Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
1. Richard and Timothy don’t know many people at the party. Lionel and David know ... .
a. more
b. the most
c. as many
2. Some students are ... about their homework as others.
a. more serious
b. not serious
c. not as serious
3. He didn't want anyone to see him so he took a seat in ... corner of the room.
a. the far
b. the father
c. the farthest
4. We'd like to buy a new house, but new houses are ... than older ones.
a. much more expensive
b. the most expensive
c. expensive
5. I can’t walk very fast. You are younger; you can walk ... .
a. much faster
b. fast
c. the fastest
6. Who is ... among your friends?
a. the oldest
b. older
c. as old
7. I am sure a trolleybus is ... a metro.
a. as convenient as
b. not as convenient as
c. more convenient as
8. Last Wednesday my friend didn’t come late to work. I came ... .
a. latter
b. the last
c. later
9. The ... said the soonest mended.
a. least
b. less
c. last
10. I like skiing ... as skating.
a. more
b. as much
c. as more
11. I didn't like the book; it rather dull. The film is ... .
a. as interesting
b. more interesting
c. the most interesting
12. This building is very high. Actually it’s ... building in the town.
a. more higher
b. the highest
c. higher
13. Their children are not well-behaved. Actually they are ... children I’ve ever seen.
a. badly-behaved
b. worse-behaved
c. the worst-behaved
14. The more you know ... you forget. So why study?
a. more
b. the most
c. the more
15. Her illness was ... than we at first had thought.
a. the most serious
b. not as serious
c. far more serious
Numerals.
1. 145 … live in the Russian Federation.
a. millions people
b. millions of people
c. million of people
d. million people
2. … are starving in the world today.
a. Thousands people
b. Thousands of people
3. You are … who asks me this stupid question.
a. fifth
b. the fiveth
c. the fifth
d. five
4. Two … of my income I spend on my pet’s food.
a. twelve
b. twelfth
c. twelves
d. twelfths
5. Every … person in our company is not satisfied with his salary.
a. three
b. the third
c. third
6. Ok! See you on … of April.
a. the twentyth-seventh
b. twenty-seven
c. the twenty-seventh
7. It is … hit. I like such songs.
a. his the third
b. his third
c. the third his
8. … of the territory is covered with ice.
a. one thirds
b. one third
9. This bouquet costs … dollars!
a. two hundreds
b. two hundred
c. two hundred of
10. Two … of my work is dedicated to the theory of the subject.
a. three
b. threes
c. thirds
11. Two … two is four.
a. on
b. to
c. by
12. I need … of your annual turnover.
a. three-nineths
b. three-ninths
c. three-nine
13. So, this will be two … five.
a. point
b. comma
14. … can save the situation.
a. ten percent
b. ten percents
15. A fortnight means … weeks.
a. two
b. three
c. four
Pronouns.
1. Sally is married. ..... husband works in a bank.
a. she
b. her
c. hers
2. Could you drive ..... up to town?
a. my
b. mine
c. me
3. They invited ..... to their party. Did they invite you?
a. us
b. our
c. ours
4. There is a new film on. Have you seen .....?
a. he
b. its
c. it
5. That is not my umbrella; ..... is yellow.
a. my
b. mine
c. me
6. It is ..... problem, not ours.
a. their
b. they
c. theirs
7. Will you give me his telephone number? I don’t know ..... .
a. him
b. its
c. it
8. Jim does not read English books. Do you read .....?
a. they
b. them
c. their
9. Don’t keep the children indoors in this fine weather; let ..... go for a walk.
a. they
b. them
c. their
10. ..... invited her to stay with us in our house.
a. We
b. Us
c. Our
11. I don’t like this friend of ..... .
a. yours
b. your
c. you
12. My room is bigger than hers, but ..... is nicer.
a. she
b. her
c. hers
13. Gina gave ..... the wrong phone number just for fun.
a. he
b. him
c. his
14. Mary and Jim visit ..... parents very often.
a. their
b. they
c. theirs
15. Ron was awfully tired; ..... could hardly move.
a. he
b. him
c. his
Present Tenses.
