Test 1 Choose the right variant:
Whom is Mary waiting … ?
a) for b) at c) on
Don’t be angry … me, will you?
a) to b) on c) with
It’s very nice … George to let me use his car, isn’t it?
a) of b) to c) with
What can I cut the paper …?
a) with b) on c) to
What are you thanking me …?
a) with b) on c) for
Is the news worth listening …?
a) with b) to c) on
Whom are they laughing …?
a) on b) at c) to
When was the doctor sent …?
a) to b) with c) for
What does my life depend …?
a) on b) to c) with
What were you surprised …?
a) at b) to c) with
Test 2 Choose the right variant:
Were the Smith disappointed … the hotel?
a) with b) on c) to
The child is taken care … well.
a) of b) with c) to
Does Hugh usually sit … the back?
a) on b) in c) at
Which magazines are you interested …?
a) on b) at c) in
Sarah isn’t interested … sport.
a) in b) to c) with
Are you afraid … dogs?
a) with b) on c) of
Ann is very different … her sister.
a) with b) to c) from
It was very kind … you to help us.
a) of b) to c) with
Are you good … repairing cars?
a) at b) with c) to
She went away … saying a word.
a) without b) with c) to
Test 3 Choose the right variant:
She watches the news … television.
a) on b) at c) with
I’m thinking … buying a new car.
a) of b) to c) with
The house is … fire. Call the fire brigade.
a) on b) in c) with
The train was … time.
a) in b) to c) on
I spoke to Jack … the phone.
a) on b) in c) with
Listen … this music. It’s beautiful.
a) to b) on c) with
A man stopped me and asked … some money.
a) for b) to c) on
Jane isn’t here. What has happened … her?
a) to b) with c) on
Does this book belong … you?
a) with b) on c) to
I never get letters. Nobody writes … me.
a) to b) on c) with
Test 4 Choose the right variant:
Did you talk … Jack about your problems?
a) on b) with c) to
He’s lost his key. He is looking … it.
a) on b) to c) for
Mary is a housewife. She looks … the house and the family.
a) after b) with c) to
Excuse me, may I ask you … help?
a) for b) to c) about
Are you playing tennis this afternoon? – It depends … the weather.
a) with b) to c) on
I went to the window and looked … .
a) in b) through c) out
The bus arrived and I got … .
a) on b) in c) off
Sorry … the noise last night. We had a party.
a) about b) for c) with
She is married … an Italian.
a) on b) with c) to
What is she listening … ?
a) for b) to c) about
Test 5 Choose the right variant:
Where is Tina? – She is … work.
a) at b) on c) in
Look at those beautiful horses … that field!
a) on b) in c) at
I’m going to meet John … the station.
a) to b) on c) at
My house is … end of the street.
a) to b) on c) at
I usually do my shopping … the city centre.
a) in b) on c) at
The table is … the middle of the room.
a) in b) at c) on
Who is that man … the picture?
a) in b) on c) at
He spent his holidays … France.
a) on b) at c) in
I saw him yesterday … the bus-stop.
a) on b) at c) in
We arrived … England last week.
a) at b) in c) on
Test 6 Choose the right variant:
I like reading … bed.
a) on b) at c) in
Tom didn’t go … work yesterday.
a) to b) on c) at
I like to walk … home after a busy day at school.
a) – b) to c) in
They arrived … a small station late at night.
a) in b) at c) to
Kate went … the kitchen to make some coffee.
a) in b) to c) for
Ann is … her sister’s house.
a) in b) at c) on
There were 20 000 people … the football match.
a) at b) in c) to
How often do you go … the dentist?
a) on b) to c) at
He jumped … the bridge into the water.
a) from b) of c) at
I took the batteries … the radio.
a) from b) out of c) outside
Test 7 Choose the right variant:
The plane flew … the mountains.
a) over b) through c) across
The old road goes … the village.
a) through b) across c) between
I didn’t have a key, so we climbed … a window into the house.
a) in b) through c) to
In tennis you have to hit the ball … the net.
a) over b) through c) across
The Moon travels … the Earth.
a) round b) across c) along
A woman got … a car.
a) into b) to c) in
The book fell … the shelf.
a) off b) out off c) from
Don’t forget to put a stamp … the postcard before you post it.
a) on b) at c) in
Sarah left school … the age of 17.
a) at b) on c) with
Do you like travelling … train?
a) by b) on c) with
Test 8 Choose the right variant:
Do you like coffee … sugar?
a) with b) on c) in
I’d like to have a house … a garden.
a) with b) to c) on
Each term ends … the examinations.
a) in b) with c) to
The academic year begins … the first of September.
a) on b) at c) in
As a rule I come home … half past five.
