Экзаменационные тесты по дисциплине «Культура Речи и Устный Перевод», Специальность «Переводческое Дело», 3 курс, рус.отд.
<question>What is the main aim of translation?
<variant>to serve as a cross-cultural bilingual communication vehicle among people
<variant>to represent information by means of another language
<variant>to compare two different languages
<variant>to transform cultural peculiarities of particular nationalities
<variant>to distinguish the main differences between languages
<question>What is the nature of the most frequent translation difficulties?
<variant>semantic and cultural
<variant>semantic
<variant>cultural
<variant>linguistic
<variant>phonetic
<question>What is a translation strategy?
<variant>a procedure for solving a problem encountered in translating a text or a segment of it.
<variant>a procedure of making decisions in the process of translation
<variant>a process of translation
<variant>particular technics which help to solve problems
<variant>aims which should be gained in the process of translation
<question>What two mental processes does the translation process include?
<variant>understanding and verbalization
<variant>listening and thinking
<variant>thinking and memorizing
<variant>listening and speaking
<variant>understanding and memorizing
<question>What type of translation deals with literary texts, i.e. works of fiction or poetry whose main function is to make an emotional or aesthetic impression upon the reader?
<variant>literary translation
<variant>informative translation
<variant>poetry translation
<variant>technical translation
<variant>scientific translation
<question>What type of translation is rendering into the target language non-literary texts, the main purpose of which is to convey a certain amount of ideas, to inform the reader?
<variant>informative translation
<variant>literary translation
<variant>poetry translation
<variant>technical translation
<variant>scientific translation
<question>What contains more information in the text?
<variant>context
<variant>words
<variant>sentences
<variant>grammatical structures
<variant>stylistic devices
<question>What is consecutive interpretation?
<variant>one of the types of oral translation during which the speaker makes a pause necessary for the interpreter to translate all the above said
<variant>oral translation
<variant>one of the types of written translation during which the translator makes brief description of the source text
<variant>one of the types of oral translation during which the speaker speaks without interruption
<variant>one of the types of written translation during which the translator translates the text word by word
<question>What is simultaneous interpretation?
<variant>one of the types of oral translation during which the speaker speaks without interruption
<variant>one of the types of oral translation during which the speaker makes a pause necessary for the interpreter to translate all the above said
<variant>one of the types of written translation during which the translator makes brief description of the source text
<variant>oral translation
<variant>one of the types of written translation during which the translator translates the text word by word
<question>There are some advantages of simultaneous interpretation over consecutive one. Choose the odd variant.
<variant>less expenditure of money
<variant>efficiency in conducting international events
<variant>convenience for the listeners
<variant>saving of time
<variant>simple language usage
<question>Numerous and varied in their quality interlingual changes made to achieve adequacy in translation in spite of discrepancies in the formal and semantic systems of a SL and a TL:
<variant>translation transformations
<variant>speech compression
<variant>translation models
<variant>translation strategies
<variant>translation process
<question>What is sspecification?
<variant>a choice of more specific words
<variant>a choice of more general words
<variant>rendering an affirmative SL structure by a negative TL one or vice versa
<variant>dropping some elements from a SL
<variant>creating a blueprint collocation in a TL
<question>What is generalization?
<variant>a choice of more general words
<variant>a choice of more specific words
<variant>rendering an affirmative SL structure by a negative TL one or vice versa
<variant>dropping some elements from a SL
<variant>creating a blueprint collocation in a TL
<question>What is antonymous translation?
<variant>rendering an affirmative SL structure by a negative TL one or vice versa
<variant>a choice of more general words
<variant>a choice of more specific words
<variant>dropping some elements from a SL
<variant>creating a blueprint collocation in a TL
<question>What is omission?
<variant>dropping some elements from a SL
<variant>a choice of more general words
<variant>a choice of more specific words
<variant>rendering an affirmative SL structure by a negative TL one or vice versa
<variant>creating a blueprint collocation in a TL
<question>What is loan translation?
<variant>creating a blueprint collocation in a TL
<variant>dropping some elements from a SL
<variant>a choice of more general words
<variant>a choice of more specific words
<variant>rendering an affirmative SL structure by a negative TL one or vice versa
<question>Breaking an original sentence into two parts or replacing a simple sentence in the original with a complex one in the translation.
