1/ The boys practise _______ the ball into the net every day.

A. throw

B. throwing

C. to throw

D. to throwing

2/ They should have given a second _______ to the risks involved when discussing the problem. 

A. think

B. thought

C. thinking

D. thoughtful

3/ You should not _______ a phone call while there is a lesson in the classroom.

A. go

B. do

C. make

D. ring

4/ It was a period characterized _______ political and cultural instability.

A. through

B. in

C. to

D. by

5/  Some very young children have _______ serious crimes recently.

A. committed

B. secured

C. expressed

D. invited

6/ The team raised so _______ money that the fund was incapable of paying the total fee.

A. little

B. less

C. few

D. fewer

1/ The demand for highly _______ employees still remains the same in this corporation.

A. educate

B. education

C. educated

D. educational

2/ Thanks to its _______ in the late eighties, the band sold more than one million albums a year.

A. popular

B. popularly

C. popularity

D. popularize

3/_______ the novel many times, Tim could even remember the name of every character. 

A. Read

B. Having read

C. Being read

D. To be reading

4/  The two students were punished very _______ for the same mistake they had made.

A. differ

B. difference

C. different

D. differently

Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative. You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the comparison to make a logical statement.

Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.

The more she studied, the more she learned.

5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.) Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his home. The ………………………………….

6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The ……………………………………………………..……

7. (I became confused. I thought about is.) At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the …………………………………………

8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.) Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the …………………..………………………………..…

Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative. You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the comparison to make a logical statement.

Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.

The more she studied, the more she learned.

1. (I became bored He talked.) I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the ……………………………………………………………………………………..…………

2. (I wailed long. I got angry.) My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven- thirty, she still hadn’t come. The …………………………………………………………………

3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but the ………………………………………………….……

4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.) Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The ………………………………

1/ We have interviewed _______ candidates, but none of them really meet the requirements. *

A. every

B. another

C. much

D. many

2/ The teacher _______ mathematics is going to be replaced by a new one next month. *

A. teaches

B. taught

C. teach

D. teaching

3/ The word "casino" comes _______ "casa", the Latin word for "house”. *

A. to

B. from

C. by

D. on

4/ People outside the office won't leave _______. *

A. when they were told the truth

B. until they have been told the truth

C. as soon as they were told the truth

D. once they had been told the truth

 I didn't want to take a risk and decided to wait _______ a better moment. *

A. for

B. to

C. with

D. about
 

Hanah, as usual, was _______ last to arrive at the weekly meeting. *

A. an

B. a

C. the

D. X

Luckily, your father lent me his motorbike. Otherwise, I _______ to the class on time *

A. can't come

B. couldn't come

C. can't have come

D. couldn't have come

Rewrite the following sentences

1. She cooked better than you did -> You didn’t …………………………….

2. You didn’t speak less than I did. -> I …………………………………….

3. My salary is high but his is very high. ->His salary ……………………………. 4. He still smokes but he smoked a lot 2 years ago. ->He used to …………………………….

5. He works hard. We work hard, too. ->We ……………………………………. 6. No one in this class is as tall as Jimmy ->Jimmy ………………………………….

7. You didn’t speak more than I did. ->I …………………………………………

8. I can’t cook a well as my mother does. ->My mother …………………………….

9. Janet is the best tennis player in the club. ->No one …………………………………..

10. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. -> Apples are not …………………………….

11. I know him better than you do. ->You don’t ………………………………… 12. Marie is certainly no so intelligent a her sister. ->Marie’s sister …………………………….

13. I ran faster than Tom. -> Tom didn’t ………………………………..

14. She can speak English better than I can. -> I can’t …………………………….

15. Ann is 18 years old, and Sue is 20 years old -> Ann is …………………………….

16. My salary is high but yours is higher. -> My salary isn’t …………………………….

17. Nobody can cook as well as my mother. ->My mother is …………………………….

18. Nam is intelligent, and his brother is intelligent, too. -> Nam is as ………………………………

19. Jane can swim further than I can. -> I can’t swim as …………………………….

20. George is not as fat as he used to be. -> George used to …………………………….

21. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this? -> Is this ……………………………. …………

22. She’s a faster and more careless driver than I am. -> She drives …………………………………

23. He can speak English more fluently than his brother. -> His brother ………………………………

24. The Thames is long. The Mississippi is longer. -> The Mississippi ………………………………

25. The hotel is comfortable. That hotel is more comfortable. -> That hotel …………………………

26. He is interested in sports. You’re, too. -> He is …………………………………………

27. She was not eager to leave. I didn’t think about that. -> She wasn’t ………………………………

28. Paul is romantic, but her sister is more romantic. -> Paul’s sister …………………………………

29. I have to finish my work before evening. He has to finish it earlier. -> He has to …………………

30. Jane plays tennis very well. Helen does, too. -> Jane plays…………………………………….

Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative. You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the comparison to make a logical statement.

Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.

The more she studied, the more she learned.

1. (I became bored He talked.) I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the ……………………………………………………………………………………..…………

2. (I wailed long. I got angry.) My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven- thirty, she still hadn’t come. The …………………………………………………………………

3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but the ………………………………………………….……

4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.) Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The ………………………………

5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.) Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his home. The ………………………………….

6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The ……………………………………………………..……

7. (I became confused. I thought about is.) At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the …………………………………………

8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.) Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the …………………..………………………………..…

Complete the sentences, using the structure comparative + aid+ comparative. 1. The company expanded rapidly. It grew ……………………………….…all the time. (big)

2. Cathy got ………………………………………in her job. In the end she left. (bored)

3. My bags seemed to get …………………………………………as I carried them. (heavy)

4. As I waited for my interview, I became …………………………………..……(nervous)

5. As the day went on, the weather got ……………………………………….……(bad)

6. Health care is becoming ……………………………………………. (expensive)

7. As the conversation went on, Paul became ……………………………………. (talkative)

8. These days ………………………………………….people are learning English. (many)

9. The company’s share price went ……………………………………….. (high)

10. Life got ……..……for boss Bob Watts as the company became ……….…… (goodsuccessful)