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XXI. Complete the following sentences by using as ... As:

Pattern: I’m quite tall but you are taller. I’m not as tall as you.

1. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn’t ___________ . 2. They have lived here for quite a long time but we’ve lived here longer. They haven’t _________ . 3. I still feel quite tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don’t _______ . 4. The weather is unpleasant today but yesterday it was worse. The weather isn’t ___________ . 5. I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I’m a lot more nervous. I wasn’t ___________ . 6. He works reasonably hard but he used to work much harder. He doesn’t ___________ .

XXII. Write sentences making a comparison between the two

given words:

Pattern: eye (bright) stars — Her eyes were as bright as stars.

1. night (black) pitch; 2. apple (sweet) honey; 3. eyes (blue) sky; 4. linen (white) snow; 5. child (timid) deer; 6. water (cold) ice; 7. voice (sweet) music.

XXIII. Make sentences with the same meaning by using as ... as:

Pattern: Nick is younger than Mary.—- Nick isn’t as old as Mary.

1. American coffee is weaker than Turkish coffee. 2. Hamburger is less expensive than steak. 3. Money is less important than good health. 4. Tom’s pronunciation is worse than Ann’s. 5. In my opinion, English is more difficult than German. 6. I’m shorter than my sister.

XXIV. Fill in the blanks with as ... as or not so ... as:

1. This story is ... long ... that one, but it is ... interesting. 2. He is ... old ... he looks. 3. He is ... strong ... his brother. 4. The temperature today is ... high ... it was yesterday. 5. I am ... busy today ... you are. 6. My sister knows English ... well ... I do. 7. Janet is ... attractive ... Helen. 8. My friend’s car is ... new ... mine.

XXV. Translate into English:

1. Сьогодні так само холодно, як і вчора. 2. Моє пальто не таке тепле, як ваше. 3. Волосся у старого було біле, наче сніг. 4. Апельсини, що їх ви купили, кислі, наче лимони. 5. Щоки у хлопчика були червоні, наче яблука. 6. Дівчина була гарна, наче троянда. Шкіра в неї була ніжна, наче в дитини, а очі голубі, як небо. 7. Микола так само дотеп­ний, як і його батько. 8. Діти в сусідній кімнаті були тихі, наче миші.

XXVI. Translate into Ukrainian.

1. The Dnipro is much longer than the Thames. 2. He is the best of my friends. 3. This book is far better than that one. 4. I have never seen such a tall man. 5. The Baltic Sea is not so warm as the Black Sea. 6. This road is worse than any other. 7. She was as white as a sheet. 8. The weather is getting colder and colder. 9. The Severn is the longest river in Great Britain. 10. The more you study the better you pass your exams.

XXVII. Translate into English:

Ваш брат старший за вас? — Ні, я найстарший у сім’ ї. Мій брат удвічі молодший за мене, але так само високий, як я. — Ви такий же енергійний, як ваш брат? — Ні, я не такий енергійний, як мій брат. Моя робота не така цікава, як у нього. Він дуже любить читати. Він витрачає більшу частину своїх грошей на книжки. У нього набагато більше віль­ного часу, ніж у мене, і він багато читає. Що більше він читає, то більше він знає. Більшість його друзів живе в Москві.