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COMPARISONS EXERCISES NO.2

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. New York City’s Central Park is nearly twice as large ______ second smallest country, Monaco.
A. as B. is the C. as is D. as the
2. The speed of light is ______ the speed of sound.
A. faster B. much faster than C. the fastest D. as fast
3. The use of detail is ______ method of developing a controlling idea, and almost all students employ this
method.
A. more common B. common C. most common D. the most common
4. ______ in Stevenson’s landscapes, the more vitality and character the paintings seem to possess.
A. The brushwork is loose B. The looser brushwork
C. The loose brushwork is D. The looser the brushwork is
5. Don’t be too hard on him, he’s doing the job ______.
A. he can as best B. as he can best C. as best as he can D. best as he can
6. Prices for bikes can run ______ 250.
A. so high as B. as high to C. so high to D. as high as
7. The relative size of an insect’s wing is much greater than ______.
A. that of a bird’s wing B. of a bird’s wing C. that wing of a bird D. a wing of a bird is
8. The richer you are, ______.
A. you may become more worried B. you more worried may become
C. the more worried you may become D. the more worry you may become
9. Ann works ______ than most of her friends.
A. much harder B. a lot more hardly C. more hardly D. more harder
10. Keith is ______ taller than her brother.
A. lightly B. delicately C. sparely D. slightly
11. Which of the following is ______ title for the passage?
A. the best B. better C. best D. good
12. Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than ______.
A. all human beings B. total human beings C. that of all human beings D. those of all human beings
13. Normally, in order for a political party to form a government, it has to have ______ number of seats in
Parliament.
A. the largest B. as large as C. larger than D. so large
14. On the way to the mountains, it was impossible to see ______ a few meters ahead because of the heavy fog.
A. rather than B. how far C. more than D. so large
15. Some animals serve as models in the study of human health because they suffer from almost ______ types
of diseases ______ humans.
A. such - that B. either - or C. as - as D. the same - as
16. According to a study, women blink almost twice ______ men.
A. more than B. as much as C. much than D. so much that
17. Ozone depletion has been ______ at the poles, especially over Antarctica, where a seasonal ozone layer
“hole” appears.
A. as severe as B. so severe as C. more severe than D. the most severe
18. I was relieved to see that the new computer software was ______ complicated to use than I had thought it
would be.
A. much less B. far too C. the most D. so much
19. The 1665 plague in London took almost ______ lives ______ the Great Fire of London the year after.
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A. the same - as B. as many – as C. much more - than D. such a lot - that

20. Cotton shirts feel ______ than polyester ones.
A. much softer B. more softly C. far more softer D. far more softly
21. Of the three courses I did, this one is ______ interesting.
A. the hardest and more B. harder but more C. the harder but more D. the hardest but most
22. Of the two films we watched yesterday, Titanic is ______.
A. the more interesting B. the most interesting C. better interesting D. as interesting
23. This car is ______ of the two models in the showroom.
A. more modern B. the most modern C. the more modern D. one of the most modern
24. The tickets for the play weren’t nearly as expensive ______ we thought.
A. so B. than C. that D. as
25. Why don’t we go on the coach? It is ______ cheaper than the train.
A. a bit quite B. quite bit C. quite a bit D. a quite bit
26. A quick look would reveal that France has twice ______ computers.
A. as many televisions as B. more televisions than
C. as many as televisions D. many as televisions as
27. The ______ source of power in 1970 was from natural gas with almost 25%.
A. most second important B. second most important
C. second important most D. most important second
28. Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. as much as twice B. twice as much as C. twice more than D. twice as
29. Tom: “Which is more important? Luck or effort?” - Mary: “Luck is ______ effort.”
A. on the same importance B. of the same importance as
C. the same importance as D. as the same importance as
30. Tom: “Is your government salary good?”
Mary: “Yes, but I don’t make as much ______ worked in private industry.”
A. as I would if I B. if I would have C. I would if D. as I
31. Please cut my hair ______ the style in this magazine.
A. the same length as B. the same length like C. the same long like D. the same long as
32. This factory produced ______ motorbikes in 2014 as in the year 2012.
A. as twice as many B. twice as many C. as twice many D. as many as twice
33. Potential dehydration is ______ that a land animal faces.
A. the often greatest hazard B. the greatest often hazard
C. often the greatest hazard D. often the hazard greatest
34. The curriculum at the public school is as good ______ of any private school.
A. or better than B. as or better than that C. as or better that D. as or better than those
35. Why don’t you buy bananas when they are much ______ apples?
A. less expensive than B. not expensive than C. expensive than D. lesser expensive than
36. Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than ______.
A. man B. the man’s C. the one of man’s D. that of man
37. This one is prettier, but it costs ______ as the other one.
A. twice as many B. as many C. twice as much D. so much
38. Terylene shirts are ______ to wear, but cotton shirts are much ______.
A. harder - most comfortable B. hardest - more comfortable
C. harder - more comfortable D. more hard - more comfortable
39. ______ a person gets, ______ the chance they will develop a disease that harms the brain.
A. So old - greater than B. Too old - a lot greater
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C. The older - the greater D. The oldest - the greatest

