1, he was seriously sick; however, he still went to school yesterday ----> Despite his.........

2, we can't answer those difficult questions -----> If those .....................

3, he speaks more persuasively than his brother -------> he is a ..................

4, they say football is the best game to play -------> football..............

5, it's a pity that Mike isn't here -----------> I wish...........

6, we cannot live without water ------> If there.............

7, they had had marks because they were lazy -----> they were so ..............

8, the house is very big ; have you seen it yet ? -----> Have you seen ................?

I. Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form of the adjective in parentheses. Add than when necessary.

1. New cars are much more quiet than / quieter than (quiet) old cars.

2. Do you think money is________________ (important) good health?

3. This coat is________________ (nice) that one.

4. My old laptop was a lot________________ (big) my new one.

5. Gas is so expensive! I want a________________ (efficient) car.

6. Many people think modern life is________________ (good) life in the past.

7. Communication is a lot________________ (easy) it was 50 years ago.

8. The pollution in my city is much________________ (bad) it used to be.

9. I prefer________________ (hot) temperatures. That’s why I love summer.

10. My new school is a little________________ (far) my old one
III. Underline the correct word(s) to complete each sentence.

1. My computer is more efficient than your / than yours.

2. The white coat is warmer then / than the gray one.

3. Ellen buys nicer clothes than I do / than I am.

4. Cars are expensive, but houses are more expensive / more expensive than.

5. Does your new stereo play music more loudly than your old one was / did?

6. Harry’s motorcycle is newer than my / mine.

7. Cho’s package arrived more quickly than Kelly’s did / than Kelly’s was.

Giúp mình vs nha 😊REWRITE EACH SENTENCE SO THAT THE NEW SENTENCE HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE ORIGINAL ONE, USING THE WORD IN BRACKETS.

1. You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of the new words. (LOOK)

2. The doctor told my father to stop smoking (GIVE)

3. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks. (UP)

4. Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. (GREW)

5.His business is going badly - he'll have to stop doing it soon. (CLOSE)

6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to have a good relationship with each other. (GET)

7. This exhibition is much more interesting than the last one

The last exhibition was not___________________________

8. The teacher says that no student in the school is noisier than i am

The teacher say that i'm_______________________

9. This book is the least interesting I've ever read

I have never_________________

10. i think Vung Tau City is the most 'liveable' city in VN

I think there is no____________

1.Finish the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.We worked as hard as we could ,but we didn't manage to finish everything in time.

Much..............................................................................................................................

2.I coudn't reach the shelf.It was too high

The shelf.......................................................

3.''Is this pasta a new experience for you,Carol?'' said Peter.

Peter asked Carol..............................................................................................................................

4.''Don't forget to tell me about the Sahara Desert'' she told me.

She reminded..............................................................................................................................

5.He rang her as soon as he returned from the excursion to the Sahara Desert.

No sooner..............................................................................................................................

6.I'd rather be hungry than eat that food.

I'd rather..............................................................................................................................

7.Huy said that whatever happened ,it was Hoa's fault.

Huy blamed..............................................................................................................................

8.While I strongly disapproved pf your behavior,I will help you this time.

Despite my..............................................................................................................................

9.In a few countries most people can enjoy a reasonable standard of living.

Only in a ..............................................................................................................................

10.I haven't much money ,I can't buy any new clothes.

If only..............................................................................................................................

11.She was believed to have taken part in revolutionary activities.

It..............................................................................................................................

12.I saw him come out of the the house.

He..............................................................................................................................

13.Because the chemicals were properly combined the prescription has brought about the expected result.

Because of..............................................................................................................................

14.Years ago women were too busy to take part in social activities.

Years ago women didn't..............................................................................................................................

15.It wasn't necessary for him to give the money back so soon ,but he did it.

HE needn't..............................................................................................................................

