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Read the text and complete the sentences Lily and I had planned a movie marathon weekend. I was exhausted from work and she was stressed out from her classes, so we'd promised to spend the whole weekend parked on the couch and subsist solely on pizza and crisps. No healthy food. No diet Coke. And absolutely no strict, official clothes. Even though we talked all the time, we hadn't spent any real time together since I'd moved to the city. We'd been friends since the eighth grade, when I first saw Lily crying alone at a cafeteria table. She'd just moved in with her grandfather and started at our school in Avon, after it became clear that her parents weren't coming home any time soon. The day I found her crying alone in the cafeteria was the day her grandmother had forced her to chop off her dirty dreadlocks and wear a dress, and Lily was not very happy about it. Something about the way she talked, the way she said, «That's so nice of you,» and «Let's just forget about it», charmed me, and we immediately became friends. We'd been inseparable through the rest of high school, and lived in the same room for all years at Brown College. Lily hadn't yet decided whether she preferred girlish dresses or rough leather jackets, but we complemented each other well. And I missed her. Because with her first year as a graduate student and my exhausting work, we hadn't seen a whole lot of each other lately. Lily was studying for Ph.D. in Russian Literature at Columbia University and working odd jobs every free second she wasn’t studying. Her grandmother barely had enough money to support herself, and Lily had to pay for the studies on her own. However, she seemed to be fond of such a way of life. She loved Russian culture ever since her eighth-grade teacher told her that Lily looked how he had always pictured Lolita, with her round face and curly black hair. She went directly home and read Nabokov’s “Lolita”, and then read everything else Nabokov wrote. And Tolstoy. And Gogol. And Chekhov. By the time we finished school, she was applying to Brown College to work with a specific professor who had a degree in Russian Literature. On interviewing a seventeen-year-old Lily the professor declared her one of the most well-read and passionate students of Russian literature he’d ever met. She still loved it, still studied Russian grammar and could read anything in its original. I couldn’t wait for the weekend. My fourteen-hour workdays were registering in my feet, my upper arms, and my lower back. Glasses had replaced the contacts I’d worn for a decade because my eyes were too dry and tired to accept them anymore. I’d begun loosing weight already as I never had time to eat properly, although I was drinking an enormous amount of coffee. I’d already weathered a flue infection and had paled significantly, and it had been only four weeks. I was only twenty-three years old. And my boss hadn’t even been in the office yet. I knew I deserved a weekend. Saturday afternoon found us particularly motivated, and we managed to saunter round the city center for a few hours. We each bought some new clothes for the upcoming New Year’s party and had a mug of hot chocolate from a sidewalk café. By the time we made it back to her apartment, we were exhausted and happy and spent the rest of the night watching old movies and eating pizza. What did the girls hope to do that weekend?

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Complete the sentences with one of the idioms in the correct form: 1. keep a secret, 2. keep a straight face, 3. put in time, 4. put on an act, 5. put right, 6. keep in touch, 7. keep one's chin up, 8. put the cart before the horse, 9. keep one's word, 10 keep one's head It was difficult to _____________________________ when the man fell off his chair into the grass.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. The Empire State Building is __________ (tall) than Moscow State University.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. The _________ (good) way to see San Francisco is on a cable car.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. John thinks riding a bike is ________ (exciting) than driving a car.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. What’s the _______ (busy) street in your town?

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Big cities are usually _________ (dangerous) than small towns.

Choose the right answer. Tina is ........ (young) than her brother.

Choose the right answer. African elephants have ........ (big) ears than elephants in Asia.

Choose the right answer. Caroline is ........ (friendly) than her roommate Betty.

Choose the right answer. The High Street is as ........ (busy) on Saturdays as it is on Sundays.

Choose the right answer. This book is ........ (interesting) than that one.

Choose the right answer. Fruit is ........ (good) for you than chocolate.

Choose the right answer. The English exam was ........ (hard) of all the exams.

Choose the right answer. That is ........ (bad) film I’ve ever seen!

Choose the right answer. Today is ........ (lucky) day of my life!

Choose the right answer. My mobile takes ........ (good) pictures than yours.

Choose the right answer. That was ........ (delicious) cake I’ve ever eaten.

Choose the right answer. Julie is ........(tall) person in her family.

Choose the right answer. The ........ (small) mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat. It is only 29 to 33 millimetres long.

Choose the right answer. Jeff is much ........ (old) than Tim.

Choose the right answer. Lucy isn’t as ........ (tall) as John.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. She came ___ (late) than we expected.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. That was the___ (bad) film I have ever seen.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. She works ___ (carefully) than others.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. He is the ___ (intelligent) of all.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. My mum is the___ (talented) artist in my family.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. She's the ___ (tall) in her class.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. Tony is getting ___ and ___ (good) at painting.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. You need to be a bit ___ (patient) with them.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. He couldn't have sculpted the statue any ___ (skillfully); it's perfect.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative/superlative form of adjectives/adverbs in brackets. Tracey is ___ (hardworking) than Janet.

