I. Comparison: 1. Comparative: ( so saùnh hôn ) a. short adj adv – er + than b. more + long adj adv + than 2. Superlative: ( so saùnh hôn nhaát) a. the + short adj adv – est b. the most + long adj adv 3. Positive: ( so saùnh baèng ) As + adj adv + as Notes: a. The + comparative + S V + the + comparative + S + V ( caøng ……. Caøng ) b. short adj adv – er + and + short adj adv – er ( caøng ngaøy caøng ) more and more + long adj adv Exercise: Choose the best answer: 1. Mike is 1.7 meters tall, but Harriet is 1.8 meters. A. Mike is taller than Harriet. B. Harriet is taller than Mike. C. Mike and Harriet are both tall. D. Mike is as tall as Harriet. 2. You and Luke are both better than . A. I B. me C. my D. mine
Question 66: I can’t cook as well as my mother can My mother _ (Minh hoa 2015) Question 5: 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 Đh A1 2013 Question 16: As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs Smith paid we asked A four time much than B four times as much as C four times much as D four time as many as Question 26: , 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 CĐ 2012 After the new technique had been introduced, the factory introduced ……cars in 2014 as the year before A twice many as B as twice many C as many twice D twice as many ( THPT QG 2015) Question 77: Some people often say that using cars is not as convenient than using motorbikes A B C D (ĐH A1 2013) Question 19: We all agree that she is student in our class A the cleverest B a more clever C most clever D cleverest ĐH D1 2013 Question 66: I have never used a more fascinating MP3 player than this one A This is the most fascinating MP3 player I have ever used B Like the other MP3 players, this one is fascinating to me C This MP3 player does not fascinate me much D I am very fascinated by the MP3 player I am using CĐ 2012 Question 69: I think it is more enjoyable to play a sport than to watch it on TV A In my view, playing a sport is as enjoyable as watching it on TV B As far as I know, more people watch a sport on TV than they play it C In my opinion, to play a sport is more enjoyable than to watch it on TV D I think watching a sport on TV is more enjoyable than playing it CĐ 2012 After the new technique had been introduced, the factory introduced ……cars in 2014 as the year before A twice many as B as twice many C as many twice D twice as many ( THPT QG 2015) Question 77: Some people often say that using cars is not as convenient than using motorbikes A I B Comparison: Comparative: ( so sánh ) a short adj/ adv – er + than b more + long adj/ adv + than Superlative: ( so sánh nhất) a the + short adj/ adv – est C D b the most + long adj/ adv Positive: ( so saùnh baèng ) As + adj/ adv + as Notes: a The + comparative + S - V + the + comparative + S + V ( caøng …… Caøng ) b short adj/ adv – er + and + short adj/ adv – er ( caøng ngaøy caøng ) more and more + long adj/ adv Exercise: Choose the best answer: Mike is 1.7 meters tall, but Harriet Harriet 1.8 A Mike is taller than Harriet B C Mike and Harriet are both tall D Mike is as tall as Harriet You and Luke are both better than A I Which part She is (A) in this the rich taller B me sentence (B) is is is woman than C my incorrect in meters (C) D mine in the Mike English? (D) world What is (A) the weather (B) like in (C) Ho Chi Minh city? – It is bader and bader (D) It is becoming for me to keep A the most difficult B more and more difficult C more difficult than The lesson is difficult up D the more We try hard A The more difficult the lesson is, the more hard we try B The C The more hard more we difficult try, the the lesson more is, difficult the lesson is the harder we try D The more difficult the lesson is and the harder we try Tom is the best football player A No one is the best football player in this team football in this team B No one can play better than C The best football player in this team is not Tom Tom D Tom can play football as well as others in his team Jane cooks better than her sister A Jane can’t cook better than her sister B Jane’s sister can cook better than her C Jane’s sister can’t cook as good as her D Jane’s sister can’t cook as well as her I didn’t spend A you are They as much B your money C you spend speak English as D you did we A the most influently B more influently than C more and more fluently D the more fluently PART: 14 COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS (so sánh tính từ trạng từ) I COMPARATIVE : 1- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives ) Ex1: Today is hotter than yesterday Ex2: He runs faster than I - So sánh đợc nhấn mạnh cách cộng thêm much hc ‘far’ Ex3: Today is much hotter than yesterday S + V + ( much / far ) + Adj / Adv + er + than - Hầu hết tính từ có âm tiết tính từ dài có hai âm tiết tận : “ y, er, ow, ple, tle ”.Cấu trúc sử dụng là: Ex : - Happy > happier - Simple > simpler - Gentle > gentler - Easy > Easier - Clever > cleverer Note: : + Đối với tính từ ngắn có phụ âm tận (trừ w,x,z) trước nguyên âm, ta phải gấp đôi phụ âm cuối thêm “ er ” Ex: - big - bigger; - fat - fatter , - red - redder , - sad - sadder, 2- Tính từ dài : ( long adjectives ) - hot - hotter - thin-thinner Ex1 : The test A is more difficult than the test B Ex2 : He speaks English more fluently than I S + tobe ( is /am / are ) + more S + V(thường) + more + Adj(dài) + Adv + than Note: - So sánh hơn: Ex1: My TV is less beautiful than yours Ex2: He drives less carefully than I think II SUPERLATIVE : 1- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives ) Ex1: This is the cleanest room in the house S + V + the + Adj / Adv + est + N 2- Tính từ dài ( long adjectives ) Ex2: First class is the most expensive way to travel S + V + the + most + Adj / Adv + than + N Note: - So s¸nh kÐm nhất: Ex3: Those shoes are the least expensive of all Một số adj / adv bất qui tắc: - good/ well better the best - bad/ badly worse the worst - many/ much more the most - little less the least - far farther the farthest(vỊ kho¶ng further the furthest( vỊ thêi c¸ch) gian) - near nearer the nearest(vỊ khoảng cách) the next( thứ tự) - late later the latest( vÒ thêi gian) the last( vÒ thø tù) - old older the oldest( vỊ ti t¸c) elder the eldest( cấp bậc tuổi tác) III- SO SÁNH BẰNG : (SIMILARITY) Ex1: He is as tall as his father Ex2: His car runs as fast Ex3: John sings as well as his sister S + tobe ( is /am / are ) + as S + V(thường) + as + Adv + Adj + + as as as a race car Note: - Nếu câu phủ định, as thứ thay so Ex1: He is not so tall as his father - Khi so sánh danh từ, sử dụng cấu trúc sau: Ex2: My house is as high => My house is the same height as his S + V + the + same + N + as + N IV DOUBLE COMPARISON: 1- So sánh kép thân vật , tượng : …… ngày …… a- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives ) Ex1: The weather is getting hotter and hotter S + V + adi + er + and + adj + er b- Tính từ dài ( long adjectives ) : Ex2: She becomes more and more beautiful S + V + more and more + adj / adv 2- So sánh kép liên quan đến hai hay nhiều vật , tượng : …càng … * Víi tÝnh tõ ng¾n: The adj + er ., the adj + er… Ex1: The darker it gets, the colder it is * Víi tÝnh tõ dµi: The more adj ., the more adj Ex2: The more beautiful she is, the more miserable her husband is * Víi ®éng tõ: the more , the more Ex3: The more you learn, the more you forget as his Note: NhiỊu hai vÕ kh«ng cïng mét loại tính từ dài hay ngắn nhng sử dơng lÉn víi nhau.( hc vÕ tríc tÝnh tõ, vế sau động từ ngợc lại ) Ex4: The more she smiles, the more graceful she is Cµng , Càng , cµng kÐm * Víi tÝnh tõ: The less + adj , the less + adj Ex5: The less difficult the lessons are, the less hard-working the students * Víi ®éng tõ : the less , the less Ex6: The less I live with him, the less I like him EXERCISE: I Choose the best answer; Sarah is at chemistry than Susan A good B well C better D best I don’t work so hard my father A so B as C than D more C taller D tallest Sam is the student in my class A tall B most tall No one in my class is beautiful her A as/as B more/as C as/than D the/more B as hard as C harder D so hard as C good D the best He works we A harder I know him than you A better B more well Ann is 18 years old Sue is 20 years old Ann is Sue A older than B younger than C older D younger C careful D more carefully Tom drives than Jim does A carefully B more careful The little boy spoke English his brother A more fast B fast than C the fastest 10 China is the country with the population D faster than A larger B large C most large D largest 11.The economic conditions today are _ they were in the past A much more good B much better than C much better D the best than 12.The deep oceans contain some of the of all living creatures A strangest B strange C as strange as D stranger 13.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 14.My car is _ yours A more fast and economical than B more fast and more economical than C faster and economical as D faster and more economical than 15 It’s becoming to find a job A more difficult and more B more and more difficult C most and more difficult D more difficult than 16.His house is _ mine A larger and more comfortable than B the most large and comfortable than C more large and comfortable than D the largest and more comfortable than 17.The younger you are, _ it is to learn A easier B you are easier C the easier D the easy 18. we finish the project, _ we can start the next one A The soonest / the sooner B The soonest / the most soon C The sooner / the sooner D The soonest / the soonest 19.Mary is in our class A prettier B more pretty C most pretty D the prettiest 20. we jog, _ we are A the most / the healthiest B the most / the healthier C the more / the