Read the passage, and then answer the questions.

 The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

1.  Where was Ernest Hemingway from?

      A. Florida                            B. Santiago                         C. Bahamas

2.  When was The Old Man and the Sea published?

      A. 1951                               B. 1952                               C. 1953

3. What genre does The Old Man and the Sea belong to?

      A. fiction                             B. fairy tale                         C. humour

4. What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

      A. the story of Santiago      B. the story of Alice            C. the story of Hemingway

5. When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

      A. 1952                               B. 1953                               C. 1954

Find the word which has different stress position.

1. A. guitar                                B. decide                            C. invite                              D. artist

2. A. concert                             B. support                          C. portrait                           D. shelter

3. A. person                              B. pleasure                         C. include                           D. anxious

4. A. actor                                 B. singer                             C. tutor                               D. depend

5. A. describe                           B. water                              C. canvas                           D. crayon

Find the word which has different stress position.

1. A. guitar                                B. decide                            C. invite                              D. artist

2. A. concert                             B. support                          C. portrait                           D. shelter

3. A. person                              B. pleasure                         C. include                           D. anxious

4. A. actor                                 B. singer                             C. tutor                               D. depend

5. A. describe                           B. water                              C. canvas                           D. crayon

Use the adjective in brackets in their correct forms of comparative to complete the sentences.

1.   Tea is cheaper than coffee. (cheap)

2.   The new harvest machine is more effective than the old one. (effective)

3.   The boy sings more beautifully than the girl. (beautiful)

4.   A tractor is …………………………………. a buffalo. (powerful)

5.   My sister is …………………………………. me. (tall)  

6.   Blue whales are …………………………………. elephants. (heavy)

7.   The Mekong River is …………………………………. the Red River (long)

8.   Do you think English is …………………………………. French in grammar? (easy)

9.   My new bed is …………………………………. my old bed. (comfortable)

10.  The film about my village town is …………………………………. the book. (interesting)

11.  Most people think that health is …………………………………. money. (important)

12.  The pollution in our city is much …………………………………. it used to be. (bad)

13.  My new teacher explained the lessons …………………………………. my old teacher. (clear)

14.  He plays volleyball …………………………………. his brother. (good)

15.  Get rid of the sorrow! You will do it …………………………………. next time. (good)

16.  Communication is a lot …………………………………. it was 50 years ago. (easy)

17.  People in rural areas wear …………………………………. those in cities. (simple)

18.  Robert arrived at the meeting …………………………………. Francis. (late)

19.  These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are ………………………………….? (narrow)

20.  My mother always gets up …………………………………. everybody else in the house. (early)

21.  Rene speaks …………………………………. the other ESL students in the class. (fluent)

22.  Can’t you think of anything …………………………………. to say? (intelligent)

23.  I think his new book is much …………………………………. his last one. (boring)

24.  Max finished the homework …………………………………. anyone else in the class. (fast)

25.  He looks …………………………………. he used to. (happy)

Find the word which has different stress position.

1. A. composer                         B. musician                         C. talented                          D. artistic

2. A. actress                             B. pleasure                         C. concert                           D. agree

3. A. perform                            B. painter                            C. portrait                           D. region

4. A. hobby                               B. prefer                             C. action                             D. funny

5. A. optional                            B. national                          C. humorous                       D. performance

6. A. vacation                            B. gallery                            C. normally                         D. instrument

Find the word which has different stress position.

1. A. composer                         B. musician                         C. talented                          D. artistic

2. A. actress                             B. pleasure                         C. concert                           D. agree

3. A. perform                            B. painter                            C. portrait                           D. region

4. A. hobby                               B. prefer                             C. action                             D. funny

5. A. optional                            B. national                          C. humorous                       D. performance

6. A. vacation                            B. gallery                            C. normally                         D. instrument