CHUYÊN ĐỀ SO SÁNH - COMPARISON
PHẦN I: LÝ THUYẾT
*Tính từ ngắn: Là tính từ 1 vần và tính từ 2 vần tận cùng bằng các chữ : “er” ; “le” ; “ow” và “y”.
Ex: clever, simple, narrow; pretty…
* Tính từ dài :Là tính từ 2 vần không tận cùng bằng các chữ trên và 3 vần trở lên.
Ex: handsome; homesick, beautiful, important, independent…
* Trạng từ ngắn: Là trạng từ 1 vần.
Ex: fast, hard…
*Trạng từ dài: Là trạng từ 2 vần trở lên.
Ex: quickly, slowly, beautifully…
* Tính từ –Trạng từ bất quy tắc:
| Infinitive adjective /adv (1) | Comparative (2) | Supperlative (3) |
| Good / well | Better | The best |
| Bad / badly | Worse | The worst |
| Much / many | More | The most |
| Little | Less | The least |
| Far | Farther /further | The farthest /the furthest |
-So sánh ngang bằng và so sánh hơn chỉ dùng khi so sánh giữa 2 người hoặc 2 vật, còn khi so sánh từ 3 người hoặc 3 vật trở lên ta dùng so sánh hơn nhất.
- So sánh ngang bằng ( Equal Comparison)
| 1. S + “be/Vnối” + as + adj + as + N ( Pronoun) + (Verb) |
Ex. – Peter is as tall as his father.
– Mary is as beautiful as her friend.
| 2. S + V thường + as + adv + as + N (Pronoun) + (Verb) |
Ex. – Jane sings as well as his sister.
Note:
– Sau “as” thứ hai nhất thiết phải là đại từ nhân xưng chủ ngữ ( được dùng tân ngữ nhưng chủ yếu trong văn nói.)
– Nếu là câu phủ định (so sánh không bằng), “as” thứ nhất có thể thay bằng “so”
Ex: His work is not so difficult as mine
– Danh từ cũng có thể dùng so sánh trong trường hợp này nhưng đảm bảo danh từ đó phải có tính từ tương ứng.
Chú ý các tính từ sau và các danh từ tương ứng của chúng.
Adj N
– heavy, light => weight
– wide, narrow => width
– deep, shallow => depth
– long, short => length
– big, small => size
– old => age
– Danh từ cũng được dùng để so sánh, nhưng trước khi so sánh thì cần xác định danh từ đó là đếm được hay là không đếm được và sử dụng công thức so sánh sau:
N đếm được : Ex : book , pen, table …….
N không đếm được : money. water, salt ……
| many/ few N đếm được số nhiều S + V + as + + + as + noun/pronoun much/little N không đếm được |
Ex: David earns as much money as his wife
* Ý “bằng nhau, như nhau” có thể được diễn đạt cách khác:
| S+ V + the same + (N) + as + N (pronoun). |
Ex. – My house is as high as his.
=> My house is the same height as his.
-Tom is as old as Mary.
=> Tom and Mary are the same age.
Note :
–Đối nghĩa của the same …..as là difference ………… from
Ex : My teacher is different from yours.
-Chúng ta dùng “ the same as” chứ không dùng “ the same like”
- So sánh hơn. ( Comparative)
- So sánh hơn ( Comparative)
| S + be/ Vnối short Adj +er + than + N ( pronoun) more + long Adj |
Ex. -Today is hotter than yesterday.
-This chair is more comfortable than the other.
| S + V + short Adv +er + than + N ( pronoun) more + long Adv |
Ex. – He speaks English better than me.
– My father sings more beautifully than my brother.
* Để nhấn mạnh so sánh, có thể thêm much/far trước so sánh, công thức:
| S + V + far/much + Adj/Adv +er + than + noun/pronoun S + V + far/much + more + Adj/Adv + than + noun/pronoun |
Eg : Harry’s watch is far more expensive than mine
He speaks English much more rapidly than he does Spanish.
