this laptop cost twice as much as other one, isn't it ?
1. I’m bored _______sleeping and watching TV all day.
A. up B. of C. with D. about
2. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs __________ the other one.
A. as many as B. twice many C. twice as much as D. so much as
3. It__________ rain this evening. Why don't you take an umbrella?
A. could be B. must C. might D. had better
4. Environmental _________ is a serious problem facing mankind today.
A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. polluting
11. The flower was________________out of a single piece of valuable wood.
A. carved B. moulded C. cast
12. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs __________the other one.
A. so much as B. as many as C. twice as much as
This new laptop costs__my old one.
A. twice as many asB. twice as much C. as much twice as D. as many as twice
chua loi sai 1. I've looked into the product catalogue and decided to buy the table. 2. This projector is more user-friendly, but costs two as much as the other one. 3. Los Angeles is the most populous city in and the first most city in the USA, following behind New York. 4. You are asked to fix a broken bicycle chain and you wonder what to do. You may take your temper over on the bicycle. 5. You may feel leave-out when someone comments on your appearance in the time of your adolescence. 6. Linda is stressful because she is facing a rainy day tomorrow. 7. We have understood that protecting natural wonders have many benefits. 8. I am tired of being told all the time what to do, and when doing it. 9. In my opinion, Phong Nha cave is enough beautiful to be a world wonder. 10. There were used to be an increase in road- accidents in the last few years
there is one mistake in each of following sentences. Find and correct it 2 this film is a lot best than that 3can you find something as well as this one 4he runs the faster in his classroom
IV. WRITING Write a new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given.
1 This product is much better than that one
=> ________ not as _______
2 I'm thinking wuth pleasure about watching the final football match (forwar)
=>
3 Although it rained heavily, we went to Hoa's birthday party
=> In spite of ________
4 We have to follow more than ten stages in order to make a simple conical hat. ( make a corect sentence using "so that")
III. Read the reading passage and choose the correct answer.
Cardamom is not as widely used as a spice in the United States as it is in other parts of the world. This fruit
of the ringer plant provides oil that basically has been used solely as a stimulant in American and English
medicines. Other cultures organized the multipurpose benefits of this aromatic fruit. In Asia it is used to season
sauces such as curry, in Middle Eastern countries it is steeped to prepare a flavorful golden-colored tea; in parts
of Northern Europe it is used as a spice in various types of pastry.
1. The word “solely” in the passage could best be placed by .
A. initially B. only C. reportedly D. healthfully
2. The word “multipurpose” in the passage is closest in meaning to .
A. health B. singular C. recognized D. varied
3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “season” in line 5 .
A. divided B. forecast C. spice D. put a time limit
4. “curry” in the passage is .
A. the fruit of the ringer plant B. a spicy type of sauce
C. a culture in the area of the Middle East D. a type of golden-colored tea
5. The word “steeped” in the passage is closest in meaning to .
A. soaked B. dried C. stored D. grown
I. Hoàn thành các câu so sánh sau:
1. So sánh ngang bằng.
a. Mary/ tall/ her brother.
_______________________________________________
b. A lemon/ not sweet/ an orange.
_______________________________________________
c. A donkey/ not big/ a horse.
_______________________________________________
d. This dress/ pretty/ that one.
_______________________________________________
e. the weather/ not cold/ yesterday.
_______________________________________________
2. So sánh hơn:
a. A rose/ beautiful/ a weed.
_______________________________________________
b. A dog/ intelligent/ a chicken.
_______________________________________________
c. Ba/ friendly/ Nam.
_______________________________________________
d.Your house/ far/ from school / my house.
_______________________________________________
e. A horse/ strong/ a person.
_______________________________________________
3. So sánh nhất:
a. The Nile/ long/ river/ in the world.
_______________________________________________
b. Lan/ tall/ student / in my class.
_______________________________________________
c. English coffee/ bad/ of all.
_______________________________________________
d. Australia/ small/ continent in the world.
_______________________________________________
e. That/ high/ mountain in the world.
_______________________________________________
Bài tập bổ sung
Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc:
1. Her daughter is................her (beautiful).
2. Summer is....................season of the year (hot)
3. That dog isn't....................it looks (dangerous)
4. In the past, people were....................than today (polite)
5. It is...........today than it was yesterday (cold)
6. Our hotel was..............than all the others in the town (cheap)
7. What's....................river in the world (long)
8. It was an awful day. It was.............day of my life (bad)
9. Everest is...............mountain in the world. It is.........than any other mountain (high)
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's.................. (comfortable)
Bài tập 2: Viết lại các câu sau bắt đầu bằng từ cho trước sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.
1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.
=> I've................................
2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.
=> George is..............................
3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
=> Your mother is........................
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
=> Mr John is...................................
5. Have you got any bigger than that one?
=> Is this.......................................?
Answer key
Bài 1:
1. Her daughter is as beautiful as her.
2. Summer is the hottest season of the year.
3. That dog isn't as dangerous as it looks.
4. In the past, people were more polite than today.
5. It is colder today than it was yesterday.
6. Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town.
7. What's the longest river in the world.
8. It was an awful day. It was the worst day of my life.
9. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is higher than any other mountain.
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's more comfortable.
Bài 2:
1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.
