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  Who works ……………………… (hard) out of all the

students in the class?
2   There isn’t much traffic today, so we should arrive
……………………… (soon) than we expected.
3   If you ate ……………………… (slowly), you’d enjoy your
food more!
4   The Swiss tennis player performed ………………………
(well) than his opponent and won the tournament.

5   Erik did ……………………… (badly) than I did in this

month’s test.
6   The world’s population is growing ………………………
(fast) today than at any point in history.
7   My grandparents’ house isn’t far, but my aunt lives
……………………… (near) of all my family.

4. Choose the correct answers (a-c) to complete the

sentences.
1   A quarter is …….. much as 25%.
a   nowhere near as
b   almost as
c   just as
2   A second is …….. long as a minute.
a   not quite as
b   nothing like as
c   nearly as
3   Eleven forty-five p.m. is …….. late as midnight.
a   nearly as
b   nowhere near as
c   just as
4   Ninety-eight cents is …….. much as a euro.
a   just as
b   not quite as
c   nothing like as
5   Spain is …….. cold as Iceland.
a   nearly as
b   almost as
c   nowhere near as