English Past Paper PDF

**Select the appropriate option:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ go to the gym on Saturdays.** A. always B. already C. never D. ever **Choose the correct option:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ to the party last night.** E. went F. go G. goes H. going **Select the right answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ my homework right now...

**Select the appropriate option:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ go to the gym on Saturdays.** A. always B. already C. never D. ever **Choose the correct option:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ to the party last night.** E. went F. go G. goes H. going **Select the right answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ my homework right now.** I. am doing J. do K. did L. have done **Choose the correct answer:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ arrive tomorrow morning.** M. will N. are O. have P. were **Pick the correct option:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ buy a new car next month.** Q. are going to R. go to S. were going T. go **Choose the appropriate answer:\ That's the book \_\_\_\_\_ I told you about.** U. which V. who W. whom X. when **Select the correct option:\ He is \_\_\_\_\_ teacher who inspires his students.** Y. a Z. an A. the B. some **Choose the right answer:\ You \_\_\_\_\_ ask your teacher for help.** C. can D. may E. must F. should **Pick the correct option:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ never seen that movie.** G. have H. has I. having J. had **Choose the suitable option:\ She enjoys \_\_\_\_\_ in her free time.** K. reading L. to read M. read N. read **Select the right answer:\ He decided \_\_\_\_\_ his work tomorrow.** O. to finish P. finishes Q. finishing R. finish **Choose the correct answer:\ The cat jumped \_\_\_\_\_ the fence.** S. over T. across U. at V. towards **Pick the appropriate option:\ Can you \_\_\_\_\_ the music a bit?** W. turn down X. put out Y. take off Z. set up **Select the right answer:\ She has \_\_\_\_\_ friends at her new school.** A. a few B. much C. a little D. any **Choose the correct option:\ The novel \_\_\_\_\_ by the author last year.** E. was written F. writes G. wrote H. is writing **Choose the suitable answer:\ If it rains, we \_\_\_\_\_ cancel the picnic.** I. will J. could K. may L. would **Select the correct option:\ She is \_\_\_\_\_ than her sister.** M. taller N. most tall O. more tall P. tall **Pick the correct answer:\ This is the \_\_\_\_\_ book I've read.** Q. best R. good S. most good T. better **Choose the right answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ live in this town when I was young.** U. used to V. am used to W. use to X. has used **Choose the correct option:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ speak French fluently.** Y. can Z. will A. must B. should **Select the correct answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ to the supermarket yesterday.** C. went D. go E. goes F. am going **Choose the appropriate option:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ a book at the moment.** G. is reading H. reads I. read J. has read **Pick the correct answer:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ a great time at the party last weekend.** K. had L. have M. will have N. are having **Choose the correct answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ visit my grandmother tomorrow.** O. will P. am going Q. have R. had **Select the correct option:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ watch the news every night.** S. always T. yet U. ever V. hardly ever **Pick the right answer:\ The car \_\_\_\_\_ next to my house is very old.** W. that X. who Y. where Z. when **Choose the appropriate answer:\ I didn\'t \_\_\_\_\_ any money to buy the ticket.** A. have B. had C. has D. having **Select the correct option:\ You \_\_\_\_\_ wear a uniform at school.** E. must F. can G. should H. might **Choose the correct answer:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ this movie before.** I. have seen J. saw K. had seen L. see **Pick the suitable answer:\ I look forward to \_\_\_\_\_ you at the party.** M. seeing N. see O. to see P. seen **Choose the appropriate option:\ She loves \_\_\_\_\_ to music while studying.** Q. listening R. to listen S. listens T. listen **Select the right answer:\ We are going to the park \_\_\_\_\_ it stops raining.** U. after V. until W. while X. when **Choose the correct option:\ Please \_\_\_\_\_ the TV.** Y. turn off Z. put off A. take off B. bring off **Pick the correct answer:\ He is \_\_\_\_\_ taller than me.** C. slightly D. more E. much F. less **Choose the right answer:\ She has been working \_\_\_\_\_ 3 o'clock.** G. since H. for I. during J. at **Select the appropriate option:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ leave early today.** K. might L. will M. must N. could **Select the correct answer:\ \_\_\_\_\_ car is this?** O. Whose P. Which Q. What R. Who **Choose the appropriate option:\ The children \_\_\_\_\_ playing outside when it started to rain.** S. were T. was U. is V. are **Pick the correct answer:\ If she \_\_\_\_\_ harder, she will pass the exam.** W. studies X. studied Y. study Z. studying **Choose the correct answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ to the office every day.** A. walks B. is walking C. walked D. walk **Select the right option:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ my keys right now.