Неопределенные местоимения much, many, little, a little, few, a few

Упражнение 1. Переведите на английский язык следующие словосочетания.

Много журналов, много яблок, много кофе, много чашек, много домов, много сахара, много масла, много карандашей, много стульев, много зонтов, много друзей, много врачей, много писем, много слов, много чернил, много учеников, много сестер, много воды, много диванов, много шума, много дыма.

много

many

(с неисчисляемыми существительными) Ъ

Much water

(с исчисляемыми существительными)

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many pens

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мало
little	few
(с неисчисляемыми	(с исчисляемыми
существительными)	существительными)
£	■0-
little water	few pens

Упражнение 3. Переведите на аглийский язык сле- дующие словосочетания.

Мало рек, мало столов, мало лесов, мало воздуха, мало ручек, мало сумок, мало цветов, мало коробок, мало ламп, мало стаканов, мало хлеба, мало при- меров, мало салата, мало песен, мало сигарет, мало шоколада, мало окон, мало балконов, мало каши, мало варенья, мало сыра.

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a little (немного)	a few (несколько)
a little time	a few words

Упражнение 6. Переведите на английский язык сле- дующие словосочетания.

Несколько галстуков, несколько полотенец, не- много пасты, несколько тортов, немного воды, несколько вилок, несколько кустов, немного моро- женого, несколько карт, немного хлеба, несколько ошибок, немного сока, несколько кресел, несколько блокнотов, немного макарон, несколько ваз, не- сколько ключей, немного творога.

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Упражнение 7. Вставьте little, a little, few, a few.

1. Does anybody know French here? I can speak ... 2. There is ... light in the room because the window is too small. 3. He couldn't answer our question at once and promised to do it in ... hours. 4. ... time is left, but we can still wait ... minutes for him. 5. Only ... days were sunny in October. 6. There are many English books in our library but very ... French ones. 7.1 don't need a lot of money, just... . 8. Not many people came — just .... 9. He did ... to help us, which was not very friendly. 10. She was tired and had ... to say. 11. Have some coffee, there's still ... left. 12. As we feared, there was ... to interest us. 13. We hoped to sell a lot, but ... have been sold. 14. He found ..., but not many. 15. These are ... of my favourite things. 16. He spends only ... of his time in London.

Упражнение 8. Вставьте little, a little.

1. Let's discuss this problem tomorrow. I've very ... time now. 2. We had ... time, so we decided to look through this magazine. 3. She has very ... information about her husband's relatives. 4.1 would like ... milk in my tea. 5. There is very ... porridge in the pot. 6. Tell me ... about yourself. 7. I used to play a lot, but now I play .... 8. He's ... interested in anyone but himself. 9. She's ... sentimental. 10. It was ... difficult, not very. 11. You must excuse me ... . I'm ... tired. 12. Can we just move it... ? 13. He says ..., but he thinks a lot.

14. We thought it would be popular but it's ... used.

15. I'm just... worried. 16. Well, I am ... thirsty.

Упражнение 9. Вставьте few, a few.

1. ... people left this hotel yesterday. 2. You can buy this text-book only in ... shops. 3. His father died ...

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years ago. 4. Only ... students were in the classroom. 5. There are ... plates in the cupboard. 6. There were only ... bags in the shop and I didn't like them at all. 7. It's so difficult that... people can do it. 8. It was so cold that... people came. 9. There are ... places hotter.

10. He has ... friends so he almost never goes put.

11. Can you give me ... examples? 12. ... flowers would look nice, but we don't need many. 13. I've been there ... times, but not often. 14. ... men have served their country so well. 15. Just... remain. 16. He's had quite ... accidents.

Упражнение 10. Вставьте much, many, little, a little, few, a few.

1. I saw Ann ... days ago. 2. Do you put ... milk in your coffee? — No, I put... . 3. He spent... time on this experiment. 4. Are there ... rooms in this hotel? 5. I read ... books on British history. 6. Is there ... windows in that room? — No, only ... . 7. Mr. White is ... older than his sister. 8. Do you put... or ... sugar in your tea? 9. How ... pieces of sugar do you put in your tea? 10. I am sorry to say I have ... time now and I can't go with you. 11. Let me think ... and I'll answer this question.

