VIII. REWRITE EACH OF THE SENTENCES SO THAT THE MEANING STAYS THE SAME.
1. She has just sold the house at the end of the road.
→ The house __________________________________________________________
2. Susan can pay the bill before next week.
® The bill ___________________________________________________________________
3. Nobody has used this machine for years
® This machine _____________________________________________________________
4. Mrs. Doris has just given a lot of presents to the poor children in my village
® The poor children __________________________________________________________
5. Dangerous driving causes many accidents.
® Many ____________________________________________________________________
6. A man stole some products from several shops last night.
→ Some products ______________________________________________________
7. My father waters the flowers everyday.
→ The flowers _________________________________________________________
8. Mr. Tan gave me a ticket to a concert.
→ I ________________________________________________________________________
9. Fashion designers have modernized the Aodai in many ways for a long time.
→ The Aodai __________________________________________________________
10. We cannot find water in many parts of the world.
→ Water _____________________________________________________________
11. Everybody must wear helmet when they are on motorcycle.
→ Helmets ___________________________________________________________
12. My father does not teach me how to ride a horse.
→ I wish ____________________________________________________________________
13. Nga cannot introduce herself in English.
→ Nga wishes _______________________________________________________________
14. I’m sorry my brother doesn’t invite my friend, Lan to his birthday party.
→ I wish ____________________________________________________________________
15. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now.
→ I wish _____________________________________________________________
16. Mary hardly does her homework correctly.
→ Mary wishes ________________________________________________________
17. What a pity Lan cannot join our trip to Cuchi next weekend.
→ We wish ___________________________________________________________
18. Bill often falls asleep in class, which makes the teacher annoyed.
→ I wish _____________________________________________________________
19. We all would like to be very rich.
→ We all wish _________________________________________________________
20. My brother no longer goes to class late.
→ My brother used _____________________________________________________
21. When Tom was a child, he was afraid of ghost.
® Tom used ________________________________________________________________
22. Mary doesn’t go to school late any longer.
® Mary used ________________________________________________________________
23. Dick is no longer late for work.
® Dick used ________________________________________________________________
24. My father often worked fourteen hours a day when he was young.
→ My father used ______________________________________________________
25. When Sue was young, she went swimming every week.
→ Sue used __________________________________________________________
26. My friend drove very carelessly when he was young.
→ My friend used _____________________________________________________
27. How long have you known each other?
→ When _____________________________________________________________
28. They started to learn how to drive a car 3 months ago
® They _____________________________________________________________________
29. The last time I went shopping with her was two months ago.
® I haven’t __________________________________________________________________
30. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
® The last time ______________________________________________________________
31. How long is it since you last wrote to your parents?
→ When _____________________________________________________________
32. I started writing this letter two hours ago.
→ I have _____________________________________________________________
33. This is Sally’s first visit to this museum.
→ This is the first time ___________________________________________________
34. The last time I went to England was seven months ago.
→ I have _____________________________________________________________
35. How long is it since you left school?
→ When did __________________________________________________________
36. She has visited her hometown for almost twenty years
→ It’s ________________________________________________________________
37. He hasn’t had a good time with his friends for a long time.
→ The last time ________________________________________________________
38. They last went out for dinner together many years ago.
→ They have __________________________________________________________
39. My mother started teaching in this school when she left university.
→ My mother has ______________________________________________________
40. I went to class late again this morning and this is the third time of this month.
→ This is _____________________________________________________________
41. Lan is the best student in her class.
→ Nobody __________________________________________________________________
42. Henry doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
® Henry used _______________________________________________________________
43. It’s time for the students of grade 9 to study hard.
→ It’s time the _________________________________________________________
44. Nam’s parents expect him to pass the entrance exam to the gifted school of the city.
→ Nam’s parents would rather ____________________________________________
45. Mountains and rivers often inspire musicians.
→ Musicians often take __________________________________________________
1. She has just sold the house at the end of the road.
→ The house _________at the end of the road has just sold by her_________________________________________________
2. Susan can pay the bill before next week.
® The bill ________can be paid by Susan before next week___________________________________________________________
3. Nobody has used this machine for years
® This machine ______has not been used for years_______________________________________________________
4. Mrs. Doris has just given a lot of presents to the poor children in my village
® The poor children ______have just been given a lot of presents by Mrs Doris in my village____________________________________________________
5. Dangerous driving causes many accidents.
® Many _______accidents are caused by dangerous driving_____________________________________________________________
