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PHẦN 9: COMPARISON
A. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES LEVEL A1
I. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D.
1. My Japanese class is _______ than his English class. A. funny B. funnier C. funniest D. the funny
2. This chair is _______ than the other.
A. comfortable B. the comfortable C. more comfortable D. most comfortable
3. No one in my group is _______ than Mai. A. kinder B. kind C. more kind D. most kind
4. Alex visits his parent _______ than she does. A. little B. least C. the less D. less
5. If John had not run _______, his brother could have caught him. A. fast B. faster C. the fastest D. more faster
6. She is _______ singer I've ever met. A. worse B. bad C. the worst D. badly
7. It is _______ in the city than it is in the country. A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy
8. Taylor Swift is _______ singer I have known. A. the most beautiful
B. the more beautiful C. the most beautifully D. the more beautifully
9. The English test was _______than I thought it would be.
A. the easier B. more easy 10. C. easiest D. easier
Jupiter is _______ planet in the solar system. A. the biggest B. the bigger C. bigger D. biggest
11. She runs _______ in my class.
A. the slowest B. the most slow 12.
C. the slowly D. the most slowly My house is _______ hers. A. cheap than B. cheaper 13.
C. more cheap than D. cheaper than
Her office is _______ away than mine. A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer
14. Tom is _______ than David. A. handsome B. the more handsome
C. more handsome D. the most handsome
15. He did the test _______ I did. A. as bad as B. badder than
C. more badly than D. worse than
16. A boat is _______ than a plane. A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower
17. My sister dances _______ than me. A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good
18. My bedroom is _______ room in my house. A. tidier than B. the tidiest C. the most tidy D. more tidier
19. This road is _______ than that road. A. narrower B. narrow 20. It
C. the most narrow D. more narrower was _______day of the year. A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder
II. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the suggested adjectives.
21. He is (clever) _____the cleverest_____ student in my group.
22. It's (good) ____the best______ holiday I've had.
23. Lan sings (sweet) ___sweeter_______ than Hoa does.
24. My Tam is one of (popular) ___the most popular_______ singers in my country.
25. The weather this summer is even (hot) __hotter________ than last summer. LEVEL A2
I. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D.
26. Learning to speak a language is often much _______ than learning to write it. A. more easier B. easier C. the easiest D. more easily
27. He is certainly ________ person I have ever met. A. the unusuallest B. more unusual
C. the most unusual D. the more unusual
28. The museum is________ away of the three buildings. A. the further
B. the more further C. the farthest D. the farest
29. This hotel must be _______ than the small one next door. A. more expensive B. the most expensive
C. the more expensive D. more expensively
30. His latest film is _______than his previous ones. A. more interested B. the most interestedly
C. the most interesting D. more interesting
31. What is _______ thing you have ever done?
A. more difficult B. the most difficult C. the most difficultly D. the more difficult
32. Losing your credit card is _______ than losing your money. A. badder B. more badly C. worse D. the worst
33. Bringing up children is one of _______ jobs in the world. A. hardlier B. more hardly C. the hardest D. the most hardly
34. When I saw her, she looked much _______ than I remembered her. A. the thinnest B. thinner C. more thin D. the thinner
35. My cat is the _______ of the two. A. prettiest B. prettier C. more pretty D. most pretty
36. Does Fred feel _______ today than he did yesterday? A. weller B. gooder C. better D. best
37. Mary promised to be _______ with her money. A. carefuller B. more careful
C. most carefullest D. more carefully
38. In my opinion, Hanoi is the _______ city in Vietnam.
A. most loveliest B. more lovelier C. loveliest D. most lovely
39. All of the cars in the parking lot, Mr. Brown’s is _______. A. the newer B. more newer
C. the newest D. the most newest
40. Russian is spoken fast. Italian is spoken … than Russian. Spanish is spoken … of all.
A. more fast / the fastest B. faster / the fastest C. faster / the most fast D. more faster / the fastest
41. David and John both did _______ on the writing test, but John got the _______ score.
A. good / higher B. well / higher C. well / highest D. good / highest
42. There is nothing _______ than going swimming in hot weather. A. gooder B. good C. better D. best 43. The lessons
this year are _______ than those last year. A. longer and more difficult B. more longer and difficult
C. more longer and more difficult D. more difficult and long
44. Our friends are more _______ than us. A. difficult B. intelligent C. easy D. tall
45. Peter does better at school because he works _______. A. harder
B. more carelessly C. more lazily D. worse II.
Rewrite the following sentences without meaning changes.
46. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
 The white dress __is cheaper than the black dress__________________________________.
47. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.  Mary _is the most intelligent in my
group_______________________________________________.
48. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
 No mountain ____is higher than Everest in the world____________________________________.
49. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
 She is _the pretties girl i have ever meet__________________________________________.
50. Minh is very intelligent but his brother is the most intelligent in his family.
 Minh’s brother is ___the most intelligent in his family___________________________. LEVEL B1
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
51. French is considered to be _______ than English, but Chinese is the _______ language.A. more complicated/ complicated
B. more complicated/ most complicated
C. most complicated/ complicated
D. more complicated/ more complicated
52. Because her husband is waiting for her at home, she _______ than 30 minutes.
A. can stay here longer B. can stay here longlier C. can’t stay here longer D. can’t stay here longest
53. Being a firefighter is _______ than being a constructor. A. riskiest B. more risky C. riskier D. the riskier
54. Everest is _______ mountain in the world. It is _______than any other mountain. A. the highest/ the higher B. the highest/the highest C. the highest/ more higher D. the highest/ higher
55. In my thought, there is no _______ person in the world than my mother.
A. more kind-hearted B. the most kind-hearted C. most kind-hearted D. the more kind-hearted
56. In the previous exam, John’s results were good while Fred’s results were very poor. It is certainthat
Fred’s results were _______ John’s. A. better than B. gooder than C. badder than D. worse than
57. When I am under study pressure, I often listen to music or go out to take the air in order to feel_______. A. the most relaxed B. more comfortable C. safer D. more energetic
58. If I had much _______ than he does, I would buy _______ tickets than he would.
A. more money / less B. less money / more C. more money / more D. money / more
59. I like the black one _______ in my three hats because it makes me _______ than the other.
A. best / more beautiful B. the best / beautifully
C. the best / more beautifully
D. the best / more confidently
60. Because I have _______ votes than she does, I can’t continue to participate in the competition. A. less B. many C. more D. fewer
61. John takes actions_______ in this turn with _______ mistakes than he did in the previous one.
A. more careful / more B. more careful / fewer C. more carefully / less D. more carefully / fewer
62. My mother has _______ work to do at harvest, so I want to come back my countryside to help her. A. the most B. more C. much D. less
63. Thanks to our brilliant collaborators, our company dealt with these serious problems _______ with_______ challenges.
A. easier / more B. easier / fewer
C. more easily / less D. more easily / fewer
64. To catch the audiences’ attention in this important event, organizers need _______ cheerleadingteam.
A. the most pretty and professional
B. the prettiest and more professional
C. the most professional and prettiest
D. the prettiest and the most professional
65. Because he knew _______ information about Britain’s the politic system than she did, she totallywon the debate. A. less B. more C. fewer D. a lot of
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
66. Aneroid baromaters are smaller than mercury barometers and are more easy to carry. A. Aneroid B. are C. smaller than D. more easy
67. Parents in Europe are stricter than parents in Australia. Parents in Asia are the most strictest of all. A. Europe B. stricter than
C. Australia D. most strictest
68. Because I had fewer work experience than she had, they didn’t choose me.
A. fewer B. experience C. had D. me
69. Linda is the most brilliant member in my team, but she is more fortunate than me.
A. most brilliant B. in C. more fortunate D. me
70. The moment she felt the most happily is when he declared his love to her. A. moment B. most happily C. when D. declared
III. Rewrite the following sentences without meaning changes.
71. His previous CD wasn’t as popular as this one.
 This CD _is more popular than his previous CD.__________________________________________.
72. I haven’t taken as much interest in football as you have.  You have_more interest in football than
I have.__________________________________________.
