EXERCISES ON GRAMMAR (3)

EXERCISES ON GRAMMAR (3)

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer
1. In any animal community, herbivores (great/greatly) outnumber carnivores.
2. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage (annual/annually).
3. (Regular/Regularly) airmail service in the United States began in 1918.
4. Writer Ernest Hemingway was known for his (simple/simply) language and his lively dialog.
5. The tiny coral snake is (beautiful/beautifully) but (dead/deadly).
6. Skyscrapers developed (simultaneous/simultaneously) in Chicago and New York City.
7. (General/Generally), bauxite is found near the surface, so it is relatively (simple/simply) to mine.
8. The colony of New Hampshire was (permanent/permanently) separated from the Massachusetts Bay
Colony in 1962.
9. The most numerous and (wide/widely) distributed of all insectivorous animals are the shrews.
10. A gap in the Coast Range of California provides (easy/easily) access to the San Francisco Bay Area.
11. Mushrooms are found in an (incredible/incredibly) range of sizes, colors, and shapes.
12. Some airplanes have an automatic pilot that is connected to the airplane’s controls and
(automatic/automatically) keeps the plane on course.
13. Winslow Homer, who has no (formal/formally) training in art, became famous for his paintings of the
sea.
14. The potter’s wheel was an invention of (profound/profoundly) importance.
15. The nuclear-power cargo ship Savannah proved (commercial/commercially) impractical.
16. Sojourner Truth spoke (persuasive/persuasively) in opposition to slavery.
17. In 1948, Stan Getz made a (masterful/masterfully) solo recording of the song Early Autumn, which
(deep/deeply) influenced younger musicians.
18. The planet Venus was once believed to be two (distinct/distinctly) objects: the morning star
Phosphorous and the evening star Hesperus.
19. Sinclair Lewis’s novel Babitt is set in the (fiction/fictional) town to Zenith.
20. By-products from chicken eggs are used by (industry/industrial) in manufacturing such
(produces/products) as soap and paint.
21. The daylily is an attractive, (fragrance/fragrant) flower.
22. An equation is a (mathematics/mathematical) statement that says that tow expressions are

(equal/equality).
23. The Supreme Court has ruled that (evidence/evident) obtained from (illegal/illegally) searches can’t
be used in court.
24. The Richter scale measures the (severely/severity) of earthquakes.
25. Justin Winsome promoted the (developing/development) of libraries throughout the United States in
the nineteenth century.
26. Pipelines (transportation/transport) huge quantities of natural gas and liquid petroleum products.
27. Scientists (differ/different) in their opinions of how snow crystals (originate/origin)
28. Harry Blackstone was a famous (magic/magician).
29. Glass sponges are found in oceans at a (deep/depth) of 300 feet or more.
30. Colorado shares with Wyoming the (distinction/distinctly) of having four (perfect/perfectly) straight
borders.
31. Yale’s Peabody Museum has a world-famous (collection/collecting) of fossils.
32. The president’s (chooses/choices) for the members of the cabinet must be (approved/approval) by
the Congress.
33. Rose Han Lee wrote a number of (scholar/scholarly) accounts about the effects of
(immigrant/immigration) on mining town in the western United States.
34. Most snails venture out to look for (feed/food) only after sunset or on (rain/rainy) days.
35. Hats may (symbolic/symbolize) social status or (occupation/occupational) as well as being fashion
items.
36. Analgesics are used to (relieve/relief) pain and reduce fever.
37. The process of (respire/respiration) in plants involves a complex series of (chemistry/chemical)
reactions.
38. The Earth’s (out/outer) shell is divided into sections called plates, which are (constant/constantly) in
motion.
39. The Nassau grouper is a (tropics/tropical) fish that is noted for its (able/ability) to change color.
40. Alpha rays (loss/lose) energy (rapidity/rapidly) as they pass through matter.
Exercise 2. Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. Liberal arts colleges cultivate(A) general intellectually(B) abilities(C) rather than technical or
professional(D) skills.