most healthy D the more / the healthier 21.The winter is coming, it is getting _ A more cold B the most cold C colder and colder D the more cold It gets let’s go swimming A hot and hot B the more hot C more and more hot D hotter and hotter The problem seems to be _ A most serious B more serious than C more serious as D more and more serious Prices get A high and high B highest and highest C more and more high D higher and higher The more waste paper we recycle, _ A the more trees we preserve B the less trees we preserve C the most trees we preserve D the least trees we preserve II Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Peter plays the piano better I can A B C D Mary looks more prettier than she used to be A B C D Your computer works fast than mine A B C D This machine is not so modern than that one A B C D “Tomorrow Never Die” is one of the more exciting films A B C D The more they advertise, the least expensive things are A B C D The more he earns, the most happy he is A B C D Mary looks more prettier than she used to be a pretty as b as pretty c we'd finish d we finish b different than c different from d different that Ms Jones isn't as nice Ms Smith a as b we'll finish This new soap is not much the others that I have tried a different d more pretty than We are going to Florida as son as taking our final exams a were finish c prettier than b for c like d to The rooms is Graduate Towers are Patterson Hall a larger than b larger than that of c larger than those in d larger than in We'll be there as soon as we a babysitter for our son a will find b found d are finding The final will be the midterm a alike c find b like c same d similar They are my other neighbors a more friendlier than b friendly than c friendlier as d friendly than 10 The lab is from the bus stop than the library a far b farther c further d b and c 11 The accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway a badest b most bad c worse d worst c most rapidly d more rapidly 12 He finished the test of all a rapidly b the most rapidly 13 Many chemicals react in acid solutions a more quick b more quickly c quicklier d as quickly more 14 The younger you are it is to learn a easier b you are easier c the easier d the easy 15 It's becoming to find a job a more difficult and more b more and more difficult more c most and more difficult d more difficult than 16 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 17 The more I got to know Tom, I liked him a least b the less c the least d the fewer 18 The rooms in the front noisier than those in the back a are more b are littler c are very d are much 19 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 20 I will return your notes as soon as copying them a I will finish 1c 11d 2c 12b 3d 13b b I finish 4c 14c 5a 15b c I finish 6c 16a 7c 17b d I be finished 8b 18d 9d 19a 10d 20c Exercise The younger you are, _ it is to learn a easier d the easy _ porpoises and dolphins, whales are mammals a As b you are easier c the easier b Also c Like d When The Romans used central heating systems very much like _ a those of today b to day's c those they d the systems which are now The higher one rises in the atmosphere, _ the temperature generally becomes a colder than b the colder than c the colder d is colder Nerve cells, or neurons, _ in the human body a the most complex cells are b are the most complex cells c most complex the cell are d most are the complex cells The United States spends more money on advertising _ country in the world a other b are little c are very d are much A microscope can reveal vastly _ detail than is visible to the naked eye a than c than any other d while other The rooms in the front _ noisier than those in the back a are more b other than b than more c more than d more _plants, which manufacture their own food, animals obtain nourishment by acquiring and digesting their food a Unlike b Different c Whereas a As much 10 Of all the candidates, Peter is probably _ a the less qualified c the most little qualified b the qualified less d the least qualified 11 These two girls _ that I can't tell them apart a are so like b are so alike c are too alike d alike enough 12 This house is _ the others we've seen a father more expensive than b far more expensive than c far most expensive d further more expensive 13 Apart from Pluto, the outer planets _ the inner planets and are made mainly of lighter materials such as hydrogen and helium a are larger than b are the largest c large than d are large 14 This is _ man of all I've been known a best b better c good d the best 15 _ we finish the project, _ we can start the next one a The soonest/ the sooner b The sooner/ the most soon c The sooner/ the sooner d The soonest/ the soonest 16 That child behaves _ of all a the most carelessly c more carelessly than b the more carelessly d as carelessly 