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11. I like --------- blue T-shirt over there better than ----------red one.
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18. What do you usually have for ------------- breakfast?
20.After this tour you have ------------- whole afternoon free to explore the city.
II COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS.Rewrite the sentences with the given words in
parenthesis.
1. The man arrived (earlier / earliest) than the others to get a good seat.
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5. The work went (better / best) today because all the workers showed up.
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9. I have a (bigger / biggest) problem than you.
10. That was the (stranger / strangest) thing that I have ever seen!
11. If you look (closest / closer) you can see the ocean from here.
13. You show the (gentler / gentlest) touch when handling the baby.
16. The map we printed out is (simplest / simpler) than the one provided at the park.
21. That test is (more important / most important) than playing video games.
III.MODALS. Read the situations and use the words in brackets to write sentences using modals.
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2.I haven’t seen the people next door for ages. (they/ go away)
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4.Frank passed the exam without studying for it. (the exam / very difficult)
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5.She knew everything about our plans. ( she / listen / to our conversation)
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6.Fiona did the opposite of what I asked her to do. (she / understand / what I said)
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7.When I woke up this morning, the light was on. (I/forget/to turn it off).
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8.The lights were red but the car didn’t stop. (the driver/see/the red light)
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9. I was woken up in the middle of the night by the noise next door. (the neighbours / have /a party)
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4. I rode the bicycle. I fell off.
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1. Mrs.Hill wishes her daughter __________ to university.That's why she sends her to private school.
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2. I wish I __________ under the sun for a long time.Now I have a terrible sunburn.
3. Joseph wishes he __________ a rich man so that he could buy the red sports car in his dreams.
4. My father wishes he __________ that car because it usually breaks down and costs him a lot of money.
5. Michael and Meg wish they __________ on holiday in Miami instead of having to work all day in this boring office.
8. Pam wishes she __________ Sue's phone number. She would telephone her and invite to the birthday party.
9. Mr.Reed wishes his wife __________ her yellow dress to the wedding ceremony next Tuesday.He really likes it.
10. Phillip and John wish they __________ their homework.The teacher got very angry.
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11. I wish I __________ Henry of stealing my wallet.I found it under my bed yesterday.
12. Sophie wishes her boss __________ her a promotion as she has been working diligently for a long time and she is
very successful.
13. I wish I __________ harder for the Science exam.I got a very bad mark and my parents got quite upset.
14. Thomas wishes he __________ so ill.He wants to go out and play with his friends,but he can't.
Complete the text with these words and phrases. There are five extra words.
pushy • risk
I’m really proud of my dad. Last year he had his blood pressure taken and he was told that he was in
(1) ____________ of developing heart disease. He had been working too hard and not making time for exercise. He
was also eating a lot of (2)_____________foods, so he had put on weight. Anyway, he listened to the doctor’s advice
and started to eat a healthier diet. Then he announced that he was going to take up running and that he had entered a
marathon as an incentive.
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We thought that he couldn’t possibly get fit in time but he’s very (3)______________and he started getting up really
(4) _____________________himself but he kept at it and last week he completed his first marathon in four hours and
25 minutes! He also raised lots of money for a heart health charity. He says he’s going to continue running to (5)
I’m worried that I’m becoming a bargain hunter. I’m not (1) ______________ to anything else, at least not that I’m
aware of, but when it comes to shopping, I have decided not to waste money on clothes that are too expensive. I get
an idea in my mind of an outfit that I want and then I set out to find the cheapest version I can. I no longer buy items
that I can’t really (2) ______________In addition, I am determined to only buy clothes when I really need them. Too
many people end up going home from a shopping trip with bags of clothes, most of which they don’t really like, then
when they look at them again. They then return to the shops and get (3) ___________ but not me. I only spend a little
at a time so I am never going to get into (4) _____________. In this way, I am keeping my (5) __________ under