Write the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first. Choose the correct words in brackets.

1. I like traditional dances more than modern ones.

I ..................................... to .......................................... (enjoy/ love/ prefer)

2. Traditional dances are not as difficult as modern ones.

Modern dances .............................................................. (easier/ more difficult/ as difficult as)

3. A lot of tourists like flamenco.

Flamenco ........................................................................ (popular with/ popular to/ popular for)

4. I love to watch Spanish dancers performing Flamenco.

I ....................................................................................... (watch/ watching/ to watching)

5. Obon is a traditional Japanese dance.

Obon ................................................................................ (from Japanese/ from Japanese people/ from Japan)

6. The most popular form of the xoe dance is the circle dance.

No other forms of the xoe dance ................................................................. (enjoy/ more popular than/ popular)

7. Never talk with food in your mouth.

You ....................................................................... (mustn’t/ may not/ shouldn’t)

8. Never pick food out of your teeth with your fingernails.

You shouldn’t .................................................. to ..................................................... (use/ have/ hold)

16. There are more people in Jane’s family than mine.

→There  ……………………………………………………………………………..……………

17. They are the best players in this game.

→No player in this game is ...............................

18. No workers work as noisily as the ones in this workshop.
-> The workers ……………………………………………………………………………..……………

19. People will continue to drink coca – cola in the 21^st century.

-> ……………………………………………………………………………..……………

20. It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident.

- Two people ……………………………………………………………………………..……………

EXERCISE 1 Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets: 1. This chair is ..........................………………….. than that one. (comfortable) 2. Your flat is .....................………....... than mine. ( large) 3. The weather today is ........................……… than it was yesterday. (hot) 4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long) 5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad) 6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult) 7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big) 8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful) 9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautiful) 10. I read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slow) 11. Grace is ...........................………………….. girl in our class. (old) 12. This exercise is .........................…….…………..than that one. (easy) 13. He is twice .........................…….…………..as you. (fat) 14. Nam is .........................…….………….. student of all. (noisy) 15. My cold is .........................…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good) EXERCISE 2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences: 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. cleverest C. cleverer D. more clever 10. Of the two shirts, this one is ................... A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier 11. Your house is ................. mine. A. as bigger as B. many times as big as C. 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 more C. 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 than C. more serious as D. more and more serious 20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife. A. as many money as B. as much money as C. as many money than D. as much money than 21. Prices get .................. A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher 22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell. A. the most products B. the products more C. 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 heavy C. heavier D. more heavier 26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center. A. less convenient as B. less convenient than C. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as 27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists. A. more and most attractive B. the more attractive C. 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 bad 30. The …………………… we start, the sooner we will be back. A. early B

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My new job is great. I like it ( more / much / most / lot) better than my old one. The people here
are (1) (more nice/ most nice/ nicer/ nicest)__________ than I expected. Luckily my new boss
isn’t as rude (2) (as/ so/ than/ that)__________ my old boss, Mrs. Crossley, was. I hated her. She
was the (3) (least/ less/ less and less/ so)__________ friendly person I’ve ever met. Everyone
here is older (4) (as I/ as me/ than I/ than me)__________ In fact I’m the youngest person (5)
(from/ in/ of/ out of)__________ the office. But I dont mind.The good thing about the job is that I get a (6) (bit/ less/ lot/ much)__________ more money,
although not much more than I did before. The bad thing is that the journey isn’t (7) (as/ less/
more/ same) __________ simple as it was in my old job, where the bus took me straight there.
Now I have to change buses. But I’m allowed to start work early. The earlier I leave home, (8)
(more easier/ more easy/ the easier/ the easy)__________ the journey is because the buses aren't
so crowded.

32. The contaminated drinking water caused the outbreak of cholera in the village. (due to)

33. Human activity is to blame for many forms of pollution on earth. (results in)

34. It was better than the other computer in the shop. (best)

35. No one in my class is more hard-working than Peter. (most)

36. I cannot swim as well as my sister. (better)

37. Who does this bike belong to? (whose)

38. The workers in Viet Nam have to work more hours than the workers in England. (less)

39. It has been the National Day of Viet Nam since 1945. 40. You’ll be sick. You stop drinking cold water. (unless)