** E. am looking for F. looked for G. looking for H. have looked for **Choose the suitable answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ for a new job at the moment.** I. is searching J. searches K. searched L. is searched **Pick the correct answer:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ the new movie this evening.** M. are watching N. watch O. have watched P. watched **Choose the right option:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ to the gym every day.** Q. goes R. is going S. went T. has gone **Select the appropriate answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ lunch at 1 o'clock yesterday.** U. had V. have W. have had X. was having **Choose the correct option:\ You \_\_\_\_\_ wake up early tomorrow.** Y. should Z. could A. might B. will **Pick the right answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ the task by 5 p.m.** C. will complete D. completes E. completed F. is completing **Choose the appropriate option:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ there by now.** G. must be H. must have been I. might be J. might have been **Select the correct answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ lunch when the phone rang.** K. was having L. have M. had N. am having **Choose the correct answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ to the gym twice a week.** O. goes P. go Q. going R. gone **Select the appropriate option:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ finish their work by tomorrow.** S. will T. would U. might V. should **Pick the right answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ the book yet.** W. hasn't read X. didn't read Y. isn't reading Z. doesn't read **Choose the correct answer:\ \_\_\_\_\_ house is bigger: this one or that one?** A. Which B. Whose C. What D. Who **Select the correct option:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ to Paris this summer.** E. are going F. go G. gone H. going **Pick the appropriate answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ him since last year.** I. has known J. know K. knew L. knows **Choose the right answer:\ There \_\_\_\_\_ many interesting places to visit in London.** M. are N. is O. be P. been **Select the correct option:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ my homework every night.** Q. do R. doing S. does T. did **Choose the appropriate answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ never eaten sushi before.** U. has V. have W. had X. having **Pick the correct option:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ cooking classes next week.** Y. is starting Z. starts A. start B. started **Choose the right answer:\ \_\_\_\_\_ you finish the report yesterday?** C. Did D. Do E. Does F. Are **Select the appropriate answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ very fast.** G. drives H. driving I. drive J. drove **Choose the suitable option:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ finish their project soon.** K. will L. are M. could N. must **Pick the right answer:\ The game \_\_\_\_\_ postponed due to rain.** O. was P. were Q. is R. are **Select the correct answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ going to the store now.** S. am T. is U. are V. be **Choose the appropriate answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ a lot of books.** W. reads X. read Y. reading Z. have read **Pick the correct answer:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ the meeting last night.** A. attended B. attending C. attends D. attend **Select the right answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ a new job last month.** E. started F. start G. starting H. starts **Choose the correct answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ football every weekend.** I. plays J. play K. playing L. played **Pick the appropriate option:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ back soon.** M. will come N. comes O. came P. coming **Select the correct answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ his keys on the table.** Q. left R. leave S. leaves T. leaving **Choose the suitable option:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ breakfast every morning.** U. makes V. make W. making X. made **Pick the correct answer:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ to the zoo yesterday.** Y. went Z. go A. goes B. going **Select the appropriate answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ home early yesterday.** C. came D. come E. coming F. comes **Select the right option:\ If you \_\_\_\_\_ early, you will catch the train.** G. leave H. leaves I. left J. leaving **Choose the suitable answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ to be a doctor when he was young.** K. used L. use M. uses N. using **Pick the correct option:\ \_\_\_\_\_ books are yours?** O. Which P. Whose Q. What R. Who **Select the appropriate answer:\ This is my bag, and that is \_\_\_\_\_.** S. hers T. her U. she V. his **Choose the appropriate option:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ each other since childhood.** W. have known X. knows Y. know Z. knowing **Pick the correct answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ him last year.** A. met B. meets C. meeting D. meet **Select the right answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ a lot of money on that car.** E. spent F. spending G. spends H. spend **Choose the correct answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ happy to see them.