Exercise 1: Choose the best answer 1.Ms. Jones isn’t as nice …….. Ms. Smith. A. as B. for C. like D. to 2. Although she is very popular, she is not……her sister. A. pretty as B. as pretty C. prettier than D. most pretty than 3. Tuition at an American university runs……..Six thousand dollars a semester. A. so high as B. as high to C. as high as D. as high than 4. Everyone looks much………. today than they did yesterday. A. happy B. happily C. more happily D. happier 5. The Boeing 747 is twice…….. the Boeing 707. A. bigger than B. as bigger as C. as big as D. more bigger than 6. Diana is the……..of the three sisters. A. more short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short 7. She speaks English as……….as her friend does. A. good B. well C. better D. the best 8. Of three shirts, this one is the…………. A. prettier B. more prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty 9. The baby’s illness is……….. than we thought at first. A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly 10. Today is the……… day of the month. A. hot B. hotter C. hottest than D. hottest 11. My book is as……….as yours. A. good B. well C. better D. the best 12. I love you……….than I can say. A. much B. many C. more D. the most 13. It’s………….to go by bus than by car. A. cheaper B. cheapest C. more cheap D. more cheaper 14. That house is ………one on the street. A. oldest B. the oldest C. old D. older 15. This hotel must be………..than the small one next door. A. expensive B. more expensive C. the most expensive D. the more expensive 16. This river is……… than that river. A. narrow B. narrowest C. narrower D. most narrow 17. The test is not………difficult……….it was last month. A. as/ as B. so/ as C. more/ as D. A and B 18. A: It’s a long way from Britian, isn’t it? B: Yes, but it isn’t as……….as Hong Kong. A. far B. farther C. farthest D. further 19. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ……….….. I could find. ” A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest 20. She plays the piano …………… as she sings. A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully 21. The streets are getting more and …………… these days. A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded 22. The larger the city, …………… the crime rate. A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher 23. You must explain your problems ………….... A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are 24. Pil is ……………… person we know. A. the happier B. the happiest C. happier D. happiest 25. Bill is ……………… A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier 26. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………? A. noisier B. more quiet C. more noisy D. quieter 27. ………………..the time passes, …………….I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it. A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous 28. China is the country with…………………..population. A. the larger B. the more large C. the largest D. the most large 29. His house is _______ mine. A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice 30. A: It’s hot there, isn’t it? B: It’s very………..during the day. A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hotter than 30. A: It’s hot there, isn’t it? B: It’s very………..during the day. A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hotter than