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11 tháng 10 2023

15. He’d like________ the Louvre museum with his family this weekend.

A. to visit

B. visiting

C. visit

D. visited

16. Mr Buong adores _________ dogs with fish in the morning.

A. to feed

B. feeding

C. to be fed

D. being fed

17. He is 18 years old now. He hates________ like a small kid.

A. treat

B.treating

C. treated

D.being treated

 

18.In Summer, Mr Buong would prefer____with local people rather than ____in a five-star hotel.

A. to stay - to stay

B. staying - staying

C. staying – to stay

D. to stay - stay

19. Mono is _______on chatting with Mr Buong at the weekend.

A.fond

B.keen

C.interested

D.crazy

20. In my free time, I would rather________ than ________.

A. to go to the cinema - to visit the museum                   B. go to the cinema - visit the museum

C. going to the cinema - visiting the museum                 D. went to the cinema - visited the museum

21. The final examination will be held ___________ June 9th, 2023.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. to

22. My grandma enjoys ________ woolly hats in her free time.

A. to make

B. make

C. making

D. made

#\(yGLinh\)

11 tháng 10 2023

15a

16b

17d

18d

19b

20b

21b

22c

27 tháng 9 2021

1 D 

adore + Ving

ở đây con chó không thể tự cho nó ăn nên dùng bị động

2 D 

hate + Ving 

Giải thích tương tự c1

3 D

would prefer to V rather than V

4 B 

would rather V than V

17 tháng 10 2021

27.B

adore + ving

28.D

thường thì hate + ving nhưng câu này là câu bị động nên dùng D nhé^^

29.D

would prefer to V rather than V

29.B

would rather V than V

t trả lời hơi muộn:)) tại giờ mới thấy mà đúng chuyên đề đang học nên trả lời luôn:>

a. He would prefer you to tell him a story He'd rather ............................................... b. We'd prefer you not to smoke We'd rahter .............................................. c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat Daisy prefers................................................... d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema They prefer.................................................................... e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than...
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a. He would prefer you to tell him a story

He'd rather ...............................................

b. We'd prefer you not to smoke

We'd rahter ..............................................

c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat

Daisy prefers...................................................

d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema

They prefer....................................................................

e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer

Peter prefers..............................................

f. We prefer to stay at home tonight

We 'd rather...............................................

g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play

Tony prefers ....................................................

h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside

Mr Ba would rather ...,...................................................

i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer

I prefer......................................................

j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player

He prefers....................................................................

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15 tháng 6 2018

a. He would prefer you to tell him a story

-> He'd rather you told him a story.

b. We'd prefer you not to smoke

-> We'd rather you didn't smoke.

c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat

-> Daisy prefers eating fish to eating meat.

d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema

-> They prefer going to the zoo to going to the cinema.

e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer

-> Peter prefers being a tractor driver to being a farmer.

f. We prefer to stay at home tonight

-> We'd rather stayed at home tonight.

g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play

-> Tony prefers watching sports on TV to playing sports.

h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside

-> Mr Ba would rather live in a city better than live in the countryside.

i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer

-> I prefer being a worker to being a farmer.

j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player

-> He prefers being a supporter to being a player.

15 tháng 6 2018

a. He would prefer you to tell him a story

=> He'd rather you told him a story

b. We'd prefer you not to smoke

=> We'd rather you didn't smoke

c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat

=> Daisy prefers eating fish to eating meat

d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema

=> They prefer going to the zoo to going to the cinema

e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer

=> Peter prefers being a tractor driver to being a farmer

f. We prefer to stay at home tonight

=>We'd rather stayed at home tonight.

g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play

=> Tony prefers watching sports on TV to playing sports.

h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside

=> Mr Ba'd rather live in a city better than live in the countryside.

i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer

=>I prefer being a worker to being a farmer.

j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player

=>He prefers being a supporter to being a player

3 tháng 7 2023

Rewrite the following sentences that is the closest in meaning to the root one

1.  It take Mr Buong 30 minutes to go to work every day

→    Mr Buong spends 30 minutes to go to work every day.

