Английская грамматика и употребление языка (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the correct preposition: “The appointment is ___ Monday.”

1. Aof
2. Bin
3. Cat
4. Don

Which word is a subordinating conjunction?

1. Abut
2. Band
3. Cor
4. Dbecause

Choose the correct word: “The coffee is ___ hot to drink.”

1. Atow
2. Btwo
3. Ctoo
4. Dto

Which word should replace the underlined informal word for a formal report? “The results were awesome.”

1. Amind-blowing
2. Bsuper cool
3. Cexcellent
4. Depic

Choose the correct word: “After the fall, the patient was ___ but confused.”

1. Aconsensus
2. Bconscious
3. Cconscientious
4. Dconscience

Choose the correct verb: “Everyone in the waiting room ___ tired.”

1. Alook
2. Blooks
3. Care looking
4. Dhave looked

Which sentence correctly describes an unreal past condition with a result in the present (a mixed conditional)?

1. AIf she would have taken the medication, she would feel better now.
2. BIf she had taken the medication, she would feel better now.
3. CIf she has taken the medication, she would feel better now.
4. DIf she took the medication, she would have felt better now.

Which sentence contains a split infinitive?

1. AShe decided to carefully check the dose.
2. BShe decided carefully to check the dose.
3. CShe carefully decided to check the dose.
4. DShe decided to check the dose carefully.