1 never done a more difficult exam than this
2 Lucy the friendliest person our students have met
3 learned Chinese for 3 years
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings
1. This is the most difficult exam I’ve ever done.
=> I’ve…………………………..
2. Our students have never met any friendlier person than Lucy.
=> Lucy is…………………………
3. Mary started learning Chinese 3 years ago.
=> Mary has…………………………………
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one.
1. This is the most interesting film I’ve ever seen.
I’ve
2. He started collecting stamps in 1990.
He has
3. She is the most intelligent in our class.
Nobody
4. She asked Tom if he had watched the football match on TV the night before.
She asked, “
5. She can’t go shopping because she has a bad cold.
If
6. She tiptoed out of the room because she didn’t want to wake the baby up. To avoid
7. They worked very hard, but they could not earn enough to buy a house.
No matter
8. “Would you mind closing the window?” she said to Peter.
She asked
9. As he grows older he becomes more cheerful.
The older
10. Those pictures are so beautiful.
How
. Your brother is the most punctual person I’ve ever met.
→ I’ve ………………………………………………...…
2. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
→ You didn’t..................................................................... ?
3. Nam and his family went on a trip to their home village for two days.
→ Nam and his family had.…………………………………… …………………………..……
6. Their teacher is making them study hard.
→ They are ………………………………………………..……………
7. The friendliness of Thanh Son people made an impression on the visitors.
→ The visitors………………………..…………………………………….………………...
8. Unless she hurries, she will miss the train.
→ If ……………………..……………………………………………
9. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
→My brother..............................................................................
10. Please don’t ask me that question.
→I’d rather....................................................................................................
11. I cannot go on a picnic with you because I’m not free today.
-> If I ……………... …………….………………
12. Mr. Maile was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to his wife at the airport.
-> Mr. Maile regretted .……………………………………………
13. Lan was always ontime until she started going out with Nam.
-> Lan never used .....……………………………………………
14. “Are you a member of this club?”, the receptionist said to me. The receptionist asked.........……………………
15. It’s a pity that we don’t have a video camera.
I wish…………………………………………………………
16. Cheaper tickets are available from some travel agents. Some travel.........……… ………………………………
17. There are usually long waits at the airport.
You usually have……………………………………...................
18. We spent five hours getting to London .
It took ....................................................................................................
19. My father hasn’t smoked since he was thirty.
My father gave ...............................................................................
20. Mary is the most intelligent girl in her class. No one..............................................
1. Your brother is the most punctual person I’ve ever met.
→ I’ve ………………………………………………...…
2. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
→ You didn’t..................................................................... ?
3. Nam and his family went on a trip to their home village for two days.
→ Nam and his family had.…………………………………… …………………………..……
6. Their teacher is making them study hard.
→ They are ………………………………………………..……………
7. The friendliness of Thanh Son people made an impression on the visitors.
→ The visitors………………………..…………………………………….………………...
8. Unless she hurries, she will miss the train.
→ If ……………………..……………………………………………
9. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
→My brother..............................................................................
10. Please don’t ask me that question.
→I’d rather....................................................................................................
11. I cannot go on a picnic with you because I’m not free today.
-> If I ……………... …………….………………
12. Mr. Maile was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to his wife at the airport.
-> Mr. Maile regretted .……………………………………………
13. Lan was always ontime until she started going out with Nam.
-> Lan never used .....……………………………………………
14. “Are you a member of this club?”, the receptionist said to me. The receptionist asked.........……………………
15. It’s a pity that we don’t have a video camera.
I wish…………………………………………………………
16. Cheaper tickets are available from some travel agents. Some travel.........……… ………………………………
17. There are usually long waits at the airport.
You usually have……………………………………...................
18. We spent five hours getting to London .
It took ....................................................................................................
19. My father hasn’t smoked since he was thirty.
My father gave ...............................................................................
20. Mary is the most intelligent girl in her class. No one..............................................
1.That is the most intelligent man that she has ever met
=> She has ever.............................
2.It's the dirtiest dog that she has ever met
=> She has never...........................
3.This is the most delicious meal that I have ever eaten
=>I have never.......................
4.This is the most expensive car that I have ever bought
=>I have never.......................
5.That is the saddest film that I have ever seen
=>I have never....................
6.No one in the class is taller than Davie
=>Dave is...................
7.Mum doesn't speak english as well as dad
=>Dad......................
8.Lan is better cook than Hoa
=>Hoa can't.................
