Unit 8 COUNTRYLIFE AND CITY LIFE TEST 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
3.
4.
5.

(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)

6.

7. We had a great holiday. It was one of....................
holiday we've ever
had. (enjoyable)
8.

I'd prefer this chair to the other one. It's.....................

(comfortable)
9.

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.
1. Today is more sunny as yesterday.
2.

My boyfriend isn't as clever than he thinks.

3.

Ken is a very more careful driver than Simon.

4.

You aren't taller as I.


5.

What was the happier day of your life?

6.

The more older my grandmother gets, the more forgetful she becomes.
7. Camping

isn't as comfortable than staying in a hotel, but it's much

healthy.
8.

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

B

1..................are you going?

a. To Paris

2.......................are you visiting?

b. Our main French client.

3..................are you going to do?

c. To discuss prices.

4...................... are you leaving?

d. On Monday.

5..................,.. are you staying?

e. Two days.

6.................... are you traveling?

f. By train.

7......................are you returning?

g. At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday

8......................are you doing after that?

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.