It took fourteen hours to fly to London.
Thi tốt :P
It took fourteen hours to fly to London.
Thi tốt :P
Question 2: Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. Probably someone saw the thief leaving.
Someone might …………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh lasted two hours.
It ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The garage is going to repair the car for next week.
We …………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. It is believed that The Chinese invented gunpowder.
The Chinese ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. You shouldn’t leave these documents on the desk. You should lock them up.
These documents ….……………………………………………………………………………..
6. He escaped when they were moving him from one prison to an other.
He ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. It was foolish of him to do that.
He . ……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. It’s not worth trying to make her change her mind.
There’s no …………………………………………………………………………………….
9. The police believed that the thief was still in the house.
The thief ………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Carter felt sick because he ate 4 cream cakes.
Carter would ………………………………………………………………………………… .
Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.
1. Return the product to the shop if you have any complaint about it.
Should ____________________________________________________
2. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
I cancelled _________________________________________________
3. Her success went beyond her expectation.
Never _____________________________________________________
4. His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.
The more __________________________________________________
5. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
The operation left ____________________________________________
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.
- She ...................................................................................................................
2. He regrets telling her the truth.
- He wishes..........................................................................................................
3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
- It hasn't..............................................................................................................
4. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.
- If we had...........................................................................................................
5. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.
- The nurse ..........................................................................................................
6, It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.
- You should .....................................................................................................
7. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
- Not until .........................................................................................................
8. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.
- Had it ..............................................................................................................
9. Success depends on hard work.
- The harder .......................................................................................................
10. The fire will go out if he doesn’t put more wood on.
-Unless ………………………………………….…………….….……………
X. Rewrite the following sentences using the provided word and keep meaning as that of the
root one.
33. It took me a long time to be accustomed to living in the country.
→ It took me a long time to get ......................................................................................
34. My school is near my home, so I go to school on foot every day.
→ My school isn’t ..........................................................................................................
35. I would like my sister to improve her English speaking.
→ I wish ..........................................................................................................................
36. Vietnamese people only eat dried candied fruit at Tet.
→ Dried candied fruit .....................................................................................................
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word in brackets.
37. That house is part of the town’s heritage, but the council is demolishing it. (WISH)
→ .....................................................................................................................................
38. I’m not good at English, so I can’t become a tour guide. (IF)
→ .....................................................................................................................................
39. Mary said she would hold an event about skin care the following month. (WILL)
→ .....................................................................................................................................
40. He gave her the book “The fault in our stars” as a birthday gift. (SHE)
→ .....................................................................................................................................
XI./ Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. He doesn’t help his mother with housework.
→ I wish.........................................................................................................................................................
2. He can’t pass the examination.
→ He wishes..................................................................................................................................................
3. They often went to Paris on weekends.
→ They used.................................................................................................................................................
4. Someone turned off the lights when I went out.
→ The lights...................................................................................................................................................
5. We have learnt English for 4 years.
→ We started.................................................................................................................................................
6. I can’t speak English very well.
→ I wish.........................................................................................................................................................
7. I’m sorry my father isn’t here now.
→ I wish.........................................................................................................................................................
8. I liked chocolate very much when I was a child.
→ I used.........................................................................................................................................................
9. They have changed the traditional ao dai a lot since then.
→ The ...........................................................................................................................................................
10. Laura hasn’t written to her mother for a month
→ Laura didn’t
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the words given.
1) Before I come to a decision. I'll have to consider their offer very carefully.
->
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
6. I didn't arrive in time to see her.
→ I wasn't_______________________________________________________
7. I'd prefer you not to smoke.
→ I'd rather______________________________________________________
8. The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms.
→ Smiling________________________________________________________
9. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
→ It was not ______________________________________________________
10. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.
→ Should _________________________________________________________
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING
1. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
You oughtn’t ________________________________________________________
2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
I object _________________________________________________________
3. The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
No ____________________________________________________________
4. She is proud that she is such a good DJ.
She prides ________________________________________________________
5. He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research.
Only __________________________________________________________
6. Return the product to the shop if you have any complaint about it.
Should ____________________________________________________
7. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
I cancelled _________________________________________________
8. Her success went beyond her expectation.
Never _____________________________________________________
9. His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.
The more __________________________________________________
10. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
The operation left ____________________________________________
11. I am sure he recognized us at the airport.
He must ____________________________________________________
12. The journalists only heard about the changes to the wedding plans when they arrived at the avenue.
Not until ___________________________________________________
13. “Why can’t you do your work more carefully?” Helen’s boss said to her.
Helen’s boss criticized ________________________________________
14. Someone has suggested raising the parking fees in the city.
It _________________________________________________________
15. That dress is a third of the cost of the blue one.
The blue dress is three_________________________________________