Life is more and more convenient thanks to electricity.
A. coming B. getting C. traveling D. going
Life is more and more convenient thanks to electricity.
A. coming B. getting C. traveling D. going
1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes
.A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful
2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants
.A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid
3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam.
A. long B. shortest C. longest D. longer
4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton.
A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as
5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners.
A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as
6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ .
A. best B. the best C. most D. better
7. She is the .………… girl in our town
.A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully
8. The harder you learn.............
A. The better is your English B. The better will be your English C. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be
9. Jim is the ................. in his class
A. clever B. cleverestC. cleverer D. more clever
10. Of the two shirts, this one is ...................
A. the prettiest B. the most prettyC. prettier D. the prettier
11. Your house is ................. mine.
A. as bigger as B. many ti es as big asC. much big as D. not many times big
12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year
.A. This year it is as colder than last year. B. This year it is colder than last year.C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than last year.
13. She is older than me.
A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her.C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her.
14. The test is not …………………
A. as difficult as it was last month. B. so difficult as it was last month C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both A & B are correct
15. The Nile River is ………………… of all.
A. longer B. the longest C. long D. longest
16. .................. we read, .................. we know.
A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the moreC. Most/ most D. More/ more
17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming.
A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter
18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary.
A. more fast B. more fast than C. more fast D. faster
19. The problem seems to be ..................
A. more serious B. more serious thanC. more serious as D. more and more serious
20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife.
A. as many money as B. as much money asC. as many money than D. as much money than
21. Prices get ..................
A. high and high B. highest and highestC. more and more high D. higher and higher
22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell.
A. the most products B. the products moreC. the more products D. most products
23. ................. a car is ................. it is
.A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The less expensive/ the more comfortable
24. Of the five students. Mary is .................
A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent
25. Steel is ................ than wood
.A. more heavy B. as heavyC. heavier D. more heavier
26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center
.A. less convenient as B. less convenient thanC. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as
27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists
.A. more and most attractive B. the more attractiveC. much and more attractive D. more and more attractive
28. This car is …………………… than mine.
A. less expensive B. as expensive C. expensive D. not so expensive
29. Tim’s grades are …………………… than John.
A. worse B. worst C. as bad D. so bad30. The …………………… we start, the sooner we will be back.A. early B. earliest C. earlier D. more earl
1._______ you study for these exams,______ you will do.
A. The more hard/ the more good
B. The hardest/ the best
C. The harder/ the better
D. The more/the much
2. Thank to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become,________
A. More and more good
B. The more and more good
C. Better and better
D. Gooder and gooder
3. Of all athletes, Alex is ________
A. The least qualified
B. The more and more qualified
C. The less and less qualified
D. The less qualified
4. The faster Thanh walks,________
A. He gets tired
B. He gets more tired
C. The more tired he gets
D. More tired
5. There is nothing______ than going swimming in hot weather
A. Good
B. Better
C. gooder
D. Best
WHY PEOPLE WORK
All of us know that we have to work hard to earn a living ourselves and to support our family. However, we work not only for material life but also for many things that are beyond gaining money. We are working to affirm our ability on a certain field. We feel self-reliant, self-confident, and proud because we are financially independent.
Anyone who works is regarded as a useful member of society. We are working that means we are contributing useful goods and services to our country.
Working helps us train our skills and talents. We always try our best to do a good job. The better we work, the more money we earn and that motivate us to work harder. Without working, a man’s life will be empty, purposeless and meaningless and it is easy for a lazy jobless man to do wrongs.
