B  PRACTICE

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the given words.

            1.   Tourists can see a wide .................... of hand-made things at the event.

                  A. lot                          B. variety                   C. many

            2.   He was hired for the position because he is ....................    

                  A. reliability              B. reliably                  C. reliable

            3.   There are many stores in the .................... area of the city.

                  A. downtown             B. suburb                   C. mountain

            4.   Most big companies are built and developed in .................... areas.

                  A. urban                     B. rural                       C. mountainous

            5.   He wants to buy an .................... car because he doesn’t have much money.

                  A. expensive             B. affordable             C. rich

            6.   The research on tourism was .................... by scientists at the most famous national university.

                  A. conduction           B. conductive            C. conducted

            7.   New Zealand is one of the countries of ....................

                  A. Oceania                 B. Asian                     C. Asian and Pacific

            8.   Economic .................... this year are better than those of last year.

                  A. indicator               B. indicators              C. indicative

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the given words.

            1.   Many people prefer to live in the countryside rather than in big cities because of its peaceful ....................

            2.   Refugees and homeless people in the city need to be donated food to eat and a .................... to sleep.

            3.   The roads are .................... as one of the solutions to deal with traffic jams.

            4.   .................... in the neighborhood is one of the causes of social evils.

            5.   We decided to move to another restaurant because the other restaurant was ....................

Exercise 3: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one .................... (better/ the best).

2. Pat’s car is (faster/ fastest) .................... than Dan’s.

3. John is (less/ the least) .................... energetic of all the men.

4. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) .................... today than he did yesterday?

5. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) .................... of the two.

6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best) ....................

7. David is the (happier/ happiest) .................... person that we know.

8. This summery is (the better/ the best) .................... of the pair.

9. Jim has as (few/ fewer) .................... opportunities to play tennis as I do.

10. The museum is (the farther/ the farthest) .................... away of the three buildings.

Exercise 4: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.

1. Learning to speak a language is often much (easy) ......................... than learning to write it.

2. This hotel must be (expensive) ......................... than the small one next door.

3. He is certainly (unusual) ......................... person I have ever met.

4. His latest film is (interesting) ......................... than his previous ones.

5. What is (difficult) ......................... thing you have ever done?

6. Losing your credit card is (bad) ......................... than losing your money.

7. Bringing up children is one of (hard) ......................... jobs in the world.

8. When I saw her, she looked much (thin) ......................... than I remembered her.

Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/. Then put the words into the correct columns.

Rewrite the senteces in such ways that they mean almost the same as those printed before them.Use the words given at the bigining of the senteces.

1.We should put rubbish into the right bins or we will pollute the environment.

->If.....

2.My brother plays piano very well

->My brother is.....

3.I last saw Jimmy 2 weeks ago

->I have not.....

4.I have never seen a thrilling film before

->This is.....

5.We have a two month summer vacation.

->Our summer vacation last....

6.A super smart tv will be more convenient than a normal one

->A normal tv......

7.Jimmy is 160 centimeters tall.Johny is 150 centimeters tall.

->Tonny is 10.....

8.It was sunny yesterday,so we went to the beach for sunbathing.

->Because.....

1. Put the words given into the right forms to complete the passage.

… We can compose email message (1) ………….. and slowly, making sure that we choose our words with care and we can read and re-read them just as (2) ……………… before responding. In these ways, sending an email message is just like sending a letter but even (3) …………… because we can use much less formal language and we don’t have to buy a stamp or leave the house to post it. However, unlike old-fashioned letters, email message are usually (4) ………… virtually instantly, just like using the telephone.

Emails also have advantages over the use of telephones as well. When you send an email there is no need to check your make small talk to apologise for (5) …………. people and no need to respond immediately to awkward questions. The best of both worlds!

1. Put the words from the box into the correct column. One word can belong to more than one group.

waste                     plastic bags           paper waste        old newspapers             bottles

empty cans               rubbish                   plastic                    rubber                    metal       

    cotton                     glass                   batteries               old clothes             dirty water

            engine oil         ink       kitchen waste   aluminum        iron