tailieunhanh - Delta's key to the toefl test part 29

Trả lời tờ kèm theo thử nghiệm chẩn đoán nhanh và bốn chiều dài toàn bài kiểm tra. Mặc dù các máy tính dựa trên thực tế TOEFL không có một tờ giấy trả lời (test-takers sử dụng chuột máy tính để bấm vào câu trả lời), chúng tôi cung cấp tấm câu trả lời cho các bài kiểm tra thực hành hai giống như bài kiểm tra máy tính cho học sinh và giáo viên muốn chúng. Tất cả các tờ trả lời được tái sản xuất | 219 Equatỉves Comparatives and Superlatives Checking E uatlvee Comparatives and Superlatives Qfocus Read the following TOEFL item. What does this sentence need At the spring and autumn equinoxes day has the same amount of sunlight-----of darkness. and night has as night has for night it has night has also Structure This sentence discusses a similarity between day and night. At the equinoxes day and night are of equal length. In other words day has the same amount of sunlight as night has of darkness. The second answer choice best completes the sentence. This is an example of the equative degree. The equative shows how two things are equal. Now read another TOEFL item. What does this sentence need In the United States household water consumption is than that in Europe. slightly high highest as high slightly higher The word than is a clue that two things are being compared. This sentence compares household water consumption in the United States and household water consumption in Europe. When two things are compared the comparative degree is used. The fourth choice slightly higher is the correct comparative form. The sentence should read In the United States household water consumption is slightly higher than that in Europe. Delta s Key to the TOEFL Test 275 Equatỉyes Comparatives AND Superlatives Odo you know. 1. Approximately two items on the TOEFL will test your ability to check expressions of the equative comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs. You must be able to recognize correct and incorrect usage of these expressions. 2. The equative degree expresses equality between two things. The equative degree has the same form for short and long words A banana contains as many calories as a half-cup of noodles. Manila has almost as much annual rainfall as Hong Kong has. A smoker s risk of heart attack is twice as high as that of a nonsmoker. Note The equative degree can be used to show complex equalities. The song of the lark is just as