1.  Going by car is (convenient)............................................................ going by bicycle in this area.

2.  The Sahara is (hot).................................................................. desert in the world.

3.  This building is (modern)................................................................. that one.

4.  The boat trip is (good).................................................................. experience of my life.

5.  Are your streets (narrow)................................................................. our streets.

6.  It’s (beautiful)................................................................. mountain in Australia.

7.  This park is (beautiful)................................................................. that park.

1. Which is ___________________, the Sahara Desert or the Gobi Desert? (hot)

2. Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa is ___________________ than Mount Everest in Asia. (low)

3. The River Thames is much ___________________ than the Nile. (short)

4. The Amazon Rainforest covers an area 25 times   ___________________  than Britain. (big)

5. A rock is ___________________ than a leaf. (heavy)

6. Our house is ___________________ than yours. (big)

7. The princess is ___________________ than the witch. (beautiful)

8. Tom is a ___________________ student than Mary. (good)

9. Bicycles are ___________________ than motorbikes. (safe)

10. July is ___________________ than January. (hot)

1Mount Everest is (high)................mountain in the world 

2Winter is (cold)................season in the year

3Going by car is (convenient)...................going by bicycle in this area 

4The Sahara is (hot)....................desert in the world 

5This building is (modern)...........that one

6The boat trip is (good)...............experience or my life 

7Are your streets (narrow)............our streets

8It's (beautiful)...............mountain in Australia 

9This park is (beautiful)............that park 

10The weather in Cua Lo Beach is (hot)..................that in Ha Noi

The Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the world’s most amazing landmarks. Rising high above the Sahara Desert in the Giza region of northern Egypt, the Great Pyramid stands some 450 feet into the burning desert sky and occupies an area of 13 acres. The rough climate of the Sahara has actually caused the pyramid to shrink 30 feet from its original height.

The pyramid was such an amazing feat of engineering that it remained the tallest structure in the world for over 3800 years! The entire pyramid was originally faced with polished limestone to make it shine brilliantly in the sun. Most Egyptologists, scientists who study ancient Egypt, agree that the Great Pyramid was built around 2560 BC, a little more than 4,500 years ago. It took tens of thousands of workers twenty years to build. The pyramid contains over two million stone blocks. Although most of the blocks weigh two or three tons, some weigh up to 80 tons! 

The Great Pyramid of Giza was ordered built by the Pharaoh Khufu as a magnificent tomb. His vizier (advisor) Hemon is credited with being the pyramid’s architect. Khufu’s pyramid is actually part of a complex of pyramids that includes the Pyramid of Khafre, the smaller Pyramid of Menkaure, a variety of smaller pyramids and structures, and the Great Sphinx. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the third paragraph about?

A. The Great Pyramid of Giza and its surrounding pyramids              C. The Sphinx

B. The Seven Wonders of the World                                                         D. The life of Hemon

2. The purpose of the first paragraph is to …

A. give statistics and background about the Great Pyramid at Giza.

B. describe how long it remained the world’s tallest structure 

C. describe the effect the desert climate has had on the Pyramid.

D. describe where Giza is located.

3. After reading the passage, which “word” would the author use FIRST to describe the pyramids?

A. troubling B. confusing C. incredible D. outdated

4. What could be a title for the second paragraph?

A. The Great Pyramid at Giza: Standing Tall in the Desert.

B. The Great Pyramid at Giza: Once the Tallest Structure in the World.

C. The Great Pyramid at Giza: One of the Greatest Man-made Wonders in the History of the World.

D. The Great Pyramid at Giza: The Tomb of the Pharaoh

5. Which of the following is FALSE?

A. Khufu was Hemon’s vizier and architect.

B. Hemon was Khufu’s vizier and architect.

C. The Pyramid took tens of thousands of workers about twenty years to complete.

D. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World.

