded; 14. hadn’t begun;
15. finished; 16. was; 17. waiting; 18. had come; 19. won’t
keep; 20. waiting; 21. picked up; 22. began; 23. have/will have/shall
have; 24. to catch; 25. was; 26. would find; 27. passed/was passing;
28. examining; 29. pushing/push; 30. was; 31. arranged/were arranged;
32. stood; 33. covered; 34. were crammed; 35. might; 36. slip;
37. fall; 38. had finished; 39. hadn’t noticed; 40. enter/entering;
41. was surprised; 42. see; 43. have come/came; 44. was answering;
45. had begun
III. 1. A; 2. D; 3. A; 4. D; 5. D;
6. C; 7. A; 8. A; 9. B; 10. C; 11. D; 12. B;
13. A; 14. C; 15. C; 16. A; 17. C; 18. D; 19. B;
20. D
IV. 1. By the time you reach/get to the river it will have
already got/become/grown dark and you will have to return/come back/get back the way/the
same way you came/have come.
2. Summer has come. It is very quiet in the yard. All the children have gone to/have left
for the country/have gone out of town.
3. Let’s stay at home till/until it stops raining/has stopped raining/the rain stops/has
stopped, shall we?
4. They saw two policemen enter/come the/a house on the other/opposite side of the street
and were/got very greatly/very much surprised as no one/nobody had lived/had been
living/there had been no one living in the house for a long time.
5. (My) mother said (that) the teacher wouldn’t be/get angry/cross with me if I
explained to him what had happened and why I was/had been late.
6. Ann has been ill for a week already, she will be taken/sent to hospital tomorrow.
7. You often have to answer the/your students’ questions, don’t you? – That’s
true/right. I have to, but some (of the) questions sound strange.
8. There is much/far/rather less news in today’s paper than in the one I read yesterday.
Nothing interesting/of interest has happened today.
9. She has never told a lie/lied since I have known her. – Neither has her
elder/eldest/older/oldest sister/her… sister hasn’t either.
10. Everybody/everyone was/all were surprised why there was so little furniture in the
room, there was (only) a table and a few/some/several chairs only.
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