Test 35 (A)
Word order (1). Put the adjectives in the right order.
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Test 36 (A-B)
Word order (2). Put the adjectives in the right order.
1. dress
A) silk B) white C) long D) expensive
2. wall
A) brick B) red C) high
3. shoes
A) smart B) those C) brown D) snake-skin
4. house
A) old B) brick C) ugly D) urban
5. motorbike
A) Japanese B) green C) fantastic
6. spoon
A) plastic B) nice C) little D) blue
7. coin
A) gold B) round C) tiny D) Russian
8. armchair
A) new B) wooden C) black D) huge
9. song
A) sentimental B) Irish C)old
10. hair
A) fair B) wavy C) long
Test 37 (A-B)
Positive / Comparative / Superlative (1). Fill in the blanks with the correct form.
1. The three musicians play on stage.
A) a new B) a newer C) the newest
2. She speaks in voice than the last time.
A) a loud B) a louder C) the loudest
3. They leave way they can.
A) a quick B) a quicker C) the quickest
4. A whale is than a dolphin.
A) long B) longer C) the longest
5. Is it to go there by car or by train?
A) cheap B) cheaper C) the cheapest
6. Do you know that the Dead Sea is sea.
A) a salty B) a saltier C) a saltiest
7. This is problem she has ever had.
A) a great B) a greater C) the greatest
8. My case isn't very. Yours is.
A) heavy B) heavier C) the most heavy
9. The weather was not very yesterday, but it's today.
A) good B) better C) the best
10. Of the two skirts, that one is the.
A) smart B) smarter C) smartest
11. These trousers are too small. I need size.
A) a large B) a larger C) the largest
12. I'm not so as a horse.
A) strong B) stronger C) the strongest
13. China has got population in the world.
A) a large B) a larger C) the largest
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14. Of the three girls, this one is the.
A) pretty B) prettier C) prettiest
15. Which is: five, fifteen or fifty?
A) little B) less C) the least
Test 38 (A-B)
Positive / Comparative / Superlative (2). Fill in the blanks with the correct form.
| 1. Susan is person in the whole band. A) a wonderful B) a more wonderful C) the most wonderful 2. He is also person than Paul. A) a polite B) a more polite C) the most polite 3. She has job of all. A) a difficult B) a more difficult C) the most difficult 4. I think dogs are than cats. A) intelligent B) more intelligent C) the most intelligent 5. Don't talk about them. Let's talk about something A) an interesting B) more interesting C) the most interesting 6. Money is, but isn't thing in life. A) important B) more important C) the most important | 7. Which instrument makes music in the world? A) a beautiful B) more beautiful C) the most beautiful 8. This room is not so as that one on the first floor. A) comfortable B) more comfortable C) the most comfortable 9. Happiness is than money. A) important B) more important C) the most important 10. This coat is of all. A) an expensive B) a less expensive C) the least expensive 11. That painting is than the one in your living room. A) impressive B) less impressive C) the least impressive 12. Betty is than Jane, but Kate is of all. A) a hard-working B) less hard-working C) the least hard-working |
Test 39 (A-B)
Adjective / adverb comparison. Choose the correct variant.
1. I suppose you know him well - probably than anybody else.
A) better B) more well
2. He spoke English badly - than expected.
A) worse B) more badly
3. I can't understand what you're saying. Could you speak a bit?
A) slowlier B) more slowly
4. A snail is than a tortoise.
A) slower B) more slow
5. I'd like to change cars.
A) oftener B) more often
6. My mother was feeling tired last night so she went to bed than usual.
A) earlier B) more early
7. If you want to find your way around the city, you should buy the map of it.
A) easilier B) more easily
8. The younger you are, the it is to learn.
A) easier B) more easy
9. I'm getting.
A) fatter and fatter B) more and more fat
10. We are going.
A) slower and slower B) more and more slowly
11. The you start, you'll finish.
A) the sooner B) the more soon
A) the quicklier B) the more quickly
12. This camera costs the other one.
A) twice more than B) twice as much as
13. Sam's got CDs now I had last year,
A) half less... than B) half as manv... is
Test 40 (B)
Right / wrong - comparison. Find the mistake and correct it.
A) right B) wrong
1. The more you study, the smarter you will become.
2. The weather is much more worse today.
3. She is not as easy to get on with than her sister.
4. I feel much better today than I did last week.
5. I know my jokes are bad, but yours are badder.
6. Nick looks elder than his older brother.
7. Ann plays the piano very well, but Christina plays more well.
8. Flying is much fast than travelling by car.
9. We are going to travel by car. It's much cheaper,
10. If you don't want to be tired in the morning, you should go to bed more early.
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11. Could you speak a little more loudly?