<variant>partitioning
<variant>integration
<variant>modulation
<variant>compensation
<variant>explication
<question>Lexico-grammatical transformation in which a SL unit is replaced by a TL word-combination explicating or defining its meaning.
<variant>explication
<variant>partitioning
<variant>integration
<variant>modulation
<variant>compensation
<question>What type of translation transformations is used in the following example: The people are not slow in learning the truth .- Люди быстро узнают правду.
<variant>antonymous translation
<variant>descriptive translation
<variant>specification
<variant>generalization
<variant>modulation
<question>What type of translation transformations is used in the following example: «Conservationist» - сторонник охраны окружающей среды.
<variant>explication
<variant>compensation
<variant>specification
<variant>generalization
<variant>modulation
<question>An economy of language to express a given content is called
<variant>compression
<variant>omission
<variant>addition
<variant>compensation
<variant>modulation
<question>How many types of speech compression are there in simultaneous interpretation?
<variant>4
<variant>3
<variant>2
<variant>5
<variant>6
<question>Reduction of the number of syllables in the SL message as compared to the TL message is called
<variant>syllabic compression
<variant>lexical compression
<variant>syntactic compression
<variant>semantic compression
<variant>grammatical compression
<question>Use of fewer words to express the same idea is called
<variant>lexical compression
<variant>syllabic compression
<variant>syntactic compression
<variant>semantic compression
<variant>grammatical compression
<question>It usually takes the form of semantic paraphrase
<variant>semantic compression
<variant>syllabic compression
<variant>syntactic compression
<variant>lexical compression
<variant>grammatical compression
<question>It results from the choice of a shorter and simpler construction than that used in the original
<variant>syntactic compression
<variant>syllabic compression
<variant>semantic compression
<variant>lexical compression
<variant>grammatical compression
<question>What type of translation transformations is applied to the following word-combination: “Массовик-затейник – organizer of popular recreational activities”
<variant>descriptive translation
<variant>specification
<variant>generalization
<variant>addition
<variant>compensation
<question>What type of translation transformations is applied to the following word-combination: “Индивидуальный пошив – tailoring”
<variant>omission
<variant>addition
<variant>compensation
<variant>modulation
<variant>explication
<question>Find the equivalent to: political buffoonery
<variant>политический балаган
<variant>политический скандал
<variant>политическая система
<variant>политический режим
<variant>политическая власть
<question>Find the equivalent to: духовное наследие
<variant>spiritual legacy
<variant>spiritual healing
<variant>spiritual liaison
<variant>spiritual affinity
<variant>spiritual assembly
<question>Choose the right equivalent of the English proverb: Love in a cottage
<variant>С милым рай в шалаше
<variant>Кровь гуще воды
<variant>В браке все делается поровну
<variant>Противоположности сходятся
<variant>Любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить
<question>Choose the right equivalent of the English proverb: Blood is thicker than water
<variant>Кровь гуще воды
<variant>Противоположности сходятся
<variant>В браке все делается поровну
<variant>С милым рай в шалаше
<variant>Любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить
<question>Whose quotation is it: Lots of people are willing to die for the person they love, which is a pity, for it is a much grander thing to live for that person.
<variant>Jason Hurst
<variant>George Bernard Shaw
<variant>Jeanne Moreau
<variant>Benjamin Franklin
<variant>Charles Dickens
<question>Whose quotation is it: Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage
<variant>Benjamin Franklin
<variant>Jeanne Moreau
<variant>Jason Hurst
<variant>George Bernard Shaw
<variant>Charles Dickens
<question>Match the description with a suitable person
A woman on the day of her marriage
<variant>bride
<variant>best man
<variant>fiancé
<variant>toddler
<variant>widow
<question>Match the description with a suitable person
A young child who is learning to walk
<variant>toddler
<variant>best man
<variant>fiancé
<variant>bride
<variant>widow
<question>Match the description with a suitable person
A woman whose husband has died
<variant>widow
<variant>fiancé
<variant>bride
<variant>best man
<variant>toddler
<question>Match the description with a suitable person
At a wedding, the friend of the bridegroom
<variant>best man
<variant>fiancé
<variant>toddler
<variant>bride
<variant>widow
<question>Match the description with a suitable person
What a woman calls the man she is engaged to
<variant>fiancé
<variant>best man
<variant>bride
<variant>toddler
<variant>widow
<question>Fill in the blank with corresponding word
John is your second cousin. He is your_____ relative.
