1) Strange, rude

2) strangely, rudely

3) strange, rudely

4) strangely, rude

23. She received congratulations as if she were of women.

1) happiest

2) happier

3) the happiest

4) the most happy

24. We slept in a double-bedded room, which was that the little country inn

could do for us.

1) good

2) better

3) the best

4) worse

25. sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate but to them.

1) The worst, to be indifferent

2) Worse, being indifferent

3) Bad, be indifferent

4. Worst, to be indifferent

26. they were to come .

1) Latest

2) The last

3) Later

4) The latest

27. He says that ______ news ________.

1) the latest, is old

2) the last, were old

3) late, have been old

4) later, was old

28. Everybody knows that flowers smell .

1) most of the, more sweetly

2) most of the, more sweet

3) most of, sweetly

4) most, sweet

29. It was for John the scheme fail.

1) disappointing, to watch

2) disappointed, watching

3) disappointment, watches

4) disappointing, watch

30. way the spy behaved was very .

1) A, friend 2) The, friendly 3) The, friendish 4) , friendlike

31. life is becoming automated.

1) The, most

2) , the most

3) ,more

4) The, less

32. The evidence of the second witness more .

1) is, convinced

2) are, convincing

3) were, convinced

4) was, convincing

33. Twenty-two miles north of central London in the ancient city of St. Albans, there is one of _____ historic sites in Britain.

1) the importantest

2) most important

3) the most important

4) the most importantest

34. Give me a comb and scissors and I'll make of you _____ stylish woman in St. Beam.

1) the most

2) more

3) much more

4) the more

35. Psychologically, it is actually _____ to persuade people to give their money than to lend _____, strange as this may seem.

1) easy, it

2) easiest, them

3) more easier, theirs

4) easier, it

36. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing _____ .

1) more and more bad

2) worser and worser

3) more and more worse

4) worse and worse

37. She became _____ as she was growing up.

1) much and much beautifully

2) more and more beautiful

3) more and more beautifully

4) better and better beautiful

38. At the gate I met a strangely familiar _____ dressed in _____ .

1) men, black

2) man, a black

3) man, black

4) mens, the black

39. In his library I saw _____ books I had ever seen in my life.

1) much more

2) many more

3) much

4) more many

40. He had stayed _____ on the ground for an hour or so before he heard steps.

1) motionless

2) motionlessly

3) very quietly

4) quite calmly

41. Some streets were sinking in luxury; others, where _____ lived, were wretched and poverty stricken.

1) poor

2) a poor

3) the poor

4) the poors

42. Under these circumstances, _____ we go and do it _____ .

1) the sooner, than the better

2) sooner, well

3) the sooner, the better

4) the soonest, the best

43. He was a little way _____ down the table on my side and was leaning forward and chatting with great animation to a blonde woman who seemed to be much _____ than he was.

1) farther, older

2) further, older

3) farther, elder

4) further, more older

44. To cut a long story short, _____ Andrew thought of it, _____ he became.

1) the more, the angrier

2) more, than angrier

3) when more, the more angry

4) much more, the more angrier

45. He moved ____ putting one foot in front of ____ .

1. careful, the other

2. carefully, another

3. careful, other

4. carefully, the other

46. When it was time to have ____ dinner, I could ____ eat anything.

1. - , hardly

2. a, barely

3. - , hard

4. the, to

47. He searched his room ____ . The badge was gone. Somebody ____ it.

1. with care, might take

2. carefully, must have taken

3. careful, may have taken

4. carefully, should take

48. She sipped her coffee and pulled a face. “It tastes ____ tonight.”

1. horribly

2. horrible

3. most horribly

4. badly

49. I realized it would be ____ to be obliged to take money from my guest if I ____ enough to pay for the bill.

1. terribly, didn’t have

2. bad, wasn’t having

3. terrible, didn’t have

4. badly, won’t have

50. “I want the reports ____ . Have someone bring them to me as soon as they ____ , will you?”

1. quickly, will be typed

2. fastly, are typed

3. quick, will type

4. fast, are typed

51. “I never eat more than one thing. I think people eat too ____ nowadays.”

1. much

2. very much

3. a lot

4. many food

52. She can’t expect much. He ____ ever works ____ .

1. hard, proper

2. harder, in a proper way

3. hardly, properly

4. hardly, proper

53. Little Martha danced even ____ than her sister.

1. more beautiful

2. most beautiful

3. most beautifully

4. more beautifully

54. My English was ____ poor to allow me to make speeches.

1. too

2. such

3. little

4. enough

55. She left the room ____ quickly that I had no time to say ____ word.

1. too, the

2. enough, a

3. so, a

4. quite, -

56. The road ran straight for miles and he had to walk very ____ ____ to reach the village in time.

1. fastly, -

2. fast, to be able

3. faster, being able

4. fast, be able

57. I don’t know what ____ planning to do. I haven’t seen him ____ .

1. he is, lately

2. is he, lately

3. he is, late

4. is he, later

58. He was ____ nice! He always treated us ____ .

1. very, friendly

2. so, in a friendly manner

3. such, in a friendly way

4. - , friendly

59. John’s sister Marian was very ____ to me, and I liked her ____ of them all.

1. nicely, best

2. nice, better

3. nice, best

4. nicely, most

60. I valued her love ____ highly to run the risk of losing it.

1. such

2. enough

3. too

4. much

61. You’ve cooked the cake ____ . You didn’t read the recipe ____ .

1. quickly, careful

2. too quick, carefully

3. so quickly, careful enough

4. too quickly, carefully enough

62. ____ wine there is! And ____ time to drink it!

1. How many, so many

2. How much, so little

3. A lot, very little

4. Very many, very few

63. He used to come ____ . He lived ____ on top of the hill.

1. late, nearly

2. lately, almost

3. late, scarcely

4. lately, nearly

64. Find the right forms. In some cases both forms are right.

1. Mary is (older / elder) than Gary.

2. Is your house much (further / farther)?

3. It's the (oldest / eldest) tree in the park.