- So sánh nhất ( Superlative )
So sánh nhất bắt buộc phải có từ 3 đối tượng trở lên. ( thường là N tập hợp )
| S + V + the + short adj/ adv +est +( N )+ ( in/ of ) + N most + long adj/ adv |
Ex : Lan is the most beautiful in my class
Note:
-Dùng in với danh từ số ít. Dùng of với danh từ số nhiều
Ex.This dress is the most beautiful of the dresses.
-Các quy tắc khác cũng giống như dạng so sánh hơn.
Ex. Hottest, biggest
Ex. John is the tallest boy in my class.
-Các trường hợp adj/ adv biến đổi đặc biệt.
+Một số adj cũng đồng thời là adv:
Early, hard, fast, long
-Nếu dùng mệnh đề quan hệ thường ta dùng với thì hoàn thành
Ex.
It/This is the best beer (that) I have ever drunk.
It/This was the worst film (that) he had ever seen.
He is the kindest man (that) I have ever met.
It was the most worrying day (that) he had ever spent.
- So sánh kém
1.So sánh kém hơn:
| S + V + less + adj/adv + than + noun/ pronoun |
Ex. -Nga is less young than I.
-My brother runs less fast than I.
2.So sánh kém hơn nhất:
| S + V + the + least + adj/ adv +( N ) + ( in/ of ) + N |
Ex. – These shoes are the least expensive of all.
3.So sánh lũy tiến càng ngày càng kém
| S+ V+ less and less + long/short adj/ adv |
She becomes less and less beautiful.
E . So sánh kép ( Double Comparative )
- a) So sánh đồng tiến: ( càng……thì càng)
| The+ comparative + S + V +(O), the + comparative + S + V +(O) |
Ex. The hotter it is, the more terrible I feel.
The sooner you leaver, the earlier you will arrive at your destination.
The more you study, the smarter you will become.
- b) So sánh lũy tiến: ( càng ngày càng…..)
– Tính từ và trạng từ dài:
| S+ V+ more+ and +more + long adj/ adv |
Ex. She becomes more and more beautiful.
( Cô ấy càng ngày càng xinh.)
- Tính từ và trạng từ ngắn:
| S + V + short adj/ adv + er and + short adj/ adv + er |
Ex. Lan is younger and younger. ( Lan càng ngày càng trẻ )
Note : Một số adj không dùng để so sánh là những adj chỉ tính chất duy nhất , đơn nhất , chỉ kích thước , hình học ( mang tính qui tắc )
Eg : only , unique , square, round, perfect, extreme, just ..
COMPARISON CHART
| ADJECTIVE | COMPARATIVE | SUPERLATIVE |
| One syllable adjective:
old, fast, clean, long | Older, faster, cleaner, longer | The oldest, the fastest, the cleanest, the longest |
| One syllable adjectives ending in –e: wide, nice | Wider, nicer | The widest, the nicest |
| Two syllable adjectives ending in –y, -er, -ow ,-le: dirty, simple, clever, narrow | Dirtier, simpler, cleverer, narrower | The dirtiest, the simplest, the cleverest, the narrowest |
| Other adjectives with two or more syllables: honest, modern, comfortable | More honest, more modern, more comfortable | The most honest, the most modern, the most comfortable |
| Irregular adjectives: good, bad, far, old | Better, worse, farther/further, older/elder(only with family members) | The best, the worst, the farthest/the furthest, the oldest/the eldest (only with family members) |
PHẦN II: BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG
Exercise 1
1. Peter is the______ student in my class.
a. taller than
b. so tall as
c. the tallest
d. tallest
2. The deep oceans contain some of the______ of all living creatures.
a. strangest
b. strange
c. as strange as
d. stranger
3. Jane is not______ her brother.
a. more intelligent as
b. intelligent as
c. so intelligent as
d. so intelligent that
4. He drives as______ his father does.
a. careful as
b. more carefully
c. the most careful
d. carefully as
5. What’s the______ film you’ve ever seen?
a. good
b. best
c. better
d. the best
6. Jane is______ age as Mary.
a. as same
b. the most same
c. the same
d. more same
7. I’ll be there______ I can.
a. sooner as
b. no sooner as
c. as soon as
d. soonest as
8. Hotels have developed______ restaurants.
a. as rapidly as
b. so rapidly that
c. as rapid as
d. as rapid than
9. Commercial centres are______ they were many years ago.
a. as popular than
b. the most popular.