=> I've never tasted a more delicious cake than this one.
2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.
=> George is the most dependable person I've ever met.
3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
=> Your mother is more kind-hearted than anyone.
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
=> Mr John is the best teacher in this school.
5. Have you got any bigger hat than that one?
=> Is this the smallest hat you've got?
II. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:
1. My house is bigger than your house.
=> Your house is......................
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 grandmother is older than every one in my family.
=> My grandmother is the________
6. No one in my class is as tall as Tam.
=> Tam is the____________________
7. I can't cook as well as my mother.
=> My mother can cook____________
8. He does not play tennis as well as Jack.
=> Jack can___________________
9. I did not spend as much money as you.
=> You spent___________________
10. I don't think this book is expensive as it is.
=> This book is____________
11. He is the tallest boy in his class.
=> No one in_______________
12. This is the most interesting film of all.
=> No other films are_____________
13. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones.
=> Japanese cars _____
14. This exercise is easier than that one.
=> That exercise is not_________
15. He drives more carefully than Jack does.
=> Jack_____________
16. No one in the group plays better than he.
=> He can___________________
17. No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this.
=> This hotel is the _______
18. Other oceans in the world aren't as large as the Pacific one.
=> The Pacific Ocean is ______
BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU SO SÁNH BÀI SỐ 2
I. Chia đúng từ trong ngoặc:
1. It's..........smaller............. than mine. (small)
2. Yours is.........bigger.............. than mine. (big)
3. It cost.........less.............. than I thought. (little)
4. He's.........more intelligent.............. than he looks. (intelligent)
5. The road is........more narrow............... than the motorway. (narrow)
6. She talks.......quicker................ than I do. (quickly)
7. It's.........worse.............. than it looks. (bad)
8. It's..........better............. than it was. (good)
9. It was........quicker............... than I thought it would be. (quick)
10. I'd like some..........farther............. information about your courses. (far)
II. Dùng các hình thức so sánh với tính từ trong ngoặc:
1. Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is (old)............................Julie.
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high)..........................mountains in Europe.
3. An ocean is (large)................................ a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.
A Rolls Royce is (expensive)...............................a Twingo.
5. John's results were good. Fred's results were very poor. Fred's results were (bad)................................John's.
6. This exercise is not difficult. It's (easy)...............................I expected.
7. The weather is not good today - it's raining. I hope the weather will be (good)........................next week.
8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)......................in small towns.
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important).....................person.
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult)...................to learn than English.
11. This test is not (difficult).....................as it was last month.
12. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold)..................and (cold)...................
13. The problem seems to be (serious)..........and............
IV. Rewrite these sentences as directed
1. This film is much more interesting than the last one. (Rewrite, using “as”)
à The last film ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. She stops sleeping and gets out of bed at 7 o’clock every morning. ( Rewrite, using “UP”)
àShe………………………………………………………………..………
3. They took a rest. Then they went to a handicraft village to buy some souvenirs. (Rewrite, begin with the given word)
àBefore……….…….…………………………………………………………..…….…
4. The teacher advised him to stop making noises in class. (Rewrite, using “GIVE”)
àThe teacher …………………………………………………………………………
5. She went to Ho Tay village in Hue so as to buy some bai tho conical hats.
à …………… ….…….………..………so that……………………………………….…
6. Peter dreamt of becoming a famous actor when he was young. (Rewrite, using “used to”)
à ……… ……………………………………………………………………………….
7. I’d like to get access to the Internet, but I don’t have a computer.( Rewrite, using “wish”)
àI ……………….………………………………………………………………..………
8.”Have you seen this film recently, Lan?” asked Thanh. ( Change into Reported speech)
à… ……….…….…………………………………………………………..…….…
9. “We are planning to visit our old teacher next week” Hoa said. (Change into Reported speech)
à……………….. …………………………………………………………………………
10. His brother doesn’t spend much time playing computer games any more. (Rewrite, using” used to”) à ……… ………………………………………………………………………….
11. No one in her class is more intelligent than John. (Rewrite, using comparison)
- John ………….…………………………………………………………………………..
12. Shall we use Perfume Pagoda as a theme of the presentation? (Rewrite, begin with the given word) - She suggests .................................................................................................................
13. People expect that the report will suggest some major reforms.( Using Impersonal passive)
- It ……………… . ………………………………..……………………………
14. They have discovered that there is water on Mars. (Using Impersonal passive)
- It……………………. …………………………………………..……………………………
15. “ Don’t talk too much in class!” the teacher said .( Change into reported speech)
- The teacher ……….………………..……………………………………………………..
16. She felt very worried because of her son’s sickness. (Rewrite, begin with the given word)
- Because her……………………… . …………………………………………………
17. We don’t know where we should put the sofa. ( Rewrite, using a question word + to-infinitive) à They …… ………………………………………………………………………….
18. They didn’t win the match in spite of playing very well. ( Rewrite the sentence, using “though”)- They…………………………………………………………………………………..
19. John quite likes classical music now, although he wasn’t keen on it when he was younger. (Rewrite, using “not use to” )
- John ...................................................................................................................................
20. “ Why don’t we visit the Royal Citadel first?” Peter said. (Rewrite, using “suggested” )
- Peter ………….. ................................................................................................................
