VII. There is a mistake in each of these sentences. Underline the mistake and

then correct it.

1. Bill phoned me yesterday. He want to ask me something.

2 The population of Vietnam is greater than those of Thailand.

3 She buys a pair of trousers and a shirt two days ago.

4 I went to six or seven countries in the world.

5. A lot of people waited for the 8.00 bus last night.

6. Islam is the country's official region.

7. The nation language is Bahasa Malaysia.

8. He didn't used to go swimming when he was a child.

9. Maryam and Lan are pen pals for over two years.

10. Ha Noi is different with Kuala Lumpur

III . There is a mistake in each  of the following sentences. Find and correct it(10pts)

1. The house painted more than 3 years ago but I am not going to have it done again for a while.

2. Water-skiing can be expensive and one way of reducing this is joining  a club.

3. We've been here only one day, but we've been taken three rolls of film.

4. There was a report on the Independent about this new law.

5. Please give me few coffee and some bread if you have any left.

6. Unless we work harder, we will finish on time.

7. The children are only allowed watching television on the weekend.

8. Perhaps mankind's first important music influence was the songs of birds.

9. People can buy since a needle to an eagle in this shopping center.

10. This book , that I bought last week, is very interesting.

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

1/ Rewriting

1. My book is more interesing than yours.

Your .......................................................

2. I can't do this as well as my friend.

She can ...................................................

3. He can speak English more fluently than her husband.

She can't .................................................

4. The population of China is the biggest in the world.

China's population ..................................

5. Her English is better than mine.

My ...........................................................

6. Girls are more talkative than boys.

Boys .........................................................

7. Burning coal to heat a horse is not as economical as gas.

Burning gas ..............................................

Find and correct one mistake in each sentence below. 1. This is the more wonderful book she has ever read. _________  _________ A B C D 2. No mountain in the world is the biggest than Everest. _________  _________ A B C D 3. One of the greater football players in Vietnam is Quang Hai. _________  _________ A B C D 4. Mom speaks Korean more fluent than I do. _________  _________ A B C D 5. Look! The wind blows all the leaves into the air. _________  _________ A B C D 6. Were you at home yesterday? - Yes, I were. _________  _________ A B C D 7. Did your parents visited Italy last summer?–Yes, they did. _________  _________ A B C D 8. Tom can read when he was five years old. _________  _________ A B C D 9. There wasn’t any history books in the shop yesterday. ________  _________ A B C D 10. Was she watch the programme about Neil Armstrong last night? ________  _________ A B C D  

V. Find ONE mistake in each sentence, underline and correct it :

1. Does she fancy to read a book to the younger children ?               ...........................        

2. Life in the country is more convenient than life in the city.                      ...........................

3. Dogs are gooder than human beings at detecting smells.               ...........................

4. We’re all addicted to skate.                                                            ...........................

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

 In many ways, the increasingly rapid pace of climate change is a direct result of the growth of the human population. In the last 100 years, the world population has more than tripled, from just under 2 billion at the beginning of the century to nearly 7 billion today. In addition, the average person uses more energy and natural resources than the average person one hundred years ago, meaning that the rates of consumption are actually much higher than just the increase in population would imply. For example, it took the world 125 years to use the first one trillion barrels of oil. The next trillion barrels will be used in less than 30 years, which is almost 5 times as fast, not three.

All of these activities: food production, energy usage, and the use of natural resources, contribute to climate change in some way. The greater amounts of oil and other fuels burned to create energy release chemicals which add to global warming. In order to produce more food, farmers cut down trees to gain more land for their fields. In addition, we cut down trees to build the houses needed for a larger population. Those trees are an essential part of controlling global warming; others are too numerous to mention.

 In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources. A look at one country will provide a clear example of this fact. China is the world’s most populous nation, with 1.3 billion people. Currently, the standard of living for most of those people is far below that of people in first world nations. Therefore, the average Chinese citizen uses far fewer natural resources and less energy than the average citizen of the US or Japan. But China is growing in power, and more of its citizens are beginning to expect a first world lifestyle. If every Chinese person attains a first world lifestyle, the amount of energy and natural resources needed in the world will double, even if the standard of living in every other nation on Earth remains the same as it is today.

Why does the author discuss China, Japan, and the United States?

A. To compare the standard of their citizens. 

B. To explain why China will not be able to become a first world nation. 

C. To better illustrate the effects of an increase in standards of living. 

D. To explain why the world's use of energy will need to double soon.

EX: Some of the following sentences are incorrect check the good ones and correct the mistakes in the in correct sentences

1. She speaks better French

2. James is more big than Mark

3. She is the most good at English in our class

4. She runs more fastly than anyone else

5. he plays tennis well

6. His car ins't as good at mine

7. Jane is very lazy. She is more lazy than her sister

8. They play chess more badly than us

9. Which of these two pens is the longest? The blue one or the red one

10. He is the most intelligent boy in the three students