2. a) surprising b) irritating c) surprised d) irritated
3. a) embarrassing b) embarrassed c) tired d) tiring
4. a) about b) into c) to d) in
5. a) simplest b) the more simple c) simpler d) the simplest
6. a) cheaper b) more cheaper c) the cheapest d) the cheaper
7. a) as b) than c) that d) from
8. a) much b) more c) as d) lot
9. a) little b) slightly c) less d) least
10. a) second-hand b) low-paid c) part-time d) first-class
11. a) more long b) longest c) as long d) longer
12. a) capable b) accustomed c) clever d) good
13. a) amazed b) puzzled c) experienced d) pleased
14. a) confident b) certain c) efficient d) skilful
15. a) strong b) great c) powerful d) large

Test 12
1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The History of Father’s Day
Father’s Day is an occasion to honor your dad and express gratitude for his
love and support. Most _____ (1) including the US, the UK and Canada country
celebrate Father’s Day on the _____ (2) Sunday of June. The idea of three
celebrating Father’s Day _____ (3) by Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd suggest
in 1909. Mrs. Dodd’s father, William Smart, _____ (4) when his wife died
in childbirth. Despite the obvious hardships, Mr. Smart proceeded widow
to raise the newborn along with his five other _____ (5) by himself. child
It wasn’t until Sonora Dodd _____ (6) an adult that she realized the become
strength and selflessness her father _____ (7) in raising his children show
as a single parent. President Wilson approved of the festival in 1916 but
it was President Johnson who signed a Proclamation _____ (8) the declare
celebration of Father’s Day in 1966. Thanks to Sonora, Father’s become
Day _____ (9) a hugely popular festival and _____ (10) around celebrate
the world.

2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.

Medical research has found that happiness has а strongly beneficial
effect on health. The healing properties of _____ (1) are such that laugh
humour is now being used alongside more _____ (2) courses of tradition
_____ (3) in some hospitals. In а London children’s hospital, for example, treat
two clowns are provided for the _____ (4) of patients. Doctors entertain
say that these clowns are _____ (5) in making the children feel success
better. It seems that when we laugh, there can be а _____ (6) in reduce
both blood pressure and the amount of _____ (7) in our muscles. tense
Although it is _____ (8) to prove it at the moment, this may also mean that possible
people who feel unhappy and who are, therefore, _____ (9) to laugh likely
so much, suffer more often from physical _____ (10). ill

3. Choose the most suitable word for each space.

Until the early part of this century there was certainly а distinction between popular music, the songs and dance _____ (1) of the masses, and what we have come to call _____ (2) music. Up to that point, however, there were at least some points of contact _____ (3) the two, and perhaps general recognition of what made а good voice, or а good song. With the development of _____ (4) entertainment, popular music split away and has gradually _____ (5) а stronger life of its _____ (6), to the point where it has become incompatible with _____ (7) classics. In some respects, it is now dominated by the _____ (8) of youth culture, so that а concert by Elton John is just as much а fashion _____ (9), and other artists may be promoting dance styles, or social _____ (10). For this reason, it is impossible to talk about popular music as if it were а unified art. The kind of music you like may _____ (11) on what kind of person you are. Curiously, there are now classical musicians who have _____ (12) the status of rock stars, and have been marketed in the same way. This seems to suggest that many young people enjoy classical music but do not wish to be associated with the _____ (13) of those who are traditionally supposed to enjoy it. Or it may simply be that recording companies have discovered that there is an insatiable _____ (14) for ‘sounds’, and that classical music is beginning to sound exciting to а generation _____ (15) on rock but now settling into affluent middle-age.

