1. Mrs. Smith is very beautiful. She’s much . . . than her husband. A) youngest
B) young C) younger D) the youngest
2. The two brothers have found . . . solutions to the problem. I’m not sure who is right.
A) the most different B) more different
C) differently D) different
3. In the . . . 1990s several companies introduced electronic books, or e-books.
A) last B) late C) latest D) later
4. Since Indians in the high Andes Mountains live in thin air, their hearts grow to be . . . than an average size.
A) larger B) large C) the largest D) largely
5. Because the forest area is so . . . this summer, it is prohibited to light campfires.
driest B) drier C) dry D) drily
6. Come on, Dave! Why are you always so . . . ? We are going to miss the train.
A) slow B) slowly C) slower D) slowest
7. Uzbekistan is rich in mineral resources that include . . . gas, petroleum, coal, gold, silver, uranium, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and tungsten.
A) nature B) natural
C) naturalist D) naturally
8. Canary Islands’ farmers have exported their tomatoes to the UK from . . . October until June for more than 120 years.
A) late B) later C) latest D) lately
9. I sank onto . . . chair, feeling weak with worry.
A) nearly B) near C) nearer D) the nearest 10. The cobra is a snake which can grow from 1 metre to over 4 metres. Its poison. . . enough to kill humans.
A) power B)
powered
C) powerful D) powerfully
11. The BBC channels offer a mixture of drama, light entertainment, films, sport, children’s, religious and . . . programmes, news and current affairs, and documentaries. A) educate B) educational C) educated D) educator
12. There are many books about cricket and many on beer, but this is . . . book to bring the two subjects together.
A) better B) good C) best D) the best
13. The Kiwi is New Zealand’s national symbol. It’s an . . . bird that cannot fly.
A) unusual B) unusually
C) usual D) usually
14. According to a recent survey, the main meal of the day for . . . British people is the evening meal.
A) most B) any C) much D) more
15. West Indians are one of the many minority ethnic groups who help to make life in the UK so . . . and colorful.
A) richer B) richest C) rich D) richly
16. Many scientists now view the modern threat of global warming as the . . . threat mankind has ever faced.
A) great B) greater C) greatest D) greatly
17.
On Girls Day, which is celebrated in Japan in March, the entire family gathers for a . . . dinner honoring the girls in the family. A) tradition B) traditions
C) traditional D) traditionally
18. The plov prepared for Navruz holiday was . .. and the team of builders enjoyed it very much. A) wonder B) wonders
C) wonderfully D) wonderful
19. English people don’t usually have porridge for breakfast. Porridge is rather more a Scottish . . . an English food.
A) that B) than C) then D) this
20. We went to ... school, lived in ... town, but never talked to each other.
A) same/the same B) such/one another
C) same/same D) the same/the same
21. The farm could no longer operate . . . and was closed down. A) profitably
B) profitable C) profit D) profiteer
22. Though plastic is essential for modern
civilization, it is a very new material. Today we think of plastic as environmentally . . ., because it does not decay.
A) friendless B) unfriendly
C) friendship D) friendliness
23. Farm workers have to work very . . . during the harvest. A)hard B) hardly
C) harder D) the hardest
24. The postman brings my mail so . . . . I rarely see it before I go to work.
A) lately B) late C) later D) latest
25. You are very . . . . I’m sure the boss thinks very highly of you.
A) responsibility B)
response
C) responsible D) responsibly
26. Please don’t go too . . . the edge of the platform. It’s very dangerous.
A) near B) nearly C) nearest D) nearer
27. John appeared . . . at the end of the party. A) expect B) to expect
C) unexpectedly D) expecting
28. Father said ”no” so . . . that we understood that he would never change his mind.
A) firmer B) firm C) firmness D) firmly
29. Here is the … activity that my father has taught me. Let’s play hide and sick.
a) fun b) funny c) funnily d) funniest
30. The postman brings my mail so . . . . I rarely see it before I go to work.
A) lately B) late C) later D) latest
31. You are very . . . . I’m sure the boss thinks very highly of you.
A) responsibility B) response
C) responsible D) responsibly
32. Please don’t go too . . . the edge of the platform. It’s very dangerous.
A) near B) nearly C) nearest D) nearer
33. John appeared . . . at the end of the party. A) expect B) to expect
C) unexpectedly D) expecting
34. Jane smiles . . . than the sun. She always looks wonderful.
A) more brightly B) most brightly
C) brightly D)
a little brightly
35. Yesterday the mayor laid . . . the foundation stone of the new leisure center.
A) proud B) pride C) proudly D) prouder
36. −I’m going to tell you something very important, so please listen . . . .