17 It is _ that I have read it twice a such an interesting book b so interesting a book c too interesting a book d a or b 18 For many children, nothing seems so exciting _ their first airplane ride a so does b as c same d is 19 A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult, _ he is likely t smile and reach our to another infant a if b whenever c so that d whereas 20 The deep oceans contain some of the _ of all living creatures a strangest 1c 11b 2c 12b 3a 13a b strange 4c 14d 5b 15c c as strange as 6c 16a 7d 17d d stranger 8d 18b 9a 19d 10d 20a Exercise The curriculum at the public school is as good _ of any private school a or better than b as or better that c as or better than that d as or better than _ tilted toward the sun, the more heat it receives and the hotter it is a As more as the earth is b most complicatedly c The earth is more than d The earth is most Which group of languages has the _ vest forms? a most complicated b most complicatedly c more complicated d as complicatedly Of the two sisters, Linda _ a is beautiful b the most beautiful c is more beautiful d is so beautiful as As a rule, _ the heart rate, the faster the pulse a the more rapid b the more rapidly c rapid d the most rapid The woman was so beautiful _ a that I couldn't help looking at b that I couldn't help looking at her c for me looking at her Often weighing _ 100 pounds, large dogs are used to pull sleds in the snow a more than d that for me to look at b just an c than it is d than The greater the number of bacteria attacking the system _ a the sooner treatment must be begun b sooner must begin treatment c begin treatment as soon as possible d must begin treatment sooner The bed is not clean enough _ a to lie in it b to lie in c for lying in d in which to lie 10 Jays are _ and more colorful than crows a short b shortest c more shorter d shorter 11 The foods that contain _ are made of animal fat whereas vegetables have the lest energy a as much energy as b the more energy c the most energy d more energy than 12 Laser discs provide images of _ than those of either television signals or video tapes a best quality b good quality c better quality d the best quality 13 This book is _ to understand a too hard far b too hard than c far too hard d such too hard 14 The old man and the Sea, a novel about an old fisherman's harrowing adventure catching a huge fish, is one of Ernest Hemingway's _ book a most famous b the most famous c are most famous d and most famous 15 The waves on the beach on the west coast of Florida are not as high _ those on the east coast a as b that c than d so 16 The man bought _ books that he needed assistance to carry them a such many b such much c too many d so many 17 _250,000 species of fossils have been discovered in both organized, scientific searches and by sheer accident a As much as b As many as c As many d so many 18 I'll write to you _ I can a sooner than b as soonest as c so sooner as d as soon as 19 This one is pretties, but it costs _ as the other one a as much as b twice as much c as many d as soon as 20 Although both are mammals, the early stages of development on the part f placentals fifer from _ of marsupials a that 1c 11c 2b 12c b it 3a 13c 4c 14a c those 5a 15a 6b 16d 7a 17b d this 8a 18d 9b 19b 10d 20c Exercise The man was in _ health that the family began to consider whether he could continue to live in his home a such bad b too bad c such worst d so badly A dancer, while always graceful and precise in her movements, trains _ any other athlete a as strenuously b more strenuously as c as strenuously as The more I got to know Tom, _I liked him a least b the less c the least d the fewer There are not _ violin makers today _ there were in the past a as many/ as d as strenuously that b as much/ as c like many as d similar many/to Although _ other respect, birds and insects have both evolved efficient flying capacities a are dissimilar in almost every b is dissimilar in almost c dissimilar in almost every d it is dissimilar in almost every _ 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 Because aluminum is lighter and cheaper _, it is frequently used for high-tension power transmission a such a nice weather b too nice weather c such nice weather d such d such weather nice It is _ that I would like to go to the beach a such a nice weather b too nice weather c such nice weather weather nice The treasures came from a second, _ room a the smallest b as small as c much smaller d more small 10 He _ to be offered the job a was such inexperienced b was too inexperienced c not experienced enough d b or c 11 Today shire horses are seen more and more in their traditional role _ work horse a alike b as c like d as if 12 This book is _ the one I read last month a less much interesting b the less interesting c much less than interesting d much less