40 . нужно вставить пропущенные слова as…as’ (‘so…as’), ‘than’, ‘of’. 1)tom is older richard. 2)fred is not . 3)tom is oldest the three. 4)this book is better that. 5)this book is 6)this book is best the three. 7)that exercise is more difficult this one. 8)the weather is worse today it was yesterday. 9)it was not bad yesterday it is today. 10) today's weather is worst the week.

1. Tom is older than Richard.
2. Fred is not so old as Tom.
3. Tom is the oldest of the three.
4. This book is better than that.
5. This book is not so good as that.
6. This book is the best of the three.
7. That exercise is is more difficult than this one.
8. The weather is worse today than it was yesterday.
9. It was not so bad yesterday than it is today.
10. Today's weather is the worst of the week.