Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 (Có đáp án) - Bùi Văn Vinh

BÙI VĂN VINH (Chủ biên)
DƯƠNG THỊ HỒNG ĐIỆP
BÀI TẬP
TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 9
CÓ ĐÁP ÁN
(Theo chương trình Tiếng Anh mới nhất của Bộ giáo dục và Đào tạo)
LỜI NÓI ĐẦU
	Sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 9 dựa vào phương pháp dạy ngôn ngữ giao tiếp (Communicative Language Teaching Method), sách tập trung vào việc phát triển các kỹ năng ngôn ngữ cho học sinh Trung học cơ sở thông qua các dạng bài bổ ích, trong đó tập trung vào luyện ngữ âm, từ vựng, kỹ năng đọc hiểu, viết và sử dụng ngôn ngữ tổng hợp thông qua các bài kiểm tra (Tests), giúp cho người học có khả năng tổng hợp kiến thức hiệu quả nhất.
	Mỗi bài học trong cuốn sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 9 được biên soạn theo chủ điểm quen thuộc với học sinh Trung học cơ sở.
	Mỗi đơn vị bài học được chia thành 3 mục lớn như sau:
PART 1: GRAMMAR REVIEW
PART 2: PRATICE
	A. PHONETICS
	B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
	C. READING
	D. WRITING
PART 3: TEST YOURSELF
	Sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 9 được biên soạn dựa trên thực tiễn của việc dạy và học tiếng Anh. Đây là nguồn tài liệu tham khảo bổ ích cho giáo viên và học sinh và rất thiết thực trong giao lưu quốc tế nhằm nâng cao khả năng sử dụng ngôn ngữ tiếng Anh trong thời kỳ hội nhập. Tác giả mong nhận được những ý kiến đóng góp của các nhà giáo, đồng nghiệp, phụ huynh học sinh và độc giả quan tâm để cuốn sách ngày một hoàn thiện hơn.
Unit
1
LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
PART 1: GRAMMAR REVIEW
1.	COMPLEX SENTENCES (CÂU PHỨC)
	Câu phức là câu có một mệnh đề chính hay còn gọi là mệnh đề độc lập và một hay nhiều mệnh đề phụ. Hai mệnh đề thường nối với nhau bởi dấu phẩy hoặc các liên từ.
a.	Dependent clauses of purpose (Mệnh đề phụ chỉ mục đích)
	- So that/ in order that (để mà): là mệnh đề phụ được dùng để chỉ mục đích của hành động ở mệnh đề chính.
Ex:	Some people eat in order that they may live.
	She learnt hard so that she might get the scholarship.
b.	Dependent clauses of reason (Mệnh đề phụ chỉ lý do)
	- because, since (do, vì, bởi vì): là mệnh đề phụ được dùng để chỉ lý do của hành động ở mệnh đề chính.
Ex:	The flight to London was cancelled because the weather was bad.
	She didn’t go to school since she got ill.
c.	Dependent clauses of time (Mệnh đề phụ chỉ thời gian)
	- when; while; after; before; as soon as; ....: là các từ bắt đầu đứng trước mệnh đề phụ chỉ thời gian.
Ex:	Lets go for a pizza after we go to the natural history museum.
	It’ll be wonderful when scientists have found a cure for cancer.
	The villagers have to dry the buffalo skin under the sun before they make the drumheads.
d.	Dependent clauses of contrast (Mệnh đề phụ chỉ sự tương phản)
	- Though/ although/ even though (dù, mặc dù, cho dù): là các từ bắt đầu đứng trước các mệnh đề phụ chỉ sự tương phản của hai hành động trong cùng một câu.
Ex:	Although I learnt hard, I didn’t get high grades.
