Task I. Choose the right answer. Write down only the capital letters A or B or C indicating the right choice in each particular case.

1. They wondered ______ he would say next.

A) that; B) which; C) what

2. I’ve never seen _______ beautiful scenery!

A) such a; B) so; C) such

3. Some people like summer best, some like spring or autumn, _____ prefer winter.

A) the others; B) others; C) another

4. There are no such things ______ ghosts.

A) like; B) as; C) so

5. If anyone ______ you this news, don’t believe them.

A) tell; B) will tell; C) tells

6. He got used ______ a holiday three times a year.

A) to have; B) to having; C) to have had

7. The student _______ his homework carelessly the other day.

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A) did; B) made;) C) have made

8. If you are looking ______the right place to settle, consider this town.

A) at; B) into; C) for

9. I ______ believe it, it’s fantastic!

A) needn’t; B) can’t; C) mustn’t

10. The pill made me ________ sleepy.

A) to feel; B) felt; C) feel

11. I’ll apologize now ________ I don’t see her soon.

A) in case; B) unless; C) though

12. The ground is wet here. It_____.

A) should rain; B) should had been raining; C) should have been raining

13. I need to get rid of some things because my apartment is much too _____.

A) crowded; B) cluttered; C) spacious

14. He’s an excellent doctor, and he doesn’t _______ too much.

A) fee; B) pay; C) charge

15. Your new flat _______ me very much of the one we had in London.

A) reminds; B) recalls; C) recollects

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16. I phoned him this morning but when I said who I was he _______.

A) rang up; B) shut down; C) hung up

17. If you are rude to customers they are ____ to come back.

A) unlike; B) unlikely; C) dislike

18. Although he is said to be a dramatic actor, he’s _____ starring in a musical.

A) usually; B) currently; C) recently

19. Is he really _______ to judge a brass band contest?

A) interested; B) capable; C) competent

20. Spanish is the _______ language of most Spaniards.

A) native; B) home; C) mother

Task II. Choose the right answer. Write down only the capital letters A, B, C and so on (from A to O), indicating the right choice in each particular case.

For thousands of years the Western Hemisphere (21)… hidden from the great civilizations of East and West. But toward the end of the fifteenth century Europe (22)… a New World. During the next hundred years the Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, and Dutch (23)… blood and (24)… treasure (25)… this new continent and (26)… out imperial claims. Almost overnight Western Europeans (27)… their horizons. For centuries (28)… the collapse of Rome, European civilization had (29)… , hemmed in by newly risen and hostile forces, first the Arabs, (30)… by the faith of Islam, later by the Ottoman Turks, and always by the impenetrable barrier the ocean (31)… in the way of Europe’s westward thrust.

In the vanguard of European expansion stood Portugal and Spain. The Iberian peninsula had (32)… a minor role in European affairs until the Age of Columbus when its soldiers and sailors (33)… out great empires. The Spaniards and Portuguese were first in the race for empire because they (34)… the necessary resources and expansionist attitudes which other colonizing kingdoms did not acquire until later. Overseas expansion was the work of strong, (35)… states.

A.following

B.placed

C.gained

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E.mobilized

F.discovered

G.unified

H.spilled

I.exploring

J.possessed

K.contracted

L.broadened

M.staking

N.played

O.carved

来源：深圳北理莫斯科大学

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