<variant>distant
<variant>close
<variant>closest
<variant>bad
<variant>extended
<question>Fill in the blank with corresponding word
Our family name is Smith, I don’t know my mother’s _______name.
<variant>maiden
<variant>pet
<variant>second
<variant>first
<variant>nick
<question>Fill in the blank with corresponding word
He is 13 years old, he is _______
<variant>adolescent
<variant>adult
<variant>elderly person
<variant>toddler
<variant>senior
<question>Fill in the blank with corresponding word
He is 48, he is in his _________
<variant>late forties
<variant>mid-forties
<variant>teens
<variant>sixties
<variant>early forties
<question>Match the word “worship” with appropriate definition.
<variant>great respect, admiration, etc., esp. to God
<variant>a relationship through marriage, as of a man to his wife’s relations; strong attraction
<variant>fondness or friendship because you share the same ideas or interests
<variant>great fondness
<variant>a strong foolish and short-lived liking or love for someone
<question>Match the word “love” with appropriate definition.
<variant>a relationship through marriage, as of a man to his wife’s relations; strong attraction
<variant>great fondness
<variant>great respect, admiration, etc., esp. to God
<variant>fondness or friendship because you share the same ideas or interests
<variant>a strong foolish and short-lived liking or love for someone
<question>Match the word “adoration” with appropriate definition.
<variant>great fondness
<variant>fondness or friendship because you share the same ideas or interests
<variant>great respect, admiration, etc., esp. to God
<variant>a relationship through marriage, as of a man to his wife’s relations; strong attraction
<variant>a strong foolish and short-lived liking or love for someone
<question>Which word can’t take the suffix -less to form an adjective meaning “without”?
<variant>son
<variant>mother
<variant>father
<variant>child
<variant>all variants are possible
<question>Find the right variant ______-is the child of your stepfather or stepmother but not of your natural mother or father.
<variant>stepbrother
<variant>half-brother
<variant>brother-german
<variant>brother-in-law
<variant>cousin
<question>Find the right variant _________- is the natural child of one of your own natural parents.
<variant>half-brother
<variant>brother-in-law
<variant>stepbrother
<variant>brother-german
<variant>cousin
<question>Answer the question: Which word of expression means “a child whose parents have both died”?
<variant>orphan
<variant>only child
<variant>unique child
<variant>lonely child
<variant>foster child
<question>Insert the preposition if it is necessary
John married_______ Kate two years ago.
<variant>-
<variant>at
<variant>to
<variant>with
<variant>on
<question>Insert the preposition if it is necessary
She is engaged_____policeman.
<variant>to
<variant>with
<variant>at
<variant>-
<variant>on
<question>Insert the preposition if it is necessary
He is about 50, he is ____ the prime of his life.
<variant>in
<variant>at
<variant>-
<variant>on
<variant>to
<question>Insert the preposition if it is necessary
He didn’t return from the war, he died ________his country.
<variant>for
<variant>at
<variant>to
<variant>in
<variant>on
<question>Insert the preposition if it is necessary
They say she took________her mother.
<variant>after
<variant>with
<variant>at
<variant>-
<variant>on
<question>Match the beginning of the sentence with the ending.
They became acquainted
<variant>at a mutual friend’s birthday party
<variant>but they’ve never actually hit each other
<variant>so he often gets jealous
<variant>when they no longer respect each other
<variant>although they quarrel quite often
<question>Match the beginning of the sentence with the ending.
She’s often flirting with other men
<variant>so he often gets jealous
<variant>and she’s very fond of him
<variant>but they’ve never actually hit each other
<variant>so he asked her out to dinner
<variant>although they quarrel quite often
<question>Match the beginning of the sentence with the ending.
He adores his wife
<variant>and she’s very fond of him
<variant>but they’ve never actually hit each other
<variant>when they no longer respect each other
<variant>at a mutual friend’s birthday party
<variant>but she is too shy to ask him out
<question>Match the beginning of the sentence with the ending.
They have terrible rows
<variant>but they’ve never actually hit each other
<variant>it’s just infatuation, really
<variant>so he asked her out to dinner
<variant>and she’s very fond of him
<variant>but she is too shy to ask him out
<question>Match the beginning of the sentence with the ending.