	They would like to go out, though it is raining
PART 2: PRACTICE
A.	PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
I.	Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part.
1.	A. endangered	B. generation	C. accept	D. memorable
2.	A. traditional	B. authority	C. handicraft	D. grandparent
3.	A. environment	B. repeat	C. embroider	D. transfer
4.	A. pottery	B. opinion	C. communicate	D. behavior
5.	A. handicraft	B. publish	C. remind	D. historical
II.	Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1.	A. surface	B. attraction	C. bamboo	D. technique
2.	A. transfer	B. publish	C. accept	D. remind
3.	A. handicraft	B. cultural	C. museum	D. sculpture
4.	A. opinion	B. embroider	C. department	D. drumhead
5.	A. workshop	B. authenticity	C. grandparent	D. village
B.	VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I.	Give the correct form of the words in capital.
1.	Children have to have moral lessons at school to avoid behavior of 	 in the future. (MORALITY)
2.	If you don’t go to work regularly, you will be punished for 	 in work. (REGULARITY)
3.	In our country, men and women are equal. No one supports sexual 	. (EQUALITY)
4.	Every young man undergoing military training is bound to experience 	. (COMFORT)
5.	Tom’s failure was due not to 	 but to his own mistakes. (FORTUNE)
6.	He is a notorious 	 who robbed a bank yesterday. (CRIME)
7.	It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the 	 species. (DANGER)
8.	The weather was terrible, so we had a very 	 holiday. (PLEASE)
9.	The 	 of the new guest caused trouble to me. (ARRIVE)
10.	 to the school is by examination only. (ADMIT)
11.	He wanted a divorce because his wife had been 	. (FAITH)
12.	I didn’t know who it was- with a mask on, she was completely 	. (RECOGNIZE)
13.	“This is not a good essay,” said the lecture. “I find your arguments 	”. (CONVINCE)
14.	Traveling in an aeroplane for the first time was a 	 experience. (MEMORY)
15.	In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and 	 for their animals. (WARM)
II.	Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1.	In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many 	 quit their job.
	A. craftsmen	B. crafts	C. craftsmanship	D. craft unions
2.	The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods 	 they can satisfy the varied demand for their silk.
	A. so that	B. in order to	C. despite	D. because
3.	It turned out that we 	 rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
	A. hadn’t	B. should have	C. needn’t have	D. mustn’t
4.	Weaving mats in Dinh Yen, Dong Thap used to be sold in the “ghost” markets set up at night and operate up to early morning 	 the government built a new market five years ago.
	A. after	B. as soon as	C. when	D. until
5.	Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to for 	.
	A. cooperatives	B. cooperative	C. cooperates	D. cooperation
6.	I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could 	 me a favour.
	A. make	B. do	C. find	D. pick
7.	Nowadays, Tan Chau artisans can produce silk of multiple colours 	 they can meet customers’ demands.
	A. but	B. in order	C. so	D. so that
8.	Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the 	 of making Dong Ho paintings.
	A. manufacture	B. activity	C. craft	D. production
9.	There was no 	 in continuing for him the race was over.
	A. value	B. worth	C. point	D. profit
10.	 a large number of the country’s crafts villages are suffering from a shortage of human resources and difficulties in building brand recognition, many international organizations have had projects to help them.
	A. Even	B. Although	C. However	D. But
11.	Vietnamese traditional 	 is done with a simple hammer and chisel.
	A. sculptured feature	B. sculptor
	C. sculpture pieces	D. sculpture
12.	This cloth 	 very thin.
	A. feels	B. touches	C. holds	D. handles
13.	It was only 	 he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.
	A. until	B. when	C. since	D. then
14.	 a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers.
	A. While	B. Since	C. Due to	D. Despite the fact
15.	Now, at the age of over 80, the artisan is leaving the craft to his descendants with the desire to 	 this ancient craft.
	A. change	B. consider	C. preserve	D. reserve
16.	For that artisans, making the paintings is a career 	 it supports the life of many generations of the family.
	A. because of	B. although	C. so that	D. because
17.	The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu, 	 in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.
	A. to cast	B. to be vast	C. cast	D. casting
18.	Her business must be going rather well,	by 	 the car she drives.
	A. deducing	B. deciding	C. inferring	D. judging
19.	I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s	 	.
	A. pointless	B. worthless	C. meaningless	D. hopeless
20.	He couldn’t 	 his father that he was telling the truth.
	A. admit	B. confide	C. trust	D. convince
III.	Find a word or a phrase that means.
1.	think of (an idea, a plan, etc.)
