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B. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES WITH ‘THE ..., THE ...’
Ex1. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. The bus ran more quickly and he felt more excited.
The more quickly the bus ran, the more excited he felt.
2. If we start sooner, we'll have more time for the exploration.
The sooner we start, the more time we'll have for the exploration.
3. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older I get, the less I want to travel.
4. The houses are small so they are cheap.
The smaller the houses are, the cheaper they are.
5. If you rise higher, you'll fall harder.
The higher you rise, the harder you'll fall.
6. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.
The more proficient he is, the more he is fond of the game.
7. We can go home sooner if we finish work sooner.
The sooner we finish work, the sooner we can go home.
8. You sleep much so you feel tired much.
The more you sleep, the more tired you feel.
9. We travel more and we love our country more.
The more we travel, the more we love our country.
10. You know more about that country and you become more amazed.
The more you know about that country, the more you become amazed.
EX: Circle the correct answer
Should people retire to the countryside?
Many people who are close to their retirement want to move to the countryside to enjoy the rest of their life. It is widely believe that life in the rural areas are (1)______ than that in the city. The countryside is (2)______ than the city and people's health will improve. (3)______, city folks have warned people about the potential risks of living the rural areas. Life in the countryside may not be blissfully calm as expected, even tougher. For example, rural houses are (4)______ and more inconvenient than those in the city. During harsh weather condition, it is dangerous for peole living in it. (5)______, people may also (6)______ up to the lack of health care service. The vulnerable old people can't be (7)______ treated in the countryside than in the city. For those who have spent most of their life working and living in urban areas, they may not be able to (8)______ the boredom and lack of facility in the rural areas.
1. A. more peaceful B. more peacefully C. more noisy D. more noisily
2. A. less polluted B. more polluted C. less pollute D. more pollute
3. A. However B. But C. Therefor D. When
4. A. much weaker B. more weaker C. less weaker D. more weakly
5. A. However B. Besides C. Whereas D. Therefore
6. A. look B. make C. face D. take
7. A. well B. more better C. best D. better
8. A. come down with B. put up with C. work out D. agree on
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
-> It hasn't snowed here for six years.
2. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
-> No sooner had someone rung the alarm than the burglars left the building.
3. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
-> The man is believed to have escapsed in a stolen car.
4. He knows nearly everything there is to know about whales.
-> There's hardly anything he doesn't know about whales.
5. I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later.
-> Only when they told me about it later did i realise what I had missed.
6. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
-> The more popular TV programmes become, the worse they seem to get.
7. Since we had nothing else to do, we decide to go for a walk.
-> Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk
8. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
-> The sooner we can solve the problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
9. There weren't nearly as many people there as I had expected.
-> There were far fewer people there than I had expected.
10. "I think the whole idea's ridiculous." he said.
-> He dismissed the whole idea was ridiculous.
mk nghĩ câu 2 thế này mới đúng chứ 'No sooner had the burglars left the building than someone rang the alarm.' bởi hành động 'burglars left the building' xảy ra trước mak
1. When you run fast , you will feel very tired
=> The faster you run, the more tired you will feel.
2. I always read more books than my close friend
=> My close friend always reads fewer books than me ( do ).
3. When she eats a little , she is very thin
=> The less she eats, the thinner she is.
4. No one in my class is as talkative as my peer
=> My peer is the most talkative in my class.
5. When the weather is cold , he takes a bath little
=> The colder the weather is, the less he takes a bath.
6. This exercise is more difficult than that one
=> That exercise is easier than this one.
7. When the test is hard , I feel very excited
=> The harder the test is, the more excited i feel.
8. Nothing in the world is as precious as diamond
=> Diamond is the most precious in the world.
9. When you travel a lots , you will meet many people
=> The more you travel, the more people you will meet.
10. My little brother always spends more money than me
=> I always spend less money than my little brother.
Question 4: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.
If you live in a city, you probably see many people, hear the (1) ...........noisê......... of traffic, and smell the pollution (2) ...................from............... cars and factories.We are entering a new time in (3) ............the........... history of the world. Before this, most (4) ..............people...... were farmers.They lived in the country. Now many people are leaving the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for better jobs. THe cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are very crowded.People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, (5) ...............using.......... more water, eating more food, making more garbage, and producing more things in factories than (6) ...........ever.................. before.Life is becoming difficult.
Some governments are trying to plan the future \. They are building new roads , putting (7) ............up.......... new houses, looking for more water, and limiting growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting worried .People are crowding into the cities (8)...........faster............ than cities can take them. The cities are running out (9)..................of............ room. WHat is the answer to this problem?