−I’m all ears.
A) carefully B) careful
C) more careful D) so careful
37. I feel tired this morning. I didn’t sleep . . . last night.
A) well B) good C) better D) best
38. Can Jalil speak English . . . than Russian? A) most fluently B) –
C) the most fluently D) more fluently
39. We don’t read ... books ... they do.
A) as more/as B) as most/as C) the most/-
D) as many/as
40. Garcia Lopez de Cardenas . . . discovered the Grand Canyon while he was looking for the legendary Lost City of Gold. A) accidental B) accidentally
C) accident D) accidence
41. Unless I study very . . . , I will not pass all of my exams. A) hardest B) hardly
C) harder D) hard 42. It was late when Jane arrived home, so she opened the door very . . . as her parents were already sleeping.
A) slow B) slowly C) slower D) slowest
43. She looked good in jeans and a black sweater and her hair was . . . washed after her gym class.
A) fresh B) freshen C) fresher D) freshly
44. Literature was important to her, and religion. She was . . . romantic by nature.
A) deep B) deeply C) quick D) quickly
45. Then Freddy got up from his chair and walked . . . to the door like a tired man.
A) slowly B) slow C) slowest D)
slowing
46. Harry stood up, and backed away . . . , returning to his cauldron which was filled with a thick, black liquid.
A)) slow B) slower C) slowest D) slowly
47. Spanish is the second most . . . spoken language in the United States - there are 30 million Spanish speakers in the country.
A) wide B) wider C) widely D) widen
48. I asked him to call me as soon as he could. Alex smiled ... and nodded. A) sweet B) sweeter C) sweetly D) sweeten
49. Rob was tired and went straight to bed. He slept . . . and didn’t wake up until nine o’clock the next morning. A) best
B) most C) good D) well
50. Mobile phones appeared only a few years ago. Now many people . . . cannot imagine their lives without them.
A) simple B) simpler C) simply D) simplest
51. Uncle Paddy never went to the cinema and very . . . watched TV. All he seemed to like was reading his books. A) rare
B) rarely C) frequent D) frequently
52. You will be surprised when you go to the USA. People drive . . . , and the traffic is very slow. A) carefulness B) more careful C) careful D) carefully
53. . . . the man knows, . . . power he has
A) greater/more B) the more/the
greater
C) the more/greatest
D) most/more greater
54. The plane flew so . . . , we could . . . see it. A) high/hardly B) highly/hardly
C) high/hard D) highly/hard
55. He is . . . age . . . my brother.
A) as/as B) not so/as C) the same/as
D) the same/so
56. Your car is much more powerful . . . mine, but my small car is . . . expensive . . . yours. A) than/the more/than
B) than/than/than
C) as/more/as D) than/as/as
57. Howard Hughes, the American film . . . used to live for fifteen years completely on his own. He used to spend all day lying on his bed watching films.
A) producer B) produce C) producing
D) production
59. Barbara Cortland is one of the world’s most popular writers. She has sold about 400 million . . . of her novels.
A) copies B) copy C) copy’s D) copies’
60. Five astronauts were aboard the space shuttle. The . . . safe return to earth was a welcome sight to millions of television viewers.
A) astronauts’ B) astronaut’s
C) astronauts D) astronaut
61. The . . . favourite part of the circus programme was the trapeze act.
A) children B) children’s
C) child D) childhood
62. I borrowed the . . .pen to fill in the application form. A) secretaries
B) secretary C) secretary’s D) secretariat
63. We have a few diplomatic missions assigned to our city. Almost all of the . . . children attend a special school.
A) diplomats B) diplomat
C) diplomatic D) diplomats’
64. Texas is a leading producer of petroleum and gas. It’s one of the . . . largest storage areas.
A) world B) world’s C) worlds D) worlds’