2.	connect by phone
3.	people who do skilled work, making things with their hands
4.	an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do
5.	a particular place
6.	make someone remember or think about something
7.	walk around a place to see what is there
8.	a thing which is skillfully made with your hands
9.	start something (a business, an organization, etc.)
10.	take control of something (a business, an organization, etc.)
IV.	Complete the sentences with suitable subordinators from the box.
because	before	although	as soon as	so that	while
1.	 I go out tonight, I will have to finish this essay.
2.	Phong burnt his hand 	 he was cooking dinner.
3.	Laura always gets up early every morning 	 she’s not late for her work.
4.	Mr. Harrison seems to have a lot of money 	 he lives in a luxurious house.
5.	 I was waiting for the bus, I saw some foreign tourists.
6.	They didn’t win the game 	 they played very well.
7.	The children are very excited 	 they’re going to visit a craft village this weekend.
8.	We will tell Alice about the trip 	 we meet her.
9.	 it rained a lot, they enjoyed their holiday.
10.	I bought a new pair of glasses 	 I can see better.
V.	Read and choose the best word for each sentence.
Christianity	mainland	Ocean	searching
earn	mixed	pineapples	serious
explorer	necklace	races	traditions
1.	Out in the Pacific 	, 3700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawaii, the 50th state of the United States.
2.	In 1778, Captain James Cook, the great English 	, visited Hawaii.
3.	Captain Cook put Hawaii on his maps of the Pacific. Ships 	 for whales began stopping there for supplies.
4.	In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach the Hawaiian people about 	.
5.	These people started farms in Hawaii to grow sugarcane and, later, 	.
6.	People from the various groups have married each other, so today the groups are partly 	.
7.	A lei is a long 	 made from beautiful fresh flowers. Hawaiian people give these to visitors.
8.	Hawaiians 	 most of their money from tourists.
9.	Sometimes when people from different countries, 	, and traditions live together, there are problems.
10.	Hawaii has many few 	 problems. In general, the people of Hawaii have learned to live together on those beautiful islands in peace.
VI.	Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box.
live on	look through	pass down	set off	turn down
close down	come back	deal with	get up	keep up with
1.	They offered her a trip to Europe but she it 	.
2.	He has 	 the report and found nothing interesting.
3.	Phong walks too fast and it’s really hard to 	 him.
4.	These traditional stories have been 	 from parents to children over many generations.
5.	My sister is an early bird. She 	 at 7 o’clock every day of the week.
6.	We’ll 	 for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock.
7.	When I was a student, I 	 small allowances from my parents.
8.	The government must now 	 the preservation of traditional craft villages.
9.	The banks have 	 a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
10.	Many foreign tourists decided to 	 Viet Nam for another holiday.
C.	READING
I.	Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of the verbs from the box.
brought	however	shaping	materials	works
imported	blow	performing	fear	representing
	Marble Mountains is a group of five smaller mountains (1)	 Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. It is also a travel itinerary linking Da Nang City to the ancient town of Hoi An and Hue City. As the name suggests the Marble Mountains used to be a place providing input (2)	 for craftsmen in the village, but the local government banned marble exploitation (3)	 that the five mountains could disappear.
	Most of the marble for the village now comes from northern provinces such as Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Thai Nguyen. As a further step to diversify products, the marble fine arts village has (4)	 marble from Pakistan.
	As far as I know, the man who (5)	 marble craftsmanship to the region came from Thanh Hoa, and most craftsmen in the village had handed down the craft from generation to generation. There are some 3,000 handicraft workers in Non Nuoc village. (6)	, there are only 70 skillful craftsmen who can (7)	 souls into marble sculptures after other workers have finished (8)	 the Products.
