I. Choose the word A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each sentence.(3 pts )
1. People know they should save energy ; _____________ , they still waste it
A. however B. so C. and D. but
2. Easter is a joyful festival which happens ______ around the same time ____ Passover.
A. at/on B. at/to C. on/as D. at/as
3. They will help you _______ you try your best
A. so long as B. as long as C. if D. All are correct
4. How well you are playing! – “ .”
A. Say it again. I like to hear your words B. I think so. I am proud of myself
C. Many thanks. That is a nice compliment D. Thank you too much
5. “My father couldn’t fix the TV set.” –“………. send for a repairman?”
A.Let’s B. Why don’t you C. I suggest D. A and B are correct
6. You should have a mechanic _________ your motorbikes regularly
A. check B. checking C. to check D. checked
7. How___________ our household bills are! We can’t pay them
A. heavy B. high C. enormous D. large
8. Now she can make ………. she used to.
A. three times as the money as B. three times as much money as
C. as much three times money as D. three times as much the money as
9. Solar panels are ___________on the roofs of a house to receive the energy from the sun.
A. hung B. made C. used D. installed
10. What does the sign say?

A. Touch the light. C. Please turn off lights when not in use.
B. No sunlight. D. Risk of electric shock.
11. Schools ……………………. are experiencing a shortage of teachers
A. nationally B. widely C. nationwide D. together
12. ______there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone.
A. However B. Despite C. Because D. Although

II/ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5pts)
13. He had worked ………. all day on his new book. ENERGY
14. If an area is …….. , all the trees there are cut down or destroyed. FOREST
15. SO 2 is one of several _____________ that damage the environment. POLLUTE
16. Everyone loves him because of his __________________ GENEROUS
17. There is a _______________ temple on the way home. JEW
18. “I’ll give you a lift .”- Thank you, but that’s quite ___________ NECESSITY

Mozart is as………. as Beethoven. *

a. famous 

b. more famous

c. most famous

Their house is three times as…………. as ours. *

a. bigger

b.the biggest

c.big

I don’t like tomatoes. My brother doesn’t like them……. *

a.too

b.either

c. neither

d. as well

V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence.

1. Of course, she can lift that. She is as ________ as a horse.

         A. tough                         B. strong                     C. heavy                                  D. big

2. ________ to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.

         A. Akin                          B. In addition             C. With reference                    D. Prior

3. The amount she earned was ________ on how much she sold.

         A. related                       B. dependent              C. secured                               D. connected

4. The saguaro, ________ in desert regions in the southwestern United States, ________ cactus in the world.

A. finds/ the largest                                           B. finding/ is the largest                     

         C. found/ that is the largest                                D. found/ is the largest

5. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ________ is at the desk.

         A. whoever                    B. who                        C. whom                                 D. anyone

 6. The bank will require three ________ signatures when you open an account.

         A. trial                            B. natural                    C. sample                                D. specimen

7. Here is an example of an ancient ________ Chinese vase.

         A. beautiful                    B. tiny                         C. patterned                            D. exotic

8. All the way along the winding street ________.

         A. he came                     B. came he                  C. did he come                        D. come he

9. The World Health Organization has stated that smallpox has been almost completely _______.

         A. uprooted                    B. eradicated               C. obliterated                          D. extinguished

10. As a result of the recent rise in the divorce rate, there are far more ________ parents than there used to be.

         A. single                         B. only                        C. unique                                 D. separate

V 2. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words given in parentheses. 

1.      We go to the restaurant for ________ whenever we ‘re tired of eating meat. (vegestable)

2.      Don’t worry. I ‘ll be waiting for you at the ________  to the pagoda . (enter)

3.      The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ________. (modern)

4.      Advertisements acount for three fourths of the ________ of the newspaper. (come)

5.      What is the ________ of the adjective “solid”. ( oppose)

6.      ________ should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they recieve. (Consume)

7.      If your work is ________ you won’t get a raise. (satisfy)

8.      ________ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.(Conserve)

9.      The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of ________. (sport)

10 .    You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so ________. (predict)

Bài 7:

1. I would love to learn different languages.                                                                          keen

 I ________________________________________ different languages.

2. I'm sorry I was late for the meeting.                                                                                   apology

 Please ________________________________________ late for the meeting.

3. “You borrowed my watch, didn't you?” Tom's sister said.                                                accused

 Tom's sister ________________________________________ her watch.

4. Most people hope they will have enough money to buy a house or a flat.                         afford     

 Most people hope they ________________________________________ to buy a house or a flat.

5. I wish I had not lied to my parents.                                                                                    truth

If only ________________________________________ to my parents.

Help me !

III. Choose the best answer in brackets to complete the following sentences.

Sentence Tranformation:

1.No snowing storm is as heavy as this one.-> This is ................................................................................

2.Hanh cooks the best in her family.-> Nobody................................................................................

3.All the students have gained more progress than Tuan.->Tuan................................................................................

4.Janpanese is mre difficult than Spanish.-> Spanish................................................................................

5.Nobody can speak Chinese as fluently as Jack.-> Jack................................................................................

6.Mike is three years older than you.-> You................................................................................

7.I have never a more charming girl than Julie.

Julie is................................................................................

8.Tom is not as generous as Henry is.-> Henry is................................................................................

9.Joe has three brothers more than me.-> I have three brothers................................................................................

10.My sister has much more money than toy do.-> You have................................................................................

11.Terry plays badminton more regularly than Dave->Dave................................................................................

12.Nobody is more anxious to help you than your mother.

Your mother................................................................................

13.Janet is the best tennis player the club.-> No one ia the club................................................................................

14.All the student could write eassys better than Tuan.-> Tuan................................................................................

15.The amount of rice exported to the Philippine in 2008 was as large as that to Indonesia

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