I) Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1. Peter is shorter than me. (taller)

→ I am taller than Peter.

2. She does homework more carefully than he does. (carelessly)

→ He does homework more carelessly than she does.

3. His bag is as expensive as mine. (the same ... as)

→ My bag is not the same expensive as his bag.

4. The dress is cheaper than the skirt. (expensive)

→ The skirt is more expensive than the dress.

5. Prices just get higher all the time. (and)

→ Prices just get higher and higher.

6. Their excitement was increasing all the time. (excited)

→ They got more and more excited all the time.

7. I’ve never read a more romantic story. (most)

→ This is the most romantic story I've ever read.

8. A bus is cheaper than a taxi. (less)

→ A bus costs less than a taxi.

9. The table and the desk are the same size. (big)

→ The table is as big as the desk.

10. The apartment is big. The rent is high. (bigger-higher)

→ The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent.

11. No one in my class is taller than Peter. (tallest)

→ Peter is the tallest person in my class.

12. She gets fat. She feels tired. (fatter)

→ The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels.

13. As he gets older, he wants to travel less. (older-less)

→ The older he gets, the less he wants to travel.

14. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge. (more-much)

→ The more books you read, the much knowledge you will have.

15. The children are excited about the difficult games. (more-more)

→  The more excited the children felt about the game, the more difficult the game went. 

P/S: Đề bài câu 2 và 15 của bạn bị sai nha, mình sửa lại rồi (câu 2 bị thiếu more còn câu 15 thì sai giới từ with đó)

1. My wedding ring ………… of yellow and white gold.

a. is made b. is making c. made d. maked

2. If your brother ………………., he would come.

a. invited b. were invited c. were inviting d. invite

3. References …………. in the examination room.

a. not are used b. is not used c. didn’t used d. are not used

4. Mary ………….. in Boston.

a. are born b. were born c. was born d. born

5. My mother is going …………… this house.

a. sold b. to be sold c. to sold d. to sell

6.There’s somebody hehind us . I think we are ……………….

a. being followed b. are followed c. follow d. following

7. Have you …………….. by a dog?

a. bite b. ever been bit c. ever been bitten d. bit

8.The room is being ………….. at the moment.

a. was cleaned b. cleaned c. cleaning d. clean

9. The road to our village …………. widened next year.

a. is b. will c. can d. will be

10. The old lady was ……….exhausted after the long walk.

a. very b. absolutely c. pretty d. fairly.

11. The old man is said…………….all his money to an old people’s home when he died.

a. to leave b. to leaving c. have left d. to have left.

12. Nobody was injured in the accident , …………?

a. was there b. was he c. were they d. weren’t they.

13. Renoir’s paintings ……….. masterpieces all over the world.

a. had considered b. are considered c. are considering d. consider.

14. He was advised…………singing lessons.

a. take b. taken c. taking d. to take.

15. You’d better get someone…………your living room.

a. redecorate b. redecorated c. to redecorate d. redecorating.

16. When…………..? In 1928.

a. penicillin was discovered b. did penicillin discovered.

c. was penicillin discovered d. did penicillin discover.

17. I don’t remember……………..of the decision to change the company policy on vacations.

a. telling b. being told c. to tell d. to be told.

18. The children ……………to the zoo.

a. were enjoyed taken b. enjoyed being taken

c. were enjoyed taking d. enjoyed taking.

19. A new bike was bought ………….him on his birthday.

a. to b. for c. with d. on.

20. His car needs ……………….

a. be fixed b. fixing c. to be fixing d. fixed

21. Her watch needs…………….

a. repairing b. to be repaired c. repaired d. a&b

22. He was said……………….this building.

a. designing b. to have designed c. to designs d. designed

23. Ted………….by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.

a. got sting b. got stung c. get stung d. gets stung

24. Let the children…………..taken to the cinema.

a. to b. be c. to be d. being

25. That book ........................... by a famous author.

a. wrote b. was written c. is writing d. has written

B. In the past, classrooms used to be made of mud and straw.