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TEST ON COMPARISON (2)
Exercise 1. Hoàn thành câu với dạng so sánh ,sử dụng các tính từ đã cho ( Thêm Than nếu cần thiết )
Big Crowded Early Expensive Near Often Thin
Easily Peaceful Reliable Serious Important Quiet
Expensive
1. You look __________. Have you lost weight ?
2. He’s not so keen on his studies. He’s ___________ in having a good time.
3. You’ll find your way around the town ________ if you have a map.
4. You’re making so much noise! Can you a bit _____________?
5. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was __________ than usual.
6. You’re late. I expected you to be here ______________ !
7. You hardly ever write to me. Why don’t you write a bit __________ ?
8. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be much ____________.
9. It’s a pity you live so far away. I wish you lived _________________.
10. Health and happiness are ___________ money.
11. I like living in the countryside. It’s ___________ living in a town.
12. I’d like to have a _________ car. The one I’ve got keeps breaking down.
13. Unfortunately her illness was __________ we thought at first.
14. I want a ________ flat. We don’t have enough space here.
Exercise 2. Điền từ thích hợp vào ô trống liên quan đến so sánh ( cho “ than” nếu cần thiết).
1. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere _________ ?
2. This coffee is very weak. I like a bit ____________!
3. The weather is too cold in this country. I expected it to be ___________.
4. My job is a bit boring, sometimes I’d like to do something ___________.
5. It was surprisingly how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be __________!
6. Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do __________ than this.
7. Don’t worry. The situation isn’t so bad. It could be __________.
8. You’re talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit ____________ ?
9. We complained the food in our hotel. But instead of improving, it got ____________.
10. Ann’s younger sister is still at school. Her ________ sister is a nurse.
11. Our team played really badly this afternoon. We played _________ we have ever played before.

12. You’re standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ____________ away ?
13. “ Is Jim younger than Tom? No, he’s __________”
14. The damage to our car wasn’t so bad. It could have been much _____________!”
15. If you need any ________ information, please contact our head office.
Exercise 3. Hoàn thành câu với “ Than” hoặc “ As” có sử dụng các trạng từ “ a bit” / “ a little”/ “
much” / “ a lot” / “ far” nếu cần thiết.
1. I can’t reach as high as you. You’re ________________.
2. He doesn’t know much. I know ___________________.
3. We were very surprised. Nobody was _______________.
4. She’s not a very good player. I’m a _________________.
5. They’ve been very lucky. I wish we were ____________.
6. It’s _________ today _______ it was yesterday.
7. You’re driving too fast! Can you drive _________________?
8. I prefer this armchair. It’s ________________ the other one.
9. You looked depressed this morning but you look __________ now.
10. It’s __________ to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken.
Exercise 4. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không thay đổi.
1. Cairo is much hotter than London in July.
London isn’t _____________________________________
2. There are fewer rainy days in Cairo than New York.
There aren’t ______________________________________
3. There is less rain in Tokyo than in Cairo in January.
More rain ________________________________________
4. In July New York is warmer than Cairo, but wetter.
Cairo ____________________________________________
5. The amount of rainfall is similar in London and New York.
About the same ___________________________________
6. Summer nights in Cairo are much warmer than in London.
In London _______________________________________
7. A broken leg is more serious than a sprained wrist.

A sprained wrist __________________________________
8. No one can imagine a more frightening illness than AIDS.
AIDS is _________________________________________
9. Flu is a more serious illness than a cold.
A cold is less _____________________________________
10. Fewer people die from flu than 50 years ago.
Not as ___________________________________________
11. Yesterday the temparature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
It’s _____________________________________________
12. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
It takes __________________________________________
13. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.
Joe did __________________________________________
14. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived 2.30.
My friends _______________________________________
15. We were very busy at work yesterday. We’re not usually as busy as that.
We _____________________________________________
16. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong.
Contrary _________________________________________
17. They were seasoned travellers, which we had not expected.
Contrary _________________________________________
18. Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangerous.
Contrary _________________________________________
19. You are the worst guitarist in the world.
No one __________________________________________
20. Italy is the country I’d like to visit most.
I’d like to ________________________________________
21. As Elton became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
The more __________________________________________
22. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications.

The more __________________________________________
23. I can’t describe people as well as you can.
You’re ____________________________________________
24. HCM City has got much more buildings than Hanoi.
Hanoi _____________________________________________
25. My car is as expensive as yours.
My car ____________________________________________
Exercise 5. Hoàn thành câu dưới đây.
A – Điền từ thích hợp với THAN hoặc AS
Four main factors determine weather: temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind. The Sun, more ____
our own earth, has the greatest effect on these factors. The earth receive less ______two – billionths of the
Sun’s total energy, yet it receives more energy in one minute ______ we can produce in an entire year
through power plants.
The earth loses ______ much energy ______ it absorbs because of reflection from cloud tops, ice field
and snow. In addition, water vapour in our atmosphere shields the earth because it absorbs more energy
______ it allows to pass through. When the water vapour absorbs more energy ____ it can hold, it begins
to condense and form clouds. In this way, the cycle of rainfall begins again.
B – Điền từ thích hợp với FEWER hoặc LESS.
1. Small towns normally have _____ pollution than large cities because they have _______ traffic.
2. In general, towns with _______ factories have ________ problems with pollution.
3. Despite pollution, people continue to move to areas like California, which has _________ bad
weather than most parts of the country.
4. California gets ________ inches of rain in one year than Vancouver gets in one month.
5. California has _________ windy days than Vancouver does.
6. California has _________ snow than Vancouver does.