Upper-intermediate English Grammar Test 3

1. The few words he spoke ______ well chosen.

2. The world has gone ______.

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

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

5. Many lakes and rivers are being ______ polluted.

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

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

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

9. The child looked ______.

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

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

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

13. Terry is ______.

14. The car went______ and ______ down the hill.

15. It was a ______.

16. That’s too ______ for swimming.

17. Rome isn’t ______ as Milan is.

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