III.  Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. My house is smaller than your house.=>Your house .……….….……….……….……………

2. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

=>The white dress….……….……….….……….………………………..

3. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.

=>Mary……….……….…….……….……….………….…………….….

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (0, 75pt)

Question 33: My house is smaller than your house.

-> Your house_____________________________

Question 34: Jenny finds reading poetry boring.

-> Jenny dislikes___________________________

Write questions for the underlined parts.

Question 35: Ethnic people often hold festivals in spring.                                                               

->______________________________________

Question 36: They often gather together at the communal house in special occasions.

-> ______________________________________

Question II . Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1. My house is taller than your house.

-> Your house.……….……….……….……….……….…….....…………...………

2. I love listening to music. 

-> I like …………….……….……….……….……....….……….……...…….……….

3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

-> The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……....….………….……….

4. We have learned English for 3 years.

-> We started …………………………………………………………………………..

D. WRITING (2.5pts)

I. Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences. (1,0pt)

1/ Some people think that country folk are ………than city people. ( friendly)

2/ Which one is ……………………..…, Red River or Mekong River? (long)

II. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one(1.5 pt)

1. My house is taller than your house.

F Your house .……….……….……….……….……….………………………

2. I love listening to music. 

F I like …………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….

     3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

F The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….

4. We don’t use oil lamps any more.  

F We used ……….……….……….…………….……….……….……….……….

5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.

F Mary……….……….…….……….……….……….……….………….……….

6.He works much. He feels tired.

F The more ………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….

II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. Your village is so beautiful!

What____________________________________________________

2. How long is it since you built this stilt house?

When____________________________________________________

3. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in a village.

It’s ______________________________________________________

4. Where does he live?

What____________________________________________________

5. Although the villagers are quite poor, they live a happy and healthy way.

In spite of_________________________________________________

6. What did the local people say?

Could you tell me__________________________________________

7. Romantic films interest me more than war films.

I find____________________________________________________

8. A lot of people take the train from Oxford to London every day.

A lot of people travel________________________________________

9. How about asking the local people for help?

Why_____________________________________________________

10. Is there an ancestral altar in the La Chi’s largest apartment?

    Does  ______________________________________________________

IV. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. I couldn’t afford to buy the house.

The house is too

2. I would like you to help me to put the chair away.

Do you mind if I

3. You should decorate your house before Tet.

If

4. Do we need to finish the lesson today?

Is it really necessary for

5. Learning about other cultures is one of my interests.

I’m

6. Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get any information.

If

7. It’s very difficult to leave here after such a long time.

It isn’t

8. Let’s get together and talk about our presentation before we do it in class.

      Why     ______________________________________________________________ ?

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

1. Nga is riding her bike to school

→ Nga is going ...................................................................

2. The bank is to the left of my house

→ My house .......................................................................

3. Does your school have over five hundred pupils ?

→ Are ................................................................................?

4. Huy walks to school every morning.

→ Huy goes .......................................................................

5. Our school has twenty five classrooms

→  There ............................................................................

6. The rescue center has a special symbol called SOS.

→ SOS is………………………………………….……..

7. Agriculture is the main economic sector in the region.

→ The region…………………………………………….

8.  My living room has a wooden table

→ It is……………………………………………………

9. My mother-in-law has a farm on the Island.

→  It is……………………………………………………

10. Mr. David has a famous daughter, Julia.

→ Julia is……………………………………………..….

II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Your village is so beautiful!
What ___________________________________________________________________
2. How long is it since you built this stilt house?
When___________________________________________________________________
3. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in a village.
It’s ____________________________________________________________________
4. Where does he live?
What ___________________________________________________________________
5. Although the villagers are quite poor, they live a happy and healthy way.
In spite of _______________________________________________________________
6. What did the local people say?
Could you tell me _________________________________________________________
7. Romantic films interest me more than war films.
I find ___________________________________________________________________
8. A lot of people take the train from Oxford to London every day.
A lot of people travel ______________________________________________________
9. How about asking the local people for help?
Why____________________________________________________________________
10. Is there an ancestral altar in the La Chi’s largest apartment?
Does ___________________________________________________________________