Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

LITTER ON MOUNT EVEREST

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is also the highest trash pile in the world. About 400 people try to reach the top every year. Having many climbers means a lot of trash. It is very dangerous to climb Mt. Everest. The air is very thin and cold. Most people carry bottles of oxygen; they could die without it. When the oxygen bottles are empty, people throw them on the ground. When strong winds rip their tents, people leave them behind. They don’t have the energy to take the trash away. They only have enough energy to go down the mountain safely. Trash is a terrible problem. Since people first began to climb Mt. Everest, they have left 50,000 kilos of trash on the mountain. Several groups have climbed the mountain just to pick up the trash. When people plan to climb the mountain, they have to plan to take away their trash.

29. What is the passage written about?

A. Wind on the mountain                                        B. A problem with path

C. A problem with trash                                          D. Climbing safely

30.  How much trash has been left on the mountain?

A. Four hundred kilos                                                         B. Four thousand kilos

C. Five thousand kilos                                             D. Fifty thousand kilos

31. Which of the following sentences is NOT fasle?

A. Climbers on Mount Everest carry bottles of oxygen because they are thirsty.

B. Climbers on Mount Everest carry bottles of oxygen because the air is very thin.

C. Climbers on Mount Everest carry bottles of oxygen because climbing makes them tired. 

D. Climbers on Mount Everest carry bottles of oxygen because the weather is not cold.

32.  In line 4, the sentence: “people throw them on the ground”, what does the word them refer to?

A. Tents                     B. Oxygen bottles                  C. Strong winds       D. Other climbers

33. Why do climbers leave their trash on the mountain?

A. Special groups will pick it up.                           B. The wind will blow it away.

C. They don’t have the energy to take it away.    D. Other climbers will use it later.

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets :
1. He is (clever) student in my group.
2. She can't stay (long) than 30 minutes.
3. It's (good) holiday I've had.
4. Well, the place looks (lean) now.
5. The red shirt is better but it's (expensive) than the white one.
6. I'll try to finish the job (quick).
7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) than being a builder.
8. Lan sings (sweet) than Hoa.
9. This is (exciting) film I've ever seen.
10. He runs (fast) of all.
11. My Tam is one of (popular) singers in my country.
12. Which planet is (close) to the Sun ?
13. Carol sings as (beautiful) as Mary, but Cindy sings the (beautiful).
14. The weather this summer is even (hot) than last summer.
15. Your accent is (bad) than mine.
16. Hot dogs are (good) than hamburgers.
17. They live in a (big) house, but Fred lives in a (big) one.
18. Of the four ties, I like the red (well).
19. John is much (strong) than I thought.
20. Today English is the (international) of language.
21. Nobody is (happy) than Miss Snow.

Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) for each space. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (2.5 points)

PLANET EARTH

Planet earth is part of a system of planets and their moons, as well as numerous asteroids and comets which (1) _____ around a huge star, the Sun. The Sun itself (2) _____ of gas. Nuclear reactions inside its core (3) _____ the heat and light that make life on the Earth (4) _____ . The Earth is the third of four small terrestrial (Earth like) planets (5) _____ orbit close to the Sun. Further out in our Solar System are four huge gas planets, while distant Pluto, (6) _____ planet, is made (7) _____ rock and ice. Our Earth is one of the ten planets that orbit the Sun - a huge, burning-hot star in the center of our Solar System. The Solar System and all the stars in the (8) _____ are part of our galaxy - the Milky Way, which (9) _____ as many as 200 billions stars. Beyond our galaxy (10) _____ millions more galaxies. They all add together to make up the Universe.

1. (A) run (B) orbit (C) turn (D) walk

2. (A) consists (B) remains (C) includes (D) maintains

3. (A) produce (B) product (C) production (D) productive

4. (A) able (B) possibility (C) possible (D) ability

5. (A) who (B) where (C) what (D) which

6. (A) the smaller (B) smallest (C) the most smallest (D) the smallest

7. (A) from (B) of (C) for (D) in

8. (A) space (B) sea (C) moon (D) sky

9. (A) consists (B) makes from (C) stays (D) contains

10. (A) is (B) are (C) to be (D) get

I. Hoàn thành các câu so sánh sau:

1. So sánh ngang bằng.

a. Mary/ tall/ her brother.

_______________________________________________

b. A lemon/ not sweet/ an orange.

