8. Underline the correct answer in 1-5.

1. She's not as intelligent as / than her sister.

2. The film was not such / so good as I had expected.

3. The twins don't wear the same / like clothes as each other.

4. She works as / like an accountant in a local bank.

5. She is getting richer and richer / more rich every year.

1 as 2 so 3 same 4 as 5 richer

9. Underline the correct word or phrase a, b, c or d to fill the spaces in 1-5.

1 We hadn't expected the trip to be exhausting.

A such B so C such a D like this

2 behaviour will get you into trouble with the director.

A Such B Such a C So D Like

3 There were people at the party there was no room to move.

A so much B that much C so many D such many

4 The bill was much expensive for me to pay on my own.

A very B too C high D quite

5 I don't have to speak now.

A enough of time B plenty time C enough time D a time

1 B so 2 A such 3 C so many 4 B too 5C enough time

10. For questions 0-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

SPEAKING ENGLISH WELL

I have a Dutch friend who speaks English beautifully (0). I have beauty always wondered how the Dutch manage to learn languages

so (1). The Dutch, like the Germans, often speak success

English (2) than some native speakers or at well

least they seem to speak the language more (3) correct

than some English people. Will says that if you want to speak

English (4) with a reasonable accent, you should fluency

listen to tapes as (5) as possible. If you can afford frequency

(6) to go to an English-speaking country, you should occasion

but you should also study the rules of English (7), care

especially if you want to speak (8). Will also accuracy

feels very (9) that there are no magic solutions strength

but that you (10) have to work hard at the simplicity

new language.

(1) successfully (2) better (3) correctly (4) fluently (5) frequently

(6) occasionally (7) carefully (8) accurately (9) strongly (10) simply

Exercise 11.

Divide the following words into two columns: countable and uncountable nouns (you must get 25 uncountable nouns).

Countable nouns: leaf, computer, list, job, language, country, permit, beach, window, holiday, scene, pigeon, mountain, accident, laugh

Uncountable nouns: furniture, coffee, food, blood, work, advice, information, money, progress, permission, baggage, luggage, traffic, weather, knowledge, air, water, damage, accommodation, scenery, bread, luck, news, flouer, laughter

Exercise 12.

Complete the following table and give the corresponding singular or plural form of the nouns, if any. If there is no the corresponding form, put a v. The first two words are given as examples.

Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
means	means	mouse	mice
V	scissors	species	species
penny	pence	V	contents
Frenchman	Frenchmen	athletics	V
Roman	Romans	series	series
photo	photos	knowledge	V
physics	V	foot	feet
cloth	V	phenomenon	phenomena
sheep	sheep	V	clothes
half	halves	basis	bases
news	V	headquarters	headquarters
sleeve	sleeves	Japanese	Japanese

Exercise 13

Find the mistakes in the follow ing sentences and correct them. Some sentences have more than one mistake.

1. We had such terrible weather that we left the hotel in the country (we did not have heating there) and took accommodation with a fireplace in town instead. 2. Yesterday I got permission to go there. What about you? Have you got your permits? 3.1 love French impressionists but I would need advice from a specialist before I bought any. My knowledge in that area is very poor. 4. Her work is definitely making great progress these days. She has done a lot of research lately. 5. Have you heard that Jack's lodgings are in London, but on the outskirts of the city? This is interesting news, isn't it? 6. The police are looking for the animals who escaped last night. The information about them was sent to all the police stations of the district. 7. Political and economic crises are frequent for Africa. 8. How much luggage many pieces of luggage are you taking? Oh, I think you won't be able to cope with it. You'll have to hire a porter. 9. Last week was awful for her. She had two teeth pulled out, her children got ill and finally her husband lost money. 10. The tights are too loose for her.

Exercise 14.

Paraphrase the following using the possessive case.

Example: I must sleep 9 hours a day to feel well. — I must have nine-hours sleep to feel well.

1. Every day at noon we have fifteen minutes' break. 2.1 can't understand why he is so tired. He covered a mile's distance only. 3. The walk to the station was short. It took us ten minutes' time. 4. Last year we had two weeks' holiday in Greece. It was terrific.5. If you want to get there,a trip will take you only five hours' time." 6. Don't take a week's training course. It won't do you good, 7.1 had only five hours' sleep because my train came late. 8. Yesterday we had thirty minutes' lesson because our teacher was to leave at 12 o'clock. 9. If you want to have a voyage round Europe, you will need at least three weeks' time 10. I have five days' workweek.

