Exercise : Choose the best answers
1. Paris is _______ exciting ________ London.
A. as – than B. as – as C. more – as D. most – than
2. Peter is the ________ student in my class.
A. taller B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest
3. He drives as _________ his father does.
A. careful B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as
4. You can take _______ books as you want.
A. as many B. as much C. so much D. too many
5. He finished the test ________ of all.
A. rapidly B. the most rapidly C. most rapidly D. more rapidly
6. He doesn’t go out _________.
A. as often as he would B. more often as he did
C. as often as he once was D. as often as he used to
7. Of the five students, Mary is ________ .
A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent
8. The deep oceans contain some of the ________ of all living creatures.
A. strangest B. strange C. as strange as D. strange
9. Computers are considered as _______ tools today.
A. much modern than B. modern as C. the most modern D.more modern
10. One of the ____ diseases mankind has ever faced is cancer.
A. best B. better C. worst D. worse
11. Although Mary studied very _______, she did not get good results last semester.
A. hardly B. harder C. hard D. hardiest
12. There are ______ diseases being treated by laser beams.
a. more or less B. more than C. more and more D. less than
13. ________ the weather is, __________ I feel.
A. The warmer / the more good B. The warmer / the better
C. The warmer / the more D. The warmest / the best
14. The _____ they come, the ______ seats they can get.
a. early – better B. earlier – gooder C. early – the best D. earlier – better
15. Of the two sister, Mary is _________ .
a. the taller B. the tallest C. the more taller D. taller
16. The more you water this plant, the _______ it will grow.
A. faster B. tall C. wetter D. best
17. 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
18. 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
19. The more you practise, ______ you can speak the language.
A. the more well B. the better C. more better D. the more
20. His house is _______ mine.
A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice
21. Sarah speaks so _______ that I can’t understand her.
A. fast B. fastly C. faster D. fastest
22. The harder you try, ________ you will get.
A. the results are better B. the best result
C. the better results D. the more better results
23. The more crowded the shop is, __________ to pay for the goods
A. the more longer you have to wait B. the more long you have to wait
C. the longest you have to wait D. the longer you have to wait
24. The more electricity you use, ___________ .
A. the higher your bill will be B. the higher will be your bill
C. the bill will be higher D. the highest your bill will be
25. Actually, today I feel ____________ than I did yesterday.
A. bad B. worse C. worst D. the worst
26. The sun is ___________ when seen from mercury than when seen from the earth.
A. more much brilliant B. much more brilliant C. much brilliant more D. much brilliant
27. I have opinion about the new manager as you.
a. as b. as same c. similar d. the same
28. The new television tower is twice the old one.
a. higher than b. as high as c. highest d. higher as
29. John’s grades are higher than _________ .
A. his sister is B. his sister C. that of his sister D. those of his sister
30. The bigger the supermarket is, __________.
A. the choice is wide B. the wider the choice is.
C. the more the choice is D. the wider the choice it is.
31. “The inflation rate in Greece is five times ______ my country,” he said.
A. as much as B. more than C. as many as that in D. as high as that in
32. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______ served as a kitchen.
A. the smaller of them B. the smaller of which C. the smallest of which D. smallest of that
33. Petrol is……. it used to.
a. twice as expensive as b. twice expensive more than
c. twice more than expensive d. more expensive than twice
34. This is ____ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
A. by far B. by heart C. by chance D. by myself
35. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
A. The more popular be come television programmes, the worse they seem.
B. The popular television programmes, the worse they seem.
C. The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem.
D. The most popular television programmes become, the worst they seem.
36. The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international organizations.
A B C D
37. The bigger of the three daily meals for most American families is dinner, served at about six
A B C D
o’clock.
38. The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
A B C D
39. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.
A B C D
40. The older people are, the more weaker they are
A B C D
41. We live far from our house. We miss it very much.
The farther ……………………………………………………………………………..
42. This is the most intereating novel I have ever read.
I have never …………………………………………………………………………….
43. I can’t cook as well as my mother can.
My mother ………………………………………………………………………………
1. B
2. D
3. D
2c