c. more popular than
d. most popular than
10. Computer are considered as ______ tools today
a. much modern than
b. the most modern
c. modern as
d. more modern
11. A supermarket is______ a shopping centre.
a. less convenient as
b. not so convenient than
c. less convenient than
d. the most convenient as
12. Vietnam becomes______ to foreign tourists.
a. most and most attractive
b. the more attractive
c. much and ore attractive
d. more and more attractive
13. Can Tho is______ from Saigon than Bien Hoa is.
a. farther
b. further
c. far
d. farer
14. Bao Yen sings______ than this singer.
a. well
b. better
c. gooder
d. more good
12. Of all the ball-point pens, which one do you like______?
a. best
b. the best
c. most
d. the most
13. The______ we start, the sooner we will be back.
a. early
b. earliest
c. earlier
d. more early
14. The sooner, the______
a. better
b. best
c. good
d. more good.
15. The harder this farmer works, ______ he becomes.
a. the poorest
b. the poorer
c. the more poor
d. poorer
16. My father is______ as yours.
a. old
b. as old
c. older
d. so old
17. HCM city is______ than Hanoi.
a. large
b. largest
c. more large
d. larger
Exercise 2
1.She is the______ daughter in the family.
a. older
b. more old
c. eldest
d. oldest
2. She speaks English as______ as you.
a. clear
b. clearly
c. clearness
d. very clear
3. HCM city is ______ than Nha Trang
a. more large
b. as large
c. not so large
d. larger
4. Your pencil is ______ as mine.
a. sharp
b. not sharp
c. sharper
d. sharp
5. This car is ______ than mine.
a. less expensive
b. as expensive
c. more rich
d. not so expensive
6. The______ he is, the more miserable he gets.
a. richer
b. more riches
c. more rich
d. none is correct
7. He is the______ student in this class.
a. very intelligent
b. most intelligent
c. more intelligent
d. less intelligent
8. Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean______ the Atlantic Ocean.
a. as deep as
b. is the same deep as
c. deeper as
d. is as deep as
9. Sharon______ from other women I know.
a. different
b. as different
c. differs
d. more different
10. This one is prettier, but it costs______ as the one.
a. as much as
b. twice as much
c. as many
d. twice as many
11. You can take______ books as you want.
a. as many
b. as much
c. so much
d. too many
12. Of the two sisters, Linda______
a. is beautiful
b. the most beautiful
c. is more beautiful
d. is so beautiful as
13. Tuition at an American university runs______ one thousand dollars a semester.
a. so high as
b. as high to
c. as high as
d. as high than
14. ______ I get to know her, the more I like her.
a. For more
b. More
c. The more
d. The most
15. I would have paid______ for my car if the salesman had insisted, because I really wanted it.
a. as much twice
b. much twice
c. twice as much
d. times two
16. The______ students do not always do well in tests.
a. brighter
b. more bright
c. more brighter
d. brighter more
17. The noise in Rome is ______ worse than in Florence.
a. much
b. far
c. A and B are wrong
d. A and B are correct
18. ______tobacco was sold in 1983 as in 1982,
a. Not as much
b. Not as many
c. Not much
d. Not many
19. He eats with chopsticks______ the Chinese.
a. such
b. as if
c. like
d. as
20. Instead of slowing down, he drove______
a. more fastly
b. faster
c. more faster
d. faster more
Exercise 3
1.My new glasses cost me______ the last pair that I bought.
a. times three
b. three times more than
c. three times as much as
d. as much three times as
2. Although she is very popular, she is not______ her sister.
a. pretty as
b. as pretty
c. prettier than
d. more pretty than
3. We are going to Florida as son as______ taking our final exams.
a. were finish
b. we’ll finish
c. we’d finish
d. we finish
4. This new soap is not much______ the others that I have tried.
a. different
b. different than
c. different from
d. different that
5. Ms. Jones isn’t as nice______ Ms. Smith.
a. as
b. for
c. like
d. to
6. 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
7. We’ll be there as soon as we______ a babysitter for our son.
a. will find
b. found
c. find
d. are finding
8. The final will be______ the midterm.
a. alike
b. like
c. same
d. similar
9. They are______ my other neighbors.
a. more friendlier than
b. friendly than
c. friendlier as
d. more 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
12. He finished the test________ of all.
a. rapidly
b. the most rapidly
c. most rapidly
d. more 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
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
b. I finish
c. I do finish
d. I be finished
Exercise 4
1.The younger you are, _______ it is to learn.
