All-Russian test work. Grammar, vocabulary and reading. Test 3

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct grammatical forms, choosing them from the four suggested options. Living in a city has both advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, it is often to find a job, and there is usually a choice of public transport, so you don’t need to own a car. Also, there are of interesting things to do and places to see. For example, you can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, and go to the theatre and to concerts. What is more, when you want to relax, you can usually find a park where you can feed the ducks or just sit on a park bench and read a book. All in all, city life is full of bustle and variety and will never feel really bored. However, for every plus there is a minus. For one thing, you might have a job, but unless it is very well-paid, you will not be able to afford many of the things that there are to do, because living in a city is often quite expensive. It is particularly difficult to find good, cheap accommodations. What is more, public transport sometimes crowded and dirty, particularly in the rush hours, and even the parks can be very crowded, especially on Sundays when it seems that every city dweller is looking for some open space and green grass.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with suitable words. It was Saturday and a summer day. Everyone was on holiday, everyone was happy. Well, almost everyone. Tom looked at the fence in front of him and the left his heart. Thirty yards long and nine high! He began to paint and then stopped to compare his white line with the unending continent of fence. He sat down under a tree, discouraged. At that moment he saw Jim along with a bucket of water. Tom had always considered the job of fetching water from the village pump boring, but now it seemed much better than the job he had to do.

Read the extract and choose the correct topic from the list. This extract deals with … Last night, at about three o’clock in the morning, I heard a strange noise downstairs. I got out of bed and put on my dressing gown. With my heart beating fast, I slowly went to the top of the stairs. It sounded like there were people talking in the kitchen.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct grammatical forms, choosing them from the four suggested options. Pablo Picasso showed his truly exceptional talent from a very young age. He learned to draw before he could talk. His father worked as a drawing teacher at a college. He an amateur artist. Pablo often watched his father paint and sometimes was allowed to help . One evening his father was painting a picture of their pigeons when he had to leave the room. He returned to find that Pablo had completed the picture, and it was so amazingly beautiful and lifelike that he gave his son his own palette and brushes. Pablo was just 13. From then onwards there was no stopping him. Many people realized that he was a genius but he disappointed those wanted him to become a traditional painter. He was always breaking the rules of artistic tradition and shocked the public with his strange and really pictures. He is probably best known for his “Cubist” pictures, which used only simple geometric shapes. His paintings of people were often made up of triangles and squares with their features in the wrong place. His work changed ideas about art, and to millions of people modem art means the work of Picasso.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with suitable words. It is easy to believe that rich and people are happy, but if you do, think again. Both money and fame can cause serious problems. To start with, when you are you never know who your real friends are. Another problem is the lack of . When you are famous, the public wants to know everything about your life. Journalists are always after you, they try to take photos of you, and your life becomes a nightmare. So next time you start dreaming of being a star, you should stop and be that you’re an ordinary person after all.

Read the extract and choose the correct topic from the list. This extract deals with … I didn’t know what to do. Finally, I decided to go downstairs. I made my way quietly down the stairs and listened at the kitchen door. A man asked, “Did you kill him?” and a woman replied, “Yes, I shot him.” Then the man asked, ’’Why did you do that?” Suddenly I realised that there were not really any people in the kitchen. It was just the TV. But why did it turn itself on in the middle of the night?

Read the extract and choose the correct topic from the list. This extract deals with … While I was standing in the kitchen wondering about the TV, I looked out of the window. It was dark, but I could see a figure outside. Someone was walking slowly across the garden! He whispered something. He was talking to another person! What were they doing in my garden?

Read the extract and choose the correct topic from the list. This extract deals with … I was wondering what to do when they started walking towards the kitchen window. They were coming towards me! I didn’t know what to do, so I grabbed a knife and waited. They were getting closer and closer. I was so frightened. They came right up to the window, and I saw their faces. It was my neighbours, Anna and Larry!

Read the extract and choose the correct topic from the list. This extract deals with … They obviously were not trying to break into my house, so why were they talking in my garden in the middle of the night? I opened the kitchen door and Anna and Larry came in. They sat down, and I made them both a cup of coffee. This is what Anna told me: “We were sleeping in our bedroom when we heard a loud noise coming from your kitchen. So Alan and I decided to investigate. We came down to your garden, but couldn’t see any lights on.

Look at the picture, read its description and choose the correct words or phrases. I'd like to describe this picture. The picture shows a in the . is and . I think is years old. is . hair is and . The is wearing a and . I like this picture because I like too. That's all I wanted to say.