The three girls collect photos of film stars. Mary hasn't many photos, but Jane has more. Jane has more photos than Mary. Caroline has very many. She has the most. 这3个女孩子搜集影星的照片。玛丽的照片不多，但是简要多一些。简的照片比玛丽的多。卡罗琳有很多照片；她的照片最多。

Mary's collection of photos is not very good. Jane's is better. Caroline's collection is the best. 玛丽的影集不太好，简的要好一些，卡罗琳的最好。

Last week the three girls bought expensive dresses. Caroline's dress was more expensive than Jane's. Mary's was more expensive than Caroline's. Mary's dress was the most expensive. 上周这3个女孩子买了很昂贵的连衣裙。卡罗琳的连衣裙比简的贵，玛丽的又比卡罗琳的贵。玛丽的连衣裙是最贵的。

Exercises 练习

A  These questions are about Mary, Jane and Caroline. Answer each question with a complete sentence.

这些问题都是关于玛丽、简和卡罗琳，用完整的句子来回答以下问题。

1  How does Mary's handwriting compare with Jane's?

2  How does Caroline's handwriting compare with Mary's and Jane's?

3  How does Caroline's dress compare with Jane's?

4  How does Mary's dress compare with Jane's and Caroline's?

B  In the passage ‘The best and the worst* there are seven comparisons. Can you find them?

找出本课中7个比较级的例子。

C  Give the correct form of the words in parentheses and make other necessary changes. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.

用正确的词形填空，并对句子作必要的调整，完成练习后再对照课文。

Joe Sanders has the ______ (beautiful) garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for ‘The ______ (Nice) Garden Competition* each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is ______ (large) Joe's. Bill works (hard) than Joe and grows ______ (many) flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is ______ (interesting). He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the ______ (bad) garden in the town!

D  Put in of or in.

用of或in填空。

1  Which is the longest river ______ the world?

2  This is the finest picture ______ them all.

3  This stereo is the most expensive ______ all the ones in the shop.

4  He is the best boxer ______ our town.

Special difficulties难点

a  Everyone, Everybody, Everything与 every 一起复合而成的不定代词(everyone, everybody, everything) 是单数形式

Read these sentences.

注意以下句子中动词的形式。

Everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ (1. 2)

Everything is ready. 万事俱备

Everybody has come. 。每个人都到了。

Everyone likes ice cream. 每人都喜欢冰淇淋。

Exercise 练习

Choose the correct verbs in the following sentences.

选择动词的正确形式。

1  Everybody (believe) (believes) he will win.