III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. 

Question 1: He arrived_______than anyone else, so he had to wait more than an hour. 

A. earlier B. more early C. early D. earliest 

Question 2: It is getting hotter and_______every summer. I guess that is the result of global warming. 

A. less B. more C. colder D. hotter 

Question 3: The meal was a bit_______expensive than we expected, but it was very nice. 

A. least B. less C. more D. most 

Question 4: Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than_______. 

A. all human beings B. total human beings 

C. that of all human beings D. those of all human beings 

Question 5: Normally, in order for a political party to form a government, it has to have_______number of seats in Parliament. 

A. the largest B. as large as C. larger than D. so large 

Question 6: On the way to the mountains, it was impossible to see_______a few meters ahead because of the heavy fog. 

A. rather than B. how far C. more than D. so large 

Question 7: According to a study, women blink almost twice_______men. 

A. more than B. as much as C. much than D. so much that 

Question 8: Ozone depletion has been_______at the poles, especially over Antarctica, where a seasonal ozone layer "hole' appears. 

A. as severe as B. so severe as C. more severe than D. the most severe 

Question 9: I was relieved to see that the new computer software was _______ complicated to use than I had thought it would be. 

A. much less B. far too C. the most D. so much 

Question 10: The 1665 plague in London took almost_______lives_______the Great Fire of London the year after. 

A. the same as B. as many - as C. much more than D. such a lot - that 

Question 11: Cotton shirts feel_______than polyester ones. 

A. much softer B. more softly C. far more softer D. far more softly 

Question 12: Of the three courses I did, this one is_______interesting. 

A. the hardest and more B. harder but more 

C. the harder but more D. the hardest but most 

Question 13: Of the two films we watched yesterday. Titanic is_______. 

A. the more interesting B. the most interesting 

C. better interesting D. as interesting 

Question 14: This car is_______of the two models in the showroom. 

A. more modem B. the most modem 

C. the more modem D. one of the most modem 

Question 15: The tickets for the play weren't nearly as expensive_______we thought. 

A. so B. than C. that D. as