	In the shops along the highway, you can see different marble products in all shapes and sizes, from contemporary (9)	 to religious sculptures. And of course you will have a chance to see craftsmen (10)	 their art and turning soulless marble into sophisticated sculpture products.
II.	Read the following and choose the best answer.
	There are many (1)	 villages in Viet Nam, but Quat Dong village in Ha Noi is widely known (2)	 its products of high (3)	.
	Embroidery has been developing around here (4)	 the 17th century. In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered (5)	 for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members. The first man who taught the local people how to embroider was Dr. Le Cong Hanh, who lived during the Le dynasty. He learned how to embroider while on a trip to China (6)	 an envoy, and taught the villagers of Quat Dong upon his (7)	. Although these skills eventually spread (8)	 the country, the Quat Dong’s artisans’ creations are still the most appreciated. In (9)	 to create beautiful embroideries, an artisan must be patient, careful and have an eye for design, along with clever hands. Nowadays, Quat Dong products may range from clothes, bags, pillowcases, to paintings and decorations, which are (10)	 to many countries.
	1.	A. number	B. exist	C. embroidery	D. population
	2.	A. for	B. border	C. region	D. place
	3.	A. includes	B. insists	C. quality	D. consists
	4.	A. around	B. over	C. on	D. since
	5.	A. costumes	B. tell	C. name	D. separate
	6.	A. good	B. as	C. better	D. well
	7.	A. another	B. others	C. return	D. anothers
	8.	A. across	B. hill	C. village	D. downtown
	9.	A. quarter	B. effort	C. order	D. notice
	10.	A. wonder	B. cause	C. true	D. exported
D.	WRITING
I.	Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.
1.	Everyone thought the book was written by the princess herself.	HAVE
2.	I can’t lift this table on my own.	UNLESS
3.	I won’t stay in this job, not even for double the salary.	IF
4.	The coins are believed to have been buried for safe keeping.	IT
5.	If you insist on eating so fast, of course you get in indigestion.	WILL
6.	It’s pity! You aren’t going to Ann’s party.	WISH
7.	Someone punches Sam in the face at a football match.	GOT
8.	If you found the missing money, what would you do?	WERE 
9.	They suspended Jackson for the next two matches.	BANNED
10.	Please come this way, and you’ll see if Mr. Francis is in.	WILL
II.	By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logical ones. You may need to change some of the words.
1.	A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary of thousands of words. (who)
2.	Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither so literary and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English. (which)
3.	He bought a jeep. His friend advised him against it. (although)
4.	Good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concrete ones. It is the latter that make writing vivid, real and clear. (though)
5.	It was raining hard. They could not work in the fields. (so ... that)
6.	The politician is concerned with successful elections. The statesman is interested in the future of his people. (whereas)
7.	The results of the experiment were successful. The school refused to give any help. (although)
8.	He chose to study computer science. Computer science has good employment
prospects. (because of)
9.	Mary walked very slowly. She did not catch the train. (if)
10.	He is not coming. The meeting will be put off till next week. (in the event of)
PART 3: TEST YOURSELF
I.	Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1.	A. bamboo	B. village	C. workshop	D. famous
2.	A. business	B. chocolate	C. grandparent	D. experience
3.	A. communicate	B. generation	C. historical	D. environment
4.	A. handicraft	B. department	C. embroider	D. opinion
5.	A. transfer	B. accept	C. publish	D. remind
6.	A. department	B. historical	C. technique	D. pottery
7.	A. prosperity	B. experience	C. complicated	D. cooperate
8.	A. balloon	B. craftsmen	C. markets	D. local
9.	A. sculpture	B. temperate	C. repeat	D. culture
10.	A. embroidery	B. lantern	C. formation	D. behavior
II.	Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1.	Every house in the street has been demolished.
	A. exploded	B. turn up	C. removed	D. turn down
2.	In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, many Dong Ho cooperatives had to 	 .	
	A. close down	B. shut	C. close	D. close in
3.	I put the scarf with my mother’s 	, intending to pay for it on my way out.
	A. purchases	B. material	C. objects	D. expenditures
4.	Craftsmen have to 	 the domestic and international markets so that they needn’t depend on the middlemen for their sales.
