Exercise 8. Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 1. As she did so, her parents became ............... A. the angriest B. the most angry C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier 2. People should eat and do to reduce the risk of heart disease. A. less fat/ more exercise B. less and less fat/ the more exercise C. the less fat/ the more exercise D. fatter/ more exercise 3. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food the food is, he likes it. A. The hotter/ the more and more B. The hotter/the more C. The more and more hot/ the more D. The hottest/ the most 4. Of course you can come to the party ............... A. The more the merrier B. The more and the merrier C. The more and merrier D. The more and more merrier 5. I feel I did yesterday. A. much more tired than B. many more tired than C. as many tired as D. as more tired as 6. She is a spectator. A. more an athlete than B. more of an athlete than C. an athlete more than D. an athlete of more than 7. His house is mine. A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice 8. live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country. A. As much as people B. More people C. As many as people D. People more 9. It gets to understand what the professor has explained. A. the more difficult B. more difficult than C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult 10. You must drive more slowly in built up areas you drive in the city, it is that you will have an accident. A. The faster and faster/ the more B. The faster/ the more probable C. The more and more fast/ the more and more probable D. The more fastly/ the probable 11. The party was ............... I had expected. A. more a hundred times funny than B. a hundred times funny more than C. a hundred times funnier than D. a hundred times more funny than 12. He finds physics ............... other science subjects. A. far more difficult than B. many more difficult than C. too much more difficult than D. more much difficult than 13. ............... he drank, ................ he became. A. More/ more violent C. The more/ the more violent B. The most/ the most violent D. The less/ less violent 14. Mary was ............... of the two sisters. A. the clever B. as clever as C. the cleverer D. the cleverest 15. French is a ............... language to learn than English is. A. difficult B. more difficult C. most difficult D. more and more difficult 16. The cuisine of France is ............... A. more famous than that of England B. famous than the cuisine of England C. more famous than which of England D. as famous than that of England 17. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. ............... he becomes, ............... he is. A. The more rich/ the more happy B. The richest/ the happiest C. The richer/ the happier D. Richer and richer/ happier and happier 18. The faster we finish, ............... A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner 19. Of all athletes, Alex is ............... A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified 20. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got ............... A. more panicked B. the more panicked C. more than panicked D. more and more panicked 22

Exercise 6. Use comparative + and + comparative to complete the sentences below. 1. The company expanded rapidly. It grew (big) .................................................. all the time. 2. Cathy got (bored) .................................................. in her job. In the end, she left. 3. My bag seemed to get (heavy) .................................................. as I carried them. 4. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) ................................................ 5. As the day went on, the weather got (bad) .................................................. 6. Healthcare is becoming (expensive) .................................................. 7. As the conversation went on, Tom became (talkative) ................................................. 8. These days, (many) .................................................. people are learning English. 9. The company’s share price went (high) .................................................. 10. Life got (good) .................................................. for boss Bob Watt as the company became (successful) .................................................. 11. Life in the modern world is becoming (complex) 12. When I get excited, my heart beats (fast) .................................................. 13. The little boy seemed to get (upset) .................................................................................................... 14. It’s getting (difficult) .................................................. to find a job. 15. The noise got (loud) .................................................. as we approached the house. Exercise 7. Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same. 1. His previous CD wasn’t as popular as this one.  This CD ............................................................................................................. 2. I am not as interested in football as you are.  You ................................................................................................................... 3. The film was less interesting than I had expected.  The film ............................................................................................................ 4. Britain isn’t as warm as Greece.  Greece .............................................................................................................. 5. I have been to fewer countries than you have.  I haven’t ........................................................................................................... 6. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?  Is this ................................................................................................................ 7. Long is not as careful as Thang.  Thang ............................................................................................................... 8. He has never behaved so violently before.  He is behaving .................................................................................................. 9. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.  The more .......................................................................................................... 10. Tom works better when he is happy.  The .................................................................................................

