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​

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​

15. A lot of people believe that well-paying jobs are​..........in the city. (plenty)

16. Increased pollution is another​..........result. (please)

17. The air is heavily ..........​with traffic fumes. (pollute)

18. They made a decision to close down the factory​..........(permanence)

19. Joyce think her hometown is a very​place. She really get...........there. (bore)                        

20. The remote desert area is​..........only by helicopter. (access)

21. He was the ..........​of the school after winning the contest. (proud)

22. Disneyland is one of the famous areas of ​.......... (entertain)

23. He had no​......... for his absence. (explain)

24. We live in a rather rich​.......... (neighbor)

25. Television is very..........nowadays. (popularity)

26. Our country is rich in..........resources. (nature)

27. How..........of you to break that cup! (care)

28. They are members of an international​..........(organize)

29. I have to do some maths........... ​tonight. (revise)

30. English is......... ​used in many parts of the world. (wide)

31. People in remote villages do not have good.........care. (medicine)

32. Money cannot buy true..........(friend)

33. The child was sleeping.......... ​in its baby carriage. (peace)

34. The island is only..........​by boat. (access)

35. The authorities are trying to solve the problem of ​........in the city. (crowd)

36. The authorities of the city are practicing an open-door policy for​......workers. (migrate)

37. The television is a great source of...........(entertain)

38. In this ............city, every small piece of land is worth kilos of gold. (crowd)

39. It is often....... ​to think about the mistakes we have made. (pleasant)

40. One of the advantages of living in the country is that it is so........(peace)

41. That remote area is........ ​by car. You can only get there by helicopter. (access)

42. You may think Sally is​........., but she isn’t; she’s just shy. (friend)

15. A lot of people believe that well-paying jobs are​in the city. (plenty)

16. Increased pollution is another​result. (please)

17. The air is heavily ​with traffic fumes. (pollute)

18. They made a decision to close down the factory​ (permanence)

19. Joyce think her hometown is a very​place. She really get...........there. (bore)                        

20. The remote desert area is​only by helicopter. (access)

21. He was the ..........​of the school after winning the contest. (proud)

22. Disneyland is one of the famous areas of ​. (entertain)

23. He had no​ for his absence. (explain)

24. We live in a rather rich ​. (neighbor)

25. Television is very ​ nowadays. (popularity)

26. Our country is rich in ​resources. (nature)

27. How ​of you to break that cup! (care)

28. They are members of an international​. (organize)

29. I have to do some maths ​tonight. (revise)

30. English is ​used in many parts of the world. (wide)

31. People in remote villages do not have good ​care. (medicine)

32. Money cannot buy true .​ (friend)

33. The child was sleeping ​in its baby carriage. (peace)

34. The island is only ​by boat. (access)

35. The authorities are trying to solve the problem of ​........in the city. (crowd)

36. The authorities of the city are practicing an open-door policy for​......workers. (migrate)

37. The television is a great source of ​. (entertain)

38. In this ............city, every small piece of land is worth kilos of gold. (crowd)

39. It is often....... ​to think about the mistakes we have made. (pleasant)

40. One of the advantages of living in the country is that it is so........(peace)

41. That remote area is........ ​by car. You can only get there by helicopter. (access)

42. You may think Sally is​........., but she isn’t; she’s just shy. (friend)

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 

6. Martina’s mother has been her coach_____many years. 

a. since ​​​b. for​​​c. as ​​​d. when

7. ______water do you need?

a. How much ​​​b. How many​c. What much​​​d. What many

8. She is wearing a hat_______ mine. 

a. as​​​​b. like​​​c. to​​​d. the same

9. Their tastes are different.

a. from ​​​b. to​​​c. with​​​d. a & b

10. Our friends live close _____. 

a. hy ​​​​b. to​​​c. with​​​d. from

11. These boxes are ______. 

a. too heavy for carrying ​​​​b. too heavy to carry

c. too heavy can’t carry ​​​​d. heavier to carry

12. How long is it _____ we last went to the cinema?

a. since ​​​b. for ​​​c. as ​​​d. when

13. She arrived early_____ get a good seat. 

a. for ​​​​b. since ​​c. in order to ​​d. so that

14. The President is deeply concerned _____ this issue. 

a. about ​​​b. to ​​​c. in ​​​d. on

15. There is a big difference ______ British and German schools. 

a. between ​​​b. from ​​c. with ​​​d. of

VI. Choice the best answer.

Peter’s uncle lived in the country. Once peter (1) ____ to stay with him for a few weeks. Wherever they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they passed someone, his uncle waved. Peter was very (2) ____, and said, “Uncle Sam, you know everyone here. Where did you meet them all?”

