TEST 1.11.

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. T he 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 sec _____ 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 look almost _____ lives _____ the Great Fire of London the
year after.
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
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
39.(A) Certain types of snakes (B) have been known to survive (C) fasts more (D) as a year
long.
40.The grizzly bear, (A) which can grow (B) up to eight feet tall, has (C) been called (D) a
more dangerous animal of North America.
41.The dangers of noise (A) are, unfortunately, not as clear-cut (B) than (C) those from (D)
most other health hazards.
42.Climate, soil type, and (A) availability of water (B) are the most critical factors (C) than
selecting (D) the best type of grass for a lawn.
43.Peter Abelard, (A) a logician and theologian, was (B) the (C) controversialist teacher (D)
of his age.
44.Protein molecules (A) are (B) the most complex (C) than the (D) molecules of
carbohydrates.
45.(A) The widely (B) used natural (C) fiber of all (D) is cotton.
46.Helium (A) has the (B) most low (C) boiling point of (D) all substances.
47.(A) Plant proteins (B) tend to have (C) few amino acids than proteins from (D) animal
sources.
48.The new office building is (A) much (B) farthest away (C) than the one we used (D) to
work in.
49.Walking up (A) the stairs is (B) not quick as taking the elevator, (C) but it provides (D)
more exercise.
50.Ms Chang (A) always gets a lot done, (B) but yesterday she did more work (C) that I’ve
ever seen (D) before.
 TEST 1.11.2 (Double comparison)

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. _____ 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
C. The older - the greater D. The oldest - the greatest
2. 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
3. The more she practises, _____ she becomes.
A. the greater confidence B. more confidently
C. the more confident D. the most confident
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10.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
11._____ 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
12.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
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
13. We do not need much furniture because the room is small.
A. The smaller the room is, the less furniture we need.
B. The smaller the room, the fewer furniture we need.
C. The small room makes the furniture less and less.
D. Much furniture is needed for a small room.
14. As Elton John became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
A. The most famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
B. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid reporters.
C. The more famous Elton John had become, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
D. The more Elton John became famous, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
15. We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.
B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.
D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
16. As he earned more money, Mike bought more clothes.
A. When Mike earned a lot of money, he bought more and more clothes.
B. The more money Mike earned, the better clothes he bought.
C. The more money Mike earned, the best clothes he bought.
D. The more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought.
17. Success in the academic field depends on your number of qualifications.
A. You are successful in the academic field, so you have more qualifications.
B. Your number of qualifications is a result of your success in the academic field.
C. The more success you are in the academic field, the more qualifications you have.
D. The more qualifications you have, the more successful you are in the academic field.
18. The traditional phone is far from convenient compared to the smart one.
A. Smart phones are almost as convenient as traditional ones.
B. Smart phones are much more convenient than traditional ones.
C. The traditional phone is far more convenient than the smart one.
D. The traditional phone is as convenient as the smart one.
19. As lie grows older, he becomes increasingly intelligent.
A. The more old he grows, the more he becomes intelligent.
B. The older he grows, the more he becomes intelligent.
C. The older he grows, the more intelligent he becomes.
D. The more he grows old, the more he becomes intelligent.
20. When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
51.(A) This concert (B) is (C) more worse than I expected it (D) to be.
52.We tested several printers (A) at the trade show, and the new Canon 3500 (B) seemed to
be the (C) good one (D) for our purposes.
53.Our trainees (A) found the product demonstration (B) at this meeting (C) difficult to
understand than in (D) previous years.
54.I (A) don’t believe (B) there is anyone (C) best suited (D) for the job than Mrs. Smith.
55.There is (A) fewer rainfall in the (B) central area than (C) in (D) the north of the country.
56.Fruits and (A) vegetables provide (B) few protein in (C) relation to (D) their weight and
size.
57.There is (A) still more pollution (B) in the air because (C) its level is increasing (D) all
the time.
58.Your brother spoke (A) in a more interesting (B) way (C) even though he mentioned (D)
less details.
59.(A) Of the two lecturers, the first was (B) by far (C) the best, partly because the person
who delivered it had (D) such a dynamic style.
60.She is an (A) efficient employee; she does twice (B) as more work as (C) other people
(D) do.
61.The United States (A) has a younger population (B) as most (C) other major industrial
(D) countries.
62.Of all (A) outdoor activities, Paul likes fishing (B) best of all (C) but he doesn’t enjoy
cleaning the fishing rods (D) afterwards.
63.The rate of stomach cancer is (A) lowest in countries (B) where people (C) don’t eat
processed meat products than in nations where such foods (D) are consumed.
64.(A) After the critics see the two plays, they (B) will, as a result of their experience and
background, judge which is (C) the most effective and (D) moving.
65. (A) Usually (B) the climate in mountainous areas becomes (C) much windy (D) at higher
altitudes.
66.(A) The diameter of the Sun is (B) more than one hundred (C) times (D) greater than the
Earth.