40. People are becoming ______ aware of healthy eating, exercise, and relaxation, and want to incorporate them
into their daily lives.
A. hardly ever B. rather than C. more and more D. much as
41. The more she practises, ______ she becomes.
A. the greater confidence B. more confidently
C. the more confident D. the most confident
42. The more you talk about the situation, ______.
A. it seems worse B. the worse it seems C. the worse does it seem D. it seems the worse
43. The older you are, ______.
A. the more you may become worried B. the more worried you may become
C. the more worry you may become D. you may become more worried
44. Sound comes in waves, and the higher the frequency, ______.
A. higher is the pitch B. the pitch is higher C. the higher the pitch D. pitch is higher
45. The more you have tried to edit the article, ______.
A. it becomes better B. the more it has become
C. the better it becomes D. it has becomes better and better
46. Hubble’s law states that the greater the distance between any two galaxies, ______ is their relative speed of
separation.
A. the greatest B. the greater C. greater than D. as great as
47. The better the weather is, ______.
A. the beaches get the more crowded B. the beaches get the most crowded
C. the most crowded the beaches get D. the more crowded the beaches get
48. The country is rapidly losing its workers as ______.
A. people are emigrating more B. more and more people are emigrating
C. people emigrating are more and more D. more emigrating people are
49. ______ you study for these exams, ______ you will do.
A. The harder - the better B. The more - the much
C. The hardest - the best D. The more hard - the more good
50. The more waste paper we recycle, ______.
A. the least trees we preserve B. the most trees we preserve
C. the fewer trees we preserve D. the more trees we preserve

Exercise 2: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. Certain types of snakes have been known to survive fasts more as a year long.
A B C D
2. The grizzly bear, which can grow up to eight feet tall, has been called a more dangerous animal of North
America. A B C D
3. The dangers of noise are, unfortunately, not as clear-cut than those from most other health hazards.
A B C D
4. Climate, soil type, and availability of water are the most critical factors than
A B C
selecting the best type of grass for a lawn.
D
5. Peter Abelard, a logician and theologian, was the controversialist teacher of his age.
A B C D

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6. Protein molecules are the most complex than the molecules of carbohydrates.
A B C D
7. The widely used natural fiber of all is cotton.
A B C D
8. Helium has the most low boiling point of all substances.
A B C D
9. Plant proteins tend to have few amino acids than proteins from animal sources.
A B C D
10. The new office building is much farthest away than the one we used to work in.
A B C D
11. Walking up the stairs is not quick as taking the elevator, but it provides more exercise.
A B C D
12. Ms Chang always gets a lot done, but yesterday she did more work that I’ve ever seen before.
A B C D
13. This concert is more worse than I expected it to be.
A B C D
14. We tested several printers at the trade show, and the new Canon 3500 seemed to be the good one for our
purposes. A B C D
15. Our trainees found the product demonstration at this meeting difficult to understand than in previous years.
A B C D
16. I don’t believe there is anyone best suited for the job than Mrs. Smith.
A B C D
17. There is fewer rainfall in the central area than in the north of the country.
A B C D
18. Fruits and vegetables provide few protein in relation to their weight and size.
A B C D
19. There is still more pollution in the air because its level is increasing all the time.
A B C D
20. Your brother spoke in a more interesting way even though he mentioned less details.
A B C D
21. Of the two lecturers, the first was by far the best, partly because the person
A B C
who delivered it had such a dynamic style.
D
22. She is an efficient employee; she does twice as more work as other people do.
A B C D
23. The United States has a younger population as most other major industrial countries.
A B C D
24. Of all outdoor activities, Paul likes fishing best of all, but he doesn’t enjoy
A B C
cleaning the fishing rods afterwards.
D
25. The rate of stomach cancer is lowest in countries where people don’t eat
A B C
processed meat products than in nations where such foods are consumed.
D

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26. After the critics see the two plays, they will, as a result of their experience and
A B
background, judge which is the most effective and moving.
C D
27. Usually the climate in mountainous areas becomes much windy at higher altitudes.
A B C D
28. The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than the Earth.
A B C D
29. The most great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong, went from New Orleans in
A
1922 to join a band that helped spread jazz through phonograph recordings.
B C D
30. The life in the city is more comfortable than in the country.
A B C D

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