Задание по англискому языку

1. Supply the missinig forms of the adjectives and adverbs.

2. Use the appropriate form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Which is (long) day of the year?

2. Moscow is (large) than St. Petersburg.

3. My friend's car is not so (new) as mine.

4. Where is it (beautiful), in the mountains or near the sea?

5. It was (good) meal, I've ever heard.

6. In spring the days are (long) than in winter.

7. It is (cold) today that it was yesterday.

8. Health is (good) than wealth.

9. Who is (old) in your family?

10. New York is as (beautiful) as Moscow.

3. Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use degrees of comparison.

Pattern: Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it is only six degrees. It is colder today than it was yesterday.

1. Cris and Joe are group mates. Cris passed all the exams successfully. Joe passed only 2 exams. So Joe studies ...

2. I saw these films and I liked them all. But I think this film is ...

3. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o'clock. In fact they arrived at 15.20. My friends arrived...

4. This shop is very nice, but the prices are very expensive. It is...

5. You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour. hour. The buses...

6. Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometers. Dave stopped after eight kilometers. I ran ... 

4.Translate into English.

1. Моя старшая сестра на два года старше меня.

2. Этот текст гораздо труднее, чем тот, который мы переводили на прошлом уроке.

3. Скажите, пожалуйста, где ближайшая остановка автобусов?

4. Чем больше вы будете гулять, тем лучше будет ваше здоровье.

5. Июль - самый жаркий месяц.

6. Я перевёл столько же, сколько и ты.

7. Это здание не такое высокое, как то.

8. Самым высоким мужчиной в мире был Роберт Водлоу из США.

Test S. Comparative and superlative.

A. Write the comparative form of the words in brackets.

1. Can't you think of anything _____ (intelligent) to say?

2. Well, the place looks ______ (clean) now.

3. Jessica looks ____ (thin) than she did.

4. You need to draw it ___ (carefully).

5. The weather is getting _____ (bad).

6. The programme will be shown at a _____ (late) date.

7. I can't stay _______ (long) than half an hour.

8. An umbrella would be a _______ (useful) present.

9. I'll try to finish the job ______ (soon).

10. It was _______ (busy) than usual in town today.

11. I'll be even _______ (annoyed) if you do that again.

12. Since the break-in I feel ______ (nervous).

B. 1. That was the __________ (funny) film I've ever seen.

2. It was the _________ (horrible) feeling I've ever had.

3. Have you read her ________ (recent) book?

4. It's the ________ (large) company in the country.

5. It was the ______ (boring) speech I've ever heard.

6. You've got the _______ (far) to travel.

7. That's the ________ (helpful) idea so far.

8. The factory uses the _________ (modern) production methods.

9. This is the ______ (early) I've ever got up.

10. It was the ________ (sad) day of my life.

C. Some of these sentences are correct  and some have a word which should not be there. If a sentence is correct, put a tick. If it is incorrect, ctoss the unnecessary word out of the sentence and write it in the space.

1. Silver isn't as expensive as gold.    _________________

2. Indiand food is the nicer than Chinese, I think. __________

3. The telephone is one of the most useful inventions ever. _________

4. I feel a much better now, thank you. _________

5. The longer you wait, so the harder it'll be. __________

6. The piano is heavier than the sofa. ___________

7. This is the most quickest way to the hotel  ______________

8. You'rt taller than he is. ___________

9. Who is the cleverest student in of the class? __________

10. The weather is getting hotter and more hotter. _______

 D. Read this part of Tessa's message to her friend Angela about her new job. Then look at the answer after the message and write the correct answer in each space.

My new job is great. I like it much better than my old one. The people here are 1_________ than I expected. Luckily  my new boss isn't as rude 2________ my old boss, Mrs Crossley was. I hated  her. She was the 3________ friendly person I've ever met. Everyone here is older 4_______ in fact I'm the youngest person 5_____ the office. But I don't mind.

The good thing about the job is that I get a 6______ more money, although not much more than I did before. The bad thing is that the journey isn't 7_____ simple as it was in my old job, where the bus took me straight there. Now I have to change buses. But I'm allowed to start work early. The earlier I leave home, 8______ the journey is because the buses aren't so crowded.

1. a) more nice       b) most nice                 c) nicer                                      d) nicest

2. a) as                   b) so                            c) than                                       d) that

3. a) least               b) less                          c) less and less                        d) so

4. a) as I                 b) as me                       c) than I                                   d) than me

5. a) from               b) in                              c) of                                          d) out of

6. a) bit                  b) less                          c) lot                                          d) much

7. a) as                  b) less                         c) more                                       d) same

8. a) more easier    b) more easy             c) the easier                               d) the easy

E. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 

1. The living room isn't as big as the kitchen. (bigger)

The kitchen __________________________.

2. I'm  not as fit as you. (am)

You're ______________________________.

3. The table and the desk are the same size. (big)

The table __________________________.

4. Prices just get higher all the time. (and)

Prices ____________________________.

5. The dress is cheaper than the skirt. (expensive)

The skirt _________________________.

6. The crossword is the essiest. (difficult)

This crossword __________________.

7. Their excitement was increasing all the time. (excited)

They were getting _________________.

8. I've never read a more romantic story (most)

It's the __________________________.

Writing

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5ю You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel / Johnny Depp