Advanced Comparisons
Choose the correct option:
This exercise is ________ more difficult than the previous one.
A. very
B. much
C. more
D. most
B. much
Choose the correct option:
________ it was raining, they continued playing football.
A. Despite
B. Although
C. However
D. In spite
B. Although
Choose the best option:
I think people ________ live on Mars one day.
A. will
B. are going to
C. are living
D. will have
A. will
Complete:
If I had gone to bed earlier, I ________ so tired now.
A. wouldn’t be
B. wouldn’t have been
C. won’t be
D. weren’t
A. wouldn’t be
What is an anecdote?
A. A formal argumentative essay
B. A short story about an interesting or memorable experience
C. A description of a famous person
D. A set of instructions
B. A short story about an interesting or memorable experience
Rewrite the sentence using as...as:
My laptop is faster than yours.
Your laptop isn’t as fast as mine.
Choose the correct option:
________ the heavy rain, the match continued.
A. Although
B. However
C. Despite
D. Whereas
C. Despite
Choose the best option:
Look at those black clouds! It ________ rain.
A. will
B. is going to
C. will have
D. is due
B. is going to
What is the time relationship in this sentence?
If she had accepted the job, she would live in London now.
A. Present → Future
B. Past → Present
C. Present → Past
D. Past → Past
B. Past → Present
Which tense is usually used for the main completed events in an anecdote?
A. Present Perfect
B. Past Continuous
C. Past Simple
D. Future Simple
C. Past Simple
Choose the correct sentence:
A. This phone is far more cheaper than mine.
B. This phone is far cheaper than mine.
C. This phone is very cheaper than mine.
D. This phone is far cheapest than mine.
This phone is far cheaper than mine.
Correct the mistake:
Despite she was very tired, she finished her homework.
Although she was very tired, she finished her homework.
Despite being very tired, she finished her homework.
Complete using the Future Continuous:
At 8 p.m. tomorrow, I __________ for my English exam.
A. will study
B. will have studied
C. will be studying
D. am about to study
C. will be studying
Complete:
If I spoke French, I ________ that job in Paris last year.
A. would take
B. would have taken
C. will have taken
D. had taken
B. would have taken
Which is the best opening for an anecdote?
A. Technology has many advantages.
B. Last Saturday, something really embarrassing happened to me.
C. There are several reasons to travel.
D. Social media is very popular nowadays.
B. Last Saturday, something really embarrassing happened to me.
Complete the sentence:
The more you practise English, __________.
A. the fluent you become
B. the more fluent you become
C. you become more fluent
D. the most fluent you bec
B. the more fluent you become
Join the sentences using however:
The hotel was expensive. The service was excellent.
The hotel was expensive. However, the service was excellent.
Complete using the Future Perfect:
By the end of this year, she __________ her English course.
A. will finish
B. will be finishing
C. will have finished
D. is finishing
C. will have finished
Correct the sentence:
If he had studied harder, he would have a better grade yesterday.
If he had studied harder, he would have had a better grade yesterday.
Choose the best sequence:
A. Finally → Suddenly → At first → Then
B. Then → At first → Finally → Suddenly
C. At first → Then → Suddenly → Finally
D. Suddenly → Finally → Then → At first
C. At first → Then → Suddenly → Finally
Correct the mistake:
The new school is by far more bigger than the old one.
The new school is by far bigger than the old one.
Choose the best connector:
My brother loves crowded cities, ________ I prefer quiet places.
A. despite
B. although
C. whereas
D. however
C. whereas
Choose the best option:
Hurry up! The film is __________ start.
A. due
B. about to
C. on the point
D. off to
B. about to
Transform the situation into a Mixed Conditional:
She didn’t learn English when she was younger. Now she can’t work abroad.
If she had learned English when she was younger, she could work abroad now.
Improve this anecdote sentence:
I walked home. I listened to music. I saw something strange.
I was walking home and listening to music when I suddenly saw something strange.