Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using since or for.
He has driven the same car………………….2008
.Rewrite the following sentences so that keep the same meaning.
41.He said: "They will take you to the hotel by car tomorrow"
->He said__________________________________________________________________
42. Get up early or you will miss the bus.
->If _______________________________________________________________________
43.He started working as an engineer 5 years ago.
->He has __________________________________________________________________
44.Although he has a lot of money, He feels unhappy
>Despite__________________________________________________________________
45.They have just bought an expensive car.
->An ______________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
-> He started ___________________________________.
IV, Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
2. He can't afford to buy the car.
→ The car _________________
3. The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
→ Such is ________________________________________.
3. Alice lost all her hope; she decided to stop her business.
→ Such was ______________________________________.
4. He is very strong. He can lift the box.
→ He is __________________________________________.
5. He ate a lot of food. He became ill.
→ He ate ________________________________________.
6. He bought lots of books. He didn't know where to put them.
→ He bought ____________________________________.
7. He is a very lazy boy. No one likes him.
→ He is such ____________________________________.
8. The coffee is too hot . I can't drink it.
→ The coffee is too _____________________________.
9. Her voice is very soft. Everyone likes her.
→ Her voice is so _______________________________.
10. He is so weak. He can’t run.
→ He is too _____________________________________.
11. The tea was very hot. He couldn’t drink it.
→ The tea was so ______________________________.
12. The weather is so bad that we can’t go out.
→ The weather is too _________________________.
13. The film was so boring that we couldn’t go on seeing it.
→ It was such _________________________________.
14. He was so old that he couldn’t run fast.
→ He was such ________________________________.
15. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.
→ So fast ______________________________________.
16. The fair was so noisy that we couldn’t hear each other.
→ The fair was too ____________________________.
17. You speak so fast that I can’t catch up with your words.
→ You are such ________________________________.
18. It is so early that we can’t go out.
→ It is too ______________________________________.
19. The water is too hot for me to drink.
→ The water is so _____________________________.
20. The restaurant is expensive so we can’t eat in that restaurant.
→ The restaurant is so _______________________
10. Is this the second time you __________ a car ?
A. drive B. drove C. have driven D.are driving
Exercise 1: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning:
6. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that………………………………………………………………
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that……………………………………………………………….
8. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that…………………………………………………………….
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that……………………………………………………………….
10. He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that………………………………………………………………
Exercise 2: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked………………………………………………………………….
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us…………………………………………………………
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
→ He asked………………………………………………………………
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter…………………………………………
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend……………………………………………………
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know……………………………………………………….
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know……………………………………………………….
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know………………………………………………
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me………………………………………………………………
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked me………………………………………………………
Exercise 3: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.
→ The teacher told Joe………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. "Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him………………………………………………………………….
3. "Go to your room," her father said to her.
→ Her father told her………………………………………………………….
4. "Hurry up," she said to us.
→ She told us……………………………………………………………….
5. "Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her……………………………………………………………….
6. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam…………………………………………………………….
7. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron…………………………………………………………….
8. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest…………………………………………
9. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us……………………………………………………………….
10. "Mind your own business," she told him.
→ She told him……………………………………………………………….
Exercise 4: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
The doctor advised me……………………………………………………….
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
Mary suggested…………………………………………………………….
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.
Bill denied……………………………………………………………………….
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said.
She accused Tom…………………………………………………………….
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary.
Mary apologized for…………………………………………………………….
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.
Jane refused…………………………………………………………………….
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
Joe invited…………………………………………………………………….
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
Mr. Gray warned the children not……………………………………………
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
They invited………………………………………………………………….
10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
He asked………………………………………………………………….
11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.”
She threatened………………………………………………………………….
12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
John promised………………………………………………………………….
13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
She advised………………………………………………………………….
14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
They reminded……………………………………………………………….
15. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
He suggested…………………………………………………………………
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the given word. Do not change the given word.
33. How long has he had this car? (BOUGHT)
→ How long is it ……………………………………………………………?
34. He is the most talented player in the team. (AS)
→ None of the players in the team …………………………………………...
35. Here is the house where I lived as a child. (IN)
→ Here’s the house …………………………………………………………..
36. I don’t know what made her quit her job. (REASON)
→ I don’t …………………………………………………………………….
10. Is this the second time you __________ a car ?
A. drive B. drove C. have driven D.are driving
11. No one knows why the man ______ _ .
A. killed B. kills C. is killed D. was killed
12. She has worked in this company ______ seven days.
A. in B.on C.at D. for
13. Where is your home village ?. It is ______ _the north of Ho Chi Minh city .
A. on B. at C. to D. after
1) complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first
a) They plant rubber trees in Dong Nai province
Rubber trees ______________________
b) He can't break the record
He wishes ____________________________
2) Write the complete sentence with the words or phrases given
a) It / compulsory / wear / safety helmet / a motorbike
b) That block / flats / pull down / now / because / it / unsafe