TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS PART A: Choose the best option A, B, C or D Sarah is at chemistry than Susan A good B well C better I don’t work so hard my father A so B as C than Sam is the student in my class A tall B most tall C taller No one in my class is beautiful her A as/as B more/as C as/than Going by train isn’t convenient as going by car A so B as C more The test is not difficult it was last month A as / as B so / as C more / as Peter usually drives Mary A more fast B fast than C faster than She cooked than you A well B more good C better This film is interesting than that film A most B less C as 10 My salary is his salary A high B more high C higher than 11 He works we A harder B as hard as C harder 12 No one in this class is Jimmy A so tall as B tall than C the tallest 13 Apples are usually oranges A cheap than B more cheap C the cheapest 14 I know him than you A better B more well C good 15 Marie is not intelligent her sister A more/as B so/so C so/as 16 Janet is tennis player in the club A good B best C well 17 I ran than Tom A more fast B faster C fast 18 She can speak English I can A more well B best than C better than 19 Ann is 18 years old Sue is 20 years old Ann is Sue A older than B younger than C older 20 Nobody can cook as as my mother A well B best C good 21 Jane can swim than I can A far B further C more further 22 Tom drives than Jim does A carefully B more careful C careful 23 Today the weather is than yesterday A worse B more bad C more good 24 Sound travels light does A slower than B more slowly than C slowly NMG Page D best D more D tallest D the/more D A & B are correct D A & B are correct D B & C are correct D more well D so D more higher than D so hard as D more tall than D cheaper than D the best D the/of D the best D the fastest D better D younger D better D more far D more carefully D well D slow TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS 25 My bicycle is yours A more new B as new as C new than 26 This ring is that one A valuable B more valuable C valuable than 27 Hue is beautiful Dalat A as/as B more/as C as/so 28 Nam is Tan A bigger B bigger than C the biggest 29 My computer is modern yours A less/than B better/as C the/than 30 She doesn’t work her sister A as hard as B so hard C more harder 31 What is road in this city? A longest B the longest C the most long 32 Hoa is the of the three students A tallest B taller C tall 33 My brother sings me A as good as B well as C as well as 34 Thong is the in my class A clever B more clever C cleverest 35 What month is in the year? A the hot B hotter than C the hottest 36 I have job in the world A the best B good C the better 37 Our team didn’t play I expected A as well as B better C well 38 Could you talk ? I’m trying to work A quiet B more quiet C more quietly 39 Sorry we’re late Your house is much than we thought A far B the farthest C the farther 40 Write a report first It’s more important your other work A than B as C from 41 Thank you! That’s gift I have ever received A the nicer B a nice C nicest 42 Jordan played skillfully O’Neal A as/than B more/than C more/as 43 The little boy spoke English his brother A more fast B fast than C the fastest 44 His job is important than his friend’s A as B more C so 45 He plays the guitar well as my brother A so B as C less 46 Tom reads than his sister A quicker B quickly C more quickly 47 California is farther from New York Pennsylvania A as B more C than 48 China is the country with the population A larger B large C most large 49 My sister is much than me NMG Page D newer as D more valuable than D so/so D more big than D more/as D A & B are correct D most long D most tall D more well than D clever than D more hotter D well D as bad as D quieter than D farther D then D the nicest D the most/than D faster than D the most D A & B are correct D A & C are correct D so D largest TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS A pretty B prettier C the prettiest D more prettier 50 Do you feel today than yesterday? A well B good C best D better 51 He is the person we know A happy B happier C happiest D most happiest 52 Mary is as her sister A prettier B as pretty C pretty D more pretty 53 His job is important than mine A more B as C the most D so 54 Today English is international of languages A more B most C the most D the more 55 Is this book more interesting the one you read last week? A that B as C than D of 56 The teacher speaks English we A fluently B more fluently C most fluently D more fluently than 57 John is much I thought A strong B more strong C stronger than D more strong than 58 I’m a player than she is A better B good C well D best 59 Nobody in this team plays Tom A as good as B as well as C as best as D B & C are correct 60 We are not you A busy as B as busy than C as busier than D as busy as 61 (D-09) John paid $2 for his meal, _ he had thought it would cost A not as much B not so much as C less as D not so many as 62 (D-10) “The inflation rate in Greece is five times my country.” He said A as much as B more than C as many as that in D as high as that in 63 (A1-14) The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air is, A more heat it retains B it retains the more heat C the heat it retains more D the more heat it retains 64 (A1-14) In my apartment, there are two rooms, is used as the living – room A the large one B the larger of which C the largest one D the largest of which 65 (A1-13) The Moon is much closer to Earth , and thus it had greater influence on the tides A but the Sun is B where the Sun is C than is the Sun D unlike the Sun 66 (CD-09) This factory produced motorbikes in 2008 as in the year 2006 A twice as many B as twice as many C as twice many D as many as twice 67 (CD-09) An excellent hairstylist can make a man seem to have more hair A as has actually he B than he actually has C than it actually is D as is it actually 68 (CD-09) The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international A B C D organizations 69 (CD-09) She knows a lot more about it than I A I know as much about it as she does B I not know as much about it as she does C She does not know so much about it as I D I know much more about it than