1.   Could you speak _________ ? (loud)

2.   Jim could  do the tast _________ Jane. (well)

3.   We walked _______ than other people. (slow)

4.   Planes can fly ________ than birds. (high)

5.   I can throw the bal l________ than anyone else in my team. (far)

6.   James drives _______ than his wife. (careful)

7.   I visit my grandmother _______ than my brother.(often)

8.   No one can run _______ than John. (fast)

9.   My sister cooks________ than I do. (badly)

10.       Everyone in the company is working ________ than ever before. (hard)

11.       The company expanded rapidly. It grew (big) _______ all the time.

12.       Cathy got (bored) _______ in her job. In the end, she left.

13.       My bag seemed to get (heavy) _______ as I carried them.

14.       As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) _______.

15.       As the day went on, the weather got (bad) _______.

16.       Healthcare is becoming (expensive) _______.

17.       As the conversation went on, Tom became (talkative) _______.

Read the following passage and the unfinished sentences carefully. Then choose the best answer and circle your choice.

When springtime comes, everything begins to wake up. Many animals in the woods have been asleep all winter. Birds have been away. Under the snow, the ground has been hard and still.

Then, all at once, it is spring! The days begin to grow long. From the south the birds fly back, ready to build their nests. Animals wake up and start to look for food.

Trees grow new leaves. Plants begin to flower. Baby birds and animals are born. Farmers are busy from morning until night.

In many countries, people greet the spring with songs and dancing. Springtime is a happy time all over the world.

Birds fly south in winter because …………………

A. there are more trees for them there.

B. it is warmer in the south than it is in the north

C. they want a warmer place to lay eggs.

D. the days there are longer.

Read the passage carefully then answer the questions.

When springtime comes, everything begins to wake up. Many animals in the woods have been asleep all winter. Birds have been away.

Then, all at once, it is spring! The days begin to grow long. From the south the birds fly back, ready to build their nests. Animals wake up and start to look for food.

Trees grow new leaves. Plants begin to flower. Baby birds and animals are born. Farmers are busy from morning until night.

In many countries, people greet the spring with songs and dancing. Springtime is a happy time all over the world.

Questions:

What do birds do when it’s spring?

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