TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS PART A: Choose the best option A, B, C or D Sarah is at chemistry than Susan A good B well C better I don’t work so hard my father A so B as C than Sam is the student in my class A tall B most tall C taller No one in my class is beautiful her A as/as B more/as C as/than Going by train isn’t convenient as going by car A so B as C more The test is not difficult it was last month A as / as B so / as C more / as Peter usually drives Mary A more fast B fast than C faster than She cooked than you A well B more good C better This film is interesting than that film A most B less C as 10 My salary is his salary A high B more high C higher than 11 He works we A harder B as hard as C harder 12 No one in this class is Jimmy A so tall as B tall than C the tallest 13 Apples are usually oranges A cheap than B more cheap C the cheapest 14 I know him than you A better B more well C good 15 Marie is not intelligent her sister A more/as B so/so C so/as 16 Janet is tennis player in the club A good B best C well 17 I ran than Tom A more fast B faster C fast 18 She can speak English I can A more well B best than C better than 19 Ann is 18 years old Sue is 20 years old Ann is Sue A older than B younger than C older 20 Nobody can cook as as my mother A well B best C good 21 Jane can swim than I can A far B further C more further 22 Tom drives than Jim does A carefully B more careful C careful 23 Today the weather is than yesterday A worse B more bad C more good 24 Sound travels light does A slower than B more slowly than C slowly NMG Page D best D more D tallest D the/more D A & B are correct D A & B are correct D B & C are correct D more well D so D more higher than D so hard as D more tall than D cheaper than D the best D the/of D the best D the fastest D better D younger D better D more far D more carefully D well D slow TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS 25 My bicycle is yours A more new B as new as C new than 26 This ring is that one A valuable B more valuable C valuable than 27 Hue is beautiful Dalat A as/as B more/as C as/so 28 Nam is Tan A bigger B bigger than C the biggest 29 My computer is modern yours A less/than B better/as C the/than 30 She doesn’t work her sister A as hard as B so hard C more harder 31 What is road in this city? A longest B the longest C the most long 32 Hoa is the of the three students A tallest B taller C tall 33 My brother sings me A as good as B well as C as well as 34 Thong is the in my class A clever B more clever C cleverest 35 What month is in the year? A the hot B hotter than C the hottest 36 I have job in the world A the best B good C the better 37 Our team didn’t play I expected A as well as B better C well 38 Could you talk ? I’m trying to work A quiet B more quiet C more quietly 39 Sorry we’re late Your house is much than we thought A far B the farthest C the farther 40 Write a report first It’s more important your other work A than B as C from 41 Thank you! That’s gift I have ever received A the nicer B a nice C nicest 42 Jordan played skillfully O’Neal A as/than B more/than C more/as 43 The little boy spoke English his brother A more fast B fast than C the fastest 44 His job is important than his friend’s A as B more C so 45 He plays the guitar well as my brother A so B as C less 46 Tom reads than his sister A quicker B quickly C more quickly 47 California is farther from New York Pennsylvania A as B more C than 48 China is the country with the population A larger B large C most large 49 My sister is much than me NMG Page D newer as D more valuable than D so/so D more big than D more/as D A & B are correct D most long D most tall D more well than D clever than D more hotter D well D as bad as D quieter than D farther D then D the nicest D the most/than D faster than D the most D A & B are correct D A & C are correct D so D largest TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS A pretty B prettier C the prettiest D more prettier 50 Do you feel today than yesterday? A well B good C best D better 51 He is the person we know A happy B happier C happiest D most happiest 52 Mary is as her sister A prettier B as pretty C pretty D more pretty 53 His job is important than mine A more B as C the most D so 54 Today English is international of languages A more B most C the most D the more 55 Is this book more interesting the one you read last week? A that B as C than D of 56 The teacher speaks English we A fluently B more fluently C most fluently D more fluently than 57 John is much I thought A strong B more strong C stronger than D more strong than 58 I’m a player than she is A better B good C well D best 59 Nobody in this team plays Tom A as good as B as well as C as best as D B & C are correct 60 We are not you A busy as B as busy than C as busier than D as busy as 61 (D-09) John paid $2 for his meal, _ he had thought it would cost A not as much B not so much as C less as D not so many as 62 (D-10) “The inflation rate in Greece is five times my country.” He said A as much as B more than C as many as that in D as high as that in 63 (A1-14) The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air is, A more heat it retains B it retains the more heat C the heat it retains more D the more heat it retains 64 (A1-14) In my apartment, there are two rooms, is used as the living – room A the large one B the larger of which C the largest one D the largest of which 65 (A1-13) The Moon is much closer to Earth , and thus it had greater influence on the tides A but the Sun is B where the Sun is C than is the Sun D unlike the Sun 66 (CD-09) This factory produced motorbikes in 2008 as in the year 2006 A twice as many B as twice as many C as twice many D as many as twice 67 (CD-09) An excellent hairstylist can make a man seem to have more hair A as has actually he B than he actually has C than it actually is D as is it actually 68 (CD-09) The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international A B C D organizations 69 (CD-09) She knows a lot more about it than I A I know as much about it as she does B I not know as much about it as she does C She does not know so much about it as I D I know much more about it than