If you live in a city, you probably see many people, hear the (1) ........noise............ of traffic, and smell the pollution (2) .................from................. cars and factories.We are entering a new time in (3) .........the............. history of the world. Before this, most (4) ...........people....... were farmers.They lived in the country. Now many people are leaving the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for better jobs. THe cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are very crowded.People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, (5) ..........using............ more water, eating more food, making more garbage, and producing more things in factories than (6) ............................. before.Life is becoming difficult.
Some governments are trying to plan the future \. They are building new roads , putting (7) ....up.................. new houses, looking for more water, and limiting growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting worried .People are crowding into the cities (8).......faster................ than cities can take them. The cities are running out (9)...........of................... room. WHat is the answer to this problem?
Exercise 1
1. Peter is the______ student in my class.
a. taller than
b. so tall as
c. the tallest
d. tallest
2. The deep oceans contain some of the______ of all living creatures.
a. strangest
b. strange
c. as strange as
d. stranger
3. Jane is not______ her brother.
a. more intelligent as
b. intelligent as
c. so intelligent as
d. so intelligent that
4. He drives as______ his father does.
a. careful as
b. more carefully
c. the most careful
d. carefully as
5. What's the______ film you've ever seen?
a. good b. best c. better d. the best
6. Jane is______ age as Mary.
a. as same
b. the most same
c. the same
d. more same
7. I'll be there______ I can.
a. sooner as
b. no sooner as
c. as soon as
d. soonest as
8. Hotels have developed______ restaurants.
a. as rapidly as
b. so rapidly that
c. as rapid as
d. as rapid than
9. Commercial centres are______ they were many years ago.
a. as popular than
b. the most popular.
c. more popular than
d. most popular than
10. Computer are considered as ______ tools today
a. much modern than
b. the most modern
c. modern as
d. more modern
11. A supermarket is______ a shopping centre.
a. less convenient as
b. not so convenient than
c. less convenient than
d. the most convenient as
12. Vietnam becomes______ to foreign tourists.
a. most and most attractive
b. the more attractive
c. much and ore attractive
d. more and more attractive
13. Can Tho is______ from Saigon than Bien Hoa is.
a. farther
b. further
c. far
d. farer
14. Bao Yen sings______ than this singer.
a. well
b. better
c. gooder
d. more good
15. Of all the ball-point pens, which one do you like______?
a. best
b. the best
c. most
d. the most
16. The______ we start, the sooner we will be back.
a. early
b. earliest
c. earlier
d. more early
17. The sooner, the______
a. better
b. best
c. good
d. more good.
18. The harder this farmer works, ______ he becomes.
a. the poorest
b. the poorer
c. the more poor
d. poorer
19. My father is______ as yours.
a. old
b. as old
c. older
d. so old
20. HCM city is______ than Hanoi.
a. large
b. largest
c. more large
d. larger
Exercise 2
1. She is the______ daughter in the family.
a. older
b. more old
c. eldest
d. oldest
2. She speaks English as______ as you.
a. clear
b. clearly
c. clearness
d. very clear
3. HCM city is ______ than Nha Trang
a. more large
b. as large
c. not so large
d. larger
4. Your pencil is ______ as mine.
a. as sharp
b. not sharp
c. sharper
d. sharp
5. This car is ______ than mine.
a. less expensive
b. as expensive
c. more rich
d. not so expensive
6. The______ he is, the more miserable he gets.
a. richer
b. more riches
c. more rich
d. none is correct
7. He is the______ student in this class.
a. very intelligent
b. most intelligent
c. more intelligent
d. less intelligent
8. Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean______ the Atlantic Ocean.
a. as deep as
b. is the same deep as
c. deeper as
d. is as deep as
9. Sharon______ from other women I know.
a. different
b. as different
c. differs
d. more different
10. This one is prettier, but it costs______ as the one.
a. as much as
b. twice as much
c. as many
d. twice as many
11. You can take______ books as you want.
a. as many
b. as much
c. so much
d. too many
12. Of the two sisters, Linda______
a. is beautiful
b. the most beautiful
c. is more beautiful
d. is so beautiful as
13. Tuition at an American university runs______ one thousand dollars a semester.
a. so high as
b. as high to
c. as high as
d. as high than
14. ______ I get to know her, the more I like her.
