1. The music festival this year is as good as it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comes on TV at the same time as it is performed.

3. This camera is not as expensive as I thought at first.

4. Your taste in art is quite different from mine.

5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring as Spider-Man 1.

6. My mother is always as busy as a bee.

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P1. Write like, as or different in the blanks

1/The music festival this year is ____as___  good as it was last year

2/The concert will be broadcast “live”: that means it comes on TV at the same time ____as___ it is performed

3/This camera is not as expensive ________as________ I thought at first.

4/Your taste in art is quite different _______from____________ mine.

5/Some people say that Spider- Man 2 is as boring______as__________ Spider- Man 1.

P2. Rewrite these sentences, using the words given at the beginning.

1. I think action films are more interesting than comedies.

à I think comedies are not _____as interesting as action film______________________________________.

2. Our maths homework is more difficult than out history homework.
         à Our history homework is not ___as difficult as out maths homework_____________________________________.

3. This year’s music contest is different from last year’s.

  à This year’s music contest is not __the same as last year's______________________________________.

4. The characters in the film are not the same as the ones in the play.

à The characters in the film are _different from the ones in the play_______________________________________.

5. This picture is brighter than that picture.

  à That picture is not _____as bright as this picture______________________________________________.

P3. Rewrite these sentences, using the words given.

1. Playing video games is not as good as exercising. (better)

Exercising is_____better than playing video games______________________________________________________

2. What is the price of a glass of milk? (much)

 è How _____much is a glass of milk________________________________________________________?

3. This painting is not as valuable as the Mona Lisa. (more)

The Mona Lisa _____is more valuable than this painting____________________________________________________

4. David is more artistic than Nick. (not as)

Nick is _______not as artistic as David________________________________________________________

5. The second version of the play is not different from the first. (like)

The second version of the play _____is not like the first________________________________________

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1.The music festival this is as good ..... it was last year.

 A. as   B. from   C. that   D. the same 

2. My friend likes photography and I like it ..... 

A. neither   B. ether   C too   D. so

3. Bui Xuan Phai is my favourite artist. I love his ..... of the old Ha Noi street. 

A. portrait   B. museum   C. paiting   D. opera

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2.C

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   I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) __spent__ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)_use___the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) __online_ three times. Mainly I just (4) ____email___ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5) __for_ information, too. I also compare prices of things, (6) _but__ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe.  I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) __are____. One friend of mine always looks (8) __tired_   because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) __changed__ his habits. In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10) ___sensibly___.

(Tôi truy cập Internet mỗi ngày, nhưng tôi chưa bao giờ dành thời gain trực tuyến hơn một giờ đồng hồ. Tôi có máy tính xách tay và cả điện thoại thông minh, vì vậy tôi có thể sử dụng Internet ở mọi nơi. Ví dụ như hôm nay, tôi đã (3) __online_ ba lần. Chủ yếu tôi chỉ gửi mail cho bạn bè của tôi. Tôi đọc tạp chí trực tuyến và tôi cũng xem thông tin. Tôi cũng so sánh giá của mọi thứ, nhưng tôi chưa bao giờ mua bất cứ thứ gì trực tuyến vì tôi không nghĩ nó an toàn. Tôi không phải là người nghiện Internet, nhưng một số người bạn của tôi thì có. Một người bạn của tôi luôn trông rất mệt vì anh ấy dành cả đêm để online. Mặc dù anh ấy bị nhiều điểm kém cho các bài kiểm tra, nhưng anh ấy vẫn chưa đổi thói quen của mình. Theo kinh nghiệm của tôi, sẽ rất rất hữu ích nếu mọi người sử dụng Internet một cách hợp lý.)

Read the text and answer the questions:

1. Is the writer an Internet addict?

→…………No, he is not.…………………………………………………………………….

2. Why has he never bought anything online?

→……………Because he doesn’t think it’s safe………………………………………………………………….

V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1. Lan started studying English five years ago and she still studies it.

-> Lan has……studied English for 5 years…………………………………………………………………...

2. The sun was shining. It wasn’t very warm.

-> Although……the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm…………………………………………………………………………..

3. Nam doesn’t live with his parents any more.

-> Nam used ……to live with his parents……………………………………………………………….

4. Never talk with food in your mouth.

-> You …shouldn't talk with food in your mouth…………………………………………………………………………………..

5. I like traditional dances better than modern ones.

-> I prefer……traditional dances to modern ones…………………………………………………………..

6. Our grandmother usually tells us folk tales.

-> We……are usually told folk tales by our grandmother……………………………………………………………………

III. Choose the best answer.

1.The music festival this year is as good …………….it was last year.

A.as                     B. from                        C. that             D. the same

2.My friend likes photography, and I like it………………..

A.neither            B. etheir                      C. too               D. so

3.This camera is not as expensive …………….. I thought at first.

A.from                B. that                         C. the same     D. as

4.Your taste in art is quite different ……………. Mine

A.than                 B. from                        C. as                D. the same as

5.My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister doesn’t……………….