2.   Nam enjoys surfing the Net to study English.

→    Nam is keen on studying English by surfing the Net.

3.  Nam want to work with the chidren in the mountainous areas.

→    Nam adores working with the children in the mountainous areas.

4.    Son Tung loves going out to take some photos of the coutryside

→    Son Tung  is interested in going out to take some photos of the countryside.

5.   Chatting with friends through the Internet gives me pleasure

→    I enjoy chatting with friends through the internet.

6.    Ihate people to buy my document to sell for money 

→    I dislike people buying my document to sell for money.

10 tháng 6 2018

1, How about dinner at the Royal Restaurant this weekends with the old friends?

=> Having dinner
2, We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. Would you like to come?

=> On
3, Would you like going to the concert with my friends tonight?

=> To go
4, What about go to the cinema with our classmates this evening?

=> Going
5, They’re going to build a house new on this street.

=> New house
6, What do you going to do with the cellular phone?

=> Are
7, I’m going to traveling with my family this summer vocation.

=> Travel
8, Do you want go to the museum with us this Friday?

=> To go
9, Let me help you do the housework so that we can have time enough for our homework.

=> Enough time
10, She is carry the boxes of books upstairs with the help of one of her neighbors.

=> Carrying

10 tháng 6 2018

Tìm lỗi sai và sửa lại:

1, How about dinner at the Royal Restaurant this weekends with the old friends? dinner=> having dinner

2, We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. Would you like to come? in => on

3, Would you like going to the concert with my friends tonight? going => to go

4, What about go to the cinema with our classmates this evening? go => goinf

5, They’re going to build a house new on this street.

house new = > new house

6, What do you going to do with the cellular phone?

do => are

7, I’m going to traveling with my family this summer vocation.

traveling=>travel

8, Do you want go to the museum with us this Friday?

go => to go

9, Let me help you do the housework so that we can have time enough for our homework.

time enought=> enought time

10, She is carry the boxes of books upstairs with the help of one of her neighbors.

carry => carrying

III.Put the verb in brackets into correct form: 1. Last year, we (live) in Nha Trang but now we (live) in Ha Noi with my uncle. 2. Last week I (send) my friend -Daisy a letter but she (not reply). I(be) very sad now. 3. My father (not like) drinking beer but yesterday he (have )two big glasses of beer. He (be) happy to receive my mother’s news. 4. What you (do) yesteday? –I (phone) you but you (not be) in. 5. Last month my brother (send) me his photographs. He (send) his photographs every...
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III.Put the verb in brackets into correct form:
1. Last year, we (live) in Nha Trang but now we (live) in Ha Noi with my uncle.
2. Last week I (send) my friend -Daisy a letter but she (not reply). I(be) very sad now. 3. My father (not like) drinking beer but yesterday he (have )two big glasses of beer. He (be) happy to receive my mother’s news.
4. What you (do) yesteday? –I (phone) you but you (not be) in.
5. Last month my brother (send) me his photographs. He (send) his photographs every year.
6. I (think) you (not like) chocolate but it was wrong.
7. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he (drive) carelessly.
8. What time you (go )to the market yesterday?
9. I (not know) how to dance when I (be) six years old.
10. Do you like swimming Ba ? - I (do) it when I (be) a child but not now.
IV. Join these ideas using “adj. + too / enough + (for O) + to-inf .”:
1. I’m too tired. I can’t go to the cinema this evening.
2. The table was too heavy. I couldn’t move it.
3. The children aren’t tall enough. They can’t reach that shelf.
4. They arrived too late. They didn’t see the beginning of the film.
5. Our old flat was too small. We couldn’t live in it.
6. He spoke too quietly. The people at the back of the room couldn’t hear.
7. The girl is so beautiful and clever . She can be the Miss World.
8. Nam is not tall. He couldn’t play volleyball for the school team.
9. The gas leak was serious.The police evacuated the building.
10. The problem isn’t important. We won’t focus on it.
V.Use the present simple of verbs in brackets:
1. Jet engines (make) a lot of noise.
2. I (not live) in London. I (live ) in Paris.
3. The sea (cover) two-thirds of the world.
4. Loud music (give) me a headache.
5. We ( not come) from Canada. We come from the USA.
6. She (work) from Mondays to Fridays. She (not work) at weekends.
7. Andrew and Les (not go) to school by bus every day. Most morning, Andrew (go) by bike and Les (walk).
8.You(not write) to your penfriend very often, but he (write) to you every week.

