TEST FOR UNIT 4

Pronunciations
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
other three in each question.
1. A. big B. wide C. quite D. exciting
2. A. cheap B. sleepy C. near D. peaceful
3. A. heavy B. sea C. team D. street
4. A. Cheap B. six C. meet D. She
5. A. great B. heat C. cheek D. peaceful
Stress
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in
each question.
1. A. cathedral B. gallery C. history D. factory
2. A. capital B. different C. opera D. tradition
3. A. interesting B. surprising C. amusing D. successful
4. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese
5. A. comfortable B. employment C. important D. surprising
Multiple choice
Choose the word of phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. Jill is ________ than your sister
A. thought B. more thought C. thoughtful D. more thoughtful
2. John is ________ today than he was yesterday.
A. hapier B. more happier C. more happy D. happier
3. My mother’s cooking is ________ your mother’s cooking
A. bad than B. worse than C. gad D. worse
4. The road in this town are ________the road in the city
A. narrow B. more narrow C. narrower D. more
narrower
5. John is ________ than Jack
A. more generous B. generous C. generously D. more
generously
6. Ho Chi Minh city is famous ___________ its nightclubs and busy streets.
A. for B. with C. as D. to
7. Narrow streets in HaNoi are the main reason for _______ traffic. The government
need to build larger ones.
A. big B. huge C. heavy D. large
8. What is there ________ our neighborhood?
A. in B. on C. at D. from
9. Turn left ________ the traffic lights and the restaurant is ________ your right
A. in - on B. at - in C. at - on D. on - in
10. ________ the second turning on the right and then go straight.
A. Cross B. Get C. Turn D. Take
11. He is much ________ now, but he’s still taking medication.
A. good B. gooder C. better D. more better
12. The air in many cities is heavily ________ with vehicle exhaust fumes.
A. polluted B. crowded C. wasted D. contained
13. I’m just going to the ________ to buy some medicines and bandage.
A cinema B. chemist’s C. restaurant D. grocery
14. We ______ lost in the woods.
A. become B. be C. get D. go

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15. A 10-year-old boy has just swum across the Red river. Most people find the news
incredible.
Incredible means _________.
A. difficult to believe B. possible to do C. unreal D. fake
16. People often prefer to live in the suburbs and travel to work by subway.
Suburb means ___________.
A. city center B. downtown C. outside the city D. village
17. England finally made peace with France. There was no war any longer. Peace
means
__________.
A. conflict B. no violence C. dispute D. argument
18. Mark’s car has room for five people, but Sarah’s has room for only four. Mark’s
car is _______ than Sarah’s.
A. louder B. faster C. more room D. bigger
19. Thinh has to work 9 hours every day, but Ha only works 3 hours. Thinh is _______
than Ha.
A. more busy B. busier C. harder D. more time
20. My neighborhood is very ________ because everything is near my house.
A. convenient B. exciting C. comfortable D. inconvenient
21. ________ go to the museum this weekend? - Good idea!
A. Let’s B. Why don’t C. Shall we D. Could you
22. Living in a city is ________ convenient than living in the countryside.
A. a lot B. much C. many D. more
23. My dog is ________ than your dog
A. bigger B. biger C. big D. a big
24. Italian food is ________ than American food
A. good B. better C. gooder D. beter
25. This morning is ________ than yesterday morning
A. peaceful B. peace C. more peaceful D. more peace
26. Max is ________ than Mike
A. more careful B. careful C. more care D. care
27. Health is ________ money
A. important B. important than
C. more important D. more important
than
28. There are many shops near here, so the streets are very busy and ________during
the day.
A. noise B. narrow C. quiet D. noisy
29. “Is there a supermarket in your neighborhood?”- “________.”
