VI. Write all the pronouns possible to complete each sentence. Write Ø if the sentence is correct without adding a pronoun.

1.      We talk about the party … ……...... Sarah wants to organise for my birthday.

2.      To get to Frank's house, take the main road ….. bypasses the village.

3.      The paintings ................ Mr Flowers has in his house are worth around £100,000.

4.      Mrs Richmond, …… ………...... is 42, has three children,

5.      Don is a friend .............. I stayed with in Australia.

6.      She was probably the hardest working student …… ………...... I've ever taught.

7.      Stevenson is an architect ..................... designs have won international praise.

8.      The Roman coins, .................. a local farmer came across in a field, are now displayed in the National Museum.

9.      Dorothy said something ............... I couldn't hear clearly.

10.  There was a little …… ………..... we could do to help her.

11.  He received a low mark for his essay, ……… …….... was only one page long.

12.  We need to learn from companies ................ trading is more healthy than our own.

13.  Professor Johnson, .................... I have long admired, is visiting the University next week.

14.  The man ................... I introduced to you last night may be the next president of the university.

15.  These walls are all .................... remain of the city.

Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1.One years ago,The builders built a new bridge in our home town.

A new......................

2.No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.

Mary.........................

3.The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

The white dress........................

4.My house is smaller than your house.

Your house........................

5.I love listening to music.

I fancy.........

6.No one in group is more intelligent than Mary.

Mary..................

7.People/my town/have/three meals/day/breakfast/lunch/dinner.

.....................

8.Christopher Colummbus discovered America.

America...............

9.My father drives all of us to shool every day.

All of us............

10.People will plant more green trees in the park.

More...............

11.Tom is working very hard beacause hae wants to pass him final teat.

.................

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1.Ms. Pitt is the _____________ employee in the Sales Department.

A.reliable                 B. most reliable        C. more reliable        D. reliablest

2.Our employees are the ___________ highly skilled in the industry.

A.so                          B. most                       C. such                       D. much

3.We expect a ten-percent increase in annual profits __________ unless our new product becomes a hit.

A.at best                   B. at the best             C. at the most            D at the latest

4.We were glad to hear that Ms. Austin was recognized this quarter for making the ___________ contribution to the company.

A.greatest                B. most greatest        C. greater                   D. greatly

5.This is ________ price we have ever offer to customers before.

A.the lower              B. the lowest             C. the more lowest   D. the most lowest

6.Of the many laborers at this plant, the ________ highly skilled will be transferred to a newly opened facility.

so                          B. most                       C. such                       D. much

7.Although less popular than the phonograph, the projection box was the __________ of the home viewing devices available in the early 1900s.

A.success                 B. successful             C. most success        D. most successful

8.Erickson Brands offers customers the ________ variety of cellular phone accessories in the marketplace.

A.wider                    B. more widely         C. most widely          D. widest

9.Bringing all of the brochure and website information up to date is the __________ task the office team has ever faced.

challenged           B. challenging           C. most challenged  D. most challenging

10.In determining whether to close a bank branch, the impact on the majority of community members is the __________ important factor.

A.very                      B. most                       C. much                     D. mostly

IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. 1. It is very …………………………………….. in the city. NOISE 3. This is my favorite chair. It’s so ………………… . COMFORT 4. There is a ………………………. next to my house. BAKE 5. She is a ……………………. of English. TEACH 6. I brush my ……………….. twice a day. TOOTH 7. Long goes ……………….. at the weekend. SAIL8. Their house is on the ………………… floor of the room. FIVE 9. Bac Giang is ………………………… than Ha Noi. SMALL 10. Do you ……………………… play video games? US

A. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. Suburban residents would benefit from (cheaper / more cheap) transportation. 2. The demand for our new vehicle is (much / more ) bigger than we had expected. 3. The (quiet / quieter ) the engine is , the more passengers feel comfortable while traveling. 4. Data processing has become (much / so) faster than ever before. 5. Tommy has (good / better) qualifications than the other applicants. 6. Credit cards are issued more (easier / easily) now than in the past. 7. Using two chemicals together produces much (strong / stronger) results than using one of them. 8. The larger a company is, (less / the less) satisfied its employees. 9. Please complete the budget report no later (than / as) September 24. 10. The dinner at the restaurant was (more / most) delicious than anticipated.

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. When there is a(n) earthquake / volcanic eruption, hot gases and liquid rock pour out from a mountain.

2. Oh, the house is shaking! I think we're having a(n) earthquake / flood.

3. We wanted to travel to Ha Giang, but there was a tornado / landslide. Some big rocks and mud came down the mountains.

4. Every year more than ten floods / storms with strong winds and rain cause damage in our country.

5. A tornado / storm looks like a huge funnel and causes a lot of damage.

Exercise VI. Read the passage, then choose the correct answer for each sentence:

       I live in a house in Melaka. It isn’t old or modern. It’s a normal Malaysian house. We can say it is near the sea. It takes about 10 minutes to go to the seaside on foot. We have two bedrooms, one living room, and a dining room. Naturally, we also have a kitchen and a bathroom. We don’t have a garage. I live with my parents. In addition, our house has a small garden; my parents spend their time there to grow vegetables and fruit.

