Question

10 use: a)as as, b) not so as/not . model: my grandfather is younger than he looks. a) my grandfather isn't as old as he looks. b) my grandfather is not so old as he looks. 1. the examination was more difficult than we expected. 2. the weather is warmer today than it was yesterday. 3. the situation is still unpleasant but yesterday it was worse. 4. i was a bit nervous before the interview but usually i'm a lot more nervous. 5. the exhibition was less beautiful than we hoped to see. 6. this book is less interesting than the one i read last week. 7. tokyo is exciting but for musicians london is more exciting than tokyo and, of course, new york is the most exciting of all. 8. london is, of course, much older than new york, but it is younger than rome. 9. new york has more parks than tokyo, but less than london. 10. everything is cheaper in our country than in yours. 11. the shops were more expensive than we thought. 12. the film was less interesting than i expected. 13. this business trip is less important for our firm than you think. 14. we are more tired today after our tiring job than usual.

Answer 1

1.a) The examination not as more difficult as we expected.b) The examination not so more difficult as we expected

2.a) The weather isn't as warmer today as it was yesterday.

b)The weather is not so warmer today as it was yesterday.

3.a)The situation isn't as still unpleasant as yesterday it was worse.

b)The situation is not so still unpleasant as yesterday it was worse.

4.a)I wasn't as a bit nervous before interview as usually I'm a lot more nervous.

b)I was not so a bit nervous before interview as usually I'm a lot more nervous.

5.a)The exhibition wasn't as less beautiful as we hoped to see.

b)The exhibition was not so less beautiful as we hoped to see.

6.a)This book isn't as less interesting as the one I read last week.

b)This book is not so less interesting as the one I read last week.

7.a)Tokio isn't as exciting as for musicians London as more exciting as Tokio and,of course,New York as the most exciting of all.

b)Tokio is not so exciting as for musicians London as more exciting as Tokio and,of course,New York as the most exciting of all.