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ENTRY TEST 10 AGENDA Grammar Vocabulary Q Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. 10a Comparisons 11 She's............ sensitive to other people's problems. 10b so and such; too, enough, very A a quiet B a quite C quite D quite a 10c quite, rather, etc.; linking verbs 12 It w a s............ good result but you could have done better. A rather B a bit C a little D a fairly 13 It w a s............ difficult question. A very B too C rather D a rather 14 She's............ thin for her part in the play. A lot B a bit C little D little too Entry test 15 H e............ rather moody at the moment. A behaves B grows C does D seems Now look at ^ on pages 173-175. /5 Q Choose the correct answer. Q Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. 1 She's not as intelligent as / than her sister. 16 I felt s o............ when my parents turned up at Joe's party! 2 The film wasn't so /such good as I had expected. A shy of B shameful C shamed D embarrassed 3 Maria is the same age as /like Kate. 17 I felt s o............ as I sat outside the dentist's, thinking it would be really painful! 4 She works as/like an accountant in a local bank. A bad-tempered B embarrassed C nervous D frightening 5 He's getting richer and/more richer every year. 18 I would never cheat - I would b e............ of being caught. Now look at ^ on pages 168-169. ____LA A worried B anxious C nervous D afraid 19 His jokes always make me laugh - I find them quite............. Q Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. A amusing B enjoying C tiring D sympathetic 6 We hadn't expected the trip to b e.............exhausting. 20 My sister's always been scared............ heights. A such B so C such an D likeso A to B of C from D in 7.......... behaviour will get you into trouble with the director. Now look at on pages 176-178. A Such B Such a C So the D Like :____La 8 There w e re.............many people at the party there was no room to move. Complete the sentences. Use words formed from the words in C A PITA LS at A so B such C such a D that the end of the lines. 9 The bill was m uch.............expensive for me to pay on my own. 21 Your handwriting's completely illegible; you shouldn't be s o............ A very B too C more D quite When yOU Write. CARE 10 I don't have............time to speak now. 22 Do you have any books............ for young children? s u it Aa B plenty C enough D enough a 23 Although she was told the operation would b e............. she still Now look at ^ on pages 170-172. felt very nervous about it. pa in 24 I didn't mean to upset you - perhaps you're just a little too.............. s en s e 25 She ought to write things down if she's s o............. f o r g et Now look at ^ on pages 179-181. La TOTAL SCORE / 25 166 167 I I Grammar Repeating comparatives COMPARISONS In the following structures, we repeat the comparative adjective in a sentence: Form Meaning/Use Example Comparisons comparative + and + changing all the time She was getting more and more irritated. comparative He’s getting taller and taller. the + comparative + clause + to show that things change The older I get, the wiser I become. the + comparative + clause or vary together The harder you work, the better you’ll do. a s... a s, n o t a s / s o... a s th e s a m e ( a s ) the + comparative + the + used in common phrases the bigger the better comparative the sooner the better a To say that two things, people, places, etc. are Sam e is followed by the preposition as. We _______________________ i the same or equal in some way, we use as + always use the before same: adjective/adverb + as: Their car is the same (as ours). H e’s as tall as Harry. Peter is the same age (as George). To say that two things, people, places, etc. are We can use exactly before the sam e for different, we use not as/so... as: emphasis: Q Look at the table and complete the 3 Weight: At birth, Bob was not M ary is as tall as Jan e but she isn’t as tall as Their car is exactly the same (as ours). sentences about Bob and Tony, the twins. Tony. Andrew. Peter is exactly the same age (as George). 4 Hair: Bob has the same The café is not as crowded as it was earlier. Bob Tony Tony. » We cannot use so... as in affirmative lik e and as Date of birth 22 August 22 August 5 Appearance: Bob looks like sentences: Time of birth 11.10 a.m. 12.30 a.m. but Tony lo o k s..................... Note the difference between like and as: we use She worked so hard as Pete. X 6 Height: Bob is n o t............... like to say that things, people, places, etc. are Weight at birth 3 kg 3.5 kg She worked as hard as Pete. / Tony. similar. We use as to say what job, duty, use or She didn’t work so hard as Pete. / Hair fair fair appearance somebody or something has: 7 School: Tony went to She didn’t work as hard as Pete. / Bob. Resembles mum dad We can omit the second part of the Form Example 8 Geography: Tony was not as good at comparison if it is clear who or what we are Height now 1.90 m 1.95 m talking about: like + noun He runs like the wind. School Central College Central College Like the Greeks, Italians use olive 9 Maths: Bob was not as She’s not as tall (as him/as he is). oil a lot. Geography A B John didn’t do as well as Helen in the exam. John didn’t do as well (as her/as she did). like + pronoun My brother is just like me. Maths C+ B 10 English: Bob was just as bad Like you, I’m not very keen on Tony was. Be careful: we use as... as, not as... so: English D D football. 