NhaTruong_8A-2 PRACTICE 9 TUẦN 2

I. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
TÍNH TỪ + DANH TỪ
ADV + V + ADV
THE/ A/ AN + ADJ + N
1. There is a _____collection______________ of books on the shelf. (collect)
2. It is very _adj inconvenient _________________ for people in remote areas to get to
hospitals. (convenience)
3. He is very _________________ with his hands. (skill)
4. It is said that water collected from the local streams is _________________to drink. (safe)
5. We want ______________ relations with all countries. (friend)
6. I like to eat _________________so I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables every day. (health)
7. You can get a knowledge of the _____ industry from text books, (farm)
8. I slept very _______ last night - the bed was really comfortable, (sound)
9. Agricultural modernization is the requirement of the ______ of rural areas, (urbanise)
10. His ______ lifestyle may make it difficult for him to establish close friendships, (nomad)
11. The _____ were very hospitable to anyone who passed through, (village)
12. Isabella seems _______ at first, but she’s really very nice, (friend)
13. Camellia’s parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of _____. (free)
14. It was a great ______ to have the doctor living near us. (convenient)
15. The island had no _____ water, electricity, fans, radio or telephone, (run)
II. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. Medical help is _____________easily obtained in remote areas than in towns.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. higher
2. We usually spend our holiday in the village __________our grandparents live.
a. what b. where c. which d. when
3. I think country life is so boring and _________because you’re not close to shops and services.
a. unhealthy b. inconvenient c. comfortable d. peaceful
4. On the farm, uncle Duong showed us how to _________cucumbers.
a. plough b. produce c. pick d. put up
5. Mongolian children start to learn _____________before they can walk.
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a. horse riding b. riding horse c. ride horse d. horse ridden
6. On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding ___________.
a. kites b. hay c. cattle d. blackberries
7. Mongolian children learn to ride when they are ___________as three years old.
a. as young b. younger c. younger than d. so young
8. There are not _________ways for entertainment in this rural village.
A. much B. many C. more D. some
9. The life in this remote area has become less _________ since they had electricity.
A. convenient B. inconvenient C. expensive D. well
10. I can't swim in the river near my house anymore because it becomes _______ and
______polluted.
A. less - less B. fewer - fewer C. more - more D. most – most

III. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. I prefer to come (A) back to (B) my hometown on (C) the harvest time (D).
2. Last summer holiday, I had (A) a very forgettable time (B) with my cousin (C) because we
had a lot of fun (D) together.
3. I think that people living (A) in the countryside have to work hard (B) than (C) people in cities
(D).
4. Sometimes city people (A) talk much (B) pessimistically (C) than (D) country people.
5. Some people like living (A) in big cities because of (B) its excited life (C) with a lot of
entertainments (D) and modern facilities.
6. Farzana did (A) poor (B) on her algebra quiz because (C) she couldn’t concentrate well (D).
7. The test was more (A) difficult than I expected (B). I could (C) finish it at least (D) 20 minutes
early.
8. Although (A) the island has no (B) clean water and electric (C), it attracts lots of tourists (D).
9. The bee can easy (A) sting anyone (B) coming close to (C) their beehives (D).
10. I love farm work (A), such as digging holes (B), sowing seeds (C) and I pick fruit (D).
11. She is boring with (A) the silent surrounding (B) because she used (C) to live (D) in a big
city.
12. Life (A) in the countryside is much (B) peaceful and the life (C) is also slower (D).

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13. Nomadic (A) children learn riding (B) a horse when (C) they are very small (D).
14. Today, many serious child (A) hood diseases (B) can prevent (C) by early immunization
(D).
15. I'd like (A) to tell you about (B) several problems I have had (C) from (D) I came here.
16. It's hard (A) to believe (B) that the Millers have been married (C) to each other since (D)
60 years.
17. He is working hardly (A) to get a good education (B) now because he hopes (C) to get a
good job (D) later.
18. What is (A) the most (B) frightened (C) experience you have ever had (D)?
19. Sometimes (A) life must be (B) very unpleasant for (C) people live near (D) airports.

Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

1. Lan enjoys ______ the piano.
A. play B. playing C. plays D. played
2. Can you help me ________ this exercise?
A. do B. doing C. did D. does
3. Peter's apartment is smaller _____ Daisy's.
A. that B. the C. than D. those
4. My son is too tired ______ dinner.
A. to have B. have C. having D. had
5. What _____ your sisters look like?
A. does B. do C. are D. had
6. John has lived in Paris ______ last summer.
A. yet B. in C. since D. for
7. The red bicycle is not as expensive _______ the blue one.
A. so B. like C. more D. as
8. My mother shows me how ______ clothes.
A. to make B. making C. make D. made
9. These houses ________ 100 years ago.
A. are built B. built C. were built D. build
10. I prefer tea _______ coffee.
A. rather B. than C. more D. to
11. My brother feels _______ again after his operation.
A. strongly B. strength C. strong D. enough strong
12. He doesn't fancy _____ basketball
A. to play B. plays C. played D. playing
13. Your explanation______reasonable.
A. is not sound B. does not sound C. is not sounded D. is not sounding
14. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at ______.
A. herself B. himself C. theirselves D. themselves
15. Susan is the ______ of the three girls.
A. prettier B. prettiest C. pretty D. prettily
16. My brother loves to watch baseball; I______basketball.
A. prefer to watch B. to prefer watching
C. watch preferring D. preferring to watch

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17 . The red bicycle is not as expensive _______ the blue one.
A. so B. like C. more D. as
18. Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life.
A. Jane doesn’t like her friends because she prefers an independent life.
B. Her friends live in an independent life and Jane doesn’t like it.
C. Jane doesn’t like her friends to live in a dependent life.
D. Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not.
19. I used to live in Santa Clara Valley.
A. I’m used to living in Santa Clara Valley. B. I’m living in Santa Clara Valley.
C. I once lived in Santa Clara Valley but no longer live there. D. I’ve always lived in Santa
Clara Valley.
20. My sister speaks little German.
A. My sister can speak German rather well. B. My sister doesn’t speak much German,
C. My sister speaks German softly. D. My sister speaks German badly
21. The dictionary was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
A. The dictionary was enough expensive for me to buy.
B. The dictionary was too expensive for me to buy it.
C. It was an expensive dictionary so that meant I didn’t buy.
D. It was such an expensive dictionary that I didn’t buy it.

Read the passage

Life is changing rapidly in the large cities of England. However, life in other areas
remains much the (1) _____________as it has been for centuries. Factories have brought
huge population increases to the cities, and city life boomed.
City residents have discovered a new (2) ____________of life, but in country villages the
traditional lifestyle has remained nearly (3) ______________. There have been a few changes,
particularly the new steam-powered machinery. It made farm production (4)____________. But
for the people who remain in the countryside, daily life continues much as it had before the
(5)___________ Revolution. Life in the country villages continues to (6)_____________ at a
slow pace. The daily schedule depends on the times that the sun rose and set and on the weather.
In a typical village, the (7)_________ number of workers is still employed in agriculture or in
domestic service. A smaller number of people work in various trades. Even (8)__________ work
in the professions.
Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank

1. A. similar B. same C. different D. both A & B

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2. A. method B. walk C. way D. path

3. A. changeful B. changeable C. unchanged D.change

4. A. efficient B. efficiently C. efficiency D. inefficient
5. A. Industry B. Industrial C. Industrialize D. Industrialized
6. A. run B. walk C. move D. drive
7. A. largest B. biggest C. highest D. all are correct

8. A. more B. less C. few D. fewer

Fill in the blank with one word/ phrase from the passage
1. The population in the city has increased because of _____________________.
2. There has been hardly any change in the ___________________ in rural areas.
3. Steam - powered machinery helps ______________________a lot.
4. The daily schedule of people in the countryside depends on ___________________.
5. Most countryside people in England work in agriculture or in _____________________.
Write complete comparative sentences with the cues given.
1. His farm/ big/ other farms/ neighbourhood
______________________________________.
2. Today/ he/ behave/ less/ responsibly/ he/ used to
______________________________________.
3. The problem/ traffic jams/ in/ city/ become/ bad/ ever
______________________________________.
4. My homework/ be/ all right,/ but/1/ could do/ well/ that
______________________________________.
5. people/ live/ healthily/ rural areas/ in/ cities?
______________________________________.
6. Yesterday/ Thomas/ arrive/ at school/ early/ other students
______________________________________.
7. I/ can/ fly a kite/ easily/ in/ farm/ many other places
______________________________________.
8. Our village/ be/ much/ less/ densely populated/ your city
______________________________________.