1. The town was nearer we thought it would be.
A. then B. that C. as D. than
2. 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
3. Peter is student in my class.
A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest
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 father does.
A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as
6. I like English French.
A. than B. more C. less D. better than
7. My car is yours.
A. more fast and economical than B. more fast and more economical than
C. faster and economical as D. faster and more economical than
8. Of the two sisters, Linda
A. is beautiful B. the most beautiful
C. is more beautiful D. is so beautiful as
9. The accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway.
A. badest B. most bad C. worse D. worst
10. He finished the test of all.
A. rapidly B. the most rapidly C. most rapidly D. more rapidly
11. 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
12. 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
13. The rooms in the front are noisier than those in the back.
A. more B. little C. much D. very
14. Of all the candidates, Mr. Hung is probably .
A. the less qualified B. the qualified less
C. the most little qualified D. the least qualified
15. The larger the drop of water, freezing temperature.
A. the higher its B. its higher C. higher than its D. higher of its
16. Automobiles, airplanes, and buses use more energy per passenger .
A. trains do B. as trains C. as are trains D. than trains do
17. A cat would be to look after a dog.
A. easy / than B. easier / than C. easy / to D. the easiest / than
18. His job is as mine.
A. not so difficult B. not that difficult C. nor so difficult D. not more difficult
19. This is man of all I’ve ever known.
A. best B. better C. good D. the best
20. Yesterday I felt a little ill and today I feel .
A. more ill B. most ill C. worse D. worst
21. Thousands of years ago giraffes had much necks than they have now.
A. short B. shorter C. less short D. least short
22. Special air-plane fares for tourists make travel than ever before.
A. less expensive and more attractive B. less expensive but attractive
C. not only expensive and attractive D. less expensive therefore attractive
23. Mary is in our class.
A. prettier B. more pretty C. most pretty D. the prettiest
24. Jogging makes our health .
A. more good B. better C. the more good D. the most good
25. The winter is coming, it is getting .
A. more cold B. the most cold C. colder and colder D. the more cold
26. The problem seems to be .
A. most serious B. more serious than C. more serious as D. more and more serious
27. There are diseases being treated by laser beams.
A. more or less B. more than C. more and more D. less than
28. The trend in the graph is the improvement in people’s living standard between 1990 and 2000.
A. second biggest B. second bigger C. twice big D. twice bigger
29. A: It's a long way from Britain, isn't it? - B: Yes, but it isn't as as Hong Kong.
A. far B. farther C. farthest D. further
30. This shirt is that one.
A. much far expensive than B. as much more expensive as
C. a bit less expensive D. as expensive as
31. Peter’s cousin is .
A. older 3 years than him B. 3 years older than him
C. older than him 3 years D. 3 years old than him
32. The hair of my mother is a lot longer than .
A. me B. mine C. I am D. of me
33. The colour of my house is darker than .
A. her B. her house C. that of her D. that of her house
34. My teacher has any of his students.
A. twice books than B. twice as many books as
C. twice books as D. as twice books as
35. His eldest sister can earn him.
A. much money than B. as many money as
C. as much money as D. more money
36. He has just married to a girl who is him.
A. 10 years as old as B. 10 years older than
C. older than 10 years D. older 10 years than
37. We have 2 bedrooms; one is to the left of our house.
A. a bigger B. the bigger C. bigger D. the biggest
38. Susan can’t bear her sister’s table manners.
A. older B. oldest C. elder D. the eldest
39. The distance from my house to the university is farther than from my house to the city centre.
A. it B. that C. those D. this
40. I have 3 close friends and Ann is one.
A. prettier B. the prettier C. prettiest D. the prettiest
