1. Despite the fact that it was snowing, I didn't feel cold.

A. In spite of the snow, I felt quite cold.

B. In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing.

C. Although it was snowing, I didn't feel cold.

D. Although I didn't feel cold , it was snowing.

2. People say that prevention is better than cure.

A. That prevention is said is better than cure.

B. It is said that prevention is better than cure.

C. Prevention is better that cure is said by people.

D. Prevention says to be better than cure.

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to finish the sentences.

1. My father works _________ a factory.

A. in B. with C. on D. by

2. Hoa is ______ at Physics than her sister.

A. good B. best C. better D. the best

3. My new house is ________ than the old house.

A. more convenient B. convenient C. the convenient D. most convenient

4. I live ________ Hue. I love it very much.

A. at B. in C. on D. from

5. Which boy is _________, Tonny or Jim?

A. young B. younger C. the youngest D. more young

6. My mother is a good cook. She often ________ special food at Tet.

A. buys B. cooks C. takes D. brings

7. Tet is a time for family _________.

A. working B. cooking C. playing D. gathering

8. The Great Wall of China is ______ wall in the wall.

A. the longer B. the longest C. long D. more long

II. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.

1. Hung is ………….. student in my class.

A. good        B. better        C. the best     D. a best

2. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ……….. beautiful than Hanoi.

A. more        B. as   C. most         D. the most

3. She has bought this dress ………………Saturday.

A. for           B. since        C. next          D. last

4. Minh ……………. in this town since 1987.

A. is living    B. has lived             C. lives         D. lived

5. The Sun ….in the East.

A. rise          B. rose          C. rises         D. rising

6. That boy has short ………….hair.

A. curly        B. oval          C. tall           D. reserved

7. Alexander Graham Bell …………….. the telephone in 1876.

A. invent      B. invented             C. invents     D. is inventing

8. You must cover ………………sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.

A. electrical            B. dangerous           C. safe          D. suitable

9. ……………. Was Alexander Graham Bell born? He was born in 1847.

A. When       B. Where      C. Why         D. Who

10. A: Can I speak to Lan please? This is Hung.

A. Hello, Lan          B. Hello,Hung         C. How are you?     D. How about tomorrow?

11. Revision is …………… when we learn new words.

A. necessary           B. necessarily         C. more necessary             D. unnecessary

12. Could you do me a favor?........................

A. Why?       B. I’m sorry. I’m really busy.       C. What can I do for you?  D. Both B and C are correct

13. Hey! Lan. How about...................... to the cinema this afternoon? - OK.

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

14. ………you need any help? Yes. That’s very kind of you.

A. Do           B. May         C. Can          D. Could

15. “Why was Ba late?” “………………he got up late.”

A. However            B. So            C. Because             D. While

Exercise 3:  Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:

1.No one is better cook than his mother, ______?
A. is she               B. isn’t she                C. are they                D. aren’t they

2. Do it right now, ______?
A. will you           B. shall you               C. do you                  D. don’t you

3. There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _______?
A. are they          B. are there               C. aren’t they           D. aren’t there

4. He seldom goes to the library, ______?
A. doesn’t he     B. is he                      C. does he                 D. isn’t he

5. Let’s go for a long walk, ______?
A. will we            B. shall we                C .don’t you             D. do you

6. I think he will join us, _____?
A. doesn’t he     B. won’t he               C. will he                  D. don’t  I

7. The film is good, _______________?

A. is it                    B. are they                C. isn’t it                 D. aren’t they

8. You are going to the party, ____________?

A. is you               B. are you                 C. aren’t   you        D. were you

9. He can speak English, _________________ ?

A. can he             B. can’t   he              C. can’t him              D. could he

10. You don’t know him,__________________ ?

A. do you            B. don’t you             C. are you                 D. aren’t you

11. Lan speaks Chinese very well, __________?

A. does she       B. doesn’t she            C. is she                   D. was she

12. John has worked hard, _________________?

A. does he          B. did he                     C. has he                  D. hasn’t he

13. They invited him to the party, ___________?

A. do they           B. don’t they              C. did they               D. didn’t they

14. They are leaving here tomorrow________?

A. do they              B. are they                  C. aren’t   they      D. did they

15. I’m a bit late, ______?
A. am not I          B. aren’t you                          C. are you                D. aren’t I

16. No one is indifferent to praise, ______?
A. is one               B. isn’t one               C. is he                     D. are they

17. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______?
A. have they       B. haven’t they        C. has he                   D. hasn’t he

18. James owns a restaurant, ______?
A. does he           B. is he                      C. doesn’t he            D. didn’t he

19. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______?
A. are you            B. have you              C. aren’t                    D. do you

20. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______?
A. do they           B. does it                   C. is it                        D. isn’t it

21. You don’t need me any more, ______?
A. do I                   B. don’t I                   C. do you                  D. don’t you

22. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______?
A. do they           B. don’t they                        C. does it                   D. doesn’t it

23. Harry was working in Bristol then, ______?
A. was Harry       B. wasn’t he             C. was he                  D. didn’t he

24. You’ll be home before midnight, ______?
A. will you           B .won’t you            C. are you                 D. won’t you be

25. David is bringing some wine, ______?
A. is he                 B. isn’t he                 C. is David                D. isn’t David

26. Don’t leave anything behind, ______?
A. do you             B. don’t you             C. will you                D. shall we

27. That isn’t Bill driving, ______?
A. is it                    B. is that                    C. isn’t that               D. isn’t it

28. Nobody likes the play, __________?

A. do they           B. don’t they           C. didn’t they            D. did they

29. The children can read English, __________?

A. can’t they       B. can they              C. they can                    D. they can’t

30. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______?

A. was he             B. is he                    C. wasn’t he           D. isn’t he

31. Your brother’s here, ______?

A. is he              B. are he                    C. isn’t he                 D. aren’t he

32. That was Ann on the phone, ______?

A. was it          B. was that                   C. wasn’t that           D. wasn’t it

33. Tom didn’t see her, ______?

A. did Tom      B. did he                       C. do Tom               D. does he

Ex2: Choose the best answer.

1. My sister is………………..person in my family.  A. young         B. younger than          C. the youngest

2. I think Federer is………………………tennis player in the world.  A. good   B. better than   C. the best

3.Winter is………………      season of the year in Europe.   A. cold  B. colder than          C. the coldest

4. Our house is………………….       in the street.  A. bigger          B. the biggest              C. more big

5. He is………………………of four children.          A. older           B. the oldest                C.more old

6. …………………….man in the world is 120 years old. A. The oldest      B. The older    C. More old

7. Everest is……………………mountain in the world.        A. highest        B. the highest  C. the higher

8.Sam is a terrible footballer. He's …………….player in the team.  A. the best   B. the baddest   C. the worst

9.What's………………………………city in the world?  A. the large         B. the largest   C. largest

10. You are…………..girl in our class.                     A. the funny    B. the funniest C. the funnier

* Choose the answer – A, B, C or D – to best complete each sentence.
1. I like ………………books better than ………………films.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / the    C. Ø / the D. the / Ø
2. The Internet is ………………useful invention of modern life.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
3. ………………train times are different on ………………Sundays.
A. A / the B. The / the C. Ø / Ø D. The / Ø
4. What do you think of ………………public transport in ………………Ha Noi?
A. Ø / Ø B. a / a C. a / Ø D. the / Ø
5. My uncle and aunt live in ………………small town in ………………United States.
A. a / a B. a / the C. the / the    D. a / Ø
6. Our plane arrives in Ha Noi at ………………two o’clock in ………………afternoon.
A. Ø / the B. the / the    C. a / a D. the / an   
7. At first she was trained to be ………………scriptwriter, but later she worked as ………………secretary.
A. the / a B. a / a C. the / the D. a / the
8. He spent part of ………………afternoon telling them ………………news he couldn’t tell them by………………phone.
A. the / the / Ø B. an / Ø / the C. an / the / the D. the / Ø / the
9. ………………Japanese manage to ask direct questions in order not to embarrass ………………person who they are speaking with.
A. The / the    B. A / a C. The / a D. A / the
10. In most ………………developed countries, up to 50% of ………………population enters higher education at some time in their lives.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. Ø / the D. the / a

MỌI NGƯỜI GIÚP MÌNH VỚI! MỘT LÚC NỮA MÌNH PHẢI NỘP RỒI Ạ.