10. Can you give me some pencils? — I can give you only one. I haven't got... . 13. There are ... sportsmen in our institute. They spend ... time at the stadium ev- ery day. 14. Do ... people know about this new shop? — No, only ... . 15. I haven't got ... friends here. 16. I don't have ... free time. I am very busy. 17. Some hun- dred years ago very ... people could read and write. 18. There are only ... cakes on the plate.

Упражнение 11. Выбирите нужное слово.

1. There is (a little, a few) rice on the second slelf in the cupboard. 2. What (little, few) money there is in

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our saving account. 3. How (much, many) furniture do you need to buy for your new apartment? 4. Fortu- nately, my old car requires (little, few) repairs. 5. Ap- proximately how (much, many) coffee do you drink ev- ery day? 6. We must finish this project as soon as pos- sible; we have (few, little) time left. 7. Jack doesn't like (much, many) pepper in his food. 8. My doctor says it's good for me to eat (much, many) fruit every day. 9. (Much, many) time, effort and thought went into our last project.

Упражнение 12. Вставьте much, many, few, a few, little, a little.

Where do Americans go on their vacations? [1]... of them like to go abroad. Either they visit [2]... different countries but spend very [3]... time in each of them, or they visit only [4] ... countries but get to know each of them well.

However, [5] ... Americans prefer to visit places in their own country. For example, there are [6] ... na- tional parks in the United States — forty, to be exact — and each of them offers so [7]... spectacular scenery that it has to be seen to be believed. Only [8] ... of the national parks are in the east (one in Maine, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida, respectively). Most of the parks are in the western part of the country, but [9]... of them are not even in the continental limits of the United States (there are two in Hawaii, one in Alaska, and one in the Virgin Islands). Camping in the natural wilderness of the national parks has become so popular that people complain about the crowds: there are too [10] ... camp sites and too [11] ... campers. However, outdoor camping will continue to be an enjoyable vaca- tion for [12] ... citizens because it costs so [13] ... money and offers so [14]... pleasure.

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In addition to the national parks, there are [5] ... historical parks, national monuments, and memorials to visit. Just [16] ... time spent at some of these — battlegrounds of the Revolution or Civil War, or the birthplaces of presidents and poets — can give an American [17] ... pride in the nation's history and cul- ture.

In winter, quite [18]... people prefer to have a vaca- tion on the sunny beaches of Florida and southern Cali- fornia. [19] ... people in the northern part of the coun- try can resist the clear blue sky and the warm sunshine of the south — especially when there is so [20] ... cold and so [21]... snowstorms in the north.

[22] ... children and teenagers spend at least part of the vacation at summer camps. Here there is so [23] ... to do that the campers have a difficult time choosing from the [24] ... activities. [25] ... activities (such as nature walks and study of animals or stars) are some- what like school. Of course, [26] ... time spent learning about nature can be useful and enjoyable. However, most of the activities are not like school; they are ath- letic (such as swimming, boating, hiking, or horseback riding) or crafts (such as wood carving or leather working).

Finally, [27] ... people don't go anywhere on their vacation. They simply stay home, work in their gar- den, play golf or tennis, visit relatives and friends — in other words, simply relax. For them, perhaps there is [28] ... money to go anywhere and too [29] ... things to do around the house.

Whether Americans camp in a national park, visit a large city, sun themselves on a beach, or simply remain home and relax usually depends on how [30] ... times they have done it before and how [31] ... time and money they have.

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Положитель- ная степень	Сравнитель- ная степень	Превосходная степень
tall высокий funny забавный	taller выше funnier забавнее	the tallest самый высокий the funniest самый забавный

Упражнение 1. Образуйте сравнительную и превос- ходную степень прилагательных.

Short, long, silly, busy, big, rich, poor, nice, gay, clever, polite, pretty, grey, shy, merry, fine, early, sweet.

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Положитель- ная степень	Сравнитель- ная степень	Превосходная степень
wonderful замечатель- ный courageous смелый	more wonder- ful более замеча- тельный more coura- geous более смелый	the most wonder- ful самый замеча- тельный the most coura- geous самый смелый

Упражнение 2. Образуйте сравнительную и превос- ходную степень прилагательных. Talanted, sensitive, successful, unpleasant, com- fortable, complicated, honourable, interesting, beauti- ful, difficult. Устойчивые формы образования степеней сравнения прилагательных Положитель- ная степень	Сравнитель- ная степень	Превосходная степень
good хороший bad плохой little маленький far далекий muchij у много many£	better лучше worse хуже less меньше further и более farther ^ далекий more больше	the best наилучший the worst наихудший the least наименьший the furthestсамый y the farthest p далекий the most больше всего

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Примечание: прилагательное old образует степени сравнения следующим образом:

older, the oldest elder, the eldest

Формы elder, the eldest употребляются в случае сравнения членов семьи по возрасту.

Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя нуж- ные степени сравнения прилагательных.

1. Не was only five years (young) than I was. 2. They stopped at one of (good)... hotels in town. 3. At that moment he was (happy) person in the world. 4. Please, show me (short) way to the department store. 5. She looked (happy) today than she did yester- day. 6. I hope to read this book (fast) than that one.

7. Ann plays the piano (good) than the other girls.

8. He works (hard) at his English than they do. 9.1 get up (early) than my brother does. 10. He is one of (good) actors in our theatre. 11. Tom is (good) student than Peter. 12. John is (clever) man I have ever met. 13. Her explanation was (clear) than yours. 14. This article is (ea£y) than that one. 15. I have (little) time for reading than my friend has.

as... as — такой же... как not so as — не такой ... как than — чем

Упражнение 4. Вставьте союзы as ... as или so ... as.

1. She isn't ... busy today ... she was yesterday. 2. This book isn't ... interesting ... that one. 3. It isn't

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... hot in England ... in Spain. 4. My flat is ... large ... my friend's one. 5. This book is ... interesting ... that one. 6. Italy isn't ... big ... Russia. 7. Your sister is ... merry ... you. 8. John is ... talanted ... his father. 9. This table is not ... big ... that one. 10. This street is ... narrow ... that one. 11. Kate's report is ... big ... Ann's one. 12. Her eyes are not... dark ... her mother's ones.

Упражнение 5. Переведите на английский, используя союзы as ... as, not so ... as.

1. Я играю в теннис так же хорошо, как мой отец. 2. Ваша сумка такая же тяжелая, как и моя. 3. Она так же занята, как и ты. 4. Она знает математику также хорошо, как ее отец. 5. В их саду так же мно- го цветов, как в нашем. 6. Он говорит по-француз- ски так же хорошо, как его брат. 7. Это зеркало не такое большое, как ваше. 8. Наша собака Т8.КЯЯ Жв маленькая, как ваша. 9. Зима в этом году не такая холодная, как в прошлом. 10. Эти конфеты не такие вкусные, как те. 11. Эта статья не такая интересная, как та.

Упражнение 6. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Мой отец говорит по-немецки лучше, чем по- английски. 2. Это самый лучший ответ. 3. Сегодня мы ушли с работы гораздо позже, чем обычно. 4. Вашингтон — один из самых больших городов в мире. 5. Он самый известный художник нашего вре- мени. 6. Сегодня не так жарко, как вчера. 7. Москва — более древний город, чем Санкт-Петербург. Это один из самых древнейших городов России. 8. Я люблю исторические фильмы больше, чем фантас- тические. 9. Утро было прекрасное, но к вечеру

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погода стала хуже. 10. Я встаю раньше, чем мои родители. 11. Волга длиннее Темзы; это самая длинная река Европы. 12. Июль обычно самый жар- кий месяц лета. 13. Этот спортсмен бежал быстрее, чем остальные. 14. Этот месяц был самый тяжелый в моей жизни. 15. У меня так же много французских книг, как и у моего брата. 16. Этот путь — крат- чайший. 17. Этот актер играл сегодня лучше, чем в прошлый раз.

*Упражнение 7. Раскройте скобки, употребляя нуж- ные степени сравнения прилагательных.

1. Jane is (young) than her sister. She is (young) child in the family. 2. It is (good) film I have ever seen.

3. Her German is (good) than her French. 4. She lived at (far) end of the street. 5. She lived in (for) street. 6. The strong wind made the air (cold) than usual. 7. I have (little) free time than you. 8. This exercise is (dif- ficult) in the text-book. 9. Their son was (old) than their daughter. 10. The weather today is much (good) than it was yesterday. 11. Your voice is much (low) than your mother's one. 12. I live far from the insti- tute, but my friend lives (far).

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Упражнение 8. Заполните пропуски союзами as... as, so ... as, than, not so ... as.

