Complete each of the sentences below with the correct form of the adjective.

1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Jenny is 8 years old. Jeremy is (old) ...... Jenny.

2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) ...... mountains in Europe.

3. An ocean is (large) ...... a sea.

4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less.

    A Rolls Royce is (expensive) ...... a Twingo.

5. John's results were high. Fred's were very poor. Fred's results were (low) ...... John's.

6. This exercise is not very difficult. It's (easy) ...... I expected.

7. The weather is not good today. It's raining. I hope the weather will be (nice) ...... next week.

8. People are not very friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly) ...... in small towns.

9. In the government of a country, the President is (important) ...... person.

10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ...... to learn than English.

1. of food

2. before

3. this kind

4. I haven’t eaten

Choose the correct verb in the parentheses.

1. Both José and Martha ...... on vacation this week. (is, are)

2. Every student and parent ...... received a copy of the university’s honor code. (has, have)

3. What they need ...... step-by-step procedures. (is, are)

4. Either the original or a photocopy ...... acceptable as proof. (is, are)

5. Neither my paralegal nor my assistant ...... receiving a letter about

that case. (recalls, recall)

6. Neither the union leader nor the negotiators ...... clearly explained their concerns. (has, have)

7. Neither you nor she ...... aware of all the implications of the court’s decision. (is, are, am)

8. The model shown in the recent catalog and advertisements ...... not the model I want to buy. (is, are)

9. The members of the committee ...... met to discuss the morale problem. (has, have)

10. The committee ...... met to discuss the morale problem. (has, have)

 Put the verbs in the correct form of the Present Continuous.

1. as well

2. it’s such a pity

3. your sister

4. can’t come

1. thrown away

2. it was such

3. it had to be

4. rotten meat that

1. final year

2. attend lectures

3. don’t have to

4. students

1. to your

2. I am

3. early reply

4. looking forward

1. my feet

2. I can’t

3. into these shoes

4. get

1. a secretary

2. she started

3. five years ago

4. working as

1. He

2. in two minutes

3. the puzzle

4. did

1. of the match

2. in doubt

3. was never

4. the result

1. didn’t have

2. lost because we

3. a map

4. we got

1. so low that

2. go under it

3. the bus couldn’t

4. the bridge was

1. I found

2. through some old papers

3. I was looking

4. it when

1. your briefcase

2. I’m sure

3. by mistake

4. he took

1. the publication of

2. came out on the

3. general’s personal diaries

4. the truth only

1. than ever before

2. more people out

3. there are

4. of work in this country

1. they

2. although the team

3. lost

4. played well

1. like living in

2. a small town

3. such

4. James doesn’t

1. sterling has fallen

2. considerably

3. in the past week

4. the value of

1. the prison

2. that he escaped

3. it is said

4. from

1. anything

2. would do

3. I

4. for you

1. we’d

2. smoke

3. prefer you

4. not to

1. which film

2. they don’t

3. they go to

4. mind

1. he said

2. of the homeless

3. he was anxious

4. about the plight

1. Alan visited

2. ages since

3. his parents

4. it is

1. forms of entertainment

2. enjoyable

3. one of the most

4. conversation is

1. tired of

2. getting up

3. he’s

4. early in the morning

1. should be

2. yourself by now

3. you really

4. able to dress

1. regards the new play

2. the Daily News

3. as a major breakthrough

4. the drama critic of

1. she has

2. the biggest collections

3. one of

4. in Britain

1. Finds

2. my French friend

3. difficult

4. driving on the left

1. the plane

2. the train

3. longer than

4. takes

1. the date

2. they’ll have to

3. of the meeting again

4. change

1. more about it

2. she

3. than I do

4. knows a lot

1. not had

2. John has

3. for over six months

4. his hair cut

1. to repair

2. next week

3. the garage is going

4. the car for us

1. not go on holiday

2. not have enough money

3. we did

4. because we did

1. last week

2. the mechanic

3. my car

4. serviced

1. again by tonight

2. all the prisoners

3. will catch

4. they

1. I asked

2. at 8 o’clock

3. the following morning

4. the porter to wake me up

1. by Saturday

2. it isn’t

3. to finish

4. necessary for you

1. for your interview

2. must be

3. on time

4. you

1. like me

2. tonight

3. would you

4. to finish the work

1. you failed

2. a pity

3. your driving test

4. what

1. this cheque

2. No one

3. Signed

4. has

1. be fine

2. will

3. next week

4. Tim

1. was turned down

2. applied for

3. I

4. the job but

1. in office

2. the Prime Minister

3. to remain

4. was determined

1. in case they

2. didn’t go

3. they

4. were recognized

1. I’m

2. know that he was

3. sure he didn’t

4. seriously ill

1. none

2. the cupboard

3. left in

4. there’s

1. we arrived at

2. catch the train

3. the station

4. just in time to

1. the goods

2. we only dispatch

3. receiving money

4. after

1. is proud

2. such a good cook

3. she

4. of being

1. that stealing

2. consider

3. is wrong

4. most people DBAC

1. they

2. the giant

3. lived in peace

4. after the death of

1. not stupid

2. certainly

3. is

4. he

1. you pay

2. of one year

3. $20 a month

4. for a period

1. knew

2. spies

3. they were

4. people

1. what

2. her excellent

3. impressed me was

4. command of English

1. their house

2. three times this year

3. broken into

4. has been

1. him standing

2. don’t

3. on the doorstep

4. leaveBDAC

1. as she

2. say a word

3. left the room

4. she didn’t

1. a good athlete

2. the only way

3. is by training hard every day

4. you can become

1. Is

2. his unreliability

3. I hate about John

4. The thing

1. the correct answer

2. produce

3. everyone but

4. Jane failed to

1. all switches

2. the workshop

3. Turn off

4. before leaving

1. in its tin

2. this pudding

3. cooked

4. can be

1. a conventional, middle-class way

2. brought up

3. in

4. they were

1. on to Japan

2. across India

3. and then flew

4. they travelled

1. seemed to have

2. the house

3. been occupied

4. for several months

1. stole

2. think your nephew

3. they will

4. the money

1. the girl’s behavior

2. the Head Teacher

3. to

4. was incomprehensible

1. a six-hour drive

2. to Edinburgh

3. It is

4. from London

1. He speaks

2. his brother

3. than

4. more persuasively

1. Sensitiveness

2. shows the wonderful

3. of the poet

4. The poem

1. of modern astronomy

2. Galileo

3. to be the father

4. is considered

1. that he fell asleep

2. before

3. he was so tired

4. the end of the film

1. such

2. before

3. a famous person

4. I’ve never met

1. before I did

2. heard about

3. everyone

4. the accident

1. Elizabeth

2. the word

3. in the dictionary

4. looked up