I . rewrite the sentences
1.cinderella grows older . she becomes more beautifull
-> the older.....my grandmother grows, the more beautiful she becomes.....
tìm 1 lỗi sai trong câu sau và sửa lại cho đúng:
The more older my grandmother gets, the more forgetful she becomes.
WORD FORM EXERCISE
1. As our grandma grows older, she suffers from sleeplessness and has to use sleeping pills at _______ (TIME)
2. These experiments were carried out with _______ levels of success before being abandoned due to their unreliability. (VARY)
3. His stomach ache results from his having ________ meals (REGULARLY)
4. We tried, _____, to climb the mountain but the weather deteriorated quickly so we had to give up. (SUCCEED)
Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi :
This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl
\(\Rightarrow\)She is ...........................................................................
He works much . He feels tired.
\(\Rightarrow\)The more .......................................................................
As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
\(\Rightarrow\)The older........................................................................
The children are excited with the difficult games.
\(\Rightarrow\)The more........................................................................
My boy works better when he is pressed for time .
\(\Rightarrow\)The less
2.As people grow older, they become more and more forgetful. => The ____
1 we set off soon .we will arrive soon
the sooner
2 the joke is good. the laughter is loud
the better
3 she gets fat.she feels tired
the fatter
4 as he gets older,he wants to travel less
the older
5 the children are excited with the difficult games
the more
6 people dive fast. many accidents happen
the faster
7 i meet him much. i hate him much
the more
8 the boss works better when he is pressed for time,
the less
9 as he has much money , he wants to spend much
the more
10 if you read many books , you will have much knowledge
the more
11 he speaks to much and people feel bored
the more
12 the growth in the economy makes people's living condition better
the more
13 people learn a lot of things as they travel far
the farther
There are mistakes in the following sentences. Find out and correct them .
1. These flowers are very beautiful but that one is more beautiful of all.
2. However she looks very young , she is twice older than my twenty- year- old sister.
3. Ask the guest over there when exactly was he born .
4. Yesterday 's temperature eas enough hot to turn on the air- conditioner.
5. I'd rather you to put the chair away.
6. It's about time we leave for airport.
7. Do you remember booking seats?
I- Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning to the original one
1- The typhoon occurred when the governement had declared a state of emergency
->Before .........................................................................................................................................................
2- People eat vegetables which farmers use much pesticide on. People may be poisonous .
->If . ..........................................................................................................................................................
3.The severe storm badly damaged crops two months ago.
à Crops.............................................................................................................................................................
4. She lives next to a building site, so she becomes sick because she can’t sleep or relax.
-> If she ........................................................................................................................................................
I. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets
1. He is more a (talk)......................than a does
2. The inn is ( picture) ..................situated on the banks of the river
3.Tree (soft) ................................the outline of the house
4.My brother is an ( electric)........................................
5.The form should be singed by a person who is (medicine)....................... qualified
II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings
1. How long is your ruler➞ What.........................................................
2. This year is 2004 and he is fifteen years old
➞ He..........................................................................
3. My father is five years older than my mother
➜ My mother.......................................................
4. April comes before January in the dictionary
➜January.......................................................
I. Rewrite these sentences, using double comparatives with "the......,the......."
1. When he has a lot of free time, he feels relaxed
-> The ...................................., the.................................................
2. If you use a lot of electricity, your bill will be high
The ................................,the........................................
3. As I get older, I want to travel less
The .................................,the.............................
4. He talked a lot. I became bored
The.................................,the...............................
5. She drove fast. I became nervous
The ...............................,the.................................
6. He thought about his family. He became homesick.
The ................................,the.............................
II. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1. It is easier for you to express anger than disgust?
Do you ............................... anger than disgust (find)
2. Jane was more attractive than Adam thought she would be
Adam had .................... less attractive (expected)
3. He had no idea she would be so pretty
She was much ............ she would be (than)
4. There aren't any trains earlier than this one
This is ...........................................
5. The bus takes longer than the train
The train ..........................................
6. I thought that learning to drive would be difficult, but it isn't
Learning to drive is .........................
7. I don't know as much Italian as Sue does
Sue knows ..........................
8. Bob is a much better swimmer than George
George can't ..........................
9. That's the best meal I've ever eaten
I've never ..............
10. Babara can skate just as well as John can
John isn't ..............................
11. Tom speaks more persuasively than Bill
Bill .......................................................
12. That's the worst film I've ever seen
I've never ...........................................
13. She knows a lot more about information technology than I do
I don't ..............................................
14. I thought this meal would cost more than it did
This meal didn't ...............................
15. I've never enjoyed myself so much.
I've never had ...................................
16. I thought this journey would last longer than it did
This journey didn't .................................
17. All other pubs are further away
This pub ...................................
18. Our house is older than all the other houses in the road
Our house is the ..........................
19. The market is less crowded than usual today
The market ............................
20. Home computers used to be much more expensive
Home computers aren't ..............................
21. Your car was cheaper than mine (cost)
...................................................................
22. Keith is slightly taller than Nigel (little)
...................................................................
23. I thought this film would be better (as)
.................................................
Combine the ideas given into a double comparative 1:When I write fast, my writing becomes illegible 2:She sings well. A lot of people admire her 3: She visted many countries. She had lots of friends 4:He works harder. He feels more tired 5:the value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is 6:how well I sleep depends on how late I go to bed 7:I don't spend much time with my family because I work so hard 8:the traffic moves very slowly as more cars come into the city 9:the idea becomes less attractive as I think about it more 10:the service of a hotel depends on how axpensive it is
