Complete the following sentences using appropriate words or expressions.
1My ambition is to spend the ............... time working.
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Use "least possible" to mean the smallest amount that can realistically be achieved.
2I earn as much money as ...............
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Use "she does" to complete the comparison and avoid repeating the verb "earns".
3Carry straight on till you ............... a crossroads.
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Use "come to" to mean reach a place such as a crossroads.
4The baby is ............... than you.
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Use "less ugly" as the comparative form before "than".
5Your sister looks just ............... you.
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Use "like" before a pronoun to mean similar to someone.
6It is best cooked in coconut oil, ............... the South Indians do.
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Use "as" before a clause with a subject and verb.
7He likes football, and ...............
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Use "so do I" to say that the same positive statement is true for you.
8In 1785, he ............... to study in Greece.
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Use "went" for travelling away to another place.
9Thank you very much. That is ............... of you.
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Use "most kind" as a formal way to mean very kind.
10She is ............... than stupid.
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Use "more lazy" when comparing the two qualities lazy and stupid.
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- My ambition is to spend the least possible time working.
- I earn as much money as she does.
- Carry straight on till you come to a crossroads.
- The baby is less ugly than you.
- Your sister looks just like you.
- It is best cooked in coconut oil, as the South Indians do.
- He likes football, and so do I.
- In 1785, he went to study in Greece.
- Thank you very much. That is most kind of you.
- She is more lazy than stupid.