a) in b) at c) on
It often rains … autumn.
a) in b) on c) at
We go to the cinema … Sunday.
a) in b) on c) at
There are a lot of dark clouds … the sky.
a) in b) on c) at
In summer we like to spend our days-off … the bank of the river.
a) in b) on c) at
I shall be working … my report from 5 till 6.
a) at b) with c) of
Test 9 Choose the right variant:
There is a nice picture … the wall.
a) at b) in c) on
She never keeps her money … her bag.
a) at b) on c) in
Don’t sit … the ground!
a) at b) in c) on
I think her flat is … the third floor of that building.
a) at b) in c) on
Who is that boy … the piano?
a) at b) in c) on
The children are playing … the garden.
a) at b) in c) on
The night is very dark. There are no stars … the sky.
a) at b) in c) on
Let’s meet … the entrance of the supermarket.
a) at b) in c) on
Our dog likes swimming … the river.
a) at b) in c) on
St. Petersburg is … the Neva river.
a) at b) in c) on
Test 10 Choose the right variant:
Nancy is good … Maths, but she is bad … learning languages.
a) in b) at c) of
Harry isn’t interested … sports.
a) in b) at c) of
Are you afraid … spiders?
a) on b) with c) of
Kate is different … her sister.
a) with b) of c) from
It’s very nice … you to help us. Thank you very much.
a) with b) about c) of
Hello, can I speak … Jane, please?
a) – b) to c) on
The children stopped talking when the teacher entered … the room.
a) at b) – c) to
Did they invite you … the party?
a) at b) – c) to
They are leaving … London tonight.
a) at b) in c) for
Have you ever been … Moscow?
a) at b) in c) to
Test 1 Choose the right variant:
Sue’s car isn’t very big. She wants a … one.
a) big b) bigger c) more big
The hotel was cheap. I expected it to be much … .
a) expensive b) the most expensive c) more expensive
This house isn’t very modern. I prefer … houses.
a) moderner b) the most modern c) more modern
She is not very tall. Her brother is … .
a) tall b) taller c) more tall
Nick doesn’t work hard. I work … .
a) hard b) harder c) more hard
What is ... : a mountain or a hill?
a) high b) higher c) more high
What is … : a book or a film?
a) interesting b) more interesting c) the most interesting
Is it … to go by train or by plane?
a) cheap b) cheaper c) more cheap
The bag is heavy, but the suitcase is … .
a) heavy b) heavier c) more heavy
Who is … - a tortoise or a snail?
a) slow b) slower c) more slow
Test 2 Choose the right variant:
This house is … building in our city.
a) the oldest b) the eldest c) old
Kate is my … friend.
a) better b) best c) goodest
It was … mistake I’ve ever made.
a) bad b) the worst c) the worse
Ken is good at playing tennis. I’m sure he is … player in the club.
a) good b) better c) the best
My … brother is an engineer.
a) older b) elder c) the eldest
Jill is 25. Gary is 24. Jill is a bit … than Gary.
a) old b) older c) elder
He has got … money than he needs.
a) much b) more c) the most
“How far is the station? A mile?” “No, it is … . About two miles.”
a) far b) further c) the most far
He makes … than he promises.
a) little b) less c) the least
Hunger is a … cook.
a) good b) better c) the best
Test 3 Choose the right variant:
Rome is not as … as Athens.
a) old b) older c) more old
Money is not … thing in life.
a) important b) more important c) the most important
January is … than November.
a) cold b) colder c) the coldest
Jim is not … he thinks.
a) cleverer b) the most clever c) as clever as
I can’t wait longer … an hour.
a) than b) then c) more
It was … day of the year.
a) cold b) colder c) the coldest
Football is … than tennis.
a) popular b) more popular c) the most popular
This house is as … as that one.
a) large b) larger c) the largest
The … we leave the sooner we’ll arrive.
a) early b) earlier c) earliest
Lucy is … of the three girls.
a) beautiful b) more beautiful c) the most beautiful
Test 4 Choose the right variant:
Ann’s … sister is a nurse.
a) older b) elder c) oldest
We have no … information.
a) farther b) further c) the farthest
Your answer is … than your friend’s is.
a) bad b) worse c) the worst
The days in winter are shorter … in summer.
a) than b) then c) as
The book is as … as the film.
a) interesting b) more interesting c) the most interesting
The warmer the weather, … I feel.
a) good b) the better c) the best
A mouse is … big … an elephant.
a) as, as b) not as, as c) the, the
Our house is … than yours.
a) small b) smaller c) less
Moscow is … city in Russia.
a) large b) larger c) the largest
… more you have, … more you want.
a) as, as b) not as, as c) the, the