III.Choose the correct sentence among A,B,C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
21. The more money Peter makes, the more his wife spends.
a. Peter spends more money than his wife. b. Peter and his wife both make money. c. Peter spends the money his wife makes. d. Peter’s wife keeps spending more money.
22. The exam was much easier than he had expected.
a. The exam was much easier that he finished it all. b. He did not find the exam as difficult as he had thought. c. It’s possible for him to perform well on the exam. d. He had expected that the erxam was easy.
23. Peter drives more carefully than Tom.
a. Peter is a more careless driver than Tom. b. Tom doesn’t drive as carefully as Peter. c. Peter isn’t a more careful driver than Tom. d. Tom drives less careful than Peter.
24. The book interested me more than the film.
a. I thought the book was more interesting than the film.b. In my opinion the film was not as interested as the book. c. I thought the book didn’t interest me as the film. d. In my opinion the film bored me than the book.
25. The South of England is drier than the North.
a. There is not as much rain in the south of England as in the North. b. There is not as dry in the North of England as in the South. c. It is not so dry in the South of England as in the North. d. There are more rains in the North of England as in the South.
26. No one in the team can play better than John.
a. John plays well but the others play better. b. John as well as other players of the team plays very well. c. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well. d. John is the best player of the team.
27. He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do.
a. The more he works, the happier he feels. b. The less he works, the happier he feels. c. His work makes himfeel happy. d. He feels happier and happier with his work.
28. I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything.
a. I learn more and more and remember more and more. b. The less I learn, the more I remember. c. The more I learn, the less I remember. d. I remember notonly what I have learnt.
29. As I get older, I want to travel less.
a. I’m getting older and older, so I don’t want to travel more. b. The more I get old, the less I want to travel. c. I don’t want to travel because of my old age. d. The older I get, the less I want to travel.
30. More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.
a. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays. b. Petrol consumption is going down nowadays. c. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays. d. We should consume as much petrol as possible.