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Exercises 103
103.1 Complete the sentences using enough + the following words:
buses chairs cups hard room tall time vegetables warm wide
1 You’re lazy. You don’t work hard enough .
2 Some of us had to sit on the floor. There weren’t enough chairs .
3 Public transport isn’t good here. There aren’t .
4 I can’t park the car here. The space isn’t .
5 I always have to rush. There’s never .
6 You need to change your diet. You don’t eat .
7 I’m not good at basketball. I’m not .
8 The car is quite small. Do you think there’s for five of us?
9 Are you ? Or shall I switch on the heating?
10 We can’t all have coffee at the same time. We don’t have .

103.2 Complete the answers to the questions. Use too or enough + the word(s) in brackets.

1 Does Sophie have a driving licence? (old) No, she’s not old enough to
have a driving licence.
2 I need to talk to you about something. (busy) Well, I’m afraid I’m
to you now.

3 Let’s go to the cinema. (late) No, it’s

to the cinema.

4 Why don’t we sit outside? (warm) It’s not

outside.

5 Would you like to be a politician? (shy) No, I’m

a politician.
6 Would you like to be a teacher? (patience) No, I don’t have
a teacher.
7 Did you hear what he was saying? (far away) No, we were
what he was saying.
8 Can he read a newspaper in English? (English) No, he doesn’t know
a newspaper.

103.3 Make one sentence from two. Complete the new sentence using too or enough + to … .
1 We couldn’t carry the boxes. They were too heavy.
The boxes were too heavy to carry.
2 I can’t drink this coffee. It’s too hot.
This coffee is
3 Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy.
The piano
4 Don’t eat these apples. They’re not ripe enough.
These apples
5 I can’t explain the situation. It is too complicated.
The situation
6 We couldn’t climb over the wall. It was too high.
The wall
7 Three people can’t sit on this sofa. It isn’t big enough.
This sofa
8 You can’t see some things without a microscope. They are too small.
Some
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Exercises 106
106.1 Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use much / a bit etc. + a comparative
form. Use than where necessary.
1 The problem is much more serious than we thought at first. (much / serious)
2 This bag is too small. I need something . (much / big)
3 I liked the museum. It was I expected. (a lot / interesting)
4 It was very hot yesterday. Today it’s . (a little / cool)
5 I’m afraid the problem is it seems. (far / complicated)
6 You’re driving too fast. Can you drive ? (a bit / slowly)
7 I thought he was younger than me, but in fact he’s . (slightly / old)

106.2 Complete the sentences using any/no + comparative. Use than where necessary.
1 I’ve waited long enough. I’m not waiting any longer .
2 I’m sorry I’m a bit late, but I couldn’t get here .
3 This shop isn’t expensive. The prices are anywhere else.
4 I need to stop for a rest. I can’t walk .
5 The traffic isn’t especially bad today. It’s usual.

106.3 Complete the sentences using … and … (see Section C).

1 It’s getting more and more difficult to find a job. (difficult)
2 That hole in your sweater is getting . (big)
3 I waited for my interview and became . (nervous)
4 As the day went on, the weather got . (bad)
5 Health care is becoming . (expensive)
6 Since Anna went to Canada, her English has got . (good)
7 These days I travel a lot. I’m spending away from home. (time)

106.4 Complete the sentences using the … the … .

1 You learn things more easily when you’re young.
The younger you are , the easier it is to learn.
2 It’s hard to concentrate when you’re tired.
The more tired you are, the .
3 We should decide what to do as soon as possible.
The , the better.
4 I know more, but I understand less.
The , the less I understand.
5 If you use more electricity, your bill will be higher.
The more electricity you use, .
6 Kate had to wait a long time and became more and more impatient.
The , the more .

106.5 Use the words on the right to complete the sentences.

any
1 I like to travel light. The less luggage, the better. better
2 The problem is getting and more serious. elder
3 The more time I have, the it takes me to do things. less
4 I’m walking as fast as I can. I can’t walk faster. less
5 The higher your income, more tax you have to pay. longer
6 I’m surprised Anna is only 25. I thought she was . more
7 Jane’s sister is a nurse. no
8 I was a little late. The journey took longer than I expected. older
9 Applications for the job must be received later than 15 April. slightly
10 Don’t tell him anything. The he knows, the . the

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Exercises 108
108.1 Complete the sentences. Use the superlative forms (-est or most …) of the words in the box.
bad cheap good honest popular short tall
1 We didn’t have much money, so we stayed at the cheapest hotel in the town.
2 This building is 250 metres high, but it’s not in the city.
3 It was an awful day. It was day of my life.
4 What is sport in your country?
5 I like the morning. For me it’s part of the day.
6 Sarah always tells the truth. She’s one of people I know.
7 A straight line is distance between two points.
108.2 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most …) or a comparative (-er or more …).
1 We stayed at the cheapest hotel in the town. (cheap)
2 Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town. (cheap)
3 I wasn’t feeling well yesterday, but I feel a bit today. (good)
4 What’s thing you’ve ever bought? (expensive)
5 I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s . (comfortable)
6 Amy and Ben have three daughters. is 14 years old. (old)
7 Who is the person you know? (old)
8 What’s way to get to the station? (quick)
9 Which is – the bus or the train? (quick)
10 I can remember when I was three years old. It’s memory. (early)
11 Everest is mountain in the world. It is
than any other mountain. (high)
12 a: This knife isn’t very sharp. Do you have a one?
B: No, it’s one I have. (sharp)
108.3 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most …) + a preposition (of or in).
1 It’s a very good room. It’s the best room in the hotel.
2 Brazil is a very large country. It’s South America.
3 It was a very happy day. It was my life.
4 This is a very valuable painting. It’s the museum.
5 Spring is a very busy time for me. It’s the year.
In the following sentences use one of + a superlative + a preposition.
6 It’s a very good room. It’s one of the best rooms in the hotel.
7 He’s a very rich man. He’s one the country.
8 She’s a very good student. She’s the class.
9 It was a very bad experience. It was my life.
10 It’s a very famous university. It’s the world.
108.4 What do you say in these situations? Use a superlative + ever.
1 You’ve just been to the cinema. The movie was extremely boring. You tell your friend:
(boring / movie / ever / see) That’s the most boring movie I’ve ever seen .
2 Someone has just told you a joke which you think is very funny. You say:
(funny / joke / ever / hear) That’s .
3 You’re drinking coffee with a friend. It’s really good coffee. You say:
(good / coffee / ever / taste) This .
4 You have just run ten kilometres. You’ve never run further than this. You say:
(far / ever / run) That .
5 You gave up your job. Now you think this was a very bad mistake. You say:
(bad / mistake / ever / make) It .
6 Your friend meets a lot of people, some of them famous. You ask your friend:
(famous / person / ever / meet?) Who ?

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