a. easier
b. you are easier
c. the easier
d. the easy
2. _______ porpoises and dolphins, whales are mammals.
a. As
b. Also
c. Like
d. When
3. The Romans used central heating systems very much like_______.
a. those of today
b. to day’s do
c. those they do
d. the systems which are now.
4. The higher one rises in the atmosphere, _______ the temperature generally becomes.
a. colder than
b. the colder than
c. the colder
d. is colder
5. 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
6. The United States spends more money on advertising_______ country in the world.
a. other
b. other than
c. than any other
d. while other
7. The rooms in the front_______ noisier than those in the back.
a. are more
b. are little
c. are very
d. are much
8. A microscope can reveal vastly_______ detail than is visible to the naked eye.
a. than
b. than more
c. more than
d. more
9. _______plants, which manufacture their own food, animals obtain nourishment by acquiring and digesting their food.
a. Unlike
b. Different
c. Whereas
d. As much
10. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably_______
a. the less qualified
b. the qualified less
c. the most little qualified
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
b. the more carelessly
c. more carelessly than
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
b. strange
c. as strange as
d. stranger
Exercise 5
1.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
2. _______ 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
3. Which group of languages has the _______ vest forms?
a. most complicated
b. most complicatedly
c. more complicated
d. as complicatedly
4. Of the two sisters, Linda_______
a. is beautiful
b. the most beautiful
c. is more beautiful
d. is so beautiful as
5. As a rule, _______ the heart rate, the faster the pulse.
a. the more rapid
b. the more rapidly
c. rapid
d. the most rapid
6. 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
d. that for me to look at
7. Often weighing_______ 100 pounds, large dogs are used to pull sleds in the snow.
a. more than
b. just an
c. than it is
d. than
8. 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
9. 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
b. it
c. those
d. this
Exercise 6
1.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
2. 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
d. as strenuously that
3. The more I got to know Tom, _______I liked him.
a. least
b. the less
c. the least
d. the fewer
4. There are not_______ violin makers today_______ there were in the past.
a. as many/ as
b. as much/ as
c. like many as
d. similar many/to
5. 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
6. _______ 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
7. 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 weather nice
8. It is_______ that I would like to go to the beach.
a. such a nice weather
b. too nice weather
c. such nice weather
d. such weather nice
9. 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. ess 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
. 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
d. too little
EX 7. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
1.Ms. Jones isn’t as nice …….. Ms. Smith.
A. as
B. for
C. like
D. to
2. he rooms in Graduate Towers are……….. Patterson Hall.
A. larger than
B. larger than that of
C. larger than those in
D. larger than in
3. Although she is very popular, she is not……her sister.
A. pretty as
B. as pretty
C. prettier than
D. most pretty than
4. Tuition at an American university runs……..Six thousand dollars a semester.
A. so high as
B. as high to
C. as high as
D. as high than
5. Everyone looks much………. today than they did yesterday.
A. happy
B. happily
C. more happily
D. happier
6. Mr. Brown receives a …….. salary than anyone else in the company.
A. big
B. more bigger
C. bigger
D. the bigger
7. The Boeing 747 is twice…….. the Boeing 707.
A. bigger than
B. as bigger as
C. as big as
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 girl
B. more beautiful than any other girl
C. so beautiful as other girl
D. beautiful more than another girl
9. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was……..my mother.
A. more big than
B. so big than
C. as big as
D. too big than
10.He is not……. tall as his father.
A. the
B. as
C. than
D. more
11. John’s grade……. than his sister’s.
A. higher
B. more high
C. more higher
D. the highest
12. Diana is the……..of the three sisters.
A. more 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 three shirts, this one is the………….
A. prettier
B. more 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 than
D. hottest
17. He works more ………..than I.
A. slow
B. slowly
C. most slowly
D. slowest
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 done 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 Titica, ………in the world.
