A. Complete each sentence using the word in brackets in the correct form.
1 Angelique is one of ……the best…… singers I’ve ever heard. (good)
2 Si Yee looks a lot …………………… than she did yesterday. (happy)
3 I used to think mathematics was very difficult but I find it much …………………… nowadays. (easy)
4 Excuse me. Do you know where …………………… bank is? (near)
5 Ten o’clock is quite late. Could you come a little …………………… than that? (early)
6 What’s …………………… mistake you’ve ever made? (big)
7 The first level of this computer game isn’t hard but it gets a lot …………………… . (complicated)
8 I love the taste of coffee, but I know that tea is a much …………………… drink. (healthy)
9 The roads had ice on them and we had to drive as …………………… as possible. (careful)
10 Water is cheap here but in some countries it’s …………………… than cola. (expensive)
11 There were lots of well-known artists in the 20th century but Picasso was probably …………………… of them all. (famous)
12 We’ve had lots of train recently. In fact, it’s …………………… summer I can remember. (wet)
Answers
2 happier 3 easier 4 the nearest
5 earlier 6 the biggest 7 more complicated
8 healthier 9 carefully 10 more expensive
11 the most famous 12 the wettest
B. Circle the correct option.
Kolo: Have you 1…… heard of Aconcagua?
Sylvia: Yes, it’s a mountain in South America, isn’t it?
Kolo: Yes, it’s in Argentina – well, on the border with Chile too. It’s the 2…… mountain in the world outside Asia. It’s 6,962 metres.
Sylvia: I see.
Kolo: Yes, I’ve been reading about it and they say it’s 3…… easy to climb, so you don’t have to be an experienced climber to get up it.
Sylvia: Really?
Kolo: Yes, several hundred people do it 4…… .
Sylvia: I imagine you need to be 5…… strong and healthy, though.
Kolo: Oh yes, and you have to prepare very 6……, because it can be dangerous. You go up in a group with experienced climbers.
Sylvia: How long does it take?
Kolo: Usually about ten days, I think. You can’t go any 7…… than that because you have to get used to the air up there. There isn’t much oxygen, you see.
Sylvia: Yes, I can imagine. I’m sure that’s really 8…… .
Kolo: Yes, but not impossible. The 9…… person to reach the top was 87 years old.
Sylvia: Wow!
Kolo: So, I’m sure we could do it. In fact, I think I 10…… try and do it myself one day in the future.
1 a never b sometimes c ever d often
2 a higher b highest c high d highly
3 a highly b absolutely c obviously d fairly
4 a the year b for a year c yearly d by year
5 a pretty b practically c hardly d nearly
6 a careful b carefully c care d carefully
7 a quick b quickest c quicker d quickly
8 a hard b hardly c harder d hardest
9 a elder b older c old d oldest
10 a definitely will b will definitely c definitely won’t d won’t definitely
Answers
2 b 3 d 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 c 8 a 9 d 10 b
C. Make the sentences passive.
1 We won’t see the film in cinemas until the autumn.
The film ……won’t be seen in cinemas until the autumn. ……
2 I hate it when someone cuts my hair.
I ……………………………………………… .
3 What questions did they ask you in the exam?
What questions ………………………………………………?
4 They’re showing the event live on TV.
The event ……………………………………………… .
5 They didn’t allow her to leave.
She ……………………………………………… .
6 People are treating many of the injured in hospital.
Many of the injured ……………………………………………… .
7 A police officer was questioning the men.
The men ……………………………………………… .
8 Someone had used a stone to break the car windows.
The car windows ……………………………………………… .
9 The woman gave the journalists false information.
False information ……………………………………………… .
10 People should have reported the problem before.
The problem ……………………………………………… .
Answers
2 hate having / getting my hair cut.
3 were you asked in the exam?
4 is being shown live on TV.
5 wasn’t allowed to leave.
6 are being treated in hospital.
7 were being questioned (by police).
8 had been broken with a stone.
9 was given to the journalists (by the woman).
10 should have been reported before.
D. Complete the sports stories using passive forms of the verbs in brackets.
It has 1……been announced…… (announce) that Jorge Gomez, the manager of Real Madrid, is to leave the club. He 2…………………… (say) to have 3…………………… (offer) the job of managing the Irish national team. It 4…………………… (think) that the exact date for Mr Gomez’s move will 5…………………… (agree) later this week.
Monica Serban, the Romanian 1,500 metre runner, 6…………………… (expert) to return to racing at the European Games next month. Yesterday, she told journalists: ‘I haven’t raced internationally for over a year. Last year I 7…………………… (tell) I had to have an operation on my knee and my training programme wasn’t right and needed to 8…………………… (change), but I now feel fitter and stronger than ever.’
The Scottish tennis player, Andrea Finlay, 9…………………… (report) to be moving to France. In the past, she has said that she hates 10…………………… (follow) by journalists in her home town. Friends say she wants to 11…………………… (leave) in peace so that she can work hard on her training. More details about this 12…………………… (announce) later today.
Answers
2 is said 3 been offered 4 is thought
5 be agreed 6 is expected 7 was told
8 be changed 9 is reported
10 being followed 11 be left
12 will be announced
E. Circle the correct option.
1 If you want to be successful in life,
a you have to work hard.
b you would plan things carefully.
2 If you had a lot of money,
a how will you spend it?
b what would you spend it on?
3 Let’s see the new Superman film unless
a you didn’t like that kind of film.
b you’ve already seen it.
4 You will be late
a as long as you hurry.
b unless you leave now.
5 We’re not going out
a if it’s snowing.
b if there will be snow.
6 I really wish
a I can have more time.
b I had more time.
7 Please ask Lee to call me
a if you happen to see him.
b if you saw him.
8 Phone a doctor
a if you felt ill.
b if you feel very ill.
9 If you like this CD,
a why don’t you buy it?
b I’d buy it for you.
10 If you’d come with us yesterday,
a you would have a good time
b you would have enjoyed yourself.
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 b 9 a 10 b
F. Underline the correct option.
1 If I were / am you, I’d be careful what I said to Sonya.
2 Get a taxi if you get / will get lost.
3 I wish I can / could stay a bit longer.
4 If you happen / happened to see Mike, phone me at once.
5 I really wish my sister wouldn’t / doesn’t sing in the shower.
6 Sarah wouldn’t learn / wouldn’t have learned Spanish if she hadn’t lived in Madrid.
7 Trevor has agreed to help as long as / supposing it doesn’t take too long.
8 Provided / Supposing you saw a ghost, what would you do?
9 If only Jill had asked / asked me before she bought it.
10 You won’t / wouldn’t know if I hadn’t told you.
Answers
2 get 3 could 4 happen 5 wouldn’t
6 wouldn’t have learned 7 as long as
8 Supposing 9 had asked 10 wouldn’t
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