B. Exercises:
I. Make request for each situation below:
1. You want to ask your friends to go to the cinema with you :
 .................................................................................
You see a person on the street with a heavy bag and you want to help her : ................................................................................
2. You want to go to a place at 7 o’clock and you want your friend agree with you.
.....................................................................................
II. Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence:
a/ Would you like try some coffee?
b/ Is 9 o’clock is ok?
c/ Can I speak Lan, please.
d/ He’s going to leave for for Bangkok e/ What are you going to do yesterday. f/ Can you to do me a favor ?
g/ Wait a minutes. Hold on!
h/ Let’s us meet outside the cinema i/ I know where is it.
j/ What are you going do?
III- Match A with B:
A
B
1/ Shall we go out dinnet tonight?
2/ Is 8 o’clock, ok?
3/ Would you like to go to the cinema with me? 4/ Can I speak to Nam, please?
5/ Let me help you do the housework.
a/ Yes, that’s fine
b/ That’s a good idea
c/ Certainly
d/ That’s very kind of you. e/ Yes, I’d love to.

IV- Supply verbs in the sentences:
1. Would you like (join) my class next Sunday? We (visit) the local museum.
2. My father likes (read) novel . He always ( read) books after dinner.
3. A friend of my brother (call) him last night, but he (not be) at home. So I (take) a message for him.
4. ( Be ) you busy this evening ?
Yes ,I (meet) Tuan at the library at seven. We (study) together. 5. Mai (telephone) you when she comes back.
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of words:
1. Trung and his brother like ............ movies very much. (ACT)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmiting ............ over along distance. (SPEECH)
3. Bell ......... demonstrated his invention . (SUCCESS)
4. Mr Phong made an ........ to see us at two o’clock. (ARRANGE)
5. Thomas Watson was Bell’s ......... ,wasn’t he? (ASSIST)
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born ......March 3nd, 1845 ........... Scotland. 2. He worked .............. deaf- mutes .............Boston University.
3. I’ll come ..............to pick her ..................8 o’clock.
4. Mrs Lam called ................her delivery service.
5. He worked very hard and finally come .......... .......... a very important invention.

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2. his /going / fishing / tomorrow / is/ to /Nam/ go / friends / with...... 4. east / sun /the /The / west /and / in/in / the /rises / sets / 5. most /playing /spends/ time /He /his/of / free/sports. 6. She /hair /black /has/long / straight 8.orphanage /a /free / her/ volunteer /She /at / doing / spends / time / work/local.. 9. enough/sister/school/isn't/go /to/ to /old/My / 11. motorbike /enough /allowed/ ride/is/ to/ to /old /a/ He / be /not /... 12. enough / isn't /winter/me / coat/ warm/...
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2. his /going / fishing / tomorrow / is/ to /Nam/ go / friends / with...... 4. east / sun /the /The / west /and / in/in / the /rises / sets / 5. most /playing /spends/ time /He /his/of / free/sports. 6. She /hair /black /has/long / straight 8.orphanage /a /free / her/ volunteer /She /at / doing / spends / time / work/local.. 9. enough/sister/school/isn't/go /to/ to /old/My / 11. motorbike /enough /allowed/ ride/is/ to/ to /old /a/ He / be /not /... 12. enough / isn't /winter/me / coat/ warm/ wear / This/to for in/. 13. weather/enough/us/ fine/camping/The/go/to / for/ was /. .. 14. easily/ Minh / pass / good /is/ exam/ enough / the / to / not 15. enough/Jane/stay /to/alone / old /isn't / at home. 16. you/going to/are /What / do /next weekend? . 17. table/large/was/in the kitchen /There /a/ wooden /round 18. awful /an/ What/house ! qu 2a 19. have /money/buy /that/We / enough/to / didn't/car. 20. free/He/most/time /sports/spends/of / hi.. s playing. . Write the 2'nd sentence, so that it has the meaning as the sentence given. 1. Nam is so tall. He can play volleyball well. Nam is 2. There is a fridge on the right side of the kitchen. The

