ENGLISH GUIDE 4.

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T. JENNY
1. Write the correct forms of the words in parentheses. Superlative or as ... as.
People in many countries love soccer. It's often (1) __________________ (cheap) form of
entertainment. It isn't (2) __________________ (expensive) going to the theater. Some people think
you can see (3) __________________ (good) games on TV, but I'm (4) __________________
(happy) when I'm at the stadium. Watching soccer on TV is (5) __________________ (dull) activity I
can think of.
2. Write the correct forms of the words in parentheses. Superlative or as ... as.
I don't think Lionel Messi is (1) __________________ (good) soccer player in the world. He isn't (2)
__________________ (talented) Maradona was. I think he's popular because he is (3)
__________________ (new) soccer idol in the world and he plays for one of (4)
__________________ (popular) teams. To me that's one of (5) __________________ (important)
aspects of soccer.
art, club, incredible,
3. Complete the sentences with the following words.
My book (1) ___________ had a special meeting last weekend. We worked with a (2) ___________
class. We all took pictures to illustrate our favorite books. It was (3) ___________. I really enjoyed it.
I thought our photos were going to be (4) ___________, but they were great. We're thinking about
working with an (5) ___________ class next week to try to paint some pictures.
dull, join, language,

4. Complete the sentences with the following words.

popular, unusual
I decided to (1) ___________ a cooking class last week. I love cooking and the class was very (2)
___________. I went to the first class last night. It was very (3) ___________. The teacher was (4)
___________. She had green hair! I think I'll get a refund and take a (5) ___________ class instead.
5. Circle the correct words.
My uncle Fred was a (1) dumb / incomprehensible / well-liked comic. Everyone loved him. He had a
comedy (2) class / exhibition / show that traveled all over the country for years. He was very (3)
boring / popular / inexplicable in small towns. One time he tried to put some culture in his act. He
added a (4) ballet / exhibition / sculpture. It was very (5) amazing / dull / modern. Everyone fell
asleep.
6. Circle the correct words.
I want to take a class after work, but I can't decide what I want to study. My sister says there's a great
(1) art / cooking / photo class at the university, but I prefer eating, not preparing food. I know there's
also a (2) ballet / language / photo course at the museum, but I already speak German and it sounds
really (3) dull / dumb / popular. Maybe I can (4) join / take / see a book club. I think reading a book
and then talking about it might be (5) boring / incredible / well-liked.

7. Write the correct forms of the words in parentheses.

Superlative or as ... as.
I think (1) ____________________ (bad) shows on TV are reality shows. They're (2)
____________________ (dull) shows ever. Dramas are (3) ____________________ (interesting)
shows. Sometimes they're (4) ____________________ (good) going to the theater. I saw one last
week that was (5) ____________________ (scary) my favourite horror movie.
8. Complete the sentences with the following words.
foreign, incomprehensible, modern, museum, strangest
I saw the (1) ____________ movie last night. I usually like (2) ____________ movies, but this one
was (3) ____________. I didn't understand anything. I saw it at an art (4) ____________. I guess (5)
____________ movies are more complicated than the old ones.
9. Complete the sentences with the following words.
art, club, incredible, photo, silly
My book (1) ____________ had a special meeting last weekend. We worked with a (2)
____________ class. We all took pictures to illustrate our favorite books. It was (3) ____________. I
really enjoyed it. I thought our photos were going to be (4) ____________, but they were great. We're
thinking about working with an (5) ____________ class next week to try to paint some pictures.
10. Circle the correct words.
My uncle Fred was a (1) dumb / incomprehensible / well-liked comic. Everyone loved him. He had a
comedy (2) class / exhibition / show that traveled all over the country for years. He was very (3)
boring / popular / inexplicable in small towns. One time he tried to put some culture in his act. He
added a (4) ballet / exhibition / sculpture. It was very (5) amazing / dull / modern. Everyone fell
asleep.
11. Circle the correct words.
Peter's cousins are very talented. One studied (1) art / architecture / cooking and he designs some of
the most (2) strange / modern / terrible buildings in the city. Everyone loves his designs. The other
cousin is an artist. He does (3) architecture / art / sculptures. Some are in the local art (4) class /
club / museum. Both cousins are very (5) dull / terrible / well-liked. In fact, they're very famous in this
city.
12. Circle the correct words.
A: Whose suitcases are (1) that / this / those?
B: I don't know. They aren't (2) his / ours / yours. Maybe they're (3) hers / his / their.
A: Excuse me. (4) Could / Do / Does I look at your suitcases?
C: No, you (5) can't / doesn't / don't. Who are you?
A: I'm a police officer.

