Degrees of Comparison

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1. The weather got … every day.

A) badder B) worse C) worst

2. My little daughter is … than your son is.

A) less noisy B) least noisy C) less noisier

3. How much … are you than your brother?

A) oldest B) older C) elder

4. Which is …: April or May?

A) colder B) more colder C) more cold

5. What is the … film you saw?

A) later B) latest C) last

6. Jack is … boy in their family.

A) the most cleverest B) very clever C) the cleverest

7. Your handwriting is now … than it was last year.

A) more better B) better C) a better

8. Which is … autumn or summer?

A) warmer B) the warmest C) a warmer

9. It is … difficult exercise of the lesson.

A) a more B) the most C) very much

10. The mother is … beautiful than the daughter.

A) more much B) much more C) most

11. She is the … girl in our group.

A) more beautiful B) most beautiful C) as beautiful as

12. Clair dances … than Sue.

A) better B) well C) best

13. The bigger the car, the … it is.

A) fast B) fastest C) faster

14. He’s … person I’ve ever met.

A) the friendlier B) friendly C) the friendliest

15. My bag is … hers.

A) as heavy as B) heavier C) the heaviest

Indefinite Pronouns

1. There are not … modern conveniences in the house.

A) some B) any C) no

2. They had … interesting news yesterday.

A) any B) nothing C) some

3. Do you have … questions?

A) some B) any C) no

4. He has … problems in his work.

A) no B) any C) something

5. Is there … bread on the plate?

A) some B) any C) no

6. … rang you up.

A) nobody B) anybody C) anything

7. There are not … plants in our town.

A) some B) any C) no

8. You can get this book ….

A) anywhere B) everywhere C) anything

9. Is there … on the table?

A) anything B) something C) everything

10. He saw ….

A) anybody B) anything C) nobody

11. There is … on the table.

A) anything B) anybody C) nothing

12. Do you speak … foreign language?

A) some B) any C) no

13. … knows him.

A) everybody B) everything C) anything

14. Do you hear …?

A) everything B) something C) anything

15. He did not tell me ….

A) nothing B) anything C) something

16. There are … pictures on the wall.

A) some B) any C) nothing

17. She rang … up.

A) anybody B) nobody C) anything

18. Olga did not meet … at the station.

A) anybody B) somebody C) nobody

19. … has happened he can’t remember the details of it.

A) something B) anybody C) anything

20. Give him … interesting to read.

A) anybody B) anything C) something

Modal Verbs I

1. They … understand your speech.

A) must B) had C) is able

2. He … to come here tomorrow.

A) will be allowed B) can C) could

3. My friend … to ring you up in the office yesterday.

A) could B) may C) had

4. I … not visit him because I didn’t know his address.

A) can B) may C) could

5. … I come in?

A) can B) may C) must

6. They … to fulfil the work in time.

A) shall have B) will have C) must

7. They … to stay at home, because it was raining.

A) must B) could C) had

8. Olga … to see you tomorrow.

A) can B) shall be able C) will be able

9. Our sportsmen … take part in the competition 2 days ago.

A) had B) can C) could

10. He … not come, as he was ill.

A) can B) could C) may

11. You … to finish the work two weeks ago.

A) could B) might C) had

12. Helen … to read a lot of books to make her report.

A) can B) must C) had

Modal Verbs II

(shall, should, would, can, could, might, must, have to)

1. … we go out tonight?

A) shall B) will C) have to

2. … you lend me $10, please?

A) shall B) could C) must

3. You … cross the street without looking first.

A) mustn’t B) don’t have to C) needn’t

4. You … be late for school.

A) must B) needn’t C) mustn’t

5. Bob said that he … come to the party, but he isn’t sure.

A) should B) might C) needn’t

6. You … obey your parents.

A) must B) have to C) need

7. She … be only 30, she looks much older.

A) mustn’t B) can’t C) needn’t

8. … you like to order now, sir?

A) can B) shall C) would

9. You … be rude to your parents.

A) shouldn’t B) don’t have to C) would

10. “I feel ill”. “You … see a doctor”.

A) can B) should C) shouldn’t

11. You … play with matches. It’s dangerous.

A) mustn’t B) shouldn’t C) can’t

12. You … wear a suit. It’s an informal party.

A) mustn’t B) shouldn’t C) don’t have to

13. You … use my hair dryer if you like.

A) should B) have to C) can

14. I’m not going home yet. I … work late.

A) can B) must C) don’t have to

15. … I feed the animals at the zoo?

A) must B) can C) shouldn’t

Modal Verbs III

1. Most primitive tools and devices … independently by different civilazations.

A) should be invented B) must be invented C) must have been invented

2. There … more than one answer to most questions.

A) can be B) must be C) ought to be

3. Scientific community as a whole … highly moral.

A) can be B) may be C) ought to be

4. They … the same level of development.

A) would be reached B) cannot have reached C) cannot reached

5. You … whisper. Nobody can hear us.

A) needn’t B) mustn’t C) shouldn’t

6. I … to meet my partner at the airport.

A) shall B) was C) can

7. You … to have done it yesterday.

A) should B) must C) ought

8. These stars… under absolutely different conditions.

A) should evolved B) might have evolved C) might evolved

9. To measure the vast distances between different planets scientists … use special instruments.

A) have to B) needn’t C) would

10. Mass … also be defined as a measure of inertia.

A) can B) may C) have to

Indefinite Tenses.

1. I shall read this book if he … it to me.

A) give B) will give C) gives

5. Alice will meet her friends at the station if it ….

A) do not rain B) does not rain C) did not rain

6. Ann … us about her trip yesterday.

A) tell B) told C) tells

7. We… to France next spring.

A) don’t go B) shall not go C) did not go

8. Henry … dinner.

A) didn’t have B) don’t have C) have

9. Where … you … your holidays?

A) shall spend B) will spend C) does spend

10. It often … in summer.

A) rains B) rain C) rained

11. … you come and meet my parents?

A) will B) shall C) should

12. I … shopping last week because I was very busy.

A) don’t go B) doesn’t go C) didn’t go

13. … he work in an office?

A) do B) does C) has

14. We … many articles yesterday.

A) write B) writes C) wrote

15. Our classes usually … in the morning.

A) begin B) begins C) began

16. My parents … to Kiev this summer.

A) will go B) shall go C) goes

17. My friend … at the Medical Institute 3 years ago.

A) studies B) study C) studied

18. She usually … bus.

A) takes B) take C) took

19. … you translate the text yesterday?

A) do B) does C) did

20. Concerts and plays usually … at half past seven in London.

A) start B) started C) starts

21. How often … you go to the cinema?

A) does B) do C) did

22. We usually … our holidays in the village.

A) spend B) spends C) will spend

23. My father usually … by air.

A) travel B) travels C) travelled