73. I was less interested in the film than I had expected.  The film is less interesting than I
had expected___________________________________________.
74. Britain isn’t as warm as Greece.
 Greece _is warmer than Britain_____________________________________________.
75. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
 Is this _the best hotel you can find______________________________________________?
76. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful.
 If he hadn’t been careless, he would not have lost his money___________________________________.
77. I’ve never met any more dependable person than George.  George is the most dependable person i have
ever meet____________________________________________.
78. I expected my friends arrived at about 4p.m. In fact, they arrived at 2:30.
 My friends__arrived later than i expected________________________________________.
79. I didn't spend as much money as you did.
 You _spent more money than i did_______________________________________________.
80. I have never met anyone as pretty and passionate as she is.  She is_the pretties and more passionate i have
ever meet____________________________________________. LEVEL B2
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
81. In terms of sales, the component side’s products are sold _______ than our company. Therefore, we
have to take appropriate measures to make our products be _______. A. well / attractively B. better / more attractive C. better / attractively D. well / more attractive
82. The manufacturer made a decision to choose _______ strategy to make the company _______.
A. the more appropriate/ powerful
B. more appropriate/ the most powerful
C. the most appropriate/ powerfully
D. the most appropriate/ more powerful
83. The design competition’s organiser reported that the number of the participated is _______ 30
people, so you should try your _______ to be involved. A. fewer than / best
B. less than / better C. more than / better D. more than / best
84. Thanks to the government’s appropriate policies related to the environmental
problems,underground water source in my countryside is _______. A. more clean and polluted
B. cleaner and less polluted C. cleaner and more polluted D. the cleaner and more polluted
85. In terms of qualification, I think Lisa is _______ collaborator I’ve ever known.
A. more accomplished B. the friendliest C. the most enthusiastic D. the most accomplished
86. It was strongly believed that the investigation could finished _______ than the lawyer
estimatedbecause there were _______ remarkable evidences than the policemen expected to find out. A. later / less B. sooner / fewer C. later / fewer D. later / more
87. It is clearly demonstrated that Learning at school brings about kids _______than studying at home.
A. more mental-related problems
B. mental-related more problems
C. less mental-related problems
D. mental-related less problems
88. Childhood is considered as _______ phase in one’s life when people are extremely curious aboutthe surrounding world. A. the most significantly B. more significant C. more important D. the most significant 89.
It is possibly compulsory that kids spend _______ dealing with numerous challenging tasks inschool. A. more time B. less time C. the more time D. the most 90.
School is known as a place helping children have _______ chances to achieve _______qualifications. A. the most / the highest B. greater / the highest C. the more / the highest D. the most / higher
II. Rewrite the following sentences without meaning changes.
91. Because of several school-related anxieties, he can’t be as confident as he can.
 If ___several school-related didn’t be axieties__________ than _he would be as confident as he can___________.
92. It is extremely controversial that there is no social problem more apprehensive than murdering.
 It is ___murdering is _____________________________ the most _social problem more than
apprehensive_______________________.
93. Couldn’t you submit a more detailed and more persuasive report?
 Is this _______________________________________________________________?
94. According to several recent surveys, the previous economy isn’t as fluctuating as the present one.
 According to __________the present one _____________________ more fluctuating tjan the
previous economy____________________.
95. I expected my tasks were done propitiously. In fact there are several noticeable problems.
Because of _____________, ________________less_________________________.
96. Because our lawyer didn’t provide as much opposing information as they did, we lost this case.
 Because ______our lawyer provide_________less____than oppsing information did so we lost this
case______________________________________.
97. The interviewer accepted him because my job experiences were not as diversified as his ones.
The interviewer _________________________far ___________________________.
98. In the previous debate, the opposing team didn’t present as many claims as well as grounds as thesupporting team did.
 In the previous debate, ___the supporting team did _______________many more __as well as the
opposing team___________________.
99. Since I came here, I have never met such a pretty and charming girl.
 Since I came here, this is _the pretties and most charming ____girl i have ever
meet__________________________________________.
100. There is no choice more appropriate than studying abroad to improve knowledge effectively.  Studying abroad is __the best choice to improve knowledge
effectively__________________________________________________.
