Gap fills

Fill in the blanks.

1. The higher you climb the colder ……………….

a) gets
b) it gets
c) it got

2. The more he reads ……………….. he understands.

a) the less
b) the lesser

3. The ……………….. we grow the wiser we become.

a) old
b) older

4. The government should pay attention to the problems of …………………….

a) unemployed
b) the unemployed

5. The faster you act the better ………………….

a) it is
b) is it

6. They saw the criminal ………………. open the door.

a) break
b) broke

7. The poor exile was …………………. his native land again.

a) never to see
b) never seen

8. The strike …………………….. if the workers’ demands had been granted.
a) would have called off
b) would have been called off

Answers

1. The higher you climb the colder it gets.

2. The more he reads the less he understands.

3. The older we grow the wiser we become.

4. The government should pay attention to the problems of the unemployed.

5. The faster you act the better it is.

6. They saw the criminal break open the door.

7. The poor exile was never to see his native land again.

8. The strike would have been called off if the workers’ demands had been granted.