A. the highest large lake
B. largest high lake
C. high largest
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 Britian, isn’t it?
B: Yes, but it isn’t as……….as Hong Kong.
A. far
B. farther
C. farthest
D. further
32. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?
A. the best
B. the most
C. the more
D. the greater
33. The larger the apartment, the………………. the rent.
A. expensive
B. more expensive
C. expensively
D. most expensive
34. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.
A. the soonest
B. the soon
C. the more soon
D. the sooner
35. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ……….….. I could find. ”
A. cheapest
B. cheapest ones
C. the cheapest ones
D. the most cheapest
36. She plays the piano …………… as she sings.
A. as beautifully
B. more beautifully
C. as beautiful
D. the most beautifully
37. The streets are getting more and …………… these days.
A. crowded
B. less crowded
C. more crowded
D. most crowded
38. The larger the city, …………… the crime rate.
A. highest
B. higher
C. the highest
D. the higher
39. You must explain your problems …………….
A. as clear as you can
B. as clearly as you can
C. as clear than you are
D. as clearly as you are
40. Pil is ……………… person we know.
A. the happier
B. the happiest
C. happier
D. happiest
41. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I ’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is………….
A. smarter
B. the smarter
C. more smarter
D. more smart
42. Bill is ………………
A. lazier and lazier
B. more and more lazy
C. lazier and more lazy
D. more lazy and lazier
43. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………?
A. noisier
B. more quie
C. more noisy
D. quieter
44. ………………..the time passes, …………….I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it.
A. The faster / the nervous
B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous
D. The faster / the more nervous
45. China is the country with…………………..population.
A. the larger
B. the more large
C. the largest
D. the most large
46. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting…………….Finally she exploded.
A. more and more angry
B. the most angry
C. the more angry
D. angrier and angrier
47. For ……………….., it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.
A. the better or the worse
B. the good or the bad
C. good or bad
D. better or worse
48. Her grandfather’s illness was…………………..we thought at first.
A. more seriously as
B. as seriously as
C. more serious than
D. as serious than
49. My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed…………..usual.
A. more early than
B. as early as
C more earlier as
D. earlier than
51._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
A. The harder / the better
B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best
D. The more hard / the more good
52. His house is _______ mine.
A. twice as big as
B. as twice big as
C. as two times big as
D. as big as twice
53. A: It’s hot there, isn’t it?
B: It’s very………..during the day.
A. hot
B. hotter
C. hottest
D. hotter than
54. ……….apples are grown in Washington State.
A. Best
B. The most good
C. The best
D. The better
55. The test becomes……….and…………
A. hard/ hard
B. difficult/ difficult
C. harder/ harder
D. difficulty/ difficulty
56. His health is getting……….and…………….
A. good/ good \
B. better/ better
C. bad/ bad
D. well/ well
57. 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
58. The more polluted air we breathe,…….we get.
A. the more weaker
B. the more weak
C. the weaker
D. weaker more
59. The more we study, the……we are.
A. more good
B. better
C. better than
D. good
60. The more I tried my best to help her, ……….she became.
A. less lazy
B. the lazier
C. the more lazy
D. lazier
61. The weather becomes………………
A. colder with colder
B. colder and colder
C. colder and more colder
D. more and more cold
62. The more he slept,…………….irritable he became.
A. the most
B. the vey more
C. much more
D. the more
63. ………..he worked, the more 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
71.……………you study for these exams, ………..you will do.
A. The harder/ the better
B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best
D. The more hard / the more good
72. My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that………….it is at night , ……………he plays his music!
A. the less / the more loud
B. the less / less
C. the more late / the more loudlier
D. the later / the louder
73. 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. gooder and gooder
74.The Sears Tower is…………..building in Chicago.
A. taller
B. the more tall
C. the tallest
D. taller and taller
75. 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
76.Robert does not have………….Peter does.
A. money more than
B. as many money as
C. more money as
D.as much money as
77. It gets…………..when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold
B. the coldest and coldest
C. colder and colder
D. more and more cold
78. French is a…………language to learn than English is.
A. difficult
B. more difficult
C. most difficult
D. more and more difficult
79.A car is……………….than a motorbike.
