Compared with an application letter, a personal statement is more direct, less flexible, and shorter.

The use of midget words and abbreviations can help to make news headlines shorter.

Lily is ________shorter than Lucy.

The internal time lag of the countries with high administrative efficiency will be A: Shorter B: Longer C: Sometimes shorter and sometimes longer D: Uncertain

In general, people in the east are ___ those in the west. A: short and dark B: shorter and darker than C: as short and darker than D: as shorter and darker as

Mother was tall, fat and middle-aged. The principal of the school was an older woman, almost as plump as mother, and much shorter.

The vowel in the stressed syllable is ______. A: shorter B: longer

When autumn comes, the leaves ______ yellow and days get _______. A: get; long and long B: turn; short and short C: get; longer and longer D: turn; shorter and shorter

John is shorter than Bob, and Bob is shorter than Paul. Therefore, John is elder than Paul.<br/>The statement above is _______. A: deductive argument B: inductive argument C: explanation

The wrong statement about the formula is ( ) A: The higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength B: The lower the frequency, the shorter the wavelength C: The worse the penetration, the higher the discrimination D: the better the penetration, the lower the discrimination