Language focus - Unit 16 trang 103 sách bài tập (SBT) Tiếng Anh 10

Hướng dẫn giải sách bài tập Tiếng Anh 10 Unit 16 - Language focus

Now complete each blank with the most appropriate adjective from the table.

Bây giờ hoàn thành mỗi chỗ trống với tính từ phù hợp từ bảng trên

1. The land is flat in the east but____________________ in the west.

2. I don’t like playing the piano and I find it hard to sing in tune, but Ann is very ____________

3. Mr. Wang’s old office was small and crowded but his new office is very large and ____________.

4. "Are you reading the foreign news reports?" "No, I’m reading the____________________news".

5. Susie is untidy and disorganized, but her elder sister is very______________in everything she does.

6. "Did you arrange to meet Shirley?" "No, our meeting was completely __________________"

 

Đáp án:

mountain	mountainous
courage	courageous
accident	accidental
education	educational
romance	romantic
envy	envious
poet	poetic
sympathy	sympathetic
origin	original
type	typical
system	systematic
space	spacious
music	musical
glory	glorious

1. mountainous	4. national
2. musical	5. systematic
3. spacious	6. accidental

 

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the words in the list, use than where necessary.

Hoàn thành các câu sau, sử dụng dạng so sánh hơn của động từ trong bảng.  Sử dụng than nếu cần thiết

big	crowded	Early	easily	high	Important
interested	Peaceful	reliable	Serious	simple	thin

1. Unfortunately her illness was ________ we thought at first.

2. You look ________ . Have you losst weight?

3. I want a ________ flat. We don't have enough space here.

4. He doesn't study very hard. He's ________ in having a good time.

5. Health and happiness are _________ money.

6. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been _______.

7. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was _______ usual.

8. I like living in the countryside. It's _______ living in a town.

9. You'll find your way around the town _______ if you have a good map.

10. In some parts of the country, prices are _______ in others.

 

Đáp án:

1. more serious than	6. simpler
2. thinner	7. more crowded than
3. bigger	8. more peaceful than
4. more interested	9. more easily
5. more important than	10. higher than

 

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most ...) or a comparative (-er or more...).

Hòan thành các câu sau. Sử dụng so sánh hơn nhất hoặc so sánh hơn

Examples: We stayed at the cheapest hotel in the town, (cheap)

Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town, (cheap)

1. The United States is very large but Canada is__________________________ . (large)

2. What’s______________________ river in the world? (long)

3. It was an awful day. It was__________________________ day of my life(bad)

4. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks____________________ today, (happy)

5. What is _____________________ sport in your country? (popular)

6. Everest is___________________ mountain in the world. It is_____________________ than any other mountains, (high)

7.We had a great holiday. It was one of___________________________ holidays we’ve ever had. (enjoyable)

8. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s_________________________ . (comfortable)

9. What’s______________________ way of getting from here to the station? (quick)

10. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have got three daughters._____________________________ is 14 years old. (old)

 

Đáp án:

1. larger	6. the highest; higher
2. the longest	7. the most enjoyable
3. the worst	8. more comfortable
4. happier	9. the quickest
5. the most popular	10. The oldest (The eldest)

 

Exercise 5.

A. Use the verbs in the box in correct form to complete the sentences below.

Sử dụng động từ trong ngoặc với dạng đúng của nó để hoàn thành các câu bên dưới

 

drive            use           up          learn          run          forget

Example: You may be in love with her now, but in a couple of weeks you will have forgotten all about her.

1. By the time we get to Birmingham we_____________________________	over two hundred miles.
2. If they start school at four, most children__________________________	to read and write by the age of six.
3. By the end of this century, we___________________________________	most of the world’s oil supplies.
4. After two hours, the leading competitors___________________________	about thirty kilometres.

B. What do you think will have happened by the end of this century? Here are some ideas to help you.

Bạn nghĩ điều gì sẽ xảy ra cuối thế kỉ này? Đây là một số ý tưởng có thể giúp bạn

Example: Scientists / discover / a cure for cancer /.

Scientists will have discovered a cure for cancer.

1. Scientists / learn / to control the weather /.
2. Man / destroy / the planet.
3. The world population / grow / to three billions /.
4. Atomic energy / replace / oil and coal /.
5. Scientists / build / factories in space /_Ễ