Course One: Initial Test, part 1.

GRAMMAR (8 points)

■ The NOUN, the ARTICLE (25x0.1=2.5 pt.)

1. Choose the right answer:

1. There are only four ……………… to be learned by heart. a. formule/formulae; b. formula/formulae;
c. formulas/formulae; d. formuli/formulae
2. Her new ……………… are very cleverly designed. a. tongs; b. tongues; c. tong; d. tongue
3. This ……………… is not powerful enough. a. stimulus; b. stimuls; c. stimul; d. stimule

2. Join the following nouns using the Genitive. Make all necessary changes.

1. the design / Charles Eames; 2. the scientist / the lab work; 3. the features / the substance; 4. the researchers /
the aims; 5. the blueprints / the engineer I met yesterday.

3. Which of these nouns exist? Mark Y (yes) the existent ones and N (no) the non-existent ones.

phisic ……; lenses ……; bases ……; pieces ……; calculs ……; scissor ……; fourty-two …… .

4. Use a/an or a bit of/ a piece of or none of these variants:

……………… algorithm; ……………… Monday; ……………… news; ……………… confidence;

……………… sledgehammer.

5. Give a corresponding noun for each of these words:

engineering - …………………………………… ; chemical - …………………………………… ; computational

- ……………………………… ; geometric - ……………………………… ; (to) design - …………………… .

■ The ADJECTIVE, the ADVERB (20x0.1=2 pt.)

1. Give a corresponding adjective for each of these words:

wiry - ………………………… ; process - ………………… ; electricity - ……………………… ; stretchable -

……………… ; stability - …………………………………… .

2. Give a corresponding adverb for each of these words:

hardened - …………………… ; use - ……………………… ; fast - ………………………… ; wrongly -

……………………… ; strong - ………………………… .

3. Use much/many/ little/ few/ a few. Each of them can only be used once.

1. How ………………………………… screw nuts are in each box? 2. I have very ………………………
money left for next month’s expenditures. 3. There wasn't ……………………………… noise in the machine
room at that time. 4. I’ve made ……………………… dollars – not too many, but enough to manage for a while.
5. …………………………………… people can work with such a demanding team manager.

4. Fill in with the appropriate form of the adjective or adverb. If there is no need to change the word in
parentheses, use it as such:

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 Course One: Initial Test, part 1. GRAMMAR (8 points)

John has been doing his job very thoroughly ………………………………………………… (late). For our last
project, he found the …………………………………………… (astonishing) solution to our human resources
management problem anyone could think of and did a ………………………… (good) job than any of us in the
lab. I must admit that he has recovered much …………………………… (quick) than we would have thought and
his career prospects look more and ………………………… (promising).

■ The PRONOUN (15x0.1=1.5 pt.)

1. Choose the most suitable replacement or the fitting word:

1. She is better than me and my team. a. us; b. we ; c. ours d. ourselves

2. This blueprint is made by Jim Jackson. a. him; b. his; c. he; d. he’s
3. They are running the new engines. a. them; b. theirs; c. its; d. it’s
4. The cell phone has ……… own memory. a. it’s; b. itself’s; c. its; d. it
5. He is talking about ………………………… achievements. a. my; b. I; c. myself ; d.me

2. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun (who/whom/what/which):

1. To …………………………………… did you show that print? 2. The mathematician I told you about,
……………………………… is a renowned specialist and …………………………………… I had asked for an
opinion, has called to say he wants to meet me in person. 3. ………………………… is the name of that
substance? 4. …………………………………… of the five applicants seemed to be the most qualified?

3. Fill in with the appropriate possessive pronoun/adjective:

1. You won over me and my team because ………………… project had better financing than …………….. .
2. I can’t lend you this saw. It belongs to those technicians, you see. It’s not mine to give, it’s ………………… .

4. Fill in with the appropriate demonstrative pronoun/adjective (this/that/these/those):

1. Don’t visit …………………………………… rooms over there, try …………………………, they’ve been
recently restored.

■ The NUMERAL (10x0.2= 2 pt.)

Write these numbers, dates and arithmetic operations in words:

67 ………………………………………………………….…………; 13x2=26 …………………….……………..

.…………………………………………….………; the 9th………………………………………………………..
………………………………….…………………; 13...…………………………………….……………….…;
8000 ..…………………………………………………………..…; 300 …………………………………………
...……………………………………………; 107……………………………………………………………….
..………………………………………………………; 45 ………………………………………………………..
..………………………………………; 35.2 ………………………………………………………………….; 20th
………………………………………………………………….