1. Comparisons with as……..as
Top Notch 2 P.100

2. Similarity 相似之處
as…….as (Two things are the same.) The F30 has as many new features as the LX. The new monitor is just as good as the old one.
almost ( Two things are very similar. ) The X20 is almost as good as the X15. But it’s a little slower.

3. Difference不同之處
not as…..as ( Two things are different.) My new air conditioner isn’t as noisy as the old one.
quite ( small difference ) The F30 doesn’t cost quite as much as the LX.
nearly ( big difference ) Our old monitor wasn’t nearly as big as the new one. The new one is much bigger.

4. Exercise B P.101
The Spartica computer game is just as easy to use as the Macro computer.
The keyboard from Digitek is just as popular as the one from RCO.
The C50 monitor is almost as large as the C30 monitor.
Jackson’s new laptop has just as many new features as Hampton’s new laptop.
The PBS speakers are not nearly as powerful as the CCV speakers.
The Panex digital camera doesn’t cost quite as much as the RDP digital camera. The Panex digital camera is not quite as expensive as the RDP digital camera.