IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed above it.
63. Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
→ Let's.....
64. "Can I borrow your computer, Joe?" asked Peter.
→ Peter asked if
65. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
She has
66. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
→ I don't know.....
67. My English friend finds driving on the left difficult.
→ My English friend isn't..
68. I had a cat once, but now I don't have it any more.
→ I used
69. The front yard isn't too small to play soccer in.
→ The front yard isn't..........
70. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very rough.
→ The sea was too.....
71. "Don't come back after ten o'clock", said my mother.
→ My mother asked
72. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
→ I had

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. She didn’t like literature and her sister didn’t either.
    Neither _____ _____________________________________________________________
2. I’ve never done such a difficult test.
    It  _______________________________________________________________________
3. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.
    If _______________________________________________________________________
4. The weather was so beautiful that we went swimming.
   It was ____________________________________________________________________
5. I am really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
   I really wish _______________________________________________________________

1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.   “Why hasn’t Peter phoned? she wondered.

      She wondered____________________________________________________________

2.   I’m only interested in why he did it.

      The only thing____________________________________________________________

3.   He tried to escape but the police stopped him.

      The police prevented him___________________________________________________

4.   She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.

      She is having_____________________________________________________________

5.   Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

      Is this___________________________________________________________________

6.   John began playing the piano ten years ago.

      John has_________________________________________________________________

7.   They won’t be able to come on Sunday.

      It will be_________________________________________________________________

8.   She needs to study harder.

      She doesn’t______________________________________________________________

9.   I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.___________________________________

      The car_________________________________________________________________

10. My mother made these curtains.

      These curtains____________________________________________________________ 

Part III: Sentence transformation

Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. He has never met her before. => It is the ………………………………………. ...........................................

2. Mr Hai has not smoked for a week. => It is ……………………………………............................................

3. She will transfer you a parcel tomorrow. => A parcel …………………………...................................

4. The Nile is the longest river in the world. => The Nile is longer ……………….......................................

5. Jogging in the morning is a part of Nam's daily routine. => Nam ………………...................................

6. Why don't you try to ask John for help? => You should ………………………............................................

7. Everything is all right. => There is not …………………………………………........................................

8. The whale is the biggest in the world. => No other animal………………………........................................

9. I watched the film in two hours. => It took …………………………………….............................................

10. The farmer was very poor. He couldn't buy a buffalo. =>The farmer was too…...............................................

Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences printed before it.

1. “Let buy flowers for the teachers on the Teachers’ Day”, Lan said.

Lan suggest ____________________________________________________________________

2. It takes me an hour to do my homework every evening.

I spend ……………………………………………………………

3. No one can run faster than me.

I am …………………………………………………………..

4. Is there a library at your school?

Does……………………………………………………….?

5. How old are you?

What …………………………………………………………?

6. Shall I bring you a cup of tea?

Would …………………………………………………………?

7. My sister is more hard-working than me.

I don’t …………………………………………………………………?

8. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

Is this………………………….

9. “Don’t  get up late “, He said to me.

He told……………………………………………………………………………..

10. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.     

    Because Lan………………

Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences printed before it.

1. “Let buy flowers for the teachers on the Teachers’ Day”, Lan said.

Lan suggest ____________________________________________________________________

2. It takes me an hour to do my homework every evening.

I spend ……………………………………………………………

3. No one can run faster than me.

I am …………………………………………………………..

4. Is there a library at your school?

Does……………………………………………………….?

5. How old are you?

What …………………………………………………………?

6. Shall I bring you a cup of tea?

Would …………………………………………………………?

7. My sister is more hard-working than me.

I don’t …………………………………………………………………?

8. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

Is this………………………….

9. “Don’t  get up late “, He said to me.

He told……………………………………………………………………………..

10. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.     

    Because Lan………………

X. Complete these sentences in such a way that it means the same as the first.

1. How about something to eat before the show?

Shall ………………………………………………………………………

2. ‘Please repeat what you have said.’

She asked Jane ………………………………………………………..

3. I haven't been able to see them for over a year.

It is ………………………………………………………..………………

4. He borrowed money from the bank

The bank …………………………………………………………………

5. The noise next door did not stop until midnight.

It was not …………………………………………………………………

6. He found that it was impossible to study at home.

He found it ……………………………………………………………….

7. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.

Unless …………………………………………………………………….

8. Didn't you wish you could get out more in the evening?

Don't you get fed ………………………………………………………..

9. I never intended to go to the meeting.

I never had ……………………………………………………………….

10. I didn't arrive in time to see her.

I wasn't early ……………………………………………………………..

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

Do you mind ……………………………………………………………...

12. Why don't you ask her yourself?

I suggest …………………………………………………………………..

13. I didn't know you were corning, so I didn't wait for you.

If …………………………………………………………………………….

14. It is often easier to prevent a disease than to cure it.

It is often less …………………………………………………………….

15. I do physical training because I want to keep fit.

I do physical training in ………………………………………………...

Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentences printed before it.

81. Have you ever played a computer game before?

-> In this......

82. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.

-> The Statue.....

83. " What are you going to do after you graduate from school?" she asked me.

84. The furniture was so expensive that i didn't buy it.

-> The furniture wasn't .....

85. It isn't necessary to finish the work today.

-> Would you mind...