IV. Circle the best answer:

1.The girls are excited at the thought of seeing their grandmother again.

A. The girls are thinking of seeing their grandparents again.

B. The girls are planning to see their grandparents again.

C. The girls are looking forward to seeing their grandparents again.

D. The girls are looking ahead to seeing their grandparents again.

2. It is Alice’s job to look after the staff.

A. Alice is responsible for looking after the staff. B. Alice should look after the staff

C. Alice is looking for a job to look after the staff D. Alice is allowed to look after the staff

3. Do ancient cities interest you?

A. Are ancient cities interesting with you? B. Are you interesting in ancient cities?

C. Do you find ancient cities interesting? D. Do you interested in ancient cities?

4. Learning English is not easy.

A. Nobody can learn English B. People are afraid of learning English

C. It is not easy to learn English D. It is important to learn English.

5. Usually, people give much thought to their future

A. Usually, people think much to their future

B. Usually, people think much for their future

C. Usually, people think much in their future

D. Usually, people think much of their future

6. I can’t often afford to spend my holiday abroad.

A. I don’t want to spend my holiday abroad.

B. I am seldom able to afford to spend my holiday abroad

C. I am not thinking about spending my holiday abroad

D. I am not thinking about spending my holiday abroad

7. Judy has to work very hard to earn just enough money to pay her bills.

A. Although Judy works very hard, she never pays her bills on time.

B. Because Judy works very hard, she always pays her bills on time

C. Judy has to work very hard to make ends meet.

D. Judy has to work very hard and her bills have just been paid.

8. I am certainly not going to give you any more money.

A.I have no intention to give you any more money.

B. Because of uncertainty, I don’t give you any more money

C. I don’t want to explain why I am not going to give you any more money

D. It is clear that I am not going to give you any more money.

9. I think cycling is preferable to walk.

A. I prefer cycling to walking B. I like cycling better than walking

C. Cycling and walking is the same to me D. Both A and B

10. He denied taking the calculator

A. He said that he would not take the calculator B. He denied that he didn’t take the calculator

C. It was undeniable that he took the calculator D. He said that he had not taken the calculator

Ex 1.c. so sánh hơn ………………………………………………………..
1. The weather in January is ………( cold ) than  the weather in June 
2. The weather today is …………( hot ) than yesterday .
3. I think English is ………….( difficult )  than  French . 
4. Food in the country is ………… ( cheap ) than food in a big city . 
5. She thinks  this book is ………( interesting ) than that one . 
6. People say that her life is ……( happy ) than  his life .  
7. There are …… ( many )  books in my room than in his room . 
8. She often buys …… ( much ) food  than we do on Sundays 
9. I think he is …… ( handsome )  than Andy ‘s boyfriend . 
10. The teacher says  Tom is … ( hard-working ) than any body else

More people study English ... any other language. In many countries, the textbook in universities ... in English. Many universities classes are taught in English even ... the native language is ... English.

English is the ... of international business, research, ... science. More than three fourths of the world's email is written in English. More than three fifths of the world's radio stations ... English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. Most ... languages have borrowed many English words

More people study English ... any other language. In many countries, the textbook in universities ... in English. Many universities classes are taught in English even ... the native language is ... English.

English is the ... of international business, research, ... science. More than three fourths of the world's email is written in English. More than three fifths of the world's radio stations ... English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. Most ... languages have borrowed many English words.

Exercise 9. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1.I think action films are more interesting than comeddies.

—› I think comedies are not……………….………………………………………………………………

2. Our maths homework is more  difficult than our history homework.

—› Qur history homework is not………………………………………………………………………..…

3. This years music contest is different fiom last years.

—› This years music contest is not…………………………………………………………………..….

4. The characters in the film are not the same as the ones in the play.

—› The characters in the film are…………………………………………………………………………

5. This picture is brighter than that picture.

—› That picture is not…………………………………………………………………………………….

4.Playing video games is not as good as exercising. (better) 

Exercising……………………………………………………………………………………..………

5.Duong's father draws animals better than Duong. (well) 

Duong………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.This painting is not as valuable as the Mona Lisa. (more) 

the Mona Lisa…………………………………………………………………………………………

7.David is more artistic than Nick. (not as)

Nick……………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.The second version of the play is not different from the first. (like)

      The second version of the play………………………………………………………………………….

9.   This exercise is easier than the last one.

→  This exercise is not ……………………………………………………………………………..………

10. I’m bored of playing computer games.

→  I find …………………………………………………………………………………………..………..

11. The new building is as high as the old one.

→        The new building is the same ……………………………………………………………………………

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

I’m Alice. It is English subject that I like best at school. I like English because it helps me open the big world. First of all, I can talk with people who are from the English-speaking countries. Secondly, I can find many documents written by English for studying. Thirdly, I can watch movie and news without subtitle. Last but not least, it makes me interested when studying. To study it well, I sometimes take a note and past it in somewhere in my room. I always do all exercises before going to school. And I am very enthusiastic in the class. English is known to be very difficult and many students hate studying it. It’s my feeling that the problem is the methods teaching of Vietnam is not suitable. Students must study grammar hardly. I hope it will change in the future. In short, English is very necessary for modern life, I hope all students find it interesting.

Does Alice hate studying English?

A. No, she doesn’t’

B. Yes, she does

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

I’m Alice. It is English subject that I like best at school. I like English because it helps me open the big world. First of all, I can talk with people who are from the English-speaking countries. Secondly, I can find many documents written by English for studying. Thirdly, I can watch movie and news without subtitle. Last but not least, it makes me interested when studying. To study it well, I sometimes take a note and past it in somewhere in my room. I always do all exercises before going to school. And I am very enthusiastic in the class. English is known to be very difficult and many students hate studying it. It’s my feeling that the problem is the methods teaching of Vietnam is not suitable. Students must study grammar hardly. I hope it will change in the future. In short, English is very necessary for modern life, I hope all students find it interesting.

How many reasons why Alice love learning English?

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four