UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
I. Find the word which has a different sound in part underlined.
1/ A. advice B. price C. nice D. police
2/ A. express B. exciting C. expensive D. excellent
3/ A. coffee B. see C. agree D. free
4/ A. city B. cathedral C. central D. cinema
5/ A. treat B. clean C. great D. Beach
II. What are these places? Write the words in the spaces.
Example:
0. It's a place where we go to walk, play and relax.
(it is) a park.
1. It's a place where we borrow books.
...
2. It's a place where we watch a film.
...
3. It's a place where we go to buy stamps or send mail.
...
4. It's a place where we can look at paintings.
...
5. It's a place where they sell medicines, soap and make-up.
...
III. Find one odd word A, B, C or D. Then read them aloud.
1/ A. grocery B. restaurant C. café D. cathedral 2/ A. better B. smaller C. worker D. hotter
3/ A. sweet B. bread C. cake D. coffee
4/ A. bakery B. grocery C. neighbor D. barber 5/ A. factory B. park C. theatre D. Cinema IV. Choose the best option (A, B or C) to each space.
1. David is more ... than Peter.
A. intelligenter B. intelligent than C. intelligent
2. My sister plays the piano ... than my brother.
A. gooder B. more good C. better
3. The pink flower is ... than the yellow one.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. beautifuler
4. His story is ... than theirs.
A. funnier
B. more funnier C. Funnyer
V. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjectives in the box.
bad cold important dangerous good 1. It's ... in the north of Viet Nam than in the south.
2. Is a snake ... than a dog?
3. Doing our homework is ... than reading a novel.
4. She's not very happy. Her exam results are ... than her sister's.
5. Let's go to Da Lat. The weather's ... there than that in Ho Chi Minh City.
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B or C) to each space.
My Peaceful Neighbourhood
My ...(1)... lives in this area for more ...(2)... 15 years. This is a quiet, safe place with great neighbours. They ...(3)... all nice people. If anyone has problems, they are always there to ...(4)... him (her). Besides, we are never worried about losing things. For ...(5)..., my mother sometimes locks our dog outside when she goes to ...(6).... Miss Lan, who lives ...(7)... to our house, always takes care of it and gives the dog back in the evening.
I also have many ...(8)..., too. We play all kinds of games every evening. My ...(9)... is really safe and nice place to live, and i ...(10)... it so much.
1/ A. house B. home C. family
2/ A. then B. than C. that
3/ A. are B. have C. are having
4/ A. smile B. laugh C. help
5/ A. example B. reason C. examples
6/ A. do B. school C. work
7/ A. beside B. next C. in front
8/ A. kids B. friends C. friend
9/ A. neighbour B. neighbourhood C. family
10/ A. loves B. love C. hates
VII. Complete the sentences with correct form of adjectives.
1. She can’t stay (long) ______________ than 30 minutes.
2. Well, the place looks (clean) ______________ now.
3. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) ______________ than the white one.
4. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) ______________ than being a builder.
5. The weather this summer is even (hot) ______________ than last summer.
6. Your accent is (bad) ______________ than mine.
7. Hot dogs are (good) ______________ than hamburgers.
8. French is considered to be (difficult) ______________ than English.
9. I think scuba diving is (fascinating) ______________ than climbing.
10. He thinks this test was (difficult) ______________ than the last one.