** I. was J. were K. is L. are **Pick the appropriate option:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ him her phone number.** M. gave N. gives O. give P. giving **Select the correct option:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ a movie last night.** Q. watched R. watch S. watching T. watches **Choose the right answer:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ to the beach every summer.** U. go V. goes W. going X. gone **Pick the suitable option:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ up early every day.** Y. wakes Z. wake A. waking B. woken **Select the correct answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ pizza last night.** C. ate D. eat E. eats F. eating **Choose the appropriate answer:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ to his friend's house yesterday.** G. drove H. drives I. driving J. drive **Pick the right answer:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ to New York last month.** K. flew L. fly M. flying N. flies **Select the suitable option:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ with them yesterday.** O. spoke P. speak Q. speaking R. speaks **Choose the correct answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ a new dress yesterday.** S. bought T. buy U. buying V. buys **Select the correct answer:\ We \_\_\_\_\_ at the restaurant last night.** W. ate X. eat Y. eating Z. eats **Choose the appropriate option:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ a letter to her friend yesterday.** A. wrote B. write C. writes D. writing **Pick the correct option:\ This jacket is mine, and that one is \_\_\_\_\_.** E. yours F. your G. his H. her **Select the right option:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ an interesting book last week.** I. read J. reads K. reading L. is reading **Choose the suitable answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ a shower this morning.** M. took N. take O. taking P. takes **Pick the correct answer:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ in the meeting yesterday.** Q. spoke R. speaks S. speaking T. speak **Select the correct answer:\ They \_\_\_\_\_ a concert last Saturday.** U. attended V. attend W. attending X. attends **Choose the appropriate option:\ He \_\_\_\_\_ the answer to the question.** Y. knows Z. knowing A. know B. knew **Pick the suitable answer:\ I \_\_\_\_\_ to the gym every morning.** C. go D. goes E. going F. gone **Select the correct option:\ She \_\_\_\_\_ for the train at the station.\ ** G. Waited H. Waits I. Waiting J. Wait **In which position can adverbial phrases often be found in a sentence?** A. **Anywhere in the sentence** B. Only at the beginning C. Only at the end D. Either at the beginning or the end 102. C**hoose the correct variant: Match the compound adjectives: thick-** A. skinned B. humored C. famous D. made 103. **Choose the correct variant: Match the definition of the compound adjective: relaxed and casual in style or manner.** A. easy-going B. cold-blooded C. well-known D. absent-minded 104. **Choose the correct variant: When Brian got his promotion, he bought a \_\_\_\_\_car.** A. brand-new B. deeply-rooted C. well-mannered D. short sighted 105. **Choose the correct variant: She lived in \_\_\_\_\_ house.** A. an old-fashioned B. kind-hearted C. open-minded D. short-sighted 106. **Choose the right variant: It \_\_\_\_\_ that a trained eagle is worth twelve horses (say).** A. is said B. is saying C. were said D. are said 107. **Replace with a suitable common expression the underlined phrase: [People say] that one elephant is killed every minute of the day.** A. It is believed.... B. It believed is... C. It were believed... D. It's is believed... 108. **Choose the right variant: A lot of people nowadays consider fox-hunting to be very cruel.** A. Fox --hunting nowadays is considered... B. Fox --hunting nowadays is believed... C. Fox --hunting nowadays is said... D. Fox --hunting nowadays is consider... 109. **Choose the correct variant: The drill sergeant \_\_\_\_\_ the orders.** A. barked off B. barked out C. barked up D. barked down 110. **Choose the right variant: I got \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_ by his enthusiasm.** A. run out B. break the ice C. carried away D. put up with 111. **Choose the right variant: Your website has helped me a lot to \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ the good work.** A. keep up B. put away C. made up D. do without 112. **Choose the right variant: Kazakh \_\_\_\_\_\_ was based mostly on meat and milk products.** A. cuisine B. table C. kitchen D. café 113. **Choose the right variant: Solemn ceremony of meeting the bride in the groom's house is called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.** A. Betashar B. Bastangy C. Kelin tusiru D. Shildehana 114. **Choose the right meaning of the following idiom: "over the moon":** A. to be absolutely happy B. very kind and generous C. unfriendly D. healthy 115. **Choose the right meaning of the following idiom: "down in the dumps":** A. unhappy B. happy C. angry D. surprised 116. **Choose the right meaning of the following idiom: "as hard as nails":** A. shows no sympathy or fear B. act without thinking C. great sense of humor D. talkative 117. **Choose the right meaning of the following idiom: "pain in the neck":** A. annoying, difficult B. distant, unfriendly C. supporting his friend D. behave like an old man 118. **Choose the right word to complete the proverb: Don\'t \_\_\_\_\_\_ your chickens before they are hatched.