Two close friends Tom and Kyle are talking about Kyle’s upcoming birthday.

- Tom: “Can I bring a friend to your birthday party?”

- Kyle: “______ The more the merrier.”

A. How come? 

B. Beat me! 

C. Why not? 

D. You bet! 

( Làm được bao nhiêu thì làm, ko cần làm hết. Nếu làm hết thì tốt. )

EX 1: Choose A,B,C or D
1. The harder you work, _____________________.
A. you will get higher marks B. the higher marks will you get
C. the higher marks you will get D. you are the more marks.
2. Hoa can't speak English _____________ Mai does.
A. more fluently than B. the most fluently C. as fluently as D. so fluently than
3. The more electricity you use,______________________ .
A. the higher the bill will be B. the bill is higher
C. the bill will be higher D. the higher the will the bill be

4. The longer he waited, ___________________ .
A. the more impatient he became B. he came the most impatient
C. he became more impatient D. the more impatient did he become
5. As the economic crises, ________________ people spend money on buying new houses.
A. more fewer B. the more fewer C. fewer and fewer D. more and more fewer
6. ___________________________, the more unhappy .he becomes.
A. The richest he gets B. The richer does he get
C. The richer he gets D. The more rich he gets
7. The older the man gets, ____________________ .
A. the hardly he works B. he works more and more harder
C. the harder does he work D. the harder he works
8. Because of the development of information technology, ______go out to work. They work at their
home.
A. more fewer people B. fewer and fewer people
C. more and more few people D. the fewest people
9. The more you practise speaking English, ______________________ .
A. the more fluently you will gain B. the more and more fluently you will gain
C. the more fluent you will gain D. you will gain it more fluently
10. Public transport is becoming ___________________ .
A. more and more convenient B. the more convenient C. as convenient D. the most convenient
12. The more he talked, __________________ .
A. the more confused I got. B. the more and more confused I got
C. I got more and more confused D. the most confused I got.
13. The problem was ________________ we thought at first.
A. more and more serious than B. much more serious than
C. the most serious D. more seriously than
14. The more expensive the hotel is, _______________________ .
A. the service is more comfortable B. the more and more comfortable the service is
C. the more comfortable the service is D. the service is the most comfortable
15. The weather is getting ______________________ this year.
A. more hotter and more hotter B. more and more
C. more and more hotter D. hotter and hotter
16. Thanh cooks better than Mai does.
A. Thanh cooks worse than Mai does. B. Mai can't cook as good as Thanh does.

C. Mai cooks better than Thanh does. D. Mai can't cook as well as Thanh does.
17. Getting a well-paid job ______________________ .
A. has become the most difficult B. becomes as difficult
C. will become more difficult. D. is becoming more and more difficult.
18. John runs more slowly than Peter does.
A. Peter runs as slowly as John does. B. Peter runs faster than John does.
C. Peter can't run faster than John does. D. Peter runs more slowly than John does.
19. The problem is becoming ___________________ as we discussed.
A. more and more complicated B. more complicated
C. most complicated D. as complicated
20. The sooner we start, _____________________ .
A. the more early we arrive B. the earlier we will arrive
C. the earlier will we arrive D. we will arrive early
21. ............... you study for the exams,................ you will do it.
a. The harder / the better b. The more / the much
c. The harder / the much d. The more hard / the more good
22. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that .................. it is at night ................ he plays his
music!
a. the less / the more loud b. the less/ less
c. the more / the more loudlier d. the later/ the louder
23. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become .............. .
a. more and more good b. better and better
c. the more and more good d. the more hard / the more good
24. It gets ................ when the winter is coming.
a. cold and cold b. the coldest and coldest c. colder and colder d. more and more cold
25. As she did so, her parents became ......................
a. the angriest b. the most angry c. the more angry d. angrier and angrier
26. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. ................... the food is, ................. he likes it
a. The hotter / the more and more b. The hotter / the more
c. The more and more hot / the more d. The hottest / the most
27. Of course you can come to the party, ..........................
a. the more and merrier b. the more and the merrier
c. the more and merrier d. the more and more merrier
28. It gets ................... to understand what professor has explained.

