1.    Which is ...the coldest... (cold) planet in our solar system?

2.    Is the Gobi desert ........................................ (large) the Sahara desert?

3.    Which is ........................................ (heavy) animal in the world?

4.    Which is ........................................ (long) wall in the world?

5.    Is Mount Everest ........................................ (high) Kilimanjaro?

6.    Which is ........................................ (small) continent in the world?

7.    Does the cheetah run ........................................ (fast) the lion

8.    Does the blue whale make a ........................................ (loud) sound            the polar bear?

9.    Which are ........................................ (tall) buildings in the world?

10.  Has a falcon got ........................................ (good) eyesight a            human?

I.      Choose the correct answer.

9.    Did you write to Irina ……………….. her visit this summer?

A. for                                       B. of                                        C. on                           D. about

10.  You have to ……………….. on the word “Next” to see the next web page.

A. press                                   B. click                                                C. push                        D. hit

11.  I read about the accident ……………….. the internet.

A. on                                        B. in                                         C. to                            D. at

12.  Please don’t ……………….. me when I’m speaking.

A. break                                  B. preventing                           C. pause                      D. interrupt

13.  When you have written your letter, save the ……………….. in “My documents”.

A. paper                                  B. notebook                             C. file                           D. line

14.  I finally managed to ……………….. Simon to lend me his laptop.

A. persuade                             B. make                                  C. say                          D. allow

15.  Even when he’s very angry, my dad never ……………….. or uses bad language.

A. swears                                B. tells                                     C. whispers                 D. broadcasts

16.  I didn’t read the message carefully. I just glanced ……………….. it.

A. with                                     B. to                                         C. on   

11 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct formof the present simple or present continuous.
Dear Penny
Greetings from Sao
Paulo, Brazil, where my
family and I 1) ..........
(spend) our summer
holidays this year.
Today is another
beautiful day. A soft breeze
2) ......... (blow), so it's not terribly hot. Right now, I
3)
(sit) by the hotel's swimming pool and I
4)
(send) emails to my friends. My parents
5) .....
(usually take) a nap at this time of day, so
they 6)....... ......... (sleep) in their room. We really
7) ........... (love) everything about this place! Every
day, my brother and I 8)........ (wake up) late and
after a quick breakfast, we 9).
(head) for the
beach, where we 10) ....... (stay) for hours. Mum
and Dad 11).......... .. (prefer) to spend the day
sightseeing, so we all 12)........... (meet up) at
lunchtime. The only thing we 13)......... (not/like)
very much is the local food, as we 14)....... (think)
it's a bit spicy for our taste! No problem, though! The restaurant in
our hotel 15) .......... ........... (serve) all kinds of delicious
international dishes, so there's a great variety to choose from!
Anyway, what 16)......
(you/do) this summer?
Email me and let me know.
Take care,