Английский язык. Бабушкин А.П - 4 стр.

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Choose the correct answer.
1. The first Chinese characters were probably
a. letters.      c. people.
b. circles.      d. pictures.
2. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that
a. few Chinese wrote their own letters.
b. the Chinese alphabet is very old.
c. it is easy to read a Chinese newspaper.
3. On the whole, this story is about
a. Chinese post offices.
b. Chinese characters.
c. characters in a play.
4. Why did the Chinese need to know so many characters to write?
a. Chinese has more words than other languages.
b. Each character stood for a different word.
c. They liked to write long letters.
5. Which of these sentences do you think is right?
a. Chinese characters looked more like drawings than letters.
b. The Chinese invented an alphabet hundreds of years ago.
c. Chinese characters did not change through the years.
2. Do the following test. Choose the correct answer (A, B or C). Only one
answer is correct.
1. My parents __________ a jeep.
a) have got b) got c) are
2. My mother rarely __________ TV.
a) is watching b) watches c) watch
3. __________ pullover do you like best? The red or the blue one?
a) Which b) What c) Where
4. My father often __________ me to the playground when I was little.
a) took b) takes c) take
5. How long have they __________ married?
a) been b) be c) being
6. At one time everybody __________ go to church on a Sunday.
a) used b) used to c) use
7. Kathy __________ some cakes when she burnt her hand.
a) was baking b) baked c) has baked
8. A purse belonging to one of the girls in my class __________ on an underground
train.
a) was stolen b) stole c) steal
9. Would you mind __________ a letter for me?
a) posting b) to post c) post
10. He picked up the telephone and dialled, but the line was dead. Someone
__________ the wire.
a) had cut b) cut c) has cut.