Ответы: Ответы к тесту 5

Тест V


I. Образуйте правильную неличную форму глагола.

WHY DOES NOTHING EXIST?

Did nothing or zero always exist or was it invented? It is a very useful idea and it 1) (know) to have many names. In football it is referred to as nil. 2) (Get) nought in a test means you should 3) (work) harder. Speaking about weather we say: "It is freezing today. The temperature must 4) (drop) below zero at night". The most unusual name for “0” happens 5) (use) in tennis, where the scoring goes “16-love”, “30-love” and so on. Most people suppose “0” 6) (exist) always. Until 16th century, however, the number system 7) (use) in Europe was the Roman system, which is known 8) (invent) about 2000 years ago. The Hindu system which must 9) (originate) much earlier is much better. The Hindu system that appears 10) (bring) by Arabs in about 900 AD is referred to as the Arabic system.

II. Определите, в какой из подчеркнутых частей предложения содержится ошибка.

11. A famous meteor shower occurred in France in August, 1803, was reported to fall in an
A B
area six miles long and half as wide with 3000 fragments left as a result of this event.
C
12. Psychologists believe that letting children to take part in making decisions helps
A B C
to build self-confidence.

13. Not one in a hundred children exposed to the disease are likely to develop
A B C
symptoms of it.

14. When parents allow their children to spend many hours to watch television, the
A B
children are not likely to be physically fit.
C
15. The first things a new international student must do include renting an apartment,

registering for classes, and to get to know the city.
A B C
16. The ability of concealing themselves by camouflaging enables some otherwise
A B
defenceless animals to survive.
C
17. The result achieved by a group of young physicists surprised all those involved in
A B
researching work in this field.
C
18. Sponges having a structural organization like that of a colony of one-celling animals
A B
are known to stand at the lowest level of the animal kingdom.
C

III. Определите, какое из предложений (A, B, C) является грамматически правильным и наиболее точно отражает смысл исходного предложения.
19. Though keen vision has been developed by humans over the centuries, it doesn’t allow humans to perceive infrared radiation.

A. Despite of being developed …, vision doesn’t allow … .
B. Regardless being developed …, vision doesn’t allow … .
C. In spite of being developed …, vision doesn’t allow … .
20. It seems almost impossible as a task to preserve the old face of Europe.

A. To preserve the old face of Europe doesn't seem possible a task.
B. To preserve the old face of Europe is a seemingly impossible task.
C. To preserve the old face of Europe seems not possible as a task.

21. Don't attach another empty tank to the cigar-shaped float, if you want to submerge the platform under the water surface.

A. You would better not attach another empty tank…
B. You had better not attach another empty tank...
C. You better don't attach another empty tank...

22. The board had already approved of the young scientist’s appointment, so they went on to discuss other issues.

A. Approving already of the young scientist’s appointment, the board went on discussing other issues.
B. Having already approved of the young scientist’s appointment, the board went on to discuss other issues.
C. The young scientist’s appointment having been approved, the board went on discussing other issues.

23. The campus authorities do not allow students to throw parties in their rooms.

A. Parties to be thrown in their rooms are not allowed.
B. Students are not allowed to throw parties in their rooms.
C. The throwing of parties in their rooms is not allowed.


IV. Определите, есть ли в строке ошибка на употребление неличных форм глагола и исправьте ее.

(24) How many times have you come back from what was
(25) meant being a relaxing holiday and said, “If only I had
(26) stayed at home!” Why do holidays often turn out
(27) being more stressful than staying at home?
(28) It doesn’t seem surprising that foreign travel
(29) is tiring and it is not only due to the distances being involved.
(30) A successful trip needs planning and very careful preparation –
(31) this is hard work. Having been set off, you are likely
(32) to have spend hours in stuffy airports owing to
(33) endless delays. Flying, as everyone knows, is itself a
(34) stressful experience for most people. Finally, you
(35) end up to be arriving in an unfamiliar environment
(36) with no one understand you though you claim to know
(37) the local language. It is almost like to become a child again: one
(38) feels so helpless and stupid. Imagine not to be able
(39) to explain what you want eating to a waiter or
(40) where you are staying to a taxi driver!