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.pdf13. My brother’s got a fast car. He usually drives very __________ .
Ex.12. Choose the right adverb to fill in the gaps.
1.Farm workers have to work very ________ during the harvest. (hard/hardly)
2.Farm workers ________ earn enough money to pay their bills. (hard/hardly)
3.We've been receiving a lot of junk mail ________ . (late/lately)
4.The postman brings my mail so ________ I rarely see it before I go to work. (late/lately)
5.I'm sure the boss thinks very ________ of you. (high/highly)
6.If you want to succeed, you should aim ________ . (high/highly)
7.I don't think you were treated very ________ . (just/justly)
8.I've ________ been offered a job in Mexico! (just/justly)
9.Please don't go too ________ the edge of the platform. (near/nearly)
10.I ________ fell off the edge of the platform! (near/nearly)
11.When my Mother goes to London, she is ______ at the theatre. (most/mostly)
12.She has the ________ fun of all of us. (most/mostly)
13.The children are ________ to each other in age (close/closely).
14.I was sitting and watching everyone very ________ (close/closely).
Ex.13. Choose the right word.
1.Do you think that’s a (real/really) diamond in her ring?
2.Ann seemed (gentle/gently), but there was something cruel underneath.
3.She looked at me (kind/kindly), but didn’t say anything.
4.You can eat (free/freely) at my restaurant whenever you like.
5.When I’m in the mountains I am always (good/well).
6.All buses are (late/lately) today. I wonder why.
7.She didn’t say a word and walked away (quick/quickly).
8.You seem very (angry/angrily). What’s up?
9.Joe and Ann have been (happy/happily) married for twenty years.
10.Get away from the road. That bus came very (close/closely).
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11.He threw the ball (high/highly) into the crowd.
12.The topic was sensitive, that’s why she was speaking (careful/carefully).
13.I’ve (hard/hardly) seen you this month. Where have you been?
14.This sauce tastes (strange/strangely). What have you put into it?
15.The project was (near/nearly) complete when the customer suggested some changes.
Ex.14. Put in so, such or such a.
1.It is difficult to compete with him because he is ________ experienced.
2.The trip was a success. We had ________ good time.
3.It was ________ boring lecture that most of the students stopped following it.
4.I didn’t know you lived ________ far from the university.
5.The prices are growing ________ fast these days, aren’t they?
6.It was ________ beautiful day, and we decided to go to the beach.
7.How can you say ________ thing! It’s unfair!
8.I was ________ tired that I fell asleep in front of the TV.
9.I couldn’t believe what she was saying. It was ________ shock.
10.We have to go. We didn’t realize it was ________ late.
Ex.15. Complete the following sentences using enough or too in the correct
place.
1.Are you going to get married soon? – No, I’m not. I’m ________ (young).
2.Do you watch films in English? – No. I’m afraid my English is not ________
(good) to watch films in the original language.
3.Did you hear what he was saying? – Yes, he was speaking ________ (loud).
4.Shall we invite more people to the conference? – I’m afraid we won’t have
________ (room) for more people.
5.I can’t suggest anything new for the project. I haven’t got ________ creative
(ideas).
6.The situation was ________ (complicated) to explain to everybody.
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7.She was ________ (shy) to become an actress.
8.We’d love to move to a bigger house but we don’t have ________ (money) at the moment.
9.Let’s stay at home. It’s ________ (late) to go anywhere.
10.Don’t ask me to do it. I’ve got ________ (problems) of my own.
Ex 16. Write the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives and
adverbs.
Cheap, full, good, fast, easily, lazy, uncomfortable, nervous, useful, far, safe,
happy, fluently, much, narrow, little, intelligent, bad.
Ex.17. Complete the sentences using the comparative form of suitable
adjectives/adverbs.
1.The restaurant was surprisingly cheap. We expected it to be ________ .
2.You’re standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ________ ?
3.The teacher was speaking too fast. The students asked him to speak ________ .
4.My present job is boring, so I hope to find something ________ .
5.If you want to successfully pass your exam, you should study ________ .
6.It’s a short walk from here to the park. I expected the park to be ________ .
7.We all hoped that he would recover fast but it took him much ________ .
8.You were quite upset yesterday. I’m glad you look much ________ today.