9.No restaurant in the city is better than that one
=>Thar restaurant is....................
10.This watch is worse than that one
=>That watch.......................
11.My sister writes more carefully than she did
=>My sister doesn't..............
12.This story is more interesting than any other story that I have ever read
=>This is the.......................
13.She is the most beautiful girl I have ever known
=>I've never................
14.Peter doesn't drive so carefully as Tom
=>Tom...........................
15.The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train(quick)
=>Travelling by car is.....................
16.Jane cooks better than her sister
=>jane's sister doesn't.................
17.Tom is the best football player in this team
=>Nobody in this team plays.....................
18.Your coffee is not as good as mine
=>My coffee..................
19.Phong was a quicker walker than his friends(quickly)
=>Phong walked ..............
20 Trung drives more carefully than Minh so he has rarely had an accident(carelessly)
=>Minh drives.......................
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I. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. I have never visited this museum before.
This is………………………………..…………………...
2. It is the first time she has ever had problems with the authorities. (before)
She has……………………………………
3. My cousin hasn’t seen her parents for two months. (saw)
My cousin…………………………………..……………
4. It isn’t necessary for you to learn all these words by heart.
You don’t…………………………………………..………
5. Robert and Cathy have been married for more than twenty years.
It’s.…………………………………………………………
6. I prefer going out for a walk to staying at home watching television. (BETTER)
I like ………………………………………………..……
7. It is impossible to learn to speak a foreign language well in just a month.
Learning …………………………………………………
8. I last caught a cold ages ago.
I have……………………………………………………….
9. Is this your first time driving a Volvo? (ever)
Have……………………………………………………...
10. Do you have a cheaper computer than this one?
Is it …………………………………………………….........?
11. There is less noise in the country than there is in a city.
There isn’t………………………………………….
12. There are fewer theatres in a small city than there are in a big city.
There aren’t………………………….…………………..
13. She hasn’t telephoned her best friend for nearly two weeks.
It’s………………………………………………………...
14. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant. (CERTAINLY)
I ……………………………………………………..
15. There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones.
Miss Jones……………………………………………
__________________________________________________________________________ IV. Use the relative pronouns or relative adverbs to combine these pairs of sentences. 1. She is the most intelligent woman. I’ve ever met this woman. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. This doctor is famous. You visited him yesterday. _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. These children are orphans. She is taking care of these children. _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. The two young men are not good persons. You are acquainted with them. _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. My father goes swimming every day. You met him this morning. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. The man is my father. I respect this man most. _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. The man is my father. I respect his opinion most. ____________________________________________________________________________ 8. Mary and Margaret are twins. You met them yesterday. _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. I’ll introduce you to the man. His support is necessary for your project. _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. The middle-aged man is the director. My father is talking to him. _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. The boy is my cousin. You make fun of him. _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. The student is from china. He sits next to me. _____________________________________________________________________________ 13. I thanked the woman. This woman had helped me. _____________________________________________________________________________ 14. The professor is excellent. I am taking his course. _____________________________________________________________________________ 15. Mr. Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come to see him. _____________________________________________________________________________ 16. I saw a lot of people and horses. They went to market. _____________________________________________________________________________
. Rewrite the following sentences withouth changing their meaning, using suggested phrases
1. He started to play the guitar five years ago.
à He has ...........................................................................................................................................
2. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.
à This is ...........................................................................................................................................
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
à This is ...........................................................................................................................................
4. John has his hair cut for over six months.
à It has been .....................................................................................................................................
5. He started living in his flat three years ago.
à He has ...........................................................................................................................................
6. I first met Beth and Gary 10 years ago.
à I’ve known ....................................................................................................................................
7. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.
à Laurence last.................................................................................................................................
8. It last snowed two weeks ago.
à It is ................................................................................................................................................
Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
1. …………………he studied hard, he failed his exam. (Although / Because / If / However)
2. Mary is sad …………………she has lost her calculator. (even though / so / but / because)
3. The film started a few minutes ago, …………………? (didn’t it / did it / does it / doesn’t it)
4. It was …………………hot day that we decided to leave work early. (such / so/ so a / such a)
5. The smaller the room is, the …………………furniture it needs. (less / fewer / smaller / more)
6. The woman …………………is our teacher has been to Canada. (who / whose / which / whom)
7. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. …………………does his brother. (Too / Neither / So / Either)
8. I tried my …………………but I didn’t manage to pass the test. (hard / efforts / best / everything)