a. the more difficult b. more difficult than
c. difficult more and more d. more and more difficult
29. You must drive slower in built up areas. ........... you drive in the city, it is ........ that you will have
an accident.
a. The faster and faster/ the more b. The faster/ the more probable
c. The more and more fast / the more and more probable d. The more fastly/ the probable
30. He finds Physics ........................ other science subjects.
a. far more difficult than b. many more difficult than
c. too much more difficult than d. more much difficult than
31. .................... he drank, .............................. he became.
a. More/ more violent b. The most / the most violent
c. The more/ the more violent d. The less / less violent
32 Mary was ................... of the two sisters.
a. the clever b. as clever as c. the cleverer d. the cleverest
33. Earning has always been the thing that pleases him most . .................. he becomes, ...................he
is.
a. The more rich / the more happy b. The richest / the happiest
c. The richer / the happier d. Richer and richer / happier and happier
34. The faster we finish, ....................
a. the sooner we can leave b. we can leave sooner and sooner
c. the sooner can we leave d. we can leave the sooner
35. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got .......................
a. more panicked b. the more panicked
c. more than panicked d. more and more panicked
36. The more you pull on it, ..................... it gets.
a. the tightest b. the tighter c. the more tightest d. the most tightest
37. The more cars people produce, ................... cheaper they are.
A. the B. the cars have C. the more D. the cars are
38. Is her health getting ........................... and ...........................?
A. bad / bad B. good / good C. worse / worse D. more /
more
39. ................... we eat, the fatter we become.
A. The much B. The more D. Many D. A lot of
40. The test becomes ...................... and ......................
A. hard / hard B. difficult / difficult C. harder / harder D. difficulty
/ difficulty

41. His health is getting ...................... and ...................... .
A. good / good B. better / better C. bad / bad D. well / well
42. The more paper we save, ................... preserved.
A. more is wood pulp B. the more wood pulp is
C. wood pulp is D. the much wood pulp is
43. The more polluted air we breathe, ................... we get.
A. the more weaker B. the more weak C. the weaker D. weaker more
44. The more we study, the ....................... we are.
A. more good B. better C. better than D. good
45. The more I tried my best to help her, ......................... she became.
A. less lazy B. the lazier C. the more lazy D. lazier
46. “What’s your thought of her presence here?” “The longer she stays, .................I dislike her.”
A. the most B. the very more C. much more D. the more
47. The weather becomes ..........................
A. colder with colder B. colder and colder
C. colder and more cold D. more and more cold
48. The more he slept, ........................ irritable he became.
A. the most B. the very more C. much more D. the more
49. ................. he worked, the more money he earned.
A. The more hard B. The hard C. The harder D. The hardest
50. ................ I get to know Jim, the more I like him.
A. For more B. More C. The more D. The most
51. The competition makes the price of goods .........................
A. most cheap and cheap B. cheaper and cheaper
C. more cheap and more cheap D. cheaper and more cheaper
52. That factory is producing ................... pollution.
A. more and more B. better and better C. less and least D. more and less
53. The ……..….. I read about history, the ………….. it makes me realize how relevant history is for
us today.
A. more / better B. better / better C. more / more D. better /
more
54. The less we study, the .................... we are.
A. worse B. bad C. well D. good
55. ................. the match was, the more spectators it attracted.

A. The most interesting B. The best interesting C. The more interesting D. The
interesting
56. The more running water you use, .........................
A. your bill will be higher B. will be higher your bill
C. the higher your bill will be D. the highest your bill will be
57. ............... you study for the exams,................ you will do it.
a. The harder/ the better b. The more/ the much
c. The harded/ the much d. The more hard/ the more good
58. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that .................. it is at night ................ he plays his
music!
a. the less/ the more loud b. the less/ less
c. the more/ the more loudlier d. the later/ the louder
59. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become .............. .
a. more and more good b. better and better
c. the more and more good d. the more hard/ the more good
60. It gets ................ when the winter is coming.
a. cold and cold b. the coldest and coldest
c. colder and colder d. more and more cold
61. The more waste paper we recycle, _______ .
A. the more trees we preserve B. the less trees we preserve
C. the most trees we preserve D. the least trees we preserve
62. There are ______ diseases being treated by laser beams.
A. more or less B. more than C. more and more D. less than
63. “We produce more food. It gets cheap. ”means _______.
A. the more food we produce, the cheaper it gets B. the most food we
produce, the cheapest it gets
C. the least food we produce, the less cheap it gets D. most food we produce,
cheapest it gets
63. ______ we jog, _______ we are.
A. the most / the healthiest B. the most / the healthier
C. the more / the most healthy D. the more / the healthier
64. The winter is coming, it is getting _______.
A. more cold B. the most cold C. colder and colder D. the more cold
65. The _____ things are produced, the ______ prices are.
A. more / cheaper B. most / cheapest C. much / cheap D. many / cheaper

