Exercises relevant to Section: Two

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:

1 They found there were several birds _______. (head)

2 Mrs. Smith spent $100 buying the food from the supermarket ________. (together)

3 Jack s father shouted at him ______ because he was always playing computer games. (angry)

4 The lecture was so interesting that the students listened __________. (attend)

5 The sun is shining _______ and some people are lying at the beach, enjoying the beautiful scenery. (bright)

6 Our chemistry teacher told us to do the experiment _____ (careful).

7 Our teacher tries her best to explain the text in very details for us to understand the meaning ______. (clear)

8 You should remember Safety first , ______ while crossing the road. (especial)

9 We waited and waited. _______ she came back with a large bag on her back. (final)

10 I like our English teacher very much because she can speak English ______. (fluent)

11 ______ speaking, boys like football more than girls. (general)

12 The children are flying kites ____ in the garden. (happy)

13 There is a lot of work for her to do. So she begins to work _____ as soon as she gets home. (immediate)

14 The teacher told the students not to talk ____ in the library. (loud)

15 ______, he caught the last bus to his hometown. (luck)

16 Sorry, we are ____ talking about the food problem. So let me have your attention. (main)

17 ______ he missed the last bus. (probable)

18 You need to operate this new machine _____. (proper)

19 The underground travels much more _____ than the bus. (quick)

20 I m _____ sorry for being late. (real)

21 I haven t heard from him ______. I want to know how everything is going on with him.(recent) 22 She didn t pass the driving test and went home _____. (sad)

23 The terrible storm damaged the railway ____. (serious)

24 There is a traffic jam and the bus is going very _____. (slow)

25 The bus stopped _______ and some passengers fell down. (sudden)

26 The news of his success was ____ spread. (wide)

Choose the best answer:

1 After running the 800-hundred race, Jane was _______ out of breath.

A) hard B) almost C) hardly D) most

2 Jane is a good student at school. She ________ a good daughter at home.

A) is also B) also is C) also has D) has also

3 Her mother s birthday is several days ________.

A) away B) on C) up D) far

4 As soon as he saw the policeman, the thief ran_____.

A) as quick as he could B) as quickly as he could C) as quick as he can D) as