I.            Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:

1.      Be quiet or you will not understand the lesson.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

2.      Study harder and you will not fail the coming exam.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

3.      Work harder or you won’t get high salary.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

4.      Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

5.      The children like to walk in the rain.

→ The children enjoy _____________________________________________________

→ The children are _______________________________________________________

6.      I think surfing the Net is useful.

→ I find it_______________________________________________________________

7.      I don’t think she broke the vase accidentally.

→ I think _______________________________________________________________

8.      Watching TV consumes a lot of time.

→ Watching TV is a ______________________________________________________

9.      Can’t you control the child?

→ You ________________________________________________________________ ?

10.  “I don’t know anything about it,” he said.

→ He denied ____________________________________________________________

11.  Did they understand the problem?

→ They hardly__________________________________________________________ ?

12.  He forced me to put my hands up and quickly searched through my pockets.

→ I ____________________________________________________________________

13.  “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.

→ She reminded _________________________________________________________

14.  Mary will watch the film in three hours.

→ It will ________________________________________________________________

15.  The children are excited about going to the circus.

→ The children are looking_________________________________________________

16.  He is interested in reading detective books.

→ He enjoys _____________________________________________________________

17.  Do you find it difficult to speak English?

→ Do you have any _______________________________________________________

18.  My father needs 15 minutes to read “Tuoi Tre” newspaper every morning.

→ My father spends_______________________________________________________

19.  The floor was cleaned by Loan

→ Loan_________________________________________________________________

20.  The Browns last painted the living-room two years ago.

→ The Browns have ______________________________________________________

21.  Would you close the door, please?

→ Would you mind ______________________________________________________ ?

22.  They didn’t allow us to smoke here.

→ They didn’t let _________________________________________________________

23.  My teacher advised buying that book.         

→ My teacher advised us ___________________________________________________

24.  He has studied English for six years.

→ He began _____________________________________________________________

25.  It is necessary to master English.     

→ Mastering ____________________________________________________________

26.  He spent two hours writing the essay.          

→ It took _______________________________________________________________

27.  He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.

→ He is looking __________________________________________________________

28.  I would like you to help me (to) put the chairs away?

→ Do you mind _________________________________________________________ ?

29.  Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.

→ Please remember _______________________________________________________

30.  Don’t ask so many questions.

→ Please stop ____________________________________________________________

31.  He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.

→ He stopped ____________________________________________________________

32.  It's not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.

→ It's better to____________________________________________________________

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I.       Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0pts)

31.  Minh does not speak English as well as Lan.

® Minh wishes he                                                                                                                             

32.  It’s two months since we last saw a movie.

® We haven’t                                                                                                                                    

33.  The Prime Minister will open three more new schools in the town next autumn.

® Three more new schools will                                                                                                        

34.  Please keep quiet in the classroom.

® I’d rather you                                                                                                                                

VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:

- We take pride in our father and love him so much.

à We are

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0pts)

33. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

→ He enjoys _____________________________

34. He likes writing blogs more than joining social networking sites.

→ He prefers _______________________

35. Where do you want to live, in the city or in the country?

→ Where would you prefer _______________________

36. These jeans are not big enough for me.

→ These jeans are too ___________________

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it

41. Peter intends to listen to music after work.

=> Peter is ________________________________________

42. Walking in the rain is funny.

=> It’s ____________________________________________

43. It takes me an hour to do my homework.

=> I spend  ________________________________________

44. He said to me, “ Wait for me outside.”

=> He told me ______________________________________

45. She teaches English excellently.

=> She is  _________________________________________

46. He said to me, “ Don’t give me any sugar.”

=> He told me ______________________________________

47. He is too weak to carry this box.

=> He isn’t  ________________________________________

48. We often went to Vung Tau at weekends.

=> We used  _______________________________________

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it (2.0pts)

1. Hoa’s hair is long and blond.

=> Hoa has ___________________________________________________________.

2. Nam is too weak to lift this box.

=> Nam isn’t __________________________________________________________.

3. Quang intends to plant trees tomorrow.

=> Quang is ___________________________________________________________.

4. Keeping medicine in locked cupboards is safe.

=> It _________________________________________________________________.

5. The weather was too bad for us to go camping.

=> The weather wasn’t __________________________________________________

6. My baby sister’s eyes are brown and big.

=> My baby sister has ___________________________________________________

7. They intend to build a night shelter for the homeless.

=> They are ___________________________________________________________

8. Traveling at the high speed in the rain is very dangerous.

=> It _________________________________________________________________