It’s surprising that they go on living together
<variant>when they no longer respect each other
<variant>so he often gets jealous
<variant>and she’s very fond of him
<variant>at a mutual friend’s birthday party
<variant>but she is too shy to ask him out
<question>Replace underlined words with the phrasal verb.
The wedding was cancelled when the bride failed to arrive
<variant>turn up
<variant>give away
<variant>turn down
<variant>put up with
<variant>take after
<question>Replace underlined words with the phrasal verb.
I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand your behaviour any longer
<variant>put up with
<variant>turn down
<variant>turn up
<variant>give away
<variant>take after
<question>Replace underlined words with the phrasal verb.
Why don’t you visit my house on your way home from the shops?
<variant>call in
<variant>turn down
<variant>give away
<variant>put up with
<variant>take after
<question>Replace underlined words with the phrasal verb.
The millionaire decided to make a present of his money to the poor
<variant>give away
<variant>turn down
<variant>turn up
<variant>put up with
<variant>take after
<question>Replace underlined words with the phrasal verb.
Jean decided to refuse Chris’s offer of marriage.
<variant>turn down
<variant>put up with
<variant>turn up
<variant>give away
<variant>take after
<question>Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence.
You can’t tell what someone is like just from their___________
<variant>appearance
<variant>personality
<variant>character
<variant>looking
<variant>complexion
<question>Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence.
I was born in Scotland but I ________in Northern Ireland.
<variant>grew up
<variant>rose
<variant>raised
<variant>brought up
<variant>all variants are possible
<question>Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence.
Edward was named after one of his father’s distant _________
<variant>brothers
<variant>family
<variant>members
<variant>relations
<variant>links
<question>Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence.
Jane and Brian got married a year after they got_____________
<variant>engaged
<variant>proposed
<variant>divorced
<variant>separated
<variant>split up
<question>Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence.
Julie had a terrible __________ with her parents last night.
<variant>row
<variant>argue
<variant>dispute
<variant>discussion
<variant>debates
<question>Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence.
Is Brenda married or___________? I don’t like to ask her.
<variant>single
<variant>spinster
<variant>alone
<variant>bachelor
<variant>widow
<question>Provide the definition with the appropriate word
The part of the body from hand to the shoulder.
<variant>arm
<variant>elbow
<variant>knee
<variant>fingers
<variant>joint
<question>Provide the definition with the appropriate word
The eye cover when the eyes are shut.
<variant>eyelid
<variant>eyelashes
<variant>forehead
<variant>eyebrow
<variant>pupil
<question>Provide the definition with the appropriate word
The front of the head
<variant>face
<variant>eyelashes
<variant>forehead
<variant>eyebrow
<variant>complexion
<question>If I can get financial backing , I hope to_______my own firm
<variant>set up
<variant>set out
<variant>set down
<variant>set off
<variant>no correct answer
<question>I wanted to emigrate, but my friends_______me from going
<variant>dissuaded
<variant>dissented
<variant>disengaged
<variant>persuaded
<variant>no correct answer
<question>There has been a gradual___in people’s attitudes to the environment over the last two decades or so
<variant>shift
<variant>adaptation
<variant>variation
<variant>alternation
<variant>no correct answer
<question>The game is played by two or ten players, using a standard _______of 52 cards
<variant>deck
<variant>pack
<variant>suit
<variant>ace
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Would you mind______a seat?
<variant>taking
<variant>take
<variant>to take
<variant>took
<variant>no correct answer
<question>I object to_____over an hour to see the doctor.
<variant>waiting
<variant>wait
<variant>to take
<variant>waited
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Susan is my best friend. We go back_____- to kindergarten in fact.
<variant>a long way
<variant>in a roundabout way
<variant>long ways
<variant>own way
<variant>no correct answer
<question>To pass away means
<variant>to die
<variant>to disappear
<variant>to vanish
<variant>to damage
<variant>no correct answer
<question>She is hopeless at housework. She is not exactly_______, is she?
<variant>bright
<variant>clever
<variant>intelligent
<variant>practical
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Did he catch what you said? I think he is a bit______of__________.
