I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed. 1. I usually water the trees and flowers around my house in my ______ time. A. harvest B. spare C. busy 2. Mai’s mom likes ______. It’s good to exercise. A. spending B. to spend C. busy 3. Sam is keen on ______ out. I never see him at home. A. going B. to go C. go 4. Tom prefers ______ computer games when he’s at home. A. playing B. to play C. A and B are correct 5. Nam helped his parents ______ the pine onto the ox-drawn cart. A. load B. collect C. dry 6. Sky is ______ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view. A. tidy B. close C. vast 7. Look! The children are ______ the buffaloes. A. picking B. driving C. herding 8. You have to work ______ if you want to succeed. A. more hardly B. harder C. hardly 9. You need to
I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed.
1. I usually water the trees and flowers around my house in my ______ time.
A. harvest B. spare C. busy
2. Mai’s mom likes ______. It’s good to exercise.
A. spending B. to spend C. busy
3. Sam is keen on ______ out. I never see him at home.
A. going B. to go C. go
4. Tom prefers ______ computer games when he’s at home.
A. playing B. to play C. A and B are correct
5. Nam helped his parents ______ the pine onto the ox-drawn cart.
A. load B. collect C. dry
6. Sky is ______ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. vast
7. Look! The children are ______ the buffaloes.
A. picking B. driving C. herding
8. You have to work ______ if you want to succeed.
A. more hardly B. harder C. hardly
9. You need to work ______ or you will make a lot of mistakes.
A. more careful B. more carefully C. carefully
10. Nowadays, the students are crazy ______ social media.
A. onto B. about C. with
11. Anna: Would you like to go to the Sport Club with me, Tom?
Tom: ______
A. No, I don’t B. Yes, I do C. I’d love to. Thanks.
12. ______ time should you spend on daily exercise? – At least an hour.
A. How long B. How much C. How many
13. Your house is decorated ______ than mine.
A. more beautiful B. more beautifully C. beautifully
14. Stay away from him. He’s a big ______ at our school.
A. pressure B. website C. bully
15. You can eat less, ______ you can do more exercise.
A. however B. or C. but
16. He often ______ with some old friends at the English Club.
A. Meets B. Connects C. sees
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:
17. A. floor B. shoot C. mood
18. A. Surprise B. focus C. ensure
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern:
19. A. weekend B. language C. guitar
20. A. volunteer B. computer C. imagine
II. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. I like cooking in my free time. It makes me feel ___________. (RELAX)
2. My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet; she says it is ___________. (BORE)
3. Skateboarding is also one of the most ___________ sports of the teenagers nowadays. (POPULARITY)
4. I rarely use ___________ media, and I like reading books or going out at the weekend. (SOCIETY)
5. Some people say that the country is more ___________ for the people who are retired. (SUIT)
6. Parents now have higher ___________ of their children. (EXPECT)
7. Sylvia likes the ___________ atmosphere during her stay in the village. (PEACE)
8. It’s really a ___________ to prepare for the midterm tests. (STRESS)
9. The ___________ for the end of school year ceremony is underway. (PREPARE)
10. The farmers live by ___________ the rice. (HARVEST)
11. People in my country are very warm and ___________. (FRIEND)
12. We will start a ___________ lesson book next week. (DISCUSS)
13. The baby slept ___________ because the bed was really comfortable. (SOUND)
14. Don’t ___________ me. I’m far away, and I will come back home soon. (EXPECTATION)
III. Complete each sentence with the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets.
1. Miss Linda __________ (play) with her toys.
2. She doesn’t enjoy __________ (not enjoy/chat) in her free time.
3. She dislikes __________ (go) to the cinema last night?
4. I don’t enjoy __________ (watch) the news on TV.
5. I __________ (cook) dinner if you are tired.
6. I __________ (be) ill last week.
7. __________ she __________ (hate) to be late for appointments?