11 History: Bob was Tea isn’t as strong so coffee. X History A A Tony was. Tea isn’t as strong as coffee. / as + noun She works as a doctor. As your teacher, I advise you to Occupation unemployed coal miner 12 Occupation: Tony works work harder. a s m a n y / m u c h / lit t le / fe w a s Don’t use your shirt as a towel! 0 Date o f birth: Bob was born on the same day 13 Money: Bob doesn’t have as We also use as many/much/little/few as in AS....................................... comparisons. Notice that we do not use a: 1 Birthday: Tony’s birthday is o n.......................... 14 Success: Bob hasn’t been Bill doesn’t have as much money as Anne.......................................................Bob’s. I f she had as little money as he did, she would Time o f birth: Tony was not born a t............... 2 think differently..................................................... Bob. Amy doesn’t have as many meals as Fred. I f Amy had as few meals as Fred, she would be thinner. ° We cannot use more, less or several in the same way. 169 168  SO AND SUCH; TOO, ENOUGH, VI HY s© arad su ch ; £©©y en o ug h , weiry We use too and enough in the following patterns: Form Example enough + noun Do we have enough cheese for a pizza? enough + noun + fo-infinitive Do you have enough money to buy the book? so and suc/i not + adjective/adverb + enough You’re jiot driving fast enough! We’ll be late! We use so and smc /x in different ways, in the following patterns: not + adjective/adverb + enough (+ for sb) + I ’m not clever enough to study medicine. fo-infinitive She didn’t explain it clearly enough for everyone to Form Meaning/Use Example understand. e SO too + adjective/adverb I can’t drink this - it’s too hot. so + adjective/adverb very, extremely It’s so hot in here! too + adjective/adverb (+ for sb) + fo-infinitive The coffee was too hot to drink. She could run so fast! He walked too quickly for the children to keep up with him. to such a great degree or amount Don’t look so angry. Don’t walk so fast! so + adjective/adverb to emphasise the degree or My car is so old (that) I can’t get any spare (+ that) amount of sth, by saying what parts for it. the result is She drives so fast (that) nobody can keep up with her. Q Match 1-6 with a -g to make sentences. so many/much/little/few to emphasise the degree or How did you make so much money? 0 The pianist played so badly that H a I don’t have to do much to keep it clean. amount of sth 1 The kids were so tired that □ b they went straight to bed. so many/much/little/few to emphasise the degree or There were so many people queuing outside the 2 The food was so bad that □ c she never wears the same thing twice. (+ that) amount of sth, by saying what theatre (that) we went back home. 3 She’s got so many clothes that □ d his teeth will rot. the result is 4 It’s such a tiny kitchen that □ e the audience walked out. such 5 He eats so much sugar that □ f I couldn’t concentrate. such + adjective + plural/ very, extremely She’s got such lovely hair! 6 They were making so much noise that □ g nobody could eat it. uncountable noun They’re such good friends. Q Choose the correct answer. such + adjective + plural/ to emphasise the degree or They’re such good friends (that) they tell each uncountable noun amount of sth, by saying what other everything. 0 We had to pay a such /(suchjphigh price for coffee in London! (+ that) the result is 1 Passing my driving test was so /such a relief. such a/an + adjective + very, extremely It was such a beautiful day! 2 W e’re having such /such an awful weather that we can’t go for a swim. singular noun 3 We had so / such a terrible time that we swore we wouldn’t do it again. such a/an + adjective + to emphasise the degree or It was such a hot day (that) we decided to go 4 She loved him so /such deeply that she couldn’t bear it when he was away. singular noun (+ that) amount of sth, by saying what for a swim. the result is 5 There were so /such few people there they nearly cancelled the performance. 6 The film was so /such a boring I wanted to leave. to o , e n o u g h , v e ry 7 I had so /such many things to do I didn’t know where Too means ‘more than is acceptable or ° We do not use very with adjectives that already to start. possible’. Very means ‘a lot’. Compare: have a strong meaning: 8 It was so /such a lovely day we decided to have a picnic I was too tired. (= so I couldn’t do any work) Mono Park in Tokyo is very huge. X in the park. I was very tired. (= but I could still do some M eno Park in Tokyo is huge. / 9 There was so /such much noise I could hardly hear work) M eno Park in Tokyo is absolutely huge. / myself think! 1-wm-too happy when I received your email. X 10 Joe was so /such an angry that he started shouting at me. I was very happy when I received your email. S S ee also: ^ 170 171  I Complete the sentences. Use too, enough or very. q u ite , r a t t e r ^ l i n k i n g w e i r b s 0 It’s much...+£