66. _____ we read, ______ we know.
A. the most / the most B. the more / the more C. most / most D. more/ more
67. It gets ______ . let’s go swimming.
A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter
68. Minh usually runs ______ Hung.
A. more fast B. more fast than C. the fastest D. faster than
69. The problem seems to be _____.
A. most serious B. more serious than C. more serious as D. more and more serious
70. Prices get ______.
A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher

B. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES WITH ‘THE ..., THE ...’

Ex1. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1. The bus ran more quickly and he felt more excited.

The more ​

2. If we start sooner, we'll have more time for the exploration.

The sooner ​

3. As I get older, I want to travel less.

The older ​

4. The houses are small so they are cheap.

The smaller ​

5. If you rise higher, you'll fall harder.

The higher ​

6. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.

The more proficient ​

7. We can go home sooner if we finish work sooner.

The sooner ​

8. You sleep much so you feel tired much.

The more ​

9. We travel more and we love our country more.

The more ​

10. You know more about that country and you become more amazed.

The more ​

Ex2. Use the words given to make up sentences with ‘The ..., the ...’

Example: much wood pulp/ used, / many trees/ be cut down.

The more wood pulp is used, the more trees are cut down.

1. near/ New Year come, / more/ hurried people/ be.

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2. attentively/ he listen, / well/ he/ understand the lesson.

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3. soon/ you finish your work, / soon/ you/ go home.

​

4. much/ you/ see our country, / more/ you/ love it.

​

5. less strong/ you/ be, / happy/ you/ be.

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6. carefully/ you/ write, / few mistakes/ you/ make.

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7. difficult/ lessons become, / hard/ we/ have to try.

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8. near/ winter draw, / cold/ we/ feel.

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9. far/ we/ be from home, / much/ we/ miss it.

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10. old/ she grow, / beautiful/ she/ become.

B. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES WITH ‘THE ..., THE ...’

Ex1. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1. The bus ran more quickly and he felt more excited.

The more ​

2. If we start sooner, we'll have more time for the exploration.

The sooner ​

3. As I get older, I want to travel less.

The older ​

4. The houses are small so they are cheap.

The smaller ​

5. If you rise higher, you'll fall harder.

The higher ​

6. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.

The more proficient ​

7. We can go home sooner if we finish work sooner.

The sooner ​

8. You sleep much so you feel tired much.

The more ​

9. We travel more and we love our country more.

The more ​

10. You know more about that country and you become more amazed.

The more ​

Ex2. Use the words given to make up sentences with ‘The ..., the ...’

Example: much wood pulp/ used, / many trees/ be cut down.

The more wood pulp is used, the more trees are cut down.

1. near/ New Year come, / more/ hurried people/ be.

​

2. attentively/ he listen, / well/ he/ understand the lesson.

​

3. soon/ you finish your work, / soon/ you/ go home.

​

4. much/ you/ see our country, / more/ you/ love it.

​

5. less strong/ you/ be, / happy/ you/ be.

​

6. carefully/ you/ write, / few mistakes/ you/ make.

​

7. difficult/ lessons become, / hard/ we/ have to try.

​

8. near/ winter draw, / cold/ we/ feel.

​

9. far/ we/ be from home, / much/ we/ miss it.

​

10. old/ she grow, / beautiful/ she/ become.

WEEK 4 COMPARISON

21. Of the four dresses, which is _________________expensive?

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

22. The larger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is.

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

23. The faster we walk, __________________ we will get there.

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

24. “Why did you buy these oranges?” “They were __________________ I could find”

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

25. She plays the piano __________________ as she sings.

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

26. The streets are getting more and __________________ these days.

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

27. The larger the city, __________________the crime rate.

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

28. 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

29. Nobody in this team plays _________ Tom.

A. as good as B. so well as C. as best as D. as well as

30. 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

31. Peter is ________ student in my class.

A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest

32. Can Tho is ________ from Sai Gon than Bien Hoa is.

A. farther B. further C. far D. farthest

33. The harder this student works, ________ he becomes.

A. the most understanding B. the more understanding

C. more understanding D. understanding

34. The ________ he is, the more miserable he gets.

A. richer B. more rich C. rich D. the richer

35. Of the two sisters, Linda is the ________.

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

36. Instead of slowing down, he drove ________.

A. more fastly B. faster C. more faster D. faster more

37. Commercial centers are ________ they were many years ago.

A. as popular than B. more popular than

C. the most popular D. most popular than

38. I can’t stand this weather. It’s getting ________.

A. better and worse B. worse and worse C. worst and worst D.more and more worse

39. ________ people use the internet every day.

