VII. Read the text then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks. (5 pts)

Health and fitness are not just for young people. They are for anyone willing to accept the (1) ______ for a good diet and (2) ______ exercise. With age, there is a tendency to feel that the body is no longer able to (3) ______. Aches and pains are (4) ______ normal. Instead of pushing the body to do (5) ________, activities becomes limited. Yet examples after examples have shown us that older people can – and should – be (6) ______. Men and women in their sixties have run in marathons, race of more than twenty six miles. Some professional atheltes stay (7) ____ into their forties and fifties. For most people, simple activities like walking and swimming are all that is needed to stay in (8) _____. It’s important to include excercises in your daily routine. In the winter, you should (9) _____ push – ups, sit- ups and other indoor exercises. Of course, such exercises will be of little use (10) ____ you follow them with soda and chips.

1. A. disciplines                       B. ruling                      C. strictness                 D. regulation

2. A. regualar                           B. useful                      C. much                       D. little

3. A. run                                  B. malfunction             C. operate                    D. perform

4. A. believed                          B. thought                   C. made                       D. considered

5. A. weaker                            B. more                       C. greater                     D. faster

6. A. eager                               B. passive                    C. active                      D. bold

7. A. passive                            B. competitive             C. equal                       D. comperative

8. A. need                                B. contact                    C. form                        D. shape

9. A. make                               B. get                           C. work                        D. do

10. A. although                        B. unless                      C. if                             D. otherwise

Excercise 9: Fill the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets
1. He is (clever) ……………………. student in my group. 
2. She can’t stay (long) …………………….than 30 minutes.
3. It’s (good) ……………………. holiday I’ve had.
4. Well, the place looks (clean) …………………….now.
5. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) ……………………. than the white one. 
6. I’ll try to finish the job (quick).…………………….
7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) ……………………. than being a builder.
8. Lan sings ( sweet ) ………………..than Hoa
9. This is (exciting) ……………………. film I’ve ever seen.
10. He runs ( fast )………………….of all.
11. My Tam is one of (popular) ……………………. singers in my country.
12. Which planet is (close) ……………………. to the Sun?
13. Carol sings as (beautiful) …………………….as Mary, but Cindy sings the (beautiful) …………………….
14. The weather this summer is even (hot) ……………………. than last summer.
15. Your accent is ( bad ) …………………..than mine.
16. Hot dogs are (good) …………………….than hamburgers. 
17. They live in a (big) ……………………. house, but Fred lives in a (big) ……………………. one.
18. French is considered to be (difficult) …………………….than English, but Chinese is the (difficult)  …………………….language.
19. It’s the (large)……………………. company in the country.
20. A holiday by the mountains is ……………….(good) than a holiday in the sea.

4. Fill in the blanks with the words given in A, B, C or D to complete the following passage

Hi, Lan. How are you? I’m happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (1) _________ your visit last year. Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not (2) __________ any more. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (3) _________________ waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to reduce air pollution.

Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has resulted in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to (4) ___________ rubbish. What about your neighbourhood? Tell me all about it in your next email.

1. A. for           B. since              C. after           D. before

2. A. pollute     B. polluting         C. pollutant    D. polluted

3. A. chemical B. chemistry       C. physics      D. physical

4. A. get           B. pick               C. collect        D. take

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions. 26. All of us must clean our hands _______ and after having meals. 27. Salads are good for your health, but you ought _______ wash them well in water. 28. Balanced diet means you eat a variety _______ foods without eating too much of anything. 29. Her brother prefers listening to music at home _______ playing soccer. 30. The students like taking part _______ sports, instead of watching them. 31. How _______ going to the cinema tomorrow? – Good idea! 32. Yesterday, my parents were busy with their work, so I had to stay at home to look _______ my little sister

I. Fill in the table with correct forms

Thin                 .....................   ........................            good                ....................                ......................

long                 .....................   ........................            boring              ...................                 ......................

short                .....................   ........................            little                 ..................                  ......................

busy                 .....................   ........................            hard                 ..................                  ......................

noisy                .....................   ........................            much               ..................                  ......................

new                 .....................   ........................            bad                  ..................                  ......................

old                   .....................   ........................            dangerous        ...................                 ......................

quiet                .....................   ........................            easy                 ...................                 ......................

nice                  .....................   ........................            beautiful          ....................                ......................

sad                   .....................   ........................            quick               ....................               ........................

