TEST 4. POSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Choose the correct form.
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Whose book is it? – It’s … .
A my
B mine
C our
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Something is wrong with mu umbrella. May I take … ?
A yours
B your
C our
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That car isn’t … .
A ours
B her
C our
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May I use … phone to ring for a taxi?
A you
B your
C yours
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Tom was invited to … friends birthday party yesterday.
A his
B hers
C ours
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Whose spectacles are these? - … are on the table and these are my spectacles.
A Ours
B Their
C Yours
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Ask the woman on front of you to take off … hat.
A her
B hers
C their
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Our city is famous for … ancient buildings.
A it
B its
C his
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These beautiful flowers were presented to her by … friends.
A hers
B him
C her
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They did not reply to … letters.
A ours
B theirs
C our
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Who doesn’t eat this ice-cream. Oh, it’s … . I’m just going to eat it.
A his
B mine
C my
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They went on holydays with a friend of … .
A theirs
B them
C their
13.”… mother was more intelligent and less naïve than you” – my grand mother used to say.
A their
B yours
C your
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Do you know that lady who has just left the shop. Is she a customer of …?
A yours
B you
C our
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We are waiting for … answer to our request.
A theirs
B their
C them
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We enjoy … life here. We have a few friends and we meet quite often.
A ours
B their
C our
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The case is too heavy for me to lift it on … own.
A my
B me
C mine
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His composition is much more interesting than … .
A me
B my
C mine
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Have you got many friends here? – Alex is … best friend.
A mine
B my
C me
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Is it … book? Yes, it’s mine.
A you
B yours
C your
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She said that she was trying to ring up … mother several times.
A her
B hers
C yours
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Your Italian is much better than … .
A my
B me
C mine
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She makes all … clothes herself.
A hers
B her
C ours
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There is … book on it.
A my
B mine
C hers
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I’ve got a lot of stamps in my collection and my brother has few in … .
A her
B his
C him
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The cat drank … milk.
A it
B it’s
C its
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… was the last train.
A our
B ours
C their
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She folded the letter and replaced it in … envelope.
A its
B it
C his
TEST 5. ADJECTIVES
Choose the correct form.
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That was great! It was … meal you have ever cooked.
A better
B best
C the best
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Small shops are not … as supermarkets.
A as convenient
B convenient
C more convenient
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This is … film I’ve ever seen.
A more interesting
B most interesting
C the most interesting
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We moved last week and now we have a much … flat.
A good
B better
C the best
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My … brother studies at college.
A older
B elder
C the oldest
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The Mediterranean is not … as the Pacific Ocean.
A larger
B large
C largest
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This is … problem I have ever had in my life.
A difficult
B more difficult
C the most difficult
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I think … people look after their cars better than young people.
A elderly
B older
C oldest
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The book was … then the film I saw last week.
A exciting
B most exciting
C more exciting
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… house is three miles away.
A Near
B The nearest
C the near
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This wine is … I ever tasted
A the best
B good
C better
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We were disappointed as the film was … than we expected.
A more entertaining
B less entertaining
C most entertaining
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You live so far away. I wish you lived … .
A near
B nearer
C the nearest
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The British Queen is certainly one of … women in the world.
A rich
B richer
C the richest
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You can apply for … a job when you have more experience.
A best
B better
C the best
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This café used to be much … before they opened the new one next door.
A popular
B most popular
C more popular
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The journey to Paris had taken much … before they built the Channel Tunnel.
A longer
B long
C the longest
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He was the … man to come.
A later
B late
C last
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Being a nurse is not … as being a doctor.
A more interesting
B most interesting
C as interesting
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In Japan the first bow of the day should be … than when you meet these after.
A the lowest
B low
C lower
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Do you know that the sea is … at the bottom than in any part nearer its surface?
A calmer
B much calmer
C the calmest
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Agatha Christie is possibly the world’s … writer.
A less famous
B most famous
C more famous
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This is … book I have ever read.
A the best
B better
C good
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Africa’s economy is the … of any continent after Antarctica.
A last developing
B last developed
C least developed
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Apples are not … as oranges.
A less expensive
B expensive
C so expensive
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You are late. I expected you to be here … .
A early
B the earliest
C earlier
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You speak English a lot … than you did when we last met.
A fluently
B more fluently
C most fluently
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There were a lot of people in the bus. It was … than usual.
A crowded
B less crowded
C more crowded
TEST 6. ADVERBS
Choose the correct form.
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Actions speak … than words.
A loudly
B louder
C the loudest
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You live even … from the center than they.
A farther
B far
C the farthest
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It took her … to translate this text.
A long
B the longest
C much longer
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I sing … of all in my family.
A badly
B worst
C the worst
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You know much, but you know … than your teacher.
A little
B less
C least
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She studies … than most of her group mates.
A hard
B hardly
C harder
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It took me … to get there than I expected.
A long
B longest
C longer
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John said that no other car could go … his.
A as fast as
B faster
C fastest
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The people who arrive … get the best seats
A early
B earlier
C the earliest
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His eyebrows rose … than ever.