Exercise 4: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets. 1. Learning to speak a language is often much (easy) ......................... than learning to write it. 2. This hotel must be (expensive) ......................... than the small one next door. 3. He is certainly (unusual) ......................... person I have ever met. 4. His latest film is (interesting) ......................... than his previous ones. 5. What is (difficult) ......................... thing you have ever done? 6. Losing your credit card is (bad) ......................... than losing your money. 7. Bringing up children is one of (hard) ......................... jobs in the world. 8. When I saw her, she looked much (thin) ......................... than I remembered her. Exercise 5. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the adjectives from the box. warm comfortable cheap intelligent lucky simple boring hot difficult happy 1. - This exercise is too easy. - Can’t we try a .................................................. one? 2. - England is too cold in spring. - Let’s go to Spain where is .................................................. 3. - She comes top in all exams. - She must be .................................................. girl in the class. 4. - The temperature in July reaches forty-four degrees. - It’s .................................................. month of the year. 5. - Let’s buy this video. It doesn’t cost too much. - It’s .................................................. the other one. 6. - When I passed my driving test, it was the .................................................. day of my life. 7. - Lying down in bed is .................................................. sitting on a hard chair. 8. - I could hardly keep awake. - It was .................................................. film I’ve ever seen. 9. - She’s .................................................. person I know. She is always winning prizes in lotteries. 10. - I can’t do this test - can you give me a .................................................. one?

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the given words. 1. Tourists can see a wide .................... of hand-made things at the event. A. lot B. variety C. many 2. He was hired for the position because he is .................... A. reliability B. reliably C. reliable 3. There are many stores in the .................... area of the city. A. downtown B. suburb C. mountain 4. Most big companies are built and developed in .................... areas. A. urban B. rural C. mountainous 5. He wants to buy an .................... car because he doesn’t have much money. A. expensive B. affordable C. rich 6. The research on tourism was .................... by scientists at the most famous national university. A. conduction B. conductive C. conducted 7. New Zealand is one of the countries of .................... A. Oceania B. Asian C. Asian and Pacific 8. Economic .................... this year are better than those of last year. A. indicator B. indicators C. indicative Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the given words. overcrowding packed shelter extended atmosphere 1. Many people prefer to live in the countryside rather than in big cities because of its peaceful .................... 2. Refugees and homeless people in the city need to be donated food to eat and a .................... to sleep. 3. The roads are .................... as one of the solutions to deal with traffic jams. 4. .................... in the neighborhood is one of the causes of social evils. 5. We decided to move to another restaurant because the other restaurant was .................... Exercise 3: Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one .................... (better/ the best). 2. Pat’s car is (faster/ fastest) .................... than Dan’s. 3. John is (less/ the least) .................... energetic of all the men. 4. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) .................... today than he did yesterday? 5. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) .................... of the two. 6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best) .................... 7. David is the (happier/ happiest) .................... person that we know. 8. This summery is (the better/ the best) .................... of the pair. 9. Jim has as (few/ fewer) .................... opportunities to play tennis as I do. 10. The museum is (the farther/ the farthest) .................... away of the three buildings.

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.(2points)

1. Americans rarely shake hands to say goodbye, except___________ business occasions.

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

2.__________ at someone is usually considered rude.

A. Point                       B. To pointed              C. To pointing             D. Pointing

3.The most common way of attracting someone’s attention is by __________.

A. waving                   B. to waving                            C. to wave                               D. wave

4.Lien told me that ___________ a biology teacher.

A. she wants to become                                              C. she wanted to become                  

B. she will become                                                     D. she wanted becoming

5.We reminded Lily_________ late for our appointment the next day.

A. to be not                 B. not to be                             C. to don’t be              D. don’t be

6.We  _____________ with each other by mobile phone in 2050.

A. won’t be communicating                            C . aren’t communicating         

B. haven’t communicated                               D. aren’t going to communicate             

7.The teacher said we___________ a week off on the occasion of the International Labor Day.

A. will have                B. didn’t have             C. have                        D. would have             

8.Tomoko and Kiko said that they ___________ cycling the day after the next day.

A. will go                    B. have gone               C. would go                D. has gone

9. While I …………the performance, I met one of my old friends.

A. watched                 B. was watching                   C. watch                        D. am watching

10. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ………..than the red one.