A. No, it isn’t. The supermarket is near my house.
B. Yes. There it one not far from my house.
C. There is a supermarket in my neighborhood.
D. The supermarket is opposite the park.
30. “Why don’t you come over and see the new film with me?” - “_________”
A. I’m afraid not. B. Great, I’d love to.
C. Sure. Please do. D. Wow! I didn’t realize that.
Cloze test
A. Choose the correct word A, B, or C for each of the gaps to complete the
following text.
Hello, I’m Erik. If you asked me, I would say my neighborhood is the most beautiful
place in my life. I live in (1) _______ apartment in a big city, (2) _______ my
neighborhood is not a noisy place. There (3) _______ lots of trees and flowers in a
large park. My sister and I often (4) _______ there after school. There is also a small
supermarket to the right of the park. We shop there every weekend. It’s really
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convenient. The supermarket has everything we need. In our free time, my sister and
I often go to the cinema (5) _______the supermarket to see a movie. It’s a lot of fun.
1. A. a B. an C. the D. X
2. A. but B. because C. so D. and
3. A. is B. are C. was D. be
4. A. plays B. playing C. to play D. play
5. A. next B. between C. among D. opposite
Reading comprehension
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these questions
Lonnie is my neighbour, He lives in the countryside but he works in the city. He has
to go to work in the early morning and comes back home in the late afternoon. The
means of transport he often uses is taxi. It’s expensive but it’s fast and convenient.
It’s never full and he can listen to the music inside the taxi. The fare isn’t a matter
for him because his salary is high.
1. Where does Lonnie live?
A. he lives in the city B. He lives in the countryside
B. He doesn’t live in the countryside D. he doesn’t live
near my house
2. When does Lonnie have to go to work?
A. In the late morning B. In the late
afternoon
C. In the early morning D. In the early
afternoon
3. How does Lonnie go to work?
A. By bus B. By car C. By bike
D. By taxi
4. Is going by taxi expensive?
A. Yes, it’s slow and inconvenient B. No, but it’s fast
and safe
C. Yes, but it’s fast and safe D. No, it’s cheap
and inconvenient
5. Does Lonnie always worried about the fare?
A. No, because he is a highly paid employee B. No, because he
is a low paid employee
C. Yes, because he gets low salary D. Yes, because he
gets low salary
Comparative forms of adjectives
Fill each blank with the correct comparative adjectives.
1. The CDs are _____________ than the DVDs. (old)
2. These apples are _____________ than those apples. (fresh)
3. This dress is _____________ than that dress.
(beautiful)
4. My sister is _____________ than I am. (good-
looking)
5. A book is _____________ than a comic. (wonderful)
6. Nina walks _____________ than her father. (slowly)
7. She is _____________ than I am. (happy)
8. This bike is _____________ than mine. (cheap)
9. The red jacket is _____________ than the blue jacket. (cheap)
10. New teacher is _____________ than old one. (nice)
11. The chocolate looks _____________ than the candy. (bad)
12. the radio is _____________ than the DVD player. (new)
13. This house is much _____________ than that one.
(comfortable)
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14. Ho Chi Minh is _____________ than Bien Hoa. (large)
15. The shoes are _____________ than the boots. (nice)
16. The pink socks are _____________ than the blue sweeter. (expensive)
17. The brown sweater is _____________ than the blue sweater. (good)
18. A dog is _____________ than a cat. (heavy)
19. My pencil is _____________ than yours. (long)
20. The weather this authumn is even _____________ than last authumn.
(bad)
Writing
Write comparative sentences using the given words.
1. My neighborhood/have/many interesting places/his neighborhood.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
2. The weather in Sapa/ fresh/ cool/ the weather in Hanoi.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
3. Da Nang/ green/ Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
4. Hang Bong street/ clean/ Hang Ga street.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
5. The way to the sports shop/ far/ the way to the department store.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
6. I / thin / my brother.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
7. A lake / small / a sea.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
8. This book / good / that one.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
9. The weather here / hot / the weather in my hometown. .
→ _________________________________________________________________________
10. A mouse / small / a cat.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
11. The sun / big / the moon.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
12. A radio / cheap / a television. .
→ _________________________________________________________________________
13. French food / good / English food.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
14. Your hair / long / my hair.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
15. A mountain / high / a hill.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
B. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the
first.
1. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
→ According _____________________________________________________________
2. This computer works better than that one.
→ That ___________________________________________________________________
3. Shall we go to the Japanese Covered Bridge first?
→ Let’s ___________________________________________________________________
4. This exercise is easier than that one.
→ That ___________________________________________________________________
5. The black car is cheaper than the red car.
→ The red car ____________________________________________________________
6. This film is more interesting than that one.
→ That film ______________________________________________________________

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7. This river is longer than that one.
→ That river _____________________________________________________________
8. Miss Lan is older than Miss Nga.
→ Miss Nga ______________________________________________________________
9. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
→ Your kitchen ___________________________________________________________
10. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
→ Her new house ________________________________________________________
11. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
→ The white dress _______________________________________________________
12. Helen’s brother is shorter than her.
→ Helen __________________________________________________________________
13. Travelling abroad for a holiday is much more expensive than travelling in your
country.
→ Travelling in your country _____________________________________________
14. Country life isn’t as interesting as city life.
→ City life ________________________________________________________________
15. Would you mind telling me the way to the National Museum?
→ Can tell ________________________________________________________________
16. The bus stop is in front of the hotel.
→ The hotel ______________________________________________________________
17. Turn left at the first traffic lights.
→ Take at ________________________________________________________________
18. The weather yesterday was worse than it is today.
→ The ____________________________________________________________________
19. There are three supermarkets in my town.
→ My town _______________________________________________________________
20. The shopping mall is near the Italian restaurant.
→ The Italian restaurant _________________________________________________
C. Rewrite the sentence so that it contains the word in capitals.
1. I expected my exam results to be better. (than)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
2. The bookstore is at the side of the grocery store. (next)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
3. Dave doesn’t earn as much money as his wife. (more)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
4. Could you close that window, please? (mind)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
5. How about playing volleyball for a change? (shall)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
6. Do you want to go for lunch now? (would)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
7. Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office? (how)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
8. The first question in the test was easier than the second one. (difficult)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
9. The sun is hotter than the moon. (cold)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
10. My neighbourhood is noisier than your neighbourhood. (quiet)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
FURTHER PRACTICE
Give the comparative adjectives of these adjectives below
1. bad → ______________ 2. Beautiful → ______________

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3. expensive → ______________ 4. hot → ______________
5. clean → ______________ 6. big → ______________
7. dangerous → ______________ 8. nice → ______________
9. pretty → ______________ 10. good → ______________
11. interesting → ______________ 12. fat → ______________
13. happy → ______________ 14. cold → ______________
15. talkative → ______________ 16. far → ______________
Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
I live in a wonderful neighbourhood. It is quiet but very convenient. There is a
grocery store; I go there when I want to buy something quick to prepare. Also, there
are other shops such as a bakery, two restaurants, and a bookstore. I am very
satisfied of having a bookstore in my neighbourhood because I love reading books.
Near my house, there is a small park. It’s a place where people meet and socialise.
My father and I go jogging around the park every morning. My
neighbourhood is great but there are no schools nearby. The hospital is also far
away, but in
general it is a nice place to live.
1. The neighbourhood is very noisy. _________
2. There are no restaurants in the neighbourhood. _________
3. The school is far away from the neighbourhood. _________
4. The writer doesn’t want a bookstore in his neighbourhood.
_________
5. You can buy food in the grocery store.
_________
6. There is a large park in the neighbourhood. _________
7. The writer likes to live in his neighbourhood _________
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Many people work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go into their offices,
factories or schools everyday by train, car or bus, even though this means they have
to get up earlier in the morning and reach home later in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even small flat in
London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money one can get
a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. Then in the country one can
rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and
spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep well at night, during weekends and
summer evenings one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes
gardens, one can spend his free time digging planting, watering and doing the other
things that are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and the vegetables come
up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secrets of nature.
