Ex1:Use the correct tense of the verb in bracket.

1. You ever (do) ……………….volunteer work? – Yes, I (do) ……volunteer work last month.

2. I (collect)…………..hundreds of old books and clothes for street children so far.

3. My sister wants  to raise .funds for elderly and disabled people so she (make) ………..hundreds of postcards to sell them.

4. My hobby is carving eggshells and now I (carve) …………nearly 100.

5. Going home from school yesterday, I (help) …………….an old man to go across the street.

6. Last Tuesday, I (go) ………….home late because there (be) ………a traffic jam near my school.

7. At Tet, my mother and her close friends often  goes  to the hospitals to donate cakes, sweets and toys for the sick children there. She (do) ……………..…..it for many years.

8. Lan never (eat) …… Banh tet. She will try it this year.

9. Linh is my close friend.We(know) …each other since 2012.

10. They (not see)……………..the film Titanic yet.

11. Tom( not call)………………his boss recently.

12. John( read)………………..the letter from Mary already.

13. We(not begin)…………….to learn for the test yet.

14.I( meet)………..Robert at the supermarket this morning.

15. Nancy(be)…………………to VietNam several times.

16. I(not see)…………your brother yet.

17. My pen isn’t here any more. Someone(take)….it already.

18. When…………your father(give up)………….smoking?

19. The motorbike looks clean. .(you/ wash)…………..it?

20. My uncle(move)……………to Da Lat in 2005.

21. The Greens(be)……to many countries in the world so far.

22. We(go)..to that village to do volunteer work several times.

23. We(spend)….…our summer vacation in HL Bay last July.

24. Our teacher (explain)..to us how to use the printer already.

25. The postman(deliver)…………the letter half an hour ago.

26. Mai(not finish)…………………her homework yet.

27. I(visit)………our form teacher in the hospital already.

28. I(hear)……the good news fro Mary a few minutes ago.

29. They (not start)…………..the project yet.

30. We (just take)………………….up the community service.

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.(Chọn đáp án đúng với các dạng câu so sánh)

Question 1: I think spring is_______season of the year.

A. beautiful      B. very beautiful                       C. more beautiful       

D. the most beautiful

Question 2: The larger the apartment is, the_______its price is.

A. expensive    B. more expensive                     C. expensively   

D. most expensive

Question 3: The faster we walk,_______we will get there.

A. the soonest  B. the soon       C. the more soon  D. the sooner

Question 4: “Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were_______I could find.”

A. cheapest      B. cheapest ones                        C. the cheapest ones   D. the most cheapest

Question 5: She plays the piano_______as her sister does.

A. as beautifully                        B. more beautifully      C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully

Question 6: The streets are getting more and_______these days.

A. crowded       B. less crowded                        

C. more crowded                       D. most crowded

Question 7: New York City's Central Park is nearly twice as large_______second smallest country.

A. as                 B. is the            C. as is              D. as the

Question 8: You must explain your problems_______.

A. as clear as you can                                        B. as clearly as you can

C. as clear than you are            D. as clearly as you are

Question 9: Phil is_______person we have ever known.

A. the happier  B. the happiest C. happier        D. happiest

Question 10: Which woman are you going to vote for? -I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is_______.

A. smarter        B. the smarter   C. more smarter    D. more smart

Question 11:I thought this test would be difficult, but it is_______test I've ever taken.

A. the easiest    B. easier           C. the most easy   D. easily

Question 12: It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere_______?

A. noisier         B. more quiet   C. more noisy   D. quieter

Question 13:_______the time passes,_______I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it.

A. The faster / the nervous       B. The more fast / the nervous

C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous

Question 14: China is the country with_______population.

A. the larger     B. the more large                       C. the largest      

D. the most large

Question 15: She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting_______. Finally she exploded.

A. more and more angrily         B. the more angry

C. angrier and angrier               D. the most angry

Question 16: For_______, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.

A. the better or the worse         B. the good or the bad

C. good or bad                          D. better or worse

Question 17: Her grandfather’s illness was_______we thought at first.

A. more seriously as                  B. as seriously as  C. more serious than       D. as serious than

Question 18: My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed_______usual.

A. more early than                    B. as early as    C. more earlier as        D. earlier than

Question 19:_______you study for these exams,_______you will do.

A. The harder / the better         B. The more / the much

C. The hardest / the best           D. The more hard / the more good

Question 20: That is his house which is_______mine.

A. twice as big as                                               B. as twice big as

C. as two times big as               D. as big as twice

Question 21: My town is_______this city.

