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Grammar Revision (Adverbs – Comparisons – Articles – Uncountables)
A. Read the text below and complete each blank with one word.
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Gianni Versace was one of the
(1)__________________________ successful fashion designers
(2)__________________________ the 1980s and 1990s. He was born in 1946, in
Reggio, a (3)__________________________ small town in Italy, where he
learnt how to make clothes. In (4)__________________________ beginning, he
sold his clothes to (5)__________________________ manufacturer In Milan,
but he was not as popular then (6)__________________________ he was in
later years. Very quickly he developed a personal style, which made him
famous. He used bright colours and, over time, his clothes became more and (7)__________________________
extravagant. The more successful his collections were, the (8)__________________________
his talent was acknowledged. Celebrities (9)__________________________
Princess Diana and Elton John loved his style. Versace also paid the (10)
__________________________ attention to his surroundings (11)
__________________________ he did to his clothes and spent
(12)__________________________ of money on art and expensive furniture. Versace’s
fame, however, is just (13)______________________ side of this story of
style, which ended suddenly with his death (14)______________________ the summer
of 1997. Some fashion critics have described his clothes
(15)__________________________ “fabulous rubbish” and criticised him for using
cheap materials. Nevertheless, he has to be seen as one of the most
influential designers of his generation.
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B. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following dialogue.
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Jim:
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Have you made up your mind about where to
go on holiday?
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Mike:
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I've narrowed down my choices to two (1)___________ large countries,
France and Mexico. What do you think?
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Jim:
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Well,
France is one of (2)___________ countries in Europe. Did you know it’s
twice (3)__________1 the UK? Since you’ve got eight weeks off
(4)___________ work, you could go on a cycling tour of the country.
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Mike:
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I'd like to visit (5)___________ Alps and Mont Blanc, which is
(6)____________than any other mountain in Western Europe. I suppose I could
also go on long walks in the country, as the climate there is similar
(7)___________ that in Britain.
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Jim:
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Really? I
think it’s (8)___________ warmer. Especially on the Riviera, the
Mediterranean in winter is (9)___________ temperature as the British coastal
waters are in summer! I can really picture you, tanned and relaxed, tasting
delicious local specialities (10)__________ Camembert cheese, frogs' legs
and snails
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Mike:
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Come on, that sounds disgusting!
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Jim:
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Apparently,
they taste (11)___________ better than they sound.
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Mike:
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I don’t know. I'd rather go to Mexico and eat tortillas and chilli
every day!
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1
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A
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rather
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B
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most
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C
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far
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D
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too
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2
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A
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larger
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B
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largest
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C
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the larger
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D
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the largest
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3
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A
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bigger than
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B
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as big as
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C
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so big as
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D
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as bigger than
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4
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A
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a
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B
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the
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C
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some
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D
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-
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5
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A
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an
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B
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the
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C
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some
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D
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-
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6
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A
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higher
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B
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highest
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C
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the higher
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D
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the highest
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7
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A
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as
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B
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with
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C
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to
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D
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of
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8
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A
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more
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B
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most
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C
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much
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D
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quite
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9
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A
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the same
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B
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same
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C
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similar
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D
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the similar
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10
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A
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such
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B
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as
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C
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like
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D
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so
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11
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A
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pretty
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B
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far
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C
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the
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D
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more
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