1. Anne is a fashion designer; she ..... to the opening of every new fashion show in the city.
a. goes
b. is going
c. has gone
d. has been going
2. You do not hear what I am saying because you ..... very absent-minded today.
a. are
b. is
c. are being
d. have been
3. What ..... with yourself? There is mud all over you!
a. has you been doing
b. are you doing
c. did you do
d. have you been doing
4. Willy ..... from his Uncle Alex since the latter immigrated to Canada.
a. does not hear
b. have not heard
c. has not heard
d. is not hearing
5. Paul looks young for his age. He says he is 56 years old, but nobody ..... him.
a. hasn’t believed
b. is not believing
c. believes
d. believe
6. Look here! I simply refuse to believe what you ..... me now.
a. are telling
b. have been telling
c. have told
d. tell
7. The government is worried because the number of people without jobs ..... .
a. increases
b. has increased
c. is increasing
d. has been increasing
8. A group of scientists are travelling around Africa. How many countries ..... so far, I wonder?
a. have they visited
b. have they been visiting
c. they have visited
d. do they visit
9. Excuse me I ..... a public telephone. Is there one near here?
a. have been looking for
b. have looked for
c. look for
d. am looking for
10. Jack Strom has been a postman all his life; he ..... mail to homes and offices to the people of the town.
a. is delivering
b. has delivered
c. has been delivering
d. delivers
11. Her family ..... from town to town ever since she can remember.
a. is moving
b. has moved
c. moves
d. has been moving
12. Sara, my next door neighbour, has a car, but she ..... it very often.
a. doesn’t use
b. isn’t using
c. hasn’t used
d. hasn’t been using
13. Susan is a fashion designer. Now, she ..... at a new set of clothes to be shown at a fashion show in April.
a. works
b. is working
c. has been working
d. has worked
14. I have just applied for a job in the local hospital, now I ..... for an answer from them.
a. wait
b. have been waiting
c. have waited
d. am waiting
15. Their car is as good as new though they ..... it for a number of years.
a. have
b. have been having
c. are having
d. have had
Past Tenses.
1. I had a cup of tea for breakfast because I ..... of coffee.
a. had run out
b. ran out
c. was running out
d. had been running out
2. Before Adam got married, he ..... hiking to the mountains every summer. Now he goes to the seaside with his wife.
a. went
b. would go
c. had gone
d. had been going
3. Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they ..... the Earth for a very long period of time.
a. ruled
b. were ruling
c. had ruled
d. had been ruling
4. Scarcely ..... out of the window when I saw a flash of light.
a. had I looked
b. I was looking
c. had I been looking
d. was I looking
5. A man once built a house and ..... his friends to visit him.
a. had invited
b. was inviting
c. invited
d. had been inviting
6. Before I went to bed I decided to check the front door. I was sure my sister ..... it. And I was right!
a. didn’t lock
b. hadn’t locked
c. locked
d. had locked
7. I got lost in the forest because I took the road I ..... before.
a. didn’t never take
b. never took
c. had never taken
d. didn’t take
8. Margaret didn’t wear her shoes; she was barefoot. She ..... on a piece of broken glass and cut her foot.
a. stepped
b. had stepped
c. was stepping
d. had been stepping
9. While I ..... the dishes last night, I dropped a plate and broke it.
a. washed
b. was washing
c. had washed
d. had been washing
10. She was not interested in the book because she ..... it.
a. hadn’t understood
b. didn’t understand
c. wasn’t understanding
d. hadn’t been understanding
11. He didn't see me as he was reading when I ..... into the room.
a. had come
b. came
c. had been coming
d. was coming
12. Everybody was laughing merrily while Harris ..... them a funny story.
a. told
b. had told
c. was telling
d. had been telling
13. I looked everywhere for my car keys and then I remembered that my son ..... the car to work.
a. took
b. had taken
c. was taking
d. had been taking
14. Our clothes were wet because we ..... in the rain.
a. had been walking
b. had walked
c. were walking
d. walked
15. Alan ..... out almost every day last year, but now he can’t afford it.
a. used to eat
b. ate
c. was eating
d. had eaten
Future Tenses.
