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Choose the correct answer for each of the following sentences.

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1. Many people have tried to sell us vacuum cleaners, but you are certainly one of the       salespeople we have met.
   • 1.1 more persuasive
   • 1.2 most persuasive
2. The sound quality of this film is poor, and the picture is focused       .
   • 2.1 bad
   • 2.2 badly
3. My brother’s roommate this year is       than the graduate student he lived with last year.
   • 3.1 louder
   • 3.2 loudest
   • 3.3 more louder
4. That executive dresses       and knows his material.
   • 4.1 smart
   • 4.2 smartly
5. Bridget is       effective at making group presentations.
   • 5.1 real
   • 5.2 really
6. We have studied the proposals from both firms and have decided that although Zero Inc.’s fees are high, it is the       reliable company.
   • 6.1 more
   • 6.2 most
7. Gerald is a more talented piano player than I, but he       the best musician in our band.
   • 7.1 isn’t hardly
   • 7.2 is hardly
8. Sunita followed the recipe closely, but the cake smelled       after twenty minutes in the oven.
   • 8.1 strange
   • 8.2 strangely
9. Her husband draws so       that he has been asked to submit sketches to a local graphic art firm.
   • 9.1 good
   • 9.2 well
10. She accepted responsibility for the accident and felt       about the whole incident for weeks.
    • 10.1 bad
    • 10.2 badly

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