1
I know it’s not important but I can’t help … about it.
A) except to think
Б) thinking
В) think
Г) to think
Д) without thinking
2
The only way to succeed in life is … hard work.
A) through Б) alongside В) inside Г) towards Д) beneath
3
The book is … average not only in size but also in price.
A) down Б) towards В) amidst Г) above Д) across
4
The game was … on account of darkness.
A) got over
Б) taken off
В) put out
Г) called off
Д) given away
5
It was him that went out just now, …?
A) isn’t it
Б) wasn’t it
В) isn’t he
Г) wasn’t he
Д) it wasn’t
6
We go to … school to study. We go to … work in order to earn … living. We go to … bed to rest and sleep.
A) -/-/a/-
Б) the/the/a/the
В) a/the/the/-
Г) -/the/the/-
Д) -/-/a/the
7
I’m sorry, but I don’t really want to do it tonight. I … rather put it off till tomorrow.
A) could Б) had В) must Г) would Д) can
8
A(n) … does oral translation from one language to another.
A) translator
Б) reporter
В) transporter
Г) secret agent
Д) interpreter
9
Oh, he’s so big-headed. I can’t … him.
A) stand Б) shake В) swear Г) spread Д) throw
10
The office is on the second floor of the building. It is 200 square metres in … .
A) depth Б) height В) length Г) area Д) width
11
Plants absorb water from the soil through their … .
A) stems Б) flowers В) roots Г) branches Д) leaves
12
How was your … back?
A) sightseeing Б) vacation В) trip Г) luggage Д) holiday
13
There are a lot more television … today than there were some twenty years ago.
A) spectators Б) visitors В) onlookers Г) viewers Д) sightseers
14
If you organize all the months alphabetically, which one comes first and which one is last?
A) April, September
Б) August, December
В) January, November
Г) April, August
Д) August, July
15
What country has а different day as a new year day?
A) Portugal
Б) China
В) Japan
Г) Scotland
Д) New Zealand
16
The cut on his … won’t … in time for the race, so … have to drop out.
A) heel, heal, he’ll
Б) heal, heel, he’ll
В) he’ll, heel, heal
Г) heel, he’ll, heal
Д) heal, he’ll heel
17
If we had read the book, we … the film we watched yesterday.
A) will understand
Б) would understand
В) would have understood
Г) managed to understand
Д) could understand
18
Tom is a year and a half. Tom is a … boy.
A) one-year-and-half-a-year-old
Б) a-half-a-year-to-two-old
В) a-half-and-a-year-old
Г) eighteen-months
Д) one-and-a-half-year-old
19
“Gumoviki” in Belarusian are … .
A) chewing gums
Б) dwarfs
В) a potato dish
Г) rubber boots
Д) ear rings
20
Which of the books stored in the National Library of Belarus is the oldest?
A) One of the primary publications of Skaryna.
Б) XIV century Arabic manuscript.
В) The poem by Yakub Kolas “New Land”.
Г) The Statute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1529).
Д) The Constitution of the Republic of Belarus.
21
Who was the bronze statue in front of the National Library of Belarus built to honour?
A) Yanka Kupala
Б) Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk
В) Francysk Skaryna
Г) Yakub Kolas
Д) Leo Sapega
22
What are the three main colours of the embroidery on the blouses and shirts of the Belarusian national costume?
A) white, red, black
Б) pink, white, red
В) black, red, green
Г) red, orange, blue
Д) white, yellow, red
23
What Belarusian poet wrote the poem “Zorka Venera”?
A) Yanka Kupala
Б) Maxim Bogdanovich
В) Nill Gilevich
Г) Maxim Tank
Д) Uladzimir Karatkevich
24
Which word has two spelling mistakes?
A) aggresive Б) address В) disapointed Г) acomodation Д) embarassed
25
I need to sleep for a couple of right hours and then I will be as fresh as a … .
A) chrysanthemum Б) rose В) daisy Г) chamomile Д) poppy
26
Yesterday I saw a … . Which sentence is not correct?
A) school of sharks
Б) parliament of owls
В) parade of elephants
Г) company of parrots
Д) herd of crows
27
Guess the letters in the crossword:
1. A rewarding … .
2. A sly … .
A) bat, cat
Б) job, fox
В) mop, box
Г) run, bun
Д) fix, pig
28
LONG AGO, RECENTLY, RIGHT NOW, SOON, NOT ANYTIME SOON. These words describe the sequence of events that follow each other. Where should we insert JUST NOW?
A) after LONG AGO
Б) after RECENTLY
В) after RIGHT NOW
Г) after SOON
Д) after NOT ANYTIME SOON
29
Michael, Tracy and John all walk to school each day. Michael leaves home at 8.30 am and takes twenty minutes to reach school. John arrives at school five minutes after Tracy, who arrives at school five minutes after Michael. Tracy takes 5 minutes to get to school. Using this information decide which of the following statements is true.
A) Tracy leaves home at 08.45.
Б) Tracy leaves home at 08.50.
В) Tracy arrives at the same time as John.
Г) Michael arrives at school last.
Д) John arrives at school at 08.55.
30
Reginald Rabbit eats one carrot every Sunday. On Mondays he eats two carrots, on Tuesdays four carrots, and so on.
1. On which day of the week does Rabbit eat 16 carrots?
2. How many carrots does he eat on Saturdays?
3. How many carrots total does he eat every week?
A) Saturday, 64, 132
Б) Wednesday, 120, 268
В) Sunday, 68, 120
Г) Thursday, 64,127
Д) Friday, 32, 128