1. a) halls b) tunes c) musicians d) artists

2. a) rock b) modern c) underground d) classical
3. a) with b) between с) by d) of
4. a) mass b) live с) recorded d) the
5. a) founded b) lived с) developed d) suggested
6. a) supporters b) self с) fans d) own
7. a) other b) the с) some d) further
8. a) promotion b) discovery с) tendency d) survival
9. a) as b) however с) event d) design
10. a) service b) grace с) protest d) science
11. a) depend b) identity с) suppose d) be
12. a) lost b) admired с) penetrated d) achieved
13. a) number b) dislike с) lifestyle d) meaning
14. a) desire b) sale с) interest d) outlet
15. a) raised b) carrying с) dependent d) listening

Test 13
1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The stars of American journalism can build up reputations which make
them _____ (1) known than most members of the Cabinet. Although good
each one _____ (2) for а single big city newspaper, their articles work
may _____ (3) in hundreds of local papers across the nation. reproduce
To be successful it _____ (4) always necessary to be а graduate in not be
journalism. In 1955 the Chicago Sun Times _____ (5) an untrained engage
housewife from Iowa Esther Lederer to take over the give
‘Anne Landers’ column, _____ (6) comforting answers to all _____ (7) query
on personal problems. Thirty years later her ‘Anne Landers’ column
_____ (8) by eighty million people. Meanwhile, her twin-sister read
_____ (9) an almost identical column, ‘Dear Abby’. By 1987 these amazing have
twins, then aged 67, _____ (10) yet. not retire

2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.

А magazine _____ (1) asked people what they thought the most recent
useful _____ (2) of the last century was. It is а very _____ (3) invent, interest
question, since technology has _____ (4) our lives today. Lots of transform
people said cars, but I _____ (5). Although cars have made life easier agree
in some ways, I believe they have serious _____ (6). The worst advantage
thing about cars is that they are so _____ (7). They also cause noise
а lot of _____ (8). Other people said TV. Of course, _____ (9) will pollute, entertain
never be the same again and it can be _____ (10) to watch TV after relax
а long day. And what’s your opinion?

3. Choose the most suitable word for each space.

Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect – at least not _____ (1) the findings of a _____ (2) survey, Money and Change. The survey _____ (3) three hundred teenagers, 13–17 years old, from _____ (4). By the time they _____ (5) their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of $8. Two thirds think they get _____ (6) money, but most expect to have to do something to get it. Although they have more cash, worry about debt is _____ (7) among teenagers. Therefore, the _____ (8) of children _____ (9) an effort to save for the future. Greater access to cash _____ (10) teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible _____ (11) a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged _____ (12) attitudes to money, even in case of children at these ages. Instead of wasting what pocket _____ (13) they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took _____ (14) in the survey seem to _____ (15) to the situation by saving more than half of their cash.

b) based on c) relying on d) according to

1. a) counting on 2. a) late b) recent c) latest d) fresh
3. a) included b) contained c) counted d) enclosed
4. a) entire b) all over c) complete d) the whole
5. a) reach b) get c) make d) arrive
6. a) acceptable b) adequate c) satisfactory d) enough
7. a) gaining b) heightening c) increasing d) building
8. a) most b) maximum c) many d) majority
9. a) make b) do c) have d) try
10. a) among b) through c) between d) along
11. a) like b) as c) for d) in
d) cautious 12. a) aware b) knowing c) helpful
13. a) cash b) money c) change d) savings
14. a) part b) place c) share d) piece
15. a) reply b) answer c) respond d) return

Test 14
1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The United States has strong political and military ties to governments in
all areas of the world. America’s alliances _____ (1) by its formidable back
military and nuclear forces. Over 2 million _____ (2) are members of the man
armed forces. About one _____ (3) of the United four
States military personnel serve over seas. Most of its overseas
forces _____ (4) in Western Europe under provisions of the NATO. This concentrate
military alliance _____ (5) the defense of member nations. guarantee
Since 1949, when the alliance _____ (6), the United States create
_____ (7) as Western Europe’s military leader. America’s political act
and military strength _____ (8) by its powerful economy. Although it is neither generate
the world’s _____ (9) nor _____ (10) nation, its economic output large
is twice Russia’s, three times Japan’s, and six times Germany’s. populous

2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.

