INTERMEDIATE

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE 2 pronouns-adverbs-adjectives-determiners
Choose the best alternative. 28. I have two boys, but ______ of them likes pop music.
A) either B) both C) neither D) none
1. The series of TV programs that has just finished ______ very useful.
A) are B) weren’t C) wasn’t D) were 29. I think my answer on the test was ______.
A) the best possible choice B) best beyond all the choices
2. A new means of detecting gold in travelers’ luggage ______ recently
C) the better of all choices D) the possible best choice
been brought into use.
A) has B) have C) is D) was 30. Not all English people ______ fish and chips.
A) likes B) doesn’t like C) don’t like D) like
3. Physics ______ a subject that has grown enormously in importance
during this century. 31. It is very difficult to drive in ______.
A) are B) was C) is D) have been A) rush houred slow-moving traffic
B) slow moving traffic of rush hour
4. A pack of cards ______ scattered over the table.
C) rush-hour slow moving traffic
A) is B) are C) were D) have been
D) slow moving rush hour traffic
5. The few words he spoke ______ well chosen.
32. Nobody ______ objecting to the decision to closedown the factory.
A) is B) was C) were D) wasn’t
A) is B) are C) isn’t D) wasn’t
6. Some of his advice ______ funny.
33. The audience ______ listening to a Beethoven symphony.
A) are B) were C) was D) aren’t
A) are B) is C) were D) have been
7. Let’s get ______ lettuce.
34. Neither of these roads ______ to the airport.
A) head of B) a head of C) head of a D) a head
A) go B) goes C) don’t go D) doesn’t go
8. There were ______ snow on the car.
35. Neither of the footballers ______ well.
A) two feet of B) two feet C) a two-feet D) a foot
A) played B) play C) didn’t play D) do play
9. The poor ______ unable to look after themselves.
36. Neither of us ______ hungry.
A) are B) is C) was D) has been
A) is B) aren’t C) wasn’t D) weren’t
10. Two dozens of cows ______ lying peacefully in the shade.
A) were B) was C) has been D) is 37. Neither of them ______ interested in history.
A) was B) were C) are D) have been
11. The Town Council ______ against raising the rents of its houses.
A) are B) were C) is D) aren’t 38. All that glitters ______ not gold.
A) are B) is C) were D) aren’t
12. A ______ of vitamin C results in skin infections and slow healing.
A) short B) shortage C) shorten D) shortly 39. Measles ______ an infectious disease.
A) are B) were C) is D) aren’t
13. What is the difference in ______ between the Amazon and the Nile?
A) long B) wide C) length D) deep 40. Neither Colin nor Digby ______ there.
A) are B) isn’t C) wasn’t D) was
14. How many of ______ are present in class?
A) the girls B) girls C) girls’ D) the girl’s 41. Either your brakes or your eyesight ______ at fault.
A) is B) are C) were D) aren’t
15. This isn’t ______ bottle.
A) a big enough B) big enough 42. Either David or his parents ______ at home.
C) big enough a D) enough big a A) is B) are C) was D) aren’t
16. We don’t have ______ vacation. 43. It was a ______.
A) long enough B) a long enough A) thirty-minute show B) TV show thirty minute
C) long enough a D) enough a long C) thirty minutes TV show D) TV show of thirty minute
17. That’s too ______ for swimming. 44. We saw ______ last week.
A) a shallow lake B) a lake shallow A) award winning of French film
C) shallow a lake D) lake shallow B) A French film award winning
18. It isn’t ______ job for me to do alone. C) an award winning French film
A) easy enough a B) an easy enough D) a film of French winning award
C) enough an easy D) an enough easy 45. A: What is the characteristic of people who live alone?
19. That’s too ______ for me to carry. B: Some of them have tendency to talk to ______.
A) heavy a suitcase B) heavy suitcase A) himself B) oneself C) itself D) themselves
C) a heavy suitcase D) a suitcase heavy 46. This used to be the home ______.
20. It wasn’t as clear ______ today. A) my old friend Terry B) of my old friend Terry
A) day as B) day as is C) a day as D) is a day C) my old friend of Terry D) my old friend Terry’s
21. I guess I didn’t buy her ______ gift. 47. Terry is ______.
A) expensive enough B) an expensive enough A) an old friend of mine B) an old friend’s
C) expensive enough a D) an enough expensive C) old friend of me D) my friend’s
22. You don’t need as fast ______ she bought. 48. Our family is quite ______ united family.
A) a car as B) car as one C) car as D) as a car A) _ B) a C) the D) an
23. That isn’t as busy ______ this one. 49. The committee decided to award the prize to you and ______.
A) as a corner B) corner as a C) a corner as D) as a corner as A) I B) we C) his D) me
24. Rome isn’t ______ as Milan is. 50. They always give the available seats to ______ comes first.
A) as near to us B) as near us C) near us to D) to us near A) whoever B) whom C) whichever D) whomever
25. It cost me ______ than I thought it would. 51. She heard a sound ______ brought her heart into her mouth.
A) fewer B) much C) more D) a lot A) what B) who C) whenever D) which
26. It took us ______ time to get here than usual.
52. A: Why are you sitting there?
A) a lot B) little C) less D) long
B: Frankly, there is ______ interesting to do.
27. Do you walk ______, now that you live in a village? A) anything B) nothing C) something D) nothing else
A) a lot of B) little C) very many D) more

Book 1 Part B 55 Pronouns - Adverbs (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)