TEST 13 - COMPARISON I. Choose the best answer . 1. The economic conditions today are …………….they were in the past . a. much more good b. much better than c. much better d. the best than 2. Peter is the …………… student in my class . a. taller than b. so as tall c. tallerd. tallest 3. The deep oceans contain some of the ………………of all living creatures . a. strangestb. strange c. as strange as d. stranger 4. Jane is not ……………… her brother . a. more intelligent as b. intelligent as c. so intelligent as d. so intelligent that 5. He drives as ……………… his brother does . a. careful as b. more carefully c. the most careful d. carefully as 6. What’s the……………film you’ve ever seen ? a. good b. best c. better d. the best 7. Jane is …………………age as Mary . a. the same b. as same c. the most same d. more same 8. I’ll be there ……………….I can . a. sooner as b. as soon as c. as sooner as d. soonest as 9. This shirt and that one …………………… a. alike b. as alike as c. are alike d. likely 10. I want to buy some shoes ………………… the ones you have on . a. like b. are alike c. are like d. likely 11. Mary and her mother don’t ……………… a. like b. alike c. look like d. look alike 12. despite its small size , the Indian Ocean …………….the Atlantic Ocean . a. as deep as b. is the same deep as c. deeper as d. is as deep as 13. Sharon …………………from other women I know . a. different b. as different c. differs d. more different 14. This one is prettier , but it costs ………….as the other one . a. as much b. twice as much c. as many d. twice as many 15. You can take ……………books as you want . a. as many b. as much c. so much d. too many 16. Of the two sisters , Linda …………………… a. is beautiful b. is the most beautiful c. is more beautiful d. is so beautiful as 17. The lab is ……………….from the bus stop than the library . a. far b. farther c. further d. both b & c 18. The ………………accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway . a. baddest b. most bad c. worse d. worst 19. He finished the test ……………………… of all . a. rapidly b. more rapidly c. the most rapidly d. most rapidly 20 . Many chemicals react …………………in acid solutions . a. more quick b. more quickly c. quicklier d. as quickly more 21. The younger you are , …………………it is to learn . a. easier b. you are easier c. the easier d. the easy 22. It’s becoming …………………….to find a job . a. more difficult and more b. more and more difficult c. most and more difficult d. more difficult than 23. …………………electricity you use , ……………… your bill will be . a. The more / the higher b. The most / the higher c. The more / the high d. More / higher 24. The more I got to know Tom , …………… I like him . a. least b. the less c. the least d. the fewer 25. The room in the front ……………….noisier than those in the back . a. are more b. are little c. are very d. are much 26. ………………….you are , ……………….you concentrate . a. Tired / the least hard b. The more tired / the harder c. The tireder / the harder d. The tired / the harder 27. ……………… the man gets , ……………he becomes . a. The more old / the more weak b. The older / the weaker c. The older / the weakest d. older / weaker 28. Of all the candidates , Peter is probably ……………………… a. the less qualified b. the qualified less c. the least qualified d. the most little qualified 29. …………………100 billion stars are in the Milky Way . a. As many as b. As much as c. As more as d. As most as 30. The CDs here are more expensive …………………over there . a. those b. than those c. than that d. than this II. Repeat Comparative . 1. As I waited for the interview , I became …………………………( nervous ) 2. The hole in your pullover is getting ………………………………………( big) 3. The suitcase seems to get …………………………………( heavy ) as I carried it upstairs . 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 he has been in Britain , his English has got …………………… ( good ) 8. The prices of consumer goods get ………………………………all the time . ( high ) 9. The noise got ………………………… as we approached the house . ( loud ) 10. Today people are becoming ………………………about their weight . ( concerned ) III. Rewrite the sentences below , using “ The + comparative …., The + comparative…” 1. It is hot . I feel miserable . 2. You leave soon . You will arrive early . 3. They get fat . They feel weak . 4. He trained hard . He felt strong . 5. The lesson is difficult . We try hard . 6. The house is large . It is expensive . 7. New Year comes near . People are busy . 8. We produce much rice . It is cheap . 9. The play was interesting . It attracted many people . 10. We plant many trees . We preserve much soil . 11. The workers built good roads . They need much equipment . 12. The soil was poor . The farmers tried hard . 13. You learn much . You know a lot about the world . 14. We practice a language a lot . We can speak it fluently . 15. The humidity is high . People feel uncomfortable . . TEST 13 - COMPARISON I. Choose the best answer . 1. The economic conditions today are …………….they were. …………….the Atlantic Ocean . a. as deep as b. is the same deep as c. deeper as d. is as deep as 13. Sharon …………………from other women I know . a. different b. as different c. differs d. more different. occurred last night on the Freeway . a. baddest b. most bad c. worse d. worst 19. He finished the test ……………………… of all . a. rapidly b. more rapidly c. the most rapidly d. most rapidly 20 . Many