Exercise 3 – Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

1. 
   Jane doesn’t speak English ……
   

2. 
   This is …… most interesting film I’ve ever seen.
   

3. 
   This coat isn’t …… as I thought.
   

4. 
   Mary is …… in our class.
   

5. 
   Thanks to advertisements, things cost ……
   

6. 
   This exercise will give you …… practice.
   

7. 
   Jogging makes our health ……
   

8. 
   The test is not …… difficult …… it was last month.
   

9. 
   He learns English …… than we do.
   

10. 
    Peter usually drives …… Mary.
    

11. 
    Their house is …… beautiful than mine.
    

12. 
    My car is …… yours.
    

C. cheap and more beautiful than D. cheaper and beautiful as

13. 
    I really think that apologizing is …… you can do.
    

14. 
    I wish Charles worked as hard as Mary ……
    

15. 
    From now on, we won’t be able to go out as much as we ……
    

16. 
    This is …… picture I’ve ever taken.
    

17. 
    Of the two sisters, I think Janet is the ……
    

18. 
    I have never seen any film …… as the film Titanic.
    

C. the most interesting D. interesting

19. “Would you like to comment on Ann’s qualifications ?” – “…… the people in the company, Ann is the most skilled”.

A. In all B. From all C. Of all D. To all

20. “John’s grades are really bad” – “Yes, but Tim’s are ……”.

A. worse B. worst C. bad D. so worse

21. “Which dress do you think I should wear to the party ?” – “I like the blue one …… the others”.

A. than B. more than C. more D. better

22. “Jane doesn’t seem interested in learning to swim” – “You’re right. Betty is the …… of the two”.

A. most enthusiastic B. more enthusiastic C. enthusiastic D. most enthusiastically

23. The original painting looks …… the reproduction.

A. alike B. exact like C. like D. similar

24. “Do you like the color of the new carpet ?” – “Yes, it’s definitely nicer …… the others we looked at”.

A. then B. as C. than D. that

25. “I don’t think this material is the quality I want” – “I’m sorry. It’s …… we have right now”.

A. best B. the better C. the best D. the good

26. “John and Kate are very …… each other” – “Yes. I’m surprised that they got married”

A. different about B. different to C. different from D. different than

27. “How tall is Yvonne ?” – “She is …… as I am”.

A. as height B. so tall C. as same height D. the same height

28. “I’ve got ten dollars” – “I think I have …… money than you”.

A. least B. fewer C. less D. fewest

29. “This soup is hot !” – “The …… better”.

A. hotter the B. hot the C. hotter D. hottest

30. “Henry and Dolores are careful.” – “Yes, but Olga is …… of the three”.

A. the careful B. careful C. the most careful D. the more careful

31. The harder we studied, ……

A. we got more confused B. the more confused we got

C. we got so confused D. the most confused we got

32. “Have you decided which you like best – the round table or the square table ?” – “Of the two, the round is ……”.

A. the nicest B. the nicer C. nicer D. a nice one

33. “Why are you moving ?” – “Because our new house has …… space than the red one”.

A. a lot of B. more of C. a lot more D. most

34. I really think that apologizing is …… you can do.

A. not as much as B. a little C. the least D. as far as

35. I can’t stand this weather. It’s getting ……

A. more and more B. worse and worse

C. coldest and coldest D. further and further

36. Although Brenda came last, everyone agreed she had …… her best.

37. I wish Charles worked as hard as Mary ……

A. did B. can C. will D. does

38. The more you water this plant, the …… it will grow.

A. best B. tall C. wetter D. faster

39. From now on, we won’t be able to go out as much as we ……

A. was B. had C. used to D. will

40. I’ve never owned …… independent cat as this one !

A. a more than B. such an C. a so D. as much an

Exercise 4 – Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence given before it.

1. I’ve never seen a match as good as this before.

- This is the best match that I have ever seen.

2. My brother-in-law is the most annoying person I’ve ever met.

- My brother-in-law is more annoying than any other person I’ve met.