1. We have to work hard _____
A. because we are forced to B. to make our material life better
C. to make ourselves purposeless D. All are correct
2. Besides money, ________________.
A. we can get many other benefits from work B. we can get some salary from work
C. we sometimes feel very meaningless D. we can not contribute anything to our country
3. The more we work _____ .
A. the duller we feel B. the less we earn C. the more we contribute to society D. A and B
4. What motivates us to work harder? - ______.
A. good job B. good pay C. good way D. good skills
5. Without working, one's life is _______.
A. better B. more confident C. self-reliant D. meaningless
1. Christine is much _________ in chemistry than Janet.
A. as good B. as better C. the best D. better
2. I have _________ boss in the world
A. a good B. best C. the better D. the best
3. Riding a car is _______ flying.
A. more dangerous as B. as dangerous than C. as dangerous as D. most dangerous than
4. _________ the police force, the more violent the city.
A. The large B. The larger C. The largest D. The largely
5. Stella drives more _________ Phil.
A. careful as B. carefully as C. careful than D. carefully than
6. She plays the piano _________ as she sings.
A. as beautiful B. as beautifully C. more as beautifully D. the most as beautifully
7. Both Emma and Sylvia work well, but Sylvia is _________ of the two.
A. the more talented B. the most talented C. more talented D. most talented
8. The more organized the community, __________ the neighborhood.
A. more safe B. most safe C. the most safety D. the safer
9. Paris is __________ exciting ___________ London.
A. as – than B. as – as C. more – as D. more – than
10. The more you pull on it, _____________ it gets.
A. the tightest B. the tighter C. the more tightest D. the most tightest.
11. The more we learn, ______________.
A. we become wise B. we become wiser C. wiser we become D. the wiser we become
12. She practices playing the piano _________ than I do.
A. more regularly B. most regularly C. quite regularly D. as regularly
13. Peter is _____ John.
A. younger and more intelligent than B. more young and intelligent than
C. more intelligent and younger than D. the more intelligent and younger than
14. San Diego is ________ town in Southern California.
A. more nice and nice B. the nicer C. the nicest D. nicer and nicer
15. It gets _________ when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest C. colder and colder D. more and more cold
16. Robert does not have _______ Peter does.
A. money more than B. as many money as C. more money as D. as much money as
17. As she did so, her parents became _________.
A. the angriest B. the most angry C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier
18. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. ________ the food is, _______ he likes it.
A. The hotter/ the more and more B. The hotter/ the more
C. The more and more hot D. The hottest / the most
19. I feel ___________ I did yesterday.
A. much more tired than B. many more tired than
C. as many tired as D. as more tired as
20. Mary was _________ of the two sisters.
A. the clever B. as clever as C. the cleverer D. the cleverest
21. French is a _________ language to learn than English is.
A. difficult B. more difficult C. most difficult D. more and more difficult
22. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. _______ he becomes, _______ he is.
A. The more rich/ the more happy B. The richest/ the happiest
C. The richer/ the happier D. Richer and richer/ happier and happier
23. Try this question. It is ___________
A. less difficult B. less and less difficult C. least difficult D. more and more difficult
24. He is not______________ tall as his father.
A. the B. as C. than D. more
25. John’s grades are_____________than his sister’s.
A. higher B. more high C. more higher D. the highest
26. Deana is the_______________ of the three sisters.
A. most short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short
27. She speaks English as_____________ as her friend does.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
28. Of the three shirts, this one is the_____________ .
A. prettier B. most prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty
29. The baby’s illness is_______________ than we thought at first.
A. bad B. badder C. worse D. badly
30. Today is the_____________ day of the month.
A. hoter B. hotter C. hotest D. hottest
31. He works more______________ than I.
A. slow B. slowly C. most slowly D. slowest
32. My book is as______________ as yours.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
33. I love you_____________ than I can say.
A. much B. many C. more D. the most
Choose the phrase or clause that best completes each of the sentences below
6) The cyclist ______________ he crossed the main street.
A. looked with caution after B. was looked with caution when
C. looks with caution when D. had looked with caution before
7) _____________, we would be rich by now.
A. If we invest in the telecommunications industry
B. Unless we had investment in the telecommunications industry
C. Had we invested in the telecommunications industry
D. Did we invest in the communications industry
8) George did not study well in the class because _________________.
A. he studied bad B. he failed to study properly
C. he was not good student D. he was a badly student
9) ______________, the more he likes it.