A high
B the highest
C higher
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She was the one who was being hurt … .
A deeply
B the most deeply
C more deeply
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He thought about it … before making a decision.
A careful
B the most carefully
C more carefully
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She was … educated than the others.
A better
B the best
C well
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In such situation he acted … .
A more sensibly
B sensibly
C the most sensibly
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Ann works … than most of her friends.
A hard
B the hardest
C harder
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Could you speak … ?
A more slowly
B slow
C slower
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She listened to him … than he had expected.
A respectively
B more respectively
C the most respectively
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He drives … than his brother.
A more cautiously
B more cautious
C cautiouslier
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Everybody in our team played … than the captain.
A badly
B worse
C the worst
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Of two evils choose … .
A less
B little
C the least
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He is … ill than he thought.
A seriously
B more seriously
C the most seriously
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It is necessary to work … to be successful in one’s carrier.
A Hardly
B harder
C the hardest
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It is becoming … to find a job.
A hard and hard
B the hardest and hardest
C harder and harder
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She understands Italian … than French.
A better
B well
C the best
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Our guide spoke English … than Spanish.
A fluent
B fluently
C more fluently
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… we leave, … we’ll arrive.
A The earlier, the sooner
B The early, the soon
C The earlier, sooner
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He usually drives … than his brother.
A careful
B carefully
C more carefully
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Have you seen her …?
A lately
B late
C later
TEST 7. VERBS
Choose the correct form.
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By the time we got to the cinema the film ….
A will begin
B began
C had begun
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Don’t make noise, the children … to sleep.
A are trying
B try
C will try
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When … you in the city again? – In a week.
A arrive
B arrived
C will arrive
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My train … in 2 hours. So I’ll leave the house in an hour.
A is leaving
B will be leaving
C leaves
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Have you ever visited other countries? – Yes, I … to Poland and Italy.
A was
B have been
C had been
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He spoke so quickly that we … what he was speaking about.
A don’t understand
B didn’t understand
C had not understood
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Where … you … when I saw you yesterday near the railway station?
A was hurrying
B had hurried
C were hurrying
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I thought that I … my key.
A lose
B lost
C had lost
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As soon as she arrives, I … you know.
A let
B have let
C will let
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Can you help me? I … for a railway station.
A look
B am looking
C was looking
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At the beginning of the film I realized that I … it before.
A see
B saw
C had seen
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We’ll … our dinner by 3p.m. Phone me.
A finish
B be finishing
C have finished
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This time last year she … along the country.
A travelled
B was travelling
C had traveled
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When you … in Minsk again, you must come and see us.
A will be
B are going
C are
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By the time we come they … .
A will go
B will be going
C will have gone
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Long ago they … most houses out of wood.
A built
B were building
C had built
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Usually she … pictures in the living room.
A is painting
B paints
C was painting
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… you … much fruit today?
A Have … eaten
B Did … eat
C Are … eating
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At 10 o’clock tomorrow she … .
A will work
B will be working
C will have worked
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Next week he … to Moscow on business.
A is going
B goes
C is going to go
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I think, it … a difficult match.
A is going to be
B will be
C have been
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By the end of the next week we … know the results of our test.
A will know
B will be knowing
C will have known
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I … by train in the future.
A shall travel
B shall be travelling
C am traveling
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I … the title of the article.
A have forgotten
B forgot
C had forgotten
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How much money … you … for your journey?
A have saved
B do save
C are saving
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I think I … the same job all my life.
A will be doing
B will do
C will have done
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… you … for me after your lectures?
A Will wait
B Will have waited
C Will be waiting
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While I was waiting for my friend, it … to rain.
A has started
B started
C starts
FINAL TEST
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I never (read) a story that (interest) me so much as the one I (read) last night.
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Where (be) my glasses? – On your nose.
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The house was small and there (be) not (much, many, little, a little) in it.
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For (far) information, please, write to the above address.
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When (be) the (late) news on TV? (It, they) (be) at 9p.m.
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Would you like (some, any) coffee?
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The flat (look) very cozy.
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He is much (old) than his wife, but they are (happy) couple I ever (meet).
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A group of foreigners (visit) our university tomorrow.
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I think the American version of “War and Peace” was (little) interesting than (our).
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As soon as I (finish) my work the phone (ring).
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My (old) sister is an economist.
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Oh, measles (be) quite a serious illness.
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Television (inform) about the (last) news and also (provide) entertainment at home.
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When we (meet) them on Saturday, they (go) to the cinema.
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I hope you (discuss) this (serious) problem tomorrow.
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My (sister-in-law) family is large.
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Cambridge University was exclusively for (man).
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What you (do)? – I (look) for (I) keys.
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(Old) she gets, the (forgetful) she becomes.
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My both (brother-in-law) work in a bank.
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The Japanese live (long) than Europeans.
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By the end of this week they (return) from their trip.
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When mother came into the room, he (watch) TV.
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The first (woman) college was opened in Britain in 1871.
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Their family belonged to (high) social class of the country.
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Is it (you) book? – Yes, it’s (I).
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(They) firm is situated on the (outskirt) of the town.
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