9.It’s a pity you live so far away. I wish you lived ________ .
10.The instructions are very complicated. They could have been ________ .
11.Nine o’clock is late. Could you come any ________ ?
12.You don’t understand. You could understand me, if you were ________ .
13.Usually he is so absent-minded at lectures but because of the topic he is listening to the speaker ________ today.
14.The centre of the city is usually so noisy. I’d like to stay at a hotel in a
________ place.
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Ex.18. Complete the sentences using the superlative form of suitable
adjectives/adverbs.
1.It is a very valuable painting. Actually, it is ________ in the gallery.
2.We had a great holiday. It was one of ________ holidays we’ve ever had.
3.In order to save money we stayed at ________ hotel in the city.
4.Steve usually makes ________ mistakes in his group, or no at all.
5.February is ________ month of the year.
6.In the theatre, ________ seats are at the back.
7.The Taj Mahal is ________ building in the world.
8.Our new car is very economical. Actually, it uses ________ petrol of all the cars we looked at.
9.I’m so tired after the trip! ________ thing for me would be to get home as soon as I can.
10.Jane has done so much for the project. She has worked on it ______ of all of us.
Ex.19. Use the following intensifying words to complete the sentences:
very, too, far, much, a lot, rather, a bit, a little, any, by far, quite, nearly, almost
1.Go slower. You’re driving ________ fast for me.
2.I didn’t enjoy the meal _______ much.
3.I’m afraid the problem is ________ more complicated than it seems.
4.I thought she was younger than me, but in fact she is ________ older.
5.She is ________ intelligent to believe it!
6.It was ________ the most stressful day in my life.
7.I’m sorry I’m a bit late but I couldn’t get here ________ sooner.
8.She fell and hurt her arm ________ badly.
9.The last of these reasons is ________ the most important.
10.How do you feel today? Are you ________ better?
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Ex.20. Complete the sentences using the comparative constructions as ... as or
not so ... as/not as ... as. For comparison use the following adjectives:
much (x2), expensive, heavy, easy, interesting, fast, cold (x2), soon
1.Why don't you buy a motorbike? Motorbikes are ________ cars.
2.Her hands were ________ ice.
3.There's enough food for everybody. You can take ________ you want.
4.His last book didn't sell successfully because it was ________the previous one.
5.I'm sorry I'm late. I got here ________ I could.
6.It isn't warm today, but it is ________ yesterday.
7.The task was ________ I had expected but finally I managed to understand the problem.
8.Can you give me the reply ________ possible, please?
9.It's the holiday season, so the traffic is ________ usual.
10.You can't expect the same profit because you have invested ________ me.
Ex.21. Translate into English.
Вдвічі більше, втричі менше, вп'ятеро важче, вдвічі старше, вчетверо довше,
вполовину коротше.
Ex.22. Complete the sentences using the comparative constructions -er and -
er/more and more... and the + comparative … , the + comparative … .
1.As I was waiting for my interview, I was getting ________ (nervous).
2.Do you want a big house? - Yes, ________ (big), ________ (good).
3.It's ________ (hard) to find time for everything you'd like to do.
4.________ (far) he was telling the story, ________ (much) we laughed.
5.________ (dangerous) it is, ________ (much) I like it.
6.The grammatical topics are ________ (hard). I'm afraid I'll fail in the test.
7.________ (much) I get to know you, ________ (little) I understand you.
8.We were getting tired and were walking ________ (slowly).
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9. ________ (old) he gets, ________ (forgetful) he becomes.
10.My list of things to do gets________ (long).
Ex.23. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1.Chinese food is the nicer than Indian I think.
2.It's a school for the deaf people.
3.Everyone seemed very nervously.
4.You aren't enough tall to play basketball.
5.Our house is so big as yours.
6.She spoke to us friendly.
7.I like your leather new nice jacket.
8.The trip was far much longer than we had expected.
9.I felt happyer in my previous job.
10.I tried hardly but I didn't succeed.
11.The afraid child was crying for his mother.
12.Let me know if you need any farther help.
13.It’s the more delicious dish I’ve ever tasted.
14.A new car is twice expensive as a second-hand one.
15.It was enough late to start a new project.
Ex.24. Translate into English.
