Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of
the following questions.
1. The market is older than the shopping center.
A. The shopping center is newer than the market.
B. The shopping center is more new than the market.
C. The market is newer than the shopping center.
D. The market is more new than the shopping center.
2. It is necessary for us to review the lessons for the test.
A. We shouldn’t review the lessons for the test.
B. We must review the lessons for the test.
C. We should review the lessons for the test.
D. We can review the lessons for the test.
3. Our building has 33 floors. Their building has 15 floors.
A. Our building is higher than theirs.
B. Our building is shorter than theirs.
C. Our building is smaller than theirs.
D. Our building is more modern than theirs.
4. It’s against the rules to use your mobile phone in class.
A. You must use your mobile phone in class.
B. You can’t use your mobile phone in class.
C. You mustn’t use your mobile phone in class.
D. You should use your mobile phone in class.
5. It is wrong of us to throw rubbish around our school.
A. We should throw rubbish around our school.
B. We can throw rubbish around our school.
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C. We mustn’t throw rubbish around our school.
D. We won’t throw rubbish around our school.
6. Getting up early every day is good for your health.
A. You can get up early everyday.
B. You should get up early everyday.
C. You shouldn’t get up early everyday.
D. You must get up early everyday.
7. The food here is worse than my cooking.
A. My cooking is worse than the food here.
B. My cooking is better than the food here.
C. My cooking is gooder than the food here.
D. My cooking is as good as the food here.
8. No students in the class is more intelligent than John.
A. John isn’t as intelligent as any students in the class.
B. John is the most intelligent student in the class.
C. No students in the class is less intelligent than John.
D. John is the more intelligent student in the class.
9. It’s not a good idea to swim immediately after a meal.
A. You should swim immediately after a meal.
B. You shouldn’t swim immediately after a meal.
C. You must swim immediately after a meal.
D. You mustn’t swim immediately after a meal.
10. The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
A. No river in the world is shorter than the Nile River.
B. No river in the world is longer than the Nile River.
C. The Nile River isn’t longer than any rivers in the world.
D. The Nile River is shorter than some rivers in the world.

1. The market is older than the shopping center. ​A. The shopping center is newer than the market. ​B. The shopping center is more new than the market. ​C. The market is newer than the shopping center. ​D. The market is more new than the shopping center. 2. It is necessary for us to review the lessons for the test. ​A. We shouldn’t review the lessons for the test. ​B. We must review the lessons for the test. ​C. We should review the lessons for the test. ​D. We can review the lessons for the test. 3. Our building has 33 floors. Their building has 15 floors. ​A. Our building is higher than theirs.​C. Our building is smaller than theirs. ​B. Our building is shorter than theirs. D. Our building is more modern than theirs. 4. It’s against the rules to use your mobile phone in class. ​A. You must use your mobile phone in class. ​B. You can’t use your mobile phone in class. ​C. You mustn’t use your mobile phone in class. ​D. You should use your mobile phone in class. 5. It is wrong of us to throw rubbish around our school. ​A. We should throw rubbish around our school. ​B. We can throw rubbish around our school. ​C. We mustn’t throw rubbish around our school. ​D. We won’t throw rubbish around our school. 6. Let’s go camping at the weekend! A. What about go camping at the weekend? B. What about to go camping at the weekend? C. What about goes camping at the weekend? D. What about going camping at the weekend? 7. The food here is worse than my cooking. ​A. My cooking is worse than the food here. ​B. My cooking is better than the food here. ​C. My cooking is gooder than the food here. ​D. My cooking is as good as the food here. 8. No students in the class is more intelligent than John. ​A. John isn’t as intelligent as any students in the class. ​B. John is the most intelligent student in the class. ​C. No students in the class is less intelligent than John. ​D. John is the more intelligent student in the class. 9. It’s not a good idea to swim immediately after a meal. ​A. You should swim immediately after a meal. ​B. You shouldn’t swim immediately after a meal. ​C. You must swim immediately after a meal. ​D. You mustn’t swim immediately after a meal. 10. Our living room has six chairs, a table and a television. ​A. There are six chairs, a table and a television in our living room. B. There is six chairs, a table and a television in our living room. C. There have six chairs, a table and a television in our living room. D. There has six chairs, a table and a television in our living room.

