VI. Read the sentence and choose the part that need correcting. 1. Today we play more hardly than we did yesterday, so we need to practice more. 2. I have never seen a most colourful kite than this one. 3. Flying kites on the paddle field with other kids is very excited to him. 4. She doesn’t like communicating through emails, she prefers meet people in person. 5. John ran more fastly than all other competitors in the race. 6. I prefer living in the countryside than living in the city 7. I adore to play soccer in the rain with my friends. 8. 50 years ago, farmers depended more heavy on the weather than at present. 9. The environment in the city is much polluted than that in the countryside. 10. In the countryside, houses are often little furnished and bigger than those in the city. IX. Read the following text about a world heritage items and then choose the correct answer. Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods. 1. The text tells us about … A. a world cultural heritage B. the artists of the Central Highlands C. life in the Central Highlands D. musical instruments of ethnic groups 2. How often is the Gong festival celebrated? A. every month B. every year C. all the year round D. on special occasions 3. The Gongs are … A. a kind of art work B. musical instruments C. pieces of folk music D. cultural heritages 4. The ethnic peoples in the Central Highlands believe that … A. special powers like their Gongs B. Gongs are associated with new houses C. their Gongs are the symbols of Gods D. the Gong is older than themselves 5. For people in the Central Highlands, the Gong sound is … A. a way to entertain themselves B. a sound of victory C. a form of festival D. a means of communication X. Rewrite these sentences starting with the words given. 1. A fish swims faster than a duck.  A duck ………………….………………….………………….…………………. 2. My house is bigger than your house.  Your house ………………….………………….………………….……………… 3. I moved to Hanoi five years ago.  I have ………………….………………….………………….……………………. 4. He likes to listen to pop music than to watch TV after school.  He prefers ………………….………………….………………….………………… 5. She loves to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.  She’s interested ………………….………………….………………….…………… 6. Mr. Quynh is the happiest person in the village.  No one in the village ………………….………………….…………………………. 7. Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city.  Life in the city ………………….………………….………………….…………….. 8. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends.  Phong ………………….………………….………………….……………………… 9. Houses in the city are much more expensive than those in the countryside.  Houses in the countryside ………………….………………those in the city. 10. Living in a modern town is noisier than living in a small village. (peaceful)  Living in a small village ………………….………………….………………………