Giáo án phụ đạo tiếng Anh 12 - Unit: Comparisions

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The comparative 
+ S + V 
,
The comparative + Noun 
 S + V
The more 
you study
, 
the more + knowledge
You will get
Ex: + When you read a lot of books, you will get much knowledge.
 à The more books you read, the more knowledge you get. 
 + When has little time, he works more effectively. 
 à The less time he has , the more effectively he works. 
 (the comparative + noun ) (the comparative of adv.) 
A. Choose the best option
1/ Many students think that ______ they graduate from university, ____ chance they have to find a good job.
A. the soon / the good B. sooner / the better 
C. the sooner / the better D. sooner -- better/
2/ ____ veterans are coming back to Vietnam after the war. 
A. Much B. Less C. More and more D. Many and many
3/ _______ the writer is, _______ his works are.
A. More famous / popular 
B. The more famous / more popular 
C. Famous / more popular 
D. The more famous / the more popular 
4/ It is necessary for parents these days to be ______ in dealing with their children.
A. patient and patient B. more and more patient
C. more patient and more D. more patient and more patient
5/ Women's employment rate is getting _____
A. high and high B. higher and the highest
C. high and higher D. higher and higher
6/ There are ________ people listen to songs on radio. They just like to listen to the ones in their MP3 players.
A. fewer and fewer B. more and nany
C. many and many D. few and few
7/ _______ you study, ______ you can get. 
A. Harder / higher B. The harder / the highest grade
C. Harder / the high grade D. The harder / the higher grade 
8/ __ scientists have discovered mummies, _ they appear to be
A. More / mysterious B. The more / more mysterious
C. The more / mysterious D. The more / the more mysterious
9/ _____ my younger brother becomes, ______ . 
A. the elder / the more intelligent than me 
B/ the older / the more intelligent to me
C/ the elder / the more intelligent than me I am 
D/ the older / the more intelligent than me he is 
10/ _______ you work , _______ you earn.
A. More hard / more and moreB. The harder/more and more 
C. The harder / the more D. The more / but less 
B. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning. 
1/ As I get older, I want to travel less.
-> The older ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
2/ When you read more books, you will get more knowledge. 
® The more books ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
3/ When I get older, I am happier. 
® The older ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
4/ If the weather is warmer, I feel better.
 ® The warmer ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
5/ She had to wait a very long time, she became more impatient. 
® The longer ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
6/ If the hotel is more expensive, it will serve better.
®The more ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
7/ When you use more electricity, your bill will be higher. 
® The more ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
8/ If we spend much time thinking, we won’t have enough time to do.
® The more time to ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
9/ As you are aged , you becomes weak and slow.
® The older , …………………………………………………
10/ When technology is modern, the world’s environment becomes worse and worse.
 ® The more ……………………………………., ……………………………………………………
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of one of the words in the list.
big fast early easily high often
interested luod reliable serious hard thin
1. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed earlier than usual.
2. I’d like to have a …………………………. car. The one I’ve got keeps breaking down.
3. Unfortunately, her illness was…………………………. than we thought at first.
4. You look…………………………. . Have you lost weight?
5. I want a…………………………. flat. We don’t have enough space here.
6. He doesn’t study very hard. He’s…………………………. in having a good time.
7. We could have found the place …………………………. with a map.
8. We can’t hear. Could you speak a bit…………………………. ?
9. I can’t jump any…………………………. than that.
10. We are late. Can you walk…………………………. than that?
11. There are big traffic jams in big cities. They happen…………………………. nowadays.
12 . Who works …………………………. in your family, your mother or your father?
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most…) or a comparative (-er or more…)
1. We stay at the ……………………………… hotel in the town. (cheap)
2. Our hotel was ……………………………… than all the others in the town. (cheap)
3. The United States is very large but Canada is ……………………………… (large)
4. What’s the……………………………… river in the world? (long)
5. What is the……………………………… sport in your country? (popular)
6. Everest is the……………… mountain in the world. It is ……………………………than any other mountains. (high)
7. We had a great holiday. It was one of the……………………………… holidays we’re ever had. (enjoyable)
8. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ………………………………. (comfortable)
9. What’s the……………………………… way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
10. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have got three daughters. The……………………………… is 14 years old. (old) 
Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets.
