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MAKING
COMPARISONS
1
Put one suitable word in each
space.
1
My brother is two years older
…....than....me.
2
The train takes
just.................... long as the bus.
3
I thought the second hotel we
stayed in was...................................... more friendly.
4
Unfortunately we
are............................. well-off than we used to be.
5
Do you think you could make
a........................ less noise?
6
These exercises seem to be getting
harder and …............................
7
Jean doesn’t need as much help as
Harry …...................................
8
David didn’t enjoy the match as
much as I........................................
2
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as
shown. Do not change the meaning.
1
Jill can run faster than Peter.
Peter
…...........can't run as far as Jill (can).............
2
I thought this journey would last
longer than it did.
This
journey didn’t....................................................
3
I didn’t arrive as early as I
expected.
I
arrived.........................................................................
4
You are working too slowly.
You’ll
have
to.....................................................................
5
I have a brother who is older than
me.
I
have
an................................................................
6
Martin thought the second part of
the film was more interesting.
Martin
didn’t think the
first....................................................
7
Paula’s work is less careful than
before.
Paula
has been working.............................................
8
There aren’t any trains earlier
than this one.
This
is.........................................................................
9
All other cafes are further away.
This
cafe......................................................................
10 Is this the best
price you can offer?
Can’t
you.......................................................................
3
Complete each sentence with the
most suitable word or phrase.
1
I really think that apologizing
is.......C.......
you can do.
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A
not as much as
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В a
little
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С the
least
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D
as far as
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2
I can’t stand this weather. It’s
getting.......................................
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A
more and more
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В worse
and worse
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С coldest
and coldest
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D
further and further
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3
Although Brenda came last, everyone
agreed she had........................ her best.
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A
done
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В made
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С had
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D
got
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4
I wish Charles worked as hard as
Mary.................................
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A
did
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В can
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С will
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D
does
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5
The more you water this plant,
the................................ it will grow.
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A
best
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В tall
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С wetter
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D
faster
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6
From now on, we won’t be able to
go out as much as we.................................
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A
were
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В had
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С used
to
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D
will
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7
I’ve never
owned...................................... independent cat as this
one!
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A
a more than
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В such
an
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С a
so
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D
as much an
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8
Brian has been
working........................................................ since
he was promoted.
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A
much harder
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В as
harder
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С just
as hardly
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D
more hardly
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9
I’ve been
feeling................... tired lately, doctor.
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A
such a
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В the
most
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С more
and more
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D
much
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10
This exercise will give you..................... practice.
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A
farther
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В much
more
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С as
better
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D
a lot
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4
Put one suitable word in each
space, beginning with the letter given.
1
Is William feeling any
..better...........
today?
2
Everyone ate a lot, but Chris ate
the m.......................
3
What’s the
l.......................... news about the situation in India?
4
I’d feel a lot h............................. if you let me help.
5
Graham has been sinking d......................... into debt lately.
6
It’s 35 degrees today! It must be the
h............................ day so far this year.
7
Only £45? Is that all? Oh well,
it’s b................ than nothing.
8
He had to wait a
f.......................... two months before he got his promotion.
9
Ruth wore her
b.......................... dress to her sister’s wedding.
10
Harry has got over the w..................... of his cold.
5 Complete the
second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You
must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1
Your car was cheaper than mine,
cost
Your
car ….cost less than mine.................... did.
2
I’m not as good at maths as you
are.
better
You....................................................................................
I am.
3
Keith is slightly taller than
Nigel,
little
Keith...............................................................................
Nigel.
4
Bill was growing angrier all the
time,
and
Bill.............................................................................
angrier.
5
Sally tried as hard as she could,
did
Sally...............................................................................
best.
6
I thought this film would be
better,
as
This
film.................................... I expected.
7
This is the bumpiest road I’ve
ever driven along!
such
I’ve
never.......................................................................
road.
8
When you eat a lot, you get fat.
more
The.............................................................................
you get.
9
George said he couldn’t do any
better,
could
George
said it...................................................... do.
10 This year’s exam and
last year’s exam were equally difficult,
just
This
year’s exam........................................ last year’s
exam.
6
Complete the text with a word or phrase from the box. Use each word
once only.
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a
as
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f
convenient
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к fastest
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p
more
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b
as fast as
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g
dangerous
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I
fitter
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q
more and more
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с best
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h
easiest
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m
further
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r
most
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d
better
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i
efficient
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n
healthier
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s
than
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e
cheapest
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j
faster
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о just
as
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t
the
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Transport
solutions
First
of all, walking is sometimes (1) ...t.....
quickest means of travelling short distances,
it can also be the (2)............. in a city centre, and is
obviously the (3)................. too,
unless you count the cost of shoes! Of course, the
(4)..............you have to go, the (5).....................
tired you become. Although you might think that walking is
(6).................... than travelling by bus or car, since you
get more exercise,
in fact it can be
(7)....................... unhealthy, because you breathe in
poisonous fumes as you walk along the road, and it is probably
more (8)....................... being a pedestrian
(9)...................... being a driver or passenger. Of course,
travelling by car is often (10).................. and more
(11)................... than going on foot, but as cities become
more and more crowded, parking is getting harder and harder and
the traffic is travelling
(12) …........................slowly. Generally speaking public
transport is more (13)........... , as a bus or tram carries more
people, though it probably isn't (14) ….............a using a
car. On the other hand, cars cause (15)..........................
of the pollution in cities, so it is (16)............... to avoid
using your car if possible. In a city, the
(17)........................ way of travelling is probably on a
bike, which keeps you
(18).......................... and is not so noisy
(19).............. a motorbike or a car, but this can also be
dangerous, and you can still have a problem with poisonous fumes.
Perhaps the (20)................... thing to do is to stay at
home!
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7
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown. Do not change the
meaning.
1 That’s the best meal
I’ve ever eaten.
I’ve
never eaten a .. better
meal......................
2
Fish and meat are the same price
nowadays.
Fish
costs just.....................................................
3
I’ve never enjoyed myself so
much.
I’ve
never had......................................................
4
If you run a lot, you will get
fitter.
The
more.............................................................
5
The doctor can’t see you earlier
than Wednesday, I’m afraid.
Wednesday
is........................................................
6
I must have a rest. I can’t walk
any more.
I
must have a rest. I can’t go...................................
7
Mobile phones used to be much more
expensive.
Mobile
phones aren’t................................................
8
I don’t know as much Italian as
Sue does.
Sue
knows...............................................................
9
I thought that learning to drive
would be difficult, but it isn’t.
Learning
to drive is.....................................................
10 Barbara can skate just
as well as John can.
John
isn’t..................................................................
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