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17. A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody

learns his native language by remembering what he hears when
he is a small child and some children who live abroad with their
parents seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. At
school it is not so easy to learn a second language, because the
pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other
subjects.

A)

Why is it easier to learn a foreign language for grown-ups than for
little?

B)

Why do children learn a second language first?

C)

Parents don't want their children to learn a second language, do
they?

D)

Why is it difficult to learn a second language at school?

E)

Why doesn't school curriculum pay attention to foreign language
teaching?

18. The top of the mountain was covered with snow.

A)

What is the season?

B)

Who was at the top of the mountain?

C)

How much snow was there?

D)

Where was the mountain?

E)

What was the mountain covered with?

19. There was a small demonstration in Hyde Park on Sunday.

A)

What was there in Hyde Park on Sunday?

B)

Was there a demonstration in Hyde Park?

C)

Were there many demonstrators in Hyde Park?

D)

Who takes part in the demonstration on Sunday?

E)

Who took part in demonstration in Hyde Park on Sunday?

20. "I'd like coffee with milk."

A)

How would you like coffee?

B)

Will you give me coffee?

C)

Will you give me tea with milk?

D)

Would you like some sugar?

E)

Would you like another cup of coffee?

21. A: ...

B: At home.

A)

When do you have your meals?

B)

What do you have for meals?

C)

Where do you have your meals?

D)

Why do you have your meals?

E)

Do you have meals at home?

22. A: ...

B: I'll try.

A)

Will you tell me the way to the theatre?

B)

When will you tell me the way to the theatre?

C)

How will you try to tell me the way to the theatre?

D)

I'll tell you the way to the theatre, shall I?

E)

This is the way to the theatre, isn't it?

23. The British Museum Library is famous all over the world. The

library contains millions of books. People come to this famous
library to get an information they need. There are scientists,
economists, artists among its readers.

A)

Is it a modern library?

B)

How old is the library?

C)

When did the library begin to work?

D)

Why do people come to this library?

E)

Who worked at this library?

24. A. ... .

B. He was born in England.

A)

When was Dickens born?

B)

Dickens was born in England, wasn't he?

C)

Where was Dickens born?

D)

Who was born in England?

E)

Was Dickens born in England?

25. Philip of Macedon wanted to occupy all Greece.

A)

Did Philip of Macedon want to occupy the Southern Greece?

B)

Who wanted to occupy part of Greece?

C)

What did Philip of Macedon want to do?

D)

Did Philip of Macedon want to occupy all Greece?

E)

Philip of Macedon didn't want to occupy all Greece, did he?

26. The Lacons were known for their bravery and short speeches.

A)

Why were the Lacons known for their bravery, a very and short
speeches?

B)

Who were known for their bravery?

C)

What were the Lacons known for?

D)

What were the Lacons?

E)

They were known for their bravery, weren't

27. "Yes, I think so."

A)

Why does your friend look so unhappy?

B)

Where did you work?

C)

Will your parents be there too?

D)

Who can read this book?

E)

Whose camera is this?

28. Today everyone wants peace, but not everyone yet realizes that

peace cannot be assured by armed forces or by imposing one's
own way of life to others.

A)

Can armed forces assure peace?

B)

Many people impose their own way at life on others, don't they?

C)

What must we do if we want peace?

D)

Does he fight for peace?

E)

Everyone has his own way at life, hasn't he?

29. Mary: Hurry up! It's already ten o'clock and your train leaves at

10:20.
Ann: ... .
Mary: No, not yet. I'm going to book one.

A)

Have you packed your things?

B)

Have you got your ticket?

C)

When does your train leave?

D)

Where are you leaving?

E)

Is it interesting?

30. Our telephone is out of order.

A)

What day is it today?

B)

Where is your sister now?

C)

What's wrong with it?

D)

When did you buy it?

E)

What did your mother tell you to do?

31. Mark began to work in the aircraft industry.

A)

When was Mark born?

B)

When did he finish to work in the aircraft

C)

What did Mark begin to do?

D)

How old was he when he worked in the aircraft industry?

E)

Mark began to work in the aircraft industry, didn't he?

32. Mother punished Michael because he had been bad.

A)

Whom did mother punish?

B)

Who was punished by mother?

C)

Did mother punish Michael?

D)

Why did mother punish Michael?

E)

Mother punished Michael, didn't she?

33. In the corner Michael tried to remember the thing he had done.

A)

In the corner he forget what he had done, didn't he?

B)

What does Michael do in the corner?

C)

Did he try to recollect what he had done

D)

What does he try to recollect in the corner?

E)

What did Michael do in the corner?

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Book 3

Comments:

400 questions in English Grammar

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