1. By the first of December this year I ..... here for fifteen years already.
a. will have been working
b. will work
c. will have worked
d. will be working
2. You can't see this film on TV tonight, they ..... it only next Sunday.
a. are showing
b. will show
c. show
d. will be showing
3. Ask Tom if he ..... in the chess tournament next week.
a. will take part
b. takes part
c. will be taking part
d. will have taken part
4. If I ..... George tomorrow, I will tell him to come and see you.
a. meet
b. will meet
c. am going to meet
d. will be meeting
5. It is going to rain, and I am not sure if I will have painted the roof before it ..... raining.
a. starts
b. will start
c. will be starting
d. will have started
6. The dog will wait for his master near the door until his master ..... from work.
a. gets back
b. will get back
c. won’t get back
d. will be getting back
7. She is not sure if she ..... his telephone number in the telephone directory.
a. will find
b. will have found
c. finds
d. will be finding
8. By the time Mother comes home Peter ..... all the ice-cream.
a. will eat
b. will have eaten
c. will have been eating
d. will be eating
9. I don't know his address, but I ..... it for you, if you want it.
a. will get
b. will be getting
c. am getting
d. will have got
10. The windows in my flat are dirty. I haven't cleaned them yet. I ..... it this Saturday.
a. will do
b. will be doing
c. am doing
d. am going to do
11. It's too late to telephone Tom now. I think I ..... him in the morning.
a. will call
b. am going to call
c. will be calling
d. will have called
12. I don't know what he thinks about it, but I ..... him.
a. am asking
b. will have asked
c. will ask
d. will be asking
13. When Jerry enters a Medical school he ..... Chemistry for more than four years.
a. will be studying
b. will study
c. will have been studying
d. will have studied
14. By the beginning of next month the firm ..... for four years.
a. will function
b. will have been functioning
c. is functioning
d. will have functioned
15. They ..... all the problems by the end of the meeting, I am afraid.
a. won’t settle
b. won’t have settled
c. aren’t settling
d. won’t be settling
Passive Voice.
1. He ..... responsible for the accident.
a. is holding
b. was holding
c. was held
2. Local police ..... the bank robber.
a. have been arrested
b. have arrested
c. was arrested
3. The house ..... by a pop star.
a. bought
b. was bought
c. have bought
4. They ..... this clock now.
a. repair
b. are repairing
c. are being repaired
5. Four people ..... in a train crash.
a. killed
b. have killed
c. have been killed
6. A prize ..... to whoever solves this equation.
a. will be giving
b. will be given
c. gives
7. Over 57 million students ..... in American schools which range from kindergartens to high schools.
a. were enrolled
b. are enrolled
c. has been enrolled
8. This is a large hall. Many parties ..... here.
a. are held
b. are being held
c. has been held
9. This situation is serious. Something must ..... before it's too late.
a. do
b. be done
c. have done
10. Have you heard the news? The President .....!
a. has shot
b. has been shot
c. shot
11. The university of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it ..... in Ann Arbor.
a. located
b. location
c. is located
12. Many accidents ..... by dangerous driving.
a. caused
b. are caused
c. have been caused
13. I ..... last Friday.
a. arrived
b. was arrived
c. have arrived
14. I don't think we must ..... everything tomorrow.
a. finish
b. have finished
c. be finished
15. Our plan ..... by the members of the committee.
a. considers
b. is being considered
c. is considered
Sequence of Tenses.
