ПКОИЯз. Английский язык. Практика речи.. Часть 1

… is not allowed on double yellow lines.

• Some parking
• Any parking
• A parking
• Parking

You’d better take an extra £10 … you need to it for taxis.

• unless
• in case
• though
• in spite of

Be careful, because that knife is very ….

• acute
• sharp
• hard
• blunt

… your change before leaving the shop.

• Control
• Examine
• Test
• Judge

The price quoted … room with bath and breakfast.

• costs
• includes
• consists
• contains

A tax paid to the government on things which are imported to the country.

• fare
• duty free
• duty
• fee

Royalties is …

• the money you get from someone when they die.
• payments made to the writer of a book, a piece of music, out of the money made from selling that work.
• money you pay as a punishment for breaking the law.
• a more formal word for rich.

Mary asked the shopkeeper to put the vegetables in a ….

• holdall
• carrier bag
• handbag
• satchel

If you are rude to customers they are … to come back.

• impossible
• improbable
• unlikely
• incapable

We don’t … credit cards. Please pay in cash.

• deal with
• accept
• take
• allow

Please make sure you have the correct change for the … before … the bus.

• cost, using
• fare, boarding
• fee, boarding
• fee, taking

When the customer’s cheque … , the store manager refused to deliver the goods.

• rebounded
• bounced
• proceeded
• tested

They made … of £1,000 on the sale of their house.

• a benefit
• a profit
• a gain
• an increase

Which is correct translation of the phrase: «Дайте, пожалуйста, квитанцию об обмене валюты»?

• Please give me the currency exchange receipt.
• Please give me the receipt of currency change.
• Please give me the currency exchange recipe.
• Please give me the currency’s recipe.

Mrs. Read has some … Picasso sketches in her private collection. The … premiums she has to pay are astronomical.

• worthy, guarantee
• priceless, insurance
• expensive, guarantee
• worthy, insurance

Meat may be:

• roast, medium, overcooked
• raw, medium, overcooked
• rare, medium, well-done
• stewed, medium, baked

All cigarette packets carry … about the effects of smoking on health.

• an advice
• an alarm
• a warning
• an alert

After lunch … going for a swim?

• let’s
• shall we
• why not
• how about

Remember to keep your … in case you need to ask for a refund or replacement.

• order
• bill
• recipe
• receipt

Those prawns we had for supper have given me ….

• indisposition
• indigestion
• madness
• infection

That supermarket carries a wide … of goods.

• load
• range
• series
• line

The money you pay to travel by plane, train etc.

• fare
• reward
• ransom
• fine

If I had another £10,000 a year, I would consider myself ….

• will done
• well-made
• well deserved
• well off

A reduction made in the cost of smth. you’re buying.

• dividend
• fine
• bargain
• discount

When Mr. Cragon died he left …amounting to £ 50, 000.

• debts
• cars
• accounts
• payments

The police accused the bank employee of … after financial irregularities were uncovered in his department’s accounts.

• swindle
• cheating
• hoodwink
• fraud

Pass me the salad …, please.

• spice
• dressing
• seasoning
• sauce

Jane’s blue dress … the colour of her eyes.

• fitted
• paired
• equaled
• matched

Which would you … have, the red scarf or a blue one?

• better
• choose
• prefer
• rather

The Robinsons are having difficulty in meeting the … repayments on their house.

• income
• current
• mortgage
• hire purchase

Try our delicious three-course meal, offering you superb … for money.

• Worth
• price
• Cost
• Value

Something bought cheaply or for less than usual price.

• interest
• duty free
• bargain
• refund

I’m sorry I really couldn’t eat anymore. I’m …

• full up
• felt up
• filled up
• fed up

What … shoes do you take?

• scale
• length
• measure
• size

Hot meals available here. Drop in for a … to eat.

• nip
• bit
• sip
• bite

Mrs. Taylor decided to buy a new coat by … order, as she didn’t have time to look round the shops.

• banker’s
• mail
• standing
• postal

I hate … oranges. I usually get my wife to do it for me since she has long nails.

• peeling
• slicing
• skinning
• cutting

Until I can repay my bank loan, I’ll have to … my living expenses.

• call of
• turn down
• get round
• cut down on

Which is correct translation of the phrase: “Разменяйте мне, пожалуйста, один фунт»?

• Please, could you change me a pound?
• Could you change a pound, please?
• Change me a pound, please.
• Could you exchange one pound, please.

You very rarely find peas in … nowadays, they are usually sold in pockets or tins.

• husks
• skins
• shells
• pods

A sum of money which is returned to you, because you have returned goods to a shop.

• commission
• refund
• duty
• discount

Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite ….

• inevitable
• imperative
• irrepressible
• irresistible

The cost of moving goods from one place to another.

• inheritance
• carriage
• affluent
• damages

They serve … refreshments on the train.

• light
• little
• slight
• small

Who do I make the cheque … to?

• on
• in
• out
• up

I don’t understand why people put … with the bad service in this restaurant.

• up
• down
• over
• upon

These days most people, especially young girls, like … slim.

• to be looked
• that they are looking
• to look
• that they look

Frozen food should always be … before it is cooked.

• defrosted
• dissolved
• softened
• melted

The dish had a very interesting taste as it was … with lemon.

• spiced
• pickled
• flavoured
• seasoned

Our grandparents’ tastes were different … ours but nowadays … seems to enjoy … fat girls.

• to; anybody; to look at
• from; no one; looking at
• that; none; to look
• than; anyone; looking