UNIT 4

Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

from the others
1. A. narrow B. crowd C. now D. about

2. A. crowded B. interested C. bored D. polluted

3. A. sing B. mine C. hit D. sit

Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with the comparatives of the

adjectives.
1. Your flat is ____________ than mine. (large)
2. Love is __________ than money. (important)
3. My mother's cooking is _________ than my father's. (good)
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer
1. _________ nice the weather is!
A. What
B. How
C. Which
D. Who
2. Father likes swimming and ___________ we.
A. so do
B. so did
C. so can
D. nor do
3. “How about ___________ me a hand? - Sure, I‟d be glad to help”.
A.giving
B. give
C. to give
D. you giving
4. Mr. Lam cannot earn ______________ his wife.
A.as many money as
B. as much money as
C. as many money than
D. as much money than
5. Living in a city is ________ convenient than living in the countryside.
A. a lot
B. much
C. many
D. more
6. _______ go past the traffic lights, and ________ turn left.
A. First - than
B. First - then
C. Then - first
D. Finally - then
Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentence so that it contains the word in capitals.
1. Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office? (HOW)
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2. The first question in the test was easier than the second one. (DIFFICULT)
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3. I expected my exam results to be better. (THAN)
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Exercise 5. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
1. She is not happy because her results are worse than her sister.
A. is
B. because
C. worse
D. her sister
2. The pink flower are more beautiful than the yellow one.
A. beautiful
B. are
C. the
D. more
3. A post office is a place where we going to buy stamps or send letters.
A. going
B. A post office
C. place
D. or
4. There are many shops near here, because the streets are very busy and noisy
during the day.
A. many shops
B. and
C. because
D. are
5. I think French food is the best than English food.
A. is
B. English food
C. I think
D. the best
Exercise 6. Write comparison sentences.
1. Tom’s brothers are not as noisy as Tom.
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2. Wealth is not as good as health.
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3. Mr. Chan is not as old as he looks.
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4. Losing weight is not as easy as putting on weight.
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5. In a basketball match there are fewer players than in a football match.
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Exercise 7. Give the correct form of comparative in the blank.
1. Mr. Tan works _____ hours than my father. (many)
2. Summer vacation is the ________ vacation. (long)
3. Vietnamese students have ________ vacations than American students. (few)
4. He drinks ________ wine than Mr. Hai. (little)
5. Christmas is one of the ________- vacations in America. (important)
6. This old woman has _______ money than all of her daughters. (much)
7. Bill is ___________ than you. (good)
8. These shoes are ____________ than those shoes. (expensive)
Exercise 8. Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful
sentences
1. intelligent/ his/ Peter/ than/ more/ classmates/ is
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2. better/ old/ new/ than/ This / one/ car/ the/ is.
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3. than/ My/ shorter/ Nam’s/ is/ ruler
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4. would be/ The English/ easier/ thought/test/ it/ than/ was/ I
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5. mine/ Her office/ farther/ than/ away/ is

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UNIT 5
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently
from the others

1. A. finger B. lip C. light D. thin

2. A. desert B. meter C. tent D. never

3. A. farm B. bar C. tall D. car

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer

1. Ha Long Bay is famous __________ its scenic rock formations.
A. to
B. with
C. for
D. by
2. The Sahara is the third largest __________ in the world.
A. island
B. desert
C. valley
D. mountain
3. When hiking overnight, don’t forget to bring the __________. It will keep you
warm at night.
A. sleeping bag
B. hiking boots
C. sun cream
D. painkillers
4. Peter must __________ this essay today. He’s going out tomorrow.
A. finish
B. finishes
C. finishing
D. to finish
5. The test is not _______ difficult _________ it was last month.
A. as / as
B. so / as
C. more / as
D. A & B are correct.
6. She cooked _________ than you.
A. well
B. more good
C. better
D. more well
7. The Grand Canyon is one of the natural __________ of the world.
A. materials
B. sights
C. scenery
D. wonders
8. The Amazon River is __________ river in the world.
A. the wider
B. wider than
C. the widest
D. widest
Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stays the same.
1. Ho Chi Minh City with the population of over 8 million is bigger than any other
cities in Viet Nam.
Ho Chi Minh City is the
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2. Remember to bring the compass: if not we will get lost in the forest.
You must
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3. It is wrong of us to write on the walls or tables in our classroom.
We
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Exercise 4. Choose the correct answer.
1. You must ________ your room now.
A. clean B. cleaning C. to clean D. is cleaning
2. I'm afraid you ________ enter this area. It is dangerous.
A. must B. mustn't C. must to D. to must
3. Nga must ________ home by 10 p.m. every day.
A. is B. be C. are D. am
4. You ________ tell him about this now because it's very important.
A.to mustn’t B. mustn't C. to must D. must
5. It's rainy and very cold there, so _______ must _______ a waterproof coat.
A. he – take B. she – takes C. they – taking D. you _ taking
6. We can use _______ bag when we go camping.
A. sleepy B. sleeping C. sleepless D. sleeper
7. The Himalayas is a mountain range. It’s very _______.
A. specially B. specialness C. special D. specialty
8. You carry only _______ things for your trip.
A. necessary B. necessarily C. unnecessary D. unnecessarily
9. Visitors can join _______ activities in Ha Long Bay.
A. excitement B. excitingly C. excite D. exciting
10. A lion is regarded as a _______ beast in African jungles.
A. dangers B. dangerous C. dangerously D. dangerousness
11. Mai: Can you spell your name, please?
Nga: ...................
A. Sure B. Well done C. I hope so D. That’s right
12. Nam: Can I come in?
An:......................
A. That’s right B. Well done C. That’s a good idea D. No problem
13. John: Can you repeat that, please?
Peter: ......................
A. That’s a good idea B. Certainly C. Well done D. You’re welcome
14. Mr. Ha: I’m going to introduce some Natural wonders of the world to you.
Mr. Tuan:......................
A. I’m afraid not B. I’m sorry, I can’t C. Great D. No problem
15. Huong: Is Ha Long Bay in Viet Nam?
Xuan:............................
A. No problem B. That’s right C. You’re welcome D. I’m sorry, I can’t
Exercise 5. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each
numbered blank.
The Ha Long Bay is (1) ________ in Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name of
the bay is roughly translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a
UNESCO World Heritage (2) ________ and is lined by over a 1600 limestone
islands and islets.
Legend has it that, when the Vietnamese were protecting their territory (3) ________
invaders, they offered prayers to their gods who then sent dragons as the protectors
of the place. (4) ________ the invaders were approaching via sea, the dragons spat
out Jewels creating islands that lined the bay and obstructed the ships and boats of
the invaders.
Ha Long Bay is one of the (5) ________ popular tourist destinations and is visited by
hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. You can opt for a (6) ________ cruise,
that will take you as close to a lot of these islets.
1. visited b. located c. followed d. discovered
2. a. Nature b. Sight c. Wonder d. Site
3. a. from b. with c. to d. by
4. a. What b. Where c. When d. Which
5. a. much b. many c. more d. most
6. a. train b. boat c. plane d. bus
Exercise 6. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it
1. He is more intelligent I am.
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2. She is tallest girl in the village.
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3. Candidates must satisfying the general conditions for admission.
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4. We must nor forgets your birthday.
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5. My house is beautiful than hers.
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