Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the given one.

33. Watching this action film made us feel excited.

A. It was exciting for us to watching this horror film.

B. It was excited for us to watch this horror film.

C. It was exciting for us to watch this horror film.

D. It was excited watch this horror film.

34. I thought that the film would be boring, but in fact it was really good.

A. I thought that the film would be boring despite it was really good.

B. I thought that the film would be boring because it was really good.

C. I thought that the film would be boring, so it was really good.

D. I thought that the film would be boring; however, it was really good.

35. My mum didn’t live in a big city when she was a girl.

A. My mum used to live in a big city when she was a girl.

B. My mum didn’t used to living in a small village when she was a girl.

C. My mum didn’t use to live in a small village when she was a girl.

D. My mum didn’t use living in a small village when she was a girl.

36.  What is the distance between Ho Chi Minh and Ha Noi?

A. How far is it from Ho Chi Minh to Ha Noi?

B. How long is this from Ho Chi Minh to Ha Noi?

C. How distance is this from Ho Chi Minh to Ha Noi?

D. How much is it between Ho Chi Minh and Ha Noi?

37. Many people enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story.

A. Many people enjoyed the film despite the story was silly.

B. Many people enjoyed the film because of the silly story.

C. Many people enjoyed the film although the story was silly. 

D. Many people enjoyed the film because the story was silly.

38. The distance between my house and the nearest bookstore is about two kilometres.

A. It’s about two kilometres from my house to the nearest bookstore.

B. It about two kilometres from my house to the nearest bookstore.

C. It’s about two kilometres between my house and the nearest bookstore.

D. It was about two kilometres from my house to the nearest bookstore.

39.  I went swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

A.I use to go swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

B. I used go swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

C. I used going swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

D. I used to go swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

40. Despite being sick, he still went to work. 

A. Because he was sick, he still went to work.

B. He was sick; however, he still went to work.

C. Because of being sick, he still went to work.

D. Although being sick, he still went to work.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the given one.

33. Watching this action film made us feel excited.

A. It was exciting for us to watching this horror film.

B. It was excited for us to watch this horror film.

C. It was exciting for us to watch this horror film.

D. It was excited watch this horror film.

34. I thought that the film would be boring, but in fact it was really good.

A. I thought that the film would be boring despite it was really good.

B. I thought that the film would be boring because it was really good.

C. I thought that the film would be boring, so it was really good.

D. I thought that the film would be boring; however, it was really good.

35. My mum didn’t live in a big city when she was a girl.

A. My mum used to live in a big city when she was a girl.

B. My mum didn’t used to living in a small village when she was a girl.

C. My mum didn’t use to live in a small village when she was a girl.

D. My mum didn’t use living in a small village when she was a girl.

36.  What is the distance between Ho Chi Minh and Ha Noi?

A. How far is it from Ho Chi Minh to Ha Noi?

B. How long is this from Ho Chi Minh to Ha Noi?

C. How distance is this from Ho Chi Minh to Ha Noi?

D. How much is it between Ho Chi Minh and Ha Noi?

37. Many people enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story.

A. Many people enjoyed the film despite the story was silly.

B. Many people enjoyed the film because of the silly story.

C. Many people enjoyed the film although the story was silly. 

D. Many people enjoyed the film because the story was silly.

38. The distance between my house and the nearest bookstore is about two kilometres.

A. It’s about two kilometres from my house to the nearest bookstore.

B. It about two kilometres from my house to the nearest bookstore.

C. It’s about two kilometres between my house and the nearest bookstore.

D. It was about two kilometres from my house to the nearest bookstore.

39.  I went swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

A.I use to go swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

B. I used go swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

C. I used going swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

D. I used to go swimming every Thursday 5 years ago. 

40. Despite being sick, he still went to work. 

A. Because he was sick, he still went to work.

B. He was sick; however, he still went to work.

C. Because of being sick, he still went to work.

D. Although being sick, he still went to work.

Comparions : Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning.

1. My house is bigger than your house

Your house

2. The black car is cheaper than the red car

The red car

3. This film is more interesting than that one

That film is

4. My kitchen is smaller than yours

Your kitchen

5. My mother cannot cook as well as me

I can

6. She has a house which is not as modern as my house

My house is

7. The movie was boring. I had been thought it was interesting

The movie was

8. He cannot play tennis as well as Jack

Jack can

9. I did not spend as much money as you

You spent

10. I didn't think this book is expensive as it is

This book is

Hãy hoàn thành bài đọc sau với những từ cho sẵn. Có MỘT từ thừa.

really, end, agree, produced, various, students, magic, heartily, flying, laughter, worried.

THE MOVIE I LIKE BEST

Many of my friends do not (1) _______ with me when I say that the movie I like best is “Aladin and the (2) _______ lamp”. They may call this an old-fashioned movie but I am not (3) _______ about their judgment.

I like this movie for (4) _______ reasons. Firstly, it is full of magical thrills and secondly, the (5) _______ it produces is much. From the very beginning to the (6) _______ , I not only enjoyed the magical thrills but also laughed (7) _______ .

Out of nothing there appears a city, the transformation of various persons including Aladin and a man (8) ______ on magic carpet, all these are really wonderful. The effect (9) ______ by the magic lamp is great and I wish I could posses one like that. That is impossible. The whole show was indeed thrilling for me .

It is better for (10) _____ to see movies like this rather than see those that spoil our morality. Parents should be careful in this matter.

1. The princess is ___________ than the witch. (beautiful)

2. The red shirt is better but it’s ___________ than the white one.(expensive)

3. Being a firefighter is ___________ than being a builder. (dangerous)
4. This armchair is ___________ than the old one. (comfortable)

5. The new fridge is ___________ than the old one. (convenient)

6. Health is ___________ than money. (important)

7. This film is ___________ than that film. (exciting)

8. She is ___________ than My Tam singer. (popular)

9. Carol is ___________ than Mary. (beautiful)

10. French is ___________ than Chinese. (difficult)

11. The red car is ___________ than the blue one. (inconvenient)

12. The palace in my country is ___________ than this one. (modern)

13. This pagoda is ___________ than that one. (historic)​

14. This movie is ___________than that one. (terrible)

15. The city centre is ___________ than the suburb. (polluted)

Exercise 5: Find a mistake in the four underlined parts each sentence and correct it

1. This movie (A) is not more (B) interesting as the one (C) we saw (D) last week

2. The author (A) of this novel (B) is the same like (C) that one (D).

3. The concert show (A) was quite (B) different than (C) what I thought (D).