Upper-intermediate English Grammar Test 3

1. The ______ the problem ______ it is to find a solution.

2. The few words he spoke ______ well chosen.

3. Vitamins are produced synthetically in large quantities. This has made
them ______ and ______ available to most of the population.

4. Since divorce became easier to obtain in Europe, the divorce rate has gone up ______.

5. There were ______ people in the queue that it was impossible to
get on the bus.

6. It cost me ______ than I thought it would.

7. The car went______ and ______ down the hill.

8. It was a ______.

9. That’s too ______ for swimming.

10. The child looked ______.

11. Rome isn’t ______ as Milan is.

12. Terry is ______.

13. The world has gone ______.

14. “Shall we go?” David looked ______ at Susan.

15. I find people who spit in the street ______.

16. Many lakes and rivers are being ______ polluted.

17. ______ we leave, ______ we’ll arrive.

18. She went ______ a sheet when she heard the news.