Review Final exam Level 12

Complete the following sentence using the words in parenthesesand double comparatives:

Studies show that ____ you get married, ____ children you have. (old/few)

Complete the following sentence with the words in parentheses and double comparatives:

I believe that ___ people are when they marry, ___it is to stay married. (young, hard)

Complete the following sentence with the words in parentheses and double comparatives:

Isn't it true that ____ people are, ____they're likely to live? (healthy, long)

Rewrite the following sentence using repeated comparatives:

Weddings are becoming (increasingly expensive)

(a)  

Rewrite the following sentence using repeated comparatives:

(A decreasing number of) young people are buying houses.

(a)  

Rewrite the following sentence using repeated comparatives:

Many women are postponing marriage, and (a decreasing number) are choosing to have children.

(a)  

Read the situation and choose the correct answer.

Tammy often goes to the gym at lunchtime. One day at noon your boss is looking for Tammy. What do you say?

• I wonder if Tammy's in the gym.

• Probably Tammy's in the gym.

• There's no question that Tammy's in the gym.

Read the situation and choose the correct answer:

Quan never calls you unless he needs a loan, and you see that he called last night. What do you say?

• It is obvious that Quan wants to borrow money again.

• I suppose that Quan wants to borrow money again.

• It's possible that Quan wants to borrow money again.

Read the situation and choose the correct answer:

Emma promised to bring cupcakes to the party, and she is very reliable. She always keeps her promises. You and your friend are discussing the party menu. What do you say?

• I wonder if Emma will bring the cupcakes.

• Probably Emma will bring the cupcakes.

• There's no question that Emma will bring the cupcakes.

Read the following situation and choose the correct answer:

It really bugs you when Maria talks on the phone while you're having lunch together, but you're not certain what to do about it. What do you say?

• Clearly, I should ask Maria to turn off her phone while we're eating lunch.

• Maybe I should ask Maria to turn off her phone while we're eating lunch.

• I'll bet I should ask Maria to turn off her phone while we're eating.