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1. The music festival this year is as good as it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comes on TV at the same time as it is performed.

3. This camera is not as expensive as I thought at first.

4. Your taste in art is quite different from mine.

5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring as Spider-Man 1.

6. My mother is always as busy as a bee.

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   I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) __spent__ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)_use___the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) __online_ three times. Mainly I just (4) ____email___ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5) __for_ information, too. I also compare prices of things, (6) _but__ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe.  I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) __are____. One friend of mine always looks (8) __tired_   because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) __changed__ his habits. In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10) ___sensibly___.

(Tôi truy cập Internet mỗi ngày, nhưng tôi chưa bao giờ dành thời gain trực tuyến hơn một giờ đồng hồ. Tôi có máy tính xách tay và cả điện thoại thông minh, vì vậy tôi có thể sử dụng Internet ở mọi nơi. Ví dụ như hôm nay, tôi đã (3) __online_ ba lần. Chủ yếu tôi chỉ gửi mail cho bạn bè của tôi. Tôi đọc tạp chí trực tuyến và tôi cũng xem thông tin. Tôi cũng so sánh giá của mọi thứ, nhưng tôi chưa bao giờ mua bất cứ thứ gì trực tuyến vì tôi không nghĩ nó an toàn. Tôi không phải là người nghiện Internet, nhưng một số người bạn của tôi thì có. Một người bạn của tôi luôn trông rất mệt vì anh ấy dành cả đêm để online. Mặc dù anh ấy bị nhiều điểm kém cho các bài kiểm tra, nhưng anh ấy vẫn chưa đổi thói quen của mình. Theo kinh nghiệm của tôi, sẽ rất rất hữu ích nếu mọi người sử dụng Internet một cách hợp lý.)

Read the text and answer the questions:

1. Is the writer an Internet addict?

→…………No, he is not.…………………………………………………………………….

2. Why has he never bought anything online?

→……………Because he doesn’t think it’s safe………………………………………………………………….

V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1. Lan started studying English five years ago and she still studies it.

-> Lan has……studied English for 5 years…………………………………………………………………...

2. The sun was shining. It wasn’t very warm.

-> Although……the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm…………………………………………………………………………..

3. Nam doesn’t live with his parents any more.

-> Nam used ……to live with his parents……………………………………………………………….

4. Never talk with food in your mouth.

-> You …shouldn't talk with food in your mouth…………………………………………………………………………………..

5. I like traditional dances better than modern ones.

-> I prefer……traditional dances to modern ones…………………………………………………………..

6. Our grandmother usually tells us folk tales.

-> We……are usually told folk tales by our grandmother……………………………………………………………………

III. Choose the best answer.

1.The music festival this year is as good …………….it was last year.

A.as                     B. from                        C. that             D. the same

2.My friend likes photography, and I like it………………..

A.neither            B. etheir                      C. too               D. so

3.This camera is not as expensive …………….. I thought at first.

A.from                B. that                         C. the same     D. as

4.Your taste in art is quite different ……………. Mine

A.than                 B. from                        C. as                D. the same as

5.My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister doesn’t……………….

A.neither            B. etheir                      C. too               D. so

6.You can see many interesting portraits in that ……………………

A.artist                B. sung                        C. art gallery               D. films

7.Many tourists to Viet Nam come to see the water ……………… show.

A.puppet             B. instrument              C. singer                      D. painter

8.In Viet Nam, the Dan Bau is a traditional musical ……………………..

A.puppet             B. instrument              C. singer                      D. painter

9.The …………….. I like most is Ho Ngoc Ha.

A.puppet             B. instrument              C. singer                      D. painter

10.Someone say that Spiderman 2 is as boring …………… Spiderman 1.

A.as                     B. from                        C. that             D. the same

11.I was not allowed to go to the show, and my classmates were not …………

A.neither            B. etheir                      C. too               D. so

12.Who is the composer of VietName’s national anthem Tien Quan Ca.

A.Pham Tuyen                B. Van Cao                  C. Huy Thuc                 D. Tran Tien

13.How about ……………. to the cinema?

A.go                    B. to go            C. going           D. went

IV. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap. 

        I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ____ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)____the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) ___ three times. Mainly I just (4) _______ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5) ___ information, too. I also compare prices of things, (6) ___ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe.  I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) ______. One friend of mine always looks (8) ___   because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) ____ his habits. In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10) ______.

P1. Write like, as or different in the blanks

1/The music festival this year is ____as___  good as it was last year

2/The concert will be broadcast “live”: that means it comes on TV at the same time ____as___ it is performed

3/This camera is not as expensive ________as________ I thought at first.

4/Your taste in art is quite different _______from____________ mine.

5/Some people say that Spider- Man 2 is as boring______as__________ Spider- Man 1.

P2. Rewrite these sentences, using the words given at the beginning.

