Exercise 1. Complete the following comparisons. 1 Barbara is nearly ... old ... her stepmother. 2. There are more ... two thousand books in my mother's library. 3. Bob talks just ... his father. 4. Would you be ... kind ... to close the door for me? 5. Do ... I tell you; don't do ... I do. 6. I am not ... naive ... to believe all he promises me. 7. After your heart attack you should walk ... slowly ... possible. 8. The Dnieper is not now ... wide ... it was. 9. I have ... many working hours a week ... any other employee. 10. A shower uses less water ... a bath. 11. On Sundays we don't have to get up ... early ... usual. 12. This house is two times ... big ... the old one.