Б) Найдите место для наречия

1. You are ٧right. (absolutely)

2. I ٧got to bed at twelve. (always)

3. Do you ٧go to parties? (ever)

4. You can ٧be sure of anything. (never)

5. They ٧meet every weekend. (usually)

6. My friends ٧invite me to the theatre. (occasionally)

7. The witch has٧ had such a shock! (never)

8. They ٧met again. (never)

9. I ٧remember meeting those people. (definitely)

10. Something is ٧happening. (definitely)

11. Does Pinocchio ٧tell the truth? (always)

12. He ٧tries to do his best. (always)

13. The donkey ٧talks sensibly. (never)

14. He’s ٧late. (always) He was٧ late for his own wedding. (even)

15. Can you٧ be sincere? (ever)

16. Expensive remedies are ٧useful (always), if not to the sick, then to the chemist.

17. We fans٧ give up hope. (never)

18. Are you٧all right? (really)

Упражнение 2. Поставьте прилагательные в скобках в соответствующую степень.

A)

1. – Boris is certainly cleverer than his brother. – Yes, and he is more attractive than his brother Peter. In fact, he is the smartest boy I’ve ever taught.

2. Nothing could be more extravagant than buying such an expensive car. You will have to be more careful with your money in future.

3. Life is getting harder and more complicated with every passing day.

4. It is the most effective method of all, but it is naturally costly.

5. Stephen is more intelligent than any other boy in his group.

6. It has been the coldest day in Moscow for thirty years.

7. It’s little I can do for you, I’m afraid.

8. That was worse than we had expected.

9. That was indeed the worst experience in his career.

10. They naively think that things can only get better.

11. This is the most unbelievable news I have ever heard.

12. He ate fewer French fries than you did at the picnic.

13. The donkey is less organized than Shreck.

14. If you ask me, Moscow is more beautiful than any other city in the world.

15. They had less and less to talk about.

16. It is axiomatic that the greater the student’s individual effort, the more thorough will be his learning.

B)

1. He laughs best, who laughs last.

2. He who laughs last laughs longest.

3. Of two evils, choose the less.

4. The witch is the eldest of the four sisters.

5. Cats are cleaner than monkeys, but monkeys are more intelligent than cats.

6. He is the best-known of that crew.

7. Put your better foot forward.

8. The ogre had rarely listened to a more absurd proposal.

9. The kids have never eaten a sausage that was bigger reddder hotter.

10. Thank you, you are kinder today than you were yesterday.

11. Socrates was the wisest Greek of all.

12. Get there first with most – that is the fundamental principle of tactics.

13. Which lie seems better?

14. The hippo is friendlier than the crocodile.

15. Donald is better-off than either of his brothers.

16. Ben is the wealthiest of the three brothers.

17. Edwin was the nicer of the two sons.

18. Of the two films I liked the first better.

c) last, later или latest?

1. The princess’s dress was of the …latest fashion.

2. The …last train from Norfolk arrives at 11.45.

3. Let’s discuss …the latest news a little bit …later, shall we?

4. Will you repeat the … last sentence, please?

5. The dwarf turned up …later than he promised.

6. We need the … latest telephone directory.

7. You must arrive on Monday at the …latest.

8. The horse was in such bad condition that he came in …last at the race.

9. There is no …last answer to the problem.

10. The report can wait. We’ll discuss it …later.

11. Will you be so kind as to send us your …latest catalogue?

12. She was the …last to finish the task.

Упражнение 3. Переведите и найдите русские эквиваленты следующих сравнений. Составьте по одному предложению с каждым из них. Затем выучите их наизусть.