1. She is ... kind to me ... you. 2. No one is ... beauti- ful ... she. 3. There is no park ... lovely ... this one.

3. The last of them is taller ... the others. 5.1 think she is prettier ... any one else. 6. He is not ... clever ... he seems. 7. That is a nice thing, it is nicer ... anything else. 8.1 do my work ... good ... I can. 9. It's ... wonder- ful ... it can be. 10. Birmingham is ... large ... London. 11. Winter in Great Britain is ... cold ... in Russia.

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Упражнение 9. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Эта самая лучшая книга года. 2. Эта книга намного интереснее той. 3. Вы хотите купить по- следнюю книгу этого автора? Она гораздо хуже, чем первая. 4. Она читает лучше, чем в прошлом году. 5. Мое предложение не такое трудное, как ваше. 6. Его отец — один из лучших преподавателей универ- ситета. 7. Эрмитаж — один из богатейших музеев мира. 8. Этот дом самый высокий на улице. 9. Петр самый старший в семье.

Упражнение 10. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Эта проблема не такая серьезная, как вы думаете. 2. Джон — лучший спортсмен в команде. 3. Нам нужно зеркало поменьше. 4. Анна работает над одной из наиболее сложных тем. 5. Напишите статью покороче. Эта слишком длинная. 6. Второе выступление было намного интереснее первого. 7. Он предложил наиболее легкий способ решения проблемы. 8. Вчера было намного холоднее, чем сегодня. 9. Мы еще не обсудили самый важный вопрос. 10. Думаю, что это наиболее подходящее для нас предложение. 11. Это не лучший выход из по- ложения. 12. Этот певец сейчас самый популярный в Европе. 13. Ваша сестра намного старше вас? — На два года. 14. В этом диктанте у вас меньше ошибок. 15. Он такого же возраста, как я. 16. Моя старшая сестра на 5 лет старше меня. 17. Мы сидели в самом дальнем углу сада. 18. Возьми билеты на более ближние места. 19. Ты можешь купить это в бли- жайшем магазине. 20. Том — их старший брат. 21. Это самый модный фасон сезона. 22. Это не такая легкая задача, как может показаться сразу. 23. Его настроение стало еще хуже. 24. Ее голос становился все громче и громче.

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Упражнение 11. Раскройте скобки, употребляя нуж- ные степени сравнения прилагательных.

1.1 think that the first story is (funny). 2. The per- formance was not so (breathtaking) as I had expected. 3. It is (dull) book I have ever read. 4. This task is as (serious) as others. 5. The second question was as (silly) as the first one. 6. It was her (clever) action. 7. It was (successful) day in her life. 8. The apples in your garden are as (good) as last year.

* Упражнение 13. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Москва — один из самых больших городов в мире. 2. Кремль — одна из самых красивых частей Москвы. 3. Мой брат выше моей сестры. Моя сестра не такая высокая, как мой брат. 4. Где живет твой старший брат? 5. Мы слушали последние новости.

6. Читали ли вы его последний роман? 7. Этот ящик самый тяжелый из всех. 8. Его работа хуже, чем ее. 9. Чей перевод самый лучший? 10. Эта улица самая шумная. 11. Ваше платье самое модное из всех. 12. Его часы спешат на десять минут по сравнению с вашими.

Упражнение 14. Вставьте соответствующую форму

прилагательных good, bad, little, much, far. |

1. It was the ... accident in the history of the com- pany. 2. The most expensive is not necessarily the ... 3. She was very ill yesterday, but she's ... today. 4. You surely don't expect me to sell it for ... than I paid for it. 5. They live on the ... side of the town. 6. Last year's re- sults were bad, but unfortunately this year's are ...

6. Managers earn ... than secretaries. 8. Our products are sold in the ... corners of the world. 9. They all ate a lot but he ate the ... 10. Nobody gave very much, but

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6. she gave the ... 11. He is not satisfied with anything but the ... 12. He is a good player, but his brother is ... .

Упражнение 15. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу прилагательные в сравнительной степени:

careless, brutal, direct, interesting, handsome, fa- mous, tragic, tired, active.