8. Lan prefers __________ (not walk) to jogging for her exercise.
9. You __________ (not like / eat) outside when the weather is wet and cold.
10. __________ you __________ (buy) the car? – I __________ (buy) it few years ago.
11. The sun __________ (rise) in the east and __________ (set) in the west.
12. I really love __________ (sit) on the beach all day.
13. Mr. Tony __________ (learn) Vietnamese 5 years ago.
14. I__________ (watch) international football matches?
15. __________ your father love __________ (learn) Vietnamese years ago.
IV. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, or do as directed.
A. Rewrite each sentence:
1. I love to watch the news on TV every evening. (using gerund)
......................................................................................
2. My father runs every 15 minutes. The trains run every 30 minutes. (using comparative form with “frequently”)
......................................................................................
3. My English is more fluent than my sister’s. I speak English ...................................................
......................................................................................
4. My mother has a headache. My mother is going to the doctor. (Make a compound sentence)
......................................................................................
B. Ordering:
1. sometimes / go / I / herding / the pasture / the buffaloes / in / .
......................................................................................
2. his / in / Nam / do / he / does / in / leisure / hate / time / ? / chores
......................................................................................
3. however / I / decided / was / heavily / he / to / to / the / field / raining / go /.
......................................................................................
C. Make questions for the underlined words:
1. My mother likes making crafts in her leisure time.
......................................................................................
2. Tuan often uses Messenger to contact with his friends.
......................................................................................
3. Last week, I and my friends went to the village to herd the buffaloes and cows.
......................................................................................
D. Make sentences with the given words:
1. Yesterday / Mary / not / be / satisfied / her birthday dress / however / she / wear / it.
......................................................................................
2. Mai / not / like / read / picture books, she / prefer / read / novels.
......................................................................................
3. My mother / not / crazy about / chat / the neighbors.
......................................................................................
4. Last year / Linh / go / to Paris / but / she / not find / any jobs.
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6. Exercise 1. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
7. 1. The Internet is very ______________, it takes up a lot of our time. (addict)
8. 2. I enjoy ______________ with friends and going out at the weekend. (social)
9. 3. Sitting in front of the computer too long can cause ______________. (obese)
10. 4. Are you ______________ about the new Gears Of War games? (excite)
11. 5. She listens to classical music for ______________. (relax)
12. 6. The Internet has changed the English language ______________. (consider)
13. 7. She was ______________ with her job and decided to look for a new one. (satisfy)
14. 8. Face to face ______________ is better than video calls. (communicate)
15. Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
16. 1. My mother likes __________ (cook) when she is free.
17. 2. I am a little busy. Would you mind __________ (wait) a little longer?
18. 3. I have enjoyed ___________ (meet) you. Hope ___________ (see) you again soon.
19. 4. Linda wants ____________ (learn) Vietnamese because she is interested in __________ (visit) Vietnam.
20. 5. Tonight I’d like ___________ (go) out, but I have to do my homework.
21. 6. My brother enjoys __________ (visit) the zoo.
22. 7. I hate ___________ (tell) lies because it’s very bad.
23. 8. Mobile games are great, but I don’t like ___________ (play) them for too long.
24. 9. He started ___________ (surf) the net hours ago. Has he stopped ___________ (surf) yet?
25. 10. John detests ________ (drink) beer.
26. 11. Do you like (listen) ________________ to music.
27. 12. Does Anna fancy (watch) ________________ horrible movies.
28. 13. I prefer (make)________________craft to (draw)________________a picture.
29. 14. Kate loves (hang out) ________________with her friends on her birthday.
30. 15. I detest (eat)________________fish.
31. Exercise 3. Choose the best option among A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.
32. 1. Does she fancy _________ a book to the younger children?
33. A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
34. 2. They enjoy _________ on Sundays.
35. A. garden B. gardening C. gardened D. gardens
36. 3. They love _________ with their friends.
37. A. eating out B. ate out C. having eaten D. to eat out
38. 4. I prefer _________ people.