_______________________________________________

c. A donkey/ not big/ a horse.

_______________________________________________

d. This dress/ pretty/ that one.

_______________________________________________

e. the weather/ not cold/ yesterday.

_______________________________________________

2. So sánh hơn:

a. A rose/ beautiful/ a weed.

_______________________________________________

b. A dog/ intelligent/ a chicken.

_______________________________________________

c. Ba/ friendly/ Nam.

_______________________________________________

d.Your house/ far/ from school / my house.

_______________________________________________

e. A horse/ strong/ a person.

_______________________________________________

3. So sánh nhất:

a. The Nile/ long/ river/ in the world.

_______________________________________________

b. Lan/ tall/ student / in my class.

_______________________________________________

c. English coffee/ bad/ of all.

_______________________________________________

d. Australia/ small/ continent in the world.

_______________________________________________

e. That/ high/ mountain in the world.

_______________________________________________

Bài tập bổ sung

Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc:

1. Her daughter is................her (beautiful).

2. Summer is....................season of the year (hot)

3. That dog isn't....................it looks (dangerous)

4. In the past, people were....................than today (polite)

5. It is...........today than it was yesterday (cold)

6. Our hotel was..............than all the others in the town (cheap)

7. What's....................river in the world (long)

8. It was an awful day. It was.............day of my life (bad)

9. Everest is...............mountain in the world. It is.........than any other mountain (high)

10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's.................. (comfortable)

Bài tập 2: Viết lại các câu sau bắt đầu bằng từ cho trước sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.

1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.

=> I've................................

2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.

=> George is..............................

3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.

=> Your mother is........................

4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.

=> Mr John is...................................

5. Have you got any bigger than that one?

=> Is this.......................................?

Answer key

Bài 1:

1. Her daughter is as beautiful as her.

2. Summer is the hottest season of the year.

3. That dog isn't as dangerous as it looks.

4. In the past, people were more polite than today.

5. It is colder today than it was yesterday.

6. Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town.

7. What's the longest river in the world.

8. It was an awful day. It was the worst day of my life.

9. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is higher than any other mountain.

10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's more comfortable.

Bài 2:

1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.

=> I've never tasted a more delicious cake than this one.

2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.

=> George is the most dependable person I've ever met.

3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.

=> Your mother is more kind-hearted than anyone.

4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.

=> Mr John is the best teacher in this school.

5. Have you got any bigger hat than that one?

=> Is this the smallest hat you've got?

II. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:

1. My house is bigger than your house.

=> Your house is......................

2. The black car is cheaper than the red car.

=> The red car_____________

3. This film is more interesting than that one.

=> That film is_____________

4. My kitchen is smaller than yours.

=> Your kitchen________________

5. My grandmother is older than every one in my family.

=> My grandmother is the________

6. No one in my class is as tall as Tam.

=> Tam is the____________________

7. I can't cook as well as my mother.

=> My mother can cook____________

8. He does not play tennis as well as Jack.

=> Jack can___________________

9. I did not spend as much money as you.

=> You spent___________________

10. I don't think this book is expensive as it is.

=> This book is____________

11. He is the tallest boy in his class.

=> No one in_______________

12. This is the most interesting film of all.

=> No other films are_____________

13. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones.

=> Japanese cars _____

14. This exercise is easier than that one.

=> That exercise is not_________

15. He drives more carefully than Jack does.

=> Jack_____________

16. No one in the group plays better than he.

=> He can___________________

17. No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this.

=> This hotel is the _______

18. Other oceans in the world aren't as large as the Pacific one.

=> The Pacific Ocean is ______

BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU SO SÁNH BÀI SỐ 2

I. Chia đúng từ trong ngoặc:

1. It's..........smaller............. than mine. (small)

2. Yours is.........bigger.............. than mine. (big)

3. It cost.........less.............. than I thought. (little)

4. He's.........more intelligent.............. than he looks. (intelligent)

5. The road is........more narrow............... than the motorway. (narrow)

6. She talks.......quicker................ than I do. (quickly)

7. It's.........worse.............. than it looks. (bad)

8. It's..........better............. than it was. (good)

9. It was........quicker............... than I thought it would be. (quick)

10. I'd like some..........farther............. information about your courses. (far)

II. Dùng các hình thức so sánh với tính từ trong ngoặc:

1. Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is (old)............................Julie.

2. The Alps are very high. They are (high)..........................mountains in Europe.

3. An ocean is (large)................................ a sea.

4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.

