Supply the best word
TAMBOV STATE UNIVERSITY
TEST FOR NON-LINGUISTS
First Year. First Term.
“Family”. “People’s Appearance and Character”. “Jobs”.
I. a) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb “to be”. Use the contracted form where possible:
1) …you a student? – Yes, I ….. .
2) …Maria from Spain? – No, she … .
3) … Jack your uncle? – Yes, he … .
4) … these your books? – No, they .. .
5) … we late? – No, it … only 8.20.
b) Ask all possible questions to the sentence:
Young people often get married at the age of 20 or 21.
Who…………………….? When…………………?
How often……………...? …………….or………?
………………………………………………………………….
II. Match the words with their definitions:
1.Family; 2. character; 3. house; 4. occupation; 5. study
a) give one’s time and attention to learning, by reading, attending a university;
b) building made for people to live in, usually for a family;
c) mental or moral qualities that make a person different from others;
d) man’s activity, job, work he / she has to do;
e) group of people consisting of parents and children.
III Fill the chart with the words:
Grandmother, mother, husband, aunt, son, nephew, parents, grandfather,
Baby, uncle, sister, brother, wife, cousin, child, daughter, grandparents,
Father, niece, relatives.
| Female | Male | Both male and female |
| ... | ... | grandparents |
| wife | ... | — |
| daughter | ... | ... |
| ... | father | |
| ... | brother | — |
| niece | ... | — |
| — | — | ... |
| — | — | ... |
| ... | ... | relatives |
IV. Work and jobs.
Supply the most suitable words from the list.
1. ... is hard to find at the moment.
2. The quality of the food in a restaurant depends on its ... .
3. I work in a garage as a car ... .
4. Nancy has started a new ... .
5. Mrs. Wilson is the ... of the shop, not the owner.
6. If you want to know the way, ask a ... .
7. Who is the ... of the Spanish National Orchestra?
8. Laura was a university... at the age of 28.
9. He has a car with a uniformed ... .
10. His ... at school has given him a good mark for the report.
11. What's the name of the ... of our company?
12. An ... designs bridges or roads.
13. The ... of our shop is putting up the rest.
14. There had been a burglary, so we called the ... .
15.I went into business after I left ... .
16.I can't use a ..., never mind a word processor!
17. Gordon is a ... at the local hospital.
18. Has the nurse given you your ...?
19. Mr. Smith is my …….. at the office.
20. It's useful to be a good ... if you use a computer.
List of words:
a) boss e) college i) job m) owner q) teacher
b) chauffeur f) conductor j) manager n) police r) typist
c) chef g) doctor k) mechanic o) policeman s) work
d) colleague h) engineer 1) medicine p) professor t) typewriter
V. Occupations.
Supply the best word.
1.The person who is in charge of a car is the ... .
a) conductor, b) motorist, c) driver
2. A person who prepares food is a ... .
a) cook, b) cooker.
3. A person who works in an office is an ... .
a) officer, b) office worker.
4. A person who takes photographs is a ... .
a) photograph, b) photographer, c) photography.
5. A woman who looks after other people's
children is a....
a) teacher b) nurse.
6. The person you work with is your ... .
a) college, b) colleague
7.The person who is in charge of a restaurant is the ... .
a) patron, b) manager.
8. The person who would service your car is ... .
a) mechanic, b) engineer, c) technician.
VI. Find antonyms and put them in pairs:
1. far-away 2.colder 3. to like 4. parents 5. elder
a) near-by
b) to be against
c) younger e) children
d) warmer
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VII. Find antonymic descriptions of people’s character, appearance and position and put them in pairs:
1.shy
2.stupid
3.mean
4.interesting
5.sociable
6.rich
7.tall
8.single
9.two-faced
10.hard-working
a.boring
b.unsociable
c.poor
d.sincere
e.married
f.out-going
g.clever
h.short
i.generous
j.lazy