A. cheap
B. cheaper
C. expensive
D. more expensive
80. Thanks to the great effort of doctors and nurses, her health is getting…………….
A. worse
B. better
C. worse and worse
D. better and better
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 Daisy.
A B C D
3. I found the conversation as most interesting and I was glad to practice my English.
A B C D
4. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is the largest than any other lakes in the world.
A B C D
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 river 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 City, South Dakota last year.
A B C D
13. Lan is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part in the play.
A B C D
14. This telephone isn’t as cheap the other one, but it work much better.
A B C D
15. Stories are the most good way of teaching moral lessons to young people.
A B C D
16. The fastest you drive, the greater you get.
A B C D
17. This exercise is much more easier than the others.
A B C D
18. London is much more exciting as I expected.
A B C D
19. The large the room is, more people can sit in it.
A B C D
20. The suitcase seemed to get heavy and heavier as I carried it along the road.
A B C D
III. 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 as tall as peter.
a. Peter is taller than in this class.
b. Peter is the tallest in this class.
c. Peter is the most tall in this class.
d. Peter 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 ever heard such a good music as this.
c. I‘ve ever 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.
Exercise 1
| 1d | 2a | 3c | 4d | 5b | 6c | 7c | 8a | 9b | 10b |
| 11c | 12d | 13a | 14b | 15a | 16c | 17a | 18b | 19b | 20d |
Exercise 2
| 1d | 2b | 3d | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7b | 8d | 9c | 10b |
| 11a | 12c | 13c | 14c | 15c | 16a | 17d | 18a | 19c | 20b |
Exercise 3
| 1c | 2c | 3d | 4c | 5a | 6c | 7c | 8b | 9d | 10d |
| 11d | 12b | 13b | 14c | 15b | 16a | 17b | 18d | 19a | 20c |
Exercise 4
| 1c | 2c | 3a | 4c | 5b | 6c | 7d | 8d | 9a | 10d |
| 11b | 12b | 13a | 14d | 15c | 16a | 17d | 18b | 19d | 20a |
Exercise 5
| 1c | 2b | 3a | 4c | 5a | 6b | 7a | 8a | 9b | 10d |
| 11c | 12c | 13c | 14a | 15a | 16d | 17b | 18d | 19b | 20c |
Exercise 6
| 1d | 2b | 3d | 4d | 5c | 6a | 7b | 8c | 9c | 10b |
| 11c | 12d | 13c | 14c | 15b | 16a | 17a | 18c | 19a | 20c |
EX 7.
| 1.A | 2.C | 3.C | 4.C | 5.D |
| 6.C | 7.C | 8.B | 9.C | 10.B |
| 11.A | 12.C | 13.B | 14.C | 15.C |
| 16.D | 17.B | 18.A | 19.C | 20.A |
| 21.B | 22.B | 23.C | 24.B | 25.C |
| 26.D | 27.C | 28.B | 29.A | 30.A |
| 31.A | 32.B | 33.B | 34.D | 35. |
| 36.C | 37.A | 38.C | 39.D | 40.B |
| 41.B | 42.B | 43.A | 44.D | 45.D |
| 46.C | 47.C | 48.D | 49.C | 50.D |
| 51.A | 52.A | 53.A | 54.C | 55.C |
| 56.B | 57.B | 58.C | 59.B | 60.B |
| 61.B | 62.D | 63.C | 64.C | 65.B |
| 66.A | 67.C | 68.A | 69.C | 70.C |
| 71.A | 72.D | 73.B | 74.C | 75.A |
| 76.D | 77.C | 78.B | 79.B | 80D |
| 1.B | 2. C | 3. B | 4.C | 5.B |
| 6.B | 7.B | 8.C | 9.C | 10.C |
| 11.C | 12.B | 13.A | 14.A | 15.A |
| 16.A | 17.B | 18.C | 19.A | 20.B |
III.
| 1.A | 2.B | 3.B | 4.C | 5.C |
| 6.A | 7.B | 8.B | 9.A | 10.D |
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