“I don’t know all these people,” said his uncle.

“Then why do you wave (3) _____ them?” asked Peter.

“Well, Peter,” answered his uncle, “When I wave to someone and he knows me, and he is pleased. He counties his journey with a happier heart. But when I wave to someone and he doesn’t know me, he is surprised and says to (4) _____, “Who is that man? Why did he wave to me?” So he has something to think about during the rest of the journey, and that makes his journey seem shorter. So I (5) _____ everyone happy”

1. A. Go​​​B. goes​​C. went​​​D. gone

2. A. Boring​​​B. bored​​C. surprising​​​D. surprised

3. A. For​​​B. to​​​C. at​​​​D. from

4. A. Himself​​​B. him​​​C. he​​​​D. his

5. A. Do​​​B. give​​​C. make​​​D. bring

VII. Choice the best answer.​

Michael Gordon, my neighbor, doesn’t like the loud noise of traffic. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorist. When returns home from work, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Michael has put up an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. Since hen he hasn’t been worried about that problem.

1. Michael Gordon has just _____ a house in the city.

A. Sold​​​B. bought​​C. rent​​​​D. borrowed

2. Who has Michael had trouble with?

A. Policemen​​​B. neighbor​​C. burglars​​​D. motorists

3. When returning home, Michael always finds _____ outside his gate.

A. A car​​​B. a motorbike​​C. a motorist​​​D. a driver

4. What has Michael put up over his gate?

A. A”Parking” sign​​B. A “No Parking” sign​C. a stone head​D. A beautiful face

5. The thing that Michael has put up over his gate is to ____.

A. Threaten motorists

B. Speak to motorists

C. Get stone from motorists

D. Understand motorists

IV. Rewrite.

1. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster. (not…as….as)

His car_________________________________________________________________.

2. His bag is red. My bad is red, too. (like)

The color of his bag_______________________________________________________.

3. Mai’s house is big. Hoa’s house is big, too. (as….as)

Mai’s house is___________________________________________________________.

4. It is hot today. It was hot yesterday. (like)

The weather today________________________________________________________.

5. Mr. Hung teaches English. Mr. Phong teaches History. (same subject)

Mr. Hung doesn’t teach___________________________________________________.

6. Brian speaks English. Hans speaks English, too. (same language)

Brian speaks____________________________________________________________.

7. She sings beautifully. Her younger sister doesn’t sing much beautifully. (as….as)

Her younger sister doesn’t sing_____________________________________________.

8. Her mother tongue is Spanish. Our mother tongue is Vietnamese. (different from)

Our mother tongue_______________________________________________________.

9. His behavior are good, but her behavior are not so good. (different from)

His behavior are_________________________________________________________.

10. I am 1.6 meters tall, and so is he. (the same as)

His height______________________________________________________________.

IX. Rearranging.

1. is/ there/ a/ close/ restaurant/ by?

______________________________________________________________________

2. shopping/ neighborhood/ my/ in/ a/ new/ mall/ is.

______________________________________________________________________

3. magazines is/ as/ as/ not/ newspaper/ large/ is/ the/ the.

______________________________________________________________________

4. comfort/ in/ in/ shopping/ will/ mall/ people/ shop/ this.

______________________________________________________________________

5. since/ here/ week/ I/ stayed/ have/ last.

______________________________________________________________________

6. long/ lived/ how/ you/ here/ have?

______________________________________________________________________

7. exhibition/ will/ art/ weekend/ go/ the/ I/ this/ do.

______________________________________________________________________

8. company/ twenty/ worked/ father/ years/ for/ for/ my/ has/ this.

______________________________________________________________________

X. Tense:

1. I (do) ……………….all the housework. The flat is really clean now.

2. He (write) …………….a novel for two years, but he (finish) ………………….it yet.

3. My brother (leave) ………………home ten years ago. I (never/ meet) …………him again since then.

4. What ………you (do) ……………last weekend? ……………you (play) ……………….golf?

5. I like your card. How long ………….you (have) ………….it?

6. Mai (buy) ………………a new dress last month but she (not wear) …………………….it yet.

7. Mr. Quang (teach) ………Math in this school since he (graduate) ………from the university in 1989.

8. …………..you (hear) ……………of Agatha Christie? She (be) ……………..a writer who (die) ……………in 1976. She (write) ……………more than 70 detective novels. …………you (read) …………..any of them.

