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​

9. Kate is………………………………………..her sister. (beautiful)
10. I think chocolate cakes are ……………………………………..bananas cakes. (delicious)
11. Taking a taxi to work is ……………………………..taking a bus to work. (expensive)
12. Crossing a busy street is …………………………………..flying in a plane. (dangerous)
13. Do you think Maths is ……………………………………….. Science ? (difficult)

Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.         The weeks before Tet is the________________ time of the year. (busy)

2.         The street is always ________________         with pedestrians and traffic. (crowd)

3.         The Grand Canyon is one of the ________________ wonders of the world. (nature)

4.         Is living in the city ________________ than living in the countryside? (good)

5.         On the first day of Tet, we dress ________________ and go to pagodas. (beauty)

6.         Red symbolizes luck and ________________.(happy)

I like to eat out and I go to a (1)____________ for dinner twice a week. I (2)___________ with my family. Our (3)___________ restaurant is an Indian restaurant in Cleveland Street in Surry Hills. It is not very big (4)____________ it is always busy. There are only a (5)____________ tables in the restaurant and there is a white tablecloth on each table. There is also a vase with (6)____________ flowers on each table. There are plants (7)___________ the corner. We usually order hot curries and eat (8)____________ with rice. The food is delicious so we enjoy it very much. The service is (9)____________ and friendly. My family always has a (10)____________ evening at our favorite restaurant.

1. A. hotel                      B. restaurant                  C. school              D. hospital

2. A. go                          B. to go                          C. going               D. goes

3. A. favor                     B. favoring                     C. favorite            D. favored

4. A. and                        B. besides                      C. whereas           D. but

5. A. many                     B. much                         C. few                  D. little

6. A. lovely                              B. love                           C. loving              D. loved

7. A. on                          B. in                               C. at                     D. under

8. A. they                       B. their                           C. them                D. themselves

9. A. quick                     B. quickly                      C. easy                 D. easily

10. A. pleasure              B. please                        C. pleasing           D. pleasant