DOUBLE COMPARISON

A. Combine the sentences, using DOUBLE COMPARATIVE

1. She studies hard, she will get good grades.  =>________________________________________________________________________
2. You rest much, you will feel better.  =>________________________________________________________________________
3. The weather is warmer, I feel better.  =>________________________________________________________________________
4. We leave early, we will arrive soon.  =>________________________________________________________________________
5. We have much knowledge, we become wise. =>________________________________________________________________________
6. You are young, you learn easily.  =>________________________________________________________________________
7. The hotel is expensive, the services are good.  =>________________________________________________________________________
8. You use much electricity, your bill will be high.  =>________________________________________________________________________
9. I thought about the plan, I like it little.  =>________________________________________________________________________
10. He is old, he learns slowly.  =>________________________________________________________________________
11. She eats much, she will become fat.  =>________________________________________________________________________
12. She is older, she becomes more beautiful.  =>________________________________________________________________________
13. You have much, you want more.  =>________________________________________________________________________
14. I waited long. I got angry.  =>________________________________________________________________________
15. I live far. I feel homesick. =>________________________________________________________________________
16. They are big, they fall fast. =>________________________________________________________________________
17. It is hot, I feel miserable. =>________________________________________________________________________
18. I look into your eyes much, I love you much. =>________________________________________________________________________
19. He got old, he became bad-tempered. =>________________________________________________________________________
20. He worked hard. He felt very bad. =>________________________________________________________________________
21. When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited. =>___________________________________________________________
22. As this road gets busier, it becomes more and more dangerous. =>_______________________________________________________
23. When you get near to the Equator, the temperature becomes high. =>____________________________________________________
24. If she stays in England a long time, her English will be very good. =>______________________________________________________
25. You write fast, your writing becomes illegible. =>________________________________________________________________________
26. She is mature, she becomes beautiful. =>________________________________________________________________________
27. He studies much, he becomes stupid. =>________________________________________________________________________
28. He drinks much water, he becomes thirsty. =>________________________________________________________________________
29. He is mature, he becomes intelligent. =>________________________________________________________________________
30. You speak English much, your English will be good.=>________________________________________________________________________
31. People save much paper, much wood pulp is preserved.=>________________________________________________________________________
32. We make much paper, it becomes cheap. =>________________________________________________________________________
33. Petrol becomes expensive, people drive little. =>________________________________________________________________________
34. You make much money, you spend much. =>________________________________________________________________________
35. You work hard, you will get good results. =>________________________________________________________________________
36. You learn with him much, you will know him well. =>____________________________________________________________________
37. Many people live in this city, they need many services. =>_________________________________________________________________
38. You do much exercise, you are fit. =>________________________________________________________________________
39. He wrote much, his writing becomes good. =>________________________________________________________________________
40. They use much wood pulp, they cut many trees. =>_______________________________________________________________________
B. Choose the best answer.
1. As she did so, her parents became ____.
A. the angriest  B. the most angry  C. the more angry  D. angrier and angrier 
2. 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
3. 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
4. It gets ____ to understand what the professor has explained.
A. most difficult  B. mostly difficult  C. the most difficult  D. more and more difficult
5. Increasing your vocabulary will make it easier for you to ____ reading comprehension skills. 
A. fit B. allow C. use  D. assimilate 
6. 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 
7. 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 
8 Cultural identity must be ____ and locals should be encouraged to continue their traditions in the wake of tourism.
A. protected B. insured  C. assured D. confirmed 
9. I can't believe that you ____ all the three exercises. You just started five minutes ago. 
A. have finished  B. have been finishing  C. finished  D. are finishing 
10. 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 
11. 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 
12. ____ 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
13. Touring the small villages of Vietnam by bicycle was a(n) ____ experience.
A. existing B. general C. particular D. unique
14. We spend a lot of time together as a family, which sometimes is the best way to learn about ____.
A. customs B. habits  C. activities D. establishment 
15. It gets ____ to understand what the professor has explained. 
A. the more difficult  B. more difficult than  C. difficult more and moreD. more and more difficult
16. You must drive slower 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
17. 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 
18. 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 
19. Combining physical activity with a healthy diet is the best way to a ____ healthy body weight 
A. provide  B. support C. maintain  D. express 
20. Each ethnic group has its own cultural identities, thus, the Vietnamese culture has both ____ and unity. 
A. difference B. variety  C. similarity  D. diversity 
21. ____ he drank, ____ he became. 
A. More/more violent  B. The most/the most violent 
C. The more/the more violent D. The less/less violent
22. Mary was ____ of the two sisters.
A. the clever B. as clever as C. the cleverer D. the cleverest
23. Culture is the lens with which we evaluate everything around us; we ____ what is proper or improper, normal or abnormal, through our
culture.
A. express B. evaluate C. calculate D. signal
24. In some parts of the country, prices are ____ than in others. 
A. high  B. more and more high C. the highest  D. higher and higher 
25. French is a ____ language to learn than English is. 
A. difficult  B. more difficult  C. most difficult  D. more and more difficult 
C. Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. The mass media has become one of the main instruments of political change.
A. less B. fewer C. tiny  D. small
2. We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A. lively  B. frequented C. accessible D. revealed
3. Match the word in A with its appropriate definition in B. 
A. indirect B. illegal C. improper D. unreal
4. What program do you dislike watching and why not?
A. fancy B. think C. imagine  D. want 
5. What are the differences among types of the media?
A. peace B. sameness C. likes  D. need 
6. Heavy rain causes floods all over the country.
A. light B. thin C. tiny  D. trivial 
7. Television can make us passive. 
A. obtrusive B. enterprising C. energetic D. strong
8. It is an enjoyable way to relax.
A. incorrect B. improper C. hateful  D. unpleasant 
9. We don't have to think so our brain becomes lazy.
A. quick B. diligent C. hard  D. good 
10. The council demolished it. 
A. made  B. did  C. started  D. construct 
VIII. Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.
A. answer  B. hidden C. confidence D. basis
2. Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals? 
A. suggest  B. tell  C. speak  D. talk
3. Documentary is a film or a radio or television program giving facts about something.
A. things B. numbers C. truth  D. news 
4. What types of the media are the most and the least important to you? 
A. successful B. significant  C. Wonderful D. attractive 
5. Listen to the two radio news stories and check the right column under News story 1 and News story 2. 
A. honest B. honorable C. good  D. precise
6. Television can make things more memorable because it presents information in a more effective way. 
A. clever  B. expensive C. successful  D. pretty 
7. Some television programs may make people violent.
A. rapid B. insane  C. extreme D. good
8. Television also interferes with family life and communication.
A. conflicts B. comes C. goes  D. chats 
9. I'm afraid you've made a mistake.
A. wrongness B. error  C. badness D. ugliness
10. It makes us aware of our global responsibilities. 
A. national B. worldly C. universal D. overall