VII. Match the questions (A) and the answers (B).

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Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. We are planning on spending the weekend in the country as long as the weather stays fine.

A. We’re planning on spending the weekend in the country despite the bad weather

B. If the weather is fine, we will spend the weekend in the country

C. If the weather is finer, we would spend the weekend in the country

D. If the country is nice, we will spend the weekend there

Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition:

1. Are you intereested......protecting the environment.

2. There shoes are made.......old car tires.

3. I will pick you........ at the hotel.......7 o'clock.

4. They went swimming...........Waikiki Beach as soon as they arrived..........the Hawaiian issland........Oahu.

5. The ambulance will be there........about ten minutes.

6. My mother is very keen.........gerowing roses. My sister is extremely fond....... music.

7. How many members participated.........the rice-cooking contest.

8. Saints Claus is based.........the description of Saint Nicholas.

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

Find the mistakes and correct them:

1. We expect as much as fifty people to come.

2. I haven't smoked since a long time.

3. You don't need to iron that shirt. It doesn't need iron.

4. The rooms in the front are much noisier than the black.

5. Could you please show me the nearest way getting to the bank?

6. This one is prettier, but it costs twice much more than the other one.

7. We won't go for a walk if it won't be fine tomorrow.

8. I haven't gone to a football match since I last saw you.

8._______I told the truth, you would not believe me (even if, so that)
9. They have known her_____she was a child (until, since)
10. I must leave now, _____ I have a great deal of work to do (as, than)
11. What shall we do_____it rains ? ( or else, supposing)
12. _______you read this book, you would be sure to enjoy it ( If, until)
13. The door was open, ________we could hear everything (in case, so)
14. I studied more _______he did (than, whereas)
15. We packed a lunch,_____we knew we would soon be hungry (lest, for)
16. I will join you, ________the weather is fine (providing, than)
17. ________he is very busy, he is seldom at home (or else, because)
18. We must hurry, ____________we will be late (so that, or else)

1. Ha Long Bay has twice been ________ by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage Site.

A. recognized.           B. discovered.

C. experienced.         D. developed.

2. If the weather _______ fine tomorrow, we may go for a swim.

A. were.                  B. is.

C. will be.                D. would be.

3. Miss Lan, _____ I met yesterday, is my English teacher.

A. which.          B. that.

C. who.            D. when.

4. When spending a week in Berlin, you can ________ the city itself and its surroundings.

A. travel.              B. guide. 

C. see.                 D. explore.

5. _____the chicken in white wine for one hour before roasting.

A. Slice.             B. Marinate.

C. Chop.            D. Grate.

6. Where are _____ tickets I gave you yesterday?

A. an.           B. ɸ.

C. the.          D. a.

7. He bought a _____ of bread in the supermarket yesterday.

A. bunch.       B. loaf.

C. clove.        D. pinch.

8.  When I travelled to Greece, I bought this ring as a _____ of the country.

A. gift.          B. present.

C. thing.       D. souvenir.

9. Australian English is spoken as the _______ language by most people in Australia.

A. international.       B. first.

C. second.               D. foreign. 

10. The seaside resort always gets overcrowded in ________ season.

A. peak.            B. low.

C. hard.            D. off.