1 His father gave him a bicycle on his birthday.

 It was.......on his birthday when his father gave him a bicycle....................................................

 2  She often buys books from that shop.

 It is...that shop where she often buys book from..........................................................................

3 They don’t smoke and they don’t drink everyday.

They...neither smoke nor drink everyday............................................................................

4 It is said that the thieves were arrested at the station.

The thieves.....are said to have been arrested at the station.........................................................................

5 People say that he passed the exam easily.

It is............said that he passed the exam easily. ..................................................................................

Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them:

45. “What an attractive dimple you have!”, Tim said to Liz.

  ->Tim complimented _____________________ liz on the attractive dimple she had.( cấu trúc : S + complimented +sb + on Ving/ sth)______________________________________   

46. I haven’t been to the cinema for two months.

  The last ____________________ I was to the cinema was two months ago______________ S + last + V2/ed và been đổi thành was__________________________________

47.The doctor advised me to rest after a hard-working week.

The doctor suggested that ______________________  I should rest after a hard-working week (ct suggest +(that)+ s+ v)_________________________________

           48.This man was wearing sunglasses. He works as a private investigator.

           This man, _________________________  who was wearing sunglasses, works as a private investigator.___________________________________________

49.She buys new clothes, so she has no money.

 If she _________________________ didn't buy new clothes, she wouldn't have  money_____________________________________________.

         50. These students have already done the homework

The homework ________________has already been done by these students_______________________________________________.

Could you tell me the way to the nearest post office?

Dave's wife earns more money than Dave

Would you mind closing that window?

Where shall we go first this morning? 

Is there a post office in your neighbourhood?

Living in a big city is much more expensive than living in the countryside.

stay - traveling

can I get

I.       Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

27. I haven’t visited the mosque before.

      This is the first time I have visited the mosque                                                                                                                  

28. I’m so sorry but I can’t come to your party!

      I wish I  could come to your party                                                                                                                                      

29. She likes to go abroad for her holidays.

      She enjoys going abroad for her holidays                                                                                                                                 

30.  When did you buy this laptop?

How long have you bought this laptop?

1 I have visited the most que

2 could come to your party

3 going abroad for her holidays

4 have you bought this laptop?

I.       Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

27. I haven’t visited the mosque before.

      This is the first time i have visited the mosque                                                                                                                  

28. I’m so sorry but I can’t come to your party!

      I wish I could come to your party                                                                                                                                      

29. She likes to go abroad for her holidays.

      She enjoys going abroad for her holidays.                                                                                                                                  

30.  When did you buy this laptop?

How long  have you bought this laptop?

1 . Why did you allow them to leave in the storm ?
You shouldn ' t let ___them leave in the storm__________
2 . Not a single house in the village escaped undamage .
There was _no house in the village escaped undamage__________________
3 . Although Mark felt unwell , he went on working .
Despite___feeling unwell, Mark went on working___________________
4 . Don ' t forget to bring along the raincoat , Thuy ' s grandma said .
Thuy ' s grandma reminded __her to bring along the raincoat____
5 . The last time Thuy met her old friends was when they left school
Thuy haven ' t __met her old friends since they left school_______________

6 . You should take a map because you might get lost in those mountains .
In case __you get lost in those mountains, take a map_____________________
7 . The news about the earthquake distressed Josephine .
Josephine __was distressed  by the news about the earthquake___________________
8 . You should take more exercise because that ' s the way to get fit .
If you _want to get fit, you should take more execise_______________________
9 . My sister offered me a lift so it wasn ' t necessary for me to call a taxi .
As my sister offered me a lift , I ___needed to call a taxi
10 . All visitors to the city was impressed by its beauty .
Everyone___visiting the city was impressed by its beauty___________________

4. Both teenagers and adults are reading this magazine.

→This magazine is being read by both teenagers and adults 

5. I am a little too short; I want to be taller.

→ I wish I were taller

6. I turned off the television because I had seen that program.

→ I had seen that program before turning off the television

7. "Have you given my message to Wendy?" Susan said to me.

Susan asked me if I had given her message to Wendy

8. "Where are you staying now?"

→He asked me where I was staying then

9. "Did you telephone Jill yesterday?'

→He asked me if I had telephoned Jill the day before

10. The author started to write a new book two months ago.

→ The author has been writting a new book for 2 months

11. My uncle couldn't work very hard because he had bad health

→He had bad health so my uncle couldn't work very hard

12. You don't practice regularly, so your English doesn't improve much

→ Your English doesn't improve much because you don't practice regularly

13. Designers have added new patterns to the dress to make it more fashionable

→ New patterns have been added to the dress by designers to make it more fashionable

14. You must finish this work by 5 p.m.

→ This work must be finished by 5 pm

15. You keep milk in the fridge.

→ Milk is kept in the fridge by you

16. It hasn't rained for three months.

→ It last rained three months ago

17. It's three weeks since I last received a letter from my best friend.

→I haven't received a letter from my best friend for 3 weeks

18. Janet began to study French six months ago.

→ Janet has studied French for 6 months

19. I haven't visited this church before.

→This is the first time I have visited this church

20. Mrs. Hoa likes to travel abroad for her holidays.

→Mrs. Hoa enjoys travelling abroad for her holidays

21. My father doesn't have time to take me out regularly.

-I wish my father had time to take me out regularly

22. When I was a child, we lived in the countryside.

- We used to lived in the countryside when I was a child

23. My elder brother started playing the guitar 2 years ago.

-my elder brother has played the guitar fo 2 years

(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

33/ About thirty million people are watching this program.

This program ____is being watched by About thirty million people ___________________________________________________

34/ You are tired because you often stay up late.

 If you often stay up late,you'll be tired_____________________________________________________________

35/ The students are working in a laboratory with a lot of chemicals.

 The laboratory __where the students are working has a lot of chemicals__________________________________________________

36/ The last time I saw him was two days ago.

I haven’t ____seen him for 2 days______________________________________________________

(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

33/ They have painted their house blue and white.

Their house ____has been painted blue and white____________________________________________________

34/ Lan is the best student in our class.

 Nobody in our class is better than Lan___________________________________________________________

35/ We are studying in a very large classroom now.

 The classroom in which we are studying now s a very large classroom______________________________________________________

36/ We haven’t had a party last Christmas

The last time ____we had a party was in Christmas___________________________________________________