Exercíe E 8 -1

Unit 8
COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE TEST 1I. Give the adjective form of the following words.

friend noise beauty medicine plenty access peace































II. Choose the correct word in brackets.
Thao: How do you like living here?
Lan: Well, it`s an (interested / interesting) city. But you really need a car here; (if / otherwise), you can`t go anywhere. There (used /use) to be a good bus system, but there isn`t anymore.
Thao: Why is that?
Lan: Oh, I think they expect everyone to have a car. so they don`t bother to provide decent bus service. It`s getting worse and worse. These days, you have to wait for (time / ages) for a bus. And when one finally (appears /shows) up, it`s usually full!

III. Complete the conversation with the words from the box. Put the verbs in the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE.
come leave get go finish
spend

Mary: Jack and Jill (1) married on Saturday. Her brother Andrew (2) all the way from Scotland for the wedding. . He (3) Edinburgh on Friday. It`s a long drive so he`s going to look for a hotel near Birmingham. He (4) the night there and (5) the journey the next morning. I`m going to buy the wedding present this afternoon. Would you like to come with me?
Paula: All right. I (6) .....into town this afternoon. What are you going to buy?
Mary: I`m not sure. Something useful.
IV. Complete the sentence. Use a superlative (-est or most) or a comparative (-er or more).
1. We stayed at the cheapest hotel in the town.(cheap)
2. The United States is very large but Canada is (large)
What`s river in the world? (long)
It was a wonderful day. It was day of my life, (happy)
What is sport in your country? (popular)
Everest is ...mountain in the world. It is than
any other mountain.(high)
7. We had a great holiday. It was one of holiday we`ve ever
had. (enjoyable)
I`d prefer this chair to the other one. It`s (comfortable)
What`s way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
10. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have got three daughters is 14
years old.(old)
V. Correct the mistakes.
Today is more sunny as yesterday.
My boyfriend isn`t as clever than he thinks.
Ken is a very more careful driver than Simon.
You aren`t taller as I.
What was the happier day of your life?
The more older my grandmother gets, the more forgetful she becomes.
Camping isn`t as comfortable than staying in a hotel, but it`s much healthy.
The problem of world pollution is getting more and more bad.
VI. Complete the following questions in column A with one interrogative word or phrase. The answers are on the column B.
A
1 are you going?
2 are you visiting?
3 are you going to do?
4 are you leaving?
5 ,.. are you staying?
6 are you traveling?
7 are you returning?
8 are you doing after that?

B
a. To Paris
b. Our main French client.
c. To discuss prices.
d. On Monday.
e. Two days.
f. By train.
g. At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday
h. I`m going to Rome for three days.




VII. You live in a big city. You are spending your holiday in the countryside. Write a letter to your friend to tell him (her) about your holiday.
Write about:
The sight
The accommodation
The people
The changes
Something you are going to do today.