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. 

This American (21) _____ is the main business and cultural center of the Midwest. New York is famous (22) _____ its music, opera, and theater. It also (23) _____ excellent museums. When shopping (24) _____ this city, you can (25) _____ a long row of fashionable stores on North Michigan Avenue. This area (26) _____ the Magnificent Mile. One of the world’s (27)____buildings, the John Hancock Center, is (28) _____ on this avenue. 

opera (n) nhạc kịch ​​​​avenue (n) đại lộ 

row (n) hàng, dãy ​​​​fashionable (adj) sang trọng

21. a. city ​​​b. capital​​c. area ​​​​d. ground

22. a. about ​​​b. with​​​c. on​​​​d. for

23. a. have ​​​b. has​​​c. there is​​​d. there are

24. a. in​​​b. at​​​c. on​​​​d. of

25. a. visit ​​​b. to visit​​c. visiting​​​d. to visiting

26. a. call ​​​b. calls​​​c. called​​​d. is called

27. a. tall ​​​b. taller​​c. more tall​​​d. tallest

28. a. either ​​​b. neither​​c. also​​​​d. too

V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. 

A recent survey shows that Britons hate their neighbors. The results are alarming. 80% of the people who took part in the L1rvey feel that their neighbors are inconsiderate. 25C/c don’t talk to the people who live next door and 10% don’t even know their names. In fact, one million householders in Britain would like to move because of the people that live next door. 

The biggest cause of friction is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and divided houses. The other major problems are arguments about car parking spaces, and old people complaining about the young. 

inconsiderate (adj): thiếu quan tâm ​​​​​survey (n): khảo sat

friction (n): sự xích mích

29. What does the word ‘hate’ in line 1 mean?

a. dislike someone very much​​​​​b. like someone very much

c. love someone very much​​​​​d. proud of someone

30. We could replace ‘took part in’ in line 2 with _____. 

a. ‘participated in’ ​​b. ‘joined’​​c. ‘cared for’ ​​​d. a & b are correct

31. ______of the people who took part in the survey don’t know their neighbors’ names. 

a. 80% ​​​b. 25% ​​c. 10% ​​​d. One million

32. How many householders in Britain would like to move because of their neighbors?

a. 80% of them ​​b. 25% of them ​c. 10% of them ​​d. one million

33. Which of the following is true?

a. Just some Britons hate their neighbors. 

b. 80% of the -people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are nice. 

c. Noise isn’t the biggest cause of friction. 

d. One of the major problems is arguments about car parking places.

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 

1. a. tasty ​​​b. mall ​​c. stadium ​​d. change

2. a. grocery ​​​b. month ​​c. comfort ​​d. money

3. a. just ​​​b. summer ​​c. much ​​d. ruler

4. a. around ​​​b. de1icouis ​​c. house ​​d. ground

5. a. exhibition ​​b. neighborhood ​c. hot ​​​d. humid

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 

6. Martina’s mother has been her coach_____many years. 

a. since ​​​b. for​​​c. as ​​​d. when

7. ______water do you need?

a. How much ​​​b. How many​c. What much​​​d. What many

8. She is wearing a hat_______ mine. 

a. as​​​​b. like​​​c. to​​​d. the same

9. Their tastes are different.

a. from ​​​b. to​​​c. with​​​d. a & b

10. Our friends live close _____. 

a. hy ​​​​b. to​​​c. with​​​d. from

11. These boxes are ______. 

a. too heavy for carrying ​​​​b. too heavy to carry

c. too heavy can’t carry ​​​​d. heavier to carry

12. How long is it _____ we last went to the cinema?

a. since ​​​b. for ​​​c. as ​​​d. when

13. She arrived early_____ get a good seat. 

a. for ​​​​b. since ​​c. in order to ​​d. so that

14. The President is deeply concerned _____ this issue. 

a. about ​​​b. to ​​​c. in ​​​d. on

15. There is a big difference ______ British and German schools. 

a. between ​​​b. from ​​c. with ​​​d. of