A. The more dangerous it is B. The more it is dangerous
C. The more is it dangerous D. The more dangerous is it
10) Charlie said that ________________________________________.
A. he was thinking of going to live in Canada
B. he is thinking of going to live in Canada
C. he has thought of going to live in Canada
D. he would be thinking of going to live in Canada
WEEK 4 COMPARISON
21. Of the four dresses, which is _________________expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
22. The larger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive
23. The faster we walk, __________________ we will get there.
A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner
24. “Why did you buy these oranges?” “They were __________________ I could find”
A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest
25. She plays the piano __________________ as she sings.
A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully
26. The streets are getting more and __________________ these days.
A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded
27. The larger the city, __________________the crime rate.
A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher
28. You must explain your problems ________.
A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can
C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are
29. Nobody in this team plays _________ Tom.
A. as good as B. so well as C. as best as D. as well as
30. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is _______.
A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart
31. Peter is ________ student in my class.
A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest
32. Can Tho is ________ from Sai Gon than Bien Hoa is.
A. farther B. further C. far D. farthest
33. The harder this student works, ________ he becomes.
A. the most understanding B. the more understanding
C. more understanding D. understanding
34. The ________ he is, the more miserable he gets.
A. richer B. more rich C. rich D. the richer
35. Of the two sisters, Linda is the ________.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the most beautiful D. so beautiful as
36. Instead of slowing down, he drove ________.
A. more fastly B. faster C. more faster D. faster more
37. Commercial centers are ________ they were many years ago.
A. as popular than B. more popular than
C. the most popular D. most popular than
38. I can’t stand this weather. It’s getting ________.
A. better and worse B. worse and worse C. worst and worst D.more and more worse
39. ________ people use the internet every day.
