English C-Test exercises with answers

"instead of" is followed by a noun or an -ing verb ("renting").

Indefinite article "an", not "a", because "apartment" starts with a vowel sound.

"alone" = without other people.

"share" = have or use together with others.

Preposition "with".

"two or three": "or" joins two possible numbers.

"other" before a noun; "on the other hand" introduces the opposite view.

"each" goes with a singular noun and a singular verb: "each person has".

"has": third person singular of "have", because "each person" is singular.

"a private room" = a room of your own.

Definite article: the noun after it is known or specific.

Conjunction joining two parts of equal rank.

"bathroom" = the room with the shower or bath.

Passive "are used by": "be" + past participle.

"everyone" = all the people; "everybody" is also correct.

Also correct: everybody

"this makes …": third person singular -s, because "this" is singular.

"rent" = the money you pay for a flat each month.

Comparative of "cheap": "much cheaper".

"new students" = students who have just arrived.

Adverb "quickly" describes the verb "make friends"; the adjective would be "quick".

"make friends" = start friendships.

"city" = a large town.

Subject pronoun "they" in the relative clause; it refers to the students.

"do not know": negative with "do" for a plural subject.

"not … yet" = not until now.

"decades" = periods of ten years; "for decades" = for a very long time.

Past of "seem": "they seemed to belong".

"belong to the past" = be something from earlier times.

"the past" is a fixed phrase with the definite article.

Conjunction "and" joins two main clauses ("…, and several railway companies …").

"railway companies" = companies that run trains.

"stopped running": past of "stop" (double p) + -ing form.

Object pronoun "them" for the night trains (plural).

Subject pronoun "they"; here it refers to the trains.

"did not make": past negative with "did" + infinitive.

"enough money" = as much money as needed.

Adverb "recently"; it goes with the present perfect "has grown".

"interest" (uncountable here) = wanting to know or use something.

Present perfect "has grown": past participle of "grow" (grow – grew – grown).

"many" before the plural countable noun "travellers".

"want to" + infinitive; no -s, because "travellers" is plural.

"avoid flying"; "avoid" is followed by the -ing form.

Conjunction "and" joins two main clauses ("…, and several railway companies …").

Relative pronoun "that" for a thing: "a train that leaves …".

"in the evening".

"evening" = the end of the day.

"arrives": third person singular -s; the subject is "a train".

"the next morning" = the morning after.

Adverb "also" before the main verb "replaces".

"replaces a hotel" = you do not need a hotel room.

"frequently cited" = mentioned often by other authors.

"experiment" = a scientific test.

Relative pronoun "who" for people: "shoppers who saw …".

"table", here a display stand in a shop.

"many kinds of"; "many" before a plural countable noun.

"kinds of jam": "of" links the type to the thing.

"were": past of "be" for the plural subject "shoppers".

"be more likely to" = do something with a higher probability.

"stop" = stand still; infinitive after "likely to".

"less likely" is the opposite of "more likely".

"likely to buy": "to" before the infinitive.

"anything" after a negative idea ("less likely to buy anything").

"shoppers" = people buying things in a shop.

Past of "see" (see – saw – seen).

"only a few" = a small number, the contrast to "many kinds".

"explanation", the noun of "explain".

"obvious" = easy to see or understand.

"options" = things you can choose from.

Gerund as subject: "comparing them becomes tiring".

"becomes": singular verb, because the gerund subject "comparing" is singular.

Conjunction "and" joins two main clauses with the same cause.

"the fear of …" = being afraid of something.

After the preposition "of", use the -ing form: "the fear of making …".

"the wrong choice" = a bad decision.

"grows": third person singular; the subject is "the fear".