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37. We must never FORGET our heroes.

A) recognize

B) recite

C) remember

D) forgive

E) thank

38. You are a GOOD swimmer.

A) hot

B) bad

C) low

D) normal

E) not well

39. I stood there admiring that BEAUTIFUL picture.

A) bad

B) nice

C) ugly

D) terrible

E) plain

40. You can tell him the TRUTH. He will help you.

A) a form

B) a tale

C) a secret

D) a lie

E) a fable

41. Adriano is a TALL man.

A) big

B) little

C) small

D) short

E) large

42. It’s much QUIETER there than here - very beautiful, but no tourists.

A) more peaceful

B) noisier

C) more essential

D) more uncertain

E) easier

43. They are good boys, don’t LAUGH at them!

A) smile

B) shout

C) cry

D) look

E) speak

44. I don’t think he will work hard. He is very LAZY.

A) absent-minded

B) good looking

C) good-natured

D) delighted

E) hard-working

45. The mountains in Great Britain are not very HIGH.

A) low

B) long

C) short

D) tall

E) big

46. He worked MUCH and got a good mark at his

A) a lot

B) many

C) few

D) little

E) a few

47. He thinks his son has a GOOD future.

A) nice

B) fine

C) kind

D) bad

E) wrong

48. You’ve got WET through.

A) warm

B) dry

C) hot

D) sweet

E) cold

49. Did you come by SEA?

A) land

B) bed

C) desk

D) shop

E) tree

50. Don’t speak so FAST!

A) loudly

B) slowly

C) well

D) proudly

E) quickly

51. I’m LEAVING FOR Rio tomorrow and I’ll be back in a week’s time.

A) going to

B) coming from

C) living in

D) reaching

E) approaching

52. My friend Cyril isn’t TALL enough to dance with Natalie.

A) good

B) nice

C) happy

D) long

E) short

53. When I WOKE UP it was dark in the room.

A) got up

B) awoke

C) fell asleep

D) stayed

E) left

54. I’m glad the interest rate is not very HIGH.

A) short

B) tall

C) long

D) low

E) huge

55. We are in a hurry. PUSH the car to one side.

A) bring

B) move

C) pull

D) park

E) break

56. The old man had MORE money than sixty thousand pounds.

A) much

B) larger

C) over

D) fewer

E) less

57. We heard a LOT OF interesting things over the radio yesterday

evening.
A) little

B) many

C) tremendous

D) few

E) a great deal

58. I’ll BE IN tomorrow morning.

A) stay

B) be out

C) be over

D) come

E) give

59. When the Browns paint their living-room and the paint is DRY they

will hang a modern picture on the wall.
A) cold

B) white

C) wet

D) blue

E) clean

60. Though the watch was very EXPENSIVE, he decided to buy it for

her.
A) dear

B) calm

C) cheap

D) quiet

E) rich

61. The Thames is a short river but it is WIDE.

A) long

B) shallow

C) narrow

D) nice

E) big

62. He GAVE his friend a book last week.

A) brought

B) took

C) bought

D) had

E) sold

63. John’s parents want him to study law and become President one

day. They have HIGH hopes on him.
A) tall

B) respectful

C) wise

D) unpleasant

E) small

64. The MORE you read, the more you know.

A) much

B) many

C) little

D) least

E) less

65. BEFORE death he decided to leave his money to a hospital.

A) earlier

B) after

C) above

D) below

E) over

66. Nina was a small girl and not at all STRONG.

A) seldom

B) forceful

C) weak

D) frozen

E) clever

67. She runs FAST.

A) quickly

B) slowly

C) easily

D) badly

E) well

68. Tom was a TALL boy of 16.

A) low

B) short

C) long

D) little

E) small

69. I must change my jeans. They are really DIRTY.

A) clear

B) short

C) bright

D) clean

E) yellow

70. It’s EASY to understand this text.

A) hard

B) difficult

C) simple

D) longest

E) clear

71. David was POOR and had TO FIND his aunt.

A) rich / to lose

B) tall / to win

C) short / to gather

D) clever / to hide

E) rich / to look for

72. He SAT thinking near the window.

A) stood

B) saw

C) cried

D) flew

E) died

73. I have been UNHAPPY since my mother died.

A) happy

B) busy

C) tired

D) excited

E) ill

74. - How are you?

- I am WELL, thank you.
A) ill

B) greedy

C) fine

D) O.K.

E) ready

Book 2 Part A

Antonyms

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400 questions in English Grammar

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