8. Переведите that/those в различных функциях:

1. That University was founded in 1979. 2. Can you repeat all those questions that the teacher asked? 3. The article that you gave me yesterday is very interesting. 4. We know that he studies at the RSVPU. 5. That the profession of an engineer requires a special training is a well-known fact. 6. That computers and industrial robots are important for industrial uses is well known to scientists and engineers. 7. It is the growth of industrialization that is changing the life on the planet. 8. The aim of today’s policy is that peace in the world must be permanent. 9. Those computers are more reliable in use. 10. These programs are more reliable than those designed in our laboratory. 11. Every man has three characteristics: that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. 12. It is the high qualification of future specialists that will determine the scientific and technological progress of any country. 13. The main purpose of education is that graduates must be able to work with the technology of tomorrow. 14. A complete test set is that of tests that test every point that can be tested. 15. The education in Oxford and Cambridge is different in many ways from that in other universities.

9. Приведите недостающие степени сравнения:

newer, more, (the) greatest, less, (the) worst, longer, (the) hardest, faster, (the) hottest, (the) shortest, lower, (the) heaviest, thinner, narrower, (the) biggest, thicker, easier, (the) widest, older, better, colder.

10. Вставьте “more” или “the most”:

1. …of all I liked this report. 2. Mathematics is … interesting for me than chemistry. 3. This subject is …difficult than strength of materials. 4. She is … beautiful girl here. 5. New classification is … precise than the old one. 6. Life is becoming … expensive.

11. Выберите правильную степень сравнения:

1. Last year the enrolment to this University was (larger/the largest) of all the Universities. 2. Pete is (better/the best) student in our group. His term papers are always (better/the best) than yours. 3. This subject is (more interesting/the most interesting) of all subjects in this faculty. But it is (more difficult/the most difficult) than other subjects. 4. This student does not work at all. He is (worse/the worst) of all the students of our group. 5. Her term paper is (worse/ the worst) than yours.

12. Прочтите и переведите, обращая внимание на устойчивые словосочетания:

the … the – чем … тем; less…than – меньше…чем;

as … as… – такой же … как; not so… as – не такой…как

The more we study, the more we know. The more we know, the more we forget. The more we forget, the less we know. The less we know, the less we forget. The less we forget, the more we know. So, why study?

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1. The more you read, the faster you’ll learn to understand books and papers in foreign language. 2. The more we knew them, the less we liked them. 3. The less you talk, the better. 4. The more I thought about it, the less I understood. 5. His speech was as long as it was dull. 6. This text is not so difficult as that one. 7. The English language is not so difficult as the German language. 8. During the holidays the students are not so busy as during the academic year. 9. There are not so many mistakes in his dictation as in hers.