I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

1. The Sahara is ____ desert in the world.

A. largest B. larger C. the largest D. the larger

2. The Queen of England is one of ____ women in the world.

A. richer B. richest C. as rich as D. the richest

3. As chairperson, she’s the ____ person on the committee.

A. powerful as B. as powerful C. more powerful D. most powerful

4. My new laptop is ____ my old one, but I suppose it was quite cheap so I shouldn’t be surprised.

A. more reliable B. more reliable than C. less reliable D. less reliable than

5. I was ill before the exam and I did ____ out of the whole class.

A. worse B. worst C. more badly D. the most badly

6. Who do you think is the ____ talented actor to win an Oscar?

A. most little B. littlest C. least D. less

7. The ____ I’ve run in one day is about ten kilometers.

A. farthest B. most farthest C. farther D. more farther

8. You are expected to behave ____ you did at the audition.

A. far more seriously B. the most seriously

C. more seriously D. as seriously as

9. If you have any ____ problems with your computer, don’t hesitate to call me.

A. farther B. further C. farthest D. furthest

10. Out of all the members of the choir, Jason sang ____.

A. better B. the best C. good D. well

11. If you work ____, you’ll finish sooner and then you can go home earlier.

A. quicklier B. more quickly C. quicker D. more quicker

12. They say that ____ you are, the easier it is for you to adapt to change. Could there be any truth in

this?

A. even moodier B. the moodiest C. the moodier D. moodier and moodier

13. My brother spent ____ money as I did.

A. as twice much B. as twice more C. twice as much D. twice as more

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14. His job is getting ____ complicated all the time.

A. much B. as C. more and more D. more than

15. The ____ you work, the ____ the exam will be.

A. more hardly/ easier B. hardlier/ more easyC. harder/ easier D. more harder/ more easy

16. Slow down! You’re ____ than me and I can’t keep up!

A. fiter B. more fitter C. fitter D. fit

17. Old people are often wiser ____ young people.

A. more than B. as C. as more as D. than

18. I have even ____ free time this year than I did last year.

A. little B. lesser C. less D. least

19. Ginger is one of the ____ cats alive – he’s been hit by a car three times and has never been hurt!

A. luckiest B. most lucky C. more lucky D. luckier

20. John is ____ boy in my class.

A. more naughty B. the naughtier C. most naughty D. the naughtiest

II.Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which has the same

meaning with the given one.

21. Sarah is a better swimmer than Jessica.

A. Sarah doesn’t swim as well as Jessica. B. Sarah swims as well as Sarah.

C. Jessica doesn’t swim as well as Sarah. D. Jessica doesn’t more well as Sarah.

22. Mark and Tony are equally tall.

A. Mark is the same height as Tony. B. Mark is the same height than Tony.

C. Mark’s height is the same Tony’s. D. Mark’s height is as the same as Tony’s.

23. Daniel is the worst cook I’ve ever known.

A. None of the people I know cook as bad as Daniel.

B. None of the people I know cook as badly as Daniel.

C. None of the people I know cook more worse than Daniel.

D. None of the people I know cook more badly than Daniel.

24. Nobody in the class runs as fast as Pedro.

A. Pedro is fastest runner in the class.

B. Pedro is the fastest runner in the class.

C. Pedro is the most fastest runner in the class.

D. Pedro is the faster runner in the class.

25. Liam is the tallest boy in the class.

A. Every other boy in the class isn’t taller as Liam.

B. Every other boy in the class isn’t as short as Liam.

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6. Write the correct from of the adjectives in parenthese:

1. New York is (large)........................................city of the United States.

2. She is (happy)..........................................than I am.

3. Show me (good)...........................................restaurant downtown.

4. This bike is (cheap)..........................................than mine.

5. Nestor Studious is (old)..................................................movie company in Hollywood.

6. A dog is (heavy).............................................than a cat.

7. Ho Chi Minh City is (large)...................................................than Ha Noi.

8. Who is (rich)........................................woman on the world?

9. He was (clever)............................................thief of all.

10. (hot)................................................desert of all is the Sahara and is's in Africa.

IX. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

1. The Sahara is the hotter desert in the world.                       

    A. is                        B. hotter                           C. world                     D. in

2. The Mekong river are longer than Red river.

    A. longer                B. are                        C. than                       D. the

3. John must does his homework before watching TV.

    A. does                   B. watching              C. must                       D. his

4. Russia is widest than the USA.

    A. than                   B. is                          C. widest                    D. USA

5. The children mustn’t go in bed late.

    A. late                     B. go                         C. mustn’t                  D. in