1. I think action films are more interesting than comedies.

à I think comedies are not _____as interesting as action film______________________________________.

2. Our maths homework is more difficult than out history homework.
         à Our history homework is not ___as difficult as out maths homework_____________________________________.

3. This year’s music contest is different from last year’s.

  à This year’s music contest is not __the same as last year's______________________________________.

4. The characters in the film are not the same as the ones in the play.

à The characters in the film are _different from the ones in the play_______________________________________.

5. This picture is brighter than that picture.

  à That picture is not _____as bright as this picture______________________________________________.

P3. Rewrite these sentences, using the words given.

1. Playing video games is not as good as exercising. (better)

Exercising is_____better than playing video games______________________________________________________

2. What is the price of a glass of milk? (much)

 è How _____much is a glass of milk________________________________________________________?

3. This painting is not as valuable as the Mona Lisa. (more)

The Mona Lisa _____is more valuable than this painting____________________________________________________

4. David is more artistic than Nick. (not as)

Nick is _______not as artistic as David________________________________________________________

5. The second version of the play is not different from the first. (like)

The second version of the play _____is not like the first________________________________________

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1.The music festival this is as good ..... it was last year.

 A. as   B. from   C. that   D. the same 

2. My friend likes photography and I like it ..... 

A. neither   B. ether   C too   D. so

3. Bui Xuan Phai is my favourite artist. I love his ..... of the old Ha Noi street. 

A. portrait   B. museum   C. paiting   D. opera

1.A

2.C

3.C

1. Put as,or from in the gaps.

1. The music festival this year is as good as it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comeoonn TV at the same time as it is performed.

3. This camera is not as expensive as I thought at first.

4. Your taste in art is quite different from mine.

5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring as Spider-Man 1.

6. My mother is always as busy as a bee.

1. Put as,or from in the gaps.

1. The music festival this year is as good as it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comeoonn TV at the same time as it is performed.

3. This camera is not as expensive as I thought at first.

4. Your taste in art is quite different from mine.

5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring as Spider-Man 1.

6. My mother is always as busy as a bee.

1. Put as,or from in the gaps.

1. The music festival this year is as good .......as................. it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comeoonn TV at the same time .......as............ it is performed.

3. This camera is not as expensive ......as.............. I thought at first.

4. Your taste in art is quite different .......from.............. mine.

5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring ......as.................. Spider-Man 1.

6. My mother is always as busy ........as........... a bee.

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B

C

This year’s musical festival is not .............it was last year. *

a. as good as

b.as well as

c. different from

d. worse

My cousin, Mai, is the same age....................... . *

a.like

b. too 

c. of

d. as

His Jacket is almost the same colour……………mine *

a. with

b. as

c.  to 

d. for

Water puppetry began………the 11th century *

a. in

b. on

c. at

d. from

This year’s musical festival is not .............it was last year. *

a. as good as

b.as well as

c. different from

d. worse

My cousin, Mai, is the same age....................... . *

a.like

b. too 

c. of

d. as

His Jacket is almost the same colour……………mine *

a. with

b. as

c.  to 

d. for

Water puppetry began………the 11th century *

a. in

b. on

c. at

d. from

1.c

2.b

3.b

4.b

19. The villagers are          they were years ago. There is no change at all.

     A. as friend as      B. as friendly as     C. different from      D. not as friendly as

20.This year’s musical festival is not                it was last year.

     A. as good as          B. as well as         C. different from             D. worse

21. How many             do you eat every day?

     A. orange                B. milk                C. apple                   D. apples

22. There isn’t                   for dinner, so I have to go to the market.

     A. some left            B. any leaning         C. some leaving               D. any left

23.           water should I put into the glass?

     A. How             B. How much             C. How many               D. What

24.        tomatoes do you need to make the sauce?

     A. How much         B. How many            C. How long               D. How often

25. There is                  tofu, but there aren’t              sandwiches.

   A. some - some         B. any - any         C. some - any          D. any - some

19. The villagers are          they were years ago. There is no change at all.

     A. as friend as      B. as friendly as     C. different from      D. not as friendly as

20.This year’s musical festival is not                it was last year.

     A. as good as          B. as well as         C. different from             D. worse

21. How many             do you eat every day?

     A. orange                B. milk                C. apple                   D. apples

22. There isn’t                   for dinner, so I have to go to the market.

     A. some left            B. any leaning         C. some leaving               D. any left

23.           water should I put into the glass?

     A. How             B. How much             C. How many               D. What

24.        tomatoes do you need to make the sauce?

     A. How much         B. How many            C. How long               D. How often

25. There is                  tofu, but there aren’t              sandwiches.

   A. some - some         B. any - any         C. some - any          D. any - some

19B

20A

21 D

22 A

23 B

24B

25C