Exercise 2. Hoàn thành các câu sau bằng cách biến đổi các tính từ trong ngoặc thành trạng từ. 1.Please don't drive so (fast). You make me scared. 2.He often smiles (polite) when the others greet him. 3.Her grandmother is (dangerous) ill. 4.Next Monday, my mother has to work (late). 5.He passed the exam (easy). 6. I hope you will think (careful) before answering my question. 7. My parents (strong) agree with my decision. 8. My sister sings (beautiful). 9. His presentation was (good) prepared. 10. She smiled (happy) when he came.

EX1. Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây, sử dụng cấu trúc so sánh “as…as” và tính từ trong ngoặc.

1. I am not ____as tall as_______________ you. (tall)

2. This book is not _____as interesting as______________ that one. (interesting)

3. This summer is _______as hot as____________ last summer. (hot)

4. Yesterday is was __________as sunny as_________ today. (sunny)

5. I think my essay is _______as good as____________ yours. (good)

6. My dog isn’t ___________________ it appears to be. (fierce)

7. Children nowadays are not ___________________ they used to be. (active)

8. Watching movie is not ___________________ reading books. (entertaining)

9. Jane is ___________________ as a doll. (pretty)

10. Cats are not ___________________ dogs. (friendly)

11. My brother said that going abroad was not ___________________ he thought. (amusing)

12. She didn’t want to be late, so she run ___________________ she could. (fast)

13. Please call me ___________________ possible. (soon)

14. Sleeping on the sofa is not ___________________ in bed. (comfortable)

15. This hotel is ___________________ the one near the beach but it is much better. (expensive)

16. My grandmother is  ___________________ fairy godmother. (warm-hearted)

17. Do you think learning Japanese is ___________________ learning English? (difficult)

18. This musician is not ___________________ that one. (popular)

19. Ann looks ___________________ princess in her new dress. (gorgeous)

20. The river isn’t ___________________ it looks. (deep)

I.Find a mistake in each sentences below and correct it :
1.Iam rich,but Iam not as richer as my friends. →_______
A B C D
2.Life in the countryside is more convenient than in the city. →_______
A B C D
3.If you want to be slim,you should eat more →_______
A B C D
4.You should drive more careful;otherwise you will cause an accident →______
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.

Question 33. Be careful or you will have an accident.

A. If you are careful, you will have an accident. B. You will have an accident if you are not careful.

C. If you have an accident, you won’t be careful.D. You are careful or you won’t have an accident.

Question 34. People throw rubbish in the street. The street doesn’t look attractive.

A. If people throw rubbish in the street, it will look attractive.

B. If people threw rubbish in the street, it would look attractive.

C. If people don’t throw rubbish in the street, it will look attractive.

D. If people didn’t throw rubbish in the street, it would look attractive.

Question 35. My dad used to work in a small village.

A. My dad didn’t work in a small village.         B. My dad worked in a small village.

C. My dad gets used to working in a small village. D. My dad usually works in a small village.

Question 36. Although they were tired, they still went to the cinema.

A. In spite they were tired, they still went to the cinema.B. In spite of being tired, they didn’t go to the cinema

C. Despite being tired, they still went to the cinema.D. They were tired in spite of going to the cinema.

Question 37. Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.

A. John was unable to do the job because he was inexperienced.

B. John applied for the job because he had experience in the field.

C. John did not apply for the job because of his inexperience in the field.

D. John applied for the job even though he had no experience in the field.

Question 38. We came to his house after he had left.

A. He had left after we came to his house.   B. Before he left, we came to his house

C. He was leaving when we came to his house  D. Before we came to his house, he had left already. 

Question 39. A lot of fish died due to the polluted water.

A. The polluted water made a lot of fish die.  B. A lot of fish died thanks to the polluted water.

C. Because a lot of fish died, the water was polluted.D. Although the water was polluted, a lot of fish died.

Question 40. She has learnt Korean for 5 years.

A. She learned Korean 5 years ago.                           B. She started learning Korean 5 years ago.

C. She has started to learn Korean 5 years ago.         D. She has started to learn Korean for 5 years.

VI: Hoàn thành những câu sau sử dụng cụm từ hay mệnh đề chỉ mục đích.

                                      in order (not) to / so that 

1. He climbed the tree _____________ get a better view.

2. You should get up early _____________ you will have time to review your lesson.

3. Some young people like to earn their own living ______ they will be independent of their parents.

4. We should do morning exercises regularly _____________ improve our health.

5. We should take advantage of the scientific achievements of the world __________ we can 

              develop our national economy.

6. Every people in the world must unite their efforts _____________ maintain and protect peace.

7. She put on warm clothes _____________ she wouldn’t catch cold.

8. He hurried to the station _____________ miss the train.

9. She locked the door _____________ be disturbed.

10. He hurried ___________ he could catch the train.