Question

3. From the choices provided select the one that would correctly complete the sentence.
1) My sister Pamela is really (a young sweet; a sweet young) girl. 2) Those are probably the (fanciest, most fanciest) blouses in the store. 3) Everyone will be home for the holidays. Can it make for (a merriest, the merriest, a merrier) Christmas than this one? 4) They grew up in (a small old brick; an old small brick; a brick old small )house in the suburbs of London. 5) Some movies are very (bored, boring). They make me sleepy. 6) I am really
(interested, interesting) in history, and I fi nd Mr. Bee’s classes quite (attracting, attractive, attracted).
4. Fill in the correct prepositions and articles.
1) Last year we had … lovely skiing holiday … . Alps. 2) Tell him to write … name and … address … the front page …. 3) We’ll meet you at … corner … street … 11 o’clock. 4) Granny spends most … the day sitting
… … armchair. 5) Because … delay we had to wait … four hours … the airport. 6) I missed … bus and
had to go … foot. 7) Th e man chased … police went … the shop. 8) … summer he usually goes jogging in … park … Sundays. 9) She was … … way … Berlin … that time. 10) My elder sister, Jessica, was named … our great-grandmother.
5. Encircle the correct variant.
1) He now has two (mother-in-laws; mothers-in-law). 2) (Little; A little) is being done for the refugees; I think
it is not enough. 3) You shouldn’t be (so; such) pessimistic; everything will be OK. 4) Who will (make; do) the
speech on behalf of our delegation? 5) He looked (nervous; nervously) when he had to give sound arguments.
6) She would help you, if you (had asked, ask, asked) her to. 7) We wish they (see, saw, would see, had seen) us
off tomorrow. 8) I would like for you to have (a, the, -) success in fi nding a new apartment.

Answer 1

1. a sweet young
2. most fanciest
3. a marrier
4. small old brick
5. boring
6. interested; attracting
4.1. a ; in
2.the, the, on