67.The (A) most great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong, went from New Orleans in 1922 to
join a band that helped (B) spread jazz (C) through phonograph (D) recordings.
68.The life (A) in the city is (B) more (C) comfortable than (D) in the country.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is best
built from the prompts given.
69.My opinion/ unfair/ women/ more duties/ husbands.
A. According to my opinion, it is unfair when women have more duties than their husbands.
B. In my opinion, it is unfair that women have more duties than their husbands.
C. My opinion, it is unfair for women to have more duties than their husbands.
D. My opinion, which seems to be, is that women should have more duties than their
husbands.
70.Person’s choice/ occupation/ probably/ most important/ ever have/ make.
A. A person’s choice of occupation is probably the most important one that ever has to be
made.
B. A person’s choice about occupation is probably most important one to have ever made.
C. A person’s choice from occupation is probably the most important one ever has to be
made.
D. A person’s choice among occupation is probably most important ever having made.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
71.Lee talks to people more politely than Ben.
A. Ben doesn’t talk to people as politely as Lee.
B. Ben doesn’t talk to people politely as Lee.
C. Ben doesn’t talk to people more politely than Lee.
D. Ben doesn’t talk to people less politely than Lee.
72.No student in my class can run as fast as Jack.
A. Jack is faster than no student in my class.
B. Jack is the fastest runner in my class.
C. All students in my class don’t run faster than Jack.
D. No student in my class runs fast as Jack.
73.She is the most intelligent woman I have ever met.
A. I have never met a more intelligent woman than her.
B. She is not as intelligent as the women I have ever met.
C. I have ever met such an intelligent woman.
D. She is more intelligent than I am.
74.The original version of that song sounds much better.
A. That version of the song doesn’t sound as well as the original one.
B. That version of the song doesn’t sound as good as the original one.
C. The last version of the song sounds the best.
D. No other song sounds as good as the original version of that song.
75.I haven’t seen a worse film than this one.
A. This is the worst film I have ever seen.
B. This film is the worst in the world.
C. Thee is no film better than this one.
D. The film I have seen is the worst.
76.This question is harder than the last one.
A. The last question is not difficult.
B. This question is the most difficult one.
C. The last question is difficult but this one is more difficult.
D. This question is hard but the last one is not.
77.I have done many exercises and this is the most difficult.
A. This exercise is by far the most difficult to do.
B. I have ever done any exercises as difficult as this.
C. All the exercises I have done are difficult.
D. This is the most difficult exercise I ever do.
78.Mary loves her mother more than her father.
A. Mary loves her mother more than her father does.
B. Her father loves her mother but Mary loves her more.
C. Her father doesn’t love her mother as much as Mary.
D. Mary’s love for her mother is greater than that for her father.
79.Twice as many men as women are insurance agents.
A. More men than women have insurance.
B. Male insurance agents outnumber female agents.
C. Women are twice as likely as men to have sold insurance.
D. Insurance is twice as difficult to sell to women as to men.
80.Most people get fewer colds in summer than in winter.
A. A person is more likely to get a cold in winter than in summer.
B. More people have summer colds than winter colds.
C. People get colder in summer than in winter.
D. Winter is much colder than summer.
TEST 1.11.2 (Double comparison)
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. _____ 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
C. The older - the greater D. The oldest - the greatest
2. 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
3. The more she practises, _____ she becomes.
A. the greater confidence B. more confidently
C. the more confident D. the most confident
4. T he 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10.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
11._____ 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
12.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
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
13.We do not need much furniture because the room is small.
A. The smaller the room is, the less furniture we need.
B. The smaller the room, the fewer furniture we need.
C. The small room makes the furniture less and less.
D. Much furniture is needed for a small room.
14.As HI ton John became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
A. The most famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
B. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid reporters.
C. The more famous Elton John had become, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
D. The more Elton John became famous, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
15.We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.
B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.
D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
16.As he earned more money, Mike bought more clothes.
A. When Mike earned a lot of money, he bought more and more clothes.
B. The more money Mike earned, the better clothes he bought.
C. The more money Mike earned, the best clothes he bought.
D. The more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought.
17.Success in the academic field depends on your number of qualifications.
A. You are successful in the academic field, so you have more qualifications.
B. Your number of qualifications is a result of your success in the academic field.
C. The more success you are in the academic field, the more qualifications you have.
D. The more qualifications you have, the more successful you are in the academic field.
18.The traditional phone is far from convenient compared to the smart one.
A. Smart phones are almost as convenient as traditional ones.
B. Smart phones are much more convenient than traditional ones.
C. The traditional phone is far more convenient than the smart one.
D. The traditional phone is as convenient as the smart one.
19.As lie grows older, he becomes increasingly intelligent.
A. The more old he grows, the more he becomes intelligent.
B. The older he grows, the more he becomes intelligent.
C. The older he grows, the more intelligent he becomes.
D. The more he grows old, the more he becomes intelligent.
20.When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.