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27 tháng 9 2018

2. his /going / fishing / tomorrow / is/ to /Nam/ go / friends / with......

Nam is going to go fishing with his friends tomorrow

4. east / sun /the /The / west /and / in/in / the /rises / sets /

The sun risesin the east and sets in the west

5. most /playing /spends/ time /He /his/of / free/sports.

He spends most of his free time playing sports

6. She /hair /black /has/long / straight

She has long straight black hair

8.orphanage /a /free / her/ volunteer /She /at / doing / spends / time / work/local..

She spends her free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage

9. enough/sister/school/isn't/go /to/ to /old/My /

My sisiter isn't old enoudh to go to chool

11. motorbike /enough /allowed/ ride/is/ to/ to /old /a/ He / be /not /...

He is not old enoug to be allowed to ride a motorbike

12. enough / isn't /winter/me / coat/ warm/ wear / This/to for in/.

This coat isn't warm enough for me to wear in winter

13. weather/enough/us/ fine/camping/The/go/to / for/ was /. ..

The weather was fine enough for us to go /camping

15. enough/Jane/stay /to/alone / old /isn't / at home.

Jane isn't old enough to stay at home alont

16. you/going to/are /What / do /next weekend? .

What are you going to do /next weekend? .

17. table/large/was/in the kitchen /There /a/ wooden /round

There was a large round wooden table in the kitchen.

18. awful /an/ What/house ! qu 2a

What an awful house!

Write the 2'nd sentence, so that it has the meaning as the sentence given.

1. Nam is so tall. He can play volleyball well.

Nam is tall enough to play volleyball well

2. There is a fridge on the right side of the kitchen.

The fridge is on the right side of the kitchen.

III. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.1. When I have the whole free day, I prefer________ to the outskirts to staying in the city.A. going B. to go C. go D. went2. Last night, she had an________ dancing performance in the school festival.A. ador B. adoring C. adored D. adorable3. I am very impressed with sarong – a traditional________of the Khmer people.A. custom B. clothing C. clothes D. costume4. The life in this remote area has become less _______ since...
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III. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. When I have the whole free day, I prefer________ to the outskirts to staying in the city.
A. going B. to go C. go D. went
2. Last night, she had an________ dancing performance in the school festival.
A. ador B. adoring C. adored D. adorable
3. I am very impressed with sarong – a traditional________of the Khmer people.
A. custom B. clothing C. clothes D. costume
4. The life in this remote area has become less _______ since they had electricity.
A. convenient B. convenience C. inconvenient D. inconveniently
5. She is driving too slowly, so I think she will get there________than us.
A. more late B. later C. more lately D. latelier
6. My father sometimes goes________in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.
A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted
7. Look! Some children are________the buffaloes.
A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing
8. Is living in the city________than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient
C. most convenient D. so convenient
9. He is surprised ________that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
A. to understand B. to study C. to know D. find
10. Do you think friendship on the internet is __________?
A. cultural B. satisfied C. addicted D. virtual
11. The Gong Festival is held ________ in the Central Highlands.
A. yearly B. annually C. year D. annual
12. The Viet (or Kinh) have________number of people, account for about 86% of the population.
A. large B. the large C. larger D. the largest
13. ________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who
14. I love the_______sky on starry nights. It looks fantastic.
A. safe B. quiet C. slow D. vast
15. Our team won the games because we play________.
A. good B. Well C. bad D. badly
16. The farmers said that they had a poor_________ because of the lack of water.
A. pasture B. harvest C. house D. town

