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Pronouns - Adverbs (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)
Book 1 Part B

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53. A: What do you think of politics?
B: Oh, I find politics really ______.
A) depress
B) depressing
C) depressed
D) be depressed
54. I agree. I get terribly ______ when people talk about politics.
A) depression
B) depressing
C) depressed
D) be depressed
55. I find people who spit in the street ______.
A) offensive
B) offensively
C) offender
D) offence
56. Since divorce became easier to obtain in Europe, the divorce rate
has gone up ______.
A) dramatic
B) dramatically C) dramatics
D) to be dramatic
57. They play the guitar ______.
A) beautiful
B) beautifully
C) very beautiful D) a lot beautiful
58. I’m going to ______ next term, because the exams are getting closer.
A) study hard
B) hardly study C) study hardly
D) studying hard
59. The migration of the ducks was due to the ______ of colder weather.
A) arriving
B) arrive
C) arrival
D) arrived
60. Since the old lady’s husband died, she’s been living ______.
A) herself
B) on her own
C) by itself
D) by her
61. The weather changed ______. There was an ______ change in the
weather.
A) unexpected / unexpectedly B) unexpectancy / unexpected
C) unexpectedly / unexpected
D) unexpectedly / unexpectation
62. Her condition improved ______. There was a ______ improvement
in her condition.
A) steady / steadiness
B) steadiness / steady
C) steady / steadily
D) steadily / steady
63. Fleming discovered penicillin ______.
A) accidentally B) accidental
C) accident
D) on accident
64. The ______ discovery of penicillin by Fleming in 1928 made the
effective treatment of many bacterial diseases possible.
A) accidental
B) by chance
C) accident
D) accidentally
65. The ______ of the forest will result in the ____ of many animal species.
A) destruction / disappear
B) destruction / disappearance
C) destructing / disappear
D) destruct / disappearance
66. A: Who told you they were moving?
B: They told me ______.
A) by themselves
B) on their own
C) themselves
D) himself
67. The toes of her shoes are open. She always wears open ______
shoes.
A) toe
B) toehold
C) tiptoe
D) toed
68. I didn’t buy the sweater because it wasn’t ______.
A) washing
B) washable
C) washer
D) washed
69. My chest hurts ______ I breathe.
A) whenever
B) whatever
C) wherever
D) whichever
70. Larry is a friendly person. He meets new people ______ he goes.
A) whenever
B) whatever
C) wherever
D) whoever
71. You must do ______ he says.
A) whomever
B) whatever
C) whenever
D) wherever
72. ______ solved that problem must be very smart.
A) Whomever
B) Whatever
C) Who
D) Whoever
73. We haven’t enjoyed ______ so much for years.
A) myself
B) oneself
C) ourselves
D) us
74. Have you heard about Sally? She killed______.
A) itself
B) herself
C) on her own
D) by herself
75. Her children are too young to look after______.
A) them
B) by themselves
C) on their own
D) themselves
76. That is a beautiful dress you’re wearing. Did you make it______?
A) you
B) yourselves
C) yourself
D) herself
77. Many lakes and rivers are being ______ polluted.
A) dangers
B) danger
C) dangerous
D) dangerously
78. Vitamins are produced synthetically in large quantities. This has made
them ______ and ______ available to most of the population.
A) cheaply / easily
B) cheap / easy
C) cheap / easily
D) cheaply / easy
79. Several new dams are being constructed. This will help to control
floods and provide water for______.
A) irrigate
B) irrigated
C) irrigating
D) irrigation
80. A problem of fundamental ______ for the developing countries is
that of slowing down population growth.
A) importance B) vital
C) urgent
D) serious
81. “The Alfa River is 100 km long. The Beta River is 200 km long.”
means: The Beta River is ______ the Alfa River.
A) shorter than
B) half as long as
C) twice as long as
D) half as short as
82. “Lake Beta is 20 m deep. Lake Alfa is 80 m deep.” means: The
depth of Lake Beta is ______ that of Lake Alfa.
A) one-fourth
B) four times
C) one-third
D) three times
83. The height of Mt Vesuvius is about 1200 m and that of Mt Blanc is
4800 m. Mt Blanc is the ______ of the two mountains. Its height is
about ______ of Mt Vesuvius
A) higher / one fourth that
B) highest / one fourth
C) highest / four times that
D) higher / four times that
84. A: Will you boil the potatoes?
B: Yes. I like ______ potatoes.
A) boiling
B) boiled
C) boil
D) boiler
85. A: Shall I write the recipe?
B: Yes, please. I need a ______ recipe.
A) wrote
B) write
C) writing
D) written
86. We didn’t have much money, so we stayed at a/an ______ hotel.
A) luxurious
B) inexpensive C) comfort
D) quietness
87. The nurse is very ______. She spoke ______.
A) politely / politely
C) polite / politely
B) politely / polite
D) polite / polite
88. Annie ______ lives in London. She moved to Bristol.
A) any more
B) any longer
C) no longer
D) any better
89. I don’t want to stay here ______.
A) any more B) no longer C) never
D) no more
90. Are you ______ or do you want me to switch on the heating ?
A) warm enough
B) too warm
C) pretty cold
D) quite cold
91. I’ve got ______ a lot to do today. I’m really busy.
A) such
B) so
C) very
D) too
92. I’ve made _____ many mistakes in this letter. I think I’ll type it again.
A) such
B) so
C) very
D) too
93. The poor girl looked ______ ______.
A) miserable / unhappy
B) miserably / unhappy
C) miserable / unhappily
D) miserably / unhappily
94. This is not______.
A) a big enough van
B) big a enough van
C) an enough big van
D) a van enough big
95. The boss looked at him ______.
A) astonishing B) unhappy
C) angrily
D) hardly
96. It was ______ hot in the train.
A) extreme
B) intolerable
C) worse
D) terribly
97. She ran ______ to the telephone.
A) very quick
B) hopefully
C) impatient
D) miserable
98. “Shall we go?” David looked ______ at Susan.
A) happily
B) surprised
C) astonishing
D) glad
99. The child looked ______.
A) neglected
B) a beggar
C) hunger
D) poverty
100. The world has gone ______.
A) difficult
B) coldness
C) crazy
D) foregoing
101. The situation resolved itself ______ than I had expected.
A) much more easily
B) the most easily
C) a lot easier
D) much easier
102. The young man struck his boss and______ killed him.
A) sudden
B) accidentally C) bloody
D) angry
103. Every child reacts ______ ______.
A) rather / different
B) quite / differ
C) a lot / difference
D) somewhat / differently