Thanks to the Internet, we are now living in a _____ (1) village. globe
We have more _____ (2) about other countries than ever before. inform
We know as much about the _____ (3) in the US as in Russia. _____ (4) situate, pollute
which is produced in one country will affect other countries, too.
For example, nuclear power is not _____ (5) only for one country danger
but is an _____ (6) problem. If we do not take action soon, nation
the _____ (7) of a nuclear disaster is very real. We should all possible
_____ (8) our rubbish – not hope ‘green’ people will do it for us. cycle
Some people think _____ (9) resources will go on forever, but they won’t. nature
We all have an _____ (10) to protect the environment. oblige

3. Choose the most suitable word for each space.

The three blank spaces _____ (1) the wall of the Frankfurt Schirn Gallery are probably more photographed than the old paintings which _____ (2) there until last Thursday. That was the day when thieves _____ (3) two paintings by JMW Turner, which were _____ (4) loan from London’s Tate Gallery. In fact, as theft increases, empty walls are _____ (5) an increasingly familiar _____ (6) in Europe’s galleries. The thieves are usually _____ (7) of professional gangs who study the layout of their target in _____ (8) beforehand. They are becoming better at overcoming the tightest security. The thieves of Frankfurt waited _____ (9) the gallery closed at 10 pm, overpowered the security guard before he could _____ (10) on the alarm system and _____ (11) with the paintings to a waiting car. The pictures are _____ (12) at $65 million and, since they are _____ (13) famous to sell, police suspect that the thieves will hold them to ransom. A $100,000 reward is being _____ (14) for information. Unfortunately European Union policy has made it easier for thieves to _____ (15) borders and harder for police to follow them. To discourage thieves, galleries may have to turn themselves into high security fortresses.

1. a) in b) over c) on d) along

2. a) hung b) stayed c) held d) fixed
3. a) robbed b) stole c) burgled d) borrowed
4. a) for b) at c) in d) on
5. a) getting b) becoming c) having d) growing
6. a) sight b) scene c) site d) look
7. a) guest b) members c) partners d) owners
8. a) fact b) addition c) detail d) general
9. a) for b) while c) before d) until
10. a) turn b) go c) rely d) set
11. a) escaped b) parted c) got d) hid
12. a) measured b) charged c) valued d) appreciated
13. a) too b) enough c) very d) quite
14. a) stated b) offered c) held d) taken
15. a) swap b) alter c) change d) cross

Test 15
1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.

The White House In Washington, D.C., 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is а
very special address. It is the address of the White House, the home of
the president of the United States. President Washington never _____ (1) in live
the Presidential Palace. The _____ (2) president to live there was John one
Adams, the _____ (3) president of the United States, but his wife Mrs Adams two
really _____ (4) her new house because it was not warm enough! not like
In 1812 the United States and Britain _____ (5) to war. Many buildings go
_____ (6), including the Presidential Palace. After the war James burn
Hoban, the original architect, partially _____ (7) the president’s home. rebuild
To cover the marks of the fire, the building _____ (8) white. Since paint
that time it _____ (9) as the White House. Nowadays the White House know
_____ (10) lots of tourists from all over the world. attract

2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.

More and more animals are fighting for _____ (1) nowadays, and it is not survive
only _____ (2) who are to blame. Thousands of fish die every hunt
year as а result of the _____ (3) _____ (4) of waste in legal, dump
rivers by factories all over Europe. _____ (5) are often carried investigate
out to discover who is _____ (6) for these ecological disasters, response
but even when the offenders are found, the _____ (7) for this punish
kind of _____ (8) is not as severe as it should be. Factories will only reform behave
once the public _____ (9) to stop buying their products, and not before. threat
It is the only _____ (10) to а very serious problem. solve