** A. count B. bring C. call D. make 119. **Choose the right word to complete the proverb: A dog shows \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ even to a poor family.** A. affection B. friendship C. tongue D. passion 120. **Choose the right word to complete the proverb: Better be born \_\_\_\_ than rich.** A. lucky B. happy C. poor D. poverty 121. **Choose the right word to complete the proverb: A \_\_\_\_ in the hand is worth two in the bush.** A. bird B. friend C. bag D. baby 122. **Choose the right variant: A room below ground level, with windows**. A. Basement B. Terrace C. Balcony D. Loft 123. **Choose the right variant: Jack \_\_\_\_\_\_ his disease \_\_\_\_\_\_ in this clinic.** A. had/cured B. have/cured C. haves/cured D. has/cure 124. **Choose the right word to form a collocation: \_\_\_\_\_\_ version.** A. online B. in line C. forline D. the line 125. **Choose the right variant: The scenery \_\_\_.** A. looks beautiful B. look beautiful C. look like beautiful D. looks like beautiful 126. **Choose the right answer: Do you agree that \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ problems often give rise to crime?** A. social B. pollution C. health D. linguistic 127. **Choose the correct answer: \_\_\_\_\_\_ is the best policy** A. Sincerity B. Personality C. Possibility D. Society 128. **Choose the right variant: The meeting was \_\_\_\_\_ long that I got really bored.** A. so B. such C. so much D. such a 129. **Choose the right variant: I\'m glad that the quarantine \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ now.** A. is over B. breaks down C. carries on D. checks out  130. **Choose the right variant: This cocktail is disgusting. It tastes \_\_\_\_\_ shampoo.** A. like B. as C. or D. either 131. **Choose the right variant: I have never met anyone....... you.** A. like B. as C. or D. either 132. **Complete the sentence: She didn\'t wish the students \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ here.** A. to smoke B. smoke C. smoking D. smokes 133. **Elizabeth made me \_\_\_\_\_\_ the door. I could not help but retort. ** A. close B. to close C. closing D. don't close 134. **Choose the correct variant: If you make a mistake, keep calm and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.** Don\'t panic. A. carry on B. call for C. come on D. bring up 135. **Choose the right variant: Neither my aunts \_\_\_\_\_\_\_my grandmother wants to come to the celebration.** A. nor B. neither C. or D. and 136. **Choose the right variant: The teacher speaks \_\_\_\_\_\_clearly that everyone can understand her.** A. so B. such C. so such D. enough 137. **Choose the correct variant: He is a well-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ scientist.** A. known B. world C. bad D. good 138. **Choose the correct variant: She offered me a sugar- \_\_\_\_\_\_biscuit.** A. free B. fried C. world D. three 139. **Choose the right variant: I\'ll \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ you after work. I have booked a table at 7.** A. call for B. come on C. check out D. be over 140. **Choose the right variant: The thieves\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and stole all the equipment.** A. broke in  B. checked out C. broke up D. called for 141. **Choose the correct variant: We eat too much deep- \_\_\_\_\_\_food.** A. fried B. known C. middle D. fashioned 142. **Choose the correct word: People who over-expose themselves to strong sunlight are known to show signs of ageing...** A. prematurely B. approvingly C. sharply D. strongly 143. **Choose the correct word: I wasn\'t sure if Maggie agreed with what I was saying but then she began nodding head \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, so I continued with what I was saying.** A. approvingly B. sharply C. prematurely D. noticeably 144. **Which of these words describe building?** A. low-rise/high-rise, spacious/cramped B. peaceful, quiet, calm/noisy, polluted, dangerous, deprived C. derelict, run-down/ regenerated, improved D. litter/refuse collection, maintenance, street-lighting 145. **Choose the correct sentence:** A. Compared to New York, London restaurants are quite cheap. B. Compared as to New York as, London restaurants are quite cheap. C. Compared with as New York, London restaurants are quite cheap. D. Compared to with New York, London restaurants are quite cheap. 146. **Choose the correct sentence:** A. We often eat out during the week, whereas at the weekend we usually stay at home. B. We often eat out during the week, so if at the weekend we usually stay at home. C. We often eat out during the week, as at the weekend as we usually stay at home. D. We often eat out during the week, because so at the weekend we usually stay at home. 147. **Choose the right variant: Please take.... you want from the fridge if you feel hungry.** A. whatever B. whichever C. however D. whoever 148. **Choose the right variant:... it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.** A. Although B. Spite of C. What D. Because in 149. **Choose the right variant: That's my neighbor...\... dog never stops barking.** A. whose B. which C. who D. *that* 150. **Choose the right variant: We expected...\... in two days.** A. **them to come** B. **they to come** C. **them coming** D. **their come** 151. **Match the definition with their correct word: A college or university student who has not yet received a bachelor\'s degree** A. undergraduate B. graduate C. postgraduate D. vocational 152. **Choose the right variant of the Infinitive: It started \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ during the night while we were asleep.