I.   Choose the best answer:

1.  The baby’s illness is............................ than we thought at first.

A.   bad                    B. worst                 C. worse                D. badly

2.  The test becomes..................... and.................... after every unit.

A.   hard / hard                                      B. difficult / difficult

C. harder / harder                                 D. difficulty / difficulty

3.  He works more.............................. than I.

A.   slow                  B. slowly               C. slowest              D. most slowly

4.  My book is as............................. as yours.

A.   good                 B. well                   C. better                 D. the best

5.  I love you.............................. than I can say.

A.   much                 B. many                 C. more                  D. the most

6.  The more polluted air we breathe,.................... we get.

A.   the more weaker                             B. the more weak

C. the weaker                                       D. weaker more

7.  This hotel must be........................ than the small one next door.

A.   expensive                                        B. more expensive

C. the most expensive                          D. the more expensive

8.  What is the........................ thing you have ever done?

A.   more difficult                                  B. most difficult

C. difficulty                                         D. difficult than

9.  The test is not ………….… difficult......................... it was last month.

A.   as / as                B. so / as                          C. more / as           D. A and B

10.   At 3,810 meters above sea level in Bolivia stands Lake Titicaca, ……........ in the world.

A. the largest lake                                B. largest lake

C. the larger lake                                  D. the most large lake

II.   Rewrite the sentences:

1.  I'm older than your brother.

Your brother is ........................................................................................................

2.  Petrol is more expensive than it used to be.

Petrol isn’t ...............................................................................................................

3.  There were less casualties than in the other accident.

There weren’t ..........................................................................................................

4.  I know your children better than you.

You don’t ................................................................................................................

5.  I usually get up earlier than my wife.

My wife ...................................................................................................................

6.  No river in the world is longer than the Nile.

The Nile …………………………………………………………………………………

7. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

No mountain ……………………………………………………………………………

8. This is the first time I have ever met such as pretty girl.

She is ……………………………………………………………………………………

9. This computer works better than that one.

That computer …………………………………………………………………………

10. I think that no students in our class is better than you are.

I think that you are ……………………………………………………………………

III-Complete each sentence with a phrasal verb from the box. Change the form of the verb if necessary.

1.  Please                                            your shoes when you come in the house

2.  I was born in Hai Duong, but I                                         in Hanoi.

3.  I’m really                                            my holiday to Nha Trang.

4.  It is necessary for a foreign language center to an English club

5.  Tom is not very punctual. He usually    ten minutes late after the lesson has started.

IV Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the word in brackets

1.   Ann very upset because the local authorities have rejected her proposals to install solar panels to supply electricity for traffic light. (down)

2.  A committee has been established to examine the question. (set)

3.  Our class football team lost the match, so we tried to encourage them. (up)

4.   “Can I wear jeans at the wedding party?” – “Of course not. You’ll have to put on smart clothes”. (up)

5.  Before I come to a decision, I’ll have to consider their offer very carefully. (over)

Part I. Choose the best word A, B, C or D to fill in spaces in the following passage. (10 points)

It is well-known that life expectancy is longer in Japan than in most other countries. A (1)______ report also shows that Japan has the longest health expectancy in the world. A healthy long life is the result of the (2) ______ in social environment. Scientists are trying to work (3) ______ exactly what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson to be learnt from their lifestyles for the rest of us. Should we (4) ______ any changes to our eating habits, for instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast? Is there some secret ingredient in the Japanese diet that is particularly (5) ______ to the human body?

Another factor (6) ______ to the rapid population aging in Japan is a decline in birthrate. Although longer life should be celebrated, it is actually considered a social problem. The number of older people had doubled in the last half century and that has increased pension and medical costs. The country could soon be (7) ______ an economic problem, if there are so many old people to be looked (8) ______, and relatively few younger people working and paying taxes to support them.

(9) ______ the retirement age from 65 to 70 could be one solution to the problem. Work can give the elderly a (10) _____ of responsibility and mission in life. It’s important that the elderly play active roles in the society and live in harmony with all generations.

1.      A. late                           B. recent                      C. contemporary         D. new

2.      A. increase                    B. progress                  C. growth                    D. improvement

3.      A. for                            B. out                          C. in                            D. off

4.      A. do                             B. set                           C. make                       D. give

5.      A. helpful                      B. supportive               C. advantage               D. beneficial

6.      A. contributing             B. helping                    C. resulting                 D. causing

7.      A. adopting                   B. meeting                   C. facing                     D. encountering

8.      A. for                            B. after                        C. over                        D. out

9.      A. Putting                     B. Moving                   C. Rising                     D. Raising

10.  A. sense                         B. sentiment                C. feeling                    D. characteristic