11. The stay in Geneva was quite useful, although the course in Swiss law that I chose turned out to be a disappointment. I’d rather ___________ statistics, which my girlfriend said was very good.
A. took B. had taken C. have taken D. take
12. The driver _________ to read a newspaper while he ___________ for the lights to change.
A. had started – waited B. has started – has been waiting
C. was starting – has waited D. started – was waiting
13. As regards the problem of noise, my suggestion is that we should return to it at our next meeting. By this time each of us ___________ all the reports concerning it, which should make our discussion more rational.
A. will have read B. has read C. ought to have read D. will read
14. I hope the committee will respect its own regulations which are quite clear on this point: no applications should be accepted after the list signed by the chairman ________ published.
A. will be B. was C. has been D. will have been
15. It didn’t rain in the spring. I think we __________ water next summer.
A. will run out of B. are going to run out of
C. have run out of D. run out of
16. I’m a lucky person. I _________ in the sun at this time next week.
A. will lie B. am going to lie
C. will be lying D. will have been lying
17. The new cook ___________ the soup at the moment.
A. tastes B. has tasted C. has been tasting D. is tasting
18. The video ___________ since 8 a.m. I wish somebody would turn it off.
A. has played B. is playing
C. has been playing D. had been playing
19. When Jane __________ the plane, she’ll wait for her luggage.
A. will leave B. leaves C. leave D. is leaving
20. We’ve never seen our history teacher so angry; he looks as if he ___________!
A. explodes B. is exploding C. is going to explode D. was exploding
8._______I told the truth, you would not believe me (even if, so that)
9. They have known her_____she was a child (until, since)
10. I must leave now, _____ I have a great deal of work to do (as, than)
11. What shall we do_____it rains ? ( or else, supposing)
12. _______you read this book, you would be sure to enjoy it ( If, until)
13. The door was open, ________we could hear everything (in case, so)
14. I studied more _______he did (than, whereas)
15. We packed a lunch,_____we knew we would soon be hungry (lest, for)
16. I will join you, ________the weather is fine (providing, than)
17. ________he is very busy, he is seldom at home (or else, because)
18. We must hurry, ____________we will be late (so that, or else)
Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given:
1. They understand more than we do
A. We don't understand as much as they do
B. We don't understand anything at all
C. They understand everything inside out
D They are very intelligent
2. It is much more difficult to speak English than to speak French
A. To speak French is more difficult than to speak English
B. To speak English is more difficult than to speak French
C. Speaking English is more difficult than to speak French
D. Speaking French is not as difficult as to speaking English
3. My interview lasted longer than yours
A. Your interview wasn't as short as mine
B. Your interview was shorter than mine
C. Your interview was as long as mine
D. Your interview was lonfger than mine
4. When I was younger, I used to go climbing more than I do now
A Now I don't go climbing anymore
B. I used to go climbing when I was younger
C. Now I don't go climbing as much as I did
D. I don't like going climbing anymore
5. Your coffee is not as good as mine
A. Mine is better than yours
B. My coffee is better than your
C. My coffee is better than yours
D. My coffee is more good than yours
6. I can't cook as well as my mother does
A. My mother can cook better than I can
B. My mother can't cook better than I can
C. My mother can cook well than I can
D. I can cook better than my mother can
7. Murder is the most serious of all crimes
A. Murder is very serious
B. No crime is more serious than murder
C. Everyone is very afraid of murder
D. Murder is the dangerous crime
8. This is the best music I have ever heard
A. I've never heard better music than this
B. I've ever heard such a good music as this
C. I've ever heard so good music as this
D. This is the first time I've heard this good music
9. This is the most interesting novel I've ever read
A. Knowing that the novel will be interesting, I read it
B. If only I had known the novel was so interesting, I'd have read it earlier
C. I don't think it is the most interesting, I'd have read it earlier
D. I have never read a more interesting novel than this
make sentences with SUCH ..... THAT
1. The house is very expensive. Nobody can buy it.
2. The boy is very nice. We all like him.
3. The weather was very cold. We couldn't go out.
4. The room was very dark. I couldn't see anything.
5. The day was nice. We decided to go to the beach.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following
exchanges.
17. - “ ”
- “It was very sunny and hot. We had a bit of a heat wave.”
A. Did you enjoy your holiday? C. What was the weather like there?
B. How was the wave? D. How was the beach?
18. - “Could you do me a favor, please?
- “ ”
A. Let me help you. C. No, thanks. I’m fine.
B. Sure. What can I do for you? D. Yes, go ahead!
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. This year, more girls enrolled on courses in art and design.
A. avoided B. inserted C. erased D. enlisted
20. In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.
A. invited B. encouraged C. made D contributed
1. Staying at home would be better than going out tonight.
I’d rather________________________________________________________
2. We couldn't go out because the weather was so bad.
It was such_________________________________________________________
3. Her parents and she have never been there before.
Neither_______________________________________________________
4. I never intended to go to the meeting.
I never had_________________________________________________________
5. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
It is___________________________________________________________
6. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard.
However_____________________________________________________
7. I had expected the weather to be worse.
The weather was not__________________________________________________________
8. She couldn't get to work because of the heavy snow.
The heavy snow________________________________________________________
9. ’I think we should go by train,’ he told us.
He suggested____________________________________________________
10. They believe the boss is dishonest.
The boss_________________________________________________________
11. ’You were cheating,’ said Carol to June.
Carol accused______________________________________________________
12. Haven't you got any cheaper televisions?
Is this__________________________________________________________
13. Because he was careless, he had the accident.
If it hadn’t ____________________________________________________________
14. I won't swim in the sea because it is too cold.
The sea is not__________________________________________________________
15. If you complained to the manager it would just be a waste of time.
There’s no__________________________________________________________
35. their grandpa to buy / so they will ask / it for them / like the toy so much, / The children /. /
→ The children
36. to be a/Although the weather / it turned out/ forecast said it would rain, / beautiful day /. I/
→ Although
1 we ..........go swimming together when he ....................... in the village a used to / live b used to/ live c are used to /live d get used to / lived 2 my brother got wet ..................... he did not bring the umbrella with him a but b so c because d and 3 mai made a big beatiful cake ........................ her mother’ birthday a by b in c at d on 4 they say that solar energy does not cause a pollution b pollute c polluted d pollutant 5 peter fell over while he ........................... basketball a is playing b was playing c played d plays 6 the people ...........................live in england speak english a whom b which c who d whose 7 be ....................................! he is looking at you a carefully b care c careful d carefulessly 8 according to the weather ........................., it will be raining tonight a forecasting b forecasted c forecaster d forecast 9 jane speaks english .........................than you do a more fluently b more fluent c more faster d more better 10 he made an interesting speech in the opening ................................................. a competition b ceremony c preparation d solidarity 11 due to the bad weather , the flight to manchester was......................................... a taken off b cut down c turned down d put off 12 nam : congratulations on your success ! hao : .................................. a you have welcome b no , thanks c that is very kind of you d yes , of course
Rewrite (use 2-5 words in total)
1. We can't afford such an expensive holiday
-> (as) We can't afford............ that.
2. As we climbed higher, we had more difficulty breathing
-> (harder) The.............. it was to breathe
3.Jane gave us a warm welcome when we arrived.
-> (friendly) Jane welcomed........... when we arrived.
4. The weather was getting worse by the minute, so we decided not to go out.
->(and) The weather was getting..........., so we decided not to go out.