I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1 The architects got inspired to use the lotus flower in the design for the__________. a. city b. skyline c. skyscraper d. downtown 2 Villagers are morekind, friendly and warm-hearted than city __________. a. dwellers b. foreigners c. beginners d. movers 3 You can see the__________of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings, supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools. a. urban area b. convenience c. urban sprawl d. living condition 4 Dong Khoi street is the main shopping street in the__________of downtown in Ho Chi Minh City. a. mind b. heart c. head d. spot 5 Opened in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco still ranks among the top 10__________bridge spans in the world. a. long b. longer c. mostly long d. longest 6 No city in America has__________monuments and museums into one area as Washington, D a. as much b. such many c. as many d. a few 7 The new student was very shy at the beginning, but then he__________well with everyone. a. got on b. went on c. got over d. cheered up 8 The police never__________all hope of finding the lost chil a. stops b. think over c. grow up d. give up 9 He'll be very upset if his employer__________ his offer. a. pulls down b. finds out c. turns off d. turns down 10 It's time to say goodbye, but I'm__________meeting you all again soon. a. looking forward to b. getting on with c. keep up with d. put up with 11 As she did so, her parents became ............... a. the angriest b. the most angry c. the more angry d. angrier and angrier 12 People should eat ............... and do ............... to reduce the risk of heart disease. a. less fat/ more exercise b. less and less fat/ the more exercise c. the less fat/ the more exercise d. fatter/ more exercise 13 He spent a year in India and loves spicy food ............... the food is, ............... he likes it. a. The hotter/ the more and more b. The hotter/the more c. The more and more hot/ the more d. The hottest/ the most 14 Of course you can come to the party ............... a. The more the merrier b. The more and the merrier c. The more and merrier d. The more and more merrier 15 I feel ............... I did yesterday. a. much more tired than b. many more tired than c. as many tired as d. as more tired as 16 She is ............... a spectator. a. more an athlete than b. more of an athlete than c. an athlete more than d. an athlete of more than 17 His house is ............... mine. a. twice as big as b. as twice big as c. as two times big as d. as big as twice 18 ............... live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country. a. As much as people b. More people c. As many as people d. People more 19 It gets ............... to understand what the professor has explained. a. the more difficult b. more difficult than c. difficult more and more d. more and more difficult 20 You must drive more slowly in built up areas ............... you drive in the city, it is............... that you will have an accident. a. The faster and faster/ the more b. The faster/ the more probable c. The more and more fast/ the more and more probable d. The more fastly/ the probable 21 The party was ............... I had expected. a. more a hundred times funny than b. a hundred times funny more than c. a hundred times funnier than d. a hundred times more funny than 22 He finds physics ............... other science subjects. a. far more difficult than b. many more difficult than c. too much more difficult than d. more much difficult than 23 . ............... he drank, ................ he became. a. More/ more violent b. The more/ the more violent c. The most/ the most violent d. The less/ less violent 24 Mary was ............... of the two sisters a. the clever b. as clever as c. the cleverer d. the cleverest