<variant>hard, hearing
<variant>difficult, hearing
<variant>hard, listening
<variant>difficult, listening
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Very informal words which are not suitable in formal situations
<variant>slang words
<variant>pejorative words
<variant>obsolete words
<variant> jargonisms
<variant>no correct answer
<question>A short loud sound produced by a dog
<variant>barking
<variant>howling
<variant>buzzing
<variant> roaring
<variant>no correct answer
<question> A very loud deep sound produced by lions
<variant>roaring
<variant>howling
<variant>buzzing
<variant> squeaking
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Very bad, unpleasant
<variant>atrocious
<variant>sentimental
<variant>shallow
<variant>superficial
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Choose the synonym to the word “Feeble “
<variant>weak
<variant>sentimental
<variant>shallow
<variant>strong
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Choose the synonym to the word “Mediocre”
<variant>average
<variant>middle
<variant>shallow
<variant>tedious
<variant>no correct answer
<question>The act of being disloyal to somebody who trusts you
<variant>betrayal
<variant>treason
<variant>trespassing
<variant> resilience
<variant>no correct answer
<question>A kind or forgiving attitude towards sb you have the power to punish or harm
<variant>mercy
<variant>insanity
<variant>fate
<variant>destiny
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Tess is the________in Handy’s novel that bears her name , Tess of the D’Urbervilles
<variant>protagonist
<variant>hero
<variant>octogenarian
<variant>narrator
<variant>no correct answer
<question>A plural form for the word “phenomenon” is
<variant>phenomena
<variant>phenomenus
<variant>phenomenon
<variant>phenomens
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Water _______at 100 degrees Celsius
<variant>boils
<variant>boil
<variant>is boiling
<variant>have boiled
<variant>no correct answer
<question>More and more people _______smoking
<variant>are giving up
<variant>give up
<variant>gave up
<variant>has given up
<variant>no correct answer
<question> Come around in the morning. I ______the kitchen.
<variant>will be painting
<variant>will paint
<variant>paint
<variant> will have painted
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Christmas ___on a Tuesday next year.
<variant>is
<variant>will be
<variant>is going to be
<variant>are
<variant>no correct answer
<question>I will ______a look and get back to you
<variant>have
<variant>get
<variant>see
<variant>go
<variant>no correct answer
<question>I will _____to it
<variant>see
<variant>go
<variant>come
<variant>be
<variant>no correct answer
<question>It is a long time_____I last saw you
<variant>since
<variant>when
<variant>while
<variant>still
<variant>no correct answer
<question>It is time we________
<variant>left
<variant>leave
<variant>have left
<variant>leaving
<variant>no correct answer
<question>I’ d rather you_____TV while I am reading
<variant>did not watch
<variant>do not watch
<variant>are not watching
<variant>watch
<variant>no correct answer
<question>I wish I______more time swimming last summer
<variant>had spent
<variant>spent
<variant>have spent
<variant>spent
<variant>no correct answer
<question>You are lucky going to Italy. I wish I ___ with you.
<variant>went
<variant>go
<variant>am going
<variant>had gone
<variant>no correct answer
<question>Choose an example of cleft sentence
<variant>It was Sue who borrowed my bike
<variant>Suddenly down came the rain
<variant>Up in the air went the balloon
<variant>Where the money is coming from, I do not know
<variant>no correct answer
<question>If she ___________ about his financial situation, she would have helped him out.
<variant>had known
<variant>had been knowing
<variant>knows
<variant>have known
<variant>knew
<question>I'll ______________ their cat while they are away on holiday.
<variant>be looking after
<variant>be looking into
<variant>be looking at
<variant>be looking over
<variant>look
<question>He made his children ______ their homework every afternoon.
<variant>do
<variant>to do
<variant>studied
<variant>to study
<variant>no correct answer
<question>__________ they are widely perceived as gentle creatures, hippopotamuses are responsible for more human deaths in Africa than any other animal.
<variant>Even though
<variant>Despite of
<variant>In spite of
<variant>Nonetheless
<variant>Moreover
<question>In the XXI century population on the Earth __________ to increase.
<variant>continues
<variant>continuing
<variant>which continue
<variant>that it has continued
<variant>no correct answer
<question>The last drop makes .....
<variant>the cup run over
<variant>the cup running been over
<variant>the cups run over
<variant>the cup running over
<variant>the cup have run over
<question>The students didn’t notice ..... into the lecture room.
