1. Pop music is not as (happy/excited / exciting / bad ) as rock and roll.

  2. My village is not (the same/ the same as/ the same like/ as the same) it was ten years ago.

  3. Your taste in art is quite different (with/ in / to / from ) mine.

  4. She wanted to share her pleasure ( on / to / with/ for ) other people.

  5. There is (some/ any/ a/an) tofu, but there aren’t (some/ any/ a/an) sandwiches.

  6. Let’s ( meets to meet / meet / meeting ) at 7.45 outside the theater.

  7. Duong and Nick have decided (going/ go / to go / goes ) to the cinema.

8. Bui Xuan Phai is my favorite (musician/engineer / artist/ singer). I love his paintings of the old Hanoi streets.

9. Hoa is interested in eating hamburger, and I am, (either/ neither/ too / so).

10. My lemonade is a bit (sour/ sweet/ spicy/ salty). Can you give me some sugar, please?

11. Do we have (some/ any/ a/an) apple juice in the fridge?

12. How (much/many/little/few) cheese do we need to make a cheese cake? ~ About 250 grams.

13. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (measure/pleasure/ usual/ sure)

  14. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (sport/ sauce/ bottle)

IV. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
Example: Plays are usually longer than films. (not as......as)
=> Films are usually not as long as plays.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. ( not as......as)
=>..................................................................................................
2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as.........as)
=>.............................................................................................
3. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as..........as)
=>....................................................................................................
4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old. (the same........as)

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=> Tim is.............................................................................................
5. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as........as)
=> She speaks.......................................................................................
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. ( as well as )
=> Giang can’t ......................................................................................
7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is ........................................................................................

IV. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
Example: Plays are usually longer than films. (not as......as)
=> Films are usually not as long as plays.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. ( not as......as)
=>..................................................................................................
2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as.........as)
=>.............................................................................................
3. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as..........as)
=>....................................................................................................
4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old. (the same........as)

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=> Tim is.............................................................................................
5. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as........as)
=> She speaks.......................................................................................
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. ( as well as )
=> Giang can’t ......................................................................................
7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is ........................................................................................
V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. I didn't go to school because I was sick.
- I was sick, so ................................................................................................................
3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.
- His hobby is .....................................................................................................................
4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening
- I enjoy.............................................................................................................................
5. I think that learning English is important.
-I find .................................................................................................................................
6. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.
- The tickets to the show cost .....................................................................
7. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.
- A lot of children ..................................................................................
8. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.
- It only ..............................................................................................
9. My house is bigger than your house.
- Your house is....................................................................................
10. The black car is not so expensive as the red car.
- The red car.......................................................................................
11. This film is not so interesting as the play.
- The play...........................................................................................
12. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book ........................................................................................
13. I enjoy listening to pop music best.
- Pop music is my ................................................................................
14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It ......................................................................................................
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have...............................................................................................................................
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is ..............................................................................................
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because ...........................................................................................
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t ...........................................................................................
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan .................................................................................................
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys .................................................................................................
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started ......................................................................................
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have .............................................................................................................................................
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is........................................................................................................................................
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to..............................................................................................................................

Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning using the given words in brackets

1.This painting is more expensive than that one (not as .... as)

==> That painting ...

2. I enjoy listening to pop music best. (favourite)

==> Pop music is my ...

3. Her taste in art is not the same as my taste. (different)

==> Her taste ...

4. The film was more boring than we thought at first

==> The film was not .......

5. ' Cheo ' is quite different from ' Cai Luong ' . Cheo is not .....

6. The picture is the same as the picture in our room. ( not different from )

7. The sickets to the show are too expensive for us

==> The sickets to the show cost ....

Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.

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

=>……………………………………………………………………………………..

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

=>………………………………….……………………………………………..

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

=>……………………………………….………………………………………………

4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old .(the same……..as)

=> Tim is…………………………………………………………………………………

5. She speak English very well ,and her sister speaks well too.(as……..as)

=>  She speaks……………………………………………………………………………

6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang.( as well as )

=> Giang can’t …………………………………………………………………………..

7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).

=> Her book is …………………………………………………………………………….

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