A. Many and many B. Most and most C. More and more D. The more

40. Of course you can come to the party. _______.

A. The more the merrier B. The more and the merrier

C. The more and merrier D. The more and more merrier

WEEK 5 PREPOSITIONS/ STRESS

1. It is considered rude for participants to _______ while the chairman is delivering a speech.

A. put in B. cut in C. cut down D. bring in

2. Peter has _______ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes.

A. gone on B. taken up C. gone with D. taken off

3. The fire must have _______ after the staff had gone home.

A. broken down B. broken up C. broken out D. broken off

4. When they had finished playing, the children were made to _____all the toys they had taken out.

A. put off B. put out C. put up D. put away

1. You won’t _______ with the others in the class unless you try your best.

A. turn up B. take up C. keep up D. get up

2. After his mother’s death, he was _______ by his aunt.

A. carried out B. fed up C. set up D. brought up

3. Because of heavy sbowfall, the semi-final match had to be _______until the next week.

A. taken off B. taken away C. put off D. put away

4. The match was_______because of the bad weather.

A. passed away B. put down C. called off D. paid up

5. After his wife’s death, he let son_______the company and retired.

A. get over B. get on C. take over D. take on

6. Wendy closedly resembles her mother, whereas her sister, Marge, _______ her father.

A.takes after B. looks after C. goes after D. calls off

7. Lucia was surprised when her guest_______ late for the party

A. came up B. turned up C. looked up D. put up

8. The bomb _______ in a crowded area of the town.

A. went over B. went off C. turned off D. turned on

9. They gave me a form and told me to _______.

A. give away B. fill in C. make up D. see off

10. Sorry I’m late. The car _______ on the way here.

A. went back B. closed down C. turned back D. broke down

WEEK 6 TENSES

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

21. As the sun _________ , I decided to go out.

A. shines B. has shine C. shine D. was shining

22. By the time the police arrive, the thieves________ the stolen things.

A. hide B. had hidden C. are hiding D. will have hidden

23. She came into the room while they _______ television

A. have watched B. watched C. have been watching D . were watching

24. The baby_________ non-stop for half an hour.

A. cried B. is crying C. has been crying D. was crying

25. Mr. Smith said he would come but he_________ yet.

A. did not come B. had not come C. does not come D. has not come

26. By the time we got out of this traffic jam, all the guests _______ home.

A. have gone B. had gone C. were going D. would go

27. Sorry. I can’t go there with you now. I _________ my homework at present.

A. did B. do C. was doing D. am doing

28. She always _________ dates on the holidays.

A. have B. had C. has had D. has

29. Last year, they _________ to Europe with their best friends on their summer holidays.

A. visited B. traveled C. will travel D. are visiting

30. What are you going to do this weekend?- We _______ visit our grandfather in the countryside.

A. are going to B. were going to C. have gone to D. went

31. He has lived here since he ________ here.

A. came B. has came C. comes D. come

32. He does not save as much money as he____ last year.

A. did B. does C. uses D. did used

33. She has not written to me________ we met last time.

A. before B. since C. ago D. while

34. The police ________ for the thieves at the moment.

A. have been looking B. will be looking C. are looking D. is looking

35. Put the raincoat on. It________.

A. had rained B. will be raining C. is raining D. has rained

36. Since motion pictures________ we have had a new kind of entertainment.

A. were invented B. have been invented

C. will have been invented D. had been invented

37. There_____ a lot of furniture in our uncle's house.

A. is being B. were C. are D. is

38. Mr. Jones sometimes________ on time for work.

A. does not get up B. won't get up

C. had not got up D. is not going to get up

39. He ________ for twenty years before he retired last year

A. had been teaching B. has taught

C. was teaching D. has been teaching

40. By 2020, everything ________ different

A. will have been B. would be C. will be D. can be