1. i've never been eaten snails before

ever/ this is ...............................................snails.

2. eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.

managed/ eventually he........................................the question.

3. we really ought go home now.

went/ it's................................................home.

4. the south of England is drier than the North.

Rain/ there is not ...........................................as in the north.

5. i had expected the weather to be worse

bad / the weather ..........................as i had expected.

X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way is "as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words if necessary. Do not clause the form of the given word.

1 No lake in the world is deeper than Lake Baikal. DEPEPEST

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2. Traveling to the beach is more interesting than traveling to the mountain. BORING

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3. It is important for you to arrive on time. MUST

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4. Tra Co Beach is the longest beach in Vietnam. THAN

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5. Lang Son is often colder than Ha Noi in winter. NOT

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6. She collected more stmamps than he did DID

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Câu so sánh:

1. Have you got any cheaper television?

-> Are there

2. I have expected the weather to be worse

-> The weather was not

3. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

-> It

4. She likes Paris very little, and Rome less

-> She thought Rome

5. She know a lot more about it than I do

-> I don't know

6. There is no need for you to talk so loudly

-> You don't

7. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?

-> Is this

8. I like to visit India more than any other country in the world

-> India is

9. Barbara plays squash better than Mike

-. Mike doesn't

10. They were just as good as we had expected

-> they certainly lived

11. He is not as stupid as I thought he was

-> he is

12. Thos was not as a bad result as they expected

-> This

13. We haven't played as badlt as they have

-> We

14. That is as intelligent a boy as Peter is

-> That

1. Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter

-> A person is...................................................................

2. She reminded her daughters of their table manners

-> She wanted...............................................................

3. Twice as many men as women are insurrance agents

-> Male insurrance agents.................................................

4. The truck is practically as cheap as a van

-> The truck is little......................................

5. He makes a better husband than father

-> He is more........................................

6. Haven't you got any cheaper television?

-> Are these...............................................?

7. I had expected the weather to be worse

-> The weather was........................................

8. She had never ever been so happy before

-> She was unhappier..................................

9. She knows a lot more about it than I do

-> I don't know............................................

10. There are more people out of work in this country than ever before

-> Never.........................................................

11. She speaks more persuasively than his brother

-> Her brother...................................................

12. It is a good idea to study Mars to see if life ever existed there

-> We..............................................................

13. If you run a lot, you'll get fitter

-> The............................................................

14. Fish and meat are at the same price in some countries

-> Fish costs..............................................

15. You must not smoke here

-> You are............................................................

IV. Hãy chọn từ đúng để điền vào khoảng trống.
My new job is great. I like it ( more / much / most / lot) better than my old one. The people here
are (1) (more nice/ most nice/ nicer/ nicest)__________ than I expected. Luckily my new boss
isn’t as rude (2) (as/ so/ than/ that)__________ my old boss, Mrs. Crossley, was. I hated her. She
was the (3) (least/ less/ less and less/ so)__________ friendly person I’ve ever met. Everyone
here is older (4) (as I/ as me/ than I/ than me)__________ In fact I’m the youngest person (5)
(from/ in/ of/ out of)__________ the office. But I dont mind.The good thing about the job is that I get a (6) (bit/ less/ lot/ much)__________ more money,
although not much more than I did before. The bad thing is that the journey isn’t (7) (as/ less/
more/ same) __________ simple as it was in my old job, where the bus took me straight there.
Now I have to change buses. But I’m allowed to start work early. The earlier I leave home, (8)
(more easier/ more easy/ the easier/ the easy)__________ the journey is because the buses aren't
so crowded.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday.

- Mr. Hoang spent.................................................................

2. It's very hard for the children to live independently.

- To live.........................................................................

3. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

- It's.................................................................

4. I found it difficult for me to find a better solution.

- I had......................................................................

5. He drives faster than I do.

- He....................................

I/Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one

1. He started baking cakes in 2004

➜he has

➞he has

➞he has

2. He had no sooner sat down than he turned on the car radio

➞No sooner

3. It was such a crowded street that we had to drive slowly

➞The street was

➞It was so

4. Tom last joined me in cooking lunch 10 days ago

➞Tom hasn't

➞The last time Tom

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