17. It is dangerous to let children _______in the kitchen.
A. to play B. playing C. play D. played
18. Linh _______to visit me next week.
A. is going B. going to C. is going to D. are going to
19. ________ does Miss Hoa want to be a teacher? -Because she loves children.
A.What B. Who C. What D. Why
20. We found the film_______because of the excellent actors and actresses.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests
21. The_______have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place.
A. nomads B. nomadic C. farmers D. workers
22. His parents feel very sad and upset because he’s_______ to computer games.
A. addiction B. addicted C. addictive D. addict
23. Mongolian children start to learn________before they can walk.
A. horse riding B. riding horse C. ride horse D. horse ridden
24. I would love_________ them again.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. to seeing
25. The crops ___________ on the weather.
A. depend heavy B. depend heavily C. affect heavy D. affect heavily

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6 tháng 11 2021

1. When I have the whole free day, I prefer________ to the outskirts to staying in the city.
A. going B. to go C. go D. went
2. Last night, she had an________ dancing performance in the school festival.
A. ador B. adoring C. adored D. adorable
3. I am very impressed with sarong – a traditional________of the Khmer people.
A. custom B. clothing C. clothes D. costume
4. The life in this remote area has become less _______ since they had electricity.
A. convenient B. convenience C. inconvenient D. inconveniently
5. She is driving too slowly, so I think she will get there________than us.
A. more late B. later C. more lately D. latelier
6. My father sometimes goes________in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.
A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted
7. Look! Some children are________the buffaloes.
A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing
8. Is living in the city________than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient
C. most convenient D. so convenient
9. He is surprised ________that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
A. to understand B. to study C. to know D. find
10. Do you think friendship on the internet is __________?
A. cultural B. satisfied C. addicted D. virtual
11. The Gong Festival is held ________ in the Central Highlands.
A. yearly B. annually C. year D. annual
12. The Viet (or Kinh) have________number of people, account for about 86% of the population.
A. large B. the large C. larger D. the largest
13. ________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who
14. I love the_______sky on starry nights. It looks fantastic.
A. safe B. quiet C. slow D. vast
15. Our team won the games because we play________.
A. good B. Well C. bad D. badly
16. The farmers said that they had a poor_________ because of the lack of water.
A. pasture B. harvest C. house D. town

17. It is dangerous to let children _______in the kitchen.
A. to play B. playing C. play D. played
18. Linh _______to visit me next week.
A. is going B. going to C. is going to D. are going to
19. ________ does Miss Hoa want to be a teacher? -Because she loves children.
A.What B. Who C. What D. Why
20. We found the film_______because of the excellent actors and actresses.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests
21. The_______have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place.
A. nomads B. nomadic C. farmers D. workers
22. His parents feel very sad and upset because he’s_______ to computer games.
A. addiction B. addicted C. addictive D. addict
23. Mongolian children start to learn________before they can walk.
A. horse riding B. riding horse C. ride horse D. horse ridden
24. I would love_________ them again.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. to seeing
25. The crops ___________ on the weather.
A. depend heavy B. depend heavily C. affect heavy D. affect heavily

26 tháng 1

1. They are living with their children at 186 Lê Lai Street in An Giang.
2. His uncle spent most of his time practicing the violin in their music room.
3. Which sentence tells us that she is more beautiful than her sister?
4. Unlike his friends, he is very impolite.
5. Kenny is going to visit his family next month in his fatherland.
6. He doesn't have to work at the weekend, so he's going to go with his colleagues.
7. She wanted to know if there was a museum near here.
8. They are going to hold a party at their house tomorrow.
9. Are the boys going to the canteen after school?
10. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be late for the meeting.

