Comic﹕Be brave!

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【明報專訊】How often do you travel in a minibus? It is a kind of "special" public transport from which you have to be brave to get off.

■English highway﹕-words and collocations

as...as

We use "as + adjective/adverb + as" to make comparisons.

e.g. Helen is as pretty as her mother.

(Helen is pretty and her mother is equally pretty.)

e.g. Vincent walks as slowly as snails do.

(Vincent's speed is similar to that of snails.)

■Quiz

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words provided .

(answers on next text)

careful / fast / much / soft

1. John ran as ________ as his PE teacher.

2. I have done as ________ as you have.

3. Please check the document as ________ as you can. It is very important.

4. This cushion is as ________ as marshmallows.

■Glossary

frightened (adj) 害怕

awkward (adj) 尷尬

document (n) 文件

marshmallow (n) 棉花糖

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