Exercise 3.3

Fill in the blanks with than, of, in and the correct comparative or superlative form.

 

A

I went on holiday two years ago but it was a disaster! My hotel room was (1) … (small) … the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was (2) … (small) room … the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was (3) … (cold) … in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was (4) … (dirty) … all the beaches on the island. The food was (5) … (expensive) … I expected and I didn’t have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was (6) … (expensive) vase … the whole shop. But (7) … (bad) thing … all was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home. It was (8) … (horrible) holiday … my life.

B

Bob Jones is a member of (1) … (famous) basketball team … the country. He is (2) … (tall) and (3) … (young) player … the team. Bob is a very good player, but his friend, Terry, is (4) … (good) … he is. George Boyle is (5) … (old) … Terry and Bob and he’s also (6) … (fast) … both of them. He is (7) … (exciting) player to watch and also (8) … (popular) … the team.