12. He drives more slowly as his brother.
13. You should practise more often if you want to improve your language.
14. You should be far more serious when you talk to your partner.
15. Einstein is one of intelligent scientists who ever lived.
16. Watermelons are much sweeter than lemons.
17. A train is the uncomfortablest place to sleep in.
18. She speaks French much more rapidly than she does German.
19. This meal is much better than as the one I ate yesterday.
20. What we need is a more good jobs.
21. It's best picture I've ever seen.
22. Their house is far better than ours.
23. It's becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
24. The sooner you take your medicine, the better you will feel.
25. Jack has eaten three times as many hamburgers as Jim.
Test 41 (A)
Choose A), B).or C) for. each adjective in brackets.
A) positive B) comparative C) superlative
The Americans are very _ 1 _ (proud) of their country. They say that in the USA the buildings are
2 (tall), the cigars are 3 (long), the cars are 4 __ (big), and the girls are _ 5 (pretty) than anywhere in the world. The English don't always agree. Some say the Americans are _ 6 (loud), 7 _ (rich) and __ 8 (noisy) than any other nationality. Other British people think there are lots of 9 _ (good) things about the USA like Hollywood, jazz and Superman. It is true that most American skyscrapers are 10 (tall) than buildings in the UK, but the British think their stately homes are _ _ (old) and _ L2 _ (beautiful) than anything in the USA. The Americans love coke and hamburgers - people in the UK think British food is much ___13___ (healthy). Clothes are 14 (cheap) in the USA, but fashion design in the UK is 15 (good) than design in the USA.
Modal Verbs
Test 42 (A)
Can I could I be able to. Fill in:
A) can B) could C) can't D) couldn't E) be able to
1. They had fish hooks so they catch fish.
2. The raft is so small we lie down comfortably.
3. Jane has got two books so she read any of them.
4. They didn't have any shampoo so they.. wash their hair.
5. When the ship disappeared, Mary cried and cried. She stop crying.
6. They won't to drive a car until they are eighteen.
7. they hear it before they saw it?
8. When she was a baby, she only cry.
9. You enter the club without a card.
10. You do it even if you tried.
11. He used to speak Italian well.
12. Cheques be accepted only with a bank card.
13. You easily have done it.
14. In two weeks you will speak another language.
15. I stepped aside so that she go in.
16. The news be true! I don't believe you.
17. We have driven to the city in two hours if we hadn't stopped for lunch.
18. As the ship entered the harbour, we see the Statue of Liberty.
Test 43 (A)
Have to I must. Fill in.
A) must B) mustn't C) have to
D) don't have to E) had to F) didn't have to
G) will have to H) won't have to
1. You can stay out late if you like. You come home early.
2. He might take his younger brother out to football match.
3. The bus came on time so we wait long at the bus stop.
4. The rules for basketball say:
a) you run while holding the ball;
b) you bounce the ball while you run;
c) you stand holding the ball for as long as you like;
d) you do something within five seconds.
5. We read a long poem in the class yesterday. It was boring. I'm glad we learn it by heart.
6. Jack has already cleaned his bicycle so he do it tomorrow.
7. You be here by 9.00 if you want to be sure of a seat.
8. You walk on the grass!
9. Once or twice we lost our way and ask a policeman for directions.
10. You put your entry into the box before Friday if you want to enter the contest.
Test 44 (A-B)
Mustn't I shouldn't I needn't. Fill in. A) should B) shouldn't C) must D) mustn't E) needn't
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1. You think about the future and not about the past.
2. You have a visa to travel to some countries.
3. However, if you come from an EEC country and you want to travel to another one, you worry about
visas. You even take your passport.
4. If you are travelling by air, you carry anything in your luggage that could be used as a weapon, such aa
a knife or a pair of scissors.
