VIII. REWRITE EACH OF THE SENTENCES SO THAT THE MEANING STAYS THE SAME.
1. She has just sold the house at the end of the road.
→ The house __________________________________________________________
2. Susan can pay the bill before next week.
® The bill ___________________________________________________________________
3. Nobody has used this machine for years
® This machine _____________________________________________________________
4. Mrs. Doris has just given a lot of presents to the poor children in my village
® The poor children __________________________________________________________
5. Dangerous driving causes many accidents.
® Many ____________________________________________________________________
6. A man stole some products from several shops last night.
→ Some products ______________________________________________________
7. My father waters the flowers everyday.
→ The flowers _________________________________________________________
8. Mr. Tan gave me a ticket to a concert.
→ I ________________________________________________________________________
9. Fashion designers have modernized the Aodai in many ways for a long time.
→ The Aodai __________________________________________________________
10. We cannot find water in many parts of the world.
→ Water _____________________________________________________________
11. Everybody must wear helmet when they are on motorcycle.
→ Helmets ___________________________________________________________
12. My father does not teach me how to ride a horse.
→ I wish ____________________________________________________________________
13. Nga cannot introduce herself in English.
→ Nga wishes _______________________________________________________________
14. I’m sorry my brother doesn’t invite my friend, Lan to his birthday party.
→ I wish ____________________________________________________________________
15. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now.
→ I wish _____________________________________________________________
16. Mary hardly does her homework correctly.
→ Mary wishes ________________________________________________________
17. What a pity Lan cannot join our trip to Cuchi next weekend.
→ We wish ___________________________________________________________
18. Bill often falls asleep in class, which makes the teacher annoyed.
→ I wish _____________________________________________________________
19. We all would like to be very rich.
→ We all wish _________________________________________________________
20. My brother no longer goes to class late.
→ My brother used _____________________________________________________
21. When Tom was a child, he was afraid of ghost.
® Tom used ________________________________________________________________
22. Mary doesn’t go to school late any longer.
® Mary used ________________________________________________________________
23. Dick is no longer late for work.
® Dick used ________________________________________________________________
24. My father often worked fourteen hours a day when he was young.
→ My father used ______________________________________________________
25. When Sue was young, she went swimming every week.
→ Sue used __________________________________________________________
26. My friend drove very carelessly when he was young.
→ My friend used _____________________________________________________
27. How long have you known each other?
→ When _____________________________________________________________
28. They started to learn how to drive a car 3 months ago
® They _____________________________________________________________________
29. The last time I went shopping with her was two months ago.
® I haven’t __________________________________________________________________
30. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
® The last time ______________________________________________________________
31. How long is it since you last wrote to your parents?
→ When _____________________________________________________________
32. I started writing this letter two hours ago.
→ I have _____________________________________________________________
33. This is Sally’s first visit to this museum.
→ This is the first time ___________________________________________________
34. The last time I went to England was seven months ago.
→ I have _____________________________________________________________
35. How long is it since you left school?
→ When did __________________________________________________________
36. She has visited her hometown for almost twenty years
→ It’s ________________________________________________________________
37. He hasn’t had a good time with his friends for a long time.
→ The last time ________________________________________________________
38. They last went out for dinner together many years ago.
→ They have __________________________________________________________
39. My mother started teaching in this school when she left university.
→ My mother has ______________________________________________________
40. I went to class late again this morning and this is the third time of this month.
→ This is _____________________________________________________________
41. Lan is the best student in her class.
→ Nobody __________________________________________________________________
42. Henry doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
® Henry used _______________________________________________________________
43. It’s time for the students of grade 9 to study hard.
→ It’s time the _________________________________________________________
44. Nam’s parents expect him to pass the entrance exam to the gifted school of the city.
→ Nam’s parents would rather ____________________________________________
45. Mountains and rivers often inspire musicians.
→ Musicians often take __________________________________________________
