Destination C1-2, наряду с Advanced Language Practice, можно было считать базовыми учебниками для подготовки к олимпиадам по английскому языку в году так 2019. На 2024 год это уже будет легкий перебор, но возможно, в скором будущем ЛГТ перестанет быть проходным этапом.
Тест к учебнику Destination С1-2 на тематическую лексику
1.I’m dubious // сомневающийся about his chances of winning.
A)biased B)ingenious C)naive D)dubious
2.If you buy an old house, you have to consider // учитывать, принимать во внимание the cost of repairs.
A)ponder B)discriminate C)contemplate D)consider
3.In prison, he had plenty of time to reflect // размышлять on the crimes he had committed.
A)deliberate B)presume C)reflect D)query
4.It was such a brilliant idea — a real stroke of genius // гениальность, a stroke of genius.
A)estimate B)dilemma C)paradox D)genius
5.The court has ruled that UK employment laws discriminate // дискриминировать, ущемлять в правах against part-time workers.
A)grasp B)justify C)discriminate D)assess
6.From his reaction I deduced // сделал вывод, умозаключил that he was for the plan.
A)contemplated B)deduced C)supposed D)reckoned
7.You’ll cope — I have great faith // вера, have faith in in you.
A)faith B)query C)estimate D)notion
8.He was fast-talking and plausible // правдоподобный, убедительный.How could we know he was lying?
A)ingenious B)sceptical C)plausible D)biased
9.Police dogs can discriminate // различать between the different smells.
A)discriminate B)reflect C)gather D)speculate
10.I don’t want to sound prejudiced // предвзятый, but I do think women are better at this type of job.
A)prejudiced B)sceptical C)optimistic D)plausible
11.They estimate // оценивать, предполагать that a hundred people were killed in the accident.
A)deduce B)gather C)ponder D)estimate
12.It was a little naive // наивный (верящий в лучшее безосновательно) of you to think that they would listen to your suggestions.
A)pessimistic B)cynical C)naive D)biased
13.She was completely baffled // сбитая с толку, озадаченная by his strange behaviour.
A)concentrated B)deliberated C)baffled D)pondered
14.Will they be meeting us at the airport? – I presume // предполагаю, полагаю, I presume so «полагаю, что да») so.
A)presume B)query C)estimate D)speculate
15.Dan thinks it will all work out but I remain sceptical // скептичный.
A)sceptical B)optimistic C)ingenious D)plausible
16.Their estimate of the cost of the project was wildly inaccurate // неточный.
A)dubious B)inaccurate C)sceptical D)baffled
17.The general public is cynical // циничный about election promises.
A)biased B)ingenious C)plausible D)cynical
18.Their minds work by intuition // интуиция (противопоставляется логике), not by logic.
A)assess B)intuition C)hunch D)notion
19.She’s still in a(n)dilemma // сложный выбор about whether she should go or not.
A)dilemma B)faith C)estimate D)query
20.I can’t concentrate // концентрироваться because of all the noise the builders are making.
A)gather B)deduce C)reflect D)concentrate
21.Maybe I’m being overly optimistic // оптимистичный, but I don’t think this target can be achieved.
A)optimistic B)pessimistic C)plausible D)naive
22.From what I can gather // понять, выяснить, they haven’t sold their house yet.
A)ponder B)speculate C)gather D)justify
23.He pondered // обдумывал, глубоко размышлял on the problem for several days before deciding.
A)supposed B)assumed C)grasped D)pondered
24.If you have any queries // запросы about your treatment, the doctor will answer them.
A)guesswork B)queries C)dilemmas D)inspirations
25.The tests are designed to assess // определять уровень a child’s reading skills.
A)consider B)assess C)reckon D)speculate
26.Let’s assume // допустить, предположить that they’re coming and make plans on that basis.
A)contemplate B)discriminate C)assume D)assess
27.It was wrong of him to lie, and I’m not trying to justify // находить оправдания чьим-то плохим поступкам him.
A)assess B)ponder C)justify D)presume
28.Africa has long been a source of inspiration // вдохновение for his painting.
A)inspiration B)estimate C)faith D)query
29.»How did you know where she’d gone?» «It was pure guesswork // гадание, предположение наугад.»
A)dilemma B)genius C)guesswork D)notion
30.Johnny is so ingenious // изобретательный, талантливый — he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.
A)biased B)ingenious C)cynical D)optimistic
31.I think I managed to grasp // ухватить, понять суть the main points of the lecture.
A)deliberate B)ponder C)grasp D)contemplate
32.What’s that smoke on the horizon? – I suppose // полагаю it’s from a fire.
A)suppose B)assess C)estimate D)ponder
33.A spokesperson declined to speculate // строить догадки on the cause of the train crash.
A)reflect B)discriminate C)contemplate D)speculate
34.I had a(n)hunch // предчувствие, интуитивная догадка that something like this would happen.
A)faith B)intuition C)notion D)hunch
35.For a time he contemplated // обдумывал, рассматривал (возможность) a career as an army medical doctor.
A)deduced B)assumed C)grasped D)contemplated
36.»Can you fix my car today?» «I reckon // полагаю, считаю not.»
A)consider B)reckon C)reckon D)speculate
37.I have only a vague notion // смутное представление of what she does for a living.
A)notion B)paradox C)faith D)guesswork
38.They deliberated // обсуждали, совещались for ten hours before reaching a decision.
A)discriminated B)baffled C)reflected D)deliberated
39.He has a(n)optimistic // оптимистичный view of life, and always thinks that things will get better.
A)pessimistic B)optimistic C)naive D)plausible
40.It’s a curious paradox // парадокс that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
A)paradox B)intuition C)guesswork D)hunch
sceptical vs cynical
sceptical — сомневающийся, требующий доказательств
cynical — циничный, убеждённый, что люди всегда руководствуются корыстью
plausible vs possible
plausible — правдоподобный, убедительный на первый взгляд
possible — возможный
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