`COMPARISION OF ADJECTIVES

 Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown or do as directed in brackets:

No city in Viet Nam is more populous than Ho Chi Minh city

              Ho Chi Minh city is   ______________________________________________________

2.  Ho chi Minh city is more populous than Da Nang city.

       Da Nang city isn’t _______________________________________________________

3. No city in Viet Nam is more historic than Ha Noi city

      Ha Noi city is   ___________________________________________________________

4. The teacher says that no student in the school is noisier than I am!

      My teacher says that I’m ____________________________________________________

5. Nam is younger than Ba.

      Ba _____________________________________________________________________

6. I think there is no city in Viet Nam more liveable than Da Nang city

________________________________ most _________________________________

7. My brother isn’t as tall as me.

      My brother is ____________________________________ me.

8. This exercise is easier than the last one.

      This exercise is ____________________________________________ as the last one.

       This exercise _____________________________________________ than the last one.

9. There are more boys than girl in our class. (AS)

      There are __________________________________ as boys in our class.

10. No chair in the room is more comfortable than this one.

      This chair  _______________________________________________

11. No student in my class as clever as Hilary.

      Hilary is _____________________________________

12. Mr. Nam is more careful than Mr. Lam.

Mr. Lam ____________________________________________________________________

Mr. Lam ____________________________________________________________________

13.  Nobody in my class is taller than John.

John _______________________________________________________________________

14. Ba is more intelligent than any students in his class.

No ________________________________________________________________________

No ________________________________________________________________________

15.Lan is the best student in my class

No ________________________________________________________________________

No ________________________________________________________________________

15. She is better at English than me

I ____________________________

16. This camera is cheaper than that camera

That camera is not ___________________________

17. Quang is lazier than Ha.

Ha is ______________________________________

Ha is not ___________________________________

18. A city is noisier than a village.

A village __________________________________

19. Ha Noi is large. Bangkok is larger and Tokyo is the largest.

Tokyo ____________________________ the three cities

20. The painting is bigger than the photograph (as…as)

         __________________________________________________

21. Quang is lazier than Ha.

Ha ________________________________________

22. A city is noisier than a village.

A village _______________________________________

A village _________________________________________

1. In summer, Da Nang is hot, but Vinh is hotter

Vinh _________________________________________

23. Hoi An isn’t as modern as Da Nang.

Da Nang ___________________________________

24. Kiet is the best at English in his class.

No student ______________________________________

25. No city in Viet Nam is more liveable than Da Nang city.

Da Nang _______________________________________

26. Nobody is older than my grandfather in my famiy.

My grandfather __________________________________

 27. Da Nang isn’t as polluted as Ho Chi Minh city.

       Ho Chi Minh city _________________________________

 28. Da Nang is noisier than Hoi An

       Hoi An _________________________________________

       Hoi An isn’t ________________________________________

29. This car is cheaper than that one.

      That car is ___________________________________________

      That car isn’t ________________________________________

30. My sister is more beautiful than me.

     I ___________________________________________________

     I ___________________________________________________

VI.. Rewrite the sentences as directed

1. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa city is about 100 km.

It is about……………………………….............................................................................

2. What is the distance between Ho Chi Minh city to Hue?

(How………..………………………………………………………….…..……..……… ..

3. My father lived in small village when he was a child.

My father used to ………………………………………………………..…………….……..

4. The distance from my house to the park  is about 100 kilometres.

(It is about……………………………….................................................................................

5. Although Quang Hai -footballer is so young, he plays football.

Despite ....................................................................................................................................

6. I often walked to school when I was a student.

(I used…………………………………..………………………………………………………

7. This festival is held every summer.  (Make the question)

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

8. Everyone enjoys the performance of that singer. (Make the question)    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. I have lunch at school every day. (Make the question)       ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. He is so young.He performs excellently.(However )         ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

11. She didn’t have a lot of money. She bought the car. (Although)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

12. The film is showed every night. (Make the question)

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

Read the passage and answer the questions.

The economy of Ho Chi Minh City consists of industries ranging from mining, seafood processing, agriculture, and construction, to tourism, finance, industry and trade. The state-owned sector makes up 33.3% of the economy, the private sector 4.6%, and the remainder in foreign investment. Concerning its economic structure, the service sector accounts for 51.1%, industry and construction account for 47.7%, and forestry, agriculture, and others make up just 1.2%.

Quang Trung Software Park is a software park situated in District 12. The park is approximately 15 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City and hosts software enterprises as well as dot.com companies. The park also includes a software training school. Dot.com investors here are supplied with other facilities and services such as residences and high-speed access to the internet as well as favorable taxation. Together with the Hi-Tech Park in District 9, and the 32 ha. software park inside Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in District 7 of the city, Ho Chi Minh City aims to become an important hi-tech city in the country and the South-East Asia region.

As of June 2006, the city had three export processing zones and twelve industrial parks, in addition to Quang Trung Software Park and Ho Chi Minh City Hi-tech Park. Intel has invested about 1 billion dollars in a factory in the city. More than fifty banks with hundreds of branches and about 20 insurance companies are also located inside the city. The Stock Exchange, the first stock exchange in Vietnam, was opened in 2001. There are 171 medium and large-scale markets as well as several supermarket chains, shopping malls, and fashion and beauty centers.