39. A. text B. texting C. texted D. texts
40. 5. They detest _________ so early in the morning.
41. A. getting up B. get up C. to get up D. gets up
42. 6. How much time do you spend _________ TV every day?
43. A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. in watching
44. 7. I’d hate _________ the exams, so I’m doing my best.
45. A. failing B. to fail C. fail D. failed
46. 8. I always enjoy _________ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
47. A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk
48. 9. Could you help me _________ the kitchen? It’s a real mess!
49. A. tidy B. tidied C. tidying D. with tidying
50. 10. Steven dislikes _________, so he usually takes a bus to work.
51. A. to drive B. to be driven C. be driven D. driving
52. 11. Jane prefers _________ music than to listening to it.
53. A. playing B. play C. to play D. played
54. 12. Marlene can’t wait _________ to the beach again.
55. A. to go B. going C. for going D. go
56. 13. I really regret _________ this computer – it’suseless.
57. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. for buying
58. 14. Your child needs _________ some weight. Tell him _________ less junk food and more exercise.
59. A. to lose - eat B. to lose - to eat C. losing - to eat D. losing - eat
60. 15. I would love _________ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.
61. A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
62. 16. Mai enjoys _________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.
63. A. hearing B. playing C. listening D. talking
64. 17. My grandparents love __ very much. There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden.
65. A. doing garden B. doing gardening
66. C. do gardening D. to do garden
67. 18. You should avoid _________ too much TV. It’s not good for your eyes.
68. A. seeing B. looking C. watching D. glancing
69. 19. Nga likes _________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.
70. A. window shop B. window to shop
71. C. window shops D. window shopping
72. 20. Lan used to love _______ in front of the computer for hours but now she doesn’t. She takes part in a judo club.
73. A. using B. sitting C. doing D. having
74. Exercise 4. Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.
busiest time buffalo-drawn carts noisier buffalo herding
colorful rice fantastic countryside harvest time
75. 1. At the ______________ my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck and drives it home.
76. 2. I often help my parents dry the______________ in the yard in front of my house.
77. 3. Some farmers in my village still use______________ to transport rice home.
78. 4. He usually goes ______________ the buffaloes with other boys in his village.
79. 5. My pen pal friend says he would like to visit my ______________ at harvest time to see what farmers do.
80. 6. My friend has never ridden a ______________ so he would like to try once.
81. 7. Harvest time is the ______________ of the year in the countryside.
82. 8. Our garden is ______________ in spring when almost flowers bloom.
83. 9. I like looking at the stars on starry nights. It’s ______________.
84. 10. My uncle lives in the city. He says it’s ______________ than my village.
85. Exercise 5: Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverbs.
86. Ex: He is singing more loudly than the other singers. (loudly)
87. 1. He arrived ___________________ expected. (early)
88. 2. We walked ___________________ the rest of the people. (slowly)
89. 3. They called us ___________________ in the afternoon. (late)
90. 4. My mother and my sister talked ___________________ the other guests. (loudly)
91. 5. He hit his arm ___________________ before. (hard)
92. 6. The Spanish athlete ran ___________________ the other runners. (fast)
93. 7. Jim threw the ball ___________________ Peter. (far)
94. 8. We answered all the questions ___________________ the other students. (well)
95. 9. Our new teacher explains the exercises ___________________ our old teacher. (badly)
96. 10. The new mechanic checked the car ___________________ the old mechanic. (thoroughly)
97. Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of the words provided.
98. 1. Towns are ___________________ villages. (big)
99. 2. A sofa is ___________________ a chair. (comfortable)
100. 3. Does an ox run ___________________ a horse? (slowly)
101. 4. Laura sings ___________________ her sister. (well)
102. 5. My house is ___________________ from Ha Noi than Nam’s house. (far)
103. 6. Minh plays the flute ___________________ Quang. (badly)
104. 7. Traffic in the city is always ___________________ that in the countryside. (busy)
105. 8. This year the farmers work ___________________ they did last year. (hard)
106. 9. Villages are ___________________ towns. (quiet)
107. 10. I think people in this area live ___________________ those in other areas. (happily)
108. Exercise 7. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
109. 1. - A: Would you like to drink a cup of tea ________ coffee?