A. Many and many B. Most and most C. More and more D. The more
40. Of course you can come to the party. _______.
A. The more the merrier B. The more and the merrier
C. The more and merrier D. The more and more merrier
WEEK 5 PREPOSITIONS/ STRESS
1. It is considered rude for participants to _______ while the chairman is delivering a speech.
A. put in B. cut in C. cut down D. bring in
2. Peter has _______ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes.
A. gone on B. taken up C. gone with D. taken off
3. The fire must have _______ after the staff had gone home.
A. broken down B. broken up C. broken out D. broken off
4. When they had finished playing, the children were made to _____all the toys they had taken out.
A. put off B. put out C. put up D. put away
1. You won’t _______ with the others in the class unless you try your best.
A. turn up B. take up C. keep up D. get up
2. After his mother’s death, he was _______ by his aunt.
A. carried out B. fed up C. set up D. brought up
3. Because of heavy sbowfall, the semi-final match had to be _______until the next week.
A. taken off B. taken away C. put off D. put away
4. The match was_______because of the bad weather.
A. passed away B. put down C. called off D. paid up
5. After his wife’s death, he let son_______the company and retired.
A. get over B. get on C. take over D. take on
6. Wendy closedly resembles her mother, whereas her sister, Marge, _______ her father.
A.takes after B. looks after C. goes after D. calls off
7. Lucia was surprised when her guest_______ late for the party
A. came up B. turned up C. looked up D. put up
8. The bomb _______ in a crowded area of the town.
A. went over B. went off C. turned off D. turned on
9. They gave me a form and told me to _______.
A. give away B. fill in C. make up D. see off
10. Sorry I’m late. The car _______ on the way here.
A. went back B. closed down C. turned back D. broke down
WEEK 6 TENSES
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
21. As the sun _________ , I decided to go out.
A. shines B. has shine C. shine D. was shining
22. By the time the police arrive, the thieves________ the stolen things.
A. hide B. had hidden C. are hiding D. will have hidden
23. She came into the room while they _______ television
A. have watched B. watched C. have been watching D . were watching
24. The baby_________ non-stop for half an hour.
A. cried B. is crying C. has been crying D. was crying
25. Mr. Smith said he would come but he_________ yet.
A. did not come B. had not come C. does not come D. has not come
26. By the time we got out of this traffic jam, all the guests _______ home.
A. have gone B. had gone C. were going D. would go
27. Sorry. I can’t go there with you now. I _________ my homework at present.
A. did B. do C. was doing D. am doing
28. She always _________ dates on the holidays.
A. have B. had C. has had D. has
29. Last year, they _________ to Europe with their best friends on their summer holidays.
A. visited B. traveled C. will travel D. are visiting
30. What are you going to do this weekend?- We _______ visit our grandfather in the countryside.
A. are going to B. were going to C. have gone to D. went
31. He has lived here since he ________ here.
A. came B. has came C. comes D. come
32. He does not save as much money as he____ last year.
A. did B. does C. uses D. did used
33. She has not written to me________ we met last time.
A. before B. since C. ago D. while
34. The police ________ for the thieves at the moment.
A. have been looking B. will be looking C. are looking D. is looking
35. Put the raincoat on. It________.
A. had rained B. will be raining C. is raining D. has rained
36. Since motion pictures________ we have had a new kind of entertainment.
A. were invented B. have been invented
C. will have been invented D. had been invented
37. There_____ a lot of furniture in our uncle's house.
A. is being B. were C. are D. is
38. Mr. Jones sometimes________ on time for work.
A. does not get up B. won't get up
C. had not got up D. is not going to get up
39. He ________ for twenty years before he retired last year
A. had been teaching B. has taught
C. was teaching D. has been teaching
40. By 2020, everything ________ different
A. will have been B. would be C. will be D. can be
Exercise : Hoàn thành các câu sử dụng cấu trúc : " COMPARATIVE + AND + COMPARATIVE" :
1. This subject gets .............. ( hard ) all the time
2. I'm just getting ............. ( confused )
3. It's becoming .................. ( difficult ) for me to keep up
4. The textbook just gets ................. ( complicated )
5. I spend ............... ( much ) time on my work
6. My list of things to do gets ............ ( long )
7. My problem are just getting ............... ( bad )
8. I feel happy as my happy is coming ............... ( close )
9. Eating and traveling in this city is getting .............. ( expensive )
10. Your English is OK now , your pronunciation has got ............. ( good )
II. Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each of the
following sentences.
1. She is not doing ___________ in the garden, just walking with her dog.
A. anything B. nothing C. something D. one thing
2. It is twelve o’clock, Mai Anh. Let’s ___________home.
A. goes B. to go C. going D. go
3. My brother and I ___________ our grandmother next weekend.
A. visit B. am going to visit C. am visiting D. are going to visit
4. They like going ……………..at weekends.
A. swim B. swimming C. swims D. to swim
5. There is …………….oil in the bottle. We should buy some more.
A. few B. a few C. a little D. many
6. What’s___________ lunch? -There is some rice and some meat.
A. for B. in C. to D. at
7. You are too fat. You shouldn’t eat much___________.
A. meat B. fruit C. fish D. vegetables
8. Bangkok is ............. capital of Thailand.
A. a B. one C. X D. the
9. ___________ do people need more food? ~ Because there are more
people.
A. What B. Why C. Where D. How
10. Where is your mother? ~ She is in the kitchen. She___________
dinner.
A. cooks B. cooking C. cooked D. is cooking
11. How___________ do you brush your teeth? ~ Three times a day.
A. many B. much C. usually D. often
12. ___________ straight across the road.
A. Don’t run B. Not run C. No running D. Can’t run
13. Of the three students, Nga is ___________.
A. the best B. good C. better D. well
14. They ___________ late for school.
A. never are B. don’t C. are never D. never
15. ___________ are you going to stay here? ~ For a week.
A. How often B. How long C. How many D. How far
16. What about …………….a cup of coffee?
A. have B. to have C. has D. having
Petter is .... John
A. younger and more intelligent than
B. more young and intelligent than
C. more intelligent and younger than
D. the more intelligent and younger than