He was expected to perform worse than he did
He was expected to perform worse than he did
1. His previous CD wasn’t as popular as this one.
-> This CD..................
2. I haven’t taken as much interest in football as you have
-> You have.................................
3. I was less interested in the film than I had expected.
->The film..........................................
4. Britain isn’t as warm as Greece
-> Greece............................................................................
5. I have been to fewer countries than you have
->I haven’t ..................................................
6. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
-> Is this............................................................................
7. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful.
->If he .............................................
8. He has never behaved so violently before.
->He is behaving................................................
9. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.
-> The more................................................................................................................................
10. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.
->The less............................................
Give the correct form of each word in the bracket to complete sentence
1.He was ...........with the result of the exam . He expected it much better .The result of the exam was........... (disappoint)
2.She told us a...........story(fascinate)
3.This boy has the .......... habbit of eating cakes in bed(annoy)
4.This weather is ..........I am ............. with this weather(bore)
5.I am starting the new job next week .I am quite ........... about it (excite)
11. I had expected to get a much lower mark in the exam than I did (such)
I had no idea I .............mark in the exam
12. She had no idea he would be so attractive (thought)
He was much more attractive than she.......be
13. I hope the next exercise won't be as difficult as this (easier)
I hope the next exercise .............this
11. I had expected to get a much lower mark in the exam than I did (such)
I had no idea I .............mark in the exam
12. She had no idea he would be so attractive (thought)
He was much more attractive than she.......be
13. I hope the next exercise won't be as difficult as this (easier)
I hope the next exercise .............this
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1. After watching the new secretary working non-stop _______ several hours the manager decided that she was well fit the job. He found she was particularly good _______ attending _______ the correspondence.
2. Am I expected to know all the telephones _______ heart?
3. Now he is no longer as indifferent _______ criticism as he used to be.
Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.
1.Jim boasted that he could run (faster/ fastlier) than anyone else in his class.
2. Her presentation is (poorer/more poorly) prepared than I expected.
3. Jim seems to care (littler/ less) about his health than he should.
4. If you had tried (harder/ more hardly), you would have passed the test.
5. Today the sun shines (brighter/ more brightly) than yesterday.
6. Snow storm in my hometown is (more severe/ more severely) than anywhere else in the country.
7. I think you could reach a (higher/ more highly) position in the company if you tried.
8. If you behaved (cleverer/ more cleverly), they would look up to you..
9. Although my computer is old-fashioned, it runs (smoother/ more smoothly) than many of the modern ones.
10. Thanks to immense practice, Jim can speak English much (more fluent/ more fluently) than he used to.
Bài 3: Cho dạng so sánh hơn hoặc so sánh nhất của các tính từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau:
1.Josh is the second (intelligent) ____________________ student in his class.
2. If only the traffic in my hometown was (convenient) ____________________ than it is now.
3. Hanoi is amongst (polluted) ____________________ city in the world.
4. I wish that my house was (spacious) ____________________.
5. By far, this is (stunning) ____________________ scene I have ever seen.
6. He seems to be (tall) ____________________ amongst the children at his age.
7. You did a quite good job yesterday but I expected you to be (good)___________________. You got me down a little bit.
8. This must be (inspiring) ____________________ speech of yours. Everyone in the room clapped their hands in delight.
9. Admittedly, I anticipated a (good) ____________________ performance of yours. You didn’t prepare well for this, did you?
10. This is not (expensive) ____________________ car in the showroom. There are many other cars at higher cost.
Bài 4: Viết lại câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi, sử dụng dạng so sánh hơn của trạng từ hoặc tính từ.
0. Living in the city is much more expensive than living in the countryside.
=> Living in the countryside is much cheaper than living in the city.
1.My current house is more spacious than the old one.
=> My old house___________________________________________________
2. He performed better than he was expected.
=> He was expected_________________________________________________
3. This time Mice run faster than his brother.
=> This time Mike’s brother __________________________________________
4. I think you will have a higher position in our company than Jim.
=> I think Jim will _________________________________________________
5. Jane decorated her cake more beautifully than I did.
=> I_____________________________________________________________
6. This year Peter invested a larger amount of money on his business than last year.
=> Last year ______________________________________________________
7. My computer is costlier than Jim’s.
=> Jim’s computer__________________________________________________
8. Playing sports is more time-saving than playing computer games.
=> Playing computer games___________________________________________
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
1. Ted was worried because_________.
A. he received a letter B. he went to the police station yesterday
C. the police would catch him D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
2. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
A. pleasant B. worried C. surprised D. small
3. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
4. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
A. Last Tuesday B. Five years ago C. Twenty years ago D. Yesterday
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
C. Ted is no longer anxious now. D. Ted is 35 years old now.
Câu 6:Although the result was not as good as expected, the runner – up was very calm when it announced.
A. When the runner-up announced the result, he was very calm despite the fact the result was not very good.
B. The runner-up found his performance very low when they pronounced the result.
C. When the result was announced, the runner-up was very calm although the result was not as high was expected.
D. Instead of bad result, the runner-up was very calm when announcing the news.
Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi:
1.The rate of unemployment hasn't increased quite as much this year compared to previous years.(SIGHTLY)
->This year the rate of unemployment has increased_____________________did in previous years.
2.It has rained much more in London over the 15 years than it has ever done in previous decades.(CONSIDERABLY)
->Over the last 15 years, the rainfall in LD has_________________in previous decades.
3.This comedian was less funny than the audience expected. (NEARLY)
->This comedian_______________the audience expected.
4.Every time she talks about going on goliday I get really excited.(THE)
->The more she talks about going on hoiliday__________________get.
5.Waht was much better than expected was the costume design.(EXCEEDED)
->What_________________the costume design.