1. What does the economy of Ho Chi Minh City consist of?

2. How many percent does the service sector account for in the economic structure?

3. Where is Quang Trung Software Park?

4. How many export processing zones and industrial parks were there in the city in 2006?

5. When was the first stock exchange opened?

II. Read the letter and fill in the missing words (10pts)

Dear Mom and Dad,

             Hi . I’m on (1) ______ in Viet Nam with Ted and Bob. We (2) ____ in Da Lat yesterday.  It is a very beautiful city and is known as the (3) _______ of Eternal Spring. Da Lat is very famous (4) _____  its water , lakes , and flower gardens . The first two days the weather was fine, warm and sunny, so we did some sightseeing. I (5) ____  a lot of photos . On Thursday we went shopping. Everything was cheap, so we (6) _____  lots of souvenirs and two nice sweaters for you . In the evening we had (7) ________ at a lovely little restaurant and then went to a coffeehouse to (8) _____ Trung Nguyen Coffee. Last night we went to the theater (9) _______ didn’t get back until 11 pm. So we got up late this morning and decided to have a relaxing (10) _____ at the hotel. So, that’s where I’m now .

             Love,

             Peter .

Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different colors and various species. Flowers can be found anywhere and in any season. We can see flowers in Da Lat in the parks, in front of the houses, in the gardens . Da Lat has the widest range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only 3 kilometers from the town center. The Prenn Falls is 10 kilometers in the south of Da Lat. . Da Lat people are very proud of it.

1.What is Da Lat known as

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2.Where can we see flowers in Da Lat

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3.Name of 2 famous falls in Da Lat.

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4.Does it have many rivers and canals or water falls

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5.Are Da Lat people proud of it

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VIII. Rewrite.

1. Lan isn’t as good at Mathematics as Mai.

Mai is___________________________________________________________________.

2. No other city in Viet Nam is as large as Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City is the_____________________________________________________.

3. Nowadays thing are not as cheap as they were.

Nowadays things are more___________________________________________________.

4. Have you got a cheaper school bag than this?

Is this the________________________________________________________________?

5. This exercise is not as difficult as that one.

That exercise_____________________________________________________________.

6. Minh is 25 years old. Nam only 13 years old.

Nam is__________________________________________________________________.

7. Mai is not as intelligent as Hoa.

Hoa is__________________________________________________________________.

8. His birthday is on Sunday.

He is___________________________________________________________________.

9. The CD is 20,000 dong, the cassette is 12,000 dong. (expensive)

The CD​

10. The church is built in 1878 and the library in 1925. (old)

The church​

11. Andrew hasn’t many friends. Clare has lots of friends. (popular)

Clare​

12. The film lasts two and a half hours, but the videotape is only two hours long. (long)

The film​

13. It takes four hours to go by car and five hours to go by train. (slow) .

Going by train​

14. Laure’s room has a lot of pictures and flowers. Mark’s room doesn’t have any pictures. (interesting)

Laura's room​

15. Daneil can lift 9O kilos, but Matthew can lift 120 kilos. (strong)

Matthew​

16. There are a lot of vehicles on the streets in the city. There are a few vehicles on the streets in the countryside. (crowded)

The streets in the city​

17. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run very hour. (frequent)

The buses​

18. Yesterday the temperature was six degrees. Today it's only three degrees. (cold)

It ​

19. Richard is younger than he looks (old)

Richard isn‘t​

20. This hotel is more comfortable than all the others. (most)

This hotel​

21. The table and the desk are the same size. (big)

The table​

22. I‘m not as fit as my brother. (am)

My brother is​

23. The dress is cheaper than the skirt. (expensive)

The skirt​

24. The living-room isn’t as big as the kitchen. (than)

The kitchen​

25. I’ve never read a more interesting story. (most)

It’s​

26. No one in my class is as clever as‘ John. (the)

John​

27. “Turn off all the lights when you go out,” Jane said to Tim.

Jane​

28. ‘You should take more exercises, Mr Roberts,’ the doctor said.

The doctor​

29. No one in the group is younger than Jane.

Jane is​

30. It’s nearly two years since we saw Joanna.

We haven’t​

31. My sister dances very well.

My sister is​

32. The last time I saw him was in 1985.

I haven’t​

33. When did you begin to learn English?

How long​

34. Are you and Jane the same age?

Are you as​

35. I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o'clock. but they arrived at 2.30.

My friends​

36. “Don't walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us.

The gardener​

located for picturesque in with among locate modernity natural

Voted as the best city to live in Vietnam, Da Nang is a combination of (28) ………………….. and tranquility. Unlike Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which often face the nightmare of traffic and pollution as well as any hassles regarding urban planning and development, Da Nang is blessed (29) ………………….. large area relative to its population.

(30) ………………….. in a superb location for developing tourism, Da Nang has been regarded as the most attractive destination by many Vietnamese families and foreign tourists. (31) ………………….. wonders range from white-sand beaches to tropical forests on Son Tra Peninsula and manmade attractions ranges from Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort to Fantasy Park Indoor Entertainment Zone.

A maritime city, Da Nang is most renowned for its beaches, (32) ………………….. which My Khe is the most beautiful. Indeed, this slightly sloped strip of crystal water, white sand and popular trees was voted by Forbes Magazine as one of the world’s six most attractive beaches in 2005.

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.

Question 33: Linh was much shyer.

à Linh used …………………………………………………………………………

Question 34: “I always have negative feelings about myself. What should I do? She asked herself.

àShe asked herself what to …………………………………………………………

Question 35: You may not remember the number, so write it down.

à Write ……………………………………………………………………………..

Question 36: People consider that his speech is one of the best.

à It ………………………………………………………………………………….

Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways.

Question 37: I’d really like to live in a big city. (living)

à ……………………………………………………………………………………..

Question 38: My friends are on holiday now, but I am not. (wish)

à ……………………………………………………………………………………..

Question 39: The engine failed because a part had been badly fitted. (failure)

à ……………………………………………………………………………………..

Question 40: The shoes are too small. I can’t wear them. (enough)

à ……………………………………………………………………………………..