she does 70 (CD-14) After his operation, Tom tried to lead possible A a very normal life as B as normal a life as C as normal life as D normal life as NMG Page 3 TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS 71 (CD-13) This small town developed I had expected A not fast as B much faster than C slowly than D as much fast as 72 (CD-13) “Which is busiest city in Vietnam?” asked Tom A B C D 73 (CD-12) , the less polluted the environment will be A The more polluted landfills will be B The more landfills are there C The less landfills are polluted D The fewer landfills we have 74 (CD-11) Generally, the South of England is as as the North A flat B less flat C flatter D the flattest 75 (CD-11) The bigger of the three daily meals for most American families is dinner, served at about six A B C D o’clock 76 (CD-11) The test we did last time was more difficult than this one A We did an easy test last time and a difficult one this time B This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time C This time we have to the most difficult test of all D The test we have done this time is not difficult at all 77 (THPTQG-15) After the new technique had been introduced, the factory produced cars in 2014 as the year before A twice as many B twice many as C as many twice D as twice many 78 (TN-14) It is becoming challenging to find a good job nowadays A better and better B the better C the more D more and more 79 (D-13) As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs Smith paid we asked A four times as much as B four time much than C four time as many as D four times much as 80 (D-13) We all agree that she is student in our class A most clever B the cleverest C a more clever D cleverest 81 (TN-13) Tom’s sister is five years than he is A the oldest B older C the eldest D elder 82 (TN-12) The harder you try, you get A the best B good C the better D better 83 (D-06) Hair colour is one of _ charateristics to be used in identifying people A the most obviously B most obvious C obviously the most D the most obvious 84 (TN-11) John works much than we A hard B more hardly C harder D hardest 85 electricity you use, your bill will be A The more/the higher B The most/the higher C The more/the high D More/higher 86 The more I got to know Tom, I liked him A least B the less C the least D the fewer 87 The rooms in the front noisier than those in the back A are more B are little C are very D are much 88 you are, you concentrate A Tired/the least hard B The more tired/the harder C The tireder/the harder D The tired/the harder 89 Of all the candidates, Peter is probably A the less qualified B the qualified less C the most little qualified D the least qualified NMG Page 4 TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS 90 The CDs here are more expensive over there A those B than those C than that D than this PART B: Rewrite these following sentences I have never used a more fascinating MP3 player than this one  This is the most …………………………………………………………………………… This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted  I’ve ………………………………………………………………………………………… I’ve never met any more dependable person than George  George is …………………………………………………………………………………… There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother  Your mother is ………………………………………………………………… ………… There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John  Mr John is ……………………………….………………………………………………… Have you got any bigger than that one?  Is this ……………………………………………………………………………………….? She knows a lot more about it than I  I don’t know ………………………………………………………… …………………… Jane is a better cook than Betty  Betty can’t ……………………………………………………………….………………… Tom is younger than he looks  Tom isn’t …………………………………………………………………………………… 10 He doesn’t know them as well as I  I know …………………………………………………………………….………………… 11 It’s still cold but it was colder yesterday  Today isn’t ……………………………………………………………… ………………… 12 I didn’t spend as much money in games as my friend did  My friend …………………………………………………………………………………… 13 He wrote more His writings became better  The more …………………………………………………………………………………… 14 They travel a lot They know much about the world  The more …………………………………………………………………….……………… 15 Public means of transport are cheaper They become more popular  The cheaper ………………………………………………………………………………… 16 We start late We get into much traffic jam  The later …………………………………………………………………… ……………… 17 Jack eats much He becomes fatter  The more …………………………………………………………………….……………… 18 We breathe a lot of polluted air We get weaker  The more …………………………………………………………………….……………… 19 Her old house is bigger than her new one  Her new house …………………………………………………………….………………… 20 No one in my class is taller than Peter  Peter ………………………………………………………………………………….……… 21 The black dress is more expensive than the white one  The white dress …………………………………………………………….………………… 22 According to me, English is easier than Maths  According to me, Maths ……………………………………………………………………… NMG Page 5 TOPIC 7: COMPARISONS 23 No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary  Mary …………………………………………………………………………………….…… 24 The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better  The more ………………………………………………………………………………….… 25 People learn a lot of things as they travel far  The farther ……………………………………………………………………… ………… 26 The children are excited with the difficult games  The more …………………………………………………………………………………… 27 People dive fast Many accidents happen  The faster ………………………………………………………………………….………… 28 I meet him much I hate him much  The more ………………………………………………………………………….………… 29 We set off soon We will arrive soon  The sooner …………………………………………………………………… …………… 30 The joke is good The laughter is loud  The better …………………………………………………………………………………… 31 This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl  She is ………………………………………………………………………………………… 32 He works much He feels tired  The more ……………………………………………………………………… …………… 33 He doesn’t not play tennis as well as Jack  Jack can ……………………………………………………………………………………… 34 Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one  The Pacific ocean …………………………………………………………………………… 35 My grandmother is older than everyone in my family  My grandmother is …………………………………………………………………………… NMG Page 6