Fill in the gaps with the Comparative or Superlative forms of adjectives.
The Color of Emperors
Purple is the marriage of opposites, a mixture of (hot) color and (cold) one. It is much (energetic) than any other color and (powerful) color of the rainbow. The green planet that we call home may have actually looked purple in (early) days, according to the "Purple Earth theory." There were (tiny) microorganisms that dominated the planet and possibly created (pure) purple hue that could be seen from space. (Late) times (saturated) hues of purple were adopted by ancient (up) class. Imperial purple became the monopoly of Roman emperors who prohibited their citizens from wearing purple clothing under penalty of death, though (poor) citizens couldn’t afford it — a pound of purple wool was much (expensive) than most people earned in a year. Purple was (favorite) color of Egypt’s Cleopatra known for her (extraordinary) purple sails ship of the time. Purple has survived for centuries, has been (legislated) color in history, has sent men to their deaths and yet still causes most people to smile when they look at it. But this may be (big) threat purple has ever faced.
A big city. Single man and a faithful dog live in the same apartment. They are very attached to each other. But sick owner of the dog was taken to the hospital. He manages to say to Bim only one word "Wait!" And the dog understandshim and he is waiting fir his frind.
Unfortunately, there are quite a lot of evil and unpleasant people, and Bim has to meet them in the image of the woman who hates dogs, the angry and cruel collector of dogs' collars, the hunter from a small village..
But fortunately, there are much more kind and responsive people in this world, and they help the poor dog. They take an active part in the fates of Bim and its owner. The story teaches us to be faithful friends, shows us that hatred and betrayal are the lowest traits.
The little boy, faced with cruelty adults, rebels against them, he told the most important words calling us to goodness and mercy, compassion and empathy.