II. Fill in the words in brackets as an adjective or an adverb :

1. Apples are                              than chips.  (healthy)    2. Elephants are                          than bears. (big)

3. Gold is                                 than silver. (expensive)   4. Bikes are                                   than cars. (slow)  

5. I am                        at English than my brother .(good)  6. My friend is                                 than me. (tall)

7. Sandy is                         than Tamara. (thin)8. My father is                                  than Tom's father. (strong)

9. "Harry Potter "books are                                        than "The Book of the Jungle". (interesting)

10. The tiger is                           than a fox .(heavy) 11. The weather is                  than it was yesterday . (hot)

12. The girls are                       than the boys. (happy)  13. Berta is                                than Debby.(beautiful)

14.French is                                         than English. (difficult)

15. Tina is 5 years old. Sandra is 10 years old. Sandra is                       than Tina.(old)

16. Russia is                  than France. (large)             17. I am                   at maths than my best friend (bad) 

18. Love is                              than money.(important)     19. His car is                        than mine. (cheap)

20. The first movie is                                           than the second. I don't recommend it.  (boring) 

21. Sarah is the ___________ girl in the class. (intelligent)
22. He is the __________ boy in the school. (lucky)
23. This is the _________________ book I have ever read. (good)
24. That is the _________________ painting in the museum. (valuable)
25. Yesterday was the ________________ day of the year. (hot)
26. She is the _______________ student in the school. (new)
27. This movie is the _________________. (entertaining)
28. He is the _______________ man in the village. (brave)
29. Summer is usually the _________________ time of the year. (dry)
30. He is the _________________ player on the team. (talented)
31. This is the ________________ route into town. (direct)
32. The library is the _________________ building on the street. (old)

III. Use either as … as or not as … as in the sentences below.

1. The blue car is                                                the red car. (fast)

2. Peter is                          Fred. (not/tall)                   3. The violin is                       the cello. (not/low)

4. This copy is                           the other one. (bad)   5. Oliver is                                     Peter. (optimistic)

6. Today it's                                               yesterday. (not/windy)

7. The tomato soup was                                               the mushroom soup. (delicious)

8. Grapefruit juice is                                                lemonade. (not/sweet)

9. Nick is                                     Kevin. (brave)    10. Silver is                                       gold. (not/heavy

IV. Rewite the following sentences.

1. I am shorter than my sister. ( tall)-->  My sister ........................................................................

2. That plane is bigger than this one. (small)

 This plane is ........................................................................................................................................

3. My house is higher than Lan’s house and Nga’s house. ( highest)

My house.................................................................................................................................................

4. Hoa is 15 years old. lan is 16 years old and her sister is 17 years old. ( youngest)

Hoa is .....................................................................................................................................................

5. Thailand is hotter than Korea. ( cool) --> Korea is ...................................................................

V.  Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.

1. The Truong Sa Islands / large / than /The Hoang Sa Islands/.

……………………………is larger than ……………………………….

2. Ayers Rock / the / strange / rock / Australia/.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Which / high / Fansipan / or / Mount Everest/?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. I think / Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park / as / wonderful/Cat Tien National Park!.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Ha Long Bay / famous / than / Phu Quoc Island/.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

VI. Pronunciation

1. a. advice      b. price              c. nice  d. police         2. a. express    b. exciting       c. expensive     d. excellent

3. a. coffee      b. see               c. agree            d. free   4. a. city         b. cathedral     c. central          d. cinema

5. a. treat         b. clean            c. great                        d. beach

VII.  Write sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives.

1. Mail/  intelligent/ Kien. …………………………………………..…………………………………

2. My brother/ strong/ my sister. ……………………………………………………………………….

3. My school/ big/ my brother's school. ………………………….…………………………………….

4. Life in the city/ exciting/ life in the countryside. ……………………………………………………

S. Peter's exam results/ bad/ Nick's exam results. ………………………………………………………

VIII.  Fill in the blanks with the adjectives in brackets:

1.      Tom is …………………………………………………… his brother. (old)

2.      This problem is ……………………………………………. that problem. (easy)

3.      John is …………………………………………………. boy in our class. (tall)

4.      My friend is …………………………………………. my sister. (fat)

5.      My room is ………………………………………  room in our house. (small)

6.      Konya is ………………………………………… city in Turkey. (large)

7.      The Kızılırmak is ………………………………… river in Turkey. (long)

8.      Madonna is ………………………………………….. Sandra. (popular)

9.      My English is ……………………………………….. your English. (good)

10.  The weather today is ………………………………………. the weather yesterday. (bad)

11.  This garden is …………………………………………….. that garden. (large)

12.  Elizabeth is ……………………………………………. girl in our group. (beautiful)

13.  I am ……………………………………………… girl in the class. (short)

14.  What is ……………………………………….. film on TV today? (funny)

15.  Who is ………………………………………… girl in your class? (pretty)

IX. Complete the sentences, using the suitable adjectives                

11. She isn’t very clever. You are                                               than her.

12. He isn’t very tall. You’re                                      than                                 .

13. She isn’t very old. You’re                                               than                   .

15. I don’t work very hard. You work                                      than                                      .

16. He doesn’t smoke very much. You smoke                                      than                                      .

