I. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:

1. Korea is one of the (fastest / most fast) developing countries in the world.

2. Statistics say that women drive (more carefully / most carefully) than men.

3. A growing proportion of Belarusians are (elder / older) than 60 years of age.

4. We have the second (most large / largest) market share in Europe.

5. The simple ideas are usually the (most cleverest / cleverest).

6. Important tasks are (most easily / easiliest) performed in the morning.

7. Please, send us your (last / latest) catalogue and price list.

8. The new Personnel Director set about creating a (better / more good) atmosphere among the employees.

9. Nothing is (worse / more bad) than missing a flight because of traffic.

10. Belarus is going to play host to the (next / nearest) international forum.

11. As a statesman I often receive threats, but some are (realer / more real) than others.

12. We managed to implement our project without (farther / further) difficulties.

13. The production of hi-tech instruments is one of the (most rapidly / rapidliest) growing industries nowadays.

14. When it comes to energy, they say, efficiency is (cheaper / more cheaper) than fuel.

15. The fact that labour costs are (lower / more low) in other countries puts us at a tremendous disadvantage.

16. Being the chairman, Mr. Wright is the (most powerful / powerfullest) person on the committee.

17. Mr. Monty and Mr. Peterson entered the room; the former was the sales representative and the (last / latter) was his assistant.

18. I’m glad that English isn’t my first language because otherwise I would have missed the opportunity to learn the (most fine / finest) language in the world.

19. The Obama Administration is unlikely to close the Guantánamo Bay prison until 2018 at the (earliest / most early).

20. Putting the (most good / best) applicants for the job on a short list enables us to select the (suitablest / most suitable) candidate.

II. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:

1. Actions speak (louder / loudest) than words.

2. Nowadays e-mail is a lot (more efficient / most efficient) than P-mail.

3. I hope the project continues to run as (more smoothly / smoothly) as it has so far.

4. Don’t drive any (fastest / faster) – there’s a speed limit here.

5. Women have lost as (much as / more than) they have gained by achieving equality.

6. You left work a little bit (more early / earlier) than usual this afternoon.

7. The fall of the Belarusian ruble is getting (more and more / most and most) dramatic.

8. The conference was a little disappointing. It was (less interesting / more interesting) than I expected.

9. A senior officer’s salary is several times (as high / higher than) as that of an average worker.

10. Shopping online is (much more secure / many more secure) than many people think.

11. Food and emergency aid must be provided for the area (as quickly / so quickly) as possible.

12. (The longer / The longest) the strike goes on, (the more / the most) difficult it will be to find a solution.

13. The accommodation was far (moreexpensive / more expensive) than she could afford.

14. The personal pensions market is growing (bigger and bigger / more and more big).

15. The flight to New York was not as (comfortable / more comfortable) as I had expected.

16. The Academy of Public Administration is much (most prestigious / more prestigious) than any other institution training civil servants in Belarus.

17. (The more / The most) responsibilities the lawmakers place on the people, (the less responsible / the least responsible) the people will be.

18. Our chances of recovery from the slowdown are getting (smaller and smaller / smallest and smallest) every day.

19. He earns twice (as much as / more than) me although he’s only half as (well qualified / better qualified).

20. (The bigger / The biggest) the company and (the larger / the largest) its costs, (the greater / the greatest) the opportunity to see tremendous efficiencies.