Chon dap an dung: ( So sanh )

1. I am ________ at music than my old sister.

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

2. Of the four dresses, which is _______expensive?

A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater

3. The larger the apartment, the_______ the rent.

A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive

4. The faster we walk,_______ we will get there.

A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner

5. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were _______ I could find. ”

A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest

6. Peter wanted to win the race. He ran ______.
A. so fast as he can B. fast as he could C. fast as he can D. as fast as he could

7. It is ______ to talk about a problem than to solve it.

A. more easier B. easiest C. easier D. easy

8.You have got a scholarship; you are luckier______.
A. as I do B. than I am C. than I have D. than I do

9. The longer hours you work, ______.
A. the less tired you'll be B. you'll be more tired
C. the more tired you'll be D. the most tired you'll be
10. Nowadays, young people ______.
A. don’t read as many as their parents used to

B. don’t hardly read much as their parents did
C. do more reading as their parents used to

D. don’t read as much as their parents used to
11. The more you talk about the situation, ______.
A. it seems the worse B. the worse it seems
C. it seems worse D. the worse does it seem
12. “Could you talk ______? I'm learning my lessons.”
A. more quietly B. as quietly C. most quietly D. so quietly
13. John said that no other car could go ______.
A. fastest than his car B. faster like his car.

C. so fast like his car D. as fast as his car
14. The more you study, ______.
A. you will gain more knowledge

B. the more knowledge do you gain
C. you are the more knowledgeable

D. the more knowledge you gain
15. The longer he waited, ______ impatient he got.
A. the better B. better C. the more D. more
16. The harder you try, ______ you get.
A. the best B. good C. the better D. better

BÀI TẬP MẠO TỪ - ARTICLE EXERCISES

I/ ARTICLES: A, AN, THE OR Ø(nothing).

Exercise 1. Put "an", "a", "the" or Ø (nothing):

1. My birthday is _____ Sunday afternoon.

2. It doesn't often snow here at _____ Christmas. We haven't had _____ White Christmas for many years.

3. We came here in _____ summer of _____ 1969.

4. _____ Thanks giving is in _____ November. The Church of England dates from _____ year 1534. I like driving at ____ night. The roads are quite. Oh, I don't like driving in ____ park. I'd rather travel during___ day.

5. Are you doing anything at _____ weekend? + I don't think so. Well, come over on _____ Sunday.

6. __ meals we had weren't very good. We had___ breakfast in the hotel and that wasn't too bad. We usually went out for _____ lunch because _____ lunch they served in the hotel was always the same _____ dinner we had in our first evening was pretty a few, so we tried a few restaurants. On our last evening we had _____ marvelous dinner in a Chinese restaurant, but that was an exception.

7. Rita plays _____ violin and her sister plays _____ guitar.

8. On our trip to _____ Spain, we crossed _____ Atlantic Ocean.

9. David attended _____ Princeton University.

10. _____ Florida State University is smaller than _____ University of Florida

11. _____ chair that you are sitting in is broken.

12. _____ Civil War was fought in _____ United States between 1861 and 1865.

13. _____ big books on _____ table are for my history class.

Exercise 2. Write a or an in the space:

Exercise 3. Put in a, an or some or leave a space:

1. Have you got _____ camera? 2. Would you like to be _____ actor.

3. Bill's got _____ big feet. 4. Do you collect _____ stamps?

5. Tom always gives Ann _____ flowers on her birthday.

6. Those are _____ really nice trousers. Where did you get them?

7. What _____ beautiful garden! 8. What _____ lovely children!

9. _____ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.

10. Jack has got _____ very long legs, so he's _____ fast runner.

11. You need _____ visa to visit _____ foreign countries, but not all of them .

12. I'm going shopping. I'm going to get _____ new clothes.

13. Jane is _____ teacher. Her parents were _____ teachers too.

14. When we reached the city centre, _____ shops were still open but most of them were already closed.

15. Do you enjoy going to _____ concerts? 16. When I was _____ child, I used to be very shy.

Exercise 4. Put suitable articles into blanks:

1. John is _____ teacher. He's teaching in _____ school in London.

Every morning, he gets up at 7 o'clock, has _____ breakfast and _____ cup of _____ coffee. Then he goes to work by bus. He has _____ lunch at _____ restaurant (near _____ school). In the afternoon he works until 5 or 5.30 and then goes _____ home. He doesn't work on _____ Saturday or Sunday. He goes to _____ cinema or theatre. John has _____ sister in Oxford and _____ brother in _____ London.