3. Choose the most suitable word for each space.

If you tried to visualise a Paris caf e, you would probably _____ (1) plates of golden croissants and cups of steaming hot coffee. Whatever you picture, a teapot is _____ (2) to be part of the scene. Although the _____ (3) of taking afternoon tea is in many _____ (4) an English custom, its popularity is now _____ (5) through Paris. Tea salons have been fashionable in Paris _____ (6) early this century. One of the oldest tearooms in Paris, ‘Angelina’, was _____ (7) in 1903. The atmosphere has a charming turn-of-the-century feel and the menu includes a mouth-watering _____ (8) of cream cakes, meringues and almond macaroons. Tearooms in Paris are unfortunately often overlooked by tourists snared by the bright lights and bistros. But for those who know, tea drinking in saloons is serious _____ (9). Menus often give you _____ (10) descriptions of the teas’ _____ (11), or even what time of the day is _____ (12) for drinking a certain tea. For serious connoisseurs there is only one tearoom _____ (13) visiting ‘Marriage Freres’. In this sunny tearoom you’ll be surrounded by towering green plants and _____ (14) by white-suited waiters. In the adjoining shop, enormous chests of China tea are displayed alongside old canisters containing 350 _____ (15) of tea from more than 30 countries.

1. a) think b) imagine c) consider d) figure

2. a) rarely b) not c) unlikely d) hardly
3. a) means b) fact c) view d) habit
4. a) ideas b) ways c) types d) forms
5. a) spreading b) moving c) going d) swelling
6. a) for b) until c) since d) before
7. a) founded b) set c) run d) found
8. a) mass b) selection c) mixture d) collection
9. a) affair b) trade c) business d) commerce
10. a) tiny b) particular c) special d) detailed
11. a) origins b) births c) sources d) beginnings
12. a) conventional b) relevant c) appropriate d) reliable
13. a) right b) worth c) deserving d) worthy
14. a) shown b) ordered c) served d) brought
15. a) makes b) variations c) types d) breeds

ANSWER KEY

Nouns
Test 1. 1. churches; 2. difficulties; 3. mice; 4. months; 5. children; 6. roofs; 7. boys; 8. women; 9. deer; 10. leaves; 11. geese; 12. potatoes; 13. feet; 14. dresses; 15. radios; 16. oxen; 17. fish/fishes; 18. wolves; 19. countries; 20. teeth; 21. curricula
Test 2. 1. nannies; 2. fathers-in-law; 3. headaches; 4. dictionaries; 5. pincushions; 6. hold-ups; 7. hoofs/hooves; 8. radios; 9. train robberies; 10. painkillers; 11. bushes; 12. pen-friends; 13. videos; 14. pillowcases; 15. violins; 16. wives; 17. media; 18. mice; 19. godfathers; 20. wishes; 21. phenomena
Test 3. 1. deer; 2. ladies; 3. roofs; 4. chiefs; 5. studios; 6. zoos; 7. buses; 8. sheep; 9. species; 10. days; 11. families; 12. dishes; 13. paws; 14. forks; 15. data; 16. Eskimos; 17. leaves; 18. lives; 19. zeroes/zeros; 20. buffaloes/buffalos; 21. criteria
Test 4. 1. trout; 2. composers; 3. insects; 4. oases; 5. analyses; 6. bacteria; 7. waiters; 8. babies; 9. handkerchiefs; 10. churches; 11. memos; 12. ball games; 13. passers-by; 14. letdowns; 15. vowels; 16. buzzes; 17. glasses; 18. men; 19. geese; 20. feet; 21. volcanoes
Test 5. 1. benches; 2. celebrities; 3. lice; 4. baths; 5. women; 6. cliffs; 7. plays; 8. scarves; 9. beliefs; 10. sheep; 11. halves; 12. tomatoes; 13. means; 14. photos; 15. fruit/fruits; 16. swine; 17. activities; 18. thieves; 19. kilos; 20. parties; 21. appendices/appendixes
Test 6. 1. are; 2. are; 3. is; 4. is; 5. are; 6. is; 7. is; 8. are; 9. is; 10. is; 11. is; 12. is; 13. is; 14. are; 15. is; 16. are; 17. is; 18. is; 19. are; 20. is
Test 7. 1. are; 2. are; 3. is; 4. is; 5. are; 6. is; 7. is; 8. is; 9. are; 10. is; 11. is; 12. is; 13. is; 14. are; 15. is; 16. are; 17. is; 18. is; 19. are; 20. are
Test 8. 1. is; 2. don’t; 3. want; 4. was; 5. aren’t; 6. wasn’t; 7. does/ do; 8. isn’t; 9. they are; 10. are; 11. do; 12. is; 13. are; 14. was; 15. is; 16. is; 17. is; 18. are; 19. is; 20. needs
Test 9. 1. were; 2. is; 3. does; 4. makes; 5. enjoy; 6. is; 7. are looking; 8. get; 9. is passing; 10. is; 11. is, is; 12. were (each member of the audience individually); 13. is; 14. was; 15. are; 16. gives; 17. were; 18. was; 19. is; 20. is

