Bài 4: Choose the words to complete each sentence.

1. I thought the restaurant would be expensive but it was reasonably cheap.

2. Steve's mother is  ____________  in hospital.

3. What a big house! It's  ____________  .

4. It wasn't a serious accident. The car was only  ____________  .

5. The children are normally very lively, but they're  ____________  today.

6. When I returned home after 20 years, everything had  ____________  .

7. The film was  ____________ . It could have been much shorter.

8. A lot went wrong during our holiday because it was  ____________  .

CHOOSE TWO WORDS (ONE FROM EACH BOX TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1.- The party went wrong because it was _______________      __________________

2.- I thought it would be expensive but it was _________________     _________________

3- My grandmother is ______________     __________________ in hospital.

4.- What a huge ship! It is ______________     ________________

5.- Fortunately, my car was only ______________    ______________   in the accident.

 6.- My dog is always barking but today it is ______________     _______________

 7.- After the redecoration, my flat was _______________     _______________ It looked new!

 8.- Don’t make their wait ___________________     _________________ . They’re so impatient!

A. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. Suburban residents would benefit from (cheaper / more cheap) transportation. 2. The demand for our new vehicle is (much / more ) bigger than we had expected. 3. The (quiet / quieter ) the engine is , the more passengers feel comfortable while traveling. 4. Data processing has become (much / so) faster than ever before. 5. Tommy has (good / better) qualifications than the other applicants. 6. Credit cards are issued more (easier / easily) now than in the past. 7. Using two chemicals together produces much (strong / stronger) results than using one of them. 8. The larger a company is, (less / the less) satisfied its employees. 9. Please complete the budget report no later (than / as) September 24. 10. The dinner at the restaurant was (more / most) delicious than anticipated.

ill each blank with a suitable preposition to complete the sentences below.

1. The two friends haven’t seen each other ____________ they graduated from college.

2. ____________ my surprise, he gave me a gold ring.

3. The guest mistook me ____________ my twin sister.

4. A lot of electric goods are ____________ display there.

5. What’s ____________ the menu tonight?

6. Compared ____________ your essay, mine is much better.

7. ____________ terms ____________ family background, he isn’t suitable for the post.

8. She gave a correct answer ____________ my question.

9. My dad got ____________ the car and drove ____________.

10. Turn ____________ Regent Street and you’ll see the art gallery ____________ your right

I, Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences:

1, Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

A. efficient           B. ingenuous           C. businesslike            D. immemorial

2, Choose a word in each line that has a different stress pattern.

A. unrecognizable           B. climatologist           C. psychological            D. definitely

3, Jean Michel sat at the helm of his 47-foot sailboat, Aweigh, and __________ toward the calm blue waters of Richardson Bay.

A.  signaling         B. gesticulation        C.  kinesics        D. gestured

4, As soon as the problem at work blew up, he instantly thought about how he could come out of it looking good. He is such a ____________ person.

A.  self-evident         B. self-conscious        C.  self-centred        D. selfless

5. Another noteworthy promise made by the White House boss is to spend $ 1 trillion on ______________, using American products to build bridges and roads and many other projects.

A.  infrastructure         B. underpinning        C.  cornerstone        D. database

6, I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ____________ the reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.

A.  indicated         B. highlighted        C.  pinpointed        D. looked up

7. The accidental ____________ of four listed buildings near the city centre caused a huge outcry and the manager of the building company was jailed for three months.

A.  disruption         B. demolition        C.  injuring        D. squashing

8. The couple’s 25th wedding anniversary provided a good ____________ for gathering together all their old photographs in one large album.

A.  opportunity         B. possibility        C.  lucky chance        D. capitalization

9. Interview: ‘Why don't you demand a bigger say in the running of the company?’

- Peter: “ Your _____________ acceptance of every decision is harming the health of the business.”

A.  undoubtedly         B. unquestioning        C.  definitely        D. interrogation

10. Peter: “Are you planning to do anything special this weekend?” – Amanda: “_________________”

A. Well, let's see probably I'll prepare some research side project tomorrow.

B. No, there's nothing special.

C. Absolutely, I'll be taking part in the camping trip in the rainforest.

D. I intend to organize dinner parties this weekend who hope to come.

V. Choose the most suitable words in the box to complete these sentences.

appliances          post office          mechanic

breaks                 sporty                              change

Choose ONE suitable word in the box to complete each of the sentences below

case       even       long       on       only    otherwise   supposing       unless    

  whether             but      without           as         else      condition      provided      

Question 1: You should vote _______ if you don't know who to vote for.

Question 2: You can go on _______ that you come back before 10.

Question 3: The government had to reduce the tax or _______ there would have been a nationwide strike.

Question 4: I'll enter the competition _______ if you do it with me.

Question 5: It's my money, so I'm going to buy a new car _______ or not you agree with me.

Question 6: _______ I told you the truth, would you ever tell anyone?

Question 7: He would have arrived on time for the interview _____ for the traffic jam.

Question 8: It doesn't matter how slowly you go as _______ as you do not stop.

Question 9: You can print as many copies as you want _______ that they are intended for personal use

Question 10: I'll tell you _______ condition you don't tell anyone.

Question 11: The concert will be cancelled _______ we sell more tickets.

Question 12: I'll take some snacks in _______ we get hungry along the way.

Question 13: He prepared all the materials for the meeting last night. _______, he would have had to

come to the office early today.

Question 14: ________ the mercy of the landlord, he couldn’t stay in this house.

Question 15: So long _______ you work hard, the boss will increase your salary some day.