Written May 18, 2008
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Choose
the most suitable comparative adjective to fill in each empty space.
a)
more convenient b) more
functional c) more necessary d) less strict e)
more up-to-date f) less
interested g) more
sophisticated h) more
competitive i) slower-paced j) more spacious k)
more attractively l) greater m) less developed
n) quieter p) simpler
q) more professional r)
more mellow s) friendlier
1.
Men are usually much f) less
interested
in shopping than women. Men go
shopping in order to buy what they need but a lot of women find enjoyment in the
shopping experience itself – they’re not just interested in getting
what they need.
2.
In general, grandparents are d) less strict
with their grandchildren
than the parents. I guess it’s because they have a
r)
more mellow attitude
towards life.
3.
Generally speaking, city people are
o) better
educated and
g) more
sophisticated
than country people.
4.
The countryside is certainly n) quieter
than the city but some small
cities in China are quite noisy.
5.
Children today do face more challenges than children of my parents’
generation, one of the reasons being that life today is h) more
competitive than it used to be.
6.
Modern apartments are
j) more spacious
than those built 40 or 50 years
ago.
7.
Modern buildings are usually k)
more attractively
designed than those built a few years ago.
8.
The information in magazines is usually
e)
more up-to-date than that in
books because new editions of magazines are published
every few weeks.
9.
There’s a
l) greater
emphasis on the quality of life in cities than
there is in rural areas.
10.Office
furniture is usually p) simpler
and b) more
functional
than home furniture.
11.Practical
skills are c) more necessary
for everyday life than academic skills.
12.Customer
service in department stores and big supermarkets is usually q) more professional
than it is in small, family-owned shops. On the
other hand, if you're a regular customer at a small shop, the owner is usually s) friendlier
13.It’s
a)
more convenient
for me to take the subway than to go to work by bus.
14.Life
when my parents were young was i) slower-paced
than it is today.
15.The
educational and health facilities in the countryside are m) less developed
compared to those in the big cities such as Beijing.
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