	A. find out	B. find out about	C. find	D. find about
5.	She 	 her husband’s job for his ill health.
	A. accused	B. blamed	C. caused	D. claimed
6.	Making rice paper 	 jobs and income for many locals, help many families out of poverty and become well-off.
	A applies for	B. creates	C. keeps	D. gets
7.	This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite 	.
	A. valuable	B. invaluable	C. worthless	D. priceless
8.	Craft village are becoming popular 	 in Viet Nam.
	A. tour attractiveness	B. physical attraction
	C. tourism attractions	D. tourist attraction
9.	He got an excellent grade in his examination 	 the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
	A. on account of	B. because	C. in spite of	D. although
10.	The artisan is delighted to 	 to you the craft of creating prints in an old-age style.
	A. express	B. provide	C. demonstrate	D. explain
11.	The government has recently 	 the building in the old section of the city.
	A. reformed	B. adjusted	C. restored	D. modified
12.	The traditional craft has 	 from generation to generation.
	A. been passed down	B. been passed by
	C. passed down	D. passed
13.	In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large 	 from his bank.
	A. loan	B. finance	C. capital	D. debt
14.	The bronze casting craft in Viet Nam dated back from the age of King An Duong Vuong 	 ancient bronze arrowheads were made.
	A. so	B. when	C. because	D. although
15.	In the past, local 	 were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered costumes for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members.
	A. skillful artists	B. skilled artisans	C. skill workers	D. skillfully works
III.	Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1.	I have little 	 of going abroad this year. (EXPECT)
2.	Almost everybody is interested in 	. (SWIM)
3.	Don’t make mistakes in your next 	. (WRITE)
4.	Water in an 	 liquid. (ODOUR)
5.	The banks in this city are very efficient and give a speedy 	. (SERVE)
6.	She always listens	 to what she is told. (ATTENTION)
7.	In his family, he is a 	 child. (TROUBLE)	
8.	There has been a 	 improvement in her writing. (NOTICE)
9.	The price of the house includes many existing 	 and fittings. (FIX)
10.	It was 	 of me to mislead you like that. (FORGIVE)
11.	They were arguing with each other. They had a strong 	. (AGREEMENT)
12.	No one knew what had happened to the film star. Her sudden 	 remains a mystery. (APPEAR)
13.	We had not been properly informed. What we have is some 	. (INFORMATION)
14.	Was the decision of the judge fair? If not, it was an obvious 	. (JUSTICE)
15.	I don’t want to bother you by causing you any unnecessary 	. (CONVENIENCE)
IV.	Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given.
1.	Where did you find out about Disneyland Resort?	(get)
=>	Where	?
2.	When did you get up this morning?	(out of)
=>	When	?
3.	I’ll look through this leaflet to see what activities are organised at this attraction. (read)
=>	I’ll 	.
4.	They’re going to bring out a guidebook to different beauty spots in Viet Nam. (publish)
=>	They’re	?
5.	I’m looking forward to the weekend.	(thinking)
=>	I’m 	.
V.	Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words in the box.
	surprising	that	tool	down	rely
	shape	home	because	which	being
	Bau Truc pottery village of Cham village ethnic minority is one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia. It’s located about 10 km in the South of Phan Rang town. The small village is (1)	 to more than 400 families, of (2)	 85% are in the traditional pottery business. The style is said to be handed (3)	 from Po Klong Chan, one of their ancestors from the immemorial time.
	People in Bau Truc use their skillful hands, bamboo-made circles and shells to create priceless works. It is (4)	 that while the Kinh people have switched to using wheel as an indispensable (5)	, their Cham counterparts, on the contrary, still (6)	 on talent hands and simple tools. To create a pottery product, a Cham craftsman only needs an anvil, not a potter’s wheel, and other simple equipment and moulds and then uses hands to (7)	 pieces of clay into the works he wants.
