3) Choose the correct verb form :

1. The television news is/are at ten o’clock.

2. These clothes is/are the latest fashion.

3. Maths is/are Emma’s favourite subject.

4. The troops was/were involved in a training exercise.

5. The contents of the briefcase seems/seem to have disappeared.

6. Darts is/are often played in pubs in England.

7. The athletics we watched was/were quite exciting.

8. The remains of the meal was/were thrown in the bin.

9. Economics is/are a difficult subject.

10. My belongings was/were all packed up in suitcases.

4) Choose the correct variant :

1. The house was ………………………….. building.

1. a nice old stone b) a nice stone old c) a stone old nice d) an old nice stone

2. The government is doing nothing to help…………………….. .

1. poor b) the poor c) the poors d) the poor ones

3. The young man seems very ………………… .

1. sensible b) sensiblely c) sensibley d) sensibly

4. I ……………………….. missed the bus. I was only just in time to catch it.

1. mostly b) near c) nearest d) nearly

5. This detailed map is …………………… the atlas.

1. more useful as b) more useful than c) usefuller than d) usefuller as

6. This place gets …………………. crowded with tourists every summer.

1. always more b) crowded and more c) from more to more d) more and more

7. The village is …………………. Sheffield. It’s only six miles away.

1. along b) by c) near d) next

8. We’ve lived in this flat ……….. five years.

1. ago b) already c) for d) since

9. Polly wants to cycle round the world. She’s really keen ……….. the idea.

1. about b) for c) on d) with

10. This car is ………….. , if you’re interested in buying it.

1. for sale b) in sale c) at sale d) to sell

5) Choose the correct variant :

1. Call an ambulance. There’s been ………………………… .

1. accident b) an accident c) some accident

2. “ Where are you going?” “ I’m going to buy …………………….. .

1. a wine b) little wine c) a bottle of wine

3. Sandra works at a big hospital. She’s ……………… .

1. nurse b) a nurse c) the nurse

4. She works six days ……………. week.

1. in b) for c) a d) the

5. There are millions of stars in ……… .

1. space b) a space c) the space

6. Every day …………….. begins at 9 and finishes at 3.

1. school b) a school c) the school

7. ……………………… a problem in most big cities.

1. Crime is b) The crime is c) The crimes are

8. When …………… invented?

1. was telephone b) were telephones c) was the telephone d) were the telephones

9. We visited ………………… .

1. Canada and United States b) the Canada and the United States c) Canada and the United States d) the Canada and United States

10. Julia is a student at ……………… .

1. London University b) the London University c) the University of London

11. What time …………………… on television?

1. is the news b) are the news c) is news

12. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was ………………………. journey.

1. three hour b) a three-hours c) a three-hour

13. Where is …………………. ?

1. the manager office b) the manager’s office c) the office of the manager d) the office of the manager’s

14. I live near the station – it’s only about ……………… .

1. ten minutes’ walk b) a ten minute walk d) ten minute’s walk

15. ……… the police know how the accident happened?

1. Does b) do c) are