Click on the correct adjective or adverb in the parentheses.
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undefined. Few city dwellers have a hard time deciding whether cockroaches or rats are (worse / worst).
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worse
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worst
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undefined. Rats are (more unique threats / more threatening) than other forms of vermin.
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more unique threats
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more threatening
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undefined. In addition to looking (disgusting / disgustingly), rats have been known to spread diseases.
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disgusting
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disgustingly
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undefined. Most city rats are Norway rats; they came on ships from Europe, and their numbers grew very (quick / quickly).
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quick
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quickly
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undefined. Wild rats cannot find their (favorite / most favorite) food in the city, and they dislike noise.
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favorite
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most favorite
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undefined. City rats, in contrast, have done quite (good / well) at adapting to urban environments.
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good
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well
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undefined. Like city people, city rats have learned to live in smaller spaces than their country cousins; in addition, they thrive (beautiful / beautifully) on urban food.
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beautiful
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beautifully
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undefined. Rats are among the (destructivest / most destructive) creatures in cities.
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destructivest
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most destructive
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undefined. Perhaps the biggest reason people dislike rats is that rats take advantage of humans so (skillful / skillfully).
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skillful
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skillfully
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undefined. When a rat is caught in a trap, few people, including animal lovers, feel (bad / badly).