13. Circle the correct words.

A: (1) Can't / Do / May I look at this magazine?
B: It isn't (2) mine / their / yours.
A: Whose magazine (3) am / are / is it?
B: I don't know. You (4) can / do / may ask Bob. Maybe it's (5) mine / his / ours.
14. Complete the sentences with the following words.
cruise, going, packing, sunglasses, suntan
I'm (1) ____________ my luggage for my vacation. I don't want to forget my (2) ____________
lotion and two pairs of (3) ____________. I'm (4) ____________ on a river (5) ____________.
15. Complete the sentences with the following words.
backpack, license, made, passport, tour
Mark (1) ____________ a reservation for a (2) ____________ to Brazil. He plans to take a (3)
____________. He got his (4) ____________ and international driver's (5) ____________ last week.
16. Circle the correct words.
It's late. I have to (1) catch / change / rent a train to London. I still have to (2) change / make / pack
my suitcase and (3) make / find / rent a taxi to the train station. I'm taking the train because I don't
have a (4) driver's / guide / pair license and I'm only taking a small (5) backpack / luggage / map.
17. Circle the correct words.
Peter wrote a great (1) guidebook / license / passport about travel in Europe. He recommends (2) catching
/ making / renting a car and (3) catching / changing / checking into cheap hotels. He always has a big (4)
backpack / luggage / wallet on his back and he takes little money in his (5) guidebook / passport / wallet.

18. Read the text and identify the pronoun.

Do you like taking long walks through beautiful scenery? Do you enjoy camping out under a starry sky?
The Appalachian Trail is for you. (1) It is over 3,505 kilometers long and it goes through fourteen states
in the eastern United States. Volunteers maintain the Trail and (2) they enjoy spending their weekends
making the Trail better for you. When you walk the Trail, you can see over 2,000 unique plants and
animals and many of (3) them are endangered. Do you want more information? Appalachian Spring is a
company dedicated to helping you organize your trip. You'll have a better experience if you plan it well.
Visit (4) our Web site for ideas. Know what you want to see and do before you come. Bring your camera
with you. You can take great pictures and share (5) them on our Web site. Share your ideas, too. Post
them on our new Comments page. We made it for you.
a. It: ____________________
b. they: ____________________
c. them: ____________________
d. our: ____________________
e. them: ____________________
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19. Write the sentences.

Use the cues to complete the conversation.

A: (1) ____________________ (ever / lose) your wallet?
B: Yes, I have. (2) ____________________ (lose / it) last year.
A: (3) ____________________ (never / lose) mine. (4) ____________________ (how long / live)
here?
B: (5) ____________________ (live / here) for six years.
20. Complete the sentences with the following words. celebrity, exhausted, place, proud, uncomfortable
Linda is very (1) ____________ of her son, Bill. He won first (2) ____________ in a marathon. He
was (3) ____________ when he ran across the finish line. When he got home, everyone acted like he
was a (4) ____________. Bill looked (5) ____________. He doesn't like to be the center of attention.
21. Complete the sentences with the following words. confused, embarrassed, found, lost, won
Yesterday I was walking home when I (1) ____________ some money on the street. I felt as happy as
I felt when I (2) ____________ the lottery. Then, a woman came up to me. She said she (3)
____________ her wallet and it was her money. At first I was (4) ____________. It was my money,
but then I realized it probably was her money. I felt very (5) ____________.
22. Circle the correct words.
A: (1) Did anyone see / Did anyone seen / Has anyone seen Coldplay in concert?
B: Yes, (2) I saw / I've see / I've seen them a couple of years ago.
A: (3) Did it be / Has it been / Was it good?
B: Of course. They're coming back next month. You (4) had better / ought to / should come with me.
A: (5) You'd better / You ought / You should remind me. I forget everything.
23. Circle the correct words.
A: I think (1) hip-hop / Latin / reggae is (2) awful / cool / horrible because it's (3) boring /
expressive / repetitive. I listen to it all the time. Listen to this Bob Marley song.
B: On, yes. I like this song because it's (4) catchy / easy to dancing / good for understanding. I'm
surprised because I usually only listen to (5) classical / metal / popped music.
24. Circle the correct words.
I don't like this music. I think (1) classical music / Latin / heavy metal is (2) awesome / awful / cool
because it's (3) expressive / good for dancing / noisy. This song is a good example. I hate it because it
isn't (4) repetitive / easy to understand / danceable. I prefer quieter music like (5) blues / hip-hop /
rap.
25. Write the words in the correct order.
(1) Can / drinks / get / them / some / you / ? _____________________________________________
(2) a plant / bought / They / us _____________________________________________
(3) clean / I / the kitchen / want to / up _____________________________________________
(4) Did / out / take / the trash / you / ? _____________________________________________
(5) away / Did / it / throw / you / ? _____________________________________________________
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26. Complete the sentences with the following words.

