Exercise 4. Open the brackets and give the comparative or superlative degree of the following adjectives and adverbs.
1. That is (incredible) story I have ever heard. 2. It is not always (bright) students who do well in tests. 3. Terylene shirts are (hard) wearing, but cotton shirts are much (comfortable). 4. Which is (deep), Lake Michigan or Lake Superior? 5. She is far (self-confident) than she used to be. 6. (tall) man among the guests is a basketball player. 7.I like both of them, but I think Kate is (easy) to talk to. 8. Most people are (well off) than their parents used to be. 9. She has a lot to be thankful for; but (sad) thing of all is that she does not realize it. 10. I want to buy a car – (powerful) one you have. 11. You look a lot (sad) than you did last time I saw you. 12. There is nothing (irritating) than locking yourself out of your own house. 13. Both roads lead to the city centre, but the left-hand one is probably a bit (short) and (direct). 14. As I get (old), I notice the policemen seem to be getting (young). 15 The boys in our school are much (good-looking) and a lot (good) at football than the boys in other schools in the town.
Exercise 5. Put the adverbs in the right places.
1. You are right. (absolutely) 2. I got to bed at twelve. (always) 3. Do you go to parties? (ever) 4. You can be sure of anything. (never) But you can trust me. (certainly) 5. They meet every weekend. (usually) 6. My friends invite me to the theatre. (occasionally). 7. I have had such a shock! (never) 8. They met again. (never) 9. I remember meeting those people. (definitely). 10. Something is happening. (definitely) 11. Does he tell you the truth? (always) 12. He tries to do his best. (always) 13. He talks sensibly. (never) 14. He’s late. (always) He was late for his own wedding. (even) 15. Can you be sincere? (ever) 16. Expensive remedies are useful (always), if not to the sick, then to the chemist. 17. We fans give up hope. (never) 18. Are you all right? (really)
Exercise 6. Solve these problems.
1. 47 and 34 is ___ 2. 33 multiplied by 4 is ___ 3. 45 times 4 is ___ 4. 112 minus 45 ___ 5. 90 divided by 6 is ___ 6. Divide 66 by 11, multiply by 5, add 20, and subtract 18; you’ve got ___
Exercise 7. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate verb form.
Jim (1)………… (not/look) forward to the exam. He (2) …………..(study) for the past two months, and still (3)………..(not/feel) sure that he (4)………….(know) even half of what he should know. He (5)……….. (question) his teachers repeatedly about the material that (6)…………(appear) on past exams, but he still (7)…………..(not/be) convinced that anything he (8)………..(learn) (9)………..(be) relevant to this year’s exam. He (10)………….(still/study) at seven o’clock in the morning on the day of the exam; he (11)…………..(revise) all night long, and (12)………….(feel) exhausted. In fact he (13)………… (be) so tired that he (14)……………(fall) asleep in the middle of writing the exam, and (15)………..(wake up) only just in time to finish it.
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Exercise 8. Correct the mistakes.
1 The new regulations will been announced in September. 2 Dо they have their dogs walking every day? 3 She has the piano tune twice а year. 4 The letters are bе posted first thing tomorrow morning. 5 When Mr Cobert arrived at the office, he realized his computer has bееn stolen. 6 The photographs will already bееn developed. 7 It's worth having the car servicing. 8 She is expects to win the November election. 9 They are having their garage painted when I called. 10 Your teeth is bе cheked every six months.
Exercise 9. Choose the right variant.
1. I'll leave some sandwiches in the fridge in case you are hungry when you (come) back.
2. They (could, had, must) to put off their trip because their daughter suddenly had fallen ill.
3. Slow down. You (go) too fast."
4. Oxford is (a, the, -) most popular tourist attraction (in, at) Britain after London and Stratford-on-Avon.
5. I'm sure we (meet) many years ago, but I (not, remember) where it was.
6. Europe and America (separate) by the Atlantic Ocean.
7. He is trying to find (a, the, -) job, but there isn't (much, many) work available at present.
8. She said that she (try) to ring up her mother several times the previous day.
9. We have to pick the fruit very early in the morning; otherwise we (can't, mustn't, may not) get it to the market in time.
10. Nobody (use) this room for ages.
11. Tom Smith (write) a book and Brown and Co (publish) it last month.
12. Tomorrow the office (clean) in the evening after the staff leave.
13. We shook ... hands with ... host, (a, the, -)
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14. Are French children obliged to go to (a, the, -) school (on, at) Sundays?
15. There will always be a conflict between ... old and ... young. Young people want ... changes but ... old people want ... things to stay ... same, (a, the, -)
16. He was standing there in the rain and (not, have) even the sense to put up his umbrella.
17. (May, should, must) I use your phone to ring for a taxi? Oh, there's no need (for, to, at) it, my son (drive) you home.
18. When we (take) our exams, we'll have a holiday.
19. People believed that he (kill) by terrorists.
20. He (use) to spend a lot of time in his library.
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