ndh/thptcbg/handout Adjectives/ adverbs and comparisons

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: 1. Because of the___rain, the match was put off. (heavy, strong, overweight, big) 2. Everyone looked very ___when their father died (happily, unhappy, unhappily, happy) 3. The food was warming in a saucepan on the___ (cook, cooker, cookery, cooks) 4. Fine, she is doing ___in her course (extreme good, extremely good, extremely well, extreme well) 5. It is___on the poles (extremely cold, cold extremely, extreme cold, cold extreme 6. In the ___season, the sun shines almost all the days. (sun, sunshine, sunny, shining) 7. Mark Twain was not only a famous writer but also a___ (succeed lecture, succeed lecturer, successful lecturer, successful lecture) 8. nPhysical activities make our health___ (more good, better, the better, the more better) 9. Jane hasnt got a lot of money, so when she goes shopping, she always looks___ at the prices (more careful, careful, carefully, more carefully) 10. I spoke to John on the phone this morning. He sounded really ___ Someone stole his car yesterday. (happy, unhappy, happily, unhappily) 11. Today is a ___ day. The sun shines all the time. (windy, sunny, cloudy, rainy) 12. Ba is a hard-working student and he works ___ (hardly, hardest, harder, hard) 13. In the class, you have to listen to the teacher___ (attentive, attenting, attended, attentively) 14. The children are playing___ They should be quiet. (quietly, eagerly, happily, noisily) 15. In Vietnam, it is normally___ in the South than in the North. (hot, hottest, hotter, hoter) 16. Children often learn very___ things around them. (quickly, quicker, quickest, quick) 17. She cannot singbut she can play the piano beautifully. (good, well, best, goodly) 18. It is very___ to swim in deep rivers. (danger, dangerous, dangerously, in danger) 19. I now can speak English___ (perfect, perfection, imperfect, perfectly) 20. The lessons this year are ___ and ___ than those last year. (longly/ more difficult, longer / difficultly, longer/ more difficult, more long/difficultly) 21. Tuan writes more___ with fewer mistakes than the previous term. (careless, carelessly, careful, carefully) 22. She is a ___ pupil. She spends most of her time studying. (working-hard, hard-work, work-hard, hard-working) 23. He feels___ than last year because his study results are.. (happy/good, happier/gooder, more happy/more good, happier/better) 24. Lan is her ___ sister. (old, elder, elderly, oldly) 25. She has___ books than I do. (least, fewer, more few, fewest) 26. She looks___ than me. (thinner, thin, more thinly, thiner) 27. The weather in___ countries is generally hot and wet. (tropical, rainy, mild, extreme) 28. She has lived in Britain for years so she speaks very___ English (well, good, better, best) 29. Life in the countryside is ___ and ___ than life in cities. (more healthier/more peaceful, healthy/peaceful,healthier/peacefuller, healthier/more peaceful) 30. Dont walk so___ Cant you walk ___? (fast/more slowly, fastly/more slowly, fast/more slow, fast/slowlier) 31. Smoking is very___ to our health. ( harmless, harmful, useful, useless) 32. Love is ___ than money. (more importance, more important, import, importing)

33. My mother is cooking___ than I am. (well, good, better, best) 34. Kent is sitting in the ___ chair in the room. (most comfort, more comfortable, most comfortable, more comfortably) 35. He is the ___ man I have ever met. (bored, most bored, boring, most boring) 36. No city in the world is___ than Paris. (expensive, the most expensive, more expensive, less expensive) II. Circle the most suitable word to fill in the blanks: The question of What makes a manager (1) ___? often comes up . First of all, a manager needs the right kind of (2) ___support. In other words, a good manager requires the (3) ___of a good secretary. A good secretary needs to have the right kind of (4) ___skill. These include the (5) ___to the modern technology, such as computers. There are (6) ___skills that are just as important. More and more mangers need secretaries who can speak several foreign languages (7) ___Success or failure in international ( 8) ___can depend on this .This ( 9) ___is often stressed in jobs advertisements today. Many (10) ___are rejected because the candidates lack such skills. 1. A. success B. successful 2. A. profession B. professionally 3. A. assist B. assistance 4. A. secretary B. secretarial 5. A. ability B. able 6. A. add B. addition 7. A. fluent B. fluence 8. A. negotiation B. negotiate 9. A. required B. require 10. A. application B. apply C. unsuccessful C. professional C. assistants C. secret C. enable C. additional C. fluently C. negotiable C. requires C. applicants D. successfully. D. professor D. assistant D. secretaries D. unable D. additive D. fluency D. negotiator D. requirement D. applicable .

III. Choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D 14. He drives as her brother. A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as 24. The younger you are, ..it is to learn. A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy 25. The accident in the history of the city occurred last night. A. baddest B. most bad C. worse D. worst 26. He finished the test ..of all. A. rapidly B. the most rapidly C. most rapidly D. more rapidly 27. We dont .to go there now. A. have enough times B. enough time C. have too time D. have enough time 28. .to go to the cinema. A. It was late so that B. That it was late C. It was too late D. Such too late 29. He to be offered the job. A. was such inexperienced C. was too inexperienced C. not experienced enough D. B and C 30. Have you got ..for everybody? A. enough food B. food enough C. too food D. so food

31. He ate ..chocolate so he is overweight now A. too much B. much too C. many D. much more 32. The piano was too heavy A. for no one to move B. for no one moving C. for anyone to move D. for anyone to moving 33. The bed is not clean enough . A. to lie in it B. to lie in C. for lying in D. in which to lie 34. Its ..home from here. A. too far walking B. too far for walking C. far to walk, too D. too far to walk 35. 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 and B 36. The woman was so beautiful . A. that I couldnt help looking at B. for me looking at her C. that I couldnt help looking at her D. that for me to look at 37. The weather feels ..spring. A. alike B. similar C. like D. different 38. Although southern California is densely populated, .live in the northern part of the state A. a little people B. a few the people C. few people D. a little of people 39. It is that we cant go out. A. such cold weather B. colder weather C. so cold weather D. too cold weather 40. This one is ..of the two shirts.(A. prettiestB. the prettiest C. the prettier D. more pretty) 41. Of the two boys, Henry is (A. smartest B. the smartest C. the smarter D. more smarter) 42. you take your medicine, the better you will feel. A. Sooner B. The sooner C. The soonest D. More sooner 43. The hotter it is, ..I feel. A. the more miserably B. the more miserable C. the miserable D. most miserable 45. That joke and a joke that I heard are .. A. similar to B. similar C. different from D. the same as 48. I think that there is ..on TV. A. too many violence B. so many violence C. too much violence D. too much violences 50. Local news .on TV every night at 5.30. (A. were B. was C. is D. are) 51. A number of sheepdied from a strange illness.(A. have B. has C. is D. are) 52. The science classes at this difficult. A. schools are B. school is C. school are D. schools is 53. One of the from Italy. (A. student is B. students are C. student are D. students is) 54. Many of the not expect to win A. participants in the race do B. participants in the races does C. participants in the race does D. participants in the race are 55. Each of the reference ..available in the school library A. books on that list is B. books on that list are C. book on that list is D. book on that list are 56. There .in the world today A. is many new computer company B. is many new computer companies C. are many new computers companies D. are many computer companies 57. Anybody who my keys will be given a candy.

A. find

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C. are finding

D. found D. is/is C. had told D. were

58. The number of learners .not large; therefore, a number of head phones .available to them in the lab.

A. are/is B. is/are C. are/are 59. He .he had read that story book before. (A. told B. has told 60. A number of people .disappointed with the result of the football match. A. will be B. is C. was

