Question

Everybody wants to be .... independent from relatives. a) financially; b) financial; c) finance; d) financed 17. The professor was not .... with the project. a) satisfying; b) satisfy; c) the satisfied; d) satisfied 18. This river is a bit .... than the Volga. a) longer; b) more long; c) the longest; d) the longest 19. Janeۥ s house is .... than I thought. a) further; b) more far; c) far; d) the furthest 20. Mary can give us a piece of advice. Her .... daughter is a lawyer, and she will help us. a) old; b) the elder; c)elder; d) the eldest 21. Susan is so rude that I am not speaking to her .... . a) longer; b) any longer; c) any long; d) the longer 22. It was the .... exciting movie I have ever seen. I will recommend my friends to see it. a) more; b) less; c) -; d) most 23. Today Mary spoke .... than ever before. Perhaps, she was in bad mood. a) worser; b) worse; c) badly; d) bad 24. This report is less impressive ... . a) than the Presidentۥs; b) that the Presidentۥs; c) than the President; d) as the President 25. This textbook is .... as yours. It is much more effective. a) twice good; b) twice as good; c) good; d) more twice good

Answer 1

16. a

17. d

18. a

19. a

20. c

21. b

22. d

23. b

24. a

25. b

Answer 2

17. The correct answer is d) satisfied. The sentence requires the past participle form of the verb "satisfy" to describe the professor's state of being.

18. The correct answer is a) longer. The sentence requires the comparative form of the adjective "long" to compare the river to the Volga.

19. The correct answer is c) far. The sentence requires the comparative form of the adjective "far" to describe the distance of Jane's house.

20. The correct answer is b) the elder. The sentence requires the superlative form of the adjective "elder" to describe Mary's daughter as the oldest among her siblings.

21. The correct answer is b) any longer. The sentence requires the phrase "any longer" to indicate that the speaker has stopped speaking to Susan.

22. The correct answer is d) most. The sentence requires the superlative form of the adjective "exciting" to describe the movie as the most exciting the speaker has ever seen.

23. The correct answer is b) worse. The sentence requires the comparative form of the adjective "bad" to describe Mary's speech.

24. The correct answer is a) than the President's. The sentence requires the comparative form of the adjective "impressive" to compare the report to the President's report.

25. The correct answer is b) twice as good. The sentence requires the comparative form of the adjective "good" to compare the effectiveness of the textbook to the speaker's.