B. THE COMPARATIVE, THE COMPARATIVE LEVEL A1
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. Some people become _______. A. richer and richer B. richest and richest C. more and more D. more rich and rich 2. The tests are richer _______.
A. more difficult and difficult B. more and more difficult
C. more difficult and more difficult D. more difficult
3. Life in the modern world is becoming _______.
A. more complex B. complexer and complexer C. more complex and complex D. more and more complex
4. Because he was afraid, he walked _______. A. farther and farther
B. faster and faster C. more and more fast D. more faster and faster
5. The living standard is getting _______.
A. gooder and gooder B. more and more well C. better and better D. more better
6. The _______ you study, the more you will learn. A. hardest B. harder C. most D. much
7. The _______ he got, the quieter he became. A. older B. oldest C. most D. more
8. The _______ she studied, the _______ she learned. A. more / most B. most / most C. more / more D. most / more
9. The _______ the weather is, the _______I like it.
A. warmest / better B. warmer / best
C. warmer / better D. warmest /
10. The _______ the sun rises, the warmer the weather is. best A. higher B. highest C. highlier D. more highly
11. The _______ I meet him, the _______ I hate him. A. more / much B. most / more C. more / more D. much / much
12. The _______ you drive, the _______ you arrive. more A. faster / soonlier
B. more fastly / more soonlyC. D. faster /
fastlier / soonlier 13. It gets _______ and darker. sooner A. darklier B. darker C. darkest D. more darkest
14. My best friend, Hoa becomes _______ beautiful. A. most and most
B. most beautiful and C. more beautiful and D. more and more 15.
Her old boyfriend gets _______.
A. richer and richest B. richer and richer
C. richlier and richlier D. more and more richlier
16. My grandfather gets _______. A. older and oldest
B. elder and younger C. older and older D. younger and younger 17.
The winter is coming. The weather gets _______. A. warmer and warmer B. colder and colder C. coldest and coldest D. cooler and cooler
18. The older they are, the _______ they are. A. fastest B. fastlier C. faster D. more fastly
19. The _______ he studies, the _______ he is. A. more / more B. most / best C. more / better D. more / less
20. The _______ I eat the dish, the _______ I like it. A. more / more B. most / most C. most / more D. much / much more
II. Fill in the blanks with suggested words.
21. The (old) __________ her mother is, the (pretty) __________ she looks.
22. The (much) __________ she sleeps, the (fat) __________she is.
23. The (much) __________ fatty food he eats, the (fat) __________ he is.
24. When I left home, it became (cool) __________.
25. The (old) __________ my younger sister is, the (clever) _________ she is. LEVEL A2
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
26. When we went out without saying last night, my mother became _______.
A. angrier and angrier B. more and more angry C. more angry and angry D. angrilier and angrilier
27. It is said that the cost of living is _______.
A. more and more expensive B. more expensive and expensive C. more expensive D. the most expensive
28. The _______ the test is, the _______ the students are.
A. most difficult / most nervous
B. more difficult / more nervous
C. most difficult / more nervous
D. more difficult / most nervous
29. The _______ books you read, the _______ knowledge you get. A. more / less B. fewer / more C. more / more D. more / much