17. I’m not a very good cook. You cook                                      than                                      .

18. We don’t know many people. You know                                      than                                      .

19. They haven’t got much money. You’ve got                                      than                                      .

20. I can’t run very fast. You can run                                      than                                       .

21. I didn’t get up very early. You got up                                      than                                      .

22. This is a nice cat. It's much                                      than my friend's cat.

23. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is                                      .

V.  Complete the letter using the words in the box.

turning /number /get /until /meet /so

Dear Ha,

Let's (1) ………. on Sunday evening at Quynh Cafe on Tran Quang Dieu Street. There's a post office on

the corner of the street. The cafe is next to the post office. There's a cinema opposite the cafe (2) ……. we can see a film after we have coffee.

To (3) ………… to the cafe, take bus (4) …………… 8 to Truong Thi Street. Get off at the bus stop in front of a park. Go along the street (5) …………… you get to the traffic lights and then turn right. Take the first (6) …………. on your right. Go straight ahead - just about 500 metres and it's on your left.

See you there!

Khang

VI. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words

1. Peter is lazier than Mary. (HARD-WORKING)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. A city is noisier than a village. (PEACEFUL)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. There's a post office on one side of my house and a cafe on the other. (BETWEEN)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Please tell me something about your neighbourhood. (CAN)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Oranges are cheaper than apples. (EXPENSIVE)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

6. Nick likes to do computer studies. ( FAVOURITE)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

THE RECIPE FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION
How many people do you communicate with in a day? Probably a lot more than you did ten years ago. With a few pieces of
equipment we can „talk‟ to people in more and more ways, not (15) ……..face-to-face and on the phone, but also through the
Internet. It is very important, therefore, for everyone to try and improve their communication skills. Despite all the
technological advances of (16) ……… years, the art of good conversation is still at the heart of successful communication. So
it is a good idea to remember the four golden rules of good communication. (17) ……., be as clear as you can.
Misunderstandings happen if we don‟t say correctly (18)……….we mean. Secondly, we have to
work hard at listening. Pay attention to what the other person is saying. Thirdly, ask other people what they think, don‟t only
tell them what you think. Fourthly, give them time to say what they want, and show interest in what they say. If you (19)……..
these rules, you will be a good communicator.

II. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box : ( where, with, into, because, yellow, went ) One Sunday afternoon, Mary and her mother decided to go to the park. Mary wanted to take a toy ................. her. Her mother told her it was a good day to fly a kite.............. it was warm and there was enough wind to sail. As soon as they arrived at the park, Mary carefull took her kite out of the car and ran to the playground............... all the other children were playing.

Up, up, up her kite....... into the sky. She was so happy because her kite was so beautiful

IV. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

1.Teacher: ________________.

Students: Good morning, teacher!

Teacher: Good morning, students!

A. Stand up                 B. Standing up                        C. Sit down                 D. Sitting down

2.Don't _________ late for school.

A. being                      B. be                                        C. been                        D. All are correct.

3.Please _________ more loudly.

A. talk                                                             B. do talk                               

C. Both A and B are correct.                          D. None are correct.

4.If you have any questions, please _________ your hand.

A. raising                    B. raised                                  C. raise                        D. put down

5._________ your music, please. It's a little noisy.

A. Turn on                  B. Turn off                              C. Turn up                   D. Turn of

IV. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

1.Teacher: ________________.

Students: Good morning, teacher!

Teacher: Good morning, students!

A. Stand up                 B. Standing up                        C. Sit down                 D. Sitting down

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2.Don't _________ late for school.

A. being                      B. be                                        C. been                        D. All are correct.

3.Please _________ more loudly.

A. talk                                                             B. do talk                               

C. Both A and B are correct.                          D. None are correct.

4.If you have any questions, please _________ your hand.

A. raising                    B. raised                                  C. raise                        D. put down

5._________ your music, please. It's a little noisy.

A. Turn on                  B. Turn off                              C. Turn up                   D. Turn of