PRACTICE 11

Volunteers spend a lot of time ____ the elderly in their neighborhood to settle their lives.  

• help                     

• to help 

• helping

• to helping  

He can't go out because he___________ his work.

• doesn't finish

• hasn't finished 

• didn't finish

• . hadn't finished

I told you ______ the computer, didn’t I?

• not switch off 

• don’t switch off

• to switch off  

• switch off

Claire wanted to know what time ________.

• do the banks close  

• the banks closed

• did the banks close 

• the banks would close

Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.

• optimistic  

• disappointed     

• pessimistic     

• keen

. Those who don’t get ______with their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.

•   up

• in                              

• off                      

• on

Last year Matt earned _____ his brother, who had a better position.

• twice as much as 

• twice more than 

• twice as more as    

• twice as many as

. Everyone likes ________ when they have got some success.

• to congratulate 

• to be   congratulating   

• to be congratulated  

• being congratulated

These days, teenagers prefer chatting on the internet ______ reading books.

• to                          

• than                      

• at                                       

• with

Mexico City, _________ has a population of over 10 million, is probably the fastest growing city in the world.

• what                     

• which                   

• that                        

• who