110. - B: Tea, please.
111. A. and B. or C. although D. but
112. 2. My sister plays volleyball well ________ I do not.
113. A. and B. but C. or D. although
114. 3. Most people like watching comedy ________ it's very interesting.
115. A. because B. so C. although D. but
116. 4. _________ Minh likes sport programmes, he watches this animal programme with his family.
117. A. Because B. Although C. and D. but
118. 5. The film is very interesting. It's both moving ________ funny.
119. A. and B. or C. although D. but
120. 6. I have to go out ________ I meet my pen pal today.
121. A. but B. so C. because D. or
122. 7. We decide to stay at home ________ it's raining heavily.
123. A. though B. so C. because D. but
124. 8. ________ she knows that watching too much TV is a bad habit, she still watches TV usually.
125. A. Because B. Although C. or D. but
126. Exercise 8. Fill in each blank with one of the conjunctions "and/ or/ but/ so/ because/ although" to complete the sentences.
127. 1. Is her child a boy ________ a girl?
128. 2. I forgot to bring the map, ________ I got lost.
129. 3. He failed the examination ________ he didn't study hard.
130. 4. Lien won the match ________ she was injured.
131. 5. My new classmate is quite friendly ________ sociable.
132. 6. I don't like watching films on TV ________ I like watching them at the cinema.
133. 7. She likes watching cartoons ________ they are colorful and funny.
134. 8. He helps his friends a lot ________ he is very busy.
135. Exercise 9. Match the sentences in A with the correct answers in B.
A B
1. We wanted to go to the show a. because they are quick and easy.
2. I often make omelettes b. although they are not very healthy.
3. Shall we go to the cinema c. and watch that film you were talking about?
4. Burgers are very tasty d. but there weren’t any seats left.
5. My neighbours are friendly e. or at the football match?
6. Do you know if he’s at home f. because he laughs in his sleep.
7. Pick me up early, please, g. but they are noisy.
8. We know he has great dreams h. so we don’t get there late.
1. I usually water the trees and flowers around my house in my ______ time.
A. harvest B. spare C. busy
2. Mai’s mom likes ______. It’s good to exercise.
A. spending B. to spend C. busy
3. Sam is keen on ______ out. I never see him at home.
A. going B. to go C. go
4. Tom prefers ______ computer games when he’s at home.
A. playing B. to play C. A and B are correct
5. Nam helped his parents ______ the pine onto the ox-drawn cart.
A. load B. collect C. dry
6. Sky is ______ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. vast
7. Look! The children are ______ the buffaloes.
A. picking B. driving C. herding
8. You have to work ______ if you want to succeed.
A. more hardly B. harder C. hardly
9. You need to work ______ or you will make a lot of mistakes.
A. more careful B. more carefully C. carefully
10. Nowadays, the students are crazy ______ social media.
A. onto B. about C. with
11. Anna: Would you like to go to the Sport Club with me, Tom?
Tom: ______
A. No, I don’t B. Yes, I do C. I’d love to. Thanks.
12. ______ time should you spend on daily exercise? – At least an hour.
