Test 7

1. Complete the sentences with adjectives in the appropriate comparative

degree.
A. This coat is nice, but i think the other one is __________________.
B. The weather wasn’t good yesterday, but it’s ____________________ today.
C. „How far is the station? A mile?” „ No, ____________________. About 2
miles.
D. The bag is heavy but the suitcase is ____________________.
E. I’m not very interested in art. I’m ____________________ in history.
F. Britain isn’t very big. France is ____________________.
G. London isn’t very beautiful. Paris is ____________________.
H. This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a ____________________ one?
I. People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were ___________________.
J. The first camera is expensive but the second is ____________________.

2. Put the verbs into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Dear Isabel,
Oxford (to be) _______________ beautiful! I (to study) _______________ German
and Russian at the University here. I (to find) ________________ the work very
interesting, but difficult. I (to stay) _______________ in student accommodation for
the moment, but some of us (to look) _______________ for a house to share.
The food in the hall (to be) _______________ disgusting, so we usually (to have)
_______________ lunch in a small restaurant near the University.

3. Fill in the proper articles where necessary.

A. Lucy’s uncle is ______ teacher.

B. Italians like ______ spaghetti.
C. ______ Eiffel tour is in Paris.
D. ______ North Sea separates ______ British Isles from ______ Norway and
Denmark.
 E. Pizza is ______ very popular dish.

4. Use the right preposition: in, by, between, to, with, for.

A. We waited ______ anxiety ______ our examination results.

B. There were six applicants ______ the job.
C. Barbara made an application ______ a job as nurse.
D. After a long argument, we decided to go ______ our holidays.
E. Tracey’s birthday was ______ June.
F. The house was built ______ 1910.
G. Dick has been bitten ______ a dog.
H. Please come to my house ______ 1 o’clock and 2 o’clock.
I. The chair fell to bits when the fat lady sat ______ it.
J. The letter “B” is ______ “A” and “C”.

5. Comment on: A friend to all is a friend to none.

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