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2. Goats are extremely destruction(A) to natural(B) vegetation(C) and are often responsible(D) for soil
erosion.
3. Wild(A) plants were of considerate(B) important(C) to early settlers and many are still used
medicinally(D) and as foods.
4. One important branch(A) of linguistics(B) is semantics, which analysis(C) the meaning(D) of words.
5. The strong(A) of a rope is directly(B) proportional(C) to its cross-sectional(D) area.
6. Black bears can move rapidly A) when necessary(B) and are skillful(C) tree-climbers for their size
and weigh(D).
7. In an arboretum, trees are cultivated(A) for scientific(B) and educational(C) purpose(D).
8. Peach trees grow(A) good(B) in a variety(C) of soil types, but do best in sandy(D) foam.
9. The unit(A) of measuring(B) called the food was originally(C) based on the length(D) of human foot.
10. Philosopher Theodore A. Langerman was interested in the fields of literary and music.
11. Pure(A) nitric acid is colorless, but it acquire(B) a yellow color(C) when it is exposed to(D) air.
12. A chemical(A) react(B) that absorbs(C) heat(D) is called endothermic.
13. One characteristic(A) of the poems(B) of Emily Dickinson is the sharp(C) of her images(D).
14. Luther Gulick was a teacher(A) and physician(B) who spent much of his live(C) promoting physical
fitness(D).
15. A dog should be checked(A) regularly by a veterinarian to ensure(B) that it remains(C) in good
healthy(D).
16. Southwestern(A) Boston is made up of Hyde Park, West Roxbury, and other pleasant(B)
residential(C) neighbors(D).
17. Hunting and fishing techniques were highly developed(A) among the north American Indians,
particularly(B) in regions where agriculture(C) was less success(D).
18. Science(A) requires the careful(B) collect(C) and organization(D) of data.
19. The Natchez Trace was an important(A) commercial(B) and military route(C) between Nashville,

Tennessee to(D) Natchez, Mississippi.
20. Some games rely mainly(A) on skill(B) and practice while others primarily(C) involve lucky(D).
Exercise 3. Choose the correct answer.
1. “I don’t think John looks well.” – “He seems ________.”
A. fairly tired
B. fair tired
C. fair tiredly
D. fairly tiredly
2. “Which do you prefer – the blue china or the white china?” “The white china is ________.”
A. definite better
B. better definite
C. better definitely D. definitely better
3. “Were you pleased with the translation?” – “Yes, the job was ________.”
A. amazing satisfactory
B. amazingly satisfactory
C. amazing satisfactorily
D. satisfactory amazing
4. “What was your impression of last night’s lecture?” – “____speaking, I thought it was rather boring.”
A. Honest
B. Honestly
C. Very
D. Really
5. “How tall is Ralph?” – “ He’s ________than you are.”
A. slight tall
B. slight taller
C. slightly tall
D. slightly taller
6. “How does Amy like her new school?” – “Fine. And she’s doing ________in her courses.”
A. extreme good
B. extremely well

C. extremely good
D. extreme well
7. “What a nice fire you have in your fireplace.” “During the winter I like my house ________.”
A. warmly and comfortably
B. warm and comfortable
C. warm and comfortably
D. warmly and comfortable
8. “This perfume is very expensive.” “Yes, but it smells ________.”
A. exceptional good
B. exceptionally good
C. exceptionally well D. exceptional well
9. “Your son seems to be an excellent skier.” “They say he’s ________for his age.”
A. surprisingly competent
B. surprising competent
C. competently surprising
D. surprising competently
10. “I had a hard time taking notes on the lecture.” “I did too. The professor speaks ________.”
A. exceeding fast
B. exceedingly fastly C. exceeding fast D. with exceedingly fastness
11. “Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her?” “I don’t know. She seemed ________in
it, however.”
A. interest
B. interesting
C. interested
D. interestingly
12. “The students all went to the circus yesterday.” “I heard it was really ________.”
A. amused
B. amusing
C. amuse
D. amusingly

13. “I was ________that Jan couldn’t come to the party.” “Her boss made her work overtime.”
A. disappointing
B. disappointedly
C. disappoint
D. disappointed
14. “What a terrible football game!” “I thought it was ________.”
A. delightful
B. delighting
C. delight
D. delighted
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Exercise 4. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. medicine
B. computer
C. hospital
D. scientist
2. A. important
B. improvement
C. tradition
D. chemistry
3. A. machine
B. doctor
C. body
D. kidney
4. A. technology
B. penicillin

