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1

1. 
   Cruxoe’s software is really pricey; it’s far more expensive than Frydae’s!
   
2. 
   Yes, but Frydae’s applications don’t have nearly as many features.
   
3. 
   My Internet connection is 16 Mega – it’s a lot faster than yours. D Yes, mine is only 8 Mega; it’s only half as fast as yours.
   

E Why don’t you get a budget desktop? Just as fast, and only half the price. F Yes, it’s true the big brands can be twice as expensive.

7. 
   Why pay several times as much for a laser printer when an inkjet will do the job?
   
8. 
   Well, maybe inkjets only cost a fraction of the price, but it’s the cartridges that really add up.
   
9. 
   Why do you insist on buying PCs? They’re a lot less reliable than Macs.
   
10. 
    Basically because there’s infinitely more software available.
    

2

1 worse 2 better 3 farthest / furthest 4 worst 5 most imaginative 6 farther / further

7 more honourable … more useful 8 less unlikely 9 best

3

1. 
   How do I switch this computer on? / How do I switch on this computer?
   
2. 
   Will you please turn that printer off? / Will you turn off that printer, please?
   
3. 
   Can you tell me where the on / off switch is?
   
4. 
   Do you know which room the meeting will be in?
   
5. 
   Could you tell me what I should open this attachment with?
   
6. 
   Would you mind sending me an email just to test my new address?
   
7. 
   I wonder if you’d mind my asking you a small favour?
   
8. 
   Do you think you could let me know whether he will be attending or not? / whether or not he will be attending?
   

4

1. 
   more beautiful than
   
2. 
   better and better
   
3. 
   as positive as
   
4. 
   more rapidly than
   
5. 
   more and more quickly
   
6. 
   slower
   
7. 
   bulkier
   
8. 
   less generous
   
9. 
   higher than
   
10. 
    less expensive than
    

5

1 c 2 d 3 b 4 a

6

The older I get, the more generous I become. The more money you earn, the more tax you pay.

The harder you work, the more you enjoy your holidays. The more I look at you, the more beautiful you seem.

The longer the wait, the more you’ll enjoy the food when it comes.

7

1 a 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b

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