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TOEIC Part 5 | Incomplete Sentences: Comparisons 07

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Problem 1

Of all the candidates we interviewed this week, Ms. Tanaka has the ____ experience in supply chain management.

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"Of all the candidates" sets the field and "the" precedes the blank, so the superlative "most" is correct. "More experience" is a comparative for two, and "much" / "many" cannot form a superlative.

Problem 2

The new assembly line runs ____ efficiently than the old one, cutting production time by nearly half.

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"Than" follows the adverb, so a comparative is needed; "efficiently" is a long adverb and takes "more". "Most" is superlative, "as" belongs to the "as … as" pattern, and "much" cannot form a comparative.

Problem 3

Booking your flight several weeks in advance is usually ____ than purchasing a ticket at the airport.

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"Than" calls for a comparative, and the short adjective "cheap" takes "-er" to give "cheaper". "Cheapest" is superlative, "cheap" the base form, and "more cheap" is not a valid comparative.

Problem 4

This quarter's sales figures were the ____ the company has recorded in its 20-year history.

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The preceding "the" and the scope given by "in its 20-year history" call for the superlative "highest". "Higher" is comparative, "high" the base form, and "more high" is not a valid form.

Problem 5

The more customers we attract to the store, the ____ our monthly revenue becomes.

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In the "the more …, the more …" pattern, the second half matches the first and takes the comparative "larger". "Largest" is superlative, "large" the base form, and "largely" an adverb.

Problem 6

Among the three shipping options, express delivery is by far the ____ expensive but also the fastest.

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"Among the three options" and the preceding "the" call for the superlative "most expensive"; "by far" intensifies a superlative. "More" is comparative, and "much" / "very" cannot form a superlative.

Problem 7

Our updated software is far ____ user-friendly than the previous version, according to customer feedback.

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"Than" calls for a comparative, and the long word "user-friendly" takes "more"; "far" intensifies a comparative. "Most" and "the most" are superlatives, and "as" cannot be used with "than".

Problem 8

The logistics manager said that this route is ____ safer than the coastal highway during the rainy season.

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"Much" is what can intensify the comparative "safer". "Very" and "so" intensify base forms and cannot modify a comparative, and "most" forms a superlative.

Problem 9

After the merger, our department became ____ than any other team in the entire organization.

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"Than any other team" calls for the comparative "larger". "Larger than any other" is the standard way of saying larger than every other team — effectively the largest. Superlatives cannot be used with "than", and "as large" does not fit either.