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6. This flat is too small for me. I need something ____
(much/big)
7. It's_____ _____ to learn a foreign language
in the country where it is
spoken.
(a lot / easy)
EXERCISE 17.
Complete these sentences using the
comparative of the words
with
and.
Examples: It's becoming
harder and harder to find a job.
(hard)
It's becoming
more and more difficult to find a job.
(difficult)
1. As I waited for my interview, I became _____ .
(nervous)
2. That hole in your pullover is getting _____ .
(big)
3. The suitcase seemed to get _____ as I carried it along the road.
(heavy)
4.
As the day went on, the weather got _____ .
(bad)
5. As the conversation went on, he became _____ .
(talkative)
6. Travelling is becoming _____ .
(expensive)
7.
Since she has been in the USA, her English has got _____ .
(good)
EXERCISE 18. Match parts of sentences from A and B using
the ... the ...
A
В
the earlier we leave
the longer he waited
the more I got to know him
the more you practise your English
the longer the telephone call
the more goods you sell
the faster you'll learn
the more you have to pay
the sooner we'll arrive
the more profit you'll make
the more impatient he became
the more I liked him
The earlier we leave, the sooner we'll arrive.
1.
_______________________________________________.
2.
_______________________________________________.
3.
_______________________________________________.
4.
_______________________________________________.
5.
_______________________________________________.
6.
_______________________________________________.
EXERCISE 19. Complete the sentences using
as ... as.
Examples: I'm quite tall but you are taller. I'm not
as tall as you are.
I.
Ann works reasonably hard but she used to work much harder.
Ann doesn't
work as hard as she used to.
I need you right away! Please come
as soon as possible.
We can't go any farther. This is
as far as we can go.
1. You know a bit about can but I know more. You don't __________.
2. I still feel quite tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don't __________.
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3. They've lived here for quite a long time but we've lived here longer. They
haven't __________.
4. I can't work any faster. I'm working __________.
5. An orange is sweeter than a lemon. In other words, an orange is not __________.
6. A stream is usually much narrower than a river. In other words, __________.
7. I had expected the test to be difficult, and it was. In other words, the test was just
__________.
8. It's important to use your English every day. You
should practice speaking
English __________.
9. You're only old if you feel old. You are _____ young _____.
10. You might think it's easy to do, but it's not quite __________.
11. It takes an hour to drive to the airport. It takes an hour to fly to Chicago. In other
words, it takes __________.
EXERCISE 20
. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning.
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