Level 1
1. Define which word has a different meaning. Task (0) is an example. Визначте в кожному рядку зайве за змістом слово. Завдання (0) — зразок.
0. A) a violin В) a guitarist С) a piano D) a trumpet
1. A) weekly В) daily С) monthly D) typically
2. A) noble В) non-fiction С) historic D) biographical
3. A) a border B) a catalogue C) a territory D) a scenery
(0) – B
Level 2
2. Choose the co r re ct variant o f the word. Task (0) is an example. Укажіть правильний варіант слова, яке треба вжити на місці пропуску в реченні. Завдання (0) — зразок.
Ukraine is a broad, (0) A land. It is situated between the Carpathian Mountains to the (1)______, the Black Sea to the south and the Sea of Azov to the east. To the north is Byelorussia and Russia. A peninsula, (2)_______ Crimea, just out into the Black Sea.
The broad Dniepro river runs down through the center of the country. To the east of the Dniepro the land is flat and has (3)_______ soil ideal for farming. It is no wonder, then, that Ukraine (4)______ .“the bread basket of (5)_______ Europe” . To the west of the Dniepro, the land is more hilly and rolling, eventually becoming fairly rugged as the western part of Ukraine reaches into the foothills of the (6)______ .
0. A) flat B) mountainous C) industrial D) straight
1. A) east B) west C) south D) north
2. A) a B) an C) — (no article) D) the
3. A) flat B) rich C) low D) immense
4. A) has called B) was called C) is called D) is calling
5. A) eastern B) western C) northern D) southern
6. A) mountains B) hills C) Crimean Mountains D) Carpathian Mountains
(0) – A
Level 3
3. Match the passages with their meaning. There is one extra passage. Task (0) is an example. Установіть відповідність між назвою та змістом абзацу. Абзаців наведено на один більше. Завдання (0) — зразок.
0. Ukrainian Cities.
1. Travel.
2. Food.
3. Holidas and Festivals.
A) Travel by automobile is not difficult and the road network is developed. There are some intercity bus services.
B) Ukrainian cooking uses black pepper, red pepper, salt, bay leaf, parsley and garlic and onion. Ukrainian people eat many dishes made of potato.
C) A typical city in Ukraine is deeply populated. Most Ukrainians live in large high rise blocks of flats.
D) This holiday is a wonderful time for children as well as for grown-ups, and is often called the family holiday. On New Year’s Eve, children decorate a fir or a pine tree with shining balls and toys. The mothers cook a festive dinner. On New Year’s Day there is an exchange of presents.
E) Today, the tradition of creating pysanky continues, even among Ukrainian immigrants to other countries. Examples of the work are exhibited at local Ukrainian museums, Ukrainian stores and elsewhere in the world.
(0) – C
Level 4
4. Read the text below. Choose T if the statement is true according to the text, F if it is false. Task (0) is an example. Прочитайте текст. Позначте речення тест контролю з англійської мови Т, якщо воно є правильним, та F, якщо ні. Завдання (0) — зразок.
Once, when I was a teenager, I went to my aunt’s house. She collected pottery and when I got there, she told me that she wanted to show me a new bowl. She told she had just bought it. It was beautiful. When she went to answer the door, I picked up the bowl. It slipped out of my hands and smashed to pieces on the floor. When my aunt came back, I screamed and said that the cat had just broken her new bowl. My aunt looked at me in a funny way and told me it wasn’t important. I couldn’t sleep that night, and the next morning, I rang my aunt and confessed that I had broken her bowl.
0. The story happened when I was a teenager.
1. My aunt didn’t want to showr me a piece of her collection.
2. The cat broke the bowl.
3 .1 said that I had broken the bowl.
(0) – T
Level 1
1. Define which word has a different meaning. Task (0) is an example. Визначте в кожному рядку зайве за змістом слово. Завдання (0) — зразок.
0. A) to surround В) to separate С) to occupy D) to practice
1. A) a bottom B) a canteen C) a desert D) a valley
2. A) compulsory B) daily C) secondary D) primary
3. A) a dance B) a concert C) an audience D) a workshop
(0) – D
Level 2
2. Choose the correct variant of the word. Task (0) is an example. Укажіть правильний варіант слова, яке треба вжити на місці пропуску в реченні. Завдання (0) — зразок.
Ukraine (0) ___a crossroads between Europe, Arabia and the Orient, and the modern Ukrainian Rus have got a strong admixture of Asiatic and Arabic blood: giving them an average height, slender build and fair complexion.
Strictly (1)____, the popular image Slavic people are found mostly in the (2)____Ukraine (bordering on Poland, Hungary and the Slovak states) and in the north and northeast adjacent to Russia.
For over a century, the official language was (3) ___. Since independence, Ukrainian is being promoted as the state language, although Russian is still (4 )___ widespread, especially in the major cities. In villages people speak (5) ____ Russian and Ukrainian. Ukrainians, (6)_____ other nations, have many traditions and holidays.
0. A) since has been B) is lying C) has long been D) has got
1. A) telling B) speaking C) asking D) going
2. A) western B) eastern C) southern D) northern
3. A) Ukrainian B) Polish C) Byelorussian D) Russian
4. A) the least B) less C) the most D) more
5. A) both B) as C) till D) not
6. A) for B) all C) like D) but
(0) – C
Level 3
3. Match the passages with their meaning. There is one extra passage. Task (0) is an example. Установіть відповідність між назвою та змістом абзацу. Абзаців наведено на один більше, Завдання (0) — зразок.
0. The Dail Routine.
1. Punishments
2. Games.
3. Food.
A) Hopscotch, skipping ropes, leap-frog, British bulldogs and football with a tennis ball were all very popular. Puzzle making was always fun.
B) Discipline was very strict. Punishments were the strap or cane and everyone was scared of getting into trouble.
C) Basic geography was learned through what food each country produced and what was happening there during the war. For many there were no school dinners and children went home at lunch time.
D) School life either changed dramatically or not at all for children. Most of the men teachers went to the wrar, so many retired lady teachers returned to the classroom.
E) Assembly was every morning and prayers said for all the soldiers in the war and for victory. Lessons consisted of sums, writing compositions, religion, history, geography, needlework, knitting and cookery.
(0) – E
Level 4
4. Read the text below. Choose T if the statement is true according to the text, F if it is false. Task (0) is an example. Прочитайте текст. Позначте речення Т, якщо воно є правильним, та F, якщо ні. Завдання (0) — зразок.
At 9:00, Dan Smith’s friend phoned and said that his payment wras late. “The cheque is in the post,” Dan replied. At 10:00 Dan was late for school. He told that the traffic had been bad. That evening Dan’s Mum wore a new dress. Dan hated it. “It looks great on you,” he said. Three lies in one day!
Yet Dan is just an ordinary guy. Each time he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems. Is telling lies a new trend? The majority of people in a recent survey said that people were more honest ten years ago. Lying wrasn’t really born yesterday. In the eighteenth century the French philosopher wrote, “All men are born truthful and die liars.”
0. Dan’s payment was late.
1. Dan didn’t like his mother’s dress.
2. He thought the truth was good.
3. People are more honest now, according to the recent survey.
(0) – T
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