<variant>the lecturer come
<variant>the lecturer to be coming
<variant>that the lecturer comes
<variant>the lecturer have come
<variant>the lecturer have been coming
<question>Let ..... whatever they want; I don’t care.
<variant>them think
<variant>to think
<variant>them to think
<variant>they think
<variant>thinking
<question>The manager ordered the contract ..... into English.
<variant>to be translated
<variant>to translate
<variant>to be translating
<variant>to have been translating
<variant>to have translate
<question>After the lesson the teacher had ..... the books back to the library.
<variant>the pupils take
<variant>the pupils to have take
<variant>the pupils to take
<variant>the pupils took
<variant>the pupils had took
<question>The boy urged ..... faster.
<variant>his mother to walk
<variant>his mother have been walking
<variant>his mother had walking
<variant>his mother walking
<variant>that his mother walks
<question>I heard him ..... something from the opposite side of the street, but I pretended not to hear.
<variant>shouting
<variant>having shouted
<variant>shouted
<variant>having been shouting
<variant>have shouting
<question>I like to study sea life. Marine biology is ..... .
<variant>fascinating
<variant>to have been fascinating
<variant>being fascinated
<variant>fascinated
<variant>to fascinate
<question>Bitterly ..... , the explorers set out on the return journey.
<variant>disappointed
<variant>to disappoint
<variant>having been disappointing
<variant>having been disappointed
<variant>being disappointed
<question>Money ..... on the brain is never spent in vain.
<variant>spent
<variant>spending
<variant>being spent
<variant>have been spent
<variant>to spent
<question>She turned to me for help, ..... how to deal with the problem.
<variant>not knowing
<variant>not having known
<variant>not being known
<variant>knew
<variant>to know
<question>Once ....., twice shy.
<variant>bitten
<variant>having bitten
<variant>biting
<variant>to beat
<variant>have been bitten
<question>I don’t really see what can be done about the ..... picture.
<variant>ruined
<variant>have ruined
<variant>being ruined
<variant>having been ruined
<variant>to ruin
<question>... control of his car on an icy road, the driver hit a tree.
<variant>Having lost
<variant>Being lost
<variant>Losing
<variant>lost
<variant>have been lost
<question>The captain watched the sailors ..... the steamer.
<variant>unloading
<variant>to unloaded
<variant>unloaded
<variant>having unloaded
<variant>having been unloaded
<question>A ..... pot never boils.
<variant>watched
<variant>watching
<variant>having been watched
<variant>having been watching
<variant>to watch
<question>It’s absolutely necessary that they ..... the job on time. Otherwise they would be given an enormous fine.
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<variant>would complete
<variant>should have completed
<variant>would have complete
<variant>will complete
<question>If he ..... rich, he would buy a new car and would ask Kathy to go out with him.
<variant>were
<variant>are
<variant>is
<variant>had been
<variant>will
<question>Herald ..... us Christmas greetings if he knew our address in Glasgow.
<variant>would send
<variant>sent
<variant>would have sent
<variant>should sent
<variant>will sent
<question>We wouldn’t have gone to that restaurant if we ..... its prices.
<variant>had known
<variant>will knew
<variant>know
<variant>knew
<variant>have been known
<question>The situation seems totally out of control. I wish there ..... a way out!
<variant>were
<variant>is
<variant>are
<variant>be
<variant>had been
<question>Jeremy suggested they ..... sightseeing on the very first day of their arrival in Tokyo.
<variant>should go
<variant>can go
<variant>went
<variant>will go
<variant>shall go
<question>I am afraid to lose my job; my boss picks on me all the time. What would you do if you ..... in my shoes?
<variant>were
<variant>are
<variant>had been
<variant>would be
<variant>be
<question>If the firefighters ..... the necessary skills, they wouldn’t have been able to save the house.
<variant>hadn’t had
<variant>would have
<variant>should have
<variant>wouldn’t have
<variant>didn’t have
<question>A ..... is a short journey, voyage or tour, for either business or pleasure.
<variant>trip
<variant>tour
<variant>voyage
<variant>journey
<variant>travel
<question>Though the distance was not great across the mountains, the railway ..... was very tiresome
<variant>journey
<variant>travel
<variant>voyage
<variant>trip
<variant>tour
<question>On summer weekends a lot of people take car ..... to the country.