1. Where do most people who work in London prefer to live?
A. London B. London’s suburbs
C. London’s town D. London’s urban areas
2. Why do they have to get up early in the morning?
A. Because they have to catch the early train or bus.
B. Because they want to avoid traffic jam.
C. Because life far from train or bus station.
D. Because it of the takes them a lot of time to get to their offices, factories or
schools.
3. What are the advantages of living outside London?
A. Houses are cheap B. There’s peace and quiet
C. Air is fresh C. All are correct
4. The phrase verb “come up” means__________
A. rise B. happen C. appear D. reach
5. Which of the following is not true?
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 A. People in the country can sleep well
B. People in the country usually spend their free time garderning
C. People in the country get fresh air
D. People in the country get peace and quiet
Read and complete the text with available words.
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I live in a large city in the (1) _________of Columbia. It is calledSanta Fe de Bogota
and is the (2) _________of Columbia. It is a largeand populous city. The city is
surrounded by high mountains, rivers, and amazing (3) _________.
The city centre is expensive and noisy. It is also dangerous at night People
arealways running and rushing for their (4) _________,schools and other work. Traffic
is awful too. Therefore I do not like this area too much.
My city also has many great (5) _________,as well as some importantlibraries.
Many people travel to this city for its growing (6) _________.
In addition, there are about 160 shopping malls. Some most famous malls are:
Centro Andino, Santaféand Centro Mayor. If you like quiet space, you can visit the
(7) _________area. There are interesting places that are full of historyand culture
such as La Casa de la Moneda, the elegant and big Colon Theater. Ifyou prefer (8)
_________places, you can go and drink a cup of coffee atthe modern Hard Rock Café
in Atlantis Plaza mall.
Read again and answer the questions.
1. In what country does Santa Fe de Bogota belong to?
→ _________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the city surrounded by?
→ _________________________________________________________________________
3. What’s the city centre like?
→ _________________________________________________________________________
4. What are people always running for?
→ _________________________________________________________________________
5. What is the education in the city like?
→ _________________________________________________________________________
6. How many shopping malls are there?
→ _________________________________________________________________________
Write comparison sentences.
1. Tom’s brothers are not as noisy as Tom.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
2. Wealth is not as good as health.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
3. Mr. Chan is not as old as he looks.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
4. Losing weight is not as easy as putting on weight.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
5. In a basketball match there are fewer players than in a football match.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
6. A Jaguar is much more expensive than a Fiat.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
7. Climbing is more dangerous than swimming.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
8. Thailand is not as rich as USA.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
9. In that room there are 50 people; in this room there are 30 people.
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 → _________________________________________________________________________
10. Joshua is seven years old; Danny is eight years old.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the
meaning of the sentences and do not change the form of the words given.
1. Alice is slimmer than Daisy. (fat)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
2. The Riverview Hotel is cheaper than the Palace Hotel. (expensive)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
3. A house in the city is more expensive than a house in the country. (cheap)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
4. The air in the city is more polluted than the air in the country. (fresh)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
5. The Central Post Office is bigger than this District Post office. (small)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
6. The skyscraper is higher than The Central Post Office. (low)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
7. Life in the city is more interesting than life in a small village. (boring)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
8. The first question in the test was easier than the second one. (difficult)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. The weather today is better than yesterday.
→ The weather ___________________________________________________________
2. The neighborhood in the suburb is more peaceful than the city center.
→ The living place in the city center ______________________________________
3. National roads are usually wider than city streets.
→ City streets _____________________________________________________________
4. Going shopping in that supermarket is more expensive than in this open-air
market.
→ Shopping in this open-air market _______________________________________
5. It’s wetter in rainy seasons than in sunny ones.
→ In sunny season_________________________________________________________

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