Solutions Upper Unit 2

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

Hundreds of years ago, travelling by sea was      quicker      trying to make the same journey overland.

Roads back then were nowhere      as good    they are now.

Although      well-known than Columbus or Magellan, one of     greatest of the late medieval explorers was Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

    longer the journey,     more supplies travellers had to take.

One of the      significant discoveries by 18th-century European sailors was that of New Zealand, a country composed of two islands of similar size. Actually, South Island is only          larger than North Island.

Not much lower      Everest, and        as hard to climb, Kangchenjunga is part of the Himalayan chain of mountains.

Complete the comparative or superlative sentences. Use the correct form of the adjective or adverb in brackets and add any other necessary words.

Although dressed much                    (sensible) her fellow hikers, Sophie still felt wet and miserable after it started raining.

Few people have been quite             (lucky) my brother Grant, who won the lottery with a ticket he found in the street.

            (tough) the climb, the more likely it is that adventurers will want to try to reach the top.

Amy didn’t get a prize despite being just                (talented) the other performers.

This brand of toothpaste is a                       (popular) any other brand. Over 70% of the population use it.

By running              ( far) people expected, David raised a lot of money for charity.

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

      (do) a part-time job at weekends can be fun.

Have you tried         (talk) it over with your parents? Sometimes it’s good to share a problem.

I’d rather      (play) tennis than golf.

On the way home, I stopped        (buy) some chewing gum at the corner shop.

Why not      (call) round later? We’ll do something together.

I overheard Karen         (tell) Simon about your party, but I didn’t stay and listen to the end of their conversation.

Could you remember         (pick) up the parcel from the post office?

The government should stop people         (cycle) in the park.