Choose the correct answer. (Выберите правильный ответ.)
1 This original Dali painting is ........ expensive than all the others here. A by far B a lot C much more
2 The Four Seasons is Vivaldi's ........ famous work. A very B most C little
3 Penny doesn't think photography is as ........ as sculpture. A exciting B more exciting C most exciting
4 A kiln gets ........ than a household oven. A much hotter B more hot C hottest
5 Mark was ........ furious when he found out someone had stolen his MP3 player. A slightly B absolutely C rather
6 The new artist is becoming ........ popular with teenage audiences. A more and more B the most C the more and more
7 This is by ........ the strangest painting in the gallery! A much B far C most
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…expensive than — есть than, значит нужна сравнительная степень. Перед expensive нужно more, а усилитель идёт перед more: C much more (much more expensive than — «гораздо дороже»). By far и a lot без more не подходят.
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Vivaldi's ___ famous work — «самая известная работа» — превосходная степень: B most (the most famous; вместо the стоит притяжательное Vivaldi's).
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as ___ as — сравнение «такой же … как» требует исходной формы прилагательного: A exciting (not as exciting as).
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gets ___ than — сравнительная степень; hot — короткое, поэтому hotter, а усилитель much: A much hotter.
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furious («разъярённый») — предельное прилагательное, усиливается словом absolutely: B absolutely (slightly, rather — для обычных прилагательных).
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is becoming ___ popular — «становится всё более популярным» — повторение more and more: A more and more.
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by ___ the strangest — устойчивое сочетание by far the + превосходная степень: B far.
