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Test yourself Unit 2 "The Printed Page: Books, Magazines, Newspa

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Encyclopedia Britannica is the oldest world-famous source of informa­tion.

(a)  

2.

Mostly citizens from English-speaking countries take part in contributing articles to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

(a)  

3.

Fat’h Ali read all the articles in the Encyclopedia Britannica.

(a)  

4.

From the first publication up to these days the reputation of the Encyclope­dia Britannica has been very high.

(a)  

5.

All libraries in Great Britain have the Encyclopedia Britannica.

(a)  

6.

We had a hard time (climb) the hill with heavy backpacks

(a)  

7.

(Say) in a whis­per, the words couldn’t possibly reach the stranger’s ears

(a)  

8.

It was an old (use) car, cheap and ugly but we were very proud of it.

(a)  

9.

They stopped in front of the (close) door: there was no way out of the house.

(a)  

10.

The noise (come) from the next room sounded like a baby crying.

(a)  

11.

The story (tell) by the boy was not easy to believe.

(a)  

12.

(Live) in the north, she kept thinking about the sunny beaches and the warm blue sea of the south.

(a)  

13.

I love this summer dress (make) by my moth­er.

(a)  

14.

The big tree (grow) opposite my window looks fantastic in early autumn.

(a)  

15.

The book (publish) last year has become an international bestseller.



(a)  

16.

At the end of a school year pupils look ......... to their summer holidays.

a)

forward

b)

through

17.

When will the new textbook be ........... and appear in the shops?

a)

published

b)

printed

18.

We don’t often meet each other but ......... we do.

a)

occasionally

b)

generally

19.

Even among her friends she felt.

a)

alone

b)

lonely

20.

John tried hard to com­plete the job on time but ...... .

a)

failed

b)

failure

21.

I would like to discuss the problem with you in ...... . I don’t think Dianna should know about it.

a)

private

b)

general

22.

They had........ playing on the stage. Everybody enjoyed the perfor­mance.

a)

fun

b)

trouble

23.

In my opinion he ....... to you.

a)

lied

b)

lay

24.

The ........ of the Internet has changed the life of people.

a)

invention

b)

investigation

25.

I found the talk about Alice’s favourite books absolutely ....... .

a)

fascinating

b)

fascination

26.

He was looking ....... a job as a builder.

a)

for

b)

after

27.

The photos from the family album ........ the days of our life in Australia to mind.

a)

kept

b)

brought

28.

A big dog was ........ a sledge with a child.

a)

pushing

b)

pulling