she does 70 (CD-14) After his operation, Tom tried to lead possible A a very normal life as B as normal a life as C as normal life as D normal life as NMG Page 3 TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS 71 (CD-13) This small town developed I had expected A not fast as B much faster than C slowly than D as much fast as 72 (CD-13) “Which is busiest city in Vietnam?” asked Tom A B C D 73 (CD-12) , the less polluted the environment will be A The more polluted landfills will be B The more landfills are there C The less landfills are polluted D The fewer landfills we have 74 (CD-11) Generally, the South of England is as as the North A flat B less flat C flatter D the flattest 75 (CD-11) The bigger of the three daily meals for most American families is dinner, served at about six A B C D o’clock 76 (CD-11) The test we did last time was more difficult than this one A We did an easy test last time and a difficult one this time B This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time C This time we have to the most difficult test of all D The test we have done this time is not difficult at all 77 (THPTQG-15) After the new technique had been introduced, the factory produced cars in 2014 as the year before A twice as many B twice many as C as many twice D as twice many 78 (TN-14) It is becoming challenging to find a good job nowadays A better and better B the better C the more D more and more 79 (D-13) As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs Smith paid we asked A four times as much as B four time much than C four time as many as D four times much as 80 (D-13) We all agree that she is student in our class A most clever B the cleverest C a more clever D cleverest 81 (TN-13) Tom’s sister is five years than he is A the oldest B older C the eldest D elder 82 (TN-12) The harder you try, you get A the best B good C the better D better 83 (D-06) Hair colour is one of _ charateristics to be used in identifying people A the most obviously B most obvious C obviously the most D the most obvious 84 (TN-11) John works much than we A hard B more hardly C harder D hardest 85 electricity you use, your bill will be A The more/the higher B The most/the higher C The more/the high D More/higher 86 The more I got to know Tom, I liked him A least B the less C the least D the fewer 87 The rooms in the front noisier than those in the back A are more B are little C are very D are much 88 you are, you concentrate A Tired/the least hard B The more tired/the harder C The tireder/the harder D The tired/the harder 89 Of all the candidates, Peter is probably A the less qualified B the qualified less C the most little qualified D the least qualified NMG Page 4 TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS 90 The CDs here are more expensive over there A those B than those C than that D than this PART B: Rewrite these following sentences I have never used a more fascinating MP3 player than this one This is the most …………………………………………………………………………… This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted I’ve ………………………………………………………………………………………… I’ve never met any more dependable person than George George is …………………………………………………………………………………… There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother Your mother is ………………………………………………………………… ………… There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John Mr John is ……………………………….………………………………………………… Have you got any bigger than that one? Is this ……………………………………………………………………………………….? She knows a lot more about it than I I don’t know ………………………………………………………… …………………… Jane is a better cook than Betty Betty can’t ……………………………………………………………….………………… Tom is younger than he looks Tom isn’t …………………………………………………………………………………… 10 He doesn’t know them as well as I I know …………………………………………………………………….………………… 11 It’s still cold but it was colder yesterday Today isn’t ……………………………………………………………… ………………… 12 I didn’t spend as much money in games as my friend did My friend …………………………………………………………………………………… 13 He wrote more His writings became better The more …………………………………………………………………………………… 14 They travel a lot They know much about the world The more …………………………………………………………………….……………… 15 Public means of transport are cheaper They become more popular The cheaper ………………………………………………………………………………… 16 We start late We get into much traffic jam The later …………………………………………………………………… ……………… 17 Jack eats much He becomes fatter The more …………………………………………………………………….……………… 18 We breathe a lot of polluted air We get weaker The more …………………………………………………………………….……………… 19 Her old house is bigger than her new one Her new house …………………………………………………………….………………… 20 No one in my class is taller than Peter Peter ………………………………………………………………………………….……… 21 The black dress is more expensive than the white one The white dress …………………………………………………………….………………… 22 According to me, English is easier than Maths According to me, Maths ……………………………………………………………………… NMG Page 5 TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS 23 No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary Mary …………………………………………………………………………………….…… 24 The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better The more ………………………………………………………………………………….… 25 People learn a lot of things as they travel far The farther ……………………………………………………………………… ………… 26 The children are excited with the difficult games The more …………………………………………………………………………………… 27 People dive fast Many accidents happen The faster ………………………………………………………………………….………… 28 I meet him much I hate him much The more ………………………………………………………………………….………… 29 We set off soon We will arrive soon The sooner …………………………………………………………………… …………… 30 The joke is good The laughter is loud The better …………………………………………………………………………………… 31 This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl She is ………………………………………………………………………………………… 32 He works much He feels tired The more ……………………………………………………………………… …………… 33 He doesn’t not play tennis as well as Jack Jack can ……………………………………………………………………………………… 34 Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one The Pacific ocean …………………………………………………………………………… 35 My grandmother is older than everyone in my family My grandmother is …………………………………………………………………………… NMG Page 6