A.neither            B. etheir                      C. too               D. so

6.You can see many interesting portraits in that ……………………

A.artist                B. sung                        C. art gallery               D. films

7.Many tourists to Viet Nam come to see the water ……………… show.

A.puppet             B. instrument              C. singer                      D. painter

8.In Viet Nam, the Dan Bau is a traditional musical ……………………..

A.puppet             B. instrument              C. singer                      D. painter

9.The …………….. I like most is Ho Ngoc Ha.

A.puppet             B. instrument              C. singer                      D. painter

10.Someone say that Spiderman 2 is as boring …………… Spiderman 1.

A.as                     B. from                        C. that             D. the same

11.I was not allowed to go to the show, and my classmates were not …………

A.neither            B. etheir                      C. too               D. so

12.Who is the composer of VietName’s national anthem Tien Quan Ca.

A.Pham Tuyen                B. Van Cao                  C. Huy Thuc                 D. Tran Tien

13.How about ……………. to the cinema?

A.go                    B. to go            C. going           D. went

IV. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap. 

        I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ____ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)____the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) ___ three times. Mainly I just (4) _______ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5) ___ information, too. I also compare prices of things, (6) ___ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe.  I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) ______. One friend of mine always looks (8) ___   because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) ____ his habits. In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10) ______.

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The music festival this year is as good ……as……….it was last year.

The concert will be broadcast at the same time as it is performed.

Buổi hòa nhạc sẽ được phát sóng cùng lúc khi nó được biểu diễn.

1. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year.

A. This year it is as colder than last year.        C. This year it is colder than last year.

B. This year it isn’t as cold as last year.           D. This year it isn’t colder than last year.

2. She is older than me.

A. I’m more younger than her.           C. I’m as younger as her.

B. I’m more young than her.             D. I’m younger than her.

3. “How I should overcome this problem ?”, he wondered.

A. I wondered how to overcome that problem

B. He wondered how I should overcome that problem

C. He wondered if to overcome that problem

D. He wondered how to overcome that problem

4. His class will have a trip to a traditional craft village, so he is excited.

A. Because he is excited, his class will have a trip to a traditional craft village.

B. Because his class will have a trip to a traditional craft village, so he is excited.

C. His class will have a trip to a traditional craft village or he is excited.

D. Because his class will have a trip to a traditional craft village, he is excited.

5. The artisan moulded the clay so that he could make a mask.

A. The artisan moulded the clay but he could make a mask.

B. The artisan moulded the clay so as to make a mask.

C. The artisan moulded the clay in order he could make a mask.

D. B & C

6. Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well.

A. that he did not feel very well                 B. despite of the fact not feeling well

C. because he did not feel very well         D. despite not feeling very well

7. I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.

A. Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

B. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

C. In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

D. Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

8. “What should I wear to the fancy dress party?” Trang asked.

A. Trang wondered what to wear to the fancy dress party.

B. Trang wondered what I should wear to the fancy dress party.

C. Trang wondered what wear to the fancy dress party.

D. Trang wondered what to wearing to the fancy dress party.

9. “Who can I turn to for help with my homework now?” Phuc said.

A. Phuc had no idea who to turn to for help with my homework then.

B. Phuc had no idea who to turn to for help with his homework now.

C. Phuc had no idea who to turn to for help with his homework then.

D. Phuc had no idea who turn to for help with his homework then.

10. “We will visit you next week.” , they said

A. They said that they will visit us the week after.

B. They said that they would visit us next week.

C. They said that they would visit you the week after.

D. They said that they would visit us the week after.

11. “What do you do in your free time ?”, he asked me

A. He asked me what he does in his free time.

B. He asked me what I did in my free time.

C. He asked me what I did in his free time.

D. He asked me what I do in my free time.

12. The council had to cancel the football match because of the storm.

A. The council had to call of the football match because of the storm.

B. The council had to call over the football match because of the storm.

C. The council had to call off the football match because of the storm.

D. The council had to call out the football match because of the storm.

13. He asked “Why did she take my pen?”- He asked why .

A. she took his pen                            C. did she take his pen

B. she had taken his pen                   D. she has taken his pen

14. “You must come to my party,” she told me.

A. She told me I come to her party.             C. She told me to come her party.

B. She told me I had to come to her party.  D. She told me I came to her party.

15. They cancelled the match because of the heavy rain.

A. They called of the match because of the heavy rain.

B. They called off the match because the rain is heavy.

C. They cancelled the match because it rained heavy.

D. They called off the match because it rained heavily.

16. “Should I help Chau with the money my mum gave to me?” she wondered.

A. She couldn't decide whether to help Chau with the money her mum had given to her.

B. She couldn't decide help Chau with the money her mum had given to her.

C. She couldn't decide whether to help Chau with the money her mum gave to her.

D. She couldn't decide whether to help Chau with the money my mum had given to her.