15. Is chemistry more difficult than physics? 16. Which is the most difficult subject? 17. Which is the most in teresting subject?
Exercise 272. Paraphrase the following sentences as in the models.
Models: Nick is neither stronger nor weaker than Tom. — , Nick is as strong as Tom.
Tom is strong. Jack is stronger than Tom. — Tom ie not so strong as Jack.
1. The Dnieper is long. The Volga is longer than the Dnieper. 2. My room is neither larger nor smaller than his room. 3. This watch is neither better nor worse than that. 4. Snowdon is high. Ben Nevis is higher. 5. Paul is neither older nor younger than his friends. 6. It is warm today. It was warmer yesterday. 7. July is neither longer nor shorter than August. 8, I shall be busy tomorrow. Today I am busier. 9. This street is neither wider nor narrower than that. 10. This story is interesting. That story is more interesting. . . ... ■ ^
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Exercise 273. Read and write the following cardinal numerals.
a) 3; 13; 30; 4; 14; 40; 5; 15; 50; 2; 12; 20; 8; 18; 80.
b) 21; 82; 35; 44; 33; 55; 96; 67; 79; 41; 53; 22.
c) 143; 258; 414; 331; 972; 205; 101; 557; 999; 313.
d) 1,582; 7,111; 3,013; 5,612; 2,003; 9,444; 4040.
e) 15,500; 57,837; 45,971; 92,017; 65,331; 11,443.
f) 235,142; 978,218; 106,008; 321,103; 627,344; 552,331.
g) 1,352,846; 4,125,963; 35,756,394; 257,382,761.
Exercise 274. Form, read and write ordinal numerals from the following. .
a) 7; 4; 8; 9; 5; 12; 3; 2; 1; 13; 15; 11; 10. , .
b) 20; 21; 30; 32; 40; 43; 50; 54; 60; 75; 80; 98.
c) 100; 120; 125; 200; 230; 231; 300; 450; 563; 892.
Exercise 275. Read and write the following dates.
6/VI.1799; 5/VII.1914; 22/VI. 1941; 9/V.1945; 23/11.1928; 12/lV.1961; 27/X.1977; 30/XI.1982; 19/Vin.l991; I/I.2000.
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