3. I feel well now.

- I have never felt better than I do now.

4. We had expected more people to come to the meeting.

- Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.

5. Tom writes and speaks French equally well.

- Tom writes French as well as he speaks it.

6. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.

- The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected.

7. Sam likes to go fishing with other boys the most.

- Sam likes nothing better than to go fishing with other boys.

8. Her mother cooks much better than her.

- Her mother is is a better cook than she.

9. I took more time on the last question than I did on the first four.

- The last question was the most difficult for me.

10. A child’s schooling influences him as much as his parents do.

- A child is influenced as much by his schooling as his parents.

11. When he stops smoking, he’ll begin to feel better.

- The sooner he stops smoking, the better he’ll feel.

12. Mary ate many sweets but Susan ate still more.

- Susan ate even more sweets than Mary did.

13. If you study more, you will know more.

- The more you study, the more you will know.

14. Fred is barely half the age of his 18-year-old brother, Dennis.

- Fred is half as old as his brother, Dennis/ about nine.

15. Sam is twenty-two years old, and his sister is eleven.

- Sam is twice as old as his sister.

WH-WORD QUESTIONS

(CÂU HỎI NGHI VẤN TỪ)

 Wh-Words :

1. ...... did they do their homework ? – At night.

2. ...... came to the party alone ? – It was Helen.

3. ...... do you like, the red hat or the blue one ? – The blue one.

4. ...... did she feel after she took a nap ? – She felt better.

5. ...... did she talk to him ? – For an hour.

6. ...... cars does your father have ? – Two.

7. ...... are they coming to visit ? – Tomorrow.

8. ...... is the man with the white hat ? – My brother.

9. ...... don’t you get up early ? – Because I like to sleep late.

10. ...... do you have an English class ? – Every day.

11. ...... do you like to do on weekends ? – I like to dance.

12. ...... is the English-speaking club ? – It’s not far from my house.

13. ...... is your favourite kind of music ? – It’s Latin Jazz.

14. ...... are they singing ? – They are singing popular songs.

15. ...... did the train arrive ? – At ten o’clock.

16. ...... was she ding when he came ? – She was doing her asignment.

1. When 2. Who 3. Which 4. How 5. How long 6. How many

7. When 8. Who 9. Why 10. How often 11. What 12. Where

13. What 14. What kind of music 15. What time 16. What

Exercise 2 – Ask questions for the underlined words/ phrases in the following sentences.

Ex : I often listen to music whenever I have free time.

1. Every day he goes to school on foot.

2. He lives in a small house in a small village.

3. The doctor will come here at 4 o’clock this afternoon.

4. The workers in this factory are on strike now.

5. He went to the market to buy some food.

6. He was sad because he lost his bicycle.

7. He went out when the sky was dark.

8. If it rains, I’ll stay at home and watch TV.

9. My father enjoys listening to classical music.

10. He left for Ho Chi Minh City last week.

11. James wants to talk to you.

12. We spent the evening playing chess last night.

- What did you spend the evening doing last night ?

13. The film starts at 8.30 p.m.

14. My favourite musician is Beethoven.

15. I like pop music because it helps me relax.

1. “...... is it, by air, from Bangkok to Chiangmai ?” – “About 500 miles.”

A. How long B. How far C. How much D. How many

2. “...... did he pay for his transistor radio ?” – “Only three hundred baht.”

A. How high B. How many C. How much D. How often

3. ...... does it take to get to Hanoi from here ?

A. How far B. How long C. How much D. How many

4. What’s taking an entrance exam ...... ?

5. Do you happen to know ...... ?

A. of whom this watch is B. whose watch it is

C. whose watch is this D. this watch of whose

6. You and I went there together, ...... ?

A. didn’t you B. didn’t I C. didn’t we D. did we

7. I have never had any liking for cats, ...... ?

A. have I B. haven’t I C. did I D. didn’t I

8. “How long will your homework take you ?” – “......”