2. There are millions of stars in _____ space. 3. I'm going away at _____ end of this month.

4. The sun is _____ star. 5. What did you have for _____ breakfast?

6. Have you got _____ car? 7. How much are those potatoes? 1.20 _____ kilo.

8. Can you think _____ rich should pay more taxes to help _____ poor?

Exercise 5. Put suitable articles into blanks:

1. He is _____ honest person. 2. My father went out to _____ sea when he was 14.

3. When do you hope to go to _____ university? 4. There's a strike at _____ hospital.

5. He is_____ one-eyed man. 6. There's _____ onion left in the fridge.

7. This is_____ useful method of learning English. 8. I've got _____ uncle.

9. Your shoes are under_____ bed. 10. There's a splendid view of_____ Lake Geneva from his hotel.

Exercise 7. Put suitable articles into blanks if necessary:

1. After _____ lunch, we went for _____ wall by _____ sea. 2. Don't sit on _______ ground. It's wet.

3. On _______ Sunday my father stay in _______ bed till ten o'clock reading _______ Sunday paper.

4. He's got _____ job in ______ South and spent ______ next two years doing ______ work he really enjoyed.

5. My mother goes to _____ church in _____ morning and in ______ afternoon goes to visit _______ friends.

6. ____ post man's little boy says that he'd rather be _____ dentist than _____ doctor because _____ dentists don't get called out at ______ night.

7. This morning I bought _____ newspaper and _____ magazine _____ newspaper is in my bag, but I don't know where ______ magazine is.

8. My parents have ____ cat and____ dog.____ dog never bites ____ cat, but____ cat often scratched____ dog.

9. We live in ___ old house in ___ middle of town. There is ___ garden behind ___ house.___ roof of ___ house is in bad condition.

Exercise 8. Which is correct or more likely, a/an or one? If both a/an and one arepossible, write them both:

1. It weights over _______ hundred kilos.

2. I only asked for _______ pizza - I didn't want three of them.

3. I wouldn't allow _______ child of mine to be treated in that way.

4. It only took us _______ week to drive to Greece.

5. I've always wanted to own _______ silver - coloured car.

6. _______ sandwich isn't enough. I usually eat four or five

7. Policies differ from _______ state to another.

8. Less than three quarters of _______ hour later, she was home.

9. All of the competitors completed the race, with just _______ exception.

10. She left home late ______ morning and hasn't been seen since.

11. The best way to learn______ musical instrument is to find ______ enthusiastic teacher.

12. Somewhere in the distance, ______ bell rang.

Ex1. Complete the sentences with the full or the bare infinitive

1. The policeman ordered the man ..... (lie down)

2. You'd better .... (call) the police at once

3. She is likely .... (pass) her exams. She has studied hard

4. He wondered whether .... (invite) Joan to the party or not

5. I really don't know which dress ....(buy)

6. The thief made the woman .... (give) him all her savings

7. She was the first woman .... (step) on the moon

8. He arranged .... (meet) Jennifer at the cenema

9. Betty refused .... (lend) her brother the money he needed

10. He proved .... (be) in a bad at his job

11. I would rather .... (have) spaghetti than sushi

12. You seem .... (be) in a bad mood today. What's wrong

13. The traffic warden didn't let me .... (park) outside the office

14. It's really hard for me .... (decide) what .... (buy)

15. Please remind me .... (feed) the cat before we leave

Ex2. Study the examples and rewite the sentences

1. It seems that he has accepted our proposal

............................

2. It is likely that they will press charges against him

.................................

3. It appears that he has forgotten our appointment

...................................

4. It seems that your brother took your car without asking you first

..................................

5. It is likely that John will be expelled from

.................................

6. It appears that she was trying to warn you

.................................

