Fill in the gaps with the correct comparison form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets. Add any necessary words:

1. _____ (soon) we start, _____ (soon) we'll get the job finished.

2. My meal was certainly not _____ (tasty) yours.

3. This TV is three times _____ (expensive) the one we saw in the last shop.

4. _____ (fast) he ran, _____ (tired) he became.

5. _____ (hard) she works, _____ (successful) she becomes.

6. The weather is getting _____ (cold) and _____ (cold) every day.

7. The more books he reads, _____ (good) at reading he becomes.

8. _____ (few) and _____ people are writing letters nowadays.

9. Lisa is becoming _____ (outgoing) as the years go by.

10. Today, it is _____ (sunny) it was yesterday.

11. Computers are getting _____ (cheap) all the time.

Complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets

 1, The life in the countryside makes us relaxed because it's very       (peace)

2, Everyone in the neighborhood is         (please) with what we have done

3, My father likes        (ski)

4, There were two        (compete) yesterday: fire-making and rice-cooking

5, My sister is fond of         (crowd) places

6, I'll make           (arrange) for you to meet him at the airport

7, Their children have quiet          (difference) characters

8, He helps us out of           (kind)

9, I don't believe Tom. He's terrible              (lie)

10, TV is one of the most popular means of           (entertain)

help me

 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative)
1. My house is (big) .............. than yours.
2. This flower is (beautiful) .............. than that one
3. This is the (interesting) ................ book I have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually live (long) ............... than smokers.
5. Which is the (dangerous) ................ animal in the world?
6. A holiday by the sea is (good) ........... than a holiday in the mountains
7.It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ............ than a beer
8. Who is the (rich) ............ woman on earth?
9. The weather this summer is even (bad) ............ than last summer
10. He was the (clever) ......... thief of all.

XII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. English _________ people have a much wider vocabulary than we do. (speak)

2. The first term in this school year will _________  start on Monday, May 9^th. (official)

3. The scenery in the USA is exceedingly _________ to the tourists from the whole world. (attract)

4. Each time I returned I was struck by the _________ of Australia and its people. (unique)

5. As a city-state, _________ society is said to be easily controlled by the most succesful “city government” in the world. (Singapore)

6. The _________ in the Republic of Ireland are incredible with views over hills and mountains, sea, cliffs, lakes and forests. (scenery)

7. The Ontario countryside in the falls is a _________ colourful landscape that we all admire and enjoy. (spectacle)

8. On his travels in New Zealand, Kelvin realized that kiwi bird perfectly _________ New Zealanders. (symbol)

9. The _________ flag has a green and white background with a red dragon. (Wales)

10. You may be eligible to apply for a British citizen if you have British _________. (nation)

III. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets, and then say if the statements are true (T) or false (F) or No Information (NO). Holidays

Holiday, day set apart for religious observance or for the commemoration of some (1. ordinary) event or (2. distinguish) person, or for some other public occasion. Holidays are (3. character) by a (4. part) or total cessation of work and normal business (5. act) and are (6. general) accompanied by public and private ceremonies, (7. include) feasting (or fasting), parades and carnivals, or displays of flags and speechmaking. Originally, in ancient times, holidays were predominantly (8. religion) in character and linked to (9. nature) events such as the annual course of the sun or the phases of the moon. The word holiday, in fact, is derived from 'holy day'. (10. Subsequence), secular holidays commemorating (11. history) occasions or distinguished persons (12. number) holy days, although many ancient religious rituals and customs have been carried over into modern times and incorporated into both secular and religious (13. observe). Today, the (14. stand) holiday is one of religious observance and (15. abstain) from normal work routines, taking place on Sunday for Christians, Friday for Muslims, and Saturday for Jews (see Sabbath). In the U.S., Sunday is not only a religious holiday but is also the only common-law holiday.

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1Holidays are Saturdays and Sundays.

2 People often hold activities, private ceremonies, feasting, parades and carnivals, or displays of flags and speechmaking on holidays.

3 In the past holidays were generally religious in character and linked to natural events such as the annual course of the sun or the phases of the moon.

4 A lot of ancient religious rituals and customs have been carried over into modern times and incorporated into both secular and religious observations.

5 Today, they don't hold holidays on Sunday for Christians, Friday for Muslims, and Saturday for Jews.

6In the U.S., Sunday is not a religious holiday

VI. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words or the correct form / tense of the verbs.

1.        Many elderly people are living in ________________ now.                                 (poor)

2.    Air pollution has reached _____ levels in some cities.                                 ( danger)

3.    He was unqualified and totally __________________.                                   ( experience)

4.        We were really _______________ at the news of their safe return.( relief)

5.         He can calculate very quickly. He has an amazing _______________ to solve mathematical  problems.( able)

6.        The company made hundreds of employees _______________. ( redundancy)

7.        There is no__________________ explanation for what happened.( science)

8.        His ________________ prevents him from hearing well.  (deaf)

9.        The ________________ are suffering from hunger. (employ)

10.     The computer helps us perform ________________ calculations. (accuracy)                        

11.     Because we had prepared everything ________________, we had a great trip.(careful)

12.     He came first in the Quiz Show last week. It was the most ________________ event for him.      (memory)

IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to fill in the gaps.

1. The five o’clock train is always crowded with ____________. (commute)*

2. I can see the ___________ between you and your mother.  (similar)*

3. She is a young woman who _________ trust in everyone she meets.  (inspiration)

4. She works as an __________ to the president. (advise)

5. He _____________ some of the world's most beautiful women. (photographer)

II. You are asking Jennie about her job. Use the information in the text to complete the questions.

1. Where _________?*

2. What time _________?*

3. What time _________?*

4. How _________?*

5. How many _________ in your section?*

6. How often _________ at night?*

7. When _________?*

8. How _________ when you go home?*

III. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. It's refreshing to see a film that's so (origin) ___________.

2. It's gospel music, (tradition) ________ country, jazz, and some strange combinations thereof.

3. The burglar alarm is (activation) _________ by movement.

4. Put an (advertise) ___________ in the local paper to sell your car.

5. Most stars are not (vision) __________ to the naked eye.

6. Friends and family were stunned by her sudden (die) ________.

7. A high (percent) ___________ of Americans gave the President a positive rating.

8. The gala evening was attended by (royal) _______ and politicians.