Nicky is going to study abroad next year.
Nicky is going to study abroad next year.
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means the same:
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
→ Alexander Graham Bell was___________
put the correct adverbs of place from the box in the blanks
upstairs , downstairs , inside ( x3) , here , sideways , abroad
1 he's going ___ for further study next year . he's studying at a univesity in the USA
2 can you bring them all ___?
3 when it started to rain m Tom and his dog had to move ___
4 please carry my suitcases ___ They're downstairs now
5 Tell your friends to wait ___ in the living room . I don't want them to go upstairs
6 we should stay __ It's very cold outside
7 Please step ___ they are carrying heavy suitcases
8 he is shaking the box , but there is nothing ___
Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the sentence given.
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
It’s interesting that...................................................................................................................
2. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s............................................................................................................................................
3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
I have never..............................................................................................................................
4. Please don’t interrupt me while I am speaking.
I’d rather...................................................................................................................................
5. Get up now or you’ll be late for school.
If...............................................................................................................................................
6. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t...............................................................................................................................
7. Finding accommodation at busy time in Da Lat is difficult .
It’s...........................................................................................................................................
8. Originally, tennis was an indoor game.
Tennis used..............................................................................................................................
9. My father prefers living in the countryside to living in the city.
My father likes........................................................................................................................
10. Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Lan.
Lan is.......................................................................................................................................
11. Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this.......................................................................................................................................
12. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The Statue ...............................................................................................................................
13. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water wasn’t.....................................................................................................................
14. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages.
It’s ages...................................................................................................................................
15. People should stop experiments on animals.
Experiments............................................................................................................................
VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t
How long have you bought this car?
When did
Choose the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the words in brackets. Sandy now doesn’t study so diligently as she did in the past. (more) A. Sandy studyed in the past more diligently than she does now. B. Sandy studied in the past more diligently as she does now. C. Sandy now studies more diligently than she did in the past. D. Sandy studied in the past more diligently than she does now.
Put the following sentences of the dialogue in the correct order:
1. Fine thanks. I'm calling because I'll be in Paris next week and I'd like to meet you. I want to tell you about our new software.
2. Fantastic. See you next week then.
3. How about Wednesday?
4. Right. See you then. Bye.
5. Great. What day would suit you?
6. Let me have a look in my diary. Yes, that's fine. Is 10 o'clock OK?
7. Hi Jane How are you?
8. Perfect. It'll be great to see you again. I have a lot to tell you.
9. Hello Maria. It's Jane Lowe from Univeral Tech in Singapore.
10. Bye!
A.Choose the words/phrases that do not go with the verb
1. ride A.a donkey B. a car C. a horse D. an elephant
2. collect A.tomatoes B.entertainment C.honey D.tea leaves
3.pick A.blackberries B.roses C.wild flowwers D.passengers
4.put ut A.tent B.a new fence C.umbrellas D.nomadic life
B.Complete the following sentences with the correct words from the table
blame black clothes blue |
1. She often dressed in _____________.
2. Her hands were__________with cold.
3.Some people_____________the changes in the climate on pollution.
4. She was wearing new_________.
c. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets
1. It is said that water collected from the local streams is___________to drink. (safe)
2. We want_______relations with all countries. (friend)
3. I like to eat__________, so I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables every day. (health)
1. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d)
Alexender Graham Bell war born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech.
In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell has an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began working on a new invention.
1. When was Alexander G. Bell born?
a. In 1847 b. In 1870 c. In 1870s d. no information
2. He went to live ....................
a. in Scotland b. in America c. in Boston d. b & c are correct
3. What does the word 'emigrate' in line 4 mean?
a. leave somebody's country to live in another country
b. to go to a place for a short time
c. travel a long way from home to work every day
d. get away from something dangerous
4. What does the word 'they' in line 4 refer to?
a. sounds b. the Bells c. the American d. the deaf
II / Rewrite the following sentences :
1 ) Ba said to Khanh " Can you work harder , please ? "
Ba asked .................................................................
2 ) My father said to me " You should live better "
My father said ................................................
3 ) Minh said to his sister " Please buy me a newspaper "
Minh told ..........................................
4 ) Jill is more intelligent than Bill . ( as ..........as )
Bill isn't ...............................................
5 ) Your hair is black . My hair is black , too ( the same )
Your hair color...................................
6 ) The flim was so boring , but I thought it was interresting . ( different from )
The flim was quite.................... what ..................................
7 ) He has worked for this company for ten year .
He started .....................................................