1. Ann begged me not to tell her father what ..... earlier that day.
a. happen
b. had happened
c. would happen
2. The teacher said the pupils ..... so much noise during the breaks.
a. mustn't make
b. don't have to make
c. didn't make
3. I told Sarah that Anne worked in a shoe shop, and she ..... that she didn't get enough money for her job.
a. was always complaining
b. always was complaining
c. had always been complaining
4. Cecily answered she ..... stories and poems all her life since as long as she could remember.
a. had been writing
b. was writing
c. wrote
5. She asked me about my schedule for the next week and I answered that I ..... it yet.
a. hadn't known
b. didn't know
c. wouldn't know
6. The shop assistant showed me a book and said that the book ..... the museums of our town.
a. described
b. was describing
c. had described
7. The personnel manager was interested ..... to quit my present job.
a. why had I decided
b. why I had decided
c. why I decided
8. Mark told Nancy that he ..... his dog at last, and the worried expression began to disappear from his face.
a. had found
b. found
c. must find
9. Jerry believed that Sally ..... the book since Monday, but she had read only fifty pages so far.
a. had been reading
b. had read
c. was reading
10. Why did you say that Paul ..... a careful driver?
a. isn't
b. wasn't
c. hadn't been
11. I knew Linda ..... around Europe for three months already.
a. was travelling
b. had been travelling
c. had travelled
12. Mark replied he didn’t think Jane ..... by the following Sunday yet.
a. would have arrived
b. would arrive
c. had arrived
13. The policeman warned us that ..... the street against the red light.
a. we mustn't cross
b. mustn't we cross
c. we don't have to cross
14. Ann told me that she ..... them to arrive so soon and was very much surprised when they had.
a. didn't expect
b. hadn't expected
c. doesn't expect
15. Mary said she was worried that her son ..... very well that year.
a. isn't studying
b. wasn't studying
c. hadn't been studying
Conditionals.
1. I think my teacher would be upset if I ..... a day of class.
a. miss
b. would miss
c. missed
2. I’d rather you ..... me with washing up. There are a lot of dirty dishes in the sink.
a. help
b. helped
c. should have
3. Cora called me yesterday. She sounded as though she ..... in a panic.
a. were
b. had been
c. would be
4. My husband would have been mad at me if I ... his tools in their proper place.
a. wouldn’t have put
b. hadn’t put
c. didn’t put
5. If we hadn’t booked tickets in advance, we ... good seats.
a. wouldn’t have got
b. wouldn’t get
c. won’t get
6. I had no idea the trip to the jungle would be so dangerous. If only someone ... me!
a. had warned
b. would warn
c. would have warned
7. But for your unpleasant remark, I ... absolutely happy.
a. would feel
b. would be feeling
c. would have felt
8. The other day I watched a dog dance in the middle of the square. If I ... it with my own eyes, I would have never believed it.
a. didn’t see
b. hadn’t seen
c. wouldn’t have seen
9. I don’t feel like going out tonight. I’d rather ..... at home.
a. stay
b. stayed
c. would stay
10. You’d better ..... this water; it might be infected.
a. not drink
b. don’t drink
c. not to drink
11. With the sudden change of the weather the guide ordered that the tourists ..... to the camp.
a. should return
b. would
c. returned
12. We have been walking for two hours. I am so tired. If only we ..... a taxi!
had found
should find
could find
13. Why aren’t you listening to me? If only you ..... how important it is!
realized
had realized
would have realized
14. If Rita hadn’t immigrated to Canada, she ..... my next door neighbor.
a. would still be
b. should still be
c. would have still been
15. She started to sob and it looked as if her heart ..... .
a. broke
b. would break
c. had broken
Modal Verbs.
1. ..… you please be quiet? I’m trying to read.
a. should
b. shall
c. would
d. can
2. What shall we do this evening? We ..… go out.
a. should
b. could
c. would
d. ought to
3. I ….. to sleep recently.
a. can’t
b. couldn’t
c. haven’t been able
d. mustn’t
4. I understand it very well. You ..… explain further.
a. shouldn’t
b. wouldn’t
c. mustn’t
d. needn’t
5. My grandfather ..… speak six languages many years ago.
a. should
b. shall
c. could
d. need
6. ..… you help me carry this downstairs?
a. may
b. should
c. must
d. could
7. The situation was bad but it ….. worse.
a. could
b. should be
c. could have been
d. would have been
8. Jim gave me a letter to post. I ….. remember to post it.
a. can
b. may
c. must
d. needn’t
9. ..… I have one of these cakes?
a. could
b. must
c. have to
d. may
10. Hello, ..… I speak to Tom, please?
a. shall
b. will
c. can
d. would
11. Jack ..… go to hospital yesterday.
a. must
b. should
c. had to
d. has to
12. It’s strange that they ..… be late.
a. must
b. should
c. could
d. would
13. You look tired. You ….. go to bed.
a. must
b. would
c. should
d. could
14. You’ve been reading all day. You ….. be tired.
a. can
b. could
c. must
d. should
15. If you want to become a teacher, you ….. go to teachers training college for four years.
a. may
b. should
c. have to
d. must
Infinitive.