away, bathtub, out, stove, up
When you finish putting (1) ____________ your things, please take the trash (2) ____________.
Then wash the (3) ____________ and clean (4) ____________ the kitchen. The (5) ____________ is
really dirty.
27. Complete the sentences with the following words.
armchair, clean, closet, hang, put
I always (1) ____________ up the house in the morning. I never (2) ____________ my clothes up in
the (3) ____________ at night. I (4) ____________ away my things when I get up. Then I sit in my
favorite (5) ____________ in the living room and I read the newspaper.
28. Circle the correct words.
John, it's time to clean (1) away / out / up your (2) bathroom / bedroom / kitchen. Pick (3) away / out /
up your things off the (4) coffee table / nightstand / rug on the floor. Then take (5) away / out / up the
trash.
29. Circle the correct words.
I had a horrible morning. First I put (1) away / out / up all Peter's things and I hung (2) away / out / up
his clothes. Then I cleaned (3) away / out / up the kitchen and I had to clean the (4) shower / stove /
toilet. Then I cleaned the shower in the (5) bathroom / bedroom / dining room.
30. Circle the correct words.
A: How (1) many / more / much cans of soda do you drink every day?
B: I drink (2) a few / a little / more cans. I think I drink (3) enough / very / too much soda. I need to
drink (4) a few / fewer / less cans.
A: You aren't (5) careful enough / enough careful / too careful with your health.
31. Complete the sentences with the following words. a lot, enough, fewer, many, really
A: Do you eat (1) ____________ vegetables?
B: Well, I think I eat (2) ____________ vegetables than I need, but I eat (3) ____________ of
different kinds of fruit every day.
A: Vegetables are (4) ____________ necessary for good health. You aren't eating (5) ____________
of them.
32. Circle the correct words.
A: Do you want spaghetti for dinner?
B: Yes, but I don't like that tomato sauce that they sell in a (1) bag / jar / package. It's too (2) crunchy
/ juicy / salty. Your sauce is better. It's a little (3) creamy / sour / spicy.
A: Don't worry. I'll make my sauce. Can you buy a (4) bottle / jar / package of pasta and a (5) box /
can / jar of cereal for breakfast?
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33. Circle the correct words.

A: When you go to the store, buy two (1) cans / jars / packages of cookies, a (2) bottle / box / jar of
jam, and a (2) bag / box / package of chips.
B: I don't like chips. They're too (4) bland / juicy / salty. My doctor says I shouldn't eat them.
A: I love them, especially when they're very (5) creamy / crunchy / juicy.
34. Complete the sentences with the following words. bag, bottle, crunchy, mushy, salty
A: Do you like sushi?
B: No, it's too (1) ____________. I prefer (2) ____________ foods, like chips.
A: But they're too (3) ____________. I bought a (4) ____________ last week and I drank a (5)
____________ of water when I finished.
35. Complete the sentences with the following words. bag, box, crunchy, package, sweet
A: My boyfriend bought me a (1) _______________________________ of chocolates for my
birthday. I couldn't eat them. They were too (2) ____________. I don't like chocolate. I prefer
cookies. I could eat a whole (3) ____________ of cookies.
B: I like the (4) ____________ ones. I make really good ones. I'll make you some after I buy a (5)
____________ of flour
36. Circle the correct words.
A: Would you (1) like / prefer / rather to eat out?
B: Sure. Would you (2) like / prefer / rather have Chinese or Mexican food?
A: I'd (3) like not / prefer not / rather not to have Chinese food. How about La Casita?
B: (4) Isn't / Didn't / Wasn't that the place that has delicious enchiladas?
A: Yes, it is, but wait, (5) aren't / didn't / don't you get sick when you eat spicy food?
B: Yes, but I love it.
37. Complete the sentences with the following words.
didn't, haven't, like, prefer, rather
A: What would you (1) ____________ to do tonight?
B: I'd (2) ____________ not to go out. I'm really tired.
A: (3) ____________ you sleep an hour this afternoon?
B: Yes, but I'm still tired. I'd (4) ____________ go to bed early.
A: (5) ____________ you gone to be early all week? I think you should see a doctor
38. Circle the correct words.
Mark (1) asked / got / went Sarah out for the first time on Saturday. They had another (2) date /
dating / engagement on Sunday. On Monday they (3) engaged / got engaged / got went on a blind
date. On Tuesday Sarah got (4) hungry / mad / sick and they (5) broke up / got out / got scared. Their
relationship didn't last very long.

