Connectors and but yet however so therefore 1. It began to rain, _______ he didn’t open the umbrella. 2. The direction weren’t clear, _______ Binh found Luan’s house anyway. 3. It began to rain , ______ I opened my umbrella. 4. Her friend lied to her , she still likes and trust him. 5. Her friend lied to her, she doesn’t trust him anymore. 6. Dan didn’t study for exam, __________ Lan did. 7. You could fly via Vienna; ____________ , it isn’t the only way. 8. They have lived next door to us for years, _________ we hardly ever see them. 9. My friend and I were tired, _____________ we went home early. 10. We had wanted to stay until the end if the game,_____________ it got too late for us. 11. I understand your point of view. ______________ I don’t agree with it. 12. The normal pulse for an adult is between 60 and 80 beats per minute,______ excitement will make a pulse much faster. 13. The food didn’t look appetizing, _______ many people started eating. 14. It began to get dark,________ I turn on the light. 15. He worked hard, he could earn much money. 16. The shrimp was only 2 dollars a kilo this week, I bought three kilos. 17. He’s been studying really hard, he can pass the exams. 18. She is still not good at Maths. she can’t be the best student in her class. 19. OK, you can take Chemistry as your major.____ you should remember that it is not easy to learn Chemistry. 20. The boy has chosen to do an MBA programme in Australia. I think you should let him go. 21. It was already 6 p.m., _____ we closes the office and went home. 22. Advertisers often say that their products are the best. the real quality is not good as it is advertised. 23. I didn’t have an umbrella,_______I got wet. 24. I didn’t have an umbrella, ______I didn’t get wet because I was wearing a raincoat. 25. The water was cold, I didn’t go swimming. 26. The water was cold, I went swimming anyway. 27. Luan ‘s directions to his house weren’t clear, ______ Binh got lost. DOUBLE COMPARATIVE 1. The earlier we leave, ________ we will arrive. A. soon B. the sooner C. the soonest D. sooner 2. The warmer the weather,______ I feel. A. good B. better C. the best D. well 3. The more you practise your English, ________ you will learn. A. fast B. fastly C. faster D. the faster 4. _____________ he waited , the more impatient he became. A. long B. longer C. the longer D. the lomgest 5. __________ electricity you use, the higher your bill will be. A. more B. the more C. most D. the most 6. The more expensive the hotel, the _______ the servise A. good B. better C. the better D. the best 7. ______ I got to know him, ______ I liked him. A. The more – the more B. The more – the most C. The most – the more D. the most – the most 8. The more you have, _________ you want. A. most B. more C. the most D. the more 9. His visit to New York seemed to get _______ because he was very busy at work. A. shorter and shorter B. more and more short C. more and shortest D. the more short 10. Eating and travelling in this city is getting more and ______. A. expensive B. expensiver C. more expensive D. the most expensive 11. As the day went on, the weather got ______________________. A. worse and worse B. bader and bader C. bad and worse D. worse and bad 12. We has to stopdiscussion because the question was becoming more and _____. A. complicated B. more complicated C. the more complicated D. the most complicated 13. Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got better and ______ . A. good B. better C. the better D. the best 14. Little John is becoming more and _______. A. the most active B. the more active C. more active D. active 15. Asit was getting dark, it was becoming more and _____ to see everything in the house without electricity. A. the most difficult B. more difficult C. the more difficult D. difficult 16. I feel happy as my birthday is coming _______________. A. closer and closer B. more and more close C. more and closest D. the more close 17. No one in the team can play better than John. A. John plays well but the others play better. B. John as well as other players of the team plays very well. C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well. D. John is the best player of the team. 18. He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do. A. The more he works, the happier he feels. B.The less he works, the happier he feels. C. His work makes him feel happy. D. He feels happier and happier with his work. 19. As I get older, I want to travel less. A. I’m getting older and older, so I don’t want to travel more. B. The more I get old, the less I want to travel. C. I don’t want to travel because of my old age. D. The older I get, the less I want to travel. 20. Life is getting ________ A. more and more complicated B. most and most complicated C. more than complicated D. least and least complicated 21. The accident happened because she was careless. A. The accident was prevented due to her carelessness. B. Her carelessness was responsible for the accident. C. It was the accident that made her careless. D. The more careless she was, the less accident happened. 22. Try this question. It is ________ A. less difficult B. least difficult C. less and less difficult D. more and more difficult 23. More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago. A. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays. B. Petrol consumption is going down nowadays. C. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays. D. We should consume as much petrol as possible. . very busy at work. A. shorter and shorter B. more and more short C. more and shortest D. the more short 10. Eating and travelling in this city is getting more and ______. A. expensive B. expensiver. ______________________. A. worse and worse B. bader and bader C. bad and worse D. worse and bad 12. We has to stopdiscussion because the question was becoming more and _____. A. complicated B difficult 16. I feel happy as my birthday is coming _______________. A. closer and closer B. more and more close C. more and closest D. the more close 17. No one in the team can play better than John.