interesting than 13 Mrs Harrison is _ he owns many palaces a so a rich man that b such an rich man that c such a rich man that d that so rich a man 14 He _ I was scared a drover too fast that b drove so fastly that c drove so fast that d drove such fast that 15 _ the man gets, _ he becomes a The more old/ the more weak b The order/ the weaker c The older/ the weakest d older/ weaker 16 The possibility of being sued is _ of construction companies a often the greatest fear b often the fear greatest c the greatest often fear d the often greatest fear 17 _ was debated, the more people became involved a The longer the issue b The longer issue c The long issue d The longest issue 18 Her fever is _ to ignore a too much high b high too much c too high d so high 19 In the past six months, the company has already received twice _ in the gross revenues as it earned in the entire preceding year a as much b more c as many d as more 20 The cook make _ that some people were not served a so much food b so few food c so little food 1d 2b 3d 4d 5c 6a 7b 11c 12d 13c 14c 15b 16a 17a COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS (SO SẠNH CA TÊNH TỈÌ V TRẢNG TỈÌ) PHÁƯN A: L THUÚT I So sạnh bàòng (Equal comparison) Khàóng âënh: AS + ADJECTIVE + AS Phuí âënh: NOT SO / AS + ADJ/ ADV + AS Ex: This exercise is as difficult as that one She cooks as well as her mother does He isn’t so/ as intelligent as his brother John doesn’t work so/ as hard as Mary II So saïnh hån (Comparative) Våïi tỉì v trảng tỉì ngàõn (cọ ám tiãút) SHORT ADJ/ ADV + ER + THAN Ex: Nam is taller than his sister 8c 18c d too little 9c 19a 10b 20c He works harder than his friend * Chụ : + Khi tinh tỉì cọ ám tiãút táûn cng bàòng phủ ám, cọ ngun ám âi trỉåïc ta phi gáúp âäi phủ ám räưi måïi thãm “ER” Ex: hot hotter; big bigger ; thin thinner ; fat fatter + Khi tỉì cọ ám tiãút táûn cng bàòng “y” cọ phủ ám âi trỉåïc âäøi “y” thnh “i” räưi thóm ER, vaỡ tỏỷn cuỡng bũng e thỗ chố thóm “R” vo sau tỉì âọ Ex: dry drier ; large larger ; wide wider + Khi tinhs tỉì cọ ám tiãút táûn cng bàòng “y”, “le”, ow, er thỗ õổồỹc xem laỡ tờnh tổỡ ngừn Ex: happy happier ; gentle gentler ; narrow narrower ; clever cleverer III So saïnh nháút (supperlative) Våïi tỉì/ trảng tỉì ngàõn: THE + SHORT ADJ/ ADV + EST Ex: The Nile is the longest river in the world She ran fastet in this competition Våïi tỉì v trảng tỉì di: THE MOST + LONG ADJ/ ADV Ex: This is the most interesting He speaks French the most fluently *Chụ : Cọ nhỉỵng trỉåìng håüp giäúng dảng so sạnh hån Ex: hot the hottest ; large the largest ; happy the happiest MÄÜT SÄÚ TÊNH TỈÌ V TRẢNG TỈÌ BÁÚT QUY TÀÕC Tênh tỉì/ Trảng So sạnh hån So sạnh nháút tỉì Good/ Well better the best Bad/ Badly worse the worst Many/ Much more the most Little less the least Far farther/ further the farthest/ the furthest IV So sạnh kẹp (Double comparatives) : Cọ loải So sạnh âäưng tiãún: ( cng ngy cng ) SHORT ADJ/ ADV + ER + AND + SHORT ADJ/ ADV + ER MORE AND MORE + LONG ADJ/ ADV Ex: The weather is hotter and hotter Mr Brown drives faster and faster Mrs White becomes more and more beautiful He speaks more and more quickly So sạnh ly tiãún: (Caìng caìng ) THE + COMPARATIVE + S + V, THE + COMPARATIVE + S + V Ex: The fatter they get, the more tired they feel The more difficult the lesson is, the harder we try The larger the house is, the more expensive it is The harder we study, the more easily we pass the exam PHÁƯN B: BI TÁÛP I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences He studies his two brothers a much better than b more better than c more good than d very better than The worker was his boss expected, so he was offered a raise a more hard-working than b as hard-working than c more hard - working d more hard - working as you study for the exams, you will it a The harder/ the better b The more/ the much c The harded/ the much d The more hard/ the more good My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that it is at night he plays his music! a the less/ the more loud d the later/ the louder b the less/ less c the more/ the more loudlier Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become a more and more good b better and better c the more and more good d the more hard/ the more good The Sea Towrer is building in Chicago a taller b the more tall c the tallest d taller and taller Petrol is it used to a twice as expensive as b tiwce expensive more than c tiwce more than expensive d more expensive than tiwce Peter is John a younger and more intelligent than b more young and intelligent than c more intelligent and younger than d the more intelligent and younger than San Diago is town in Southern in California a more nice and nice b the nicer c the nicest d nicer c colder and colder d more and nicer 10 It gets when the winter is coming a cold and cold b the coldest and coldest and more cold 11 