A. In the evening. B. For two hours. C. Until eight o’clock. D. Since I came in.

9. How long ago ...... Susan ?

10. “...... have you studied English ?” – “I want to read books in Engish.”

A. What B. Why C. How D. When

NOUN CLAUSES

(MỆNH ĐỀ DANH TỪ)

Ex :

1. My son wishes that he would become a good teacher.

3. What he said was interesting.

4. He wanted to know where you went the night before.

5. The child doesn’t remember how many letters there are in the English alphabet.

6. Bread and butter is what I have for breakfast.

7. They said that they came from the U.S.A.

8. I wonder whether she will come or not.

9. My younger brother is learning how to drive a car.

10. It is important that they be told the truth.

Mệnh đề danh từ là mệnh đề được bắt đầu bằng : THAT, IF (WHETHER), hoặc các nghi vấn từ.

* Chức năng của mệnh đề danh từ :

- Chủ ngữ (3)

- Túc từ (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)

- Bổ ngữ (6)

+ Một mệnh đề danh từ có thể được rút gọn thành cụm từ : WH-WORD + TO-INFI (9)

+ Động từ trong mệnh đề theo sau các động từ hoặc cụm từ bên dưới sẽ ở dạng nguyên mẫu không TO:

 DEMAND, INSIST, REQUEST, ASK, SUGGEST, RECOMMEND, ADVISE, PROPOSE, ……

 IT IS IMPORTANT / NECESSARY / ESSENTIAL / VITAL / IMPERATIVE / …… (10)

+ Mệnh đề đi sau WISH hoặc câu kể hay câu hỏi được tường thuật lại đều là những mệnh đề danh từ.

+ Khi mệnh đề danh từ làm túc từ thì không có đảo ngữ.

1. He learned …… to drive when he was 17.

A. what B. when C. how D. who

2. You really can’t make out …… that means?

A. how B. what C. who D. which

3. It was very difficult for the inspector to decide …… recommendations he should make.

A. why B. how C. what D. whose

4. Children should be taught …… to behave well.

A. what B. whom C. how D. who

5. We cannot imagine …… life would be like without music.

A. what B. when C. where D. how

6. I asked her …… she understood the lesson.

A. if not B. if C. in only D. even if

7. I like both these books so much, I really don’t know …… one to buy.

A. what B. which C. whom D. where

8. Please tell me …… you want me to do.

A. who B. whose C. that D. what

9. They sang as they marched so as to forget …… tired they were.

A. what B. how C. which D. when

10. She wasn’t sure …… or just walk in.

A. to knock B. should knock C. whether knock D. whether to knock

11. The type of clothing people wear tells others a lot about ……

A. they are who B. who they are C. who are they D. are they who

12. I do not know ……

A. where does he comes B. where he came from

C. where did he come from D. he came from

13. How …… remains a complete mystery.

A. does the prisoner escape B. did the prisoner escape

14. They worried about …… Death Valley.

A. how do they cross B. how did they cross

C. how they would cross D. they would cross how

15. …… cause certain diseases such as malaria was not unknown until the early twentieth century.

A. That mosquitoes B. Mosquitoes C. Since mosquitoes D. Mosquitoes which

Exercise 2 – Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.

1. Do you (A) know (B) how getting to (C) the post office (D) from here ?

2. (A) I will never (B) forget what (C) has he done (D) to me.

3. Choose (A) the word that is (B) different from the (C) others and say why (D) is it different.

4. Do you remember (A) what time (B) must we (C) be present (D) at the meeting?

5. Where (A) will the exam be (B) is (C) not yet (D) known.

6. (A) Living near the ocean (B) is nice but we wish the weather (C) is not (D) so humid.

7. How the great pyramids (A) of the world (B) were built (C) are (D) still a mystery.

8. (A) What (B) are you asking (C) from me (D) sounds unreasonable.

9. I want (A) to see if (B) are there (C) any letters (D) this morning.

10. Mr. Adams (A) insists (B) that we (C) are careful (D) in our writing.

11. It is (A) important (B) that you (C) aren’t (D) late.