<variant>trips
<variant>travels
<variant>journeys
<variant>voyages
<variant>tours
<question>That year Byron took his seat in the House of Lords, but soon afterwards set out upon the Continental ..... .
<variant>tour
<variant>travel
<variant>journey
<variant>voyage
<variant>trip
<question>A ..... is a trip of considerable length, wholly or mainly by land
<variant>journey
<variant>tour
<variant>trip
<variant>voyage
<variant>travel
<question>Many musical groups go on ..... of various places during the summer.
<variant>tour
<variant>trip
<variant>voyage
<variant>journey
<variant>travel
<question>... was slow and sometimes very dangerous in old times.
<variant>Travel
<variant>Tour
<variant>Trip
<variant>Journey
<variant>Voyage
<question>The children went on a short vacation ..... in July.
<variant>Trip
<variant>Tour
<variant>Voyage
<variant>Journey
<variant>Travel
<question>We visited a number of wonderful towns in Italy on our ..... and then returned to Rome.
<variant>Tour
<variant>Trip
<variant>Voyage
<variant>Journey
<variant>Travel
<question>Are you pleased with your ..... to the Caucasus?
<variant>Trip
<variant>Tour
<variant>Voyage
<variant>Journey
<variant>Travel
<question>The first thing Felix wanted to do was to describe the ..... of the treasure-hunters.
<variant>Travel
<variant>Tour
<variant>Trip
<variant>Voyage
<variant>Journey
<question>There is many ..... between the cup and the lip.
<variant>a slip
<variant>a break
<variant>a fault
<variant>an error
<variant>a mistake
<question>... is a minor mistake made through haste or carelessness.
<variant>a slip
<variant>a fault
<variant>a break
<variant>an error
<variant>a mistake
<question>Robert made a lot of stupid ..... in his youth.
<variant>mistakes
<variant>slips
<variant>errors
<variant>faults
<variant>breaks
<question>Rita came close to prove to him that he was in ..... .
<variant>error
<variant>right
<variant>mistake
<variant>slip
<variant>wrong
<question>I am sorry I took your umbrella by ..... .
<variant>mistake
<variant>wrongly
<variant>accidentally
<variant>error
<variant>slip
<question>It was not her fault; it was her ..... of judgment.
<variant>error
<variant>slip
<variant>mistake
<variant>step
<variant>dean
<question>In the morning I often have a sandwich with ..... of cheese or sausage.
<variant>a slice
<variant>a piece
<variant>a lump
<variant>a part
<variant>a quarter
<question>While I was washing the dishes, a plate slipped out of my hand and broke to ..... .
<variant>pieces
<variant>slices
<variant>lumps
<variant>parts
<variant>quarters
<question>... is a small, solid mass, with no special shape.
<variant>a lump
<variant>a quarter
<variant>a part
<variant>a piece
<variant>a slice
<question>The boy was given a toy car; soon the car was taken to ..... .
<variant>pieces
<variant>slices
<variant>lumps
<variant>quarters
<variant>parts
<question>The vase broke and I swept up the ..... of the broken glass.
<variant>pieces
<variant>parts
<variant>lumps
<variant>slices
<variant>levels
<question>If you want to cook a vegetable soup, you should put ..... of various vegetables into the broth.
<variant>slices
<variant>levels
<variant>parts
<variant>pieces
<variant>lumps
<question>There is always a lot of ..... to be done in the garden.
<variant>work
<variant>title
<variant>position
<variant>post
<variant>job
<question>Marion decided to apply for a teaching ..... .
<variant>job
<variant>title
<variant>position
<variant>post
<variant>work
<question>I knew that my chances of getting an academic ..... were nil.
<variant>post
<variant>job
<variant>work
<variant>position
<variant>title
<question>This is one of his latest ..... .
<variant>works
<variant>title
<variant>positions
<variant>posts
<variant>jobs
<question>Applications for the ..... of chief engineer must be received by May 24th.
<variant>position
<variant>title
<variant>post
<variant>job
<variant>work
<question>When a man tells you that he got rich through hard ....., ask him, "Whose?"
<variant>work
<variant>title
<variant>position
<variant>post
<variant>job
<question>Machines do much of the ..... formerly done by man.
<variant>work
<variant>job
<variant>post
<variant>position