Read the text and the dialogue and complete the sentences with the correct word. Lesley works as a teacher in London. She says: “Living in the city is very expensive! Transport and clothes cost a lot of money, and food prices are high too. I can't afford to go out very often: I don't have enough money. I spend all my money. I don't have any money left at the end of the month - it's difficult to save (= keep and not spend).” Lesley is talking with her friend Camilla. Camilla: Are you careful with money? Lesley: Yes, I am. I try not to spend too much. Camilla: How do you try to save money? Lesley: I try not to spend too much. I go to shops when there is a sale - with lower prices than usual. Camilla: Yes, when I'm at the supermarket, I look for special offers - for example, you get two products for the price of one. Lesley: And I try not to waste money by buying things I don't need. Camilla: Are you renting (= paying money to live in a building that someone else owns) or buying your house? Lesley: I'm buying it. I borrowed £200,000 from the bank, but it isn't easy to repay the loan. What about you? Camilla: The bank lent me £185,000, and I have to pay back £700 per month.

Rewrite the sentences as in the example. Use the full form of the verbs. Example: She wants to buy a new ski suit. She can’t afford it. (although) Although she wants to buy a new ski suit, she can’t afford it. Susan has a great singing voice. She doesn’t want a career in music. (despite)

Rewrite the sentences as in the example. Use the full form of the verbs. Example: She wants to buy a new ski suit. She can’t afford it. (although) Although she wants to buy a new ski suit, she can’t afford it. I love fashion shows. I haven’t been to one. (yet)

Rewrite the following as mixed conditional sentences. Use the example. Use the full form of the verbs. Example. Jake didn’t accept the job offer. He is still unemployed. If Jake had accepted the job offer, he wouldn’t still be unemployed. The hiker didn’t find anything to eat in the jungle. He's feeling hungry now.

Rewrite the following as mixed conditional sentences. Use the example. Use the full form of the verbs. Example. Jake didn’t accept the job offer. He is still unemployed. If Jake had accepted the job offer, he wouldn’t still be unemployed. The children were singing and dancing at the festival all morning. They are tired now.

Complete the sentence with the correct derivative formed from the word in brackets. Write the word in capital letters. The International Space Station (ISS) is a multinational ____________ (construct) project that is the largest single structure humans ever put into space.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price.

Complete the sentences. Put the word into the correct form. The statue of Charles I (1. to have) a very amusing story. After the Civil War it (2. to take down) and sold to a cutler. He immediately made great numbers of (3. knife) and forks with bronze handles. He told everybody that he (4. to make) them from the metal of the statue. They (5. to buy) both by the friends and the enemies of the late monarch. The cutler soon (6. to make) a lot of money and retired from the business. Some time later the government (7. to want) to put up a new statue to the memory of Charles I. When the culter heard of this he told the government he (8. to hide) the old statue. He added he (9. to sell) it to them at a moderate price. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now. They agreed and the monument (10. to put up) again in the place where it stands now.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word. GOOD He discovered that putting lead into gasoline made car engines work __________ .

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives, adding than where necessary.

Complete the sentences with the + the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the given adjectives.

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the given irregular adjectives.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Use capital letters where needed.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

Put the words into the correct order to complete the sentences.

Complete the sentences with too or enough.

Rewrite the sentences using not as ... as. Use the FULL forms.

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives, adding than where necessary.

Complete the sentences with the + the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

Put the adjectives into the correct group according to the way they form comparatives and superlatives.

Complete the sentence with too or enough. The restaurant is always ___ crowded at the weekend.

Complete the sentence with too or enough. Is it warm ___ to sit outside today?

Complete the sentence with too or enough. I can't drink this coffee. It's ___ sweet.

Complete the sentence with too or enough. Is your tea hot ___?

Complete the sentence with too or enough. Is the table big ___ for six people?

Complete the sentence with too or enough. The dishes are ___ expensive here. Let's go somewhere else.

Complete the sentence with too or enough. I can't eat Indian food. It's ___ spicy.

Complete the sentence with too or enough. There isn’t ___ oil in the salad.

Complete the sentence with too or enough. The service is ___ slow in this restaurant.

Complete the sentence with too or enough. His steak is ___ salty.

Rewrite the following as a mixed conditional sentence. Use the example. Use the full forms of the verbs. Example: Jake didn’t accept the job offer. He is still unemployed. If Jake had accepted the job offer, he wouldn’t still be unemployed. She walked 20 kilometres, so her feet are sore now.

Rewrite the following as a mixed conditional sentence. Use the example. Use the full forms of the verbs. Example: Jake didn’t accept the job offer. He is still unemployed. If Jake had accepted the job offer, he wouldn’t still be unemployed. The bus drivers have gone on strike, so I am not using public transport at the moment.

Rewrite the following as a mixed conditional sentence. Use the example. Use the full forms of the verbs. Use 'were' in your answer. Example: Jake didn’t accept the job offer. He is still unemployed. If Jake had accepted the job offer, he wouldn’t still be unemployed. She is not a reliable worker, so she didn't get a promotion.

Rewrite the following as a mixed conditional sentence. Use the example. Use the full forms of the verbs. Example: Jake didn’t accept the job offer. He is still unemployed. If Jake had accepted the job offer, he wouldn’t still be unemployed. The authorities didn't prevent the flooding in time, and now we are facing an environmental disaster.

Rewrite the following as a mixed conditional sentence. Use the example. Use the full forms of the verbs. Example: Jake didn’t accept the job offer. He is still unemployed. If Jake had accepted the job offer, he wouldn’t still be unemployed. We didn't recycle and now we are running out of natural resources.