1. His house is …………….

A.old        B. new         C. normal           D. modern

2. It takes about 10 minutes to ……………..to the seaside.

A.walk      B. drive       C. ride         D. run

3. There are …………..rooms in the house.

A. 4            B. 5                     C. 6                     D. 7

4. He lives with his ………………

A.uncle     B. aunt         C. grandparents           D. mum and dad

5. His parents grow …………….in the garden.

A.rice           B. flowers          C. vegetables          D. fruit and vegetables

*Ex1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense/form:

When I (1) (go) to bed last night, I (2) (fall) asleep immediately. I must have been tired because I (3) (work) so hard for severals hours. So I forgot (4) (close) the windows before (5) (get) into bed. If I hard remembered, the thief (6) (not get in) but he (7) (give) a perfect opportunity (8) (enter) the house. The next time I (9) (work) late, I (10) (lock) the house carefully

*Ex2: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. Don't change the word given.

1. It took her a long time to recover from her illness. (OVER)

2. The machanic checked the tyres on my car. (HAD)

3. I am interested in why you did it. (IS)

4. We spent three hours painting that door. (US)

5. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected. (RECOVERY)

B. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

9. My kitchen is smaller than yours.

→  Your kitchen

10. Her old house is bigger than her new one.

→  Her new house

11. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

→  The white dress

12. Helen’s brother is shorter than her.

→  Helen

13. Travelling abroad for a holiday is much more expensive than travelling in your country.

→  Travelling in your country

14. Country life isn’t as interesting as city life.

→  City life

15. Would you mind telling me the way to the National Museum?

→  Can tell

16. The bus stop is in front of the hotel.

→  The hotel

17. Turn left at the first traffic lights.

→  Take at

18. The weather yesterday was worse than it is today.

→  The

19. There are three supermarkets in my town.

→  My town

20. The shopping mall is near the Italian restaurant.

→  The Italian restaurant 

VII. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. 
1. _________is only a short walk from my house to the cinema. 
A. There B. It C. This D. That 
2. There are far more opportunities for young people than there ___________. 
A. was B. use C. used D. used to be 
3. There is nothing very ______________to do in that small town. 
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly 
4. Cyclists must _________for pedestrians when they are cycling along ____________the country lane. 
A. see off B. look out C. avoid D. observe 
5. In Britain there is an enormous market for ____________pizzas. 
A. freeze B. freezing C. froze D. frozen 
6. The new film has good audience figures ________poor reviews in the press. 
A. despite B. in spite C. although D. nevertheless 
7. Sales are poor now. There may, ________, be an increase before Christmas. 
A. however B. although C. even if D. but 
8- " __________did you first meet Kaye, Khanh?" - "In Da Nang‘last summer." 
A. Where B. Why C. What D. How 
9. He became _____________ when a journalist asked him questions about his private life. 
A. embarrass B. embarrassed C. embarrassing D. embarrassingly 
10. ___________do the buses run? - Every ten minutes. 
A. How B. How many C. How often D. What time 
11. The children wore colourful ____________ at the festival‘s parade. 
A. fireworks B. costumes C. performances D. celebrations 
12. My friends and I put up ____________for the Halloween party. 
A. gifts B. songs C. decorations D. drawings 
13. Joe: ―Where‘s the new film on?‖ James: ― _________‖ 
A. At 6.30. B. It‘s £6.50. C. At the Lotte D. I don‘t like it. 
14. Mike: ―Why don‘t we hire a CD and watch the film at home instead? Alice: ―___________‖ 
A. What about you? B. Because I love action films. C. I think films are wonderful. D. That sounds fantastic 15. ―He used to drink a lot" means ______________. 
A. He still drinks a lot now. B. He‘s going to the pub for a drink now C. He never drinks alcohol. D. He doesn‘t drink anymore. 
16. "He used to be a teacher, but now he‘s a translator" means ______________ 
A. He's a teacher now. B. He isn't a teacher any more. C. He was a translator. D. He isn‘t a translator any more. 
17. He plays chess a lot, but he didn't use to when he was younger" means A. He didn't play chess when he was younger. B. He used to play chess a lot. C. He didn't use to play tennis. D. Did he use to play chess? 
18. "The football match was exciting" means _____________ A. They were exciting too. B. The football match excited them C. They excited the football match. D. The football match made them exciting. 
19. "The film bored us" means _____________ 
A. We bored the film. B. We were bored with the film. C. The film was bored with us. D. We were boring.