READING

7. Read and translate the text.

Apartment Rentals
Last month, I decided to move out of my parents’ place and start living on my own.
I searched in the newspaper for apartment listings and found a place not too far from my university.
The landlord showed me around the apartment, and because it suited my needs, I signed the rental
agreement and paid a deposit, some of which I might get back when I move out. The apartment has
two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room, and kitchen. It also has a small utility room where I keep
my washer and dryer. Right before I moved in, the landlord put in new carpet and had the walls
painted, so it looks like a new place. The rent is $650 a month, not including utilities. I pay about $100
for gas, electricity, water, sewage, and Internet service. Unfortunately, the apartment complex
doesn’t allow pets, so my dog has to stay with my parents for now. I might get a roommate at some
point to share expenses, but I haven’t decided on that yet. The place looks a little empty because it
isn’t furnished, but for the time being, I only have the basics: a bed, a table, a small sofa in the living
room, and a TV. It’s not as livable and cozy as my parents’ place, but it will have to do for now.

8. Look through the texts above and do True/False exercise.

1. In the UK, all university students live in halls of residence during their study. ____
2. A hall of residence is a building, owned by the landlords. ____
3. Students living in some halls of residence go to the coffees to eat. ____
4. You can find apartment listings in the newspaper if you want to rent accommodation.
____
5. Usually people sign a rental agreement and pay a deposit, which they can’t get back.
____
6. The rent usually includes utilities. ____
7. It’s a good idea to get a roommate to share living expenses. ____

GRAMMAR

5. Complete the sentences using as...as or so…as.

1. Mike is ... tall ... Pete. 2. Kate is not ... nice ... Ann. 3. My room is ... light ... this one. 4. This
book is not ... thin ... that one. 5. Sergei is ... old ... Michael. 6. She is ... young ... Tom's brother. 7.
This woman is ... good ... that one. 8. Nick's English is not ... good ... his friend's. 9. I am not ... tall
... Pete. 10. This woman is ... young ... that one. 11. I am ... thin ... you. 12. Kate is ... lazy ... her
brother. 13. This child is not ... small ... that one.

6. Put the right form of the adjective.

1. We should eat (healthy) food. 2. Today the streets aren't as (clean) as they used to be. 3. It's
(bad) mistake he has ever made. 4. This man is (tall) than that one. 5. Asia is (large) than Australia.
6. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 7. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 8. Mary is
a (good) student than Lucy. 9. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 10. This garden is the (beautiful)
in our town. 11. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 12. Is the word "newspaper" (long) than
the word "book"? 13. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 14. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than
the Indian Ocean. 15. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 16. Spanish is (easy) than German. 17.
She is not so (busy) as I am. 18. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday.

7. Put the right form of the adjective.

1 Mary is (young) than her sister Jane. 2 Barbara is (young) of four sisters. 3 John is (clever) than
his friend Bob. 4 Richard is (clever) boy in this group. 5 Sirius is (bright) than the polar star. 6 The
polar star is (bright) star in the north hemisphere. 7 The bedroom is (dark) than the kitchen. 8 The
wallpapers in the hall are (dark) ones in our flat. 9 Your answer was (unusual) than the answer of
her son. 10 Elisabeth suggested (unusual) way out.

8. Put the right form of the adjective.

1. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the
United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in
the world. 5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other
city of Russia. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in
America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The island of Great Britain is (small) than
Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide)
than the straits of Gibraltar. 11. Russia is a very (large) country.