Pronouns
Test 1. 1. her; 2. them; 3. she, me; 4. he, us; 5. she, him; 6. you; 7. she; 8. them; 9. him; 10. it, it, me; 11. him; 12. it; 13. it; 14. it, it; 15. it; 16. you; 17. it; 18. it, it; 19. it; 20. it

Test 2. 1. her; 2. him; 3. me; 4. them; 5. it; 6. them; 7. us; 8. them; 9. him; 10. them; 11. them, me; 12. it, them; 13. it, him; 14. it; 15. I, them; 16. they; 17. him; 18. us; 19. he, me; 20. them
Test 3. 1. my; 2. his, his; 3. its; 4. her; 5. his; 6. theirs; 7. my; 8. their; 9. its; 10. their; 11. my; 12. its 13. his; 14. your, mine; 15. theirs; 16. mine; 17. yours; 18. your; 19. their; 20. her
Test 4. 1. their; 2. his; 3. his; 4. your; 5. their; 6. your; 7. our; 8. her; 9. hers; 10. our; 11. mine; 12. his; 13. their; 14. her; 15. our; 16. its; 17. my; 18. its; 19. her; 20. their
Test 5. 1. your; 2. your; 3. my; 4. my; 5. her; 6. his; 7. our; 8. our; 9. our; 10. our; 11. her; 12. your
Test 6. 1. yourself; 2. themselves; 3. ourselves; 4. myself; 5. himself; 6. myself; 7. herself; 8.itself; 9. himself; 10.himself; 11. herself; 12. itself; 13. himself; 14. themselves; 15. herself; 16. herself; 17. herself; 18. yourself; 19. yourself; 20. himself
Test 7. 1. herself; 2. himself/herself; 3. herself; 4. itself; 5. themselves; 6. herself; 7. herself; 8. himself; 9. himself; 10. themselves; 11. ourselves; 12. itself; 13. herself; 14. yourselves; 15. myself; 16. herself; 17. ourselves; 18. herself; 19. ourselves; 20. myself
Test 8. 1. these, those; 2. this; 3. this, that; 4. these, those; 5. that; 6. this; 7. that; 8. that; 9. these; 10. these; 11. this, that; 12. that; 13. that; 14. that; 15. that; 16. that; 17. that; 18. that; 19. this; 20. this
Test 9. 1. that; 2. this; 3. those; 4. this; 5. that; 6. this; 7. this/that; 8. that; 9. those; 10. those; 11. this; 12. these; 13. these; 14. those; 15. those; 16. this, that; 17. that; 18. this; 19. this; 20. that
Test 10. 1. some, any; 2. any, some; 3. no; 4. any; 5. some, any; 6. any, some; 7. no; 8. some; 9. every; 10. no; 11. every; 12. any; 13. no/ some; 14. some; 15. some; 16. any; 17. some; 18. every; 19. any; 20. any/ every
Test 11. 1. any; 2. any; 3. some; 4. any; 5. something; 6. anything; 7. nothing; 8. anybody/anyone; 9. some, any; 10. anybody/anyone; 11. somebody/someone, anywhere; 12. any; 13. something/somebody; 14. somebody/someone; 15. nobody/no one; 16. somebody/someone; 17. anybody/anyone/anything; 18. every; 19. anything, nothing; 20. every
Test 12. 1. no; 2. some, any; 3. any; 4. anyone/anybody; 5. some, any; 6. some; 7. somewhere; 8. any; 9. no; 10. anyone/anybody; 11. everywhere, anywhere; 12. anything; 13. any; 14. some, any; 15. someone; 16. everyone/everybody; 17. no; 18. anything; 19. nobody; 20. something
Test 13. 1. any; 2. some, any; 3. no; 4. any; 5. some; 6. every; 7. some, any; 8. anyone/anybody; 9. anything; 10. anyone/anybody, nobody/no one; 11. anyone/anybody; 12. somewhere; 13. anything; 14. anywhere; 15. nothing; 16. anywhere; 17. anything; 18. nobody/no one, nothing; 19. everyone/everybody; 20. somewhere/anywhere

