Match the words to their definitions correctly.

1. inhibit

2.  sew

3. squander

4. refrain

5. suspend

a) to join two pieces of cloth together by

putting thread through them with a needle

b) to prevent something from growing or

developing well

c) to resist doing something; to hold back or abstain from an action or behaviour

d) waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

e) to stop something from being active,

either temporarily or permanently

Choose the incorrect variant.

Which of the following variants is correct?

1. He proposed dealing straightly with the suppliers.

2. I recommend writing your feelings down on paper.

3.Tom suggested to meet for a coffee after school.

4. I suggested her that she change her dress.

5. I recommend you to buy a more expensive TV set.

In which of the following variants is Subjunctive Mood used correctly?

1. We ask that she does not call after 9pm.

2. I wish I were younger. I'm sure I could study hard.

3. She behaves as though she were some movie star.

4. I suggest that she not go out tonight.

5. I'd rather you paid me yesterday.

6. It's about time he learned how to use it.

In which of the following variants contains the correct usage of Verbals?

1. Having been completed their training, they will be qualified teachers.

2. Standing in the queue, I realised I didn't have any cash.

3. Not to have an invitation, I couldn’t get into the party.

4. Mixing with some sugar, the cocktail tastes much worse.

5. Despite having read the instructions twice, I still couldn’t get how to use it.

Choose the correct option.

I had scarcely closed my eyes _____ someone knocked on the door.

Which of the variants contains the correct usage of tenses?

1. I have been living here since ten years ago.

2. Since next week, the prices of some food will go up.

3. Today we're taking the bus but next week we'll be taking the taxi.

4. I'll give Tom his birthday present since I’ll be seeing him at work tomorrow.

5. Will you be coming to dinner tonight?

Choose the incorrect variant.

1. It’s as exciting a story as you’ll ever read.

2. We’ll see how good a salesman he really is.

3. He is so interesting man that everybody listens to him.

4. He’s so good a player as he used to be.

5. She isn’t as a good singer as she thinks.

Choose the correct variant.

1. I nearly never go to the theatre these days.

2. I nearly ever go to the shopping malls these days.

3. Nearly none of the original software is in service.

4. I was upset as nearly no one came to my birthday.

5. She was angry because she has been waiting him for nearly two hours.

Choose the correct variant.

1. Can you give me other few hours to finish it?

2. They ordered other couple of drinks after that.

3. I talked to an alone old woman for an hour.

4. Despite he was sick, he went to school.

5. I almost never go there on Sundays.

Choose the correct phrasal verb in accordance with the sentences.

1. She _____ a brilliant plan to solve the problem.

2.  My close friends _____ for dinner yesterday.

3. A witness ______ new evidence.

4. Her new book _____ last month and it’s already a bestseller.

5. The team ______ a very tough opponent in the final match.

 Choose the correct reported speech.

“I never saw you solve this problem alone” she said to her son.

You are baby-sitting the neighbours' child, Tim, for the first time. After you've been there for about an hour, Tim says that he doesn't feel well, and he looks as if he may have a fever. You call his parents on their mobile phone, and taking care not to alarm them, say:

Choose the correct sentences.

1. They are committed to improving their services.

2. He’s strongly opposed to cut down the trees.

3. We are open to discussing new ideas.

4. He's addicted to playing video games.

5. This solution is similar to solve the previous problem.

Choose the line of antonyms.

1. obtain-acquire

2. launch-initiate

3. inform-notify

4. request-inquire

5. rigid-flexible

6. generous- stingy

Choose the correct conjunction.

He spoke slowly and clearly ___ everyone could understand him.

Complete the paragraph correctly.

Historically, many scientists believed that birds were direct descendants of dinosaurs. __. Modern research, however, confirms that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs over millions of years.

 Complete the sentence with the most suitable option.

______, people would not have developed modern technology so rapidly.

Complete the sentence.

I want to know ______.

Choose the correct variant.

1. I suppose they are more lazy than stupid.

2. Actually, my sister is very older than me.

3. It's much the most interesting of them all.

4. I feel all the better for that swim.

5. He explained it all, but I was still none the wiser.

Which of the following variants contains a comment adverbial?

Which of the following variants is correct?

1. She is always complaining.

2. He will have always worked hard for his family.

3. They were always forgetting their homework.

4. She has always lived in this town.

5. He had always wanted to travel the world.

6. She will always remember this day.

Choose the correct word.

I always had an interest in sports because my dad was a professional athlete. I grew up watching him train and even joined him on the football ___.

Which option best conveys the meaning of the sentence below?

Though initially met with skepticism, the pedagogical approach gradually gained traction and was later acknowledged for its substantial impact on student engagement.

Match the prepositions.

1. She prides herself ___ her attention to detail.

2. The manager was preoccupied ___ upcoming deadlines.

3. He was notorious ___ breaking rules during negotiations.

4. The politician distanced herself ___ the controversial remarks.

5. They were baffled ___ the sudden shift in behavior

a) for

b) by

c) with

d) from

e) on

Choose the logically correct variant.

– Anna, what is your brother like?

– He is ________.

Choose the correctly inverted sentences.

1. Rarely have I encountered such a challenging problem in my entire career.

2. Little did they not realise the impact their decision would have on the company’s future.

3. Not until the final whistle did the team realise had they won the championship.

4. So intense was the storm that the entire did city lose power.

5. In no way should this issue be ignored by the management.

Choose the correct variant.

The Mona Lisa, ______ to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506, is displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris. 

Choose the correct variant.

The Amazon Rainforest, ______ covers over 5.5 million square kilometers, is often called the "lungs of the Earth." 

Which of the following variants contains the correct usage of subject verb agreement?

1. The team are arguing among themselves.

2. Ten dollars is not enough to buy the book.

3. The information you provided are very useful.

4. Two-thirds of the cake has been eaten.

5. My friend, along with her cousins, is traveling to Spain.

As the chairman of the steering committee you find that urgent business requires that you call all committee to an unscheduled meeting. You realize that many of them will find this highly inconvenient, so your request is as accompanied by an apology. You say:

Choose the correct variant.

The research showed ______ that the new treatment was effective ______ that it had fewer side effects than traditional methods.

Choose the correct variant.

I think she is ........ clever to be fooled by their tricks.

Choose the correct variant.

We wrapped the roast chicken in special paper ......... it would stay warm until our guests arrived.

Choose the correct reported speech.

“I advised my students to review their notes carefully before the exam and avoid last-minute cramming,” the teacher said.

Choose the correct variant.

Choose the incorrect variant.

Choose the correct variant.

Wherever she travels, she makes new friends.

In 2014, Amelia Quon and her team at NASA set out to build a helicopter capable of flying on Mars. Because Mars’s atmosphere is only one percent as dense as Earth’s, the air of Mars would not provide enough resistance to the rotating blades of a standard helicopter for the aircraft to stay aloft. For five years, Quon’s team tested designs in a lab that mimicked Mars’s atmospheric conditions. The craft the team ultimately designed can fly on Mars because its blades are longer and rotate faster than those of a helicopter of the same size built for Earth. 

What was the main challenge in designing a helicopter for Mars?