Test your English

Character Qualities

100

Able to invent and develop original ideas

Creative

200

Kim is happy one minute and sad the next. She's so ______.

moody

300

Henry finds it difficult to believe that some people may be dishonest. He is too ____________.

trusting

400

___________ people are very careful about what they do.

Cautious 

500

Devoted and enthusiastic

dedicated

Phrasal Verbs

100

To take care of somebody. (look)

Look after

200

Invite someone to a café, restaurant, etc. and pay for them. (take)

Take out

300

Think somebody is not good enough. (look)

Look down on

400

Now when you've lost some weight you should ______ your clothes _____.

take in

500

The Russian equivalent of "to take after"

Напоминать кого-то, походить на кого-то

Grammar

100

We use this grammar tense to speak about fixed arrangements in the nearest future, especially when we know the time and the place

Present Continuous

200

These verbs do not describe an action and usually they have no continuous form

stative verbs

300

He was the first person _________ (call) me on my birthday.

to call

400

Use gerund or infinitive:

1) She had a plenty of time, so Ann stopped __________ (drink) coffee and _______ (chat) with her friends.

2) Her heart wasn't doing well, so she stopped ________ (drink) coffee 2 months ago.

1) to drink, to chat;

2) drinking

500

Translate into English:

Посмотри на Джона, он очень уставший! - Да, он работал всю ночь, чтобы заработать дополнительные наличные

Look at John, he's so tired! - Yeah, he's been working all night to earn some extra cash

Idioms & Expressions

100

He drives me crazy, he is a pain in the ______

neck

200

Translate the phrase "сводить концы с концами"

to make ends meet

300

English equivalent of the phrase "разглядывать витрины"

to go window shopping

400

Give the Russian equivalent of the phrase "dig deep in one's pocket"

тратить больше

Broaden Your Horizons

100

Speaking about how to help the environment, what do "The three Rs" (RRR) stand for in a famous slogan?

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

200

Ryan Gosling's favourite free-time activity

Knitting

300

This novel by Louisa May Alcott reflects the life of a family during the American Civil War

Little Women

400

Traditional Boat Race held between 2 oldest universities in Britain.

Name the universities and the river this race is on.

Oxford & Cambridge universities, the river Thames 

500

Match British coins to their names:

1. 5 cents          a. a quid

2. 10 cents        b. a fiver

3. 25 cents        c. a dime

4. one pound     d. a nickel

5. five pounds    e. a quarter

1. 5 cents          d. a nickel

2. 10 cents        c. a dime

3. 25 cents        e. a quarter

4. one pound     a. a quid

5. five pounds    b. a fiver