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Complete the passage with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Is life better now than it was in the past? Of course in many ways life is (1) .....easier…(easy) now. We lived in the world which is (2)…cleaner .....(clean) and safer. It’s generally (3)…healthier.....(healthy) as well, and because of improvements in medical care, both men and women can expect to live (4)…longer (long) lives. Our day-to-day existence is (5)…more comfortable ....(comfortable), but are we (6)…happier ...... (happy)?
Complete the passage with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Is life better now than it was in the past? Of course in many ways life is (1) easier (easy) now. We lived in the world which is (2) cleaner (clean) and safer. It’s generally (3) healthier (healthy) as well, and because of improvements in medical care, both men and women can expect to live (4) longer (long) lives. Our day-to-day existence is (5) more comfortable (comfortable), but are we (6) happier (happy)?
As the saying goes ‘the grass is always (10)… (greener) on the Other side of the fence’.
Nowadays, some people choose to live and work in the countryside. New ways of working, such as online working, have made it (1) boring for more people to live there. There are both advantages and disadvantages to living in the countryside.
On the one hand, life in the countryside is very peaceful (2). There are less cars and that means that there is less noise, and that it is less polluted(3) . Furthermore, there is more land available in the countryside, and people can often live in bigger houses or flats than in cities. Finally, it is easier to do a lot of (4)Outdoor activities such as walking or cycling if you live in the countryside. On the other hand, life in the countryside can be (5) isolated There are fewer restaurants, cinemas and shops to go to . Moreover, there is little public transport, which makes it difficult to get (6) around if you don't have a car. Finally, you can feel (7) possible if you live a long way from other people.
In (8) conclusion, there are both pros and cons to living in the countryside. However, in my opinion, the peacefulness of the countryside makes it a very attractive option.
Theo mình nghĩ là:
1) possible
2) peaceful
3) polluted
4) outdoor
5) boring
6) around
7) isolated
8) conclusion
I. Use the adjective in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
1. Tea is______cheaper than_______coffe.(cheap)
2. The new harvest machine is_____more effective______than the old one.(effective)
3. The countryside is____more beautiful than______the towm.(beautiful)
4. A tractor is_____more powerful than_______a buffalo.(powerful)
5. My sister is______taller than____me.(tall)
6. Blue whales are_____heavier than________elephants.(heavy)
7. The Mekong River is______longer than_____the Red River.(long)
8. Do you think English is_____easier than_____French in grammar?(easy)
9. My new bed is______more comfortable than_____my old bed.(comfortable)
10. The film about my village towm is_____more interesting______than the book.(interesting)
II. Read the text and choose the suitable words with the correct blank spaces. (Visitors, stories, mountain, any, riding, to, with, life)
I live in a (1)...........mountain..........village. My parents often tell me (2).........stories........about their life in the past. It's not much like the village I can see nowadays.
Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones. Our houses are better equipped (3)......with......electric fans and TVs. Thanks to the TV, we now know more about (4).....life.....outside our village. We don't use oil lamps (5)........any.......more. We have electric lights which are much brighter. More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of (6).........riding.........a horse or walking. We - village children - no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get (7).......to.........school, which is dangerous in the rainy season. Now there's a new school nearby. We also have more (8)........visitors..........from the city. They come to experience our way of life.
III. Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
Tokyo is a famous city. There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visiting. Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops. Long-side streets consist of tony houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in their kimonos.
Tokyo at nights is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime. Millions of neon lights are switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive.
A towm is not its buildings alone; it is an atmosphere, its pleasure, its sadness, its madness, and above all its people. Tokyo may lack architectural beauty but is has character and excitement; it is alive. I found it a mysterious and lovable city.
1. ____F____There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo.
2. ____F___There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo.
3.____T____Many small houses found along long road.
4._____F___At night, Tokyo is not as attractive as many other cities.
5. ____T____ Tokyo has beautiful architecture.
6.____T____ The author likes Tokyo.
I.