5. You use your energy unless you have to.
6. Books be returned on or before the date stamped below.
7. They look alike. They be twins.
8. Do you know how it be done?
9. If Jane phone, ask her to wait for us.
10. You walk alone around the town late at night.
11. We have taken a wrong map.
12. I think you have told her you were sorry.
13. We have done the work so quickly. We could have taken our time.
Test 45 (B-C)
Must I may / might. Fill in. A) must B) may C) might
1. I borrow your ruler?
2. It isn't certain, but he be a millionaire in twc years' time.
3. That be Charlie. He said he would be here about now.
4. You make a little less noise.
5. Jane still'be in her office, but she usually leaves before six.
6. The house repairs cost more than the house is worth.
7. It was so quiet that one hear a leaf drop.
8. Nobody leave the hall before the exam has finished.
9. He himself gave me the directions so they be right.
10. You were lucky. You have broken your neck, Jim.
11. There be a heavy frost during the night.
12. You must drive on the left in England.
13. There be a leak in this football; otherwise it wouldn't get soft so quickly.
14. She noticed that she be late.
15. He be clever, but he hasn't got much common sense.
16. George be strong: he can lift heavy weights.
17. the New Year bring everybody their heart desires.
Test 46 (B-C)
Modal idioms. Choose A), B) or C).
A) had better
B) would rather
) should
1. I be a hammer than nail.
2. you stay home tonight?
3. I nobody knew about his arrival.
4. You get the report finished before you leave.
5. You pay more attention to the people around you.
6. You invest that money in something safe.
7. I have good health than a small fortune.
8. We take a taxi or we'll miss the train.
9. We you didn't come with us.
10. I think everybody learn driving a car.
Test 47 (B)
Right / wrong modal verbs. Find the mistake and correct it.
A) right B) wrong
1. Fred doesn't go to school so he has not to get up so early.
2. It's very unlikely, but he might be prepared to help you.
3. You'd better to do as the doctor says and take the medicine.
4. Horses can sleeping standing.
5. Could you light a fire yourself when you were seven?
6. You shouldn't eat all food at once.
7. You can to buy only second-hand books in that shop.
8. They want have to go there next week.
9. All drivers of cars should wear seat belts. Seat belts make driving much safer.
10. You needn't to wait for me.
11. You may eat your supper so quickly. Do you want to get a stomach ache?
12. Cactus plants needn't much water. That's why they cannot grow in the dry desert.
13. You shouldn't to try to crack nuts with your teeth.
14. We would rather you cooked dinner for us.
Passive Voice
Test 48 (A)
Active or Passive. Choose the correct form of each verb.
What Is Wonderful About the Brain?
Inside your head is a remarkable organ, the brain. You use it to understand and remember things that 1 (to happen) around you. The brain is soft and spongy. It 2 (to make up) of billions of tiny parts called cells. Three coats or membranes 3 (to cover) the brain.
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The brain sometimes 4 (to call) the busiest communication centre in the world. The brain 5 (to control) your body functions and keeps all parts of your body working together. Thousands of messages from all parts of the body 6 (to send) to and from the brain. Messages 7 (to carry) to the brain by sensory nerves. Special places, or centres, on the brain receive sensory messages from all parts of the body. When messages 8 (to receive) by centres, the brain 9 (to interpret) them. All day long your muscles and your brain 10 (to work). By the end of the day they 11 (to be tired). Then your brain and your muscles 12 (to start) to relax. Before long, you go to sleep. As you sleep, the big muscles in your body relax.
1. A) are happened B) are happening C) happens
2. A) is made up B) makes up C) made up
3. A) is covered B) covered C) cover
4. A) is called B) has called C) calls
5. A) is controlled B) controlled ) controls
6. A) send B) are being sent C) has sent
7. A) are carried B) was carried C) carried
8. A) are received B) will be received C) will receive
9. A) is interpreted B) interpreted C)interprets
10. A) are worked B) is worked C) are working
11. A) have be tired B) are tired C) are being tired
12. A) are started B) started C) start
Test 49 (A-B)
Active into Passive. Which sentences cannot be turned from Active into Passive?
A) passive form is possible
B) passive form is impossible
1. They didn't ask her name.
2. Michael saw Mary in the park.
3. Has anyone answered your question?
4. They danced all night.
5. On Sunday evening we all met at my friend's.
6. Someone told us a funny story yesterday.
7. You can't park your car in the street before this office.
8. This kind of flowers doesn't bloom very often.
9. His parents have brought him up to be polite.
10. Thi, plane from Los Angeles was several hours late.
11. The fire has caused considerable damage.
12. My shoes don't fit me.
13. People must obey the law.
14. He was having a bath.
15. A famous designer will decorate the hajl.
Test 50 ()
Choose the variant that can't be used in the sentences.
| 1. These plants three times a week. A) you should water B) can be watered C) should be watered 2. You many questions. A) won't be asked B) didn't be asked C) weren't asked 3. As he behaves badly, he. A) must be punished B) will be punished C) was punished 4. The logs too long for our fireplace. A) were cut B) have to be cut C) have been cut 5. He in the battle. A) won't have been hurt B) may have been hurt C) can't have been hurt | 6. The book everywhere. A) is looked for B) must be looked C) has been looked for 7. at. A) is often laughed B) is usual laughed C) is never laughed 8. She with the housework. A) is being helped B) has been helped C) won't been helped 9. The fence. A) had be painted B) could be painted C) might have been painted 10. She the best actress of the year. A) will be chosen as B) will choose C) will be being chosen as |
Test 51 (B)
Right / wrong - Passive Voice. Find the mistake and correct it.
