Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 9A
Grammar
1 Underline the correct alternative.
1 The population of the world is bigger / biggest than it was ten years ago.
2 Large cities are most polluted / more polluted than they were in the past.
3 Travelling by bus is cheapest / cheaper than travelling by plane.
4 In some African countries, there is less / the most water than before.
5 The cheetah is one of the more faster / fastest animals in the world.
6 The Amazon River is longer / most long than the Nile.
7 The streets are noisy / noisier than before because there’s more / less traffic.
8 What’s the more / most beautiful place you’ve ever seen?
9 Junk food is the least healthy / less healthier thing you can eat.
10 Sea levels are getting higher / more highest because the ice is melting fast.
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2 Complete the sentences with a/an, the or – (no article).
1 They saw a large eagle in the sky.
2 I’m really frightened of snakes.
3 Camels can go without water for weeks.
4 He used to be actor but now he’s painter.
5 What’s most beautiful city you’ve ever seen?
6 She’s travelled round Asia and most of Africa.
7 They say that elephants never forget.
8 We looked out of the window and saw cow in garden.
Vocabulary
3 Complete the names of natural places.
1 The Yangtze is the longest r i v e r in Asia.
2 The deepest l in the world is Baikal in Siberia.
3 The Andes is the world’s longest mountain
r .
4 The g are melting faster every year because of global warming.
5 Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world’s highest w .
6 The Amazon r is getting smaller every year.
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
disturb pull off attack shake disappear hit
1 Be careful. Don’t disturb the animals.
2 He the trees with a stick and lots of apples fell off.
3 He his shoes and jumped in the river to save the girl.
4 She ...
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