1. Tea is chaeper than coffe.
2. The new harvest machine is more effective than the old one.
3. The countryside is the most beautiful in the towm.
4. A tractor is more powerful than a buffalo.
5. My sister is taller than me.
6. Blue whales are heavier than elephants.
7. The Mekong River is longer than the Red River.
8. Do you think English is easier than French in grammar?
9. My new bed is more comfortable than my old bed.
10. The film about my village towm is more interesting than the book.
I. Use the adjective in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
1. Tea is__cheaper than_coffe.(cheap)
2. The new harvest machine is__more effective__than the old one.(effective)
3. The countryside is__more beautiful than_the towm.(beautiful)
4. A tractor is__more powerful than_a buffalo.(powerful)
5. My sister is__taller than_me.(tall)
6. Blue whales are__haevier than_elephants.(heavy)
7. The Mekong River is___longer than_the Red River.(long)
8. Do you think English is__easier than_French in grammar?(easy)
9. My new bed is_more comfortable than_my old bed.(comfortable)
10. The film about my village towm is_more interesting_than the book.(interesting)
II. Read the text and choose the suitable words with the correct blank spaces. (Visitors, stories, mountain, any, riding, to, with, life)
I live in a (1)..mountain....village. My parents often tell me (2)...stories..about their life in the past. It's not much the village I can see nowadays.
Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones. Our houses are better equipped (3).with...electric fans and TVs. Thanks to the TV, we now know more about (4).life.........outside our village. We don't use oil lamps (5)....any...........more. We have electric lights which are much brighter. More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of (6)...riding...............a horse or walking. We - village children - no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get (7)......to..........school, which is dangerous in the rainy season. Now there's a new school nearby. We also have more (8)...visitors...............from the city. They come to experience our way of life.
III. Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
Tokyo is a famous city. There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visiting. Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops. Long-side streets consist of tony houses only, and this often creates a toy-, with small women tip-toeing along in their kimonos.
Tokyo at nights is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime. Millions of neon lights are switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive.
A towm is not its buildings alone; it is an atmosphere, its pleasure, its sadness, its madness, and above all its people. Tokyo may lack architectural beauty but is has character and excitement; it is alive. I found it a mysterious and lovable city.
1. ___F_____There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo.
2. ____F___There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo.
3.____T____Many small houses found along long road.
4.____F____At night, Tokyo is not as attractive as many other cities.
5. ____F____ Tokyo has beautiful architecture.
6._____T___ The author s Tokyo.
II.Fill each blank with a correct word to finish the passage
live in the countryside is a bit slower than life in the cities. It isn't as exciting as life in the city . But(1).....IN...... general people work hard- they work in the fields, in the garden, in the wood etc. They grow vegetables, cultivate crops and raise (2)....CATTLE......(cows, horses, buffaloes,..).Some people even have vineyards an fruit orchards.
There is a ton of work to be done on the farm- milking cows, talking(3)...CARE...... of livestock, mucking out, ploughing fields, sowing seeds, fertilizing, harvesting,..it is said that a farmer works from(4)...SUNRISE..... to sunset. People use farm machinery and drive tractors.
Children can freely play outdoor. In rural area people(5)...KNOW..... each other better. There are no skyscrapers in the countryside. people's home may be (6)...EITHOR...... a farmhouse or cottage.
People sniff that is definitely clearner than air in the cities. there is also(7)...LESS... violence and vandalism. The traffic isn't as dense as in the cities.There ((8)...ARE.. no rush hours. Furthermore, it isn't as noisy as it in cities.
People living in the countryside can enjoy the green scenery.They can enjoy the nature.They can(9)....HEAR.... birds chirping, deer stopping in a clearning in a wood. Besides, people can eat fresh home- grown(10)..VEGETABLES.... and fruit. It seems that life in the countryside is not that stressful. Altogether that must have a positive effect on their health.
Complete the passage with the suitable words.
Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1) ..aware........ of it. But illness can come, even (2) .......when.... we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3) ....diseases.... attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4) ...cure..... them once they struck. The resuft was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5) .....changed... The cause of many diseases (6) ......was.. known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7)......much.... safer for children. The resuft is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8)......live..... for years. And what do we except by the years 2010 ? Undoubtedly, (9)...medical.... science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to (10)......solve.... medical problems that are unavoidable today.
Is life better now than it was in the past? Of course in many ways life is (1) easier (easy) now. We lived in the world which is (2) cleaner (clean) and safer. It’s generally (3) healthier (healthy) as well, and because of improvements in medical care, both men and women can expect to live (4) longer (long) lives. Our day-to-day existence is (5) more comfortable (comfortable), but are we (6) happier (happy)?
The rhythm of life is faster, and (7) more stressful (stressful). People are always in a hurry. In the end, it is hard to say if things were (8) better (good) or (9) worse (bad) than before. As the saying goes the grass is alway (10) greener (green) on the other side of the fence’.