D. said)

IV: Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences 1. The more crowded the shop is, __________. A. longer you have to wait to pay for the goods B. the most long you have to wait to pay for the goods C. the longest you have to wait to pay for the goods D. the longer you have to wait to pay for the goods 4. Much money is invested to manufacture __________. A. the best quality products C. well quality products B. goodest quality products D. better quality products 48 6. She no longer feels __________. A. most happy as she did in the past C. happiest as she did in the past B. as happy as she did in the past D. happier as she did in the past 7. The artist was asked to show some pictures at the contest because A. he painted very good B. they believed he painted well C. of their belief that he was an good artist D. the judges had been told of his talents. 8. Because the first pair of pants didnt fit properly, he asked for .. A. another pants B. the others ones C. others pants D. another pair 9. 10. Henry will not able to attend the meeting tonight because A. he must to teach a class B. of he will teach a class C. he will be teaching a class D. he will have teaching a class 11. Having been served lunch, . A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee B. the committee members discussed the problem C. it was discussed by the committee members the problem D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee 12. Florida has not yet ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, and .. A. several other states hasnt either B. neither has some of the others states C. some other states also have not either D. neither have several other states 13. The chairman requested that . A. the members studied more carefully the problem B. the problem was more carefulnessly studied C. with more carefulness the problem more carefully.D. the members study the problem more carefully. 14. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and . A. Florida also B. Florida is as well C. Florida too D. so does Florida 16. Mr. Robert is a noted chemist . A. as well as an effective teacher B. and too a very efficient teacher C. but he teaches very good in addition D. however he teaches very good also 18. The students liked that professors course because .. A. there was few if any homework B. not a lot of homework

C. of there wasnt a great amount of homework D. there was little or no homework 20. The skiers would rather .through the mountains than go by bus. A. to travel on train B. travel by train C. traveled by train D. not to travel by train 22. There were two small rooms in the beach house, served as a kitchen A. the smaller of which B. the smaller of them C. the smallest of which D. smallest of that 23. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and . A. so do their children B. neither did the children C. also the childs D. so did their children B. Those two long dresses are similar. D. Those two dresses are the same in length. B. Jim tries hardest of all the boys in the class. D. Jim tries the hardest of all the boys in the class.

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26. This dress is as long as the other one. (those) A. Those two dresses are long. C. Those two dresses are long the same. 7. No boy in the class tries as hard as Jim. (hardest) A. Jim is the hardest boy in the class. C. Jim is hardest in the class.

29. No younger girl has ever climbed the Everest. (youngest) A. Shes the youngest girl ever to climb the Everest. B. She's the youngest girl to climb the Everest. C. She is youngest among the Everest climbers. D. She is not the youngest girl to climb the Everest. VI: Find out ONE mistake in each sentence by circling the letter A, B, C, or D 1. This summer is hotter and more wind than last summer. . A B C D 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. She works hardlier and gets better results this year. A B C D This book seem more boring and longer than that one. A B C D He learns English well and harder now than he did last year. A B C D It is often hotter and dryer in summer than in spring. A B C D She can read much quickly now than in the past. A B C D

A B C D Physics is difficult than so I like Chemistry more than Physics. A B C D She is more happier with the results this year than last year because she gets higher marks. A B C D This year I work harder and play less so I get more good results than last year. A B C D (Teacher to pupils): Pupils! Keep quiet and dont talk noisy in class. Listen more attentively to me A B C D A good English speaker should speak fluently and clearly but not too fastly. A B C D You should learn harder and practise English oftener to be a better speaker of English. A B C D The rain came sudden and everybody got wet because nobody had an umbrella. A B C D
Children nowadays seem to be more intelligenter than their parents when they were at the same age.

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A B C When I came in, my father was talking to anyone so I went out quietly. A B C D I want to try on the blue skirt over there. Can you showing me the changing room? A B C D Can you make me a cup of coffee? No, there are no coffee left. A B C D Ha Anh can now speak English more well than the last time I met him. A B C D A B C D There are many ways to do this exercise but mine is the best good one. A B C D

I am sorry that I could not go to your birthday party. Any problems occurred and I could not go.

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She can sing very beautiful and dance very gracefully but she cannot do any difficult math exercise. A B C D

30. Computers, a fastly growing industry, are affecting the everyday lives of most people in industrialized countries.

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The teacher looks happily with the students better results. A B C D She cannot speak Germany very good at the moment. A B C D She hardly works hardly on Science and gets worse result than ever. A B C D I like Geography more than History because it is more easier and more interesting A B C D Summer is often hotter and humider than autumn. A B C A
I learn History badlier than Maths and often get bad marks because I am very bad at learning by heart. A B C D

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My elder sister is taller and thiner than I am. A B C D I like Maths more than Literature because it is more short and more interesting.