C. discovery
D. traditional
5. A. needle
B. country
C. disease
D. modern
Exercise 5. Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence.
1. Ann lost her job at the advertising agency, ______ surprised everyone.
A. which
B. that
C. whom
D. which is
2. He is a person ______friends trust him.
A. who
B. that
C. Ø
D. whose
3. People ______ live in grass houses shouldn’t throw stone.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. Ø
4. The problems______ Tony has seen insurmountable.
A. what
B. that
C. Ø
D. B and C are correct
5. “I don’t like strong coffee.” – “No ______.”
A. I don’t too
B. either don’t I

C. me either
D. neither don’t I
6. Doctor, together with modern medicine, can help people ______ leading better lives.
A. on
B. in
C. with
D. for
7. I think his career is more important ______him than I am.
A. with
B. to
C. on
D. up
8. With some new treatments, doctors can save man patients ______dying of cancer.
A. from
B. for
C. on
D. with
9. Thanks to many important ______in medicine, human beings can live longer and healthier.
A. discover
B. discovery
C. discoveries
D. discoverable
10. X-ray scanner is a marvelous ______breakthrough in medicine.
A. technology
B. technological
C. technologist
D. technologically
11. We should have a ______examination every six months.
A. medicine
B. medicate

C. medical
D. medically
12. ______are drugs that fight diseases in the body.
A. Machines
B. Acupuncture
C. Needles
D. Antibiotics
13. ______are the organs in your body that take waste matter from your blood and send it out of your
body as urine.
A. Kidneys
B. Lungs
C. Lips
D. Limbs
14. ______uses needles to help the human body fight pain and disease.
A. Drug
B. Antibiotics
C. Acupuncture
D. Penicillin
15. ______is a substance that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness.
A. Acupuncture
B. Medicine
C. X-ray
D. Mold
16. A. ______is the organ in your chest that pumps the blood around your body.
A. head
B. kidney
C. heart
D. brain
17. Acupuncture is a very old method of treating sickness and pain.
A. sorrow

B. illness
C. feelings
D. bruise
18. Alexander Flemming discovered ______penicillin in 1928.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
th
19. There were many important discoveries in ______20 century.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
20. You have ever used the treatment of acupuncture, ______?
A. haven’t you
B. don’t you
C. aren’t you
D. will you
21. He’d better work harder, ______?
A. doesn’t he
B. wouldn’t he
C. hadn’t he
D. didn’t he
22. Come to see Peter, ______?
A. will you
B. won’t you
C. don’t you
D. aren’t you
23. There is a pen in the box, ______?

A. isn’t it
B. isn’t there
C. is it
D. is there
24. The book is not interesting, ______?
A. does it
B. is it
C. doesn’t it
D. isn’t it
25. Roentgen developed the Z-ray machine, ______?
A. did he
B. didn’t him
C. didn’t he
D. was he
26. John ______the coming competition.
A. believes to be won
B. is believed to win C. is believed to be won D. believed to be won
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27. ______that the kidnappers asked for one million dollars.
A. It reports
B. It is reporting
C. It was reporting
D. It was reported
28. Mary is said to have been seriously ill.
A. It is said that Mary is seriously ill.
B. It is said that Mary was seriously ill.

C. People say Mary is seriously ill.
D. People are said Mary was ill.
29. The X-ray ______in 1895.
A. is said to have been discovered
B. is said to be discovered
C. said to have been discovered
D. said to discovered
30. Acupuncture ______up to now.
A. is used
B. was used
C. has been used
D. will be used
Exercise 6. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1. When(A) I said I wanted to go(B) to drama school(C) my parents were horrifiedly(D).
2. If I don’t get this time to myself(A), I’ll be alike(B) a bear with(C) a sore head(D) the next morning.
3. I use the Internet(A) to find out about(B) the latest discoveries in(C) drugs and developments in
medically(D) research.
4. They have to travel(A) miles(B) to reach the place on(C) time and spend money on fares and new
clothes and as on(D).
5. You may(A) choose to stay with a host family or you may prefer to finding(B) your own(C) room or
apartment(D).
Exercise 7. Choose the bet sentence that can be made from the cues given.
1. learn/difficult/English/not/structure/study/vocabulary/you/everyday/./
A. Learn English is not difficult if you study structure and vocabulary everyday.
B. It is not difficult to learn English if you study structure and vocabulary everyday.
C. Difficult English is not to learn if you study structure and vocabulary everyday.
D. You learn English is not difficult if study structure and vocabulary everyday.
2. I/one/old friends/meet/I shop/supermarket/two days ago/./
A. I met one of my old friends while I was doing the shopping in the supermarket two days ago.
B. I met one of my old friend while I was doing the shopping in the supermarket two days ago.

