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Mastering English Grammar
| Example: The task was harder than we at first thought. (hard)
1. Sorry I'm late. It took me _____ to get here_____ I expected. (long) 2. She looks about 20, but in fact she's much_____ _____ she looks. (old) 3. The problem is not so complicated. It's _____ _____ you think. (simple) 4. Your English has improved. You speak a lot_____ _____ you did when we last met. (fluently) 6. Health and happiness are _____ _____ money. (important) 7. I like the countryside. It's _____ and _____ _____ living in a town. (healthy/peaceful) EXERCISE 16. Complete these sentences. Use the comparative of the words in brackets + a bit/a little/much/a lot/far. Use than where necessary. Example: The task was much harder than we at first thought. (hard) 1. It's _____ today _____ it was yesterday. (a little / warm) 2. You're driving too fast. Can you drive _____ _____? (a bit / slowly) 3. A: Did you enjoy your visit to the museum? B: Yes, I found it _____ _____ I expected, (far / interesting) 4. I prefer this armchair. It's_____ _____ the other one. (much / comfortable) 5. You looked depressed this morning but you look____ _____now. (a bit / happy) 71 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 __________. 72 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. жүктеу/скачать 0,98 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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