	The clay is taken is taken from the banks of the Quao River and is flexible, durable when (8)	 fired. The skills needed to mix sand with the clay are also various. The amount of sand mixed with the plastic material is dependent on what the pottery used for and the sizes. For these seasons, Bau Truc pottery is quite different from pottery elsewhere. For example, water jars made in Bau truc pottery are always favoured by people in dry and sunny areas (9)	 the temperature of the water in the jars is always one centigrade cooler than (10)	 outside.
VI.	Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
	In the Mekong Delta, Long Dinh village of Tien Giang province is famous for its traditional craft of weaving flowered mats. The mat’s high quality makes them popular domestically, and they are also exported to markets worldwide including Korea, Japan and America.
	In spite of its well-established reputation for this traditional craft, mat weaving only started here some 50 years ago. It was first introduced by immigrants from Kim Son, a famous mat weaving village in the northern province of Ninh Binh. However, the technique of weaving sedge mats in Long Dinh, as compared with other places in the South, is somewhat different. Long Dinh branded mats are thicker and have more attractive colours and patterns.
	Weaving sedge mats is similar to growing rice. Long Dinh mat production mainly occurs during the dry season, from January to April. Weavers have to work their hardest in May and June, otherwise, when the rainy season starts in July, they will have to put off finishing their products till the next dry season. No matter how much work it requires, Long Dinh mat producers stick with this occupation, as it brings a higher income than growing rice.
	This trade provides employment for thousands of local labourers. At present, nearly 1,000 households in Long Dinh village live on weaving mats. To better meet market demands, Long Dinh mat weavers have created more products in addition to the traditional sedge mats. Particularly, they are producing a new type of mat made from the dried stalks of water hyacinth, a common material in the Mekong Delta.
	Thanks to the planning and further investment, the mat weaving occupation has indeed brought in more income for local residents. Their living standards have improved considerably, resulting in better conditions for the whole village.
1.	In order to meet market demands, artisans in Long Dinh	 	.
	A. try to produce various types of products
	B. stop producing the traditional sedge mats
	C. produce new Products from rare material
	D. for thousands of local labourers
2.	We can infer from the sentence “Weaving sedge mats is similar to growing rice” that	 	.
	A. both bring similar income
	B. both occur at the same time
	C. both depend on weather conditions
	D. both occur on the same land
3.	Despite difficulties, people in Long Dinh try to follow the craft because 	.
	A. they can make the techniques of weaving different
	B. 	they can earn more money than growing rice
	C. they can have jobs in the rainy months
	D. they can go to Korea, Japan and America
4.	We can infer from the passage that 	.
	A. the craft contributes much to the village economy
	B. most of the households in Long Dinh village live on weaving mats
	C. the new technique makes labourers work in the dry season
	D. Long Dinh mat production is only well-known in foreign markets
5.	All of the following are true about the craft in Long Dinh EXCEPT that 	.
	A. the techniques are a little bit different from those in other regions
	B. the mats have more attractive colours and designs
	C. it has the origin from Kim Son, Ninh Binh
	D. it has had the reputation for more than 50 years 
Unit
2
CITY LIFE
PART 1: GRAMMAR REVIEW
1.	SO SÁNH BẰNG
Form 1:
	Ex: He is as tall as his father.
S + be/ V + as + adj/ adv + as + noun/ pronoun
Form 2:
	Ex: My house is the same height as his.
S + V + the same + noun + as + noun/ pronoun
Form 3: (giống về vẻ bề ngoài)
S1 + be + like + S2
= S1 and S2 + be + alike
	Ex: Her house is like your house.
	= Her house and your house are alike.
Form 4:
S1 + be + similar to + S2
= S1 and S2 + be + similar
	Ex: Her house is similar to your house.
	= Her house and your house are similar.
2.	SO SÁNH HƠN
a.	Short Adj/ Adv (tính từ/ trạng từ ngắn): là những từ có 1 âm tiết và những từ có 2 âm tiết kết thúc tận cùng là “y” => ngắn: early, healthy, happy, pretty, dry, ...
