1 his homework was better than mine (bad)

my homework.......................

2 the big television is more expensive than the small one ( cheap)

the small television...............

3 the Royal Hotel is more old-fashioned than the Holton Hotel ( modern)

the Holton hotle......................

4 the weather yesterday was worse than it is today (good)

the weather today .......................

5 people in the city aren's as frienldy as those in the country ( friendly)

people in the country......................

6 life in the city is more interesting than life in the country (boring)

life in the country................

giúp e với ạ :<

Unlike the old style of education where people remembered things in order to pass tests, the modern world (56) __________________. Einstein said “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world”. All the knowledge in the world is useless unless you are able to use information in creative ways. Knowledge, in nature, is what other people have created, while understanding is about what each individual thinks about something. Everybody sees, hears, feels, and thinks differently. (57) __________________. It seems to be impossible to give tests on a point of view. That is the reason why tests are claimed to be illogical. The only reason tests exist is to label students as “smart” or “stupid.” However, there are many kinds of intelligence. One of the most famous researchers in the field of intelligence, Gardner, found at least seven different kinds of intelligence. (58)__________________, tests only measure some common types of intelligence. Moreover, in the modern world, skills are more important than knowledge. If a person knows many facts, it is impressive, (59) __________________ may not be very useful. It is of much greater importance to be ale to organize, analyze, synthesize, and even create new information. Together these skills make what we call information management skills. They are the skills which are most desired in the business world, not test taking skills. To recap, it was believed that education is about (60) __________________. However, this idea no longer matches the reality of the modern world. To be successful in the age of technology, education must focus more on helping students gain deep understanding, and improve their creativity and information management skills.

56. A. requires new kinds of tests to effectively measure learners’ knowledge

B. calls for a new kind of education in which the focus is more on learner needs

C. prefers newly found forms of intelligence and senses to be its core values

D. looks for a new style of education which can boost school grades

57. A. No two people in the world can reach the same level of understanding

B. Everyone in the world has their own way to express their viewpoint

C. Everyone in the world has their own reasoning to back up their viewpoint

D. No two people in the world have the same understanding of the same thing

58. A. Additionally

B. Supposedly

C. Regrettably

D. Certainly

59. A. but

B. then

C. so

D. nor

60. A. ensuring learners’ understanding so they would achieve similar expected outcomes while taking the same test

B. understanding things deeply and having good test taking skills to outperform others who take the same test

C. teaching factual knowledge to learners and grouping them according to their school grades

D. memorizing facts to take tests which measure one’s performance against others who have studied the same information

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with words given.  (1 pt)

35. Our new flat is more modern than our old flat.         

" Our old flat is  _______________________________________________________

36. John likes Maths most.

" Jonh’s favourite ______________________________________________________

37. There are 7 people in my family. (Make questions for the underlined parts)

" __________________________________________________________________

38. I want to travel around the world?

" I would _____________________________________________________________

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

35. Your house is more modern than mine.

A. My house isn’t as modern as yours.      B. My house isn’t as modern as yours house.

C. My house is more modern than yours.       D. My house is as modern as yours.

36. “Let’s go to Ngoc Son Temple on New Year’s Eve,” Mai said.

A. Mai suggested go Ngoc Son temple on New Year’s Eve.

B. Mai suggested that we went to Ngoc Son temple on New Year’s Eve.

C. Mai suggests going to Ngoc Son temple on New Year’s Eve.

D. Mai suggested going to Ngoc Son temple on New Year’s Eve.

37. This is the first time his children have tried Japanese cuisine.

A. His children last tried Japanese cuisine a long time ago.

B. His children have never tried Japanese cuisine before.

C. His children tried Japanese cuisine at first.           

D. His children tried Japanese cuisine before.

38. Her father invited him to the conference.

A. He was invited to the conference by her father.

B. He were invited to the conference by her father.

C. He has been invited to the conference by her father.

D. He is invited to the conference by her father.

39. Ally wants to buy that dress, but she doesn’t have enough money.

A. If Ally had enough money, she will buy that dress.

B. If Ally has enough money, she can buy that dress.

C. If Ally have enough money, she could buy that dress.

D. If Ally had enough money, she could buy that dress.

40. “If I were you, I would raise money for the poor,” I said to Thomas.

A. I advised Thomas to raise money for the poor.    

B. I said Thomas to raise money for the poor.           

C. I asked Thomas why he doesn’t raise money for the poor.          

D. I asked Thomas why didn’t he raise money for the poor.

V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1,5pts)

23. They need more funds to ___________ the telephone system.                  (MODERN)

24. Monday morning is a bit ________ for me. How about Wednesday afternoon?                        (CONVENIENCE)

25. Manchester United has played ___________ in their last five games.                      (IMPRESS)

26. I hate traveling by train - the carriages are always so dirty and _________.               (COMFORT)      

27. At the age of 20, he got a well-paid job and became ________ of his parents.   (DEPEND)

28. In the _______________ he explains why he wrote the book.                                (INTRODUCE)

VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence. (1 pt)

29. The street _______________ (repair) for nearly one year but it is still incomplete.

30. It’s a long time since I last _______________ (visit) Vietnam.

31. The Malaysian unit of currency is the ringgit, _______________ (consist) of 100 sen.

32. George wishes that he (fail, not) _______________ the driving test next month.

VII. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2pts)

 33. Those readers were deeply impressed by his novel.

       His novel made _________________________________________________.

 34. The government has spent a lot of money on education recently.

        A lot of money _________________________________________________.

 35. They must do a written test tomorrow morning.

       They wish _____________________________________________________.

 36.  We last saw my cousin David two years ago.

   We have _____________________________________________________.