** A. snowing B. snows C. snow D. snowed 153. **Choose the right variant: We can't afford \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ at this hotel, it's very expensive.** A. to stay B. stays C. stay D. stayed 154. **Choose the right variant: Water in many countries is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with toxic chemicals.** A. contaminated B. damaged C. ruined D. destroyed 155. **Choose the right variant of the Past tense: Diana\_\_\_\_ the road, when she met him.** A. was crossing B. were crossing C. crossed D. have crossed 156. **Choose the right definition to the verb "earthquake".** A. any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves B. a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people C. an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea D. something that spreads very quickly and is difficult to control 157. **Choose the right variant: Take control of a plane, usually for political reasons means** A. terrorism B. kidnapping C. blackmail D. smuggling 158. **Choose the right variant: These jeans don't feel\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.** A. comfortable B. blue C. denim D. wool 159. **Choose the right variant: Our house \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_by decorators.** A. is being painted B. are painted C. painted D. is painting 160. **Complete the sentence: People like to have a vacuum cleaner at home....** A. to clean the dust of floors, carpets B. to take photographs C. to call in any time you want D. to write programs, to find and use information 161. **Choose the right variant: I like Ann \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_she sometimes annoys me.** A. unless B. if so C. so that D. so as to 162. **Choose the right variant: There were over a hundred \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ for the job.** A. applicants B. interviewers C. headhunters D. writers 163. **Choose the right variant: Someone from a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ agency phoned today and offered me a better job.** A. recruitment B. headhunter C. job-seeker D. estate 164. **Choose the right variant: The \_\_\_\_\_ you finish this job the sooner you can leave.** A. quicker B. quick C. more quickly D. quickest 165. **Choose the correct answer: I have been writing emails all day -- I think \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ over a hundred.** A. I have sent B. I not am sending C. I been sent D. I have sending 166. **Choose the correct answer: We have lived in this house \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ I was six years old.** A. since B. off C. for D. at 167. **Choose the correct answer: A: You look exhausted! B: That's because I \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_in the garden all day.** A. have been working B. worked C. have worked D. working 168. **Choose the correct answer: Bungee jumping is the best thing \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in my life.** A. I have ever done B. I ever did C. I have ever been doing D. I have been 169. **Choose the correct answer: Harry's got a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ car.** A. fantastic new blue sports B. blue new fantastic sports C. sports new blue fantastic D. new sports blue fantastic 170. **Choose the correct answer: I think the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ dress suits you best.** A. long green Chinese cotton B. green long cotton Chinese C. cotton Chinese long green D. long Chinese cotton green 171. **Choose the right variant: Those shoes aren't made of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. That's why they're so cheap.** A. leather B. velvet C. cotton D. plastic 172. **Choose the right variant: Ben's so \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. He always dresses really well.** A. stylish B. old-fashioned C. scruffy D. baggy 173. **Choose the right variant: Our new kitchen and bathroom \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ this week.** A. are being installed B. are installed C. are installing D. are been installed 174. **Choose the right variant: At 9 o'clock I \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a film on TV.** A. was watching B. had been watched C. have been watching D. had watching 175. **Choose the right variant: When I got to the college, I realized I \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the course book at home.** A. had left B. had been leaving C. left D. leaving 176. **Choose the right variant: That was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ amazing film -- I'd like to buy the DVD.** A. such an B. a such C. a so D. so such 177. **Choose the right variant: We \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ twenty minutes for the bus when it finally arrived.** A. had been waiting B. waited C. were waiting D. was waiting 178. **Choose the right variant: I worked \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ that I achieved far more than I'd planned to.** A. so hard B. such hard C. so hardly D. such hardly 179. **Choose the right variant: These are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ beautiful flowers. What are they called?** A. such B. so if C. so much D. much 180. **Which of the following is an adverbial phrase of place?** A. **In the park** B. In a hurry C. Very quickly D. In the morning