Grammar test I.   

               Choose the right variant:

1.     A person who likes to be with others is …

a.     lazy            b. sociable                    c. shy                   d. cruel

2.     She plays tennis … a week.

a.     once            b. one time                    c. twice                d. more

3.     My pet and I understand … very well.

a.     each other        b. one another         c. together           d. every

4.     I'd like to … my chance and to take part  in the competition.

 a.     out of luck          b. win                         c. lose              d. try

5.     Have you seen the boy … won the competition.

a.     which                 b. that                      c. who                 d. than

6.     … long does it take you to get to your school?

a.     how                 b. what                        c. where              d. why

7.     Travelling … train is safer than travelling … plane.

a.     on                     b. with                         c. to                   d. by

8.     Mr. Simon's friend was … and needed help.

a.     argue                b. trouble          c. in trouble          d. arguement

9.     It usually … me more than 10 minutes to phone my friend.

a.     takes                   b. take                    c. took             d. taken

10.  My best friend … in City of London school a year ago.

a.     learn               b. learned         c. study                  d. studied

11.   Their family is … and friendly.

a.     quite              b. quiet                   c. quitely                d. quit

12.  Do you … the rain beating against the window?

a.     heard               b. listen              c. hear                  d. listened

13.   We have been proud of our sportsmen …

a.     lately             b. late                   c. near                    d. nearly

14.    … is a shop where medicines are sold.

a.     a doctor         b. a chemist        c. a chemist's        d. a pharmacy

15.  Fred speaks German … than Kate, but she writes better.

 a.     most            b. worse               c. worst                  d. least

16.  He often … letters to his friends.

a.     writes             b. write               c. wrote                  d. written

17.  I … already … the letter. We can go.

a.     wrote             b. write             c. have written        d. had written

18.  They … a letter to you tomorrow by all means.

a.     write            b. wrote              c. have written         d. will write

19.   … you … part in the competition recently?

 a.     was taken       b. were taken    c. have taken          d. had taken

20.   … you … the competition yesterday?

 a.     did win         b. did won         c. have win              d. had won

21.   Would you mind … the door?

a.     close           b. to close       c. closed                   d. closing

22.   This holiday … in most English-speaking countries.

 a. am celebrated   b. was celebrated  c. is celebrated  d. are celebrated

23.   We … help to lay the table. Be quick.

a.     must           b. have to           c. should                     d. needn't

24.   Whose jeans are they? – They are …

a.     hers                b. my                    c. she                    d. her

25.  Charlie Chaplin … in 1889.

a.     were born      b. born              c. was born     d. have been borning

26.   A test in Maths … to us by our teacher next week.

a.     will give       b. will be giving    c. would give    d. will be given

27.   I want you … me in the evening.

a.     to phone        b. phone               c. phoned           d. will phone

28.   I liked her dance … of all.

a.     well            b. better                c. best                    d. much

29.  The doctor told her to eat … sweets and chocolate.

a.     little                 b. less                 c. least                d. lest

30.  Hold this vase … . Don't drop it.

a.   carefully          b. careful                c. care               d. carefuller

II. Write down the degrees of comparison:

1.     slowly - … - …

2.     well - … - …

3.     hard - … - …

4.     correctly - … - …

5.     much - … - …