9. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the abjective in brackets.

1. The ______ cost for a short stay is in London (high)

2. A short stay in Moscow is __________ than in Tokyo. (cheap)

3. The cost of a short stay in Seoul is __________ than in New York. (high)

4. You pay __________ prices in New York than in Paris. (low)

5. A short stay in Warsaw is __________ than in Budapest. (expensive)

6. The __________ cost is in Lisbon. (low)

10. Complete the article a world-famous tower. Use the Past Simple Active or Passive form of the verb in brackets.

A WORLD-FAMOUS TOWER

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is probably the most famous tower in the world. It _________¹ (begin) in 1173 but when the third floor _________² (finish) five years later, problems with the foundations _________³ discover). No work _________⁴ (do) on the tower for the next ninety years. In the next 180 years architects and engineers _________⁵ (try) to solve the problem but no solution _________⁶ (find). In 1350 the angle of the tower _________⁷ (accept) and the tower _________⁸ (complete). In the next six centuries millions of tourists _________⁹ (visit) it but in 1989 it _________¹⁰ (close) because of the danger of collapse. In the next twelve years engineers _________¹¹ (develop) a solution and _________¹² (reduce) the angle by 31 centimetres. In 2001 the tower _________¹³ (open) again to visitors.

11. Two colleagues are discussing the opening of a new office in Madrid. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

much many a lot of a little a few

A:	How are things in Madrid?
B:	We're nearly ready. We didn't have _________1 trouble finding a suitable office. There seem to be _________2 empty places at the moment.
A:	How _________3 work will you need to do on the building?
B:	Nothing really. We only need to do _________4 painting and decorating and it will be fine.
A:	How _________5 people are going to be working there?
B:	About twenty. We've filled most of the jobs, so it'll only take _________6 weeks to find the other people we need. We haven't appointed a sales manager yet, but there has been _________ 7interest in the job, so we'll get someone soon.
A:	How _________8 time do you think you will spend there?
B:	At the beginning, I'll have to spend _________9 time over there, so I have rented an apartment. But I'm hoping that it will only go on for _________10 months, and then the office will be able to look after itself.