A) right B) wrong
1. By four o'clock Nick was tired of fishing.
2. These bushes have grown so high that they block the window.
3. Since all our matches had soaked when the boat turned over we could not make a fire.
4. Joan's face was covered with scratches and his clothes was torn and dirty.
5. The plane wasn't delayed in Colorado.
6. The letter has to sign the chief of police.
7. Peaches can be bought here for 10 p each.
8. Jim laughed as he fell into the water.
9. The meeting was to be continued after luncn.
10. He was such a good runner that he could be caught.
11. It was obvious that the order couldn't be controlled by authorities.
12. The passes through the mountains were often block with snow during the winter.
13. These lilac bushes should being trimmed.
14. It was impossible to tell what was in the can, for the label has been torn off.
15. A calendar tells you how each month will divide into weeks.
16. I hope they will have been received the papers by tomorrow afternoon.
Conditionals
Test 52 (B)
Fill in the suitable words.
A) will B) won't C) would D) wouldn't
1. What you do if you won lots of money?
2. If the students were studying, you disturb them?
3. If you make so much noise, I be able to sleep.
4. They have to hurry or they miss the train.
5. They have missed the last bus if they had hurried.
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6. If I were you, I buy a new bicycle.
7. If she had locked all the doors, the burglars have got in.
8. If my train is late, I take a taxi.
9. He must build a strong boat, otherwise he be able to sail round the world.
10. If you are a good girl, I buy you some chocolate.
11. I finish the work if you don't help me.
12. If only they arrive on time.
13. You understand unless you listen carefully.
14. If he hadn't cut his finger, it not have hurt for weeks.
15. I give you $5 if you do me a favour.
16. If Chris didn't fall in love with Jane, he give her flowers.
Test 53 (B)
Fill in. A) would B) have I C)had
1. If she not driven so fast, she not crashed her car.
2. I wish I washed my clothes yesterday.
3. If he finished his medical studies, he be a doctor now.
4. If they not been late, the teacher not be angry with them.
5. I only wish I just a little bit more money.
6. If he failed his exams, he couldn't study at the university.
7. If they locked up the chickens at night, the fox not eaten them and the chickens be alive now.
8. We been here earlier if the train been on time.
9. If I saw a mouse in the kitchen, I try to catch it.
10. If you a video, you could record it yourself.
11. I wish I an elephant. I could travel through the jungle.
12. I wish they stop making so much noise so that I could concentrate.
13. we known your address, we written a letter to you.
14. If it not been for your help, we got into real trouble.
Test 54 ()
Mixture. Match the sentences on the left with the suitable one on the right.
| 1. If you eat more than you 2. If the dog keeps barking, 3. If I were you, 4. If he had driven carefully, 5. If you are not doing anything later, 6. Had the ice not melted 7. Henry spoke to his dog as if 8. I wish 9. If it were not for your uncle, 10. If I have time, 11. If I met a fairy one day, 12. If I had known you were coming, 13. If you were in my shoes, 14. But for the traffic jam 15. If you have enough money | A) she wouldn't sing in the need, bath. B) what would you do? C) he would never get this job. D) the extra calories turn into fat. E) we will go to the theatre. F) he might have avoid that accident. G) the neighbours will complain. H) we would have been here earlier. I) why don't you buy a computer? J) it could understand him. K) I wouldn't buy these jeans. L) we could go skating. M) come and see us. N) I would make a wish. 0) I could have met you at the station. |
Test 55 (B)
Right / wrong - conditionals. Find the mistake and correct it.
