CPE Use of English   (Exit)

Part 4: Key Word Transformation (Comparative structures)


Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given.


1 Until she passes her medical exams, she is as qualified to be a doctor as I am.
more
Until she passes her medical exams, she ................ qualified to be doctor than I am.


2 The temperature today has warmed up considerably compared to yesterday.
nearly
The temperature today is ................ yesterday.


3 Mandy and her mother are as beautiful as each other.
bit
Mandy is ................ her mother.


4 I don’t like either candidate but Michael Jones is not quite as bad.
lesser
I don’t like either candidate but Michael Jones is the .................


5 Not as many people attend the gym now as when it first opened.
lot
There are a ................ the gym now as when it first opened.


6 Her son thinks he’s really clever but he isn’t.
half
Her son isn’t ................ he thinks he is.

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