39. Circle the correct words.

I met Peter (1) dating / on a dating / on a blind date. We (2) asked out / got engaged / went out for six

weeks and then we got (3) a blind date / bored / engaged. We're getting (4) dated / engaged / married
next week. My previous boyfriend, David, got (5) mad / scared / tired of waiting.
40. Complete the sentences with the following words. asked, blind date, bored, got married, hungry
My cousin (1) ____________ last month. He met his wife Ann on a (2) ____________. At first they
got (3) ____________, but after talking for a few hours, they got (4) ____________ and so my cousin
(5) ____________ Ann out to a great restaurant. They had a great time.
41. Complete the sentences with the following words. bored, broke up, hungry, mad, went out
Mary got (1) ____________ last night and she (2) ____________ with her boyfriend. He wanted to
stay home and watch a soccer game on TV, but she got (3) ____________ and wanted to eat
something, so they (4) ____________. After a while, he got (5) ____________ and wanted to go
home, so she told him she never wanted to see him again.
42. Complete the sentences with the following words. 'll, 'll, going to, won't, won't
A: Are you (1) ____________ go on a picnic tomorrow?
B: I think so, but we (2) ____________ go if it rains.
A: I (3) ____________ come with you. I (4) ____________ have that math exam Monday. They
changed it to Wednesday.
B: Great. I (5) ____________ pick you up at 11. Be outside your house.
43. Complete the sentences with the following words. island, ocean, raining, stormy, windy
They took a small boat across the (1) ________ to the (2) ________. It was a horrible trip because the
weather was terrible. It was very (3) ________. It was (4) ________ very hard and it was so (5)
________ they were afraid the boat would sink.
44. Complete the sentences with the following words. foggy, hill, lake, mountain, sunny
It was so (1) ________ that morning that Ben couldn't see the boats on the (2) ________ over near the
big (3) ________. In the afternoon it was (4) ________ and Ben drove over to Mary's house. She
lives on that little (5) ________ over there.
45. Circle the correct words.
I used to live in Chicago. It has a big (1) hill / island / river that goes into the largest (2) hill / lake /
mountain in the United States. I hated it. Chicago is called the (3) Rainy / Snowy / Windy City. You
can't walk down the street with a hat on. It was so hot in the summer and there were (4) rainy / storms
/ stormy every afternoon. In the winter it was very cold and it (5) hailed / snowed / snowy every day.
46. Circle the correct words.
Jennifer lived in a house in a small (1) field / island / river in the middle of a big (2) forest / lake / hill.
It was near a (3) lake / ocean / river with green trees all around it. In the summer it was always (4)
rain / sunny / wind and in the winter it was very (5) snow / snowing / snowy and white.
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47. 51. Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.

A: My French class (1) ____________ (finish) at four and then I (2) ____________ (have) coffee at
Mark's house. Do you want to come?

