This fourth gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of adjectives and adverbs of English grammar. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of English adjectives and adverbs.
Adjectives and Adverbs Advanced Level Test 4
Question 1 |
The company I work for offered me to choose between a better salary and a flat in the city centre and I chose ____.
A | the latter |
B | the last |
C | the later |
D | late |
E | so late |
Question 2 |
The proportion of English, who are severely obese, increased by 50 per cent from 2000 to 2005, twice _____ the growth seen in moderate obesity.
A | so fast as |
B | so fast that |
C | too fast |
D | as fast as |
E | fast enough |
Question 3 |
Many dairy products ______ cheese and yoghurt and some fermented meat products already use lactic acid producing bacteria to protect and preserve their products.
A | rather |
B | most of |
C | both |
D | such as |
E | just as |
Question 4 |
Last November, a landmark paper showed that stem-cell-like tumour cells with a signature protein are actually _____ to radiation ______ other brain cancer cells.
A | so resistant / that |
B | as resistantly / as |
C | more resistant / than |
D | such resistantly / that |
E | so resistant / as |
Question 5 |
No actor in the 20th century broke down _____ barriers in Hollywood _____ did Poitier.
A | more / than |
B | rather / than |
C | much / as |
D | either / or |
E | not only / but also |
Question 6 |
The success of a Palestinian state is inconceivable in the absence of peace and security for Palestinians and Israelis ______.
A | as |
B | like |
C | similar |
D | alike |
E | likely |
Question 7 |
According to the estimate, there are _____ or ______ 85,000 people who have joined today's rally asking for the resignation of the president.
A | more/ fewer than |
B | the more / the less |
C | less / fewer than |
D | more / less |
E | much / more than |
Question 8 |
Institutions and TOEFL score recipients that note ______ inconsistencies ______ high TOEFL scores and apparent weak English proficiency should refer to the photo on the official score report for evidence of impersonation.
A | so / that |
B | such / that |
C | such / as |
D | more / than |
E | as / as |
Question 9 |
Pollution from marine shipping causes _____ 60,000 premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths around the world each year.
A | appropriately |
B | apprehensively |
C | approximately |
D | extensively |
E | primarily |
Question 10 |
The report benchmarks the number of annual deaths caused globally by pollution from marine vessels, with coastal regions in Asia and Europe ______.
A | more affecting |
B | the most affected |
C | as affected |
D | the most affecting |
E | affecting |
Question 11 |
A study into the 'black sheep effect', shows that children treat disloyalty in their own group _____ within different groups.
A | as harsh as |
B | so harshly that |
C | more harshly than |
D | so harsh as |
E | the most harshly |
Question 12 |
_____ the danger of a particular insurgency is recognized, _____ likely it is that the military intervention will have to be considered.
A | So early / little |
B | Much earlier / less |
C | The earliest / the least |
D | The earlier / the less |
E | Such earlier / less than |
Question 13 |
The many land and sea animals provide a source of food _____ income for the locals.
A | as well as |
B | as |
C | more than |
D | so well |
E | such |
Question 14 |
The Turkish strategy encompassed varying approaches and was _____ that of the English, necessitating a rethinking of traditional counterinsurgency methods.
A | more adaptable than |
B | so adaptable as |
C | so adaptable |
D | adaptable enough |
E | the most adaptable |
Question 15 |
One study found that nursing home residents 65 and older are three times _____ likely to be hospitalized for influenza ____ people of similar ages who do not live in nursing homes.
A | such / that |
B | too / as |
C | so / that |
D | more / than |
E | so / as |
Question 16 |
Insurance companies would spend a lot _____ paying the $10 cost of a flu shot for each employee _____ they would pay to stop the resulting outbreak.
A | such little / that |
B | so little / as |
C | so little / that |
D | less / than |
E | the least / as |
Question 17 |
Biscuit-makers both in Europe and Latin America have not done _____ hoped.
A | so good as |
B | as well as |
C | as good as |
D | so well that |
E | better |
Question 18 |
A new Palestinian state will be more likely to succeed, _____ its territorial contiguity; _____ open its borders, allowing free movement of people.
A | the greatest / the most |
B | the greater / the more |
C | so great / as more |
D | as great / so much |
E | greater than / more |
Question 19 |
Women face unique challenges in keeping their blood pressure under control, and this may help explain why _____ women _____ men struggle with uncontrolled blood pressure.
A | more / than |
B | less / than |
C | the / same |
D | the more / the more |
E | such / as |
Question 20 |
Heart disease is the leading killer of women and men in the United States, and high blood pressure is a major contributor to _____ problems ______ heart attack and stroke.
A | either / or |
B | whether / or |
C | such / that |
D | so / that |
E | such / as |
Question 21 |
These works are of ____ importance _____ they should be published at any cost.
A | so / that |
B | such / that |
C | as / as |
D | more / than |
E | so / as |
Question 22 |
Strasberg himself considered the girl to be his _____ pupils of all time.
A | more greatly than |
B | the greatest |
C | the greater |
D | greatest |
E | as great as |
Question 23 |
The new calculations might leave the mass of the universe ______ ten to 20 per cent _____ previously calculated.
A | more than / so light as |
B | as much as / as light as |
C | the more / the lighter |
D | as much as / lighter than |
E | as many as / lighter than |
Question 24 |
In the neighbourhood _____ 10 to 14 per cent of patients who go to see their doctor have depression.
A | so many that |
B | such as |
C | as much as |
D | so much as |
E | as many as |
Question 25 |
The economic downfall of the U.S. has affected many countries and Haiti is one of _____ one.
A | the most affecting |
B | more affecting |
C | as affected as |
D | the most affected |
E | more affected than |
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