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EXERCISES

A) Choose the best option to fill in the blanks in the paragraph.

For most of human history, things moved very (1)---- and were hard to do. In the past, most people who went places did
so on foot. This was (2)---- hard to continue, so they moved goods by dragging them along the ground, or carrying them
on their heads, or both. Around 5000 BC, people began to use animals to move things. By 3000 BC, people had made
waggons and ships that could move. People could move things (3)---- and more easily than they could before because
they used animals, waggons, and sailing ships. The speed of travel has not changed much over the years, but it is not
(4)---- slow as it used to be. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, inventors made the first cars that ran on engines. This new
idea started a revolution in travel that is (5)---- stronger today. Jet planes take people places at speeds that are close to or
(6)---- faster than the speed of sound. Items are sent to people almost everywhere in the world by trains, trucks, and huge
cargo ships. Millions of people use cars as a convenient way to get around. Engine-powered transportation has helped
people in many ways, but it has also caused a number of problems. For example, the engines use a lot of petrol, which
puts a strain on the world’s energy sources. There are a lot of cars on roads and streets, which slows down traffic (7)----
expected. Also, the pollution they put into the air comes from their fumes. Because these problems are so hard to solve,
the government is getting more (8)---- in transportation.

1. a) slowly b) more slowly c) the most slowly

2. a) enough b) too c) such
3. a) the farthest b) farther c) far

4. a) such b) the same c) so
5. a) many b) much c) no

6. a) even b) so c) quite

7. a) like b) as c) so
8. a) involving b) involvement c) involved

B) Circle the correct words or phrases.

1. Sarah prefers drinking her water the coldest / colder than room temperature.

2. The new sports car is amazing; it can accelerate less fast / faster than any other vehicle on the market.

3. Of all the candidates, Sophie was the least / the most experienced one, so she was not selected by the company.

4. The film was quite / much longer than I anticipated, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.

5. The suitcase was too heavy lifting / to lift on my own, so I asked for assistance.

6. It was such / so a challenging task that no one in the firm attempted to undertake it.

7. The new restaurant is not so / such crowded as the previous week due to the departure of the famous chef.
8. The less / The more you delay your assignments, the more time you will have for relaxation and leisure activities.

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