1. It will take an hour that way. Isn't there a ... route? 2. He's good looking but his brother's even ... . 3. She said she'd never met a ... dentist. 4. She's older than her husband but ... .5.1 woke up ... than when I went to bed. 6. You've made more mistakes: you're getting ... .7. There are few ... museums than the Lou- vre. 8. How sad! I've never heard a ... story. 9. I've never heard a ... lecture.

Упражнение 16. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу прилагательные в превосходной степени:

high, deep, boring, complete, comfortable, elegant, popular, expensive, long.

1. He always sits in the ... chair. 2. Diamonds are the ... precious stones. 3. The 5th Beethoven's symphony is the .... 4. Everest is the ... mountain in the world. 5. The Pacific is the ... ocean. 6. It's the ... book I've ever read. 7. She was the ... woman in the room. 8. That's the ... lecture I've ever heard. 9. June 21st is the ... day in the northern hemisphere.

* Упражнение 17. Образуйте сравнительную степень прилагательных.

It is easy to see how American cities are changing. They grew from [1] (small) villages into [2] (large) towns and cities, and finally into still [3] (large) metro-

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politan areas which are the size of several large cities. But how will cities change in the future? Will they be- come even [4] (large) or will they reverse the trend and become [5] (small) once again? Will people continue to look for a [6] (pleasant) life outside the center of the cities, or will they take a [7] (careful) look at the cities and think about moving back? There are some indica- tions that people are moving back [8] (close) to the cen- ter of the city. People in the suburbs are happy enough, but everyone looks for ways to make life just a little [9] (good). Many cities have become (afraid) of the pollution in downtown areas and are doing some- thing to stop it. Huge factories used to make the air [10] (dirty) and the number of people going to and from work made the streets [11] (busy). But these factories today are [12] (aware) of their duty to clean up the air. Nowadays the air in the downtown areas is usually [13] (good) than it used to be, and it certainly is [14] (healthy) to breathe.

The new homes in the suburbs appealed to many people, but today families think that the [15] (old) houses of the inner city are [16] (attractive). Suburban houses have become [17] (expensive) because of con- struction costs and demand. If you moved into one of the [18] (cheap) houses in the suburbs, it might be of [19] (poor) construction and inferior quality. How- ever, in the inner city you could buy a [20] (comfort- able) house with many spacious rooms for the same price. Of course, since the houses are many years [21] (old), they might need a lot of repair.

Another reason for moving [22] (near) to the inner city is the cost of transportation. As gasoline becomes [23] (difficult) to find and [24] (expensive) to buy, traveling to and from the suburbs becomes a [25] (un- pleasant) task. As you leave the office at night, you have to think about the [26] (long) time it takes you to

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get home each night. You might decide that you would have a [27] (happy) home life if you could spend those hours relaxing with your family.

*Упражнение 18. Образуйте превосходную степень прилагательных.

There are poor people in every society, even in the [1] (rich) country in the world, but most countries have ways to help their [2] (poor) citizens. The [3] (wealthy) group is also the [4] (small) — there are usually very few really wealthy people. However, the [5] (large) group is usually the middle class, those who are not the [6] (rich) and not the [7] (poor) people in the nation. The [8] (serious) problem, however, is what to do about those who are [9] (low) on the economic scale. Nations face many difficult problems, but the [10] (difficult) problem of all is how to care for their really poor people. This is one of America's [11] (great) difficul- ties, one we have not yet found a solution for.

Most people do not choose to be poor; they simply belong to the group that is least able to take care of it- self. People feel sorry for those who are poor, but we feel [12] (concern) for those who are not able to work because of physical or mental disabilities. They cannot perform even the [13] (simple) physical labor or the [14] (easy) mental tasks. Others do not work because they do not know any useful skills. Only the [15] (small) number of people avoid work because they do not like to work. In the United States only about one person in ten is poor. While poverty is found among all groups, it is [16] (high) among the black, especially black women and teenagers.

The word "poor" is defined by the amount of money one earns. The [17] (many) money you can make and still be considered poor in the United States is now

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about $ 4,180 a year. That figure changes if you have children who are dependent on your income. If you are head of a household of four people and earn under $8,380, you belong to this [18] (low) economic class.

Federal, state, and city governments try to help the poor with special public assistance programs. These programs help people with dependent children. The [19] (late) figures available show that about ten million families had such assistance last year. In numbers the next [20] (large) group of people are the disabled — those who can't work because of physical problems or injuries. Old people and blind people form the [21] (small) groups who receive public assistance. Most people are on welfare for only a short time; at the [22] (early) moment that they can return to work, they do so.

