11.​Nam always (get)​​​​​ grade A in Physics, but last semester he (get) ​​​ B.​ 12.​They were proud of (be)​​​ so successful. VII.Use the adjective in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences. 1.​Tea is​​​​ coffee.(cheap) 2.​The new harvest machine is​​​​ than the old one. (effective) 3.​The countryside is​​​​​ the town. (beautiful) 4.​A tractor is ​​​​ a buffalo. (powerful)​ 5.​My sister is​​​​ me. (tall) 6.​Blue whales are​​​​ elephants. (heavy) 7.​The Mekong River is​​​​ the Red River. (long) 8.​Do you think English is​​​​ French in grammar? (easy) 9.​My new bed is​​​​ my old bed. (comfortable) 10. The film about my village town is​​​​ than the book. (interesting) VIII. Read the text and choose the suitable words with the correct blank spaces. visitors​stories​mountain​any​riding​to​with​life ​Ilive in a (1) .......................... village. My parents often tell me (2) .......................... 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 housesare better equipped (3) .......................... electric fans and TVs. Thanks to theTV, we now know more about (4) .......................... outside our village. We don’tuse oil lamps (5) .......................... more. We have electric lights which aremuch brighter. More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of (6) .......................... a horse or walking. We – village children – no longer haveto walk a long way and cross a stream to get (7) .......................... school, which isdangerous in the rainy season. Now there’s a new school nearby. We also have more (8) .......................... from the city. They come to experience our way of life. IX. 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 tiny houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in their kimonos. ​Tokyo at night 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 town 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 it has character and excitement; it is alive. I found it a mysterious and lovable city. ​1.​​There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo. ​2.​​There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo. ​3.​​Many small houses found along long road. ​4.​​At night, Tokyo is not as attractive as many other cities. ​5.​​Tokyo has beautiful architecture. ​6. ​​The author likes Tokyo. X. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given. 1.​It/ to/ quite simple/ is/ cook Thang Co. ​​ 2.​to/ do/ you/ like/ in/ live/ the big city /or the countryside? ​​ 3.​becoming/ is/ the/ better/ traffic. ​​ 4.​life/ in/ is/ better/ the/ changing/ country. ​​ 5.​Ho Chi Minh city/ Mr. Hung/ tonight/ arriving/ in/ is. ​​ 6.​I/ countryside/ the/ last Sunday/ went/ my uncle/ to/ and. ​​ 7.​is/ home/ so/ dark/ should/ It/ we/ go/ getting ​​ 8.​grandfather/ Saturday/ I/ my/ am/ on/ visiting. ​​ XI. Rewrite the sentences, using the given words. 1.​Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees. =>​It’s​ 2.​The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. =>​It takes​ 3.​We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day. =>​We​​ 4.​Jane cooks better than her sister. =>​Jane’s sister ​ 5.​Tom is the best football player in this team. =>​Nobody in this team ​