A. How long B. How much C. How many
13. Your house is decorated ______ than mine.
A. more beautiful B. more beautifully C. beautifully
14. Stay away from him. He’s a big ______ at our school.
A. pressure B. website C. bully
15. You can eat less, ______ you can do more exercise.
A. however B. or C. but
16. He often ______ with some old friends at the English Club.
A. Meets B. Connects C. sees
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:
17. A. floor B. shoot C. mood
18. A. Surprise B. focus C. ensure
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern:
19. A. weekend B. language C. guitar
20. A. volunteer B. computer C. imagine
II. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. I like cooking in my free time. It makes me feel ___________. (RELAX)
2. My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet; she says it is ___________. (BORE)
3. Skateboarding is also one of the most ___________ sports of the teenagers nowadays. (POPULARITY)
4. I rarely use ___________ media, and I like reading books or going out at the weekend. (SOCIETY)
5. Some people say that the country is more ___________ for the people who are retired. (SUIT)
6. Parents now have higher ___________ of their children. (EXPECT)
7. Sylvia likes the ___________ atmosphere during her stay in the village. (PEACE)
8. It’s really a ___________ to prepare for the midterm tests. (STRESS)
9. The ___________ for the end of school year ceremony is underway. (PREPARE)
10. The farmers live by ___________ the rice. (HARVEST)
11. People in my country are very warm and ___________. (FRIEND)
12. We will start a ___________ lesson book next week. (DISCUSS)
13. The baby slept ___________ because the bed was really comfortable. (SOUND)
14. Don’t ___________ me. I’m far away, and I will come back home soon. (EXPECTATION)
III. Complete each sentence with the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets.
1. Miss Linda __________ (play) with her toys.
2. She doesn’t enjoy __________ (not enjoy/chat) in her free time.
3. She dislikes __________ (go) to the cinema last night?
4. I don’t enjoy __________ (watch) the news on TV.
5. I __________ (cook) dinner if you are tired.
6. I __________ (be) ill last week.
7. __________ she __________ (hate) to be late for appointments?
8. Lan prefers __________ (not walk) to jogging for her exercise.
9. You __________ (not like / eat) outside when the weather is wet and cold.
10. __________ you __________ (buy) the car? – I __________ (buy) it few years ago.
11. The sun __________ (rise) in the east and __________ (set) in the west.
12. I really love __________ (sit) on the beach all day.
13. Mr. Tony __________ (learn) Vietnamese 5 years ago.
14. I__________ (watch) international football matches?
15. __________ your father love __________ (learn) Vietnamese years ago.
IV. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, or do as directed.
A. Rewrite each sentence:
1. I love to watch the news on TV every evening. (using gerund)
......................................................................................
2. My father runs every 15 minutes. The trains run every 30 minutes. (using comparative form with “frequently”)
......................................................................................
3. My English is more fluent than my sister’s. I speak English ...................................................
......................................................................................
4. My mother has a headache. My mother is going to the doctor. (Make a compound sentence)
......................................................................................
B. Ordering:
1. sometimes / go / I / herding / the pasture / the buffaloes / in / .
......................................................................................
2. his / in / Nam / do / he / does / in / leisure / hate / time / ? / chores
......................................................................................
3. however / I / decided / was / heavily / he / to / to / the / field / raining / go /.
......................................................................................
C. Make questions for the underlined words:
1. My mother likes making crafts in her leisure time.
......................................................................................
2. Tuan often uses Messenger to contact with his friends.
......................................................................................
3. Last week, I and my friends went to the village to herd the buffaloes and cows.
......................................................................................
D. Make sentences with the given words:
1. Yesterday / Mary / not / be / satisfied / her birthday dress / however / she / wear / it.
......................................................................................
2. Mai / not / like / read / picture books, she / prefer / read / novels.
......................................................................................
3. My mother / not / crazy about / chat / the neighbors.
......................................................................................
4. Last year / Linh / go / to Paris / but / she / not find / any jobs.
......................................................................................
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6. Exercise 1. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
7. 1. The Internet is very ______________, it takes up a lot of our time. (addict)
8. 2. I enjoy ______________ with friends and going out at the weekend. (social)
9. 3. Sitting in front of the computer too long can cause ______________. (obese)
10. 4. Are you ______________ about the new Gears Of War games? (excite)
11. 5. She listens to classical music for ______________. (relax)
12. 6. The Internet has changed the English language ______________. (consider)
13. 7. She was ______________ with her job and decided to look for a new one. (satisfy)
14. 8. Face to face ______________ is better than video calls. (communicate)
15. Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
16. 1. My mother likes __________ (cook) when she is free.
