Playing chess is not as interesting as watching TV.
Playing chess is not as interesting as watching TV.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :
1. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer listening to music to watching TV .
2. I have never met her at this club before
=> This is the……………………………………………………………………………………...
3.People grow rice in tropical countries.
=> Rice ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. " I like to do physics experiments".
=> He said that……………………………………………………………………………………
5. I'm not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags
=> If……………………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given :
1. Noise pollution/ big cities/ lead/ hearing/ problems.
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2. Lots/ aquatic animals/ die/ because/ oil spills.
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3. If/ you/ president/ country/ what/ you/ do/ protect/ environment?
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4. One way/ save/ environment/ is/ use/ renewable/ energy/ sources.
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5. This boy/ suffer/ birth/ defects/ because/ parents/ expose/radioactive/ pollution.
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1 Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer........................................................................................................
2. It isn't important for you to finish the work today.
=> You don't......................................................................................................
3. How much is this dictionary?
=> What ........................................................................................................?
4. How heavy is the chicken?
=> What...........................................................................................................?
5. Mr. Trung and Mrs. Trung type quickly .
=> Mr. Trung and Mrs. Trung..................................................................................
6. I got to work in half an hour yesterday.
=> It took ..........................................................................................................
7. My mother doesn't like coffee and tea.
=> My mother likes neither....................................................................................
8. You shouldn't eat too much candy.
=> You'd...........................................................................................................
II. Rewrite the following sentences, using the word given in brackets so that their meaning stays the same. (5points)
1. Having a picnic in the countryside is more interesting than watching TV at home. (IT)
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2. How long is this desk? (MEASURE)
- What _________________________________________________________?
3. We should keep our classroom clean. (GOOD)
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4. No one is happier than children when Tet holiday comes. (HAPPIEST)
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5. My father always goes to work by car. (IN)
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1. Mount Everest is _________ (high) mountain in the world.
2. It is _________ (noisy) in big cities than in small towns.
3. I think playing sports is _______ (good) than watching TV.
4. Who’s _________ (intelligent) student in your class?
5.Minh is the___________________student in our class. (GOOD)
6.July is __________________than August. (HOT)
7.These bags are _____________________than those ones. (EXPENSIVE)
8.Living in the city is______________________than living in the countryside. (NOISY)
9.Who is the____________teacher in your school? (YOUNG
I. Rewrite the sentences:
1. When did they begin playing football ?
- How long have ………………………………………………………………….?
2. He started playing chess 2 hours ago.
- He has ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Were she interested in watching cartoons on TV ?
- Did she ………………………………………………………………………………………?
4. He isn’t fond of cooking very much.
- He doesn’t………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Many natural disasters have been caused by global warming.
- Global warming……………………………………………………………………………………
6. They provided food, then cleared up the debris.
- After………………………………………………………………………………………
7. They saved enough money, then bought a new car.
- Before………………………………………………………………………………………
8. In spite of not having much money, they spent all of them on clothes.
- Although………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The government believe it is beneficial to spend more money on space exploration.
- It is believed ………………………… ……………………………………………………
10. Although the traffic was bad. I arrived at the cinema on time.
- Despite………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. The Vietnamese government will make more progress in gender equality.
- More progress…………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Dinasour is bigger than any other animal in the world.
- Dinasour is ……………………………………………………………………
1. John likes playing beach games, but he likes playing computer game more. (prefer)
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2. My sister likes listening to folk songs, but she likes reading short stories more. (prefer)
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3. Janet doesn’t like watching TV, but she likes hanging out. (prefer)
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4. She is interested in reading books, but she is hooked on drawing more. (prefer)
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5. It takes her many hours to make her mother’s birthday cake. (spe
Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
67. He started to play chess two years ago.
→ He has ..……………………………………….………………………….………….…………..……
68. He likes listening to music better than watching TV after school.
→He prefers ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
69. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends.
→ Phong walked…………………………………………………………………………………………..
70. She didn’t go to school this morning because she was tired.
→ Because of………………………………………….……………………………………………….
Rearrange the words to make complete sentences
71. first / farm work / trip / countryside / I / had / experience / my / of / on/ the / a / to.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………..………….
72. teenagers /on /Nowadays / more / past / rely / the / than / technology / in.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Write questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences.
73. The Tay people have the second largest population in Viet Nam.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………..………….
74. The Yao people are famous for their elaborate costumes.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………..………….
Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
75. In my family, all of the children have to get up before 6 a.m. and do exercises. (obliged)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
76. Students have to book in advance to use computers at the school library. (necessary)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
77. In most of the temples and pagodas in Vietnam, you have to take off your shoes when going inside the main worship areas. (allowed)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
78. To visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, people must hand in their identity cards. (obliged)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
79. In Vietnam, people must drive on the right of the road. (can’t)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
80. I am very interested in the Giong festival. I have never participated in the Giong festival. (although)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
X. Complete the second sentences so that it means the same as the first one.
2. She likes socialising with friends more than watching TV.
→ She prefers socializing
11. The father is trying to prevent his son from watching TV. * A. The father is trying to stop his son to watching TV. B. The father is trying to advise his son from watching TV. C. The father is trying to stop his son from watching TV. D. The father is trying to create his son from watching TV 12. The patient ought not to drink beer when reviving. * A. The patient ought to drink beer when reviving. B. The patient should not to drink beer when reviving. C. The patient should drink beer when reviving. D. The patient should not drink beer when reviving. Minh has played football for three years. * A. Minh began playing football three years ago. B. Minh began played football three years ago. C. Minh began playing football for three years ago. D. Minh began plays football for three years ago. 14. Milk is much cheaper than it was several years ago. * A. Milk is not as cheap as it was several years ago. B. Milk is cheap than it was several years ago. C. Milk is not as expensive as it was several years ago. D. Milk is much more cheap than it was several years ago. 15Trung is 1.8 meters tall, so is Nam. * A. Trung’s height is the same as Nam’s height. B. Trung’s high is the same as Nam’s high. C. Trung is taller than Nam. D. Trung’s height is so the same as Nam’s height.