Exercise 4 of Unit 1 of 8A Grammar & Word power
一、词汇运用
1. Colourful (气球) were hanging high above the square to celebrate Children's Day.
2. I enjoy hiking in the forest. (然而), my brother likes to stay at home and watch films.
3. Thanks to the "double reduction" policy ("双减"政策), middle school students have fewer (测试) than before.
4. Li Yang is good at playing (羽毛球运动) and he wants to be a great player.
5. The girl is clever enough to remember five English words in ten (秒).
6. Everyone should take an (act) part in fighting against food waste.
7. The newest (high) of Qomolangma is 8 848.86 metres above sea level (海平面).
8. Kitty was unhappy because she got (bad) scores than the other students.

二、用所给单词的比较级或最高级填空
1. My mother is (pretty) than any other woman in my heart.
2. Zhang Ming's test score for standing long jump is (bad) in my class.
3. I'm afraid this Maths problem is (difficult) than we thought.
4. Of all the subjects in our school, I think Geography is (boring).
5. The Yangtze River is one of (long) rivers in the world.
6. I'm sure you will look much (slim) in this pair of trousers.
7. Mr Black is (humorous) among the three teachers.
8. Tom often tells us some jokes. I think he is (funny) of the two boys.

三、给括号中的单词加上正确的后缀("-ful"或者"-less")
Last week, our Art teacher Mr Liu wanted each team to draw a picture. At first, I felt 1. (help) because I had poor drawing skills. My teammate Lily noticed my worry and gave me 2. (use) advice. With her 3. (help) tips, I tried to be as 4. (care) as I could. I drew some lines and added some details.
Suddenly, Mia made a 5. (care) mistake (错误), spreading paint everywhere. "It looks 6. (hope)," I said to myself, looking at the messy classroom. However, Mr Brown stayed 7. (peace). "Mistakes are our teachers!" he said. We worked together and finally turned it into a 8. (colour) artwork.
In the end, our team painted something 9. (beauty). Mr Liu praised (表扬) our 10. (thought) ideas, making everyone feel 11. (cheer). That day, the Art class taught me that teamwork is 12. (meaning) and gave us 13. (end) happiness.

() 1. — Mike, your 14-year-old son is almost the same ______ as you.
— Yeah, children grow fast.

A.hobby
B.height
C.name
D.number

() 2. Noah Lyles is one of ______ runners in the world. He won the gold medal (金牌) in the 2024 Olympics.
A.fast
B.faster
C.fastest
D.the fastest

() 3. I think Mount Taishan is not only ______ than the other mountains in Shandong, but also ______ of all.
A.higher; the most beautiful
B.the highest; more beautiful
C.high; the most beautiful
D.higher; more beautiful