30. The _______ he waited, the _______ he became. A. longer / less impatient B. longlier / more impatient
C. more longly / more impatiently D. longer / more impatient
31. The _______ electricity you use, the _______ your bill is.
A. more / higher B. less / higher C. more / lower D. much / higher
32. The _______ people drive, the _______ accidents happen.
A. fastlier / more B. faster / less C. faster / more D. more fastly / more
33. The _______ fashionable clothes she wears, the _______she looks.
A. most / more beautiful B. many / most beautiful C. fewer / most beautiful D. more / more beautiful
34. It is unbelievable that she becomes _______. A. more and more wicked
B. more and more wickedly C. more wickedly D. more wicked and wicked
35. She is really concerned that her son is _______.
A. more mischievous B. the most mischievous C. more and more mischievous D. more and most mischievous
36. Everyone hopes that her health status is _______. A. better and better
B. poorer and poorer C. best D. unchangeable
37. When strangers come near the dog, she becomes _______.
A. more fiercer B. more and more fierce
C. fiercer and fiercer D. more fiercely
38. The _______ he says, the _______ assertive she is. A. most / more B. more / more
C. less / most D. a lot / more
39. The more she climbs, the _______ she feels. A. more exhausted
B. more and more exhaustedly C. more exhaustedly D. most exhausted
40. The major duty of the government is to make society _______. A. better and better
B. poorer and poorer C. go down D. worse
41. The _______ marks he gets, the _______ he feels.
A. highlier / more confidently B. more highly / more confident C. many / more confident D. higher / more confident
42. Thanks to diet pill, she is _______. A. fatter and fatter
B. bigger and bigger C. shorter and shorter D. thinner and thinner
43. The _______ I look into your eyes, the _______ I love you. A. less / much B. more / much C. more / more D. much / much
44. The _______ soft water he drinks, the _______ he feels.
A. less / most thirsty B. more / thirstier C. more / more thirsty D. less / more thirstily
45. The _______ you speak English, the _______ your English will be. A. less / better B. more / worse C. more / better D. much / better
II. Rewrite the following sentences without meaning changes.
46. She gets fat. She feels tired.
 The fatter __________________________________________.
47. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
 The bigger _________________________________________.
48. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
 The sooner _________________________________________.
49. The joke is interesting. There are a lot of rounds of laughter.
 The more __________________________________________.
50. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
 The older __________________________________________. LEVEL B1
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
51. The _______ you drive, the _______ you are to have an accident.
A. fastest / more B. faster / more likely
C. fastlier / likelier D. faster / likelier
52. Because my roommate became_______, I made a decision to transfer to another boarding-house. A. more self-opinionated
B. the most self- opinionated C. much more self-opinionated D.
more and more self-opinionated
53. The _______ he tries to explain his attitude, the _______towards him she is.
A. less / less sympathetically B. best / more sympathetic C. more / less sympathetic D. most / more sympathetic
54. The _______ the growth in the economy, the _______ people’s living condition.
A. more rapid / worse B. more rapid / better C. most rapid / better D. more rapidly / more
55. The _______ the prices of means of transport reduce, the _______ people buy them.
A. more / least B. most / least C. more / more D. most / most
56. The _______ polluted air we breathe, the _______ we get. A. more / healthier B. more / weaker
C. much / weaker D. more / weaklier
57. Because the world’s the population is _______, the government should take actions to deal withthis problem _______. A. more increasing / later
B. more and more increasing / later
C. more and more increasing / sooner
D. more and more decreasingly / immediately
58. The _______ she plays together with her new friends, the _______ she is. A. more / harder to control
B. less / more hard to control C. more / more hard to control D. more / more harder to control
59. The _______ collaborators they enroll, the _______ their project is. A. more / most successful B. more / more successful C. best / most successful D. more / less successful
60. Although her diary gets _______, she insists on keeping it in her small box.
A. more and more interesting B. newer and newer C. more and more beautiful D. more and more obsolete
61. Because their small house is _______, they have to save a large amount of money to mend it.
A. more and more dilapidated B. more and more beautiful C. more dilapidated D. dirtier and dirtier
62. The _______ trickery he uses, the _______ his offences are.
A. more / most serious B. more / less minor C. more / more serious D. less / most minor
63. The wife started divorce proceedings because the husband became _______. A. more and more careful B. more and more brutal C. more and more handsome D. more and more dynamic
64. The _______ correspondents appear around the building, the _______ she goes out.
A. more / more B. most / best C. more / less D. much / less
65. The _______ and elegant he appears, the _______ I like him.
A. more gallant / less B. more untidy / more C. more handsome / very much D. more gallant / more
II. Find the mistakes in following sentences.
66. When I saw him in the park, he was striking his son in the face. It was said that he became more and more violently. A. saw B. was striking C. more and more D. violently
67. It is certain that the much work he does, the higher his salary is. A. certain B. much C. work D. the higher
68. Yesterday when I found out a woman lying motionless in the street, I saw that her countenance more paler and paler.
A. lying B. motionless C. more D. paler and paler
69. It can’t be denied that the more you study, the less knowledge you will gain. A. be denied B. the more C. the less D. will gain
70. The less trees we plant, the cleaner the air is. Therefore, we should create a green house together. A. The less B. plant C. the cleaner D. create
III. Rewrite the following sentences without meaning changes.
71. Numerous children are excited with such difficult games.
 The more __________________________________________________________.
72. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
 The less ___________________________________________________________.
73. He learned a lot of things about the surrounding world as he traveled far.
 The farther _________________________________________________________.
74. When many people issue challenges, he becomes powerful.
 The more __________________________________________________________.
75. The teacher has students study theory lessons too much and the students feel very bored. The
more __________________________________________________________.
76. In a speaking lesson, students are asked to present in front of the class much, so they are verynervous.
 In a speaking lesson, the more __________________________________________.
77. If he plays games too much, he will be addicted.
 The more __________________________________________________________. 78.
When he has much money, he wants to buy a lot of luxury items.
 The more __________________________________________________________.
79. I see his detestable face much. I feel angry much.
 The more __________________________________________________________. 80.
She enjoys her life much when she stays in such peaceful places much.
 The more __________________________________________________________. LEVEL B2
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
81. The _______ teaching aids the teacher uses, the _______ she makes the lesson.
A. more / more efficient B. more / more efficiently C. less / more efficiently D. more / more ineffectively
82. Because numerous people are concerned about the outstanding problem, it becomes ____.
A. more and more controversially
B. more and more controversial
C. less and more controversial D. more and more noticeably
83. Thanks to the rear’s considerable help, our army forces became _______.
A. more and more impressive B. more and more prevailing C. more and more effective D. more and more powerful
84. The _______ he is, the _______ to achieve great success he has.
A. more venturesome / more chances B. more successful / less opportunities
C. more handsome / more chances
D. more attractive / less opportunities
85. The _______ role he plays in his office, the _______ he will gain promotion.A. more significantly / more early
B. less significant / earlier C. more significant / earlier D. more significant / more early
86. When someone deliberately provokes her, she becomes _______. A. more and more excited B. more and more passionate C. more and more beautiful D. more and more indignant
87. When applying for an essential position in the company, the _______ she has, the _______ shefeels.
A. more relationship / less confident B. more job experiences / more ashamed C. more travel
experiences / less excited D. more job experiences / more self-assured
88. The _______ she shows off, the _______ people find her.
A. less exaggerated / more trustworthy
B. more exaggeratedly / more trustworthily
C. less exaggerated / less trustworthy
D. more exaggeratedly / less trustworthy
89. The _______ these jewelries are, the _______ are bursting to own them.
A. more unworthy / more people
B. more beautiful / much people
C. more valuable / more people
D. less expensive / more thieves
90. The _______ the commodities in repository are; the _______ security precautions the securityguards should take.
A. more momentous / more stringent B. less significant / more
C. more important / less stringent
D. more insignificant / more stringent II. Rewrite
the following sentences without meaning changes.
91. A great deal of offence can strongly affect many children who are vulnerable.
 The more vulnerable_________________, the more strongly _____________________.
92. That the racial discrimination is increasing makes many people’s lives more miserable.
 The more increasing _____________________________________________________.
93. If you budge much, the wound on your hand is more severe.
 The more ______________________________________________________________.
94. Numerous explorers are always curious about the unfathomable jungle.
 The more unfathomable __________________________________________________.
95. I walk much every morning. I get accustomed to walking.
 The more ______________________________________________________________. 96.
The staffs are obsessive about punctuality because the boss levies a fine on them much.
 The more ______________________________________________________________.
97. Thanks to his impressive speech, many people highly appreciated him.
 The more impressive_____________, the more highly____________________________.
98. The landlord is very benevolent. Therefore, everyone in the boarding-house respects for her much.
 The more _______________________________________________________________. 99.
When her younger sister aggravates her, she has to dominate her passions much.
 The more _______________________________________________________________.
100. She is very passionate about such extraordinary artistic masterpieces.
 The more extraordinary ____________________________________________________.