Robert does not have Peter does a money more than b as many money as c more money as d as much money as 12 The Mekong Delta is deltas in Vietnam a the largest of the two b the more larger of the two c one of the largest d one of the larger 13 As she did so, her parents becamr a the angeriest angrier and angrier b the most angry c the more angry d 14 People should eat and to reduce the risk of heart disease a less fat/ more exercise b less and less fat/ the more exercise c the less fat/ the more exercise d fatter/ more exercise 15 He spent a year in India and loves spicy food the food is, he likes it a The hotter/ the more and more b The hotter/ the more c The more and more hot/ the more d The hottest/ the most 16 Of course you can come to the party, a the more and merrier b the more and the merrier c the more and merrier d the more and more merrier 17 I feel I did yesterday a much more tired than b many more tired tyhan c as many tired as d as more tired as 18 She is a spectator a more an ethlete than b more of an athlete than c an athlete more than d an athlete of more than 19 His house is mine a tiwce as big as b as tiwce big as c as two times big as d as big as twice 20 It gets to understand what professor has explained a the more difficult b more difficult than c difficult more and more d more and more difficult 21 You must drive slower in built up areas you drive in the city, it is that you will have an accident a The faster and faster/ the more b The faster/ the more probable c The more and mor fast/ the more and more probable d The more fastly/ the probable 22 The party was I had expected a more a hundred times fun than b a hundred times fun more than c a hundred times more fun than d more fun thann a hundred times 23 He finds phisics other science subjects a far more difficult than b many more difficult than c too much more difficult than d more much difficult than 24 he drank, he became a More/ more violent b The most / the most violent c The more/ the more violent d The less / less violent 25 Mary was of the two sisters a the clever b as cdlever as c trhe cleverer d the cleverest 26 French is a language to learn than English is a difficult b more difficult c most difficult d more and more difficult 27 The cuisine of France is a more famous than that of England b famous than the cuisine of England c more famous than which of England d as famous than that of England 28 Earning has always been the thing that pleases him most he becomrs, he is a The more rich/ the more happy b The richest / the happiest c The richer/ the happier d Richer and richer / happier and happier 29 The fast we finish, a the sooner we can leave b we can leave sooner and sooner c the sooner can we leave d we can leave the sooner 30 Of all athletes, Alex is a the less qualified c the more and more qualified b the less and less qualified d the least quilified 31 The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got a more panicked b the more panicked c more than panicked d more and more panicked 32 The more you pull on it, it gets a the tightest b the tighter c the more tightest d the most tightest 33 Flower oils are of the ingredients used in making perfume a among expensive b being most expensive c among the most expensive d expensive 34 John doesn’t work his brother a as hard as b as hardly as c more hardly than d hardlier than 35 live in Ho Chi Minh city than in the whole of the rest of the country a As much as people b More people c As many as people d People more II Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 36 The more money peter makes, the more his wife spends a Peter spends more money than his wife b Peter and his wife both make money c Peter spends the money his wife makes d.Peter’s wife keeps spending their money 37 The exam was much easier than he had expected a The exam was much easier that he finished it all b He did not find the exam as difficult as he had thought c It’s possible for him to perform well on the exam d He had expected that the exam was easy 38 Peter drives more carefully trhan Tom a Peter is a more careless driver than Tom as Peter b.Tom doesn’t drive as carefully c Peter isn’t a more careful driver than Tom d.Tom driver less careful than Peter 39 The book interested me more than the film a I thought the book was more interesting than the film b In my opinion the film was not as interesred as the book c I thought the book didn’t interest me as the film d In my opinion the film bored me than the book 40 The South of England is drier tha the north a There is not as much rain in the south of England as in the north b There is not as dry in the north of England as in the south c There is not so dry in the south of England as in the north d There are more than in the north of England as in the south ... 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