1. The market is older than the shopping center. ​A. The shopping center is newer than the market. ​B. The shopping center is more new than the market. ​C. The market is newer than the shopping center. ​D. The market is more new than the shopping center. 2. It is necessary for us to review the lessons for the test. ​A. We shouldn’t review the lessons for the test. ​B. We must review the lessons for the test. ​C. We should review the lessons for the test. ​D. We can review the lessons for the test. 3. Our building has 33 floors. Their building has 15 floors. ​A. Our building is higher than theirs.​C. Our building is smaller than theirs. ​B. Our building is shorter than theirs. D. Our building is more modern than theirs. 4. It’s against the rules to use your mobile phone in class. ​A. You must use your mobile phone in class. ​B. You can’t use your mobile phone in class. ​C. You mustn’t use your mobile phone in class. ​D. You should use your mobile phone in class. 5. It is wrong of us to throw rubbish around our school. ​A. We should throw rubbish around our school. ​B. We can throw rubbish around our school. ​C. We mustn’t throw rubbish around our school. ​D. We won’t throw rubbish around our school. 6. Let’s go camping at the weekend! A. What about go camping at the weekend? B. What about to go camping at the weekend? C. What about goes camping at the weekend? D. What about going camping at the weekend? 7. The food here is worse than my cooking. ​A. My cooking is worse than the food here. ​B. My cooking is better than the food here. ​C. My cooking is gooder than the food here. ​D. My cooking is as good as the food here. 8. No students in the class is more intelligent than John. ​A. John isn’t as intelligent as any students in the class. ​B. John is the most intelligent student in the class. ​C. No students in the class is less intelligent than John. ​D. John is the more intelligent student in the class. 9. It’s not a good idea to swim immediately after a meal. ​A. You should swim immediately after a meal. ​B. You shouldn’t swim immediately after a meal. ​C. You must swim immediately after a meal. ​D. You mustn’t swim immediately after a meal. 10. Our living room has six chairs, a table and a television. ​A. There are six chairs, a table and a television in our living room. B. There is six chairs, a table and a television in our living room. C. There have six chairs, a table and a television in our living room. D. There has six chairs, a table and a television in our living room.

EXERCISE 1 Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets: 1. This chair is ..........................………………….. than that one. (comfortable) 2. Your flat is .....................………....... than mine. ( large) 3. The weather today is ........................……… than it was yesterday. (hot) 4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long) 5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad) 6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult) 7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big) 8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful) 9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautiful) 10. I read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slow) 11. Grace is ...........................………………….. girl in our class. (old) 12. This exercise is .........................…….…………..than that one. (easy) 13. He is twice .........................…….…………..as you. (fat) 14. Nam is .........................…….………….. student of all. (noisy) 15. My cold is .........................…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good) EXERCISE 2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences: 1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes. A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful 2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants. A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid 3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam . A. long B shortest C. longest D. longer 4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as 5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners. A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as 6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ . A. best B. the best C. most D. better 7. She is the .………… girl in our town . A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully 8. The harder you learn............. A. The better is your English B. The better will be your English C. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be 9. Jim is the ................. in his class. A. clever B. cleverest C. cleverer D. more clever 10. Of the two shirts, this one is ................... A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier 11. Your house is ................. mine. A. as bigger as B. many times as big as C. much big as D. not many times big 12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year. A. This year it is as colder than last year. B This year it is colder than last year. C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than last year. 13. She is older than me. A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her. C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her. 14. The test is not ………………… A. as difficult as it was last month. B. so difficult as it was last month C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both A & B are correct 15. The Nile River is ………………… of all. A. longer B. the longest C. long D. longest 16. .................. we read, .................. we know. A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the more C. Most/ most D. More/ more 17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming. A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter 18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary. A. more fast B. more fast than C. more fast D. faster 19. The problem seems to be .................. A. more serious B. more serious than C. more serious as D. more and more serious 20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife. A. as many money as B. as much money as C. as many money than D. as much money than 21. Prices get .................. A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher 22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell. A. the most products B. the products more C. the more products D. most products 23. ................. a car is ................. it is. A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The less expensive/ the more comfortable- 24. Of the five students. Mary is ................. A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent 25. Steel is ................ than wood. A. more heavy B. as heavy C. heavier D. more heavier 26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center. A. less convenient as B. less convenient than C. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as 27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists. A. more and most attractive B. the more attractive C. much and more attractive D. more and more attractive 28. This car is …………………… than mine. A. less expensive B. as expensive C. expensive D. not so expensive 29. Tim’s grades are …………………… than John. A. worse B. worst C. as bad D. so bad 30. The …………………… we start, the sooner we will be back. A. early B

