B. Adjectives, Adverbs, Participles

1. I'm getting on... with the local people here, a) nice b) good c) well

2. I saw a... play at the theatre last month, a) well b) good c) best

3. He is much... than his brother. a) higher b) taller c) more

4. I must stay in bed today. I feel.... a) badly b) well c) bad

5. Sally looks.... She's won the competition. a) happily b) happy c) happiness

6. Peter speaks... English. a) good b) well c) nice

7. They laughed.... a) happily b) happy c) happiness

8 No wonder she's won the scholarship. She's worked so... - a) hardly b) hard c) hardy

9. Ann was... to pass her entrance exams. She's a student now. a) successful b) merry c) lucky

10. They must have... one child. a) at all b) at least c) at last

11. Malcolm thinks the exams were dead.... a) light b) easy c) easily

12.... we found the children in the wood. a) At all b) At last c) At least

13. Peter's pretty... at tennis, isn't he? a) well b) best c) good

14. Did anyone help you? - No one. I was just.... a) happy b) merry c) lucky

15.1 prefer to go by sea. Ships do not travel fast, but... you can relax. a) at all b) at least c) at last

16. He convinced us of the need for... work. a) difficult b) heavy c) hard

17.1 wanted to go to Spain, but in the end I went nowhere.... a) at all b) at least c) at last

18. I'm... in buying new furniture for my lounge, a) interesting b) interest c) interested

19. The story was so... she couldn't tear herself away from the book. a) excited b) exciting c) excitement

20. Let's stay inside. It's... raining. a) still b) yet c) already

21. She felt... before the interview. a) excited b) exciting c) excitement

22. I've started to learn Greek, but I haven't got very far... a) still b) yet c) already

23. I haven't heard from my sister.... a) late b) lately c) latest

24. At ten o'clock this morning John was... in bed. a) yet b) still c) already

25. This car uses so much petrol you can... afford to run it. a) hardly b) hard c) nearly

26. Her mother will be angry if she stays out.... a) late b) lately c) latest

27. Let me help you. The suitcase is too... for you to carry, a) heavy b) difficult c) hard

28. Have you heard the... news? a) late b) lately c) latest

29. The idea was very... to the new manager, a) interested b) interesting c) interest

30. The Urals are not as... as the Alps. a) tall b) long c) high

31. She works... a guide in one of the tourist agencies, a) as b) like c) as if

32. This white dress looks... a wedding dress, a) as b) like c) as well

33. This is a nice material. It feels... silk, a) as b) like c) exactly

34. He is known to his friends... a very dependable person, a) as b) like c) as though

35. I don't know him very well....He's just an acquaintance, a) also b) too c) either

36. Ruth is a very sensible girl. She is dependable,.... a) also b) too c) either

37. Linda is... efficient and polite to the customers, a) so b) such c) too

38. Fred is... a good mixer. He's always the centre of any group he's in. a) so b) such c) very

39 Max is good at tennis. He can... play badminton, a) also b) too c) either

C Nouns

1. Tom has bought a new... of trousers. a) pair b) couple c) double

2. I worked till six... last Friday. a) hours b) clocks c) o'clock

3. I ordered some seeds for the garden a... of days ago. a) pair b) couple c) double

4. I prefer gas... to electric ones. a) cookers b) cooks c) cooking

5. There's a narrow winding... from our village to the next one. a) way b) road c) street

6. Chess is a very slow-.... a) game b) play c) act

7. My father is a very good.... a) cooker b) cook c) cooking

8. It's a long... from here to the station, a) way b) road c) street

9. He's going to stage one of Shakespeare's early.... a) games b) plays c) acts

10. I'm hot. Let's sit in the.... a) shadow b) shade c) sun

11. It's a science fiction story about a man without a.... a) shadow b) shade c) umbrella

12. They are used to walking all the... to school, a) street b) road c) way

13. It was late but we stayed for another.... a) o'clock b) clock c) hour

14. When we entered the hall we discovered that all the... had been occupied. a) places b) seats c) room

15. The car is too small. There isn't enough... for four, a) place b) seat c) room

16. The best... for the picture is over the mantelpiece, a) place b) seat c) room

17. BBC broadcasts programmes in several.... a) tongues b) languages c) sounds

18. His mother... is Welsh. He speaks English with a Welsh accent. a) tongue b) language c) speech

19. A funny... happened to me at the railway station, a) incident b) accident c) case

20. A few people were injured in a railroad... yesterday, a) incident b) accident c) case

21.1 believe it was a clear... of carelessness, a) incident b) accident c) case

EVALUATION OF LEARNERS'

SKILLS IN THE USE

OF ENGLISH

CLASSIFIED TESTS

TEST 1