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 ………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. 

1. Some people think country people are friendlier than city people.

−˃Some people think city people are not so….......................................................................

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 ............................................................................................……

4. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl

−˃She is……………………………………………………………………………..……

5. I last wrote to my pen-pal two months ago.

àI haven’t.................................................................................................

I.

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

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

II.

1. My house is smaller than your house.

Your house . .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ................................................

2. I love listening to music.

I fancy................ .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ............................... ..........

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

The white dress .... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ........................................

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

Mary.......... ............................................................................................................

Find one mistake in each sentences and correct it.

1 I prefer to come back to my hometown on the harvest time ............

2 Last summer holiday, I had a very forgettable time with my cousin because we had a lot of fun together..............

3 I think that people living in the countryside have to work hard than people in cities ...............

4 Sometimes city people talk much pessimistically than country people .............

5 Some people like living in big cities because of its excited life with a lot of entertainments and modern facilties..............

Complete the following sentences,using comparisons.

1.School facilities/the city/good/than/in/country.

2.living cost/city/high/than/country

3.standard of living /country/low/than/that/city.

4.rural people/honest/hospitable/urban people.

5.rural people /not have/many job opportunities/as/urban people.

6.rural people /live/close/nature/than/urban people

7.urban people/not eat/healthy/people/who/live/the country

8.there/many/shopping centres/places of interest/the city/than/the country

9.there/few/good high schools/universities/the coountry/than/the city

10.it/easy/have access to/hi-tech/city/than/the country