B: Sure. (3) ____________ I ____________ (bring) anything? I promise (4) ____________ (bring)
some cookies, but I (5) ____________ (buy) a cake if you want.
48. Complete the sentences with the following words. awful, empty, snacks, soft, wild
Mike's party was (1) ________. No one came. The house was (2) ________. I thought it was going to
be a (3) ________ party, but it was dead. The music was too (4) ________ and there weren't any (5)
________ to eat.
49. Complete the sentences with the following words. conversation, crowded, guests, lively, loud
I went to a horrible party last weekend. There were too many (1) ________ and it was very (2)
________. The atmosphere was (3) ________, but I couldn't have a (4) ________ because the music
was too (5) ________.
50. Circle the correct words.
Mary had a nice party for her daughter Amy. She (1) decorated / had / relaxed the house and
everyone brought Amy gifts. There were 25 little girls. It was a little (2) crowded / empty / soft, but
very (3) awful / live / lively. Five-year-old girls like (4) empty / lived / loud music so Mary (5)
decorated / had / played music all the time.
51. Circle the correct words.
I like parties with (1) lively / relaxed / wild atmospheres. I don't like (2) empty / fun / loud music. I
don't like (3) crowded / empty / relaxed rooms with lots of (4) awful / gifts / guests standing around
and doing (5) gifts / loud / wild dancing.
52. Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
This is a great cell phone. It (1) ____________ (produce) in China. It (2) ____________ (make) of
plastic. Everything (3) ____________ (display) on the screen. It (4) ____________ (give) to me by
my boss. It (5) ____________ (release) last week
53. Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
A: Where is cotton (1) ____________ (grow)?
B: I think the best cotton (2) ____________ (produce) in Egypt. This shirt (3) ____________ (make)
in Egypt and it's great.
A: (4) ____________ cotton first ____________ (domesticate) there?
B: I don't know, but it (5) ____________ (wear) by the ancient Egyptians.

54. Rewrite each sentence in the passive.

(1) What do they make these clothes from? What
_____________________________________________
(2) They manufacture them from a new kind of material.

_____________________________________________ from a new kind of material.

(3) Where did they invent it? Where _____________________________________________
(4) They discovered it in England. _____________________________________________ in
England.
(5) They gave me this shirt last week. _____________________________________________ last
week.
55. Circle the correct words.
Peter (1) burned / played / uploaded a CD of his favorite photos from our childhood. He gave it to me
yesterday. He asked me to (2) burn / get / upload the best ones to my Web site. I found a picture of
some things we made in school. He made a (3) ceramic / cotton / rubber cup with a dog on it. I made
a (4) cotton / plastic / wood sweater for my father. I'm going to (5) get / play / send him a text about it.
56. Circle the correct words.
I (1) got / sent / uploaded a text to Martha about my new table. I told her it was made of yellow (2)
ceramic / nylon / plastic with a transparent (3) cotton / glass / rubber table top. Then I (4) burned /
got / uploaded a photo to the Internet. She (5) got / recorded / sent me a text and told me she liked it.
57. Complete the sentences with the following words.
burning, glass, plastic, sending, uploading
I have six small children, so I don't buy cups made of (1) ________. I always get the ones made of (2)
________. My husband doesn't help me very much. He works all day and every night he spends hours
(3) ________ videos to the Internet, (4) ________ texts, and (5) ________ CDs.
58. Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. Use may, might, will or won't if necessary.
A: (1) ____________________ (go) to the movies tonight. Do you want to come?
B: I don't know. If I (2) ____________________ (get) off work early, (3) ____________________
(come) with you.
A: OK, (4) ____________________ (call) you around six. (5) ____________________ (be) busy
until then.
59. Circle the correct words.
A: What (1) are you doing / do you do / will you do for your birthday?
B: I'm not sure. I (2) can / might / will have a party. If I (3) do / did / will do, (4) I'll let / I let / I'm let
you know. What about you?
A: (5) I go / I'll go / I'm going to Disneyland.

60. Complete the sentences with the following words.

along, chores, curfew, easygoing, keep
Nathan gets (1) ____________ well with his family. They aren't (2) ____________, but he has no
problems with their rules. He has to do his (3) ____________ and (4) ____________ his room clean,
but he doesn't have a (5) ____________.

61. Complete the sentences with the following words.

do, has, keep, show, strict
Paul refuses to (1) ____________ his room clean or (2) ____________ his chores and he (3)
____________ fights with his parents every night. He says they're too (4) ____________. They say
he doesn't (5) ____________ respect for them.
62. Circle the correct words.
These days teenagers (1) admire / don't show respect for / make up with their parents. They refuse to
(2) ground them / keep their rooms clean / make their chores or (3) be strict / do their chores / stop
their allowances. Their parents don't know what to do. They (4) do their chores / do their ground /
take away their allowances and (5) ground / stop / take them
63. Circle the correct words.
Henry (1) did / had / was a fight with his father last night. They usually (2) get / have / make along
well, but yesterday Henry refused to (3) be / do / make his chores. So his father told him he had to (4)
keep / stop / take away his privileges and (5) ground / keep / stop him for a week.

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