This camera is not as expensive ………as…….. I thought at first.

as

This camera is not as expensive ……as……….. I thought at first.

Nightingle is not as young as Young talent

This subject is more important than that subject

This camera is not so as cheap as I thought at first

Pop music isn’t as exciting as rock and roll

1. Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale.

=> Nightingale isn't as young as Young Talent

2. That subject isn’t so important as this subject.

=> This subject is more important than that subject

3. This camera is more expensive than I thought at first.

=> This camera is not so cheap as I thought at first

4. Rock and roll is more exciting than pop music.

=> Pop music isn’t as exciting as Rock and roll 

1. Put as,or from in the gaps.

1. The music festival this year is as good as it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comeoonn TV at the same time as it is performed.

3. This camera is not as expensive as I thought at first.

4. Your taste in art is quite different from mine.

5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring as Spider-Man 1.

6. My mother is always as busy as a bee.

1. Put as,or from in the gaps.

1. The music festival this year is as good as it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comeoonn TV at the same time as it is performed.

3. This camera is not as expensive as I thought at first.

4. Your taste in art is quite different from mine.

5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring as Spider-Man 1.

6. My mother is always as busy as a bee.

1. Put as,or from in the gaps.

1. The music festival this year is as good .......as................. it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comeoonn TV at the same time .......as............ it is performed.

3. This camera is not as expensive ......as.............. I thought at first.

4. Your taste in art is quite different .......from.............. mine.

5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring ......as.................. Spider-Man 1.

6. My mother is always as busy ........as........... a bee.

1 D

2 D

3 B

4 C

5 B

6 too

XV

1 E

2 B

3 A

4 D

5 C

XVI

1 How many

2 How much

3 How many

4 Bow much

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. (1.5 points)

  13. This camera is not _______________  expensive as I thought first.

A. as                              B. more                        C. the most                              D. A & C

14. There isn’t ____________ beef or pork left.

A. a                                B. an                            C.some                         D. any

15. City life is quite different ______________ life in the country.

A. to                               B. off                           C. as                                        D. from

16. Would you like _______________________  coffee?

A. a                                B. an                            C. some                                   D. any

17. How  _______ rice do you want?

A. many                         B. much                       C. long                         D. far

18. My father loves country music, and I like it _________ .

A. too                             B. so                            C. either                                   D. neither

Use the correct form of the words in brackets (0.5 point)

  19. He can play many different kind of  …………musical……………………... instruments.   (MUSIC)          

  20. Bui Xuan Phai is my favorite ……………………artist………………                             ( ART)

II.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. (1.5 points)

  13. This camera is not _______________  expensive as I thought first.

A. as                              B. more                        C. the most                              D. A & C

14. There isn’t ____________ beef or pork left.

A. a                                B. an                            C.some                         D. any

15. City life is quite different ______________ life in the country.

A. to                               B. off                           C. as                                        D. from

16. Would you like _______________________  coffee?

A. a                                B. an                            C. some                                   D. any

17. How  _______ rice do you want?

A. many                         B. much                       C. long                         D. far

18. My father loves country music, and I like it _________ .

A. too                             B. so                            C. either                                   D. neither

Use the correct form of the words in brackets (0.5 point)

  19. He can play many different kind of  ………musical………………………... instruments.   (MUSIC)          

  20. Bui Xuan Phai is my favorite ………artist……………………………                             ( ART)

c

C

C

1. This camera is not as expensive as I thought at first.

(Máy ảnh này không đắt như tôi nghĩ lúc đầu.)

Giải thích: Cấu trúc so sánh bằng: as + adj (expensive) + as

2. Her room is lovely. It is like a princess's room.

(Căn phòng của cô ấy thật đáng yêu. Nó giống như một căn phòng của công chúa.)

Giải thích: Cấu trúc: It is + adj (like) + noun (princess’s room)

3. You like folk songs; I like pop music. Your taste is different from mine.

(Bạn thích những bài hát dân ca; Tôi thích nhạc pop. Gu âm nhạc của bạn khác với tôi.)

Giải thích: Sau chỗ trống có "from" => dùng "different".

4. My dad is not always as busy as my mum.

(Không phải lúc nào bố tôi cũng bận như mẹ tôi.)

Giải thích: Cấu trúc so sánh bằng: not as + adj (busy) + as

5. Some of us think that Spiderman 2 is not too different from Spiderman 1. 

(Một số người trong chúng tôi nghĩ rằng Người nhện 2 không quá khác biệt với Người nhện 1.)

Giải thích: Sau chỗ trống có "from" => dùng "different".

1.The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as … as)

-> The photograph is not as big as the painting.

2.This painting is more expensive than my painting. (not as … as)

-> My painting is not as expensive as this painting.

3.This picture is the same as the picture in our room. (not diferent from)

-> This picture is not different from the picture in our room.

4.This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as … as)

-> The film we saw last week is not as interesting as this film.

5.The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as … as)

-> The journey wasn't as long as we thought at first.

1.correct

2.incorrect

3.correct

4.correct

5.incorrect

Q1 . correct

Q2 . incorrect

Q3 . correct

Q4 . correct

5.incorrect

11. correct

12. incorrect (from -> to)

13. incorrect (your -> yours)

14. correct

15. incorrect (as -> from)