Exercise 15.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary.

A; 1)___; 2) the,___,___,___,___,___; 3) the,___; 4) the, the; 5) the; 6) the,___,___, the,___; 7) the, the, the; 8) the,___the; 9)___,___; 10)___, the; 11) the; 12) the,___,___,___,___,___; 13) the,___; 14) the, the, the; 15) the,___; 16)___,___; 17) the, the,___,___; 18)___,___, the, the,; 19) the; 20) the,___, the,___,___ B; 1)___,___,___; 2) the; 3) the; 4)___,___; 5) a; . б)___; 7)___, а; 8) the, a; 9)____; 10)____; 11) the,____; 12)___; 13) а; 14) а; 15) the; 16)___; 17) а,___,___, the; i8)____; 19) the; 20)____ С; 1)___5 2)___,___,___; 3)___; 4) the; 5)___;

6)____; 7)___; 8) a; 9) the; 10)___,____; 11) the; 12) a; 13) the; 14)___; 15) the, the; 16)___, the 17____; 18)___; 19) the; 20) the; 21) a D; 1) the,____,____; 2) the, the, the, the,____; 3)___;

4) the; 5) the; 6)____, the; 7).___; 8)____,____; 9)___, the, ___, the; 10) the; 11)___,___,___; 12) the; 13)___,___, (the); 14)___; 15) the; 16) the, the; 17) the; 18)___, the, ___; 19) the, the; 20)___,____ E; 1)___; 2) a; 3)the; 4) the, the; 5)___; 6)___; 7) the; 8) a; 9)___, the; 10)___; 11)___,____,____12___; 13)____,____,____,____,____; 14) the; 15)____16____; 17) the; 18)____; 19) the 20____,____

Exercise 16..: a. in; b. when; c. for; d. ago; e. -; f. at; g. last; h. at, in; i. on; j. when; k. on; l. in; m. ago; n. -; o. at,in; p. -.

Exercise 17.. I. a-for; b-at; c-to; d-to; e-in; f-with; g-of; h-to; i-of; j-at/by; k-of; l-about.

II. a-with, for; b-for; c-of; d-of; e-from, to; f-about; g-to; h-at; i-for; j-for, for; k-of.

Exercise 18.. a-out of; b-in; c-for; d-on; e-in; f-in; g-out of; h-at; i-on, by; j-on; k-for; l-in.

Exercise 19

1) must; 2) will have to; 3) must; 4) had to; 5) had to; 6) was to; 7) were to, had to; 8) must; 9) is to; 10) must; 11) had to; 12) will not have to; 13) will not have to; 14) are to; 15) are to

Exercise 20

1) study; 2) be studying; 3) have studied; 4) have been studying; 5) have been taking; 6) be; 7) be; 8) think; 9) be thinking; 10) have written; 11) be playing; 12) have understood; 13) be staying; 14) have got; 15) have met

Exercise 21

1) be raining; 2) have followed; 3) have fallen ill; 4) be, have missed; 5) be quarrelling; 6) have noticed; 7) have been; 8) be waiting; 9) have forgotten; 16) have been writing, be; 11) have misunderstood; 12) have seen; 13) be going; 14) be reading; 15) take

Exercise 22

I.They are in Greece. They must be enjoying themselves. 2. She is an experienced teacher. She must have been working at school for at least twenty years. 3. They must have finished painting the house. 4. She must be at home. 5. They must have already passed the frontier. 6. He must be playing cards with his friends. 7. She is not very young, as she seems to be. She must be nearly forty. 8. You must have visited this place before. 9. He has to do a very urgent task. He must be working now. 10. He is so absent-minded. He must have left the letter unanswered. 11. You know he is a good tennis player. He must have won this match. 12.1 shan't bother you any longer; you must feel tired of my talking after a tiring day. 13. They must be expecting somebody. 14. She must have been upset by something; I never saw her so nervous. 15. The youth must be reading something funny. He is smiling all the time.

Exercise 23

la, 2b, 3c, 4c, 5a, 6c, 7a, 8a, 9b, 10а