16. Choose the correct word(s) to complete Mark Twain’s wisecracks.

1. Nothing so needs reforming as … people’s habits.

1. another

2. the other

3. other

4. others

2. We … never to do wrong when people are looking.

1. must

2. have

3. should

4. ought

3. … my ignorance than other people’s knowledge: I have so much more of it.

1. I’d rather have	2. I’d rather to have
3. I’d better have	4. I’d better to have.

4. (summing up a particularly severe winter) Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer, we … to death.

1. all will freeze	2. ’d all have frozen
3. must have frozen	4. ’d be all freezing

5. The stars aren’t … close together … they look to be.

1. as…like	2. so…as
3. both…and	4. neither…nor

17. Choose the right form of the verb (1 – singular; 2 – plural) to complete each sentence:

1. There (1 is / 2 are) a hundred pages in this magazine.

2. English (1 differs / 2 differ) from French in having no genders for nouns.

3. Wet clothes (1 clings / 2 cling) to the body.

4. The potatoes (1 is / 2 are) boiling.

5. The news (1 was / 2 were) soon made known.

18. Use the infinitive or the gerund to complete each sentence:

1 - the infinitive

2 - the gerund

3 – both possible

1. A book costing £50 is not likely (1 to sell / 2 selling) in large numbers.

2. I read the book in the original without (1 to use / 2 using) a dictionary.

3. There are some books on that shelf well worth (1 to read / 2 reading).

4. People used (1 to read / 2 reading) as a pastime, but now they prefer television.

5. They prefer (1 to spend / 2 spending) their money on theatres to spending it on books.

19. Use the right word (1 – comfortable; 2 – convenient; 3 – comfortably; 4 – conveniently) to complete each sentence.

1. I can’t do the work this week. I’ll do it when it is … .

2. His big car holds six people … .

3. We found the hotel beds quite … .

4. When shall I return the book? – Return it whenever it is … .

5. I don’t usually feel … in a strange place.

20. Which answer is not correct?

1. Whose books are these? – 1. All these books are mine.

2. All of these books are mine.

3. These books are all mine.

4. These all books are mine.

2. Why didn’t Mary come in time? – 1. She was late for the train.

2. She didn’t catch the train.

3. She failed to catch the train.

4. She missed her train.

3. How old is Mike? – 1. He’s 26.

2. He’s 26 years.

3. He’s 26 years of age.

4. He’s 26 years old.

4. What shall we do now? – 1. I suggest going for a walk.

2. I suggest we should go for a walk.

3. I suggest we go for a walk.

4. I suggest to go for a walk.

5. What would you like me to do next? – 1. Will you please check these figures?

2. Will you check these figures, please?

3. Please, check these figures, will you?

4. Will you check, please, these figures?

21. Replace the underlined words with a more informal phrasal verb with the same meaning. Note that there is one phrasal verb you do not need.

1. It doesn’t have to be a true story – you can invent a story. 2. It’s time for me to go to bed. 3. The doctor’s advice helped me to overcome my illness. 4. Are the authorities really going to demolish the old cinema? 5. Do you think the missing wallet will ever appear?

1. pull down 2. turn over 3. make up 4. turn up 5. pull through 6. turn in