Phrasal verbs + Comparisons

Phrasal verbs + Comparisons

by Ngân Hà Lê

​Comparisons

​Comparisons

• ​So sánh hơn

• ​So sánh nhất

• ​So sánh ngang bằng

• ​So sánh đồng tiến

• ​So sánh lũy tiến

Multiple Choice

She plays the piano _______ as her sister does.

• as beautifully

• more beautifully

• as beautiful

• the most beautifully

Multiple Choice

December is _______ month of the year in my country.

•  coldest than

• the  coldest

• the colder

• colder than

Multiple Choice

His house is a bit _______ than a hotel.

• more comfortable

• more comfortabler

• the most comfortable

• comfortabler

Multiple Choice

Who is _______ person in your country?

• powerfuler

• most powerful

• the most powerful

• more powerful than

Multiple Choice

He had an accident last year. Now, he drives _______ than before.

• the most carefully

• as carefully

• more carefully

• more careful

Multiple Choice

Tet holiday is _______ Vietnamese traditional festival that he's ever attended.

• the most interesting

• more interesting

• so interesting as

• the more interesting

Multiple Choice

 Many teenagers like facebooking _______ doing sport.

• more than

• much as

• least than

• so much as

Multiple Choice

A quick look would reveal that France has twice _______ computers.

• as many televisions as

• more televisions than

• as many as televisions

• many as televisions as

​So sánh gấp nhiều lần

​S1 + V + multiple numbers + as + much/ many/ adj + (N) + as + N + (V)

half/twice

three times/ four times

​20%

Eg: A quick look would reveal that France has twice as many televisions as computers.

Multiple Choice

The bicycle costs _______ the other one.

• three times as much as

• third as much as

• third as much

• three times as much

Multiple Choice

In many countries in the world with the same job, women only get _______

as men.

• 40%-50% many salary

• 40%-50% much salary

• 40%-50% as many salary

• 40%-50% as much salary

Multiple Choice

Of the two films we watched yesterday. Titanic is _______.

• the most interesting

• the more interesting

• better interesting

• as interesting

​Phrasal verbs

Multiple Choice

Oh, we're ________ our weekend plans - I refuse to let a little rain stop us!

• going on with

• holding back

• showing off

• filling in

Multiple Choice

After the power ________, I spent the night reading by candlelight.

• held back

• went out

• called up

• broke out

Multiple Choice

Well, the party must ________, whether we have caterers or not!

• break out

• go on

• hold back

• give off

Multiple Choice

I only ________ for a few minutes-how did I miss that key detail in the episode?

• tried on

• held on

• went away

• gave in

Multiple Choice

I can't believe you're ________ school after all these years.

• going back to

• trying on

• holding up

• caring for

Multiple Choice

People are beginning to worry that the president is going to ________ his campaign promises.

• hold over

• break into

• account for

• go back on

Multiple Choice

The report concluded that the governor had ________ the purview of her office in the way she handled the incident.

• looked forward to

• turned down

• gone beyond

• called out

Multiple Choice

The whole building had to evacuate because the smoke alarm ________.

• filled in

• gave off

• tried out

• went off

Multiple Choice

Can you ________ these instructions again? I'm still a little confused.

• show off

• care about

• go over

• break down

Multiple Choice

You shouldn't let this great opportunity ________ just because you're mad at your sister.

• breakdown

• account for

• look up to

• go by

Multiple Choice

House prices in our neighborhood have ________ significantly, so we're thinking of selling.

• take on

• gone up

• called for

• filled in

Multiple Choice

Stocks in the company have ________ for the third straight week in a row.

• made up

• gone down

• stood up

• taken up