PART O7: COMPARISONS Ms Nga, Anh ngữ 408, Đại học Ngoại Ngữ- ĐH QG HN, NguyenthingaUlis@gmail.com, 0964 817 028 A. FILL IN THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF THE ADJECTIVES. Answer: new - newer - newest 1) old ____________________ ____________________ 2) bad ____________________ ____________________ 3) difficult ____________________ ____________________ 4) large ____________________ ____________________ 5) good ____________________ ____________________ 6) big ____________________ ____________________ 7) easy ____________________ ____________________ 8) much ____________________ ____________________ 9) little ____________________ ____________________ 10) interesting ____________________ ____________________ B. USE EITHER AS AS OR NOT AS AS IN THE SENTECNES BELOW. Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high). Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc. 1) The blue car is _____________ the red car. (fast) 2) Peter is _____________ Fred. (not/tall) 3) The violin is _____________ the cello. (not/low) 4) This copy is_____________ the other one. (bad) 5) Oliver is_____________ Peter. (optimistic) 6) Today it's _____________ yesterday. (not/windy) 7) The tomato soup was _____________ the mushroom soup. (delicious) 8) Grapefruit juice is _____________ lemonade. (not/sweet) 9) Nick is _____________ Kevin. (brave) 10) Silver is_____________ gold. (not/heavy) C. PUT IN THE ADJECTIVE FROM THE FIRST SENTENCE INTO THE SECOND SENTENCE IN ITS CORRECT FORM (COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE). 1) My father is heavy. My uncle is much _____________ than my father. 2) The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was_____________. 3) Florida is sunny. Do you know the_____________ place in the USA? 4) Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is _____________ than Stan. 5) My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is _____________ than my mother’s. 6) Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the _____________ baby on earth. 7) I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a _____________ family. 8) We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even _____________ time. 9) Lucy is clever, but Carol is _____________ than Lucy. 10) Have you visited the old castle? It was the _____________ castle we visited during our holidays. D. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER AMONG A, B, C OR D TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE. 1. Ms. Jones isn't as nice ................. Ms. Smith. A. asHotwordStyle=None; B. forHotwordStyle=None; C. likeHotwordStyle=None; D. to 2. The rooms in Graduate Towers are ................ Patterson Hall. A. larger thanHotwordStyle=None; B. larger than that ofHotwordStyle=None; C. larger than those inHotwordStyle=None; D. larger than in 3. Although she is very popular, she is not ............. her sister. A. pretty asHotwordStyle=None; B. as prettyHotwordStyle=None; C. prettier thanHotwordStyle=None; D. most pretty than HotwordStyle=None; 4. Tuition at an American university runs .... six thousand dollars a semester. A. so high asHotwordStyle=None; B. as high toHotwordStyle=None; C. as high asHotwordStyle=None; D. as high than 5. Everyone looks much ................ today than they did yesterday. A. happyHotwordStyle=None; B. more happilyHotwordStyle=None; C. happilyHotwordStyle=None; D. happier 6. Mr. Brown receives a ............. salary than anyone else in the company. A. bigHotwordStyle=None; B. more biggerHotwordStyle=None; C. biggerHotwordStyle=None; D. the bigger 7. The Boeing 747 is twice ................. the Boeing 707. A. bigger thanHotwordStyle=None; B. as bigger asHotwordStyle=None; C. as big asHotwordStyle=None; D. more bigger than 8. "Do you know that beautiful lady over there?" "Yes, that's Wanida. She's ...................... in her group. A. more beautiful than any girlHotwordStyle=None; B. more beautiful than any other girlHotwordStyle=None; C. so beautiful as other girlHotwordStyle=None; D. beautiful more than another girl 9. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was ........... my mother. A. more big thanHotwordStyle=None; B. so big thanHotwordStyle=None; C. as big asHotwordStyle=None; D. too big than 10. He is not tall as his father. A. the B. as C. than D. more 11. John’s grades are ..than his sister’s. A. higher B. more high C. high D. the highest 12. Deana is the of the three sisters. A. most short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short 13. She speaks English as . as her friend does. A. good B. well C. better D. the best 14. Of the three shirts, this one is the . A. prettier B. most prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty 15. The baby’s illness is than we thought at first. A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly 16. Today is the day of the month. A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hottest than 17. He works more .. than I. A. slow B. slowly C. slowest D. most slowly 18. My book is as . as yours. A. good B. well C. better D. the best 19. I love you .. than I can say. A. much B. many C. more D. the most 20. It’s to go by bus than by car. A. cheaper B. cheapest C. more cheap D. more cheaper 21. That house is one on the street. A. oldest B. the oldest C. old D. older 22. This hotel must be than the small one next door. A. expensive B. more expensive C. the most expensive D. the more expensive 23. An orange is than a plum A. more large B. more larger C. larger D. the largest 24. What is the thing you have ever done? A. more difficult B. most difficult C. difficulty D. difficult than 25. This river is ..................... than that river. A. narrow B. narrowest C. narrower D.most narrow 26. The test is not . difficult it was last month. A. as / as B. so / as C. more / as D. A and B 27. Peter usually drives Mary. A. more fast B. more fast than C. faster than D. B and C 28. My brother sang ....................of all the pupils of the group. A. more beautifully B. the most beautifully C. less beautifully D. most beautifully 29. At 3,810 meters above sea level in Bolivia stands Lake Titicaca, ........ in the world. A. the highest large lake B. largest high lake C. high largest lake D. the high largest lake 30. The hotel was ................... any one we had stayed at before. A. more expensive than B. more expensive as C. most expensive than D. better expensive than 31. A: It's a long way from Britain, isn't it? B: Yes, but it isn't as ................ as Hong Kong. A. far B. farther C. farthest D. further 32. A: It's hot there, isn't it? B: It's very ................ during the day. A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hotter than 33. Japan is usually ................ Saudi Arabia in summer. A. hot than B. as hot so C. cooler than D. so hot as 34. .............. apples are grown in Washington State. A. Best B. The better C. The best D. The most good 35. She is now ............... she used to. A. more busy than B. busier than C. more busier than D. busier that 36. This play is ............... than the one we saw last week. A. as good B. good C. more good D. better 37. Of Charles Dickens’ novels, Great Expectations is perhaps .............. to many readers. A. the most satisfying one B. most satisfying one C. more than satisfying one D. the more satisfying than 38. He says: “These neighbors are .................. the others.” A. friendlier than B. friendly than C. friendlier as D. more friendly than 39. The Mississippi is .................. The Thames. A. the longer than B. longer than C. the longest than D. more long than 40. ................ tools are screwdrivers, hammers and saws. A. The usefulness B. The most useful C. The more useful D. The best useful 41. Some computers can work 500,000 times ................ any person can. A. faster than B. fast than C. fatter than D. more fast than 42. This pen is .................. the other two pens. A. more expensive as B. the most expensive of C. more expensive than D. as expensive than 43. The exam was quite easy; ................... we expected. A. more easy that B. more easy than C. easier than D. easier as 44. The story was really boring. It was ..................... I’ve ever read. A. most boring story B. the more boring story C. the story more boring D. the most boring story 45. The picture he gave you is more valuable .......... the one he gave me. A. over B. above C. to D. than 46. Australia’s one of the .................places in the world for holiday. A. good B. the best C. better D. better 47. Nam runs ....................than any boy in his class. A. faster B. more faster C. the fastest D. fastest HotwordStyle=None; 48. The Sears Tower is . building in Chicago. A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller 49. Peter is John. A. younger and more intelligent than B. more young and intelligent than C. more intelligent and young than D. the more intelligent and younger than 50. The Mekong Delta is . deltas in Vietnam. A. the largest of the two B. the more larger of the two C. one of the two largest D. one of the two larger 51. The more cars people produce, ................... cheaper they are. A. the B. the cars have C. the more D. the cars are 52. Is her health getting ........................... and ...........................? A. bad / bad B. good / good C. worse / worse D. more / more 53. ................... we eat, the fatter we become. A. The much B. The more D. Many D. A lot of 54. The test becomes ...................... and ...................... A. hard / hard B. difficult / difficult C. harder / harder D. difficulty / difficulty 55. His health is getting ...................... and ...................... . A. good / good B. better / better C. bad / bad D. well / well 56. The more paper we save, ................... preserved. A. more is wood pulp B. the more wood pulp is C. wood pulp is D. the much wood pulp is 57. The more polluted air we breathe, ................... we get. A. the more weaker B. the more weak C. the weaker D. weaker more 58. The more we study, the ....................... we are. A. more good B. better C. better than D. good 59. The more I tried my best to help her, ......................... she became. A. less lazy B. the lazier C. the more lazy D. lazier 60. “What’s your thought of her presence here?” “The longer she stays, .................I dislike her.” A. the most B. the very more C. much more D. the more 61. The weather becomes .......................... A. colder with colder B. colder and colder C. colder and more cold D. more and more cold 62. The more he slept, ........................ irritable he became. A. the most B. the very more C. much more D. the more 63. ................. he worked, the more money he earned. A. The more hard B. The hard C. The harder D. The hardest 64. ................ I get to know Jim, the more I like him. A. For more B. More C. The more D. The most 65. The competition makes the price of goods ......................... A. most cheap and cheap B. cheaper and cheaper C. more cheap and more cheap D. cheaper and more cheaper 66. That factory is producing ................... pollution. A. more and more B. better and better C. less and least D. more and less 67. The .... I read about history, the .. it makes me realize how relevant history is for us today. A. more / better B. better / better C. more / more D. better / more 68. The less we study, the .................... we are. A. worse B. bad C. well D. good 69. ................. the match was, the more spectators it attracted. A. The most interesting B. The best interesting C. The more interesting D. The interesting 70. The more running water you use, ......................... A. your bill will be higher B. will be higher your bill C. the higher your bill will be D. the highest your bill will be E. CHOOSE THE UNDERLINED PART AMONG A, B, C OR D THAT NEEDS CORRECTING. 1. Richard feels good than several days ago. A B C D 2. Mary and Daisy are both intelligent students. Mary is so intelligent as A B C D Daisy. 3. I found the conversation as most interesting and I was glad to practice my A B C D English. 4. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is the largest than any other lakes in the A B C D world. 5. He drives the car more dangerous than his brother does. A B C D 6. It was the most biggest building that I had ever seen. A B C D 7. I wish my house were so large as Jone’s. A B C D 8. The Mekong is one of the longer rivers in the world. A B C D 9. She can play the piano more good than her sister. A B C D 10. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America A B C D 11. Jessica is only an amateur, but she sings well than most professionals A B C D 12. This house is more spacious as that white house I bought in Rapid A B C City, South Dakota last year. D 13. They asked a lot of questions, checked their figures, and A B came up with best solution. C D 14. Almost everyone has heard the more famous Olympic saying: A “Stronger, Higher, Faster.” B C D 15. Louise is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for A B C the part in the play. D 16. This telephone isn’t as cheap the other one, but it works much better. A B C D 17. Stories are the most good way of teaching moral lessons to young A B C D people. 18. The first skill to learn is how to write only the more important words, A B C not whole sentenceName=13; HotwordStyle=None; s. D 19. It is certainly true that the averageName=1; HotwordStyle=None; woman has weaker muscleName=2; HotwordStyle=None; s that A B C D the average man. 20. In 1925, he joined the advertising department of Doubleday Page and A B Company, one of the most large publishing houses in New York. C D F. CHOOSE ONE SENTENCE THAT BEST REWRITES THE SENTENCE GIVEN. 1. They understand more than we do. A. We don’t understand as much as they do. B. We don’t understand anything at all. C. They understand everything inside out. D. They are very intelligent. 2. It is much more difficult to speak English than to speak French. A. To speak French is more difficult than to speak English. B. To speak English is more difficult than to speak French. C. Speaking English is more difficult than to speak French. D. Speaking French is not as difficult as to speaking English. 3. My interview lasted longer than yours. A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine. B. Your interview was shorter than mine. C. Your interview was as long as mine. D. Your interview was longer than mine. 4. When I was younger, I used to go climbing more than I do now. A. Now I don’t go climbing anymore. B. I used to go climbing when I younger. C. Now I don’t go climbing as much as I did. D. I don’t like going climbing any more. 5. Your coffee is not as good as mine. A. Mine is better than yours. B. My coffee is better than your. C. My coffee is better than yours. D. My coffee is more good than yours. 6. I can't cook as well as my mother does. A. My mother can cook better than I can. B. My mother can't cook better than I can. C. My mother can cook well than I can. D. I can cook better than my mother can. 7. Murder is the most serious of all crimes. A. Murder is very serious. B. No crime is more serious than murder. C. Everyone is very afraid of murder. D. Murder is the dangerous crime. 8. No one in this class is as tall as Richard. A. Richard is the tallest in this class. B. Richard is taller than in this class. C. Richard is the most tall in this class. D. Richard is more tall than in this class. 9. This is the best music I have ever heard. A. I’ve never heard better music than this. B. I’ve never heard such a good music as this. C. I’ve never heard so good music as this. D. This is the first time I’ve heard this good music. 10. This is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read. A. Knowing that the novel will be interesting, I read it. B. If only I had known the novel was so interesting, I’d have read it earlier C. I don’t think it is the most interesting novel. D. I have never read a more interesting novel than this
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