Unit 2
Unit 2
COUNTRYSIDE
01
Vocabulary
exercice
slo
Exercise 1. Complete the sentence with the words in the box.
harder
1. This subject gets and
_________________ (hard) all the time.
harder
2. I'm just gettingmore and more
___________________________ (confused).
confused
3. It's becoming more and more
__________ difficult_ (difficult) for me to keep up.
___________
more
4. The textbook just gets and more
_______________________________ (complicated).
complicated
more and more
5. I spend __________________ (much) time on my work.
longer
6. My list of things to do gets and longer
______________________ (long).
worse
7. My problem are just getting and worse
__________________ (bad).
closer________________
8. I feel happy as my happy is coming and closer (close).
more and
9. Eating and traveling in this city is getting more
_____________________ (expensive).
expensive better and better
10. Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got ______________ (good).
Exercise 3: Chọn câu trả lời đúng
22. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that it is at night, 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
23. 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
24. The Sears Tower is building in Chicago.
A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller
25. 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
26. San Diego is town in Southern California.
A. more nice and nice B. the nicer C. the nicest D. nicer and nicer
Exercise 3: Chọn câu trả lời đúng
6. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
She is the prettiest girl I have ever met
7. He works much. He feels tired.
The more he works, the more tired he feels.
8. This computer works better than that one.
That computer doesn't work as well as this one
9. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is.
10. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive.
Exercise 4: Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi
1. This girl is the most beautiful of the two daughters that he has.
A B C D
2. Frank plays tennis worse of all the players.
A B C D
3. The most he tries, the more he succeeds.
A B C D
4. She can pronounce English words more correct than she could last term.
A B C D
5. In this class, the students are talking more loudlier than the teacher.
A B C D
Exercise 5: Khoanh vào chữ cái chỉ lỗi trong các câu sau
1. Village 1. Villages
2. Radio 2. Radios
3. thief 3. Thieves
4. beach 4. Beaches
5. Babies
5. baby
6. Plants
6. Plant
7. Zebras
7. zebra
8. Leaves
8. leaf
9. Holidays
9. holiday
10. dish 10. Dishes
Exercise 2: Chuyển các danh từ sau sang dạng số nhiều
SINGULAR PLURAL PLURAL
Life is changing rapidly in the large cities of England. However, life in other areas
remains much the (1)…….…… as it has been for centuries. Factories have brought
huge population increases to the cities, and city life boomed.
City residents have discovered a new (2)…….……of life, but in country villages
the traditional lifestyle has remained nearly (3) …….……. There have been a few
changes, particularly the new steam-powered machinery. It made farm production
more (4)…….…….
1. A. similar B. same C. different D. both A & B
2. A. method B. walk C. way D. path
3. A. changeful B. changeable C. unchanged D. Change
4. A. efficient B. efficiently C. efficiency D. inefficient
Exercise 1. Read the passage and choose the correct option to fill in the blank:
But for the people who remain in the countryside, daily life continues much as it
had before the (5)…….…… revolution. Life in country villages continues to (6)
…….……at a slow pace. The daily schedule depends on the times that the sun rose
and set and on the weather. In a typical village, the (7)…….…… number of
workers is still employed in agriculture or in domestic service. A smaller number of
people work in various trades. Even (8)…….……work in the professions.
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream
about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can
enjoy peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further
advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city.
First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In
addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore,
the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find jobs.
In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than
others. On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have
young children. In contrast, young people who have a career are better provided in
the city.
Exercise 2. Read the text and choose the correct answer.:
1. According to the passage, living in the country has…….…….
A. only good points B. only bad points
C. both good and bad points D. no disadvantages
2. How many advantages does living in the country have?
A.Two B. Three C. Four D. No
3. Living in the country is safer for young children because…….…….
A. there is less traffic B. there are few shops
C. there are fewer people D. there are few services
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People in the country tend to be friendlier than people in the city.
B. It's hard to find entertainment in the country.
C. There are fewer shops and services in the country.
D. The country is only suitable for retired people.
5. Having few friends is…….…….
A. one of drawbacks to life in the country
B. the only disadvantage to living in the country
C. one of certain drawbacks to life outside the city
Exercise 3. Read the text and answer the questions below.
Last week Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to
visit a farm of Nick’s uncle.
They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick's uncle, Mr. Brown met
them at the bus stop and took them to his farm. On the way, Uncle Brown showed
them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and
down, ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some
farm machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is callcd a combine
harvester. They were told that this machine can cut and thresh com at the same time.
In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows
were raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers
there. Uncle Brown also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After
having some fruits and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.
Exercise 3. Read the text and answer the questions below.
1 .Which is better, city life or rural life? a. Yes, there are some.
5.Do you think country people are friendlier? e. Both have pros and cons.
6.When would you like to visit the countryside? f. To feed our cattle
8. What do you love most about countryside? h. Yes. They’re also happier
05
WRITING
Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. Use the
right comparative forms of the words in brackets.
1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother. (carefully)
-> Hung's brother drives less carefully than him
2. The laboratory in my school is now better equipped than some years ago. (badly)
-> Some years ago the laboratory is more badly
3. equipped than
Nam works more now
lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang. (hard, good)
-> Quang works harder so he often gets better marks
than Nam
4. Trung drives more carefully than Minh so he has rarely had an accident. (carelessly)
-> Minh drives more carelessly than Trung so he has reraly had an
accident
5. Going by taxi is faster than going by bus but it costs more than a bus. (slow, little)
-> Going by a bus is slower than going by a taxi but it costs less than
a taxi
Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. Use the
comparative form with less.
Question 7: Sometimes city people living in the countryside have to work har
than
A B C
Hard -> harder
people in the cities.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8: Which one do you prefer, life in the _______ area or life in a modern town?
A. far B. further C. distance D. remote
Question 9: We often spend a lot of time talking with our ________ during Tet holiday.
A. relation B. relationship C. relatives D. relative
Question 10: ______ people in the countryside are not rich, they often have a peaceful life.
A. Because B. Despite C. Although D. When
Question 11: My family is going to come back to the hometown to ________ a visit to our
grandparents.
A. take B. do C. pay D. make
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 12: In my opinion, country people are __________ than city people.
A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. Both A&B
Question 13: They suggest __________ a movie tonight.
A. going B. seeing C. reading D. doing
Question 14: You will ______________ the exam this time tomorrow.
A. have B. be had C. have to D. be having
Question 15: The journey from the airport to the university _____ about an hour and a haft.
A. takes B. want C. passes D. spends
Question 16: In the fire making contest two team members had to make a fire in the______ way
A. different B. wonderful C. traditional D. busy
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The country and the city have advantages and (23) _____. People in the country live in more beautiful
surroundings. They enjoy (24) ____ and quietness, and can do their work at their (25) _____ pace
because no one is in a (26) ______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are
more friendly, and ready to help them (27) _____ they need it.
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people
think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all
the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever
they can find the time. English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not
very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square
tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the
church yard, where people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and
houses or cottages are built round it.
Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought
through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people
can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 32: What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
C. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.