1. I was very upset and I didn’t know whom ..... to for advice.
a. to turn
b. to be turning
c. to have turned
d. to have been turned
2. Look at the children! They are laughing. They seem ..... the film.
a. to enjoy
b. to be enjoying
c. to have enjoyed
d. to have been enjoying
3. I meant ..... a job interview for you, I am sorry I couldn’t.
a. to have arranged
b. to arrange
c. to have been arranged
d. to be arranged
4. This work is easy; it may ..... by a child, if you ask me.
a. be doing
b. be done
c. have done
d. have been done
5. We intended ..... a new house. But we couldn't afford it; houses are very expensive nowadays.
a. to buy
b. to have bought
c. to be buying
d. to have been buying
6. It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ..... it.
a. to be using
b. to use
c. to have used
d. to have been using
7. You warned me to stay away from Robert. I am sorry not ..... your advice.
a. to have followed
b. to be following
c. to follow
d. to have been following
8. Good-bye! I am so pleased ..... you. – The pleasure is mine.
a. to meet
b. to be meeting
c. to have been meeting
d. to have met
9. Greg’s wife gave him a long list of things ..... at the supermarket.
a. to buy
b. to be bought
c. to have been bought
d. to have bought
10. Jane ought to ..... two foreign languages. Why wasn't she, I wonder?
a. have taught
b. teach
c. have been taught
d. be teaching
11. I am glad ..... to stay with them in their country-house.
a. to invite
b. to be invited
c. to have invited
d. to have been invited
12. The meeting is put off till next Friday. I meant ..... you about it, but I forgot. I am sorry.
a. to warn
b. to be warning
c. to have warned
d. to have been warning
13. What did you come here for? It is mean of you ..... our holiday.
a. to spoil
b. to be spoiling
c. to have spoilt
d. to have been spoilt
14. Library books mustn’t ..... for more than two weeks.
a. keep
b. be kept
c. be keeping
d. have kept
15. It would certainly be much better not ..... to him at all.
a. to speak
b. to be speaking
c. to have spoken
d. to have been speaking
Participles.
1. Jenny looked up and saw her husband ..... her reflection in the mirror.
a. watching
b. watched
c. having watched
2. I wonder what Doctor Brown thinks of the medical problem ..... now.
a. being discussed
b. discussing
c. having been discussed
3. I heard them ..... in the next room.
a. quarreled
b. quarreling
c. having quarreled
4. The man pointed to a large pink and gray dwelling house ..... behind the parking lot.
a. towering
b. being towered
c. having towered
5. Bitterly ..... , the explorers set out on the return journey.
a. disappointed
b. being disappointed
c. having been disappointed
6. A ..... pot never boils.
a. watched
b. watching
c. having been watched
7. Going back to his office, Fisher had a ..... feeling of strong anger and mild grief.
a. mixing
b. mixed
c. being mixed
8. ..... the film at least a dozen times, he knew it almost by heart.
a. having seen
b. having been seen
c. seeing
9. Lester Fisher was standing at his office window ..... to the street below.
a. looking down
b. having looked down
c. looked down
10. She turned to me for help, ..... how to deal with the problem.
a. not being known
b. not knowing
c. not having known
11. A white shawl ..... around the girl’s shoulders made her look like a Greek goddess.
a. wrapped
b. being wrapped
c. having been wrapped
12. The girl was sitting with her back to the window, her head half ..... .
a. being turned
b. having been turned
c. turned
13. ..... by the beauty of the girl’s face, Lester didn’t notice that she was sitting in a wheelchair.
a. Fascinated
b. Being fascinated
c. Fascinating
14. Julia sat ..... in a corner of the sofa looking extremely miserable.
a. being hunched
b. hunched
c. having hunched
15. Once ..... , twice shy.
a. bitten
b. biting
c. having bitten
Gerund.
