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EXERCISES

ENGLISH 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 doing, 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 BCE,
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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