IV. Hãy chọn từ đúng để điền vào khoảng trống.
My new job is great. I like it ( more / much / most / lot) better than my old one. The people here
are (1) (more nice/ most nice/ nicer/ nicest)__________ than I expected. Luckily my new boss
isn’t as rude (2) (as/ so/ than/ that)__________ my old boss, Mrs. Crossley, was. I hated her. She
was the (3) (least/ less/ less and less/ so)__________ friendly person I’ve ever met. Everyone
here is older (4) (as I/ as me/ than I/ than me)__________ In fact I’m the youngest person (5)
(from/ in/ of/ out of)__________ the office. But I dont mind.The good thing about the job is that I get a (6) (bit/ less/ lot/ much)__________ more money,
although not much more than I did before. The bad thing is that the journey isn’t (7) (as/ less/
more/ same) __________ simple as it was in my old job, where the bus took me straight there.
Now I have to change buses. But I’m allowed to start work early. The earlier I leave home, (8)
(more easier/ more easy/ the easier/ the easy)__________ the journey is because the buses aren't
so crowded.

People in the United States often shop from catalogs. There are special catalogs for (1)...............every need, including clothing, furniture, health, (2).................products and things for the kitchen. People also order (3)..............40% of their music club catalogs. Customers say that music stores are too noisy.

Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American public now shops by television. Some (4)..............shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QVC. Customers say that television shopping is (5).................than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They (6)......................a phone call and charge the item to their credit card. And TV shopping channels are on late at night (7)...............people can go shopping anytime.

Is the computer shopping the way of furniture? About 37% of American (8)....................now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or shopping on-line) is(9).................to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computers products, flowers, foods, T-shirts and posters. And new on-line shopping services (20).....................everyday. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.

1. A. most B. almost C. mostly D. most of

2. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautified

3. A. to B. of C. for D. about

4. A. popular B. liked C. favourite D. beloved

5. A. larger B. more C. easier D. popular

6. A. do B. make C. have D. have

7. A. so B. but C. because D. though

8. A. houseful B. housework C. housewife D.households

9. A. exciting B. surprising C. amazing D. interesting

10. A. raise B. come C. appear D. forecast

V. Rewrite each sentence so that it is closest in meaning to the original one.

1. Hoa is taller than Chau.

 Chau is

2. The museum is bigger than the art gallery.

 The Art gallery 

3. The market is older than the shopping centre. 

 The shopping centre

4. The food here is worse than my cooking.

 My cooking

5. My computer is newer than my mobile phone. 

 My mobile phone

6. A town house is more modern than a country house.

 A country house

7. The streets in Ha Noi are noisier than those in Hoi An.

 The streets in Hoi An

8. Could you show me the way to the post office?

 Could you tell me how

9. The cathedral is in front of the art gallery.

 The art gallery

10. Is there a square in your neighbourhood?

 Does your neighbourhood

11. The Blue hotel is cheaper than the Green Hotel.

 The Green Hotel

12. The square in Hoi An is smaller than the square in Ha Noi.

 The square in Ha Noi 

13. Let's go out and have an ice-cream!

 Shall

14. Can you tell us the way to the bus s

 How

15. Our neighbourhood is quieter than your neighbourhood.

 Your neighbourhood