A) right B) wrong
1. What would you do if you live here all the time, as we do?
2. If we met Captain Hook in open fight, leave me to deal with him.
3. If he hadn't come by 6 o'clock, he won't come at all.
4. If you eat less than you need, the body burns fat to get energy and you loses weight.
5. If you have finished your homework, you might be able to help us.
6. I could understand your friend from Italy if he spoken more slowly.
7. If my cat were sick, I would have taken it to the vet.
8. I wish you would give me this book for a while.
9. What will the kitchen look like if we painted it green?
10. Even if he did say so, we cannot be sure that he was telling the truth.
11. If you have been walking all the night, you probably need a rest.
12. If you went to London, you might have seen the Queen.
13. If they are promising to be here, they will certainly come.
14. Even if my parents disapproved of my plans, I wouldn't had given them up.
15. I wish the weather wouldn't be so dreadful today.
Reported Speech / Reporting Questions /
Sequence of Tenses
Test 56 ()
Choose the correct variant in reported speech for each sentence.
"I'm waiting for my parents," Nick said.
A) Nick said that he is waiting for my parents.
B) Nick said that he was waiting for his parents.
C) Nick said that he was waiting for my parents.
D) Nick told that he was waiting for his parents.
2. "I can't fix the engine myself," my brother admitted.
A) My brother admitted that can't fix the engine myself.
B) My brother admitted that couldn't fix the engine himself.
C) My brother admitted that can't fix the engine himself.
D) My brother admitted that couldn't fix the engine myself.
3. "You should be careful," my friends said to me.
A) My friends said to me that I should be careful.
B) My friends said to me that I should have been careful.
C) My friends told me that I should have been careful.
D) My friends told me that I should be careful.
4. "I will come tomorrow and finish the work," the plumber said to grandma.
A) The plumber said to grandma that he will come tomorrow and finish the work.
B) The plumber promised grandma that he will come the next day and finish the work.
C) The plumber promised grandma that he would come next day and will finish the work.
D) The plumber promised grandma that he would come the next day and finish the work.
5. "The Sun isn't a planet, it is a big star," the teacher explained.
A) The teacher explained to us that the Sun is a big star.
B) The teacher explained us that the Sun is a big star.
C) The teacher explained us that the Sun was a big star.
D) The teacher explained to us that the Sun was a big star.
6. "Don't make so much noise, will you?" the neighbour said to Pete.
A) The neighbour asked Pete to not make so much noise.
B) The neighbour asked Pete not to make so much noise.
C) The neighbour asked to Pete not to make so much noise.
D) The neighbour said to Pete not to make so much noise.
7. "We only got tickets yesterday, though we booked the holiday a long time ago," said Mr. Smith.
A) Mr. Smith said that they had got tickets the last day, though they had booked the holiday a long time
ago.
B) Mr. Smith said that they got tickets the previous day, though they booked the holiday a long time before.
C) Mr. Smith said that they had got tickets the previous day, though they had booked the holiday a long time before.
D) Mr. Smith said that they got tickets the previous day, though they had booked the holiday a long time
before.
8. "Do you know where Kate is living?" Anne asked me.
A) Anne asked me if I know where was Kate living.
B) Anne asked me if I know where Kate was living.
C) Anne asked me if I know where Kate is living.
D) Anne asked me if I knew where was Kate living.
E) Anne asked me if I knew where Kate was living.
9. "Why didn't you say that to me?" she asked her boyfriend.
A) She asked her friend why didn't he say that to me.
B) She asked her friend why he didn't say that to me.
C) She asked her friend why hadn't he said that to me.
D) She asked her friend why hadn't he said that to her.
E) She asked her friend why he hadn't said that to her.
10. "I promise I'll write to you as soon as I arrive, Jane," said Nick.
A) Nick promised Jane that he will write to her as soon as he arrives.
B) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he arrives.
C) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he arrived.
D) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he would arrive.
E) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he will arrive.
F) Nick promised Jane that he wrote to her as soon as he arrived.
Test 57 (B)
Right / wrong sequence. Find the mistake and correct it.
A) right B) wrong
1. I wonder what does he do all day long.
2. She asked them what colour were they going to paint the living room.
3. The customs officer asked Dan if he has got anything to declare.
4. They said that the lecture was to begin in the afternoon.
5. I'd like to know where are they.
6. Could you tell me why you look so upset?
7. I was sorry that I couldn't meet her after classes.
8. I don't know why they had not kept their promise to take us with them.
9. Why didn't you say that we must translate the whole article?
10. We were told that our parents will be coming back on Saturday.
11. He asked me how I felt about going to school.
12. He said he thought it is rather silly idea and he was not going to take part in it.
13. Do you know if Jane has received a letter from her American pen-pal?
14. Didn't you know that they had been left for London?
15. He asked me whether I would go back there next year.
16. They asked him who he wants.
17. He said penguins can swim.
18. He asked her which hotel she was going to stay at.
19. Can you tell me is there a cafe near here?
20. I had no idea whose book that was.