A. more peaceful                                               

B. more peacefully than

C. peaceful than                                                 D. more peaceful than

Question 22: I was ill yesterday but I am_______today.

A. better           B. gooder         C. weller          D. best

Question 23: Monkeys are_______learners than elephants.

A. faster           B. very fast       C. more faster  D. more fast

Question 24: The use of detail is_______method of developing a controlling idea and almost all students employ this method.

A. more common                       B. common       C. most common

D. the most common

Question 25: My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that_______it is at night, _______he plays his music!

A. the less/ the more loud         B. the less/less

C. the more late/ the more loudly                      D. the later/the louder

Question 26: It gets_______when the winter is coming.

A. cold and cold                        B. the coldest and coldest

C. colder and colder                                           D. more and more cold

Question 27: The cuisine of France is_______.

A. more famous than that of England               

B. famous than the cuisine of England

C. more famous than which of England           

D. as famous than that of England

Question 28: My sister is two years_______than me.

A. young          B. so young      C. younger       D. the youngest

Question 29: What is the_______movie you have ever seen?

A. worst            B. baddest        C. most bad      D. the worst

Question 30: The Missouri River is the_______river in the United States.

A. most long     B. longer          C. longest         D. the longer

Question 31: That whale is_______than this dingo.

A. big               B. most big       C. biggest         D. bigger

Question 32: Our crazy Uncle Pete is the_______fisherman in all of Oregon.

A. talented       B. most talentedC. more talented  D. talentedly

Question 33: The people applauded_______than before when Bobo the Clown came out.

A. most loudly B. louder          C. loudest         D. more loud

Question 34: I'm positive that I am_______and beautiful than my opponent.

A. more intelligent                    B. most intelligent        C. as intelligent      D. intelligent

Question 35: Of all two sisters, Kizzy is the_______.

A. hard-working                                                 B. more hard-working

C. most hard-working               D. as hard-working

Question 36:_______in Stevenson's landscapes, the more vitality and character the painting seems to possess.

A. The brushwork is loose        B. The looser brushwork

C. The loose brushwork is        D. The looser the brushwork is

Question 37: Horace found his Magical Bean Maker_______than he originally thought.

A. useful           B. less useful    C. less least useful        D. least useful

Question 38: The relative size of an insect's wing is much greater than_______.

A. that of a bird's wing             B. of a bird's wing

C. that wing of a bird                                         D. a wing of a bird is

Question 39: The richer you are,_______.

A. you may become more worried                    

B. you more worried may become

C. the more worried you may become              

D. the more worry you may become

Question 40: Ann works_______than most of her friends.

A. much harder                         B. a lot more hardly     C. more hardly        D. more harder

Pop music has always been influenced by other forms of musiC. An important form is folk musiC.
Folk songs are the songs composed and sung by country people. The songs may be hundreds of
years old, so nobody knows who originally composed them. Modern music is often music for
dancing. In Britain it was traditionally played with instruments like flute, accordion, etC.
In the 1950s and 1960s the people who wrote songs and played them with acoustic guitars were
also called folk singers. The songs were often “protest songs”, complaining of bad things
happening in society.

I.    Arrange the words to make sentences.

1.   way/ others/ community/ a/ help/ service/ is/ great/ to/.

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2.   they/community/people/ because/ volunteer/ want/ improve/ to/ their/.

      ___________________________________________________________________________

3.   encouraged/ books/ people/ street children/ we/ to/ donate/ and clothes/ to

      ___________________________________________________________________________

4.   what/ to/ help/ we/ can/ do/ the environment/ clean/?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

5.   work/ done/ you/ ever/ have/ volunteer/ any?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

6.   free time/ Joe/ doing/ work/ spent/ most/ at/ his/ local hospital/ a/ of/ volunteer.

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II.   Read the text carefully then answer the questions.

      Community service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits others. It is often done near the area where you live, so your own community gets the benefits of your work. You do not get paid to perform community service, but get to learn a lot. Community service can help many different groups of people, even animals and the environment. Community service is often organized through a local group, such as a place of worship, school, or non-profit organization, or you can start your own community service projects. Community service can even involve raising funds by donating used goods or selling used goods like clothing.

      Many people participate in community service because they enjoy helping others and improving their community.

1.   What is community service?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

2.   Where is community service often done?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

3.   Is community service a paying job?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

4.   What groups of people can community service help?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

5.   Is donation of used goods a community service example?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

6.   Why do many people take part in community service?