7. It seems that Sally has been lying about it all along

.................................

8. It is likely that my mother will be very angry when I get home

.................................

9. It appears that Mrs White has got married again

.................................

10. It is likely that my boss will resign next year

...................................

HỌ TỪ:
10. Burning coal is a(an) …………… way. Burning gas is cheaper. (economy)

11. Don’t worry. I’ll be waiting for you at the...............................to the pagoda. (enter)

Part 4: Complete each space with one of the words given below. Make changes if necessary.

Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for (1) _____________ math problems. Second, there are programs for (2) __________ studies. Third, some programs like fancy typewriters. They are often used by (3) ___________ and business people. Other programs are made for courses in schools and universities. And (4) ____________, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and adults.

Part 5: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.

1. He felt very miserable, so he looked for someone to share his life with.

→ He looked for someone to share his life with ______________________ miserable.

2. He feels sorry that he can’t come to his brother’s wedding.

à He wishes ______________________ his brother’s wedding.

3. It's a pity he doesn't take the doctor's advice.

--> I wish ____________________________ ‘s advice.

4. The government gave her a scholarship to the University.

® A scholarship to the University _______________________ by the government.

6. The teacher asked me, “Are you having a wonderful time here?”

®The teacher asked me ______________________________ a wonderful time there.

7. I can’t understand him because he speaks so quickly.

® If he __________________________, I could understand him.

8. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Jane?”, said Mr. John.

à Mr. John suggested ___________________________ the company.

9. He took a taxi. He still arrived late for work.

à He still arrived late ________________________ a taxi.

10. Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.

à In spite _________________________, they had a wonderful holiday

Part 6: Each sentence has ONE mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them: (1,0m)

1. He hard tried to find a job but he had no luck.

2. Mrs. Thanh said that she was flying to Paris now. …………à ……………

3. I think it’s difficult solve this problem. .…………à ………………

4. Some designers have taken inspiration in Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

5. What would you do if you invited into a flying saucer?

6. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1550, wasn’t they?

7. Mrs Yen forgot to turn on the faucet when she left for work.

8. We went to Hanoi to watch the parade on National Day last year because we live in Nam Dinh.

Part 7: Read the following passage and decide if the statements that follow are True or False.

Canada is the world’s second largest country. Lt’s population is not very large, however. About 25 million people live in Canada – less than half the population of Britain or France and only one thirtieth of the population of India. Canada is in North America and its capital is Ottawa. It is a rich country with a lot of natural resources. In southern Canada the land is very good for farming and Canada exports a lot of wheat. In the north there are magnificent forests. In the west there are some very high mountains called the Rockies. Canada also has many minerals such as petroleum, gas copper and zinc. Canada was first settled by French pioneers. In the eighteenth century there were wars between Britain and French, and Canada came under British rule. Since 1931 Canada has been an independent member of the British Commonwealth. English and French are both official language in Canada.

1. Canada is a densely populated country.

2. The French were the first settlers in Canada.

3. Both French and English are spoken in Canada.

4. Canada is one of the British colonies.

1. Your daughter is too young to wach this kind of horror film.

Your daughter is not

2. Of the 5 students Mary is the smartest.

Among

3. The teacher made her students study hard at school and at home.

Her students

4.What about going to New Age Movie Theater tonight/

Why

5. All the students had to stay at home because it rained heavily.

It rained heavily enough

6. I have forgotten that actor's name, but he is very well-known.

That actor

7. There is a lot of furniture in this room so we don't have enough space for the meeting.

There is so

8. Why don't you take the medicine?

If I

9/ The match was so boring that they left at half time.

They left

10. What is your date of birth?

When were

11. He hid the letter in a drawer because he didn't want anyone to read it. (so that)

12. He is so sutpid that he can't understand the lesson.

He is such

13. People believe that Mario's family brought up that little girl in Italy.

That little

14. The first World War began in 1918. (broke)

15. During his law studies he met a future wife.

While

16. It took me a fairly long time to answer all my e-mails.

I spent