1. If we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing. (the) → The...time we can spend sightseeing 3. I’d rather go home than go to the cinema. (than) →I’d prefer...go to the cinema. 4. In some countries men and women are paid the same. (as) →In some countries wome... men. 5. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. (less) →Crisps...nuts. 6. No other job is as well-paid. (best) →It ...job. 7. John and I have received the same number of job offers. (many) →I have received...John. 8. Last...
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1. If we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing. (the) → The...time we can spend sightseeing

3. I’d rather go home than go to the cinema. (than) →I’d prefer...go to the cinema.

4. In some countries men and women are paid the same. (as) →In some countries wome... men.

5. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. (less) →Crisps...nuts.

6. No other job is as well-paid. (best) →It ...job.

7. John and I have received the same number of job offers. (many) →I have received...John.

8. Last night I felt more tired than ever. (as) → I have ...I did last night.

9. Tony finds history easier than geography. (not) →Geography...history for Tony.

10. As he gets older, he becomes less tolerant. (the) →The...tolerant he becomes

11. I love going to football matches but my sister prefers going to tennis tournaments. (whereas) → I love going to football match...to tennis tournaments.

12. Helen had twice as much work as Janet. (half) →Janet had...Helen.

13. I like being self-employed. It’s better than working for someone else. (to) → I prefer...for someone else.

14. My grandfather is getting less and less patient as he gets older. (impatient) →My grandfather is getting...as he gets older.

15. Laura is a less sensitive girl than her sister. (such) →Laura isn’t...her sister.

16. Airships are not dangerous as they used to be. (than) →Airships...they used to be.

17. My father is spending less time at the office now he’s nearing retirement. (as) →My father is at the office now that he’s nearing retirement.

18. Martha and Julie have the same views. (as) →Martha’s views ...Julie’s.

19. I think I would prefer to leave rather than wait until he comes. (sooner) → I think I...until he comes.

20. If we climb higher, the view will be better. (the)→The...the view will be.

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22 tháng 8 2017

1. If we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing. (the) → The.more ..time we stay , we can spend sightseeing

3. I’d rather go home than go to the cinema. (than) →I’d prefer..to go home than .go to the cinema.

4. In some countries men and women are paid the same. (as) →In some countries wome..are paid as same as . men.

5. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. (less) →Crisps..are less nủtiuos than.nuts.

6. No other job is as well-paid. (best) →It is the best well - paid job...job.

7. John and I have received the same number of job offers. (many) →I have received..as many job offers as.John.

8. Last night I felt more tired than ever. (as) → I have .less tiredness than..I did last night.

9. Tony finds history easier than geography. (not) →Geography.is not as easy as ..history for Tony.

10. As he gets older, he becomes less tolerant. (the) →The..older he gets, the less .tolerant he becomes

11. I love going to football matches but my sister prefers going to tennis tournaments. (whereas) → I love going to football match..whereas my sister prefers going.to tennis tournaments.

12. Helen had twice as much work as Janet. (half) →Janet had...Helen.

13. I like being self-employed. It’s better than working for someone else. (to) → I prefer.to work..for someone else.

14. My grandfather is getting less and less patient as he gets older. (impatient) →My grandfather is getting..more and more impatient .as he gets older.

15. Laura is a less sensitive girl than her sister. (such) →Laura isn’t..such a sensitive girl as.her sister.

16. Airships are not dangerous as they used to be. (than) →Airships..are less dangerous now than.they used to be.

17. My father is spending less time at the office now he’s nearing retirement. (as) →My father is at the office now that he’s nearing retirement.

18. Martha and Julie have the same views. (as) →Martha’s views .are as the same as ..Julie’s.

19. I think I would prefer to leave rather than wait until he comes. (sooner) → I think I.should leave sooner than ..until he comes.

20. If we climb higher, the view will be better. (the)→The..higher we climb , the better.the view will be.