17. 2. I am a little busy. Would you mind __________ (wait) a little longer?
18. 3. I have enjoyed ___________ (meet) you. Hope ___________ (see) you again soon.
19. 4. Linda wants ____________ (learn) Vietnamese because she is interested in __________ (visit) Vietnam.
20. 5. Tonight I’d like ___________ (go) out, but I have to do my homework.
21. 6. My brother enjoys __________ (visit) the zoo.
22. 7. I hate ___________ (tell) lies because it’s very bad.
23. 8. Mobile games are great, but I don’t like ___________ (play) them for too long.
24. 9. He started ___________ (surf) the net hours ago. Has he stopped ___________ (surf) yet?
25. 10. John detests ________ (drink) beer.
26. 11. Do you like (listen) ________________ to music.
27. 12. Does Anna fancy (watch) ________________ horrible movies.
28. 13. I prefer (make)________________craft to (draw)________________a picture.
29. 14. Kate loves (hang out) ________________with her friends on her birthday.
30. 15. I detest (eat)________________fish.
31. Exercise 3. Choose the best option among A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.
32. 1. Does she fancy _________ a book to the younger children?
33. A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
34. 2. They enjoy _________ on Sundays.
35. A. garden B. gardening C. gardened D. gardens
36. 3. They love _________ with their friends.
37. A. eating out B. ate out C. having eaten D. to eat out
38. 4. I prefer _________ people.
39. A. text B. texting C. texted D. texts
40. 5. They detest _________ so early in the morning.
41. A. getting up B. get up C. to get up D. gets up
42. 6. How much time do you spend _________ TV every day?
43. A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. in watching
44. 7. I’d hate _________ the exams, so I’m doing my best.
45. A. failing B. to fail C. fail D. failed
46. 8. I always enjoy _________ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
47. A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk
48. 9. Could you help me _________ the kitchen? It’s a real mess!
49. A. tidy B. tidied C. tidying D. with tidying
50. 10. Steven dislikes _________, so he usually takes a bus to work.
51. A. to drive B. to be driven C. be driven D. driving
52. 11. Jane prefers _________ music than to listening to it.
53. A. playing B. play C. to play D. played
54. 12. Marlene can’t wait _________ to the beach again.
55. A. to go B. going C. for going D. go
56. 13. I really regret _________ this computer – it’suseless.
57. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. for buying
58. 14. Your child needs _________ some weight. Tell him _________ less junk food and more exercise.
59. A. to lose - eat B. to lose - to eat C. losing - to eat D. losing - eat
60. 15. I would love _________ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.
61. A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
62. 16. Mai enjoys _________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.
63. A. hearing B. playing C. listening D. talking
64. 17. My grandparents love __ very much. There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden.
65. A. doing garden B. doing gardening
66. C. do gardening D. to do garden
67. 18. You should avoid _________ too much TV. It’s not good for your eyes.
68. A. seeing B. looking C. watching D. glancing
69. 19. Nga likes _________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.
70. A. window shop B. window to shop
71. C. window shops D. window shopping
72. 20. Lan used to love _______ in front of the computer for hours but now she doesn’t. She takes part in a judo club.
73. A. using B. sitting C. doing D. having
74. Exercise 4. Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.
busiest time buffalo-drawn carts noisier buffalo herding
colorful rice fantastic countryside harvest time
75. 1. At the ______________ my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck and drives it home.
76. 2. I often help my parents dry the______________ in the yard in front of my house.
77. 3. Some farmers in my village still use______________ to transport rice home.
78. 4. He usually goes ______________ the buffaloes with other boys in his village.
79. 5. My pen pal friend says he would like to visit my ______________ at harvest time to see what farmers do.
