5. Underline the correct answer in sentences 1-5.

1. Cats are sometimes as / more intelligent than humans.

2. This is the lovelier / loveliest dress I've ever seen.

3. It was the worst /worse film I've seen all year.

4. E-mail is a lot / a much more efficient than sending a fax.

5. Don't you think the last hotel was slightly less / more least modern than this one?

1 more 2 loveliest 3 worst 4 a lot 5 slightly less

6. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.

1 She was grateful the help he had given her.

A of B with C to D for

2 The bath is full water.

A with B from C up D of

3 I will not be responsible what happens.

A for B with C of D by

4 I didn't know he was married Barbara.

A with B to C in D of

5 They're very proud their daughter's success.

A from B of C for D in

1 D for 2 D of 3 A for 4 B to 5 B of

7. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.

1 As chairperson, she's the person on the committee.

A strongest B biggest C most powerful D most strong

2 Are you enough to lift that box?

A large B great C power D strong

3 The boys are - they need new beds.

A greater B higher C taller D stronger

4 She's so that she finds it hard to say no.

A thin B fragile C weak D slender

5 I think it's perfectly to want to be with friends on holiday.

A strange B foreign C odd D natural

1 C most powerful 2 D strong 3 C taller 4 C weak 5 D natural

8. Underline the word in each set which does not collocate with the word capitals.

1. BIG grin crowd power occasion sister film star business

2. STRONG faith tree friendship tool bomb tea muscles

3. GREAT leader discovery part area danger deal university

4. TALL child temperature tree giraffe skyscraper bottle house

5. HIGH speed hopes wall rent man heels flyer

6. LARGE amount collection occasion area tree family bottom

7. THIN layer chance soup paper neck person figure

8. SLIM girl hope waist cloth man chance evidence

9. LAST night time gossip bus chance animal dance

10. LATEST fashion film discovery year trend chapter news

11. SHORT man money dress story journey hair holiday

12. PHYSICAL strength world exercise energy plants effort conditions

13. SMALL distance town business mistake food problem cut

14. WEAK bridge clothes pulse heart argument character excuse

(underline:) 1 power 2 bomb 3 area 4 temperature 5 man 6 occasion 7 chance

8 cloth 9 gossip 10 year 11 money 12 plants 13 food 14 clothes

9. 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

Exercise 10

A stories, plays, glasses, flags, photos, names, matches, knives, bushes, chiefs, pages, radios, roofs, prizes, sets, keys, factories, wolves, pianos, classes, cups, cities

В children, geese, men, feet,-mice, women, sheep, people, deer, teeth, oxen

С criteria, data, formulae/formulas, crises, stimuli, indices/indexes, phenomena, media, oases, nuclei, memoranda, bases, radii, analyses, symposia, hypotheses

D fellow-workers, merry-go-rounds, men-of-war, passers-by, sisters-in-law, forget-me-nots, room-mates, lilies-of-the-valley, ticket-holders, commanders-in-chief, governor-generals

Exercise 11

Write out the nouns which are used only in the plural form (you must get 25 nouns).

cattle, scissors, pajamas, police, goods, pants, outskirts, Premises, spectacles, clothes, stairs, shorts, tights, congratulations, scales, lodgings, foundations, authorities, contents, looks, traffic-lights, tongs, headphones, binoculars, trousers

Exercise 12

Match the words on the left (1-10) with the appropriate phrases on the right (a-j) to get 10 sentences.

lg, 2a, 3b, 4j, 5h, 61, 7f, 8d_; 9c, 10e

Exercise 13

Translate the sentences into English.

1. His advice is always so convincing. Why do you never follow it? 2. What nasty weather! It's better to stay at home in such rainy weather. 3. She is making good progress in English. 4.1 am surprised that she (has) believed this strange news. I am afraid, it is not true. Who told it to her? 5.1 think these scales are broken.6. Yesterday I put money here. Where is it? I can't find it. 7.1 think that the premises for our shop are quite good. 8.1 don't like these jeans. I think that pair of jeans is better. 9. The crew were ready to fulfil the order of the captain. 10. Criteria are often changing. 11. Your goods are made very badly. 12. It is necessary to sew new trousers for Nick. I have good blue cloth. 13. He bought a loaf of bread, a carton of milk, a bar of soap, and a tube of toothpaste. 14. The information about the prices is very interesting. 15. There are no traffic-lights, and the crossroads is a very dangerous place. 16. The species of these plants are unknown. 17. Suddenly I heard loud laughter (a loud laugh) behind me. 18. His knowledge in maths is better than mine. 19. Have you taken opera glasses? — No, we needn't them. Our seats are in the second row. 20, The evidence was very important, and he felt that the jury were against him. 21. In England wages are paid every week. 22. The actors were met with applause. 23. My watch is slow. 24. Carrots are rich in vitamins. 25. She thinks that modern clothes are nice and convenient.

Exercise 14

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary.

1) a, the, the, a; 2) the; 3) the, a; 4) the, the; 5) an; 6) the, a; 7) a, the; 8) the, a; 9) the; 10)___, a, a,___, the; 11) a; 12) the; 13) a,___; 14) a; 15) a; 16) the, the, the; 17) the, ___,___,___; 18) a; 19) the; 20) the, the; 21)___,___., the; 22) a,___; 23) the, a; 24)___, a

Exercise 15..: a-in, at; b-at; c-on, in; d-in, at; e-in, at; f-at, on, at; g-on; h-on; i-in.

Exercise 16. a-in; b-by; c-at; d-on; e-on, in; f-to, at; g-on; h-in/on; i-to, to; j-in, at; k-in, on; l-to, in; m-on, by; n-at; o-on; p-in, on; q-on; r-in, by; s-on, by; t-on, on.

Exercise17.. a-for; b-in; c-of; d-between; e-for; f-to; g-about; h-with; i-into; j-for.

Exercise 18.. a-B; b-A; c-C; d-A; e-B; f-C; g-B; h-A.

Exercise 19.. 1-to be short of; 2-will do; 3-to take up; 4-small change on/about somebody; 5-high time, to hold a meeting; 6-to finish, to be through with, piece of job/work, at the latest; 7-to drop in/at; 8-to be up to; 9-to take place.

Exercise 20.. 1. to do somebody good; 2. later on; 3. first of all; 4. next; 5. the day after tomorrow;6 f. at the most; 7. in its turn; 8. for ever.

Exercise 21

If, 2h, За, 4j, 5b, 6c, 7i, 8e, 9g, 10d

Exercise 22

1. She ought to have taken a taxi. 2.1 should have eaten at home. 3. She shouldn't have bought a TV set. 4. He shouldn't have signed a contract without reading it thoroughly. 5. Mary shouldn't have sold her house.

6. You ought to have come to the party last night. 7. The driver in front of me shouldn't have stopped suddenly 8. The boy shouldn't have gone out. 9. We should have reserved the rooms beforehand. 10. Tom and Mary ought not to have got married.

Exercise 23

1) be; 2) have missed; 3) have exceeded; 4) have taken; 5) control; 6) have cleared; 7) have stayed; 8) shave; 9) have been; 10) have revealed

Exercise 24

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

Exercise 25

1) did not have to go/did not need to go; 2) have to take; 3) must/ought to/should respect; 4) should be done/ ought to be done; 5) are to meet, needn't make; 6) must have; 7) should/must try; 8) had to change; 9) needn't/ shouldn't shout; 10) must be crossing