Choose the best answer: 
16. Of the four dresses, which is __ expensive ?
A. the best     B. the most     C. the more     D. the greater
17. The large the apartment, the ___the rent
A. expensive     B. more expensive     C. expensively     D. most expensive
18. The faster we walk, __ we will get there 
A. the soonest     B. the soon     C. the more soon     D. the sooner
19. "Why did you buy these oranges?" - " They were __ I could find"
A. cheaper     B. cheapest ones     C. the cheapest ones     S. the most cheapest
20. She plays the piano __ as she sings
A. as beautifully      B. more beautifully     C. as beautiful     D. the most beautifully
21. Nam is 5 years __ than Hoa
A. old     B. older     C. elder     D. eldest
22. Mary is the __ student in my class 
A. tallest     B. taller     C. tall     D. as tall as
23. Peter wanted to win the race . He ran __
A. so fast as he can     B. fast as he could     
C. fast as he can     D. as fast as he could
24. Jim is five centimeters __ than Tom
A. tall     B. tallest     C higher     D. taller
25.She speaks Chinese as __ as I do
A. well    B. good     C. very good     D. better

1. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?

         A. the best             B. the most                    C. the more                  D. the greater

2. The larger the apartment, the................... the rent.

         A. expensive          B. more expensive         C. expensively              D. most expensive

3. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.

         A. the soonest        B. the soon                    C. the more soon          D. the sooner

4. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ……….….. I could find. ”

         A. cheapest            B. cheapest ones             C. the cheapest ones     D. the most cheapest

5. She plays the piano …………… as she sings.

         A. as beautifully     B. more beautifully        C. as beautiful              D. the most beautifully

6. The streets are getting more and …………… these days.

         A. crowded            B. less crowded              C. more crowded          D. most crowded

7. The larger the city, …………… the crime rate.

         A. highest              B. higher                        C. the highest               D. the higher

8. 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

9. Pil is ……………… person we know.

         A. the happier        B. the happiest               C. happier                    D. happiest

10. 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

11. Bill is ………………

         A. lazier and lazier                                       B. more and more lazy

         C. lazier and more lazy                                 D. more lazy and lazier

12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………?

         A. noisier               B. more quiet                 C. more noisy               D. quieter

13. ………………..the time passes, …………….I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it.

         A. The faster / the nervous                           B. The more fast / the nervous

         C. The fast / the more nervous                     D. The faster / the more nervous        

14. China is the country with…………………..population.

         A. the larger           B. the more large            C. the largest                 D. the most large

15. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting…………….Finally she exploded.

         A. more and more angry                              B. the more angry

C. angrier and angrier     D. the most angry

16. For ……………….., it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.

         A. the better or the worse                             B. the good or the bad

         C. good or bad                                            D. better or worse

17. Her grandfather’s illness was…………………..we thought at first.

         A. more seriously as                                     B. as seriously as          B. more serious than         D. as serious than

18. My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed…………..usual.

         A. more early than B. as early as                  C more earlier as           D. earlier than

19._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.

         A. The harder / the better                             B. The more / the much

         C. The hardest / the best                               D. The more hard / the more good

20. His house is _______ mine.

         A. twice as big as   B. as twice big as C. as two times big as              D. as big as twice

Part 3: Circle the correct answer: (Comparison)
1. Of the four shirts, which is__________expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
2. The bigger the flat, the__________the rent is.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive
3. His father's illness was__________we thought at first.
A. more seriously as B. as seriously as
C more serious than D. as serious than
4. My brother felt tired last night, so he went to bed__________usual.
A. more earlier than B. as early than C. more earlier as D. earlier than
5. Mary is__________from other women I know.

A. different B. as different C. differs D. more different
6. The teacher speaks English__________we do.
A. fluently B. more fluently C. most fluently D. more fluently than
7. It is the________accident in the history of the city.
A. badest B. most bad C. worse D. worst
8. Nga sings_________ than this singer.
A. well B. better C. gooder D. more good
9. Going by motorbike isn't__________convenient as going by car.
A. so B. as C. more D. A & B are correct.
10. Of the two tables, the round one is__________
A. the nicest B. the nicer C. nicer D. a nice one

. What ……………… awful restauranr! (an/ the/ a)

2. Would you like …………….sandwishes? (many/ any/ some)

3. Are there ………….lamps on the wall? (any/ a/ some)

4.  This dress is the ………….. expensive of the four dresses. (best/ more/ most)

5. Benches are ……………… comfortable than armchairs. (the most/ more/ most)

6. Red is my ………………… color. (favorite/ interesting/ beautiful)

7. Her date of birth is  …………. November fourth. (at/ on/ in/ of)

8. He writes articles for a newspaper. He is …………. (a journalist/ a teacher/ a musician)

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences and correct it.

21-22. This movie is not more interesting as the one we saw last week.

                        A                     B                                    C            D

Correction: _______________.

23-24. My brother never enjoys classical music and I don’t too.

                                A                B                   C                D

Correction: _______________.

25-26. The author of this novel is the same like that one.

                     A            B                           C            D

Correction: _______________.

27-28. The concert show was quite different than what I thought.

                                 A                B                         C                   D

Correction: _______________.

29-30. Hoang is very interesting in rock and roll and his classmates are too.

                                                A                     B                             C   D

Correction: _______________.

III.Choose the best answers of these sentences.

1) Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/best)

2) Bill is the (happier/happiest) person we know.

3) Pat's cat is (faster/fastest) than Peter's.

4) This Poster is ( colourfuler/more colourful) than the one in the hall.

5) Does Fred feel (weller/better) today than he did yessterday?

6) This vegetable soup tates very (good/best).

7) Jane is the (less/least) athletic of all the women.

8) My cat is the (prettier/pretiest) of the two.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (1)_______ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (2)________ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups, thus schooling (3)_______ for 8 years. During the first two years, which is also called kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (4)______, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the ′Citotoets’, a test (5)_______ by the Central Institute for Test development.

Question 4

A. educate

B. educative

C. educator

D. education

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

       Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (1)_______ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (2)________ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups, thus schooling (3)_______ for 8 years. During the first two years, which is also called kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (4)______, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the ′Citotoets’, a test (5)_______ by the Central Institute for Test development.

Question 4. 

A. educate

B. educative

C. educator

D. education

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (1)_______ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (2)________ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups, thus schooling (3)_______ for 8 years. During the first two years, which is also called kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (4)______, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the ′Citotoets’, a test (5)_______ by the Central Institute for Test development.

Question 5

A. develop

B. to develop

C. developed

D. developing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

       Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (1)_______ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (2)________ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups, thus schooling (3)_______ for 8 years. During the first two years, which is also called kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (4)______, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the ′Citotoets’, a test (5)_______ by the Central Institute for Test development.

Question 1.

A. afford

B. enter

C. come

D. run