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UNIT 106 107.2 108.4
3 The station wasn’t as far as I thought. 2 That’s the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.
106.1
2 much bigger 4 The meal cost less than I expected. 3 This is the best coffee I’ve ever tasted.
5 I don’t watch TV as much as I used 4 That’s the furthest/farthest I’ve ever
3 a lot more interesting than
4 a little cooler to. or … as often as I used to. run.
6 Karen used to have longer hair. 5 It’s the worst mistake I’ve ever made.
5 far more complicated than
6 a bit more slowly 7 You don’t know them as well as me. or It was the worst …
or … as I do. 6 Who’s the most famous person
7 slightly older
8 There aren’t as many students in this you’ve ever met?
106.2 class as in the other one.
2 any sooner / any earlier UNIT 109
3 no higher than / no more expensive 107.3
2 as well as 5 as often as 109.1
than / no worse than 3 Joe doesn’t like football very much.
4 any further/farther 3 as long as 6 as quietly as
4 as soon as 7 as hard as 4 Dan won the race easily.
5 no worse than 5 OK
107.4
106.3 6 Have you seen Chris recently?
2 bigger and bigger 2 Your hair is the same colour as mine. 7 I borrowed some money from a friend.
3 I arrived (at) the same time as you.
3 more and more nervous 8 OK
4 worse and worse 4 My birthday is (on) the same day as 9 I ate my breakfast quickly and went
Tom’s. or My birthday is the same
5 more and more expensive out. or I quickly ate my breakfast
6 better and better as Tom’s. and …
7 more and more time 107.5 10 Did you invite a lot of people to the
2 than 6 much party?
106.4
3 as 7 twice 11 Sam watches TV all the time.
2 The more tired you are, the harder it
is to concentrate. 4 him 8 is 12 OK
5 less 9 me
3 The sooner we decide (what to do), 109.2
the better. 2 I met a friend of mine on my way
UNIT 108
4 The more I know, the less I home.
understand. 108.1 3 I forgot to put a stamp on the
2 the tallest
5 The more electricity you use, the envelope.
higher your bill will be. 3 the worst 4 We bought a lot of fruit in the market.
4 the most popular
6 The more / The longer she had 5 They built a new hotel opposite the
to wait, the more impatient she 5 the best park.
6 the most honest
became. 6 Did you learn a lot of things at school
7 the shortest today?
106.5
2 more 108.2 7 We found some interesting books in
3 better the library.
3 longer
4 any 4 the most expensive 8 Please write your name at the top of
5 more comfortable the page.
5 the
6 older 6 The eldest or The oldest 109.3
7 oldest
7 elder or older 2 I go to the supermarket every Friday.
8 slightly 8 the quickest 3 Why did you come home so late?
9 quicker
9 no 4 Sarah takes her children to school
10 (The) less (he knows, the) better 10 my earliest every day.
11 … the highest mountain in the
5 I haven’t been to the cinema
UNIT 107 world … It is higher than … recently.
12 Do you have a sharper one?
107.1 6 I remembered her name after a few
No, it’s the sharpest one I have.
2 My salary isn’t as high as yours. minutes.
3 You don’t know as much about cars 108.3 7 We walked around the town all
as me. or … as I do. or … as I 2 It’s the largest country in South morning.
know. America. 8 My brother has been in Canada since
4 We aren’t as busy today as we were 3 It was the happiest day of my life. April.
yesterday. or … as busy today as 4 It’s the most valuable painting in the 9 I didn’t see you at the party on
yesterday. museum. Saturday night.
5 I don’t feel as bad as I did earlier. or 5 It’s the busiest time of the year. 10 Lisa left her umbrella in a restaurant
… as I felt earlier. 7 He’s one of the richest men in the last night.
6 Our neighbours haven’t lived here country. 11 The moon goes round the earth
as long as us. or … as long as we 8 She’s one of the best students in the every 27 days.
have. class. 12 Anna has been teaching Italian in
7 I wasn’t as nervous (before the 9 It was one of the worst experiences London for the last three years.
interview) as I usually am. or … as of my life.
usual. 10 It’s one of the most famous
universities in the world.
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