Does he need to borrow any money from his father?
因为need 在这里是实义动词,就像Play,read一样.在它做实义动词时,要用need to do 或 need doing,但是后者表被动,所以用need to borrow
John is much more popular than me.
既然是比较级,形容词要变比较级,popular 要加more变比较级.much来修饰more,是指受欢迎的多.表程度.