KEYS TO THE TESTS

Test 1

I 1. is; has been working 2. is coming 3. Do … often get 4. don’t get; shall (will) miss 5. is; is putting 6. Do … hear; hear 7. haven’t seen 8. is; hasn’t come

II 1. -; -2. a 3. the 4. a; the 5. the

III 1. much 2. our; ours 3. somebody 4. some 5. no 6. many

IV 1. the latest 2. more 3. the most practical 4. charming 5. brighter; better

V 1. fifteen 2. thousand 3. the third 4. eighties 5. five

Test 2

I 1. get 2. have … been 3. am giving 4. have been 5. have … got; did … take 6. do … think; think 7. boils 8. are talking

II 1. a; the 2. the 3. a; a 4. a; the 5. the

III 1. any; some 2. your; mine 3. some 4. anything 5. many 6. few

IV 1. worse 2. the most interesting 3. angrier 4. more serious 5. funny

V 1. twenty seventh 2. forty 3. millions of 4. thirtieth 5. a half kilo

Test 3

I 1. have been; want 2. does … do; sings; plays 3. left 4. promise 5. are coming 6. taught; was 7. don’t understand 8. is; have … read

II 1. the 2. -; - 3. the 4. a 5. a; the

III 1. many 2. few 3. their; ours 4. much 5. any 6. anybody

IV 1. higher; farther 2. the nicest 3. serious 4. the easiest 5. elder

V 1. fifties 2. hundred 3. room five 4. the thirty-fifth president 5. the Fifth

Test 4

I 1. arrives 2. came; hadn’t seen 3. promise 4. will end 5. Have … read 6. visited 7. are … thinking 8. has found

II 1. the; the; a 2. the; the; - 3. a; the; the 4. the; the 5. -; -

III 1. little 2. a few 3. any 4. anywhere 5. mine 6 any

IV 1. talented 2. the sunniest 3. good; better 4. the most beautiful 5. further

V 1. channel four 2. the thirty first of 3. tenth 4. fifths 5. thousands of

Test 5

I 1. are … taking 2. was coming; hurried 3. has disappeared; was; was trying 4. learnt; had left 5. will … come 6. come 7. have … posted 8. have … been

II 1. the; - 2. the 3. the; the; the 4. -; a 5. a

III 1. any 2. nothing 3. them; us 4. yours 5. many; little 6. nobody

IV 1. older 2. delicious 3. faster 4. better 5. the most useful

V 1. the seventh of July 2. lane two 3. twenty eight 4. the tenth 5. gate six