X.  Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. “Why don’t you go with me ?”

à She asked me why… I didn't go with her………………………………………………….........................................

2. She enjoys going swimming .

à She is interested in…in swimming……………………………………………………....................................

3. People have used the Internet all over the world .

à The Internet has.. been used all over the world……………………………………………………………………………………

4. "Do you often practice speaking English with your partners?" the examiner said to Lan.

® The examiner asked Lan ...if she often practiced speaking English with her parents......................................................................................

5. Does your sister travel to work by bus every morning?

® Your sister ...... travels to work by bus every morning, doesn't she?....................................................................................................................?

6. He regrets telling her the truth.

--> He wishes....he hadn't told her the truth..........................................................................................................................

7. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.

--> It hasn't.......rained for a fortnight ago..........................................................................................................................

8. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.

--> If we had...... enough money, we would buy the house..........................................................................................................................

9. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.

--> She .......had such a beautiful voice than everyone admires it...........................................................................................................................

10. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.

--> The nurse ...asked Mrs Green how old her son was...........................................................................................................................

11.Do we have to write all the questions ?

-> Need...we write all the questions?........................................................................................................................................... ?
12. Barbara is the best tennis - player in the club.

-> No one....... in the club plays tennis better than Barbara.............................. ......................................

13. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages.

-> It’s ages since ... I enjoy myself so much...... ……..............................................................................................................
14. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.

->“ Please..wake me up 8 o'clock next morning........................................................................................................................................ ”
15. The cake was so hard that he could not eat it .

->It was such  ............a hard cake that he couldn't eat it..................................................................................................................

1.she sings so well thet she has been asked to make a record

=she is...such a good singer that she has been asked to make a record

2.i'd prefer to stay at home rather than go to the cirus

=I’d rather stay at home than go to the circus

3.please do not interupt me when i am making a report to the manager

=would you mind not interrupt me when I am making a report to the manager?

4.i think that no body left the party before me

=i think that i was the first person to leave the party

1. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.

- She ........had such a beautiful voice that everyone admires it. ...........................................................................................................

2. He regrets telling her the truth.

- He wishes.........he hadn't told her the truth. .................................................................................................

3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.

- It hasn't..........rained for 2 days....................................................................................................

4. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.

- If we had...... enough money, we would buy the house.....................................................................................................

5. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.

- The nurse .......asked Mrs Green how old her son was...................................................................................................

6, It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.

- You should ......allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone................................................................................................

7. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.

- Not until ........ I left home could I realize how important the family is .................................................................................................

8. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.

- Had it ..........not been for my Mom's help, I couldn't have held a big party....................................................................................................

9. Success depends on hard work.

- The harder ........you work, the more successful you are...............................................................................................

10. The fire will go out if he doesn’t put more wood on.

-Unless ………he puts more wood on, the fire will go out ………………………………….…………….….……………

IV. WRITING

4.1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning using the given words.

1. He no longer has long hair and a thick moustache.

He used to …………………………have long hair and a thick moustache…………………………………………..

2. She ha sn‘t been to Paris before.

This is the ………………first time she has visited to paris……………………………………………………...

3. Mary told me not to forget my tennis racket.

Mary said, “……………………don't forget your tennis racket………………………………………………...”

4. She couldn‘t come to class because of illness.

As she ……………………………was ill, she couldn’t come to class………………………………………...

5. We have run out of tea.

There is ……………………………no tea left………………………………………...

1. you / better / eat / too / candies / because / they / not good /  your teeth

-> you had better not eat too candies because they are not good for your teeth.

2. Hoa / measure / height / weigh / the scale / the moment.

-> Hoa is measuring her height and weight on the scales at the moment

3. Mr. Lam / now wear / face mask / protect him / breathe / dust

-> >Mr.Lam is now wearing a face mask to protect breathing in  dust

4. last year / brother / work / engineer / printing factory

-> Last year, my brother worked as an engineer at a printing factory.

5. what / wide / the West Lake?

->What is the width of the West Lake?

Tham khảo

XI/ rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same

1. I was punished by the teacher because i forgot to do the exercises

-> I forgot to do the exercises so I was punished by the teacher.

2. She didn't go to school because it rained heavily

-> It rained heavily so she didn't go to school.

3. The boy is too short to play the volleyball

-> The boy is so short that he can't play volleyball.

4. I love cold weather and flowers very much and that's why i live in Dalat

-> Because I love cold weather and flowers very much, I live in Dalat.

5. The television program is so interesting that i want to see

-> The television program is interesting enough for me to see.

6. The old man was too weak to say a word

-> The old man was so weak that he couldn't say a word.

7. He didn't get good marks because he was very lazy

-> He was very lazy so he didn't get good marks.

8. He went to bed late last night. Therefore, he didn't get up early this morning

-> Because he went to bed late last night, he didn't get up early this morning

9 Mai behaves so well that all her friends like her

10 If the weather were fine, we would go out for a walk

III. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning with the root one

1.      She likes music.

-> She is………………interested in music…………….

2.                  My class has 45 students.

-> There …………………are 45 students in my class…....……

3.                  She goes to school on foot.

-> She……………walks to school…………………

5.                  My kitchen is smaller than yours.

-> Your kitchen is…………bigger than mine………

6.                  Mrs. Nga is Lan’s mother.

-> Lan is……………Mr Nga''s mother…………..

7.                  Our school has a clean library.

-> There……………is a clean library in our school……………….

8.                  This street is cleaner than that street.

-> That street is………is not as clean as this street…………….

9.                  Are you interested in cycling?

-> Do you………like cylcing………………….?

10.              She normally chats with her friends.

-> She usually………… chats with her friends……………

Đáp án là: She wanted to know what they were doing.