1. It started to drizzle and we hoped it would cease soon, but ..... stopping the rain increased.
a. for
b. instead of
c. by
2. I wish the weather would get better. I am tired ..... having to be indoors all the time.
a. about
b. at
c. of
3. Speaking ..... thinking is like shooting without aim.
a. without
b. on
c. by
4. I prefer ..... jeans in winter and light shorts in summer.
a. wearing
b. to wear
c. wear
5. I don’t like ..... these shorts; they are too tight.
a. to wear
b. wearing
c. wear
6. Ben asked to excuse him ..... not being able to get in touch with me.
a. on
b. while
c. for
7. The child hurt her leg badly and started to complain ..... having severe pains in it.
a. of
b. about
c. at
8. Where do you and your friends plan ..... for the next summer vacations?
a. go
b. going
c. to go
9. Anne was able to keep the kids still ..... telling them an interesting story.
a. by
b. on
c. instead of
10. We can’t help ..... knowledgeable and industrious people.
a. to admire
b. admiring
c. being admired
11. He was suspected ..... concealing important information from the police.
a. of
b. in
c. at
12. I know it’s my fault. I’d like to beg your pardon ..... letting you down.
a. by
b. for
c. on
13. Don’t switch off the light. The child is afraid ..... in the dark.
a. of sleeping
b. to sleep
c. sleep
14. Let’s get together tonight. I want to talk about ..... a new business.
a. opening
b. open
c. to open
15. I don’t have your book. I remember ..... it back to you.
a. to be given
b. to give
c. giving
Prepositions.
1. His office is ..... the top of the stairs.
a. in
b. at
c. on
2. Waiter, there's a fly ..... my soup.
a. in
b. at
c. on
3. Turn left ..... the traffic lights.
a. in
b. at
c. on
4. Wolfgang met Michaela ..... the way to work.
a. in
b. at
c. on
5. Can you put the report ..... my desk, please?
a. in
b. at
c. on
6. Moira lives ..... Toronto.
a. in
b. at
c. on
7. The horses are running ..... the field.
a. in
b. at
c. on
8. Don't believe everything you read ..... newspapers.
in
at
on
9. Paul works ..... a school.
a. in
b. at
c. on
10. The meeting started ..... 11am.
a. in
b. at
c. on
11. Mr. Smith's office is ..... the second floor.
a. in
b. at
c. on
12. I got up ..... 6am this morning.
a. in
b. at
c. on
13. The leaves on the trees turn brown ..... Autumn.
a. in
b. at
c. on
14. Gerhard buys things ..... flea markets.
a. in
b. at
c. on
15. Put the rubbish ..... the bin.
a. in
b. at
c. on
Word Order.
1. Tom and Jerry ..... for the job of a policeman.
a. have both applied
b. both have applied
c. have applied both
2. Do you remember .....?
a. when does out train leave
b. when our train leaves
c. when our train leave
3. They would like to buy ..... chalet house.
a. a not very old, wooden, nice, four-bedroom Swiss
b. a wooden, Swiss, not very old, nice, four-bedroom
c. a nice, four-bedroom, not very old, wooden Swiss
4. Sam took out his album because ..... .
a. to show us his photos he wanted
b. he wanted to show us his photos
c. his photos he wanted to show us
5. What ..... tomorrow morning?
a. will you be doing
b. you will be doing
c. will be you doing
6. I don't want to invite Nora to my birthday party; ..... .
a. I don't well enough know her
b. I don't know her well enough
c. I don't enough well know her
7. It was 9 o'clock in the evening, but ..... .
a. Stella yet was not at home
b. Stella was yet not at home
c. Stella was not at home yet
8. Don't put all these things in your bag; ..... .
a. it is not enough big
b. it is big not enough
c. it is not big enough
9. I think Ron is ..... .
a. either at the cinema or at the theatre
b. at the cinema either or at the theatre
c. at the cinema or either at the theatre
10. Collin didn't like the climate in the north of Canada; ..... in winter.
a. it was too cold there
b. too cold was it there
c. it was cold there too
11. The rain ..... that it was impossible to go out.
a. was so strong
b. so was strong
c. was strong
12. ..... on the shelf over there?
a. I shall put your books
b. Shall I put your books
c. Shall I your books put
13. Denny was very hungry, so ..... .
a. he quickly ate his dinner
b. he ate quickly his dinner
c. quickly he ate his dinner
14. Sheila isn’t a good driver; she is ..... .
a. not careful enough
b. careful not enough
c. enough not careful
15. I wonder if ..... at the computer the entire day.
a. if Steve is going to work
b. if is Steve going to work
c. if to work Steve is going