Choose the best answer
10. The Prime Minister, as well as several Cabinet Miniser, _____ in a tough financial policy
A. is believing B. don't believe C. believe D. believes
11. Noone was late for the meeting last night, _____ ?
A. wasn't he B. were they C. weren't they D. was he
12. No girl should have to wear school uniform, because it _____ like a sack of potatoes
A. makes them look B. make her look
C. make her to look D. makes them to look
13. I phoned Sarah at home, but _____
A. Number of people B. Neither of us
C. Most of us D. The majority of people
14. Neither Jane nor her brother _____ a consent from for tomorrow's field trip
A. need B. needs C. is needing D. has need
15. My cousin who I used to visit every summer _____ from America on Saturday
A. arriving B. is arriving C. has arrived D. is going
16. If I were you, _____ and tell her you're going to be late
A. I phone B. I'll phone C. I'd phone D. I'd have phoned
17. Let the boy _____ it himself before you offer to help
A. try B. to try C. trying D. will try
18. When someone _____ you a present, it in a custom to give them in return
A. give B. gives C. will give D. has given
Choose the best answer
1. The number of students who knew the answer to the last questions on the exam _____ very low
A. were B. was C. have been D. has been
2. _____ waiting to hear the results
A. Everyone was B. All was C. Everyone were D. All were
3. "We need new curtains" - "Ok, let's buy _____"
A. one B. ones C. some with flowers on D. ones with flowers on
4. _____ the furniture _____ arrived yet
A. none ... has B. none ... have C. none of ... has D. none of ... have
5. A number of students _____ in intensive language programs abroad nowaydays
A. participated B. has participated
C. have participated D. is paricipating
6. Everyone of the boys and girls in the school _____ what to do with the fire alarm _____
A. knows - rings B. know - rings
C. knows - will ring D. would know - rang
7. Some of these people are friends of mine and _____ people from the office
A. the rest is B. the rest are C. rest is D. rest are
8. Knowing several _____ helpful if you work for an international cooperation
A. languages are B. language is
C. languages is D. language are
9. Three hours _____ a long time to take on the homework
A. seems B. seem C. seemed D. has seemed
Rewrite the sentences
44. They live in the house that was built in 1890
45. George is the man who was chosen to represent the committee at the convention
46. The handkerchief which was embroidered by my sister was really beautiful (participle)
47. I don't like who arrive late (participle)
48. That doctor is well-known. He saved my mother (participle)
49. The girl has felt better. She was injured in an accident (a past participle)
50. The person asked me some very difficult questions. He interviewed me (a present participle)
Rewrite the sentences
36. People who listen to very loud music may suffer gradual hearing loss
37. He was the second man who was saved in the fire
38. The fifth man who was interviewed was completely unsuitable
39. This is the third who is late for the meeting today
40. Am I the next person who joins the interview ?
41. My brother is the only one who realized the danger
42. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood
43. Be sure to follow the instructions that are give at the top of the page
Rewrite the sentences
28. He was the first man who left the burning building
29. The couple who live in the house next door are both college progessors
30. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher
31. She is the only woman who was appointed to the board
32. Lan is the second student who entered the classroom this morning
33. The psychologists who study the nature of sleep have made important discoveries
34. He was the only man who reached the top
35. He is always the first who comes and the last who goes
Choose the best answer:
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 in not as diffucult as to speaking English
3. My interview lasted longer than yours
A. Your interview wasn't as short as mine
B. Your interview was shorted than mine
C. Your interview was as long as mine
D. Your interview was longer 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 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. No one in this class is as tall as Richard
A. Richard is the tallest in this class
B. Richard is taller than in this class
C. Richard is the most tall in this class
D. Richard is more tall than in this class
9. This is the best music I have ever heard
A. I've never heard better music than this
B. I've never heard such a good music as this
C. I've never heard so good music as this
D. This is the first I've heard this good music
Choose the word incorrect and fixed
21. Jessica (is only) (an) amateur, but she sings (well) (than) most professionals
22. This house (is) more spacious (as) that (white house) I bought in Rapid City, South (Dakota) last year
23. They (asked) a lot of questions, (checked) their figures, and (came up with) (best) solution
24. Almost everyone has heard (the most famoust) Olympic saying: "(Stronger), (Higher), (Faster). "
25. Louise is (the more) capable (of the) three girls (who have) tried out for the part (in the play)
26. This telephone isn't (as cheap) the (other one), but it works (much) (better)
27. Stories are the (most good) way of (teaching) (moral) lessons (to) young people
28. The (first) skill (to learn) is how to write only the (more) important words, not (whole) sentences
29. It is (certainly) true that the (average) woman (has) weaker muscles (that) the average man
30. In 1925, he (joined) the (advertising) department of Doubleday Page and Company, one of (the most large) publishing (houses) in New York
Choose the word incorrect and fixed
13. (The) duties (of) a (policeman) are (dangerous) than those of a teacher
14. (John's) car (runs) (good) (than) Mary's
15. The (climate) (in) (Florida) is as (milder) as California
16. (Classes) in the university are (most) (difficult) than those (in the college)
17. The (basketball games) at (the university) are (well) than those of (high school)
18. I feel (more) (better) today (than) I did (last week)
19. This (encyclopedia) (costs) three (times) as (more) as the other one
20. He visits (his family) less (frequent) (than) she (does)
Choose the best answer:
36. John said that no other car could go ___
A. fastest than his car B. faster like his car
C. so fast like his car D. as fast as his car
37. The more you study, ___
A. you will gain more knowledge B. the more knowledge do you gain
C. you are the more knowledge D. the more knowledge you gain
38. John works much ___ than we do
A. more hardly B. harder C. hardest D. hard
39. the longer he waited, __ impatient he got
A. the better B. better C. the more D. more
40. The harder you try, ___ you get
A. the best B. good C. the better D. better
41. The better weather is, ___
A. the most crowded the beaches get
B. the most the beaches get crowded
C. the more crowded the beaches get
D. the more the beaches get crowded
42. The more you practise speaking English, ___
A. the more fluently you can speak it
B. the more fluent you can speak it
C. the more you can speak it fluent
D. the more you can speak it fluently
43. The larger the area of forest is destroyed, ___
A. the most frequent natural disasters are
B. the most frequently natural disasters occur
C. the more frequent are natural disasters
D. the more frequently natural disasters occur
44. The higher the cost of living is, ___
A. the life of the immigrants becomes the harder
B. the hardest the life of the immigrants becomes
C. the harder does the life of the immigrants become
D. the harder the life of the immigrants becomes