1.Чим більше він читає англійською, тим менше користується словником.
2.Джейн виглядає вдвічі молодшою своєї сестри, хоча вона такого ж віку.
3.Ти говориш занадто швидко. Вони тебе не розуміють.
4.Хоча у нас були дуже погані місця, нам дуже сподобалась вистава.
5.Він сердито подивився на мене. «Чому ти такий сердитий сьогодні?»-
запитав я.
6.Він недостатньо досвідчений, щоб очолити відділ.
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7.Ти часто ходиш до бібліотеки? - Зазвичай я працюю в бібліотеці один раз на тиждень, але зараз ходжу туди частіше, тому що скоро у нас дуже важкий семінар.
8.Дводенна конференція була найцікавішою за останні три роки.
9.Ставало все темніше, і ми вирішили йти додому.
10.Молодим більше подобаються фільми-бойовики і фентезі.
11.Мені подобаються наші нові сусіди. Вони такі приємні люди і такі доброзичливі до всіх.
12.Я бачив Джона тільки раз. Я мало знаю його.
13.Наш готель менш дорогий, ніж минулого разу, а розташований набагато ближче до центру міста.
14.На іспиті я легко відповів на два питання, але останнє завдання було набагато важчим.
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TEST YOURSELF
Test 1
Directions: Each sentence (1 – 20) has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
1.Wages and salaries account for nearly three fourth of the total national
A B C income generated in the United States annually.
D
2.Farmers use chemicals on fruits and vegetables, and some of these
A B C chemicals are very poisonous.
D
3.Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
A B C D
4.The Lake Erie is one of the five Great Lakes in North America.
A B C D
5.Comets are apparently the more numerous bodies in the solar system
A B C except for small meteor fragments.
D
6.Vitamin E, which is found in nutritious foods such as green vegetables
A B
and whole grains, action as an antioxidant in cell membranes. C D
7.Fast-food restaurants have become popular because many working people
A B C want to eat quick and cheap.
D
8.Staying in a hotel costs twice more than renting a room in a dormitory for
A B C
a week. D
9.By the time the police located the stolen car, the thieves have already
A B C escaped to Portugal.
D
10.Paul says they will get their exam results in two weeks time.
A B C D
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11.The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to
A B C D
submit the proposal.
12.On a salary like his, it’s not surprised that he finds it hard to make ends
A B C D
meet.
13.Some of these people are friends of my and the rest of them are people
A B C D from the office.
14.The food that Martha is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
A B C D
15.When I opened the fridge there were only a bottle of milk, a packet of
A B C butter, and some eggs.
D
16.The company has so few money that it can hardly operate anymore.
A B C D
17.I don’t know if the manager will get back to the office today. But if he
A B C does, I’ll tell him to call to you.
D
18.Did you know that sailors were not allowed to whistle on ships at sea?
A B People use to believe that whistling would bring high winds and cause
C
danger to the ship. D
19.Margaret Thatcher, who was Prime Minister of Great Britain for 12 years,
A B
is now known as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.
C D
20.Stephen Leacock, one of Canada’s great writers of humorous fiction, once
A
said about himself, “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder B C
I work, the much I have of it.”
D
Test 2
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Directions: Each sentence (1 – 20) has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
1.The doctor answered all our questions and gave us some advices on health
A B C D issues.
2.The technician mends the photocopier so you can’t use it at the moment.
A B C D
3.A great number of reporters was at his press conference about minority
A B C D
rights.
4.Our journey to Niagara Falls was far long than we all thought it would be.
A B C D
5.I wanted to set up my own business, but because I didn’t have some capital,
A B C I had to give up the idea.
D
6. According to official statistics, every day there is more than a dozen traffic A B C D
accidents in the city.
7 Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the A B C
highest grades. D
8. The Vatican City or the Vatican, officially called the Holy See, is the world’s A B
smallest independent state with a population of about 800, neither of whom C D
are national permanent residents.
9. The more electricity you use, the high your bill will be. A B C D
10. My brother doesn’t care how much does the car cost because he is going to A B C D
buy it anyway.
11. The car is nice to drive, but I don’t like it’s colour. A B C D
12. Mel’s grandmother is in the hospital, so we went to visit her last night. A B C D
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