Graham Alison, a businessman, aged 70, (1)was reported missing on Sunday. His
wife came home late and found a note that (2) was left by her husband on the bed. The
message was that he’d had to go New York on an emergency. Mrs. Alison
(3)was surprised at receiving this at a short notice and went to bed slightly annoyed.
Early in the morning she (4) was woken up by a telephone call: a male voice of a
complete stranger told her that Mr. Alison (5) was kidnapped. Mrs. Alison started to panic
because the ransom that (6) was demanded amounted to no less than a million dollars, the
huge sum could nowhere (7) be found. Moreover, she (8)was told that the money
had (9) to be paid in two days. Next day the same voice called up again and said that the
money had (10)to be left under a certain bench in the nearby park. He also added that if the 49
police (11) was told Mr. Alison (12) would be killed. Mrs. Alison consulted her
lawyer and she (13) was given a piece of advice; she came to the conclusion that the best
thing for her to do was to let the police know. So, the police (14) was informed and the hunt
began. Soon they found one of the kidnappers and the next day the gang (15) was arrested.
<span>A. When Peter was a child, he had two drawing books. One of them was (largeR) than the other. His elder brother bought the (largeST) one for him. Peter liked it (BETTER) because the drawings in it were (large) and simple. He drew something every day. Each new day his drawing was (<u>BETTER</u>) than the one he had made the day be fore. The last page was much (BETTER) than the first one. B. After graduating from the institute Mike went to Siberia to a small industrial town. It was (MORE DIFFICULT) for him to begin his work as an engineer than he thought that it would be. He moved to ( MORE important) city than the first one. He was not (MORE successful) there than be fore, however, and sometimes he was even (unhappIER). However, he was (happy) about one thing, he was becoming a (useful) specialist. C. New York is the (largeST) city in the US. Perhaps, with all its suburbs (пригород), it is the (largeST) city in the world. It is one of the (MOST important) industrial cities in the country. Some of the (oldEST) and historic buildings are there. Some of the buildings in New York City are the (high) buildings in the whole world. New York City is not only the (largeST) city in the US; it is also the (MOST important) industrial center. Perhaps, the (MOST expensive) office buildings in the world are there. It has the (greatEST) number of factories, the (largeST) banks and post offices. It sends out many letters and receives the (heavIEST) mail bags. It is truly the (MOST important) business city.</span>
1.quickest
2.more interesting
3.interesting
4.the most interesting
5.the best
6.oldest
7.older
8.biggest
1) the happiest
2) the most difficult
3) taller, better
4) the best
5) more interesting
6) worse
7) the most dynamic
8) the most popular
9) more difficult, more slippery
10) the most famous