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

IV. Put the correct formof the word.

1.Gases from factories are extremely____________________.                                       HARM

2.Don't worry,I will drive ______________________                                                     CARE

3.I think these thin clothes are very_____________________for cold weather.              SUIT                     

4.Who draws__________________, Lan or Quang?                                                        BAd                                                                                            

5.There are many cultural_____________between his country and mine.                        DIFFER

6. Ha Long Bay is in __________________________Vietnam.                                      NORTH                             V. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses.(1point)

1. Lan and her sister are in the bookstore now. She (look) _________ for a craft kit.

2. My mother is hooked on  (make) ________________ spring rolls at Tet.

3. This test has (do)  ________________  carefully.

4. Their grandparents  (live)  __________________ in this village since last year.

5. We should (respect) _____________________old people

PART C : READING

I.Fill in each blanket with a suitable word to complete the passage about the causes of visaul pollution

Visual pollution can happen outside or inside your house.When you are in the street, do you look around and see too __(1)__ telephone poles, overhead power lines or advertising billboard ? This is known as __(2)__ ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also __(3)__ uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This __(4)__ of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room with too much furniture placed in an untidy way is another __(5)__ of visual pollution in the house.

1.____________, 2.____________, 3.____________, 4.____________, 5._______ _____,

II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage  :

An American, Charles D. Seeberger, produced the first commercial moving staircase to transport people in the 1890s. He called this ___(1)____ an ‘escalator’, taking the name from the Latin word ‘scala’ which means ‘ladder’. Escalators move people up and down short ___(2)____. Lifts do the same, but only move a small number of people. Escalators have the capacity to move a lot of people at the same time, and they can be replaced in the same space as one ___(3)____install a staircase. A non-functioning escalator can be used as a normal staircase, whereas  many other conveyances become ___(4)____when they break down.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were ___(5)____at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalator everywhere.

III. Read the passage and do the tasks bellow.

THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known ‘overseas’, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17^th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicentre of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city  of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.

Questions :

1. The word ‘overseas’ in the text is closest in meaning to ____________.

2. The word ‘occurred’ in the text is closest in meaning to ____________.

3. When did the Great Hashin earthquake occur?

__________________________________________________________________________

4. Where was the epicentre of the earthquake ?

__________________________________________________________________________

5. Was it the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923 ?

__________________________________________________________________________

PART D : WRITING

I.  Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. You may need to change the word. (1point)

1. “ People must soon communicate using telepathy in 50 years’ time” Phuc said

Phuc said that __________________________________________________________

2. Alex wants Mr Brown to mend his telephone for him.

Alex wants his__________________________________________________________

3. There was a loud noise next to my door last night so I couldn’t sleep.

Because there was _______________________________________________________

4. This factory doesn’t treat its waste well so there is a lot of water pollution

If this factory treated______________________________________________________

5. The tsunami happened. Many people in this area became homeless.

The tsunami made ________________________________________________________

II. Rearrange the words/phrases given to make complete sentences. (1point)

aliens/ wanted to know/ Dean/ could communicate/ if/ verbally/.

________________________________________________________________

decided/  We/ have/ to stay/ for/ in/ Ho Chi Minh city/ three more days

_______________________________________________________________

use/ abbreviations/ Teenagers/ often/ when/ texting

________________________________________________________________

Phuc/  learning/ a new language/ will/ this time/ be/ next year

________________________________________________________________

Tom/ inhabitants/ might travel/ thought/ of Venus/ by buggy/.

II. Find the word whose stress partern is differently placed.

There are ten mistakes in this letter. Can you find and correct them? Dear Mira, It's great knowing that you're coming to Viet Nam. What a pity you can only spent one day in Ha Noi. There are so many interesting places in the city, but I think within one day you should be able visit three places. The first I suggest is Viet Nam National Museum of History. You like history so it's a must-see place. There's a extensive collection of artifacts tracing Vietnam's history. They are arrange chronologically from primitive life to modern times. The second place is Hoan KiemLake. It's one of the symbol of Ha Noi. There you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and visit Ngoc Son Temple. You can also have look at the Old Quarter. Wander around the old streets and some ancient houses explore Vietnamese culture. Conveniently, these places are closed to one another, so we can walk around easily. Tell me when you're come so I can show you around these places. Look forward to seeing you soon. Thuc Anh