a. For more
b. More
c. The more
d. The most
15. I would have paid______ for my car if the salesman had insisted, because I really wanted it.
a. as much twice
b. much twice
c. twice as much
d. times two
16. The______ students do not always do well in tests.
a. brighter
b. more bright
c. more brighter
d. brighter more
17. The noise in Rome is ______ worse than in Florence.
a. much
b. far
c. A and B are wrong
d. A and B are correct
18. ______tobacco was sold in 1983 as in 1982,
a. Not as much
b. Not as many
c. Not much
d. Not many
19. He eats with chopsticks______ the Chinese.
a. such
b. as if
c. like
d. as
20. Instead of slowing down, he drove______
a. more fastly
b. faster
c. more faster
d. faster more
Exercise 1
1. Peter is the______ student in my class.
a. taller than
b. so tall as
c. the tallest
d. tallest
2. The deep oceans contain some of the______ of all living creatures.
a. strangest
b. strange
c. as strange as
d. stranger
3. Jane is not______ her brother.
a. more intelligent as
b. intelligent as
c. so intelligent as
d. so intelligent that
4. He drives as______ his father does.
a. careful as
b. more carefully
c. the most careful
d. carefully as
5. What's the______ film you've ever seen?
a. good b. best c. better d. the best
6. Jane is______ age as Mary.
a. as same
b. the most same
c. the same
d. more same
7. I'll be there______ I can.
a. sooner as
b. no sooner as
c. as soon as
d. soonest as
8. Hotels have developed______ restaurants.
a. as rapidly as
b. so rapidly that
c. as rapid as
d. as rapid than
9. Commercial centres are______ they were many years ago.
a. as popular than
b. the most popular.
c. more popular than
. most popular than
10. Computer are considered as ______ tools today
a. much modern than
b. the most modern
c. modern as
d. more modern
11. A supermarket is______ a shopping centre.
a. less convenient as
b. not so convenient than
c. less convenient than
d. the most convenient as
12. Vietnam becomes______ to foreign tourists.
a. most and most attractive
b. the more attractive
c. much and ore attractive
d. more and more attractive
13. Can Tho is______ from Saigon than Bien Hoa is.
a. farther
b. further
c. far
d. farer
14. Bao Yen sings______ than this singer.
a. well
b. better
c. gooder
d. more good
15. Of all the ball-point pens, which one do you like______?
a. best
b. the best
c. most
d. the most
16. The______ we start, the sooner we will be back.
a. early
b. earliest
c. earlier
d. more early
17. The sooner, the______
a. better
b. best
c. good
d. more good.
18. The harder this farmer works, ______ he becomes.
a. the poorest
b. the poorer
c. the more poor
d. poorer
19. My father is______ as yours.
a. old
b. as old
c. older
d. so old
20. HCM city is______ than Hanoi.
a. large
b. largest
c. more large
d. larger
Exercise 2
1. She is the______ daughter in the family.
a. older
b. more old
c. eldest
d. oldest
2. She speaks English as______ as you.
a. clear
b. clearly
c. clearness
d. very clear
3. HCM city is ______ than Nha Trang
a. more large
b. as large
c. not so large
d. larger
4. Your pencil is ______ as mine.
a. as sharp
b. not sharp
c. sharper
d. sharp
5. This car is ______ than mine.
a. less expensive
b. as expensive
c. more rich
d. not so expensive
6. The______ he is, the more miserable he gets.
a. richer
b. more riches
c. more rich
d. none is correct
7. He is the______ student in this class.
a. very intelligent
b. most intelligent
c. more intelligent
d. less intelligent
8. Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean______ the Atlantic Ocean.
a. as deep as
b. is the same deep as
c. deeper as
d. is as deep as
9. Sharon______ from other women I know.
a. different
b. as different
c. differs
d. more different
10. This one is prettier, but it costs______ as the one.
a. as much as
b. twice as much
c. as many
d. twice as many
11. You can take______ books as you want.
a. as many
b. as much
c. so much
d. too many
12. Of the two sisters, Linda______
a. is beautiful
b. the most beautiful
c. is more beautiful
d. is so beautiful as
13. Tuition at an American university runs______ one thousand dollars a semester.
a. so high as
b. as high to
c. as high as
d. as high than
14. ______ I get to know her, the more I like her.
a. For more
b. More
c. The more
d. The most
15. I would have paid______ for my car if the salesman had insisted, because I really wanted it.
a. as much twice
b. much twice
c. twice as much
d. times two
16. The______ students do not always do well in tests.
a. brighter
b. more bright
c. more brighter
d. brighter more
17. The noise in Rome is ______ worse than in Florence.
a. much
b. far
c. A and B are wrong
d. A and B are correct
18. ______tobacco was sold in 1983 as in 1982,
a. Not as much
b. Not as many
c. Not much
d. Not many
19. He eats with chopsticks______ the Chinese.
a. such
b. as if
c. like
d. as
20. Instead of slowing down, he drove______
a. more fastly
b. faster
c. more faster
d. faster more
1. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
The less time my boss has, the better he works
2.If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have
3.He speaks too much and people feel bored
The more he speaks, the more bored people feel
4.The growth in economy makes people's living conditon better.
The more the economy grows, the better people’s living condition is.
people learn a lot of things as they travel far.
The farther people travel, the more they learn
As TV progams become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The more popular TV progams become, the worse they get
1. the less time my boss há, the better he works
2. the more book you read, the mỏe knowlegdge you will have
3. the mỏe he speaks, the mỏe bóe people frll