13. Read sentences 1 – a, b and 2 – a, b. Match the sentences with the same meaning. 1) My computer is better than this computer. a) My computer is as good as this one. b) This computer isn’t as good as my computer. 2) Literature is not easier than history. a) Literature is as difficult as history. b) History is not as easy as literature.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте предложения 1 — а, б и 2 — а, б. Соотнесите предложения с одинаковым значением.

1. 1 — b: My computer is better than this computer. (Мой компьютер лучше, чем этот компьютер.) = This computer isn’t as good as my computer. (Этот компьютер не такой хороший, как мой.)
2. 2 — b: Literature is not easier than history. (Литература не легче истории.) = History is not as easy as literature. (История не такая лёгкая, как литература.)

Ответ: 1 — b; 2 — b.