VIII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1. Please turn the music down.

Do you mind turning the music down ?

2. Would you mind filling in this form?

Could you please fill in this form ?

3. Will you permit me to use your dictionary?

I hope you don't mind if I use your dictionary.

4. The girl who playing chess are Nga and Hoa.

The girls playing chess are Nga and Hoa.

5. The paintings that were stolen from the museum haven't been found yet.

The paintings stolen from the museum haven't been found yet.

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1. What is the price of a dish of five-colored sticky rice?
How much ……is  a dish of five-colored sticky rice?………………………………………………………………………….
2. Would do you mind carrying my basket for me, please?
Could …you please carry my basket for me? ………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Why do some ethnic peoples build the communal house?
What ……do some ethnic peoples build the communal house for?………………………………………………………………………………. 
4. How long have you been an ethnologist?
When …………were you an ethnologist?…………………………………………………….
5. Who do these beautiful ornaments belong to?
Whose ……are these beautiful ornaments  …………………………………………………………….

Ex2: Rewwrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1. Could you lend me some money?

- Do you mind.........lending me some money .........?

2. Please wrap this present for me.

- Whould you.........mind wrapping this present for me................?

3. The boy is Nam. He is playing marbles.

- The boy.......playing marbles is Nam ...........

4. They will meet their parents at the airport.

- Their parents.....will be met at the airport .........

5. May I turn off the television?

- Would.....you mind if I turned off the television .....?

6. Pleasee turn the music down.

- Do you mind.......turning the music down .............?

7. Would you mind filling in this form?

- Could.............you fill in this form ....................?

1. She prefers reading to watching TV.
She would rather …read than watch TV………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. It is not necessary for you to do the test.
You don’t ……need to do the test……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
It was such …a cold day that was stayed indoors……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. They arrived very late because they had a flat tire.
If …the hadn't had a flat tire, the would not have arrived very late…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Complete each sentence of the following sentences, using the words given.
1. Nam / be / absent / school / since / he / break / leg /.
……………………Nam was absent from school since he broke his leg……………………
2. If / it / not rain / tomorrow, / I / go camping / friends /.
…If it does not rain tomorrow, I will go camping with my friends…………………………………………
3. By / age / 35, Mozart write / more / 600 pieces / music /.
…By the age of 35, Mozart had written more than 600 pieces of music……
4. Ann said / she / be ready / when / called, / he would / take / with him /.
…Ann said that she had been ready when he called, he would have taken her with him……………
5. I / meet / a / interesting people / while I / studying / Ho Chi Minh City /.
…I met a very interesting people while I was studying in HCM City…………………………………
6. My brother / wish / that / can speak / English / fluent / as / native speaker /.
……My brother wishes that he could speak English as fluently as a native speaker……………………………

VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between three to five words.

81. He often went to countryside with his mother as children.    (would)

His mother.......................would often take him.......................... to the countryside as children.

82. Don't you think we should decorate the living room?      (up)

Isn't it about time............................we did up...................the living room?

83. Don’t complain about it to me because it won’t make any difference.  good

It’s ...................no good complaining to me................................ about it because it won’t make any difference.

84. Would you like to do what the President does?     (places)

Would you like.............change places with........................the President?

85. You only have a short time to do this work. Do not waste time. (clock)

You are.....................working against the clock.........................Do not waste time.

86. People often think that Peter is his twin brother.    (mix)

People often....................mix Peter up with................... his twin brother.

87. Mai will find out if she has been deceived very soon.      (just)

Mai ......................is just about to............................ if she'has been deceived.

88.I never forget to consider her ideas before making the final decision. account

I never forget to .................take account of her ideas.......................before making the final decision.

89. There's no way that you are staying out all night with your friends, I am afraid.     (question)

Your staying out all night with your friends ......is out of the question......... I am afraid.

90. How on earth she thinks of such brilliant plots for her novels.  (come)

How on earth....................does she come up with.......................such brilliant plots for her novels.

VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between three to five words.

81. He often went to countryside with his mother as children.    (would)

His mother.......................would often take him.......................... to the countryside as children.

82. Don't you think we should decorate the living room?      (up)

Isn't it about time............................we did up...................the living room?

83. Don’t complain about it to me because it won’t make any difference.  good

It’s ...................no good complaining to me................................ about it because it won’t make any difference.

84. Would you like to do what the President does?     (places)

Would you like.............change places with........................the President?

85. You only have a short time to do this work. Do not waste time. (clock)

You are.....................working against the clock.........................Do not waste time.

86. People often think that Peter is his twin brother.    (mix)

People often....................mix Peter up with................... his twin brother.

87. Mai will find out if she has been deceived very soon.      (just)

Mai ......................is just about to............................ if she'has been deceived.

88.I never forget to consider her ideas before making the final decision. account

I never forget to .................take account of her ideas.......................before making the final decision.

89. There's no way that you are staying out all night with your friends, I am afraid.     (question)

Your staying out all night with your friends ......is out of the question......... I am afraid.

90. How on earth she thinks of such brilliant plots for her novels.  (come)

How on earth....................does she come up with.......................such brilliant plots for her novels.

1.  She couldn’t afford to buy the car.

The car is too ______expensive for her to buy___________________________________________________

2.  I would like you to help me to put the chair away.

Do you mind _____helping me to put the chair away. ____________________________________________________

3.  If I were you, I wouldn’t sweep the house on the first day of Tet.

You _____shouldn't sweep the house on the first day of Tet. ___________________________________________________________

4.  Is it really necessary for us to finish the work today?

Do we ____have to finish the work today? __________________________________________________________ 

1.  She couldn’t afford to buy the car.

The car is too afforable to buy the car _________________________________________________________

2.  I would like you to help me to put the chair away.

Do you mind helping me to put the chair away_________________________________________________________

3.  If I were you, I wouldn’t sweep the house on the first day of Tet.

You shouldn't sweep the house on the first day of Tet ________________________________________________________________

4.  Is it really necessary for us to finish the work today?

Do we have to finish the work today ______________________________________________________________ 

* Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Do you fancy going for a walk?
Would you like to go for a walk?
2. My father said I could use his car.
My father allowed me to use his car.
3. We like to lie on the beach all day.
We enjoy lying on the beach all day.
4. Don’t stop him doing what he wants.
Let him do what he wants.
5. Please don’t interrupt me all the time.
Would you mind not interrupting all the time.
6. Michael laughed when I told him the joke.
The joke that I told Michael made him laugh.
7. I can do what I want and you can’t stop me.
You can’t stop me from doing what I want.
8. “Nam, don’t put your bag on my chair” said Lan.
Lan asked Nam not to put his bag on her chair.
9. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
It’s better to avoid traveling during the rush hour.
10. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
It was such cold weather that the children couldn't swim in it.

Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given.

21. You are unfit because you don’t do enough exercise. (would)

If you did more exercise, you would be fit.

22. This food is so good that I’m going to have some more. (such)

This is such good food that I'm going to have some more.

23. “Why didn’t you mention the problem before?” I asked them. (had)

I asked them why they hadn’t mentioned the problem before.

24. I only found out the truth because I heard the two of them talking. (found)

If I hadn't heard the two of them talking, I wouldn't have found the truth.

25. I bought myself some good new clothes. I need them for my new job. (which)

I bought some good new clothes which I need for my new job.