Vin No.391-410

(1) We were surprised to hear that (　　) 200 people attended the lecture.

• ①so many
• ②so much as
• ③as many as
• ④as much

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets that have solid surfaces, gas giants like Jupiter don't have a well-defined solid surface, allowing them to accumulate more mass in a gaseous form. This composition has allowed Jupiter to grow significantly larger than planets with solid surfaces.

(2) In some parts of the world, people working six or seven days a week make (　　) four dollars.

• ①as little as
• ②little as
• ③many as
• ④as few as

(3) They invented printing as (　　) as the fifteenth century.

• ①soon
• ②fast
• ③quickly
• ④early

(4) Jiro's car is (　　) more economical than my car.

• ①so
• ②very
• ③too
• ④much

(5) He is (　　) than clever.

• ①wiser
• ②wise
• ③more wise
• ④the most wise

(6) John is (　　) of the two boys.

• ①the most tall
• ②taller
• ③more tall
• ④the taller

(7) (　　) went on, the more tired the players became.

• ①The longer game
• ②The long game
• ③The longer the game
• ④The longest the game

(8) A whale is (　　) a horse is.

• ①not less a mammal than
• ②not more a fish than
• ③not a fish less than
• ④no more a fish than

(9) I don't believe his story (　　) than you do.

• ①not much
• ②any more
• ③as much
• ④no more

(10) The man was none (　　) the writer the journalists had been looking for.

• ①anyone or other
• ②another than
• ③other than
• ④some than