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UNIT
EXERCISES 89

89.1 Complete these sentences with as...as or not as/such...as. Sometimes two answers are possible.
Use the words in the brackets and add any other necessary words. (B)
1 It's ...<«.i**?Wfl«*..«»?...^M^...<^..... I've ever read in a newspaper, (intelligent/article)
2 Since her accident, Mary has tried to lead possible, (normal/life)
3 It's I'd imagined, (not/beautiful/house)
4 They're in the last school I worked at. (not/well-behaved/children)
5 Mr Truworth is his predecessor was. (not/popular/president)
6 The new motorway is it is in the countryside, (not/major/issue/town)

89.2 Complete these sentences with as much as, as many as, as little as, or as few as. (C)
1 I used to smoke 60 cigarettes a day.
2 He doesn't play golf now he used to.
3 It was disappointing that 200 delegates came to the conference.
4 It's still possible to pay £5 for a good meal at some restaurants in the city.
5 At the busiest times, 50 planes land at the airport every hour.
6 I sometimes have to spend £30 a day on rail fares.
89.3 Make one sentence using so + adjective + as to as in I. (D)

1 The painting was unusual. It seemed almost a joke. The painting was so unusual as to seem
almost a joke.
2 The difference between the figures was negligible. It was insignificant.
3 The council has been cooperative. They let me employ five people.
4 The music was played softly. It was nearly inaudible.
89.4 Maggie and Ray have just moved into a new house. Maggie is talking to Ann about it. Look at
these extracts from the conversation and correct any mistakes. (A-D)
1 A: Ray told me the people next door are very noisy.
M: Sshh! Not as loud. They'll hear you. Actually, they're not so bad neighbours as we first
thought.
2 M: The previous owners wanted as many as £60, 000 for it, but £50, 000 was so high as we
could go.
3 A: How large garage have you got?
M: It's very small. In fact we can't get our car in,
but that's not too big problem.We park it outside.
4 M: It's not such beautiful garden, but it's okay for us.
The main problem is a huge tree as few as 3 metres
from the house, which keeps out the light.
5 A: Do you think Ray will be happy here?
M: Well, I'm not as sure. He still has a long journey to
work, and will be in the car for as many as 3 hours a day.

89.5 Complete these sentences in any appropriate way. (D)
1 The play was so boring that I -fell asleep. 3 The music was so...that...
2 The weather was so...that... 4 I was so...that...

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