1. I have just run 10 kilometers. I’ve never run farther than this =>This is........................................

2. The bill isn’t as expensive as I thought it would be =>I thought.............................................................

3.Computers used to be much more expensive than they are now=> computers are.....................................................

4. Not as much coffee is drunk by young people as soda => Young people drink...............................................................

5.I had expected the meal cost more than that. =>The meal didn't .......................................................................

6. The journey takes four hours be car and five hours by train. => It takes.............................................

I. Rewrite these sentences, using double comparatives with "the......,the......."

1. When he has a lot of free time, he feels relaxed

-> The ...................................., the.................................................

2. If you use a lot of electricity, your bill will be high

The ................................,the........................................

3. As I get older, I want to travel less

The .................................,the.............................

4. He talked a lot. I became bored

The.................................,the...............................

5. She drove fast. I became nervous

The ...............................,the.................................

6. He thought about his family. He became homesick.

The ................................,the.............................

II. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. It is easier for you to express anger than disgust?

Do you ............................... anger than disgust (find)

2. Jane was more attractive than Adam thought she would be

Adam had .................... less attractive (expected)

3. He had no idea she would be so pretty

She was much ............ she would be (than)

4. There aren't any trains earlier than this one

This is ...........................................

5. The bus takes longer than the train

The train ..........................................

6. I thought that learning to drive would be difficult, but it isn't

Learning to drive is .........................

7. I don't know as much Italian as Sue does

Sue knows ..........................

8. Bob is a much better swimmer than George

George can't ..........................

9. That's the best meal I've ever eaten

I've never ..............

10. Babara can skate just as well as John can

John isn't ..............................

11. Tom speaks more persuasively than Bill

Bill .......................................................

12. That's the worst film I've ever seen

I've never ...........................................

13. She knows a lot more about information technology than I do

I don't ..............................................

14. I thought this meal would cost more than it did

This meal didn't ...............................

15. I've never enjoyed myself so much.

I've never had ...................................

16. I thought this journey would last longer than it did

This journey didn't .................................

17. All other pubs are further away

This pub ...................................

18. Our house is older than all the other houses in the road

Our house is the ..........................

19. The market is less crowded than usual today

The market ............................

20. Home computers used to be much more expensive

Home computers aren't ..............................

21. Your car was cheaper than mine (cost)

...................................................................

22. Keith is slightly taller than Nigel (little)

...................................................................

23. I thought this film would be better (as)

.................................................

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world‘s leading experts on (25)______  intelligence (A.l). Mr Kurzweil believes computers will be able to learn from experiences, just like humans. He also thinks they will be able to tell jokes and stories, and even flirt. Kurzweil‘s 2029 prediction is a lot sooner than many people thought. The scientist said that in 1999, many A.I. experts said it would be hundreds of years (26)____ a computer was more intelligent than a human. He said that it would not be long before computer (27)______ is one billion times more powerful than the human brain.

 Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy for predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans. His thinking has stayed the same but everyone else has changed the way they think. He said: “My views are not radical any more. I've actually stayed (28)______. It's the rest of the world that's changing its View.” He highlighted examples of high-tech things we use, see or read about every day. These things make us believe that computers have intelligence. He said people think differently now: "Because the public has seen things like Siri (the iPhone’s voice-recognition technology) (29)______ you talk to a computer, they've seen the Google self-driving cars."

(Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com)

Điền vào số 26

A. while

B. after 

C. then 

D. before

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world‘s leading experts on (25)______  intelligence (A.l). Mr Kurzweil believes computers will be able to learn from experiences, just like humans. He also thinks they will be able to tell jokes and stories, and even flirt. Kurzweil‘s 2029 prediction is a lot sooner than many people thought. The scientist said that in 1999, many A.I. experts said it would be hundreds of years (26)____ a computer was more intelligent than a human. He said that it would not be long before computer (27)______ is one billion times more powerful than the human brain.

 Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy for predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans. His thinking has stayed the same but everyone else has changed the way they think. He said: “My views are not radical any more. I've actually stayed (28)______. It's the rest of the world that's changing its View.” He highlighted examples of high-tech things we use, see or read about every day. These things make us believe that computers have intelligence. He said people think differently now: "Because the public has seen things like Siri (the iPhone’s voice-recognition technology) (29)______ you talk to a computer, they've seen the Google self-driving cars."

(Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com)

Điền vào số 28

A. which

B. where 

C. whom 

D. what

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world‘s leading experts on (25)______  intelligence (A.l). Mr Kurzweil believes computers will be able to learn from experiences, just like humans. He also thinks they will be able to tell jokes and stories, and even flirt. Kurzweil‘s 2029 prediction is a lot sooner than many people thought. The scientist said that in 1999, many A.I. experts said it would be hundreds of years (26)____ a computer was more intelligent than a human. He said that it would not be long before computer (27)______ is one billion times more powerful than the human brain.

 Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy for predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans. His thinking has stayed the same but everyone else has changed the way they think. He said: “My views are not radical any more. I've actually stayed (28)______. It's the rest of the world that's changing its View.” He highlighted examples of high-tech things we use, see or read about every day. These things make us believe that computers have intelligence. He said people think differently now: "Because the public has seen things like Siri (the iPhone’s voice-recognition technology) (29)______ you talk to a computer, they've seen the Google self-driving cars."

(Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com)

Điền vào số 27

A. intelligent

B. intelligently 

C. intelligence 

D. intelligences