REVIEW UNIT 2

Exercise 1: Find the word having a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. sofa B. picture C. activity D. apartment
2. A. explanation B. answer C. apartment D. different
3. A. exchange B. become C. open D. begin
4. A. police B. come C. collect D. combine
5. A. picture B. activity C. village D. interview
6. A. famous B. buffalo C. sofa D. agree

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest
in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
1. A. doctor B. address C. birthday D. concert
2. A. wonderful B. together C. restaurant D. physicist
3. A. kilometer B. centigrade C. temperature D. destination
4. A. attractive B. balcony C. chocolate D. decorate
5. A. musical B. headmaster C. engineer D. February
6. A. natural B. outsider C. pagoda D. reviewing
7. A. seaside B. thirteen C. trousers D. village
8. A. alternate B. practical C. televise D. semester
9. A. canteen B. become C. welcome D. upstairs
10. A. afternoon B. universe C. estimate D. diploma

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable comparative forms of the words provided.
1. He arrived ___________________________ than expected. (early)
2. We walked __________________________ than the rest of the people. (slowly)
3. They called us _________________________ in the afternoon. (late)
4. My mother and my sister talked _________________________ than the other guests.
(loudly)
5. He hit his arm _____________________________ than before. (hard)
6. The Spanish athlete ran ______________________ than the other runners. (fast)
7. Jim threw the ball _______________________ than Peter. (far)
8. We answered all the questions ______________________ than the other students. (well)
9. Our new teacher explains the exercises _______________________ than our old teacher.
(badly)
10. The new mechanic checked the car _________________________ than the old mechanic.
(thoroughly)

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer

1. Harvesting the rice is much _____________ than drying the rice.
A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder
2. In my opinion, country people are____________ than city people.
A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. both A & B.
3. A village is often __________ than a city.
A. more densely populated B. less densely populated
C. less densely populating D. more densely populating
4. My family is going to come back to the hometown to ___________a visit to our 4
grandparents.
A. make B. do C. pay D. make
5. Last week was the harvest time. I was staying with my uncle and I helped him load the rice
onto the __________
A. cart buffalo - drawn B. buffalo-drawn cart
C. cart drawn buffalo D. cart-buffalo drawn
6. We often spend a lot of time talking with our ___________ during Tet holiday,
A. relation B. relatives C. relative D. relationship
7. ____________ people in the countryside are not rich, they often have a peaceful and happy
life.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. When
8. Except for some minor changes, life in my hometown has generally remained at a
slow____
A. speed B. rhythm C. pace D. both B & C
9. Which one do you prefer, life in the__________- area or life in a modem town?
A. far B. distance C. further D. remote
10. I have stayed in a____________ area for two weeks. The transportation was very
inconvenient and there was no entertainment center to relax.
A. rural B. urban C. outskirts D. suburb
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer
1. Mary behaved ____________ at the party.
A. nicely
B. more nicely
C. most nicely
2. Charles sang ____________ of everyone in the choir.
A. loudly
B. more loudly
C. most loudly
3. The patient’s illness was ____________ painful.
A. unbelievably
B. more unbelievably
C. most unbelievably
4. My dog barked ____________ than her dog.
A. fiercely
B. more fiercely
C. most fiercely
5. Of the three men, the ____________ exhausted one collapsed.
A. thoroughly
B. more thoroughly
C. most thoroughly
6. They are the ____________ married couple of anyone I know.
A. happily
B. more happily
C. most happily
7. I am ____________ coming to the conclusion that you are right.
A. slowly
B. more slowly
C. most slowly
8. The students arrived for class ____________ than ever before.
A. cheerfully
B. more cheerfully
C. most cheerfully
10. I ____________ descended the stairs in the subway.
A. rapidly
B. more rapidly
C. most rapidly
11. Mom sat ____________ on the chair in the den.
A. quietly
B. more quietly
C. most quietly
12. Most people are ____________ nervous in a dentist’s office than in a doctor’s office.
A. obviously
B. more obviously
C. most obviously
14. Of all the teachers I’ve ever had, Miss Bell yelled the ____________ in class.
A. frequently
B. more frequently
C. most frequently
15. The runner ran ____________ of all the runners in the race.
A. slowly
B. more slowly
C. most slowly
16. She drives that station wagon ____________ than I.
A. quickly
B. more quickly
C. most quickly
17. Terry looked ____________ at the sign than Bob did.
A. cautiously
B. more cautiously
C. most cautiously
18. Of all the contestants, he spoke ____________ .
A. eloquently
B. more eloquently
C. most eloquently
19. Some experts believe that smoking is ____________ than drinking.
A. dangerous C. most dangerously
B. more dangerous D. more dangerously
20. Does this plan seem ____________ probable than the other?
A. realistic C. more realistic
B. realistically D. more realistically
21. Of all the applicants, my sister spoke ____________ .
A. intelligent C. most intelligently
B. more intelligently D. intelligently
22. She behaved ____________ than anyone else.
A. shockingly C. most shockingly
B. shocking D. more shockingly
23. Tom practiced his piano lessons ____________ of all the students.
A. most faithfully C. faithfully
B. more faithfully D. faithful
24. The patient seemed ____________ than the doctor.
A. healthy C. more healthier
B. healthier D. healthiest
25. New York is ____________ than my hometown.
A. largely C. larger
B. largest D. more largely
26. Sam played ____________ than I did.
A. more roughly C. rough
B. most roughly D. roughly