Rewrite the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one
1. That's the strangest film I've ever seen
=> I have never
2. The last time we met each other was ten years ago
=> We haven't
3. Mai said"It is raining heavily outside."
=> Mai said
4. Have you ever played a computer game before?
=> Is this
5. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876
=> The statue
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
1.No one helped him paint the gate.(Reflexive pronoun)
=>He
2.I often got up late when I was ten years old.(used to)
=>I used
3.It took my brother two hours to do volunteer work at a local orphanage last year.
=>My brother spent
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1.Mai is 13 years old and Nam is 13 years old.(age)(the same...as)
=>Nam is
2.Her hair is black.My hair is gray.(different from)
=>My hair color is
3.Jane has the same height as her sister.
=>Jane is as
4.No one in the group is younger than her.
=>She is the
5.I don't play the guitar as well as he does.
=>He plays
6.Geogre is not nearly as energetic as he used to be.
=>He used to be
7.No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh city.
=>Ho Chi Minh city is
8.You're the best pianist in the world.
=>No one else
9.I didn't spend as much money as my friend did.
=>My friend
10.This is the quickest way to get into the town centre.
=>There
11.No students in my class can speak English as fluentlr as Lan does
=>Lan
12.I've never met a more dependable person than Tom.
=>Tom is
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1.Mai is 13 years old and Nam is 13 years old.(age)(the same...as)
=>Nam is
2.Her hair is black.My hair is gray.(different from)
=>My hair color is
3.Jane has the same height as her sister.
=>Jane is as
4.No one in the group is younger than her.
=>She is the
5.I don't play the guitar as well as he does.
=>He plays
6.Geogre is not nearly as energetic as he used to be.
=>He used to be
7.No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh city.
=>Ho Chi Minh city is
8.You're the best pianist in the world.
=>No one else
9.I didn't spend as much money as my friend did.
=>My friend
10.This is the quickest way to get into the town centre.
=>There
11.No students in my class can speak English as fluentlr as Lan does
=>Lan
12.I've never met a more dependable person than Tom.
=>Tom is
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1.Mai is 13 years old and Nam is 13 years old.(age)(the same...as)
=>Nam is
2.Her hair is black.My hair is gray.(different from)
=>My hair color is
3.Jane has the same height as her sister.
=>Jane is as
4.No one in the group is younger than her.
=>She is the
5.I don't play the guitar as well as he does.
=>He plays
6.Geogre is not nearly as energetic as he used to be.
=>He used to be
7.No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh city.
=>Ho Chi Minh city is
8.You're the best pianist in the world.
=>No one else
9.I didn't spend as much money as my friend did.
=>My friend
10.This is the quickest way to get into the town centre.
=>There
11.No students in my class can speak English as fluentlr as Lan does
=>Lan
12.I've never met a more dependable person than Tom.
=>Tom is
❼. WRITING NHANH HỘ Ạ
I. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same.
1. The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was ten years ago.
→ It has been _______________________________________________________
2. This is the most interesting novel I have ever read.
→ I have ___________________________________________________________
3. This is the first time I have been to Bangkok.
→ I haven't _________________________________________________________
4. I started learning English 10 years ago
→ I have ___________________________________________________________
5. It has been ages since I last saw him.
→ I have ___________________________________________________________
II. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.
1. Alison/ often/ watch/ TV/ after dinner.
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2. I/ read/ all/ play/ Shakespeare.
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3. She/ not like/ disturb/ when/ she/ work.
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4. Jack/ not spend/ much time/ read.
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5. They/ live/ that house/ ten years.
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6. We/ work/ this company/ 2008.
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7. John's friends/ play/ football/ Sports Centre.
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8. Peter/ not like/ buy/ food/ supermarket.
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9. President/ travel/ more than twenty/ country.
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10. I/ do/ housework/ moment.
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III. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the same.
1. Mr. Nam started teaching English 20 years ago. (FOR)
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2. This is the first time she has come to Vietnam. (NEVER)
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3. The last time I met her was 3 years ago. (HAVEN’T)
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4. That is the most interesting novel I have ever read. (SUCH)
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5. This is the third time I have been to Hanoi. (TWICE)
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57.Yesterday it was a little cooler than it is today.
A. Today it is slightly warmer than it was yesterday.
B. Today it is much warmer than it was yesterday.
C. Yesterday it was so cool, and today is so cool too.
D. I wish it was cool today as it was yesterday.
58.When the electricity was cut off, we went out for dinner.
A. We had dinner at the restaurant because of a power cut.
B. The power was cut off just as we were going out for dinner.
C. We were having dinner at a restaurant when the power failed.
D. We went out for dinner, so the electricity was cut off.
59.She saw that he was so angry. She left the classroom.
A. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left the classroom.
B. She left the classroom when she saw he was so angry.
C He was very angry when he saw her leaving the classroom.
D. Having been seen to be angry, she left the classroom.
60. As a tradition, we visit our grandparents on Lunar New Year.
A. Our grandparents traditionally visit us on Lunar New Year.
B. We traditionally visited our grandparents on Lunar New Year,
C. Our grandparents are traditionally visited on Lunar New Year.
D. Our grandparents traditionally visit us Lunar New Year
61. When you are invited to a dinner, you shouldn’t be late.
A. You are late for a dinner, let me invite you once.
B. If someone invites you to a dinner, please be late.
C. Don’t be late if someone invites you to a dinner.
D. You late for a dinner, let me invite you once.
62. The elderly will give lucky money to the children at Tet.
A. The elderly will be given lucky money to the children at Tet.
B. Lucky money will be given to the children by the elderly at Tet.
C. Lucky money will be given by the children at Tet.
D. Lucky money will given by the children at Tet.
63. In Britain, citizens mainly use cutlery to eat meals.
A . British eat meals mainly by using cutlery.
B. British eat main meals with cutlery.
C. British used to eat meals with cutlery in the past.
D. British used eat meals with cutlery in the past.
Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
It has ten 10 years since he worked here.
→ He has _______
3. Complete the passage with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Is life better now than it was in the past? Of course in many ways life is (1)_________ (easy) now. We live in the world which is (2)_________ (clean) and safer. It is generally (3)_________ (healthy) as well, and because of improvements in medical care, both men and women can expect to live (4)________ (long) lives. Our day-to-day existence is (5)________ (comfortable), but are we (6)_________ (happy)?
The rhythm of life is faster, and (7)_________ (stressful). People are always in a hurry. In the end it is hard to say things were (8)_________ (good) or (9)_________ (bad) before. As the saying goes ‘the grass is always (10)_________ (green) on the other side of the fence’.