6. A man stole some products from several shops last night.
→ Some products _____were stolen from several shops by a man last night_________________________________________________
7. My father waters the flowers everyday.
→ The flowers _____are watered every day by my father____________________________________________________
8. Mr. Tan gave me a ticket to a concert.
→ I __was given a ticket to a concert by Mr. Tan______________________________________________________________________
9. Fashion designers have modernized the Aodai in many ways for a long time.
→ The Aodai ___has been modernized in many ways by fashion designers for a long time _______________________________________________________
10. We cannot find water in many parts of the world.
→ Water ___can not be found in many parts of the world__________________________________________________________
11. Everybody must wear helmet when they are on motorcycle.
→ Helmets ____must be worn by everybody when they are on motorcycle_______________________________________________________
12. My father does not teach me how to ride a horse.
→ I wish ____my father taught me how to ride a horse________________________________________________________________
13. Nga cannot introduce herself in English.
→ Nga wishes ____she could introduce herself in English___________________________________________________________
14. I’m sorry my brother doesn’t invite my friend, Lan to his birthday party.
→ I wish ______my brother invited my friend, Lan to his birthday party______________________________________________________________
15. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now.
→ I wish ___you were here with us now__________________________________________________________
16. Mary hardly does her homework correctly.
→ Mary wishes ___she does her homework correctly_____________________________________________________
17. What a pity Lan cannot join our trip to Cuchi next weekend.
→ We wish ______Lan could join our trip to Cuchi next weekend_____________________________________________________
18. Bill often falls asleep in class, which makes the teacher annoyed.
→ I wish ____Bill didn't fall asleep in class_________________________________________________________
19. We all would like to be very rich.
→ We all wish ____we were rich_____________________________________________________
20. My brother no longer goes to class late.
→ My brother used _____to go to class late________________________________________________
21. When Tom was a child, he was afraid of ghost.
® Tom used ____to be afraid of ghost when he was a child____________________________________________________________
22. Mary doesn’t go to school late any longer.
® Mary used ___to go to school late_____________________________________________________________
23. Dick is no longer late for work.
® Dick used ____to be late for work____________________________________________________________
24. My father often worked fourteen hours a day when he was young.
→ My father used ___to work fourteen hours a day when he was young___________________________________________________
25. When Sue was young, she went swimming every week.
→ Sue used __to go swimming every week when she was young________________________________________________________
26. My friend drove very carelessly when he was young.
→ My friend used __to drive very carelessly when he was young___________________________________________________
27. How long have you known each other?
→ When ___did you start to know each other?__________________________________________________________
28. They started to learn how to drive a car 3 months ago
® They _____have learnt how to drive a car for 3 months________________________________________________________________
29. The last time I went shopping with her was two months ago.
® I haven’t _____gone shopping with her for 2 months_____________________________________________________________
30. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
® The last time ___we saw each other was over 2 years ago___________________________________________________________
31. How long is it since you last wrote to your parents?
→ When ___did you last wrote to your parents?__________________________________________________________
32. I started writing this letter two hours ago.
→ I have ____written this letter for 2 hours_________________________________________________________
33. This is Sally’s first visit this museum.
→ This is the first time ___Sally has visited this museum________________________________________________
34. The last time I went to England was seven months ago.
→ I have _____not gone to England for 7 months________________________________________________________
35. How long is it since you left school?
→ When did _____you leave school?_____________________________________________________
36. She has visited her hometown for almost twenty years
→ It’s ___(been) 20 years since she (last) visited her hometown _____________________________________________________________
37. He hasn’t had a good time with his friends for a long time.
→ The last time __he had a good time with his friends was a long time ago______________________________________________________
38. They last went out for dinner together many years ago.
→ They have ___not gone out for dinner together for many years_______________________________________________________
39. My mother started teaching in this school when she left university.
→ My mother has ___taught in this school since she left university___________________________________________________
40. I went to class late again this morning and this is the third time of this month.
→ This is ___the third time I have gone to class late this month__________________________________________________________
41. Lan is the best student in her class.
→ Nobody __is better than Lan in her class________________________________________________________________
42. Henry doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
® Henry used ____to play tennis better than he does now___________________________________________________________
43. It’s time for the students of grade 9 to study hard.
→ It’s time the __students of grade 9 studied hard_______________________________________________________
44. Nam’s parents expect him to pass the entrance exam to the gifted school of the city.
→ Nam’s parents would rather ______he passed the entrance exam to the gifted school of the city______________________________________
45. Mountains and rivers often inspire musicians.
→ Musicians often take ______inspiration from mountains and rivers____________________________________________
