Fill in the correct form of the adjective in brackets. (Впишите правильную форму прилагательного в скобках.)
Rick: I can't see why this is 1) ___ (expensive) painting in the exhibition.
John: Really? I think it's 2) ___ (good) painting in here. It's certainly much 3) ___ (interesting) than some of the other works we've seen.
Rick: Maybe, but I like paintings which have a 4) ___ (original) subject and are painted in 5) ___ (bright) colours than this one. Take, Picasso's Guernica, for example. Now, that's a fascinating work of art!
John: Are you kidding? It's a painting about war! It's one of 6) ___ (sad) paintings I've ever seen!
Rick: Perhaps you're right, but I think it makes a 7) ___ (lasting) impression on people's minds.
John: Well, I suppose everyone has different tastes when it comes to art.
Нужна правильная степень сравнения. Правило: у коротких прилагательных (
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this is ___ painting in the exhibition — сравнивается с ВСЕМИ картинами выставки, значит превосходная степень. Expensive — длинное слово: the most expensive.
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I think it's ___ painting in here — снова «лучшая из всех здесь»; good — исключение: good — better — the best.
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much ___ than some of the other works — есть than, значит сравнительная степень; interesting — длинное слово: more interesting (much усиливает сравнение).
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a ___ subject — Рик сравнивает с этой картиной (в конце
-го пропуска стоит than): more original [əˈrɪdʒənl] — «более оригинальную тему». -
painted in ___ colours than this one — есть than; bright — короткое: brighter.
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one of ___ paintings I've ever seen — конструкция «one of the + превосходная степень»; sad — короткое, после краткой гласной удваиваем согласную: the saddest.
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makes a ___ impression — Рик сравнивает Гернику с этой картиной: more lasting [ˈlɑːstɪŋ] («более долгое, прочное впечатление»).
- the most expensive,
) the best, ) more interesting, ) more original, ) brighter, ) the saddest, ) more lasting.