C. I was meeting one of my old friends while I did the shopping in the supermarket two days ago.
D. I met one of my old friends while I was doing the shopping in supermarket two days ago.
3. try/stop/smoke/he/never/success/many times/./
A. He tried to stop smoking much time but he never succeeded.
B. He has tried stop smoking many times but he never succeeded.
C. He has tried stopping to smoke many times but he never succeeded.
D. He has tried to stop smoking many times but he never succeeded.
4. Zidane/score a goal/beautiful/than/Ronaldo/./
A. Zidane scores a goal more beautifully than Ronaldo.
B. Zindane scores a goal beautifully than Ronaldo.
C. Zindane scores a goal more beautiful than Ronaldo.
D. Zindane scores a goal beautiful than Ronaldo.
5. Life/countryside/quiet/life/the city/./
A. Life in the countryside is quiet than life in the city.
B. Life in the countryside is more quiet than life in the city.
C. Life in the countryside is quieter than life in the city.
D. Life in the countryside is more quieter than life in the city.
Exercise 8. Phrasal verbs & Idioms 2 & 3.
Phrasal verbs 2 & 3
Idioms 2 & 3
carry on (with) continue
get in touch with
Communicate with sb
carry out
Do, complete sth
keep in touch with sb
Maintain contact by
visiting, writing, etc.
hold back
Control (oneself, crowds, ect.)

keep sth in quiet
Keep sth secret
hold on
Wait (esp on the phone)
keep an eye on sth
Guard sth
hold up
1. Delay
keep one’s head
Remain calm
2. Rob sth/sb using a weapon keep
one’s
fingers Wish for good luck
crossed
get away
Escape
make oneself at home
Act and feel as if one
were in one’s own house
get on
1. Make progress (also get make room (for sth)
Allow enough free space
along)
2. Enter a bus, train, etc make sure
Check
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get on with

(opp. Get off)
Have a friendly relationship with make a fortune
sb; get along with sb
1. Reach sb by telephone
make a fuss
2. Manage to finish sth
make up one’s mind
make a living
drop sb a line
pull sb’s leg
break a record
break sb’s heart

Make a lot of money
Complain loudly
Decide
Earn money
Send sb an informal
letter
Make fund of sby by
pretending sth is true
Make a new record
Make sb very sad

A. Fill in the correct preposition or adverb
1. The police held ________ the fans who were trying to get onto the football pitch.
2. They carried ________a survey to find out which TV channel was the most popular.
3. We arrived an hour late because we were held ________in traffic.

4. Could you hold ________, please? Mrs. Jones’ line is engaged at the moment.
5. Carry ________that job until I give you something else to do.
6. The gang held ________a security van and got away with millions.
7. Our son is getting ________well at college.
8. If I can get ________all my homework, I’ll go to the cinema later.
9. The thief got ________by climbing over the garden wall.
10. I really get ________my brother. We never argue.
11. I can’t get ________to Joe. I’ll phone again later.
12. Ann got ________the train just as it was about to leave and got ________at Portland.
B. Fill in the correct idiom.
1. Always _______________ the cooker is off when you leave the house.
2. She asked Mark to _______________the children while she went to the shops.
3. Peter promised to _________________________ me after he moved away, but he hasn’t written
yet.
4. I don’t know if they’ll give me the job but I _________________________that they will.
5. When the fire started. David managed to _________________________and get everyone out of
the room.
6. I’ll tell you what we’re planning if you promise to _________________________.
7. You can watch TV, get yourself a juice or do whatever you like. Just
_________________________.
8. We must _________________________everyone we invited to the party and tell them it’s been
cancelled.
9. You can _________________________the new sofa by moving that table.
10. Bob _________________________when he said there was a snake on my bed. He just wanted to
tease me.
11. There’s no need to _________________________just because I didn’t wash up. I’ll do it later.
12. Please _________________________while you’re in Germany.
13. I can’t _________________________whether to buy a Porsche or a BMW.
14. Her fiancé _________________________when he left her.
15. John Spencer _________________________in business and became a millionaire.