80. 6. My friend has never ridden a ______________ so he would like to try once.
81. 7. Harvest time is the ______________ of the year in the countryside.
82. 8. Our garden is ______________ in spring when almost flowers bloom.
83. 9. I like looking at the stars on starry nights. It’s ______________.
84. 10. My uncle lives in the city. He says it’s ______________ than my village.
85. Exercise 5: Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverbs.
86. Ex: He is singing more loudly than the other singers. (loudly)
87. 1. He arrived ___________________ expected. (early)
88. 2. We walked ___________________ the rest of the people. (slowly)
89. 3. They called us ___________________ in the afternoon. (late)
90. 4. My mother and my sister talked ___________________ the other guests. (loudly)
91. 5. He hit his arm ___________________ before. (hard)
92. 6. The Spanish athlete ran ___________________ the other runners. (fast)
93. 7. Jim threw the ball ___________________ Peter. (far)
94. 8. We answered all the questions ___________________ the other students. (well)
95. 9. Our new teacher explains the exercises ___________________ our old teacher. (badly)
96. 10. The new mechanic checked the car ___________________ the old mechanic. (thoroughly)
97. Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of the words provided.
98. 1. Towns are ___________________ villages. (big)
99. 2. A sofa is ___________________ a chair. (comfortable)
100. 3. Does an ox run ___________________ a horse? (slowly)
101. 4. Laura sings ___________________ her sister. (well)
102. 5. My house is ___________________ from Ha Noi than Nam’s house. (far)
103. 6. Minh plays the flute ___________________ Quang. (badly)
104. 7. Traffic in the city is always ___________________ that in the countryside. (busy)
105. 8. This year the farmers work ___________________ they did last year. (hard)
106. 9. Villages are ___________________ towns. (quiet)
107. 10. I think people in this area live ___________________ those in other areas. (happily)
108. Exercise 7. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
109. 1. - A: Would you like to drink a cup of tea ________ coffee?
110. - B: Tea, please.
111. A. and B. or C. although D. but
112. 2. My sister plays volleyball well ________ I do not.
113. A. and B. but C. or D. although
114. 3. Most people like watching comedy ________ it's very interesting.
115. A. because B. so C. although D. but
116. 4. _________ Minh likes sport programmes, he watches this animal programme with his family.
117. A. Because B. Although C. and D. but
118. 5. The film is very interesting. It's both moving ________ funny.
119. A. and B. or C. although D. but
120. 6. I have to go out ________ I meet my pen pal today.
121. A. but B. so C. because D. or
122. 7. We decide to stay at home ________ it's raining heavily.
123. A. though B. so C. because D. but
124. 8. ________ she knows that watching too much TV is a bad habit, she still watches TV usually.
125. A. Because B. Although C. or D. but
126. Exercise 8. Fill in each blank with one of the conjunctions "and/ or/ but/ so/ because/ although" to complete the sentences.
127. 1. Is her child a boy ________ a girl?
128. 2. I forgot to bring the map, ________ I got lost.
129. 3. He failed the examination ________ he didn't study hard.
130. 4. Lien won the match ________ she was injured.
131. 5. My new classmate is quite friendly ________ sociable.
132. 6. I don't like watching films on TV ________ I like watching them at the cinema.
133. 7. She likes watching cartoons ________ they are colorful and funny.
134. 8. He helps his friends a lot ________ he is very busy.
135. Exercise 9. Match the sentences in A with the correct answers in B.
A B
1. We wanted to go to the show a. because they are quick and easy.
2. I often make omelettes b. although they are not very healthy.
3. Shall we go to the cinema c. and watch that film you were talking about?
4. Burgers are very tasty d. but there weren’t any seats left.
5. My neighbours are friendly e. or at the football match?
6. Do you know if he’s at home f. because he laughs in his sleep.
7. Pick me up early, please, g. but they are noisy.
8. We know he has great dreams h. so we don’t get there late.