1. It was an awful day. It was the (bad)…………………………… day of my life.
2. He was a bit depressed yesterday, but he looks (happy)…………………………… today
3. John’s car runs (well)…………………………… than Mary’s.
4. That’s the (far)…………………………… way to the city center.
5. I feel (good)…………………………… today than I did last week.
6. HCM City is the (big)…………………………… city in Viet Nam.
7. Marjorie has (many)…………………………… books than Sue.
8. He acts (badly)…………………………… than ever before.
9. This bottle has (little)…………………………… water than my bottle.
10. Nam is (nice)…………………………… than Minh.
Exercise 4:Use the correct form of the comparison of equality 
1. A horse is not (heavy) …………………………….an elephant.	
England is (big)…………………………… Spain.
My car is (bad) …………………………. your car. 	
4. Helen is (beautiful) …………………….Daisy. 	
5. An aero plane is (fast) …………………………..a plane. 
Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences with as…. as…. or not as…. as….
1. Bob is taller than Jack. -> Jack isn’t…………………………………………………..………
2. Tokyo is bigger than Ha Noi. -> Ha Noi isn’t…………………………………………………
3. Jill is more intelligent than Bill. ->Bill is………………………………………………………
4. Are you and your husband the same age? -> Are you……………………………………………………your husband?
5. You work harder than I ->I don’t…………………………………………………………….…
6. Dogs are friendlier than cats. ->Cats………………………………………………..…………
COMPARISIONS
Hotels have developed ___________ restaurants.
 a. as rapidly as	b. so rapidly that	c. as rapid as	d. as rapid than
Commercial centres are _________ they were many years ago.
 a. as popular than	 b. more popular than	c. the most popular	d. most popular than
Computers are considered as __________ tools today.
 a. much modern than	b. modern as	c. the most modern	d. more modern
A supermarket is _________ a shopping centre.
 a. less convenient as b. less convenient than	c. not so convenient than	d. the most convenient as
Vietnam becomes ____________	to foreign tourists.
 a. most and most attractive	b. much and more attractive c. the more attractive	d. more and more attractive
Can tho is __________ from Saigon than Bien Hoa is.
 a. farther	 b. far	c. nearer	d. near
Bao Yen sings ______ than this singer.
 a. well	 b. better	c. gooder	d. more good
The sooner, the ___________.
 a. better	b. best	c. good	d. more good
My father is _________ as yours.
 a. old	b. as old	c. older	d. so old
She is the _________ daughter in the family.
 a. older	b. more old	c. oldest	d. old
He is the ________ student in the class.
 a. very intelligent	b. most intelligent	c. more intelligent	d. less intelligent
This car is ___________ than mine.
 a. less expensive	b. as expensive	c. expensive	d. not so expensive
HCM city is __________ than Nha Trang.
 a. more large	b. as large	c. not so large	d. larger
Who is _________, Jim or Alan?
 a. more tall	b. the tallest	c. tallest	d. taller
She is __________ as I am.
 a. as height 	b. as same height	c. so tall	d. the same height
The harder we studied, ___________ .
 a. we got more confused. 	b. the more confused we got 
	 c. we got so confused	d. the most confused we got
“Do you like the color of the new carpet?” – “Yes, it’s definitely nicer ___ the others we looked at.”
 a. then	b. as 	c. than	d. that
Your pencil is ___________ as mine.
 a. as sharp	b. not sharp	c. sharper	d. sharp
It gets ________. Let’s go swimming.
 a. hot and hot	b. more and more hot	c. the more hot	d. hotter and hotter
The ______ things are produced , the ________prices are.
 a. more / cheaper	b. much / cheap	c. most / cheapest	d. many / cheaper
She looks older than she is.
 a. She is smaller than she looks b. She is younger than she does c. She is as old as she looks d. All are correct
His house is ________ mine.
 a. larger and more comfortable than	b. more large and comfortable than
 c. he most large and comfortable than	d. more comfortable and larger than
Mathematics is not so difficult as Physics
 a. Physics is not so easy as Mathematics	b. Physics is more difficult than Mathematics
 c. Mathematics is easier than Physics.	d. B and C are correct
No one works harder than Barbara.
 a. Barbara works the hardest of everyone.	b. Barbara works as hardly as anyone does.
 c. Barbara works as hard as anyone does 	d. Barbara doesn’t work less harder than anyone does
She is a faster and more careless driver than I am.
 a. I drive as fast and carelessly as she does.	 	b. I don’t drive as fast and carelessly as she does.
 c. I drive faster and more carelessly than she does. 	d. I’m a slow and careful than she does.
I know him better than you do.
 a. You know him as well as I do	b. He know you better than I do
 c. You don’t know him so well as I do	d. He doesn’t know me as well as you do
Peter usually drives ____