Exercise – 102
Question: 1 Teenage girls smoke almost ……. boys in many of the villages in West Java.
Correct Answer : 1 [as much as]
Notes: Teenage girls smoke almost as much as boys in many of the villages in West Java.
Question: 2 I told my son that I would take me to the circus next week ……. he keeps his promise not to fight with his sister.
Correct Answer : 2 [as long as]
Notes: I told my son that I would take me to the circus next week as long as he keeps his promise not to fight with his sister.
Question: 3 You need to go to the hospital ……. possible. An erratic heartbeart can be very dangerous.
Correct Answer : 3 [as soon as]
Notes: You need to go to the hospital as soon as possible. An erratic heartbeart can be very dangerous.
Question: 4 Oh no! I failed all my exams last week. I’m ……. dead when my parents see my final report card.
Correct Answer : 4 [as good as]
Notes: Oh no! I failed all my exams last week. I’m as good as dead when my parents see my final report card.
Question: 5 I bet you don’t love me ……. I love you. That would be impossible!
Correct Answer : 5 [as much as]
Notes: I bet you don’t love me as much as I love you. That would be impossible!
Question: 6 I will accept your marriage proposal ……. you promise to love me and take care of me forever.
Correct Answer : 6 [as long as]
Notes: I will accept your marriage proposal as long as you promise to love me and take care of me forever.
Question: 7 Rampant corruption in Indonesia will continue to happen ……. the government continues to deny that the problem exists.
Correct Answer : 7 [as long as]
Notes: Rampant corruption in Indonesia will continue to happen as long as the government continues to deny that the problem exists.
Question: 8 Many British housewives cannot understand why many British men love watching football twice ……. their women.
Correct Answer : 8 [as much as]
Notes: Many British housewives cannot understand why many British men love watching football twice as much as their women.
Question: 9 Many anti-war protesters think that the President of the United States should withdraw his troops from Iraq ……. possible.
Correct Answer : 9 [as soon as]
Notes: Many anti-war protesters think that the President of the United States should withdraw his troops from Iraq as soon as possible.
Question: 10 A wise man once said that a change is almost ……. a holiday.
Correct Answer : 10 [as good as]
Notes: A wise man once said that a change is almost as good as a holiday.