Question

Пожалуйста помогите! Надо подчеркнуть правильный ответ! Let’s take a later/latest train. Computers are one of the latest/last dis­coveries of the 20th century. Sorry I’m late — am I the last/latest? That’s a further/farther reason to do it. This poem belongs to his latter /later works. Jane is 2 years older/elder than Jack. Jane is older/elder than Jack by two years. My older/elder brother is 5 years older/elder than me. Where is the nearest/next post office? The teacher told us about the latest/last elections in this country. The nearest/next house to ours is 2 miles away.

Answer 1

Let’s take a latest train. Computers are one of the last dis­coveries of the 20th century. Sorry I’m late — am I the latest?  That’s a further reason to do it. This poem belongs to his latter works. Jane is 2 years elder than Jack. Jane is elder than Jack by two years. My older brother is 5 years elder than me. Where is the nearest post office? The teacher told us about the last elections in this country. The next house to ours is 2 miles away.

Давай поедем на  последнем поезде. Компьютеры - одно из последних открытий XX века. Извините, я опоздал - я последний? Это еще одна причина чтобы сделать это. Это стихотворение принадлежит к его последним работам. Джейн на 2 года старше Джека. Джейн старше, чем Джек, на два года. Мой старший брат старше меня на 5 лет. Где находится ближайшее почтовое отделение? Учитель рассказал нам о последних выборах в этой стране. Соседний  дом  находится в 3,2 км. от нашего дома

Answer 2

Let's go through each sentence and underline the correct answer:

1. Let’s take a later/latest train. - Correct answer: later

2. Computers are one of the latest/last discoveries of the 20th century. - Correct answer: last

3. Sorry I’m late – am I the last/latest? - Correct answer: last

4. That’s a further/farther reason to do it. - Correct answer: further

5. This poem belongs to his latter/later works. - Correct answer: latter

6. Jane is 2 years older/elder than Jack. - Correct answer: older

7. Jane is older/elder than Jack by two years. - Correct answer: older

8. My older/elder brother is 5 years older/elder than me. - Correct answer: older

9. Where is the nearest/next post office? - Correct answer: nearest

10. The teacher told us about the latest/last elections in this country. - Correct answer: last

11. The nearest/next house to ours is 2 miles away. - Correct answer: nearest

I hope this helps! If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.