Form:
S + be/V + adj/ adv - er + than + O
	Ex: She is fatter than her mother.
b.	Long Adj/ Adv (tính từ/ trạng từ dài): là những từ có 2 âm tiết trở lên.
Form:
S + be/V + more + adj/ adv + than + O
	Ex: He is more generous than his brother.
Note: Trước so sánh hơn có thể có “much”, “far”, “so”, “a little”, “a lot”, “a bit”
	Ex: That car is much more expensive than that motorbike.
3.	SO SÁNH NHẤT
a.	Short Adj/ Adv:
Form:
S + be/V + the adj/ adv - est + ...........
	Ex: Vinh is the tallest in our class.
b.	Long Adj/ Adv: là những từ có 2 âm tiết trở lên.
Form:
S + be/V + the most adj/ adv + ...........
	Ex: Diep is the most attractive girl in their team.
Note:
Một số Adj, Adv so sánh bất quy tắc:
	Adj	So sánh hơn	So sánh nhất
	good/well	better	best
	bad	worse	worst
	little	less	least
	much / many	more	most
	far (place + time)	further	furthest
	far (place)	farther	farthest
	late (time)	later	latest
	near (place)	nearer	nearest
	old (people and things)	older/elder	oldest/eldest
PART 2: PRACTICE
A. PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
I.	Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1.	A. wipe	B. alive	C. micro	D. link
2.	A. cleaner	B. threat	C. ahead	D. instead
3.	A. breathe	B. ethane	C. thank	D. healthy
4.	A. choose	B. moon	C. food	D. look
5.	A. burden	B. survive	C. curtain	D. furnish
6.	A. camel	B. sandy	C. travel	D. stable
7.	A. dune	B. hummock	C. scrublands	D. gun
8.	A. basic	B. desert	C. president	D. season
9.	A. separate	B. network	C. dessert	D. crest
10.	A. stretches	B. slopes	C. ranges	D. faces
II.	Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1.	A. education	B. facility	C. development	D. intelligence
2.	A. metropolitan	B. organization	C. university	D. multicultural
3.	A. fascinate	B. restaurant	C. expensive	D. difference
4.	A. feature	B. ancient	C. drawback	D. conduct
5.	A. fabulous	B. pagoda	C. determine	D. convenient
B.	VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I.	Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1.	Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city 	.
	A. dwellers	B. foreigners	C. beginners	D. movers
2.	You can see the 	 of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings, supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools.
	A. urban area	B. convenience	C. urban sprawl	D. living condition
3.	Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping street in the 	 of downtown in Ho Chi Minh City.
	A. mind	B. heart	C. head	D. spot
4.	It is considered that life in a city is wonderful and 	.
	A. funny	B. boring	C. enjoyable	D. helpful
5.	No city in America has 	 monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC.
	A. as much	B. such many	C. as many	D. a few
6.	My passport 	 last month, so I will have to get a new one.
	A. elapsed	B. expired	C. ended	D. terminated
7.	The department is also deeply 	 in various improvement schemes.
	A. connected	B. entailed	C. involved	D. implied
8.	His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any 	 of it at all.
	A. interpretation	B. meaning	C. intelligibility	D. sense
9.	The main attraction of the job was that it offered the 	 to do the research.
	A. possibility	B. proposal	C. opportunity	D. prospect
10.	I wish you’d tell me what I 	 do in this difficult situation.
	A. shall	B. would	C. should	D. ought
11.	A competitor may submit any number of entries 	, each one is accompanied by a packet top.
	A. supposing	B. notwithstanding	C. assuredly	D. provided
12.	They always kept on good 	 with their next-door neighbours for the children’s sake.
	A. friendship	B. relations	C. will	D. terms
13.	He earns his living by 	 old paintings.
	A. reviving	B. restoring	C. reforming	D. replenishing
14.	Hotel rooms must be 	 by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.
	A. vacated	B. evacuated	C. abandoned	D. left
15.	The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a	 	.
	A. rarity	B. minority	C. scarcity	D. minimum
II.	Complete