Ступені порівняння прикметників і прислівників (comparison) — теорія і завдання НМТ

Read the text below. For questions (28–32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). A Letter from the Mountains Dear Sofia, We (28) _______ here for three days now, and I still cannot believe how quiet it is. The village has (29) _______ shops, so every morning we walk to the next valley for bread. Yesterday we climbed the highest hill behind the house; it was (30) _______ than it looked from the window, and we reached the top only at sunset. Our host, an old shepherd, told us that he (31) _______ lived anywhere else and does not want to. Yesterday evening he looked at the clouds and warned us that it (32) _______ before morning – and it did. So today we are sitting by the fire and writing letters. Love, Marta

Read the text below. For questions (28–32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Why Cats Sleep So Much A cat spends about two thirds of its life asleep, (28) _______ is far more than most other animals. Scientists explain this by the way cats hunt. In the wild, a cat (29) _______ wait for hours before it catches anything, and catching a mouse takes a lot of energy in a very short time. Sleeping is the (30) _______ way to save that energy. House cats (31) _______ hunt anymore, but their bodies still follow the old rules. So the next time your cat is asleep in the afternoon sun, remember that it is not lazy – it (32) _______ for a hunt that will never come.