Numerals
Test 1. 1. eight; 2. ten; 3. eleven; 4. seventeen; 5. twelve; 6. sixteen; 7. twenty; 8. thirteen; 9. nineteen; 10. fourteen; 11. forty; 12. eighty; 13. one hundred and twenty; 14. ninety; 15. four hundred; 16. sixty; 17. zero; 18. three; 19. one/a hundred; 20. seventy; 21. thirty; 22. thirty-seven; 23. fifty; 24. fifty-six; 25. sixty-one; 26. seventy-four; 27. ninety-one; 28. ninety-seven; 29. one/a hundred; 30. sixty

Test 2. 1. three – third; 2. four – fourth; 3. nine – ninth; 4. eleven – eleventh; 5. nineteen – nineteenth; 6. thirty – thirtieth; 7. forty-one – forty-first; 8. forty-two – forty-second; 9. seventy-four – seventy-fourth; 10. eighty-five – eighty-fifth; 11. ninety-nine – ninety-ninth; 12. one hundred – one hundredth; 13. five hundred and ten – five hundred and tenth; 14. nine hundred – nine hundredth; 15. nine hundred and ninety-nine – nine hundred and ninety-ninth; 16. one thousand – one thousandth; 17. two thousand five hundred and thirty-seven – two thousand five hundred and thirty-seventh; 18. five thousand two hundred – five thousand two hundredth; 19. ten thousand – ten thousandth; 20. one million – one millionth
Test 3. 1. first; 2. fifth; 3. tenth; 4. twentieth; 5. second; 6. ninth; 7. twenty-first; 8. eleventh; 9. eighth; 10. one hundred and first.

Adjectives and Adverbs

Test 1. 1. colder, the coldest; 2. bigger, the biggest; 3. more wonderful, the most wonderful; 4. happier, the happiest; 5. better, the best; 6. more comfortable, the most comfortable; 7. easier, the easiest; 8. fatter, the fattest; 9. worse, the worst; 10. nicer, the nicest; 11. newer, the newest; 12. more expensive, the most expensive; 13. hungrier, the hungriest; 14. hotter, the hottest; 15. less, the least
Test 2. 1. cheaper, the cheapest; 2. farther/further, the farthest/the furthest; 3. hotter, the hottest; 4. more cheerful, the most cheerful; 5. prettier, the prettiest; 6. redder, the reddest; 7. noisier, the noisiest; 8. more terrible, the most terrible; 9. later/the latter, the latest/the last; 10. worse, the worst; 11. more difficult, the most difficult; 12. fewer,the fewest; 13. older/elder, the oldest/the eldest; 14. sleepier, the sleepiest; 15. thinner, the thinnest
Test 3. 1. better; 2. worst; 3. more correct; 4. younger; 5. fattest; 6. tastiest; 7. prettier; 8. most beautiful; 9. younger; 10. highest; 11. worst; 12. best; 13. taller; 14. fastest; 15. smaller

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