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II. Fill in: for or since
John Barnes has been in the police force 1) … 1980. Before that he
worked in a supermarket 2) … two years, but he found it very boring. He
has had lots of adventures 3) … he became a policeman. He was a
constable 4) … three years, then he was promoted to sergeant. He has had
to work a lot harder 5) … then, but he loves his job.

III. Fill in: at, in or on
I go to college every day 1) … 9 o’clock. My classes start 2) …
9.15 am 3) … Mondays and Tuesdays. 4) … Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays they start 5) … 9.30 6) … the morning. Classes finish 7) … 3.30
8) … the afternoon.9) … Saturdays and Sundays I have days off. We have
a month off 10) … summer, two weeks’ holiday 11) … Christmas, and
two weeks off 12) …Easter.
IV. Select the correct form in brackets in the following sentences.
1. This poster is (colourfuler/ more colourful) than the one in
the hall.
2. His assignment is (more different/ different) from mine.
3. This summary is the better/ the best of the pair.
4. The report of the President was (less impressive/least
impressive) than the one of the Prime-Minister’s.
5. Jim Brown has (more/ most) opportunities to be the
president of our club.
6. No (soon/sooner) had he received the copy of the deal than
he called his assistant.

V. Complete each sentence as in the example.
1. (It is dangerous.) The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is.
2. (Your marks will be good.) The harder you work, …………
3. (I feel fit.) The more I exercise, …………………………….
4. (We’ll get there late.) The later we leave, ………………….
5. (It is quiet.) The further we are from the city, ……………...
6. (The roads became busy.) the nearer we got to the city centre,…………

VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms. Add “the”, “than”, or
“of” where necessary

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