Помогите! Очень срочно! Complete the conversations. Use the correct form (positive,...

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Помогите! Очень срочно!

Complete the conversations. Use the correct form (positive, comparative or superlative) of the adjectives and adverbs given in brackets and any other words you need.

ANDY: Are you still trying to get that stain out of the rug?
JENNY: Yes. I don't know what it is. I've tried all sorts of soaps and things, but it's still not cleaner than (not / clean) when I started.


GAIL: Shall we go for a swim? It's lovely and sunny.
MICK: I'm not sure. There's quite a strong wind. I think you'll find it's not as warm as (not / warm) it looks when you get outside.



1. JOE: Why have you bought a new car?
AMY: We needed one with a (big) boot, to take our sports gear.

2. ROSE: Do you happen to know which is (small / planet) our solar system?
JILL: Pluto, isn't it? I know it's (far) away from the sun.

3. FRED: How was your driving test?
GEORGE: Oh, not so bad really. It was (much / easy) I'd expected, in fact.
FRED: So, you've passed?
GEORGE: Yes, I have.
FRED: Congratulations! That's (good) news I've heard for ages!
MARY: Which is (high / mountain) Africa?
ANNE: I'm not sure. Kilimanjaro, perhaps?
MARY: Where's that? In Zambia?
ANNE: No, it's (far / north) that. Kenia I think.

4. EDDY: We'd better go to the bank this morning.
SEAN: Can't we go (late)?
EDDY: No. They shut (early / here) they do at home.

5. WILL: Hurry up! We'll miss the train. Can't you run (fast)?
PETE: Sorry, I'm going (fast) I can already.
WILL: OK. I guess you're quite a bit (short / me), after all.

6. CHRIS: I hear you were having problems with your business last year. Is it (good) this year?
JODIE: No. I'm afraid it's (bad) if anything.
CHRIS: I suppose people just aren't spending (much / money) they used to.

Answer 1

1. JOE: Why have you bought a new car?
AMY: We needed one with a (bigger) boot, to take our sports gear.

2. ROSE: Do you happen to know which is (the smallest / planet in) our solar system?
JILL: Pluto, isn't it? I know it's (far) away from the sun.

3. FRED: How was your driving test?
GEORGE: Oh, not so bad really. It was ( easier than) I'd expected, in fact.
FRED: So, you've passed?
GEORGE: Yes, I have.
FRED: Congratulations! That's (the best) news I've heard for ages!
MARY: Which is (the highest / mountain in) Africa?
ANNE: I'm not sure. Kilimanjaro, perhaps?
MARY: Where's that? In Zambia?
ANNE: No, it's (farther to the / north) that. Kenia I think.

4. EDDY: We'd better go to the bank this morning.
SEAN: Can't we go (later)?
EDDY: No. They shut (earlier / here than) they do at home.

5. WILL: Hurry up! We'll miss the train. Can't you run (faster)?
PETE: Sorry, I'm going (as fast as) I can already.
WILL: OK. I guess you're quite a bit (shorter than / me), after all.

6. CHRIS: I hear you were having problems with your business last year. Is it (better) this year?
JODIE: No. I'm afraid it's (worse) if anything.
CHRIS: I suppose people just aren't spending (more money) they used to.