A Rolls Royce is (expensive)...............................a Twingo.

5. John's results were good. Fred's results were very poor. Fred's results were (bad)................................John's.

6. This exercise is not difficult. It's (easy)...............................I expected.

7. The weather is not good today - it's raining. I hope the weather will be (good)........................next week.

8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)......................in small towns.

9. In the government of a country, the President is (important).....................person.

10. People say that Chinese is (difficult)...................to learn than English.

11. This test is not (difficult).....................as it was last month.

12. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold)..................and (cold)...................

13. The problem seems to be (serious)..........and............

Cloze tests

A. Complete the passage with the words in the box

The differences (1) ............ American English and British English are not as (2)........... as the differences in Chinese dialects. Two (3).......... the differences between American English and British English are (4).......... and spelling. In American English we (5)........ elevator, truck, and apartment. The British say lift, lorry and flat. Another difference is (6).......... . In American English we (7)......... honor, meter, and realize. In British English, these (8)......... are honour, metre, and realise

B. Read the passage and choose the best answers

In other words, language is not necessarily the private property of those (1)........ use it, just as French is not the private property of (2)........ , nor English of Englishmen. English is spoken as a first (3).......... in the United States, in Australia, in New Zealand, in most of Canada, in certain nations of Africa, and in other areas of the (4)...... . It is unreasonable to regard any language as the (5)......... of a particular nation, and with no language is more unreasonable (6)......... with English. This is not to say that English is used by a greater number of (7)....... than any other language, for it is easily outnumnered in this respect by Chinese. But it is the most (8)......... of lamguages

1. A. Which B. Who C. Whom D. Whosr

2. A. Americans B. Dutchmen C. Englishmen D. Frenchmen

3. A. Language B. Luggage C. Baggage D. Country

4. A.Worth B. Work C. Word D. World

5. A. Possession B. Possessive C. Importance D. Necessity

6. A. That B. Than C. As D. So

7. A. Speakers B. Speaker C. Writers D. Writer

8. A. National B. International C. Conpulsory D. Official

I.       Choose the correct sentence among a, b, c or d which has the same meaning as the given one.

41. Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia.

      a. No other city in Malaysia is as large than Kuala Lumpur.

      b. No other city in Malaysia is as large as Kuala Lumpur.

      c. Any other city in Malaysia is larger than Kuala Lumpur.

      d. All are correct

42. He started going to school in 2000.

      a. He has been a student since 2000.                    b. He has been a student in 2000.

      c. He has been a student for 2000.                        d. He is a student since 2000.

43. West Malaysia and East Malaysia are separated by about 640 kilometres of the sea.

      a. About 640 kilometres of the sea separating West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

      b. About 640 kilometres of the sea separates West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

      c. About 640 kilometres of the sea separate West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

      d. About 640 kilometres of the sea separated West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

44. I spent half an hour writing the letter.

      a. I wrote the letter half an hour ago.

      b. Half an hour ago was a short time for me to write the letter.

      c. It took me half an hour to write the letter.

      d. I should write the letter in half an hour.

45. Mai wishes she spent her summer holiday in Singapore.

      a. Mai is spending her summer holiday in Singapore.

      b. Mai doesn’t want to spend her summer holiday in Singapore.

      c. Mai spent her summer holiday in Singapore.

      d. Mai has little chance to spend her summer holiday in Singapore.

New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York States just east of New Jersey. The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624. At first it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. With the population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 964 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Wall Street, and Broadway theatre district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.

1. Where is New York City ?
A. in the south of the USA B. in Amsterdam
C. in New Jersey D. in New York States
2. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam ?
A. Because it lies in Amsterdam B. Because it is impressive and magnificent.
C. Because it used to be a fort D. Because it was founded by the Dutch
3. What is its population?
A. 5 million B. 7 million C. 19 million D. 26 million
4. Which of the followings is not a tourist attraction of New York ?
A. Empire State Building B. Golden Gate Bridge
C. Statue of Liberty D. Broadway theatre district
5. The total area of New York is_______________
A. 964 m B. 964 km C. 964 km2 D. 964 m2
6. Which of the followings is not true about New York City ?
A. New York has a lot of tourist attractions.
B. New York belonged to the Dutch when it was founded.
C. The area of New York City is 964 square kilometers.
D. The city was named New York by the Dutch.