16. The old lady manages to _________________________by selling flowers.
17. The athlete _________________________at the last Olympics.
Exercise 9. Fill in the correct preposition(s).
1. Her family couldn’t decide _______ the best place to go for their summer holidays.
2. The mountain-climbers died _______extreme cold.
3. Sally dreams _______being a famous actress.
4. What’s the difference _______a rabbit and a hare?
5. Sam was so disappointed _______his birthday present that he burst into tears.
6. The demand _______new cars is low because they are so expensive.
7. Linda couldn’t deal _______all the typing, so she hired an assistant to help her.
8. Now that he has a good job, Paul doesn’t depend _______his parents for money.
9. Can you explain this _______me, please?
10. London is famous _______its museums.
11. I am fed _______this cold weather.
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12. My grandmother is very fond _______her grandchildren.
13. Don’t be frightened _______the big spider.
14. The teacher was furious _______the class because they were talking.
15. She will never forgive me _______lying to her.
16. The boss was generous _______everyone at Christmas.
17. It was very generous _______you to let me use your car.
18. He’s good _______speaking English.
19. Grandfather is always good _______me.
20. Sarah was grateful _______her friend _______babysitting.
21. When do school break _______ for Christmas?
22. The detective came _______an important clue quite by chance.

23. War broke _______ between Britain and Germany in 1939.
24. She ignored the ringing telephone and carried _______her work.
25. After leaving London we headed _______Oxford.
26. Someone broke _______the school and stole the computers.
27. There was so much noise that I couldn’t concentrate _______my work.
28. Can I borrow some money _______you until tomorrow?
29. Although I’m bad _______crosswords, I love doing them.
30. Have you heard _______the earthquake in Italy?
Exercise 10. Read the passage and choose the best answer which best fits each space.
BODY LANGUAGE AND HIDDEN MESSAGES
Most experts agree (1.)______ it takes between 90 seconds and four minutes to decide (2.) ______we
think about someone, and although we would like to think this is due to our sparkling conversation, 80% of
his impression actually comes from our body language. And this is before we have even opened our mouths!
Of course, (3.) ______you say will obviously matter latter on in the relationship, but it does mean (4.)
______you need to get the body language right straight away or people will not stay around long enough to
find out how fascinating you really are!
Many gestures such as how you say “yes” or “no” are culturally specific, but others are universal. For
example, all people wrinkle their noses and raise their top lip to show they find something horrible, even
though the things which actually disgust us are often very different. Everyone knows what a smile is, too,
and (5.) ______you are not only pretending to smile. This is because muscles around the eyes are linked to
the emotional part of your brain, which are very hard to control, and they only work when you really mean
it. Also, a real smile will fade after a few seconds, whereas fake smiles will last much longer.
There are also signals to tell us (6.) ______someone fancies us. When people flirt with you, they will
make eye contact. Their pupils will enlarge and they will blink more often. Admirers will also mirror your
behaviors, often unconsciously. So if you lean forward or take sip of your drink, you will find (7.)
______they will do the same. However, there is another gesture we are probably unaware of, but which is
used by every culture on Earth and which some experts claim (8.) ______is the most instantly recognizable
non-verbal human greeting. When we first see someone we find attractive, our eyebrows rise and fall and if
they feel the same, they raise their eyebrows, too. It is not surprising if you have never noticed, since the
whole process only lasts about a fifth of a second.

A last warning: Don’t judge people on one thing alone! Look for four signals before you believe it.
Sitting with arms crossed might mean (9.) ______someone is being defensive, but then again, it might just
mean (10.) ______ they are feeling cold!
1. A. whether
B. the fact
C. if
D. that
2. A. what
B. who
C. whether
D. when
3. A. how
B. Ø
C. what
D. if
4. A. if
B. when
C. that
D. the fact that
5. A. Ø
B. when
C. where
D. why
6. A. how
B. whether
C. why
D. how often
7. A. that
B. when
C. soon

D. how
8. A. are
B. Ø
C. be
D. which
9. A. when
B. Fact
C. the fact
D. that
10. A. Ø
B. if
C. whether
D. why

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