I was sitting in an arm-chair and watching my sister Alison. She was getting ready for a party. Alison was 15 years (OLDER) than me and she always treated me like a child. Alison took her jewelry box from the table. The box was MADE of wood and had colourful stones on the top. “You know you must never touch it, right?” Alison said. “If the box was mine, I (WOULD ALLOW) you to touch it whenever you wanted,” I answered. Alison said nothing to that. When she put on her jewelry, she looked like a princess. She moved gracefully as if her (FEET) didn’t touch the ground. Alison kissed me goodnight and left. I tried to resist my curiosity but I (COULD NOT). I opened the box. There (WERE) lots of rings, ear-rings, bracelets and necklaces inside. I got them all out. The (ONLY) piece of jewelry I tried on was a silver necklace. After that I lost track of time. Suddenly I (SAW) Alison. She was standing at the doorway and looking at me angrily. I (DID NOT KNOW) what to say. Many years have passed since that night. Now I am a designer – I create clothes and accessories. My sister likes my work very much.
1. (The warmer) the weather was, (the better) l felt 2. Her illness was (much more serious) than we had expected. 3. It's (easier) to learn a foreign language when you have an opportunity to communicate with native speakers. 4. Milk is (twice as expensive as) it was several years ago. 5. They got (more) money for that project than we did. 6. She is my (elder) sister. She is two years (older) than me. 7. The film we saw yesterday was (more exciting) than the book. 8. It's a well-known fact that the giraffe is (taller) than the man. 9. The information you've sent me today is (more useful) than the one you sent me yesterday. 10. - I can't find Bob. Where is he? - He is sitting in ( the farthest) corner of the yard. 11. This machine is (the most reliable) of all. 12. Unfortunately the results of the experiment are (worse) than they were last year.