Another program which is frequently used is the food stamp program. In this program, the government helps those who make the [23] small incomes to buy the [24] (good) food they can for the [25] (little) amount of money. The government gives coupons or "food stamps" which are exchanged at the store for food.

There are many kinds of assistance programs today. A recent one is intended to help people learn how to work. Many people have no job skills; this is the [26] 4bad) problem of all, because people without skills have the [27] (little) opportunity finding any kind of job at all. Here is one of the [28] (interesting) examples of success I know: a woman was on welfare for many years. She learned how to spell, punctuate, and type. How she earns enough money to support herself and her children. Her life is the [29] (happy) it has ever been. The [30] (bad) thing about public assistance is that it makes some people lazy; the [31] (good) thing about it is that it gives some people skills they need to survive.

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5г_праяснение 19. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу прилагательные в сравнительной степени.

^ambitious pheap clever cool

comfortable

complicated

expensive handsome

emotional exact

important intelligent shallow

Цримеры:

p.. My neighbor finds that his water bed is less com- fortable than the ordinary bed he used to have. He says his back aches every morning when he gets up.

p. Mr. Atwell, the son, is much more intelligent than Mr. Atwell, the father, but he doesn't have any horse sense (common sense).

p. No, this ice cream isn't necessarily better than the other kind, but it's cheaper.

Children, please swim at this end of the pool — if* - •

Professor Romanoff is a brilliant scientist; how- his mind is ... than Professor Anashkin's, who is t^ greater scientist of the two.

3. Many people feel that men are ... than women, but I {jon't think so. Society just allows women to show tj^ir feelings more openly than it does men.

A. A person I know says he finds religion is ... to him r^w than it was when he was younger and interested Cj_njy in having a good time.

5. As people grow older, they sometimes become ... th#ⁿ they were and lose interest in life.

6. My nephew is ... than my niece, but he doesn't do

well as she does at school, nor does he have so pleas-

a personality.

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5. Yes, M&'am, this is ... than that, but it won't last you so long.

6. Yes, Steve Graves is ... than Clint Astor, but Astor is a better actor.

7. Professor Clark's explanation is better than Pro- fessor Waldheim's — his is ... and not so clear.

8. Today is ... than yesterday, but it's warmer than it was the day before.

Упражнение 20. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу прилагательные в сравнительной степени.

aggressive eager tender

ambitious exact tough

bitter intelligent

delicious little

Пример:

1. "You're as young as you feel", my kind old doctor is always telling me.

2. Even though the great actress Margo Young is no ^ longer so young as she was, she still looks like a

million dollars when she appears on the stage.

1. This kind of chocolate isn't ... the other kind — it's much sweeter.

2. Veronica Lane has got an interesting job, but she makes ... I do, and that's not much these days.

3. I'm afraid my steak isn't... yours. Have you got a sharper knife for me to use?

4. Elliot Chase is ... anyone else at the top in his com- pany. He wants success, fame and power, and he'll have them all — he's ruthless.

5. Miss, I'm sorry (I really don't want to complain), but this veal chop is not very good — it's ... a piece of old shoe leather.

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6. The person who does my income taxes every year isn't always ... she is fast; I'm looking for another one to go to.

7. I'm ... you are to go on a vacation; I haven't had one for more than three years. I haven't even been able to have Christmas Day off.

8. Dorothy is never ... Archie, her twin brother, nor is she ever so selfish.

9. This food doesn't taste ... it looks; in fact, I'm go- ing to complain.

Упражнение 21. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу прилагательные в сравнительной степени.

amusing hungry much

bad large rich

few little stubborn

good merry

Примеры:

1. A horse isn't so stubborn as a mule.

2. My grandpa is more stubborn than a mule; he won't budge an inch (he's always right).

   1. Yes, Conway Arthur's stories and jokes are al- ways ... than anyone else's, but they never seem to come to an end.

   2. Never have I been ... as I am right now. I could eat a horse.

   3. Won't you all please come to my party tonight? The more, the ... .

   4. With taxes the way they are these days, it seems the more money I make, the ... I have.

   5. There are ... students in her class than mine, but she doesn't like the teacher, nor does she care much for the textbook they're using.

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