Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.

. That man used to work with me when I lived in Moscow.

     → That's ………………………………………………………………………          

. Her voice is so soft that it is impossible for me to hear it.

     → She speaks …………………………………………………………………

. People don't do enough exercise, so there are a lot of heart diseases.

     → If people did ………………………………………………………………          

. People say that the Council has built a new museum in the city center.

     → A new museum is          …………………………………………………………

Make complete sentences using the given words/phrases. You may need to make any change if necessary except the order of the words/phrases.

. This video film/ be/ so/ interesting/1/ see/ twice/.

     → …………………..……………………….…………………………………

. IV difficult/ learn English/ without/ good/ dictionary/.

     → …………………..……………………….…………………………………

. She/ used/ stay/ her uncle/ when/ be/ a child/.

     → …………………..……………………….…………………………………

. Unless/ we/ take/ steps/ protect/ environment / planet/ in/ danger/.

     → …………………..……………………….…………………………………

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase

1.You should review your lessons for the exam. It’s time

__________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York. That’s

_________________________________________________________

3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time. I wish ___________________________________________________________

4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday. Although _________________________________________________________

5. When did you start working in that factory? How long _________________________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach. The sand

________________________________________________________

7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked. Mrs. Smith asked

_________________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. He regretted __________________________________________________________

9. I advise you not to buy that car. If __________________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself? I suggest that ___________________________________________________________

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.

1.You should review your lessons for the exam.

It’s time_______________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

That’s ________________________________________________________________

3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.

I wish ________________________________________________________________

4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday.

Although _____________________________________________________________

5. When did you start working in that factory?

How long _____________________________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.

The sand________________________________________________________________

7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. Smith asked _________________________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted _____________________________________________________________

9. I advise you not to buy that car.

If ______________________________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

I suggest that _____________________________________________________________

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.

1.You should review your lessons for the exam.

It’s time_______________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

That’s ________________________________________________________________

3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.

I wish ________________________________________________________________

4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday.

Although _____________________________________________________________

5. When did you start working in that factory?

How long _____________________________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.

The sand________________________________________________________________

7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. Smith asked _________________________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted _____________________________________________________________

9. I advise you not to buy that car.

If ______________________________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

I suggest that _____________________________________________________________

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.

1.You should review your lessons for the exam.

It’s time_______________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

That’s ________________________________________________________________

3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.

I wish ________________________________________________________________

4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday.

Although _____________________________________________________________

5. When did you start working in that factory?

How long _____________________________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.

The sand________________________________________________________________

7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. Smith asked _________________________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted _____________________________________________________________

9. I advise you not to buy that car.

If ______________________________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

I suggest that _____________________________________________________________

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.

1.You should review your lessons for the exam.

It’s time_______________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

That’s ________________________________________________________________

3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.

I wish ________________________________________________________________

4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday.

Although _____________________________________________________________

5. When did you start working in that factory?

How long _____________________________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.

The sand________________________________________________________________

7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. Smith asked _________________________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted _____________________________________________________________

9. I advise you not to buy that car.

If ______________________________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

I suggest that _____________________________________________________________

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.

1.You should review your lessons for the exam.

It’s time_______________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

That’s ________________________________________________________________

3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.

I wish ________________________________________________________________

4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday.

Although _____________________________________________________________

5. When did you start working in that factory?

How long _____________________________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.

The sand________________________________________________________________

7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. Smith asked _________________________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted _____________________________________________________________

9. I advise you not to buy that car.

If ______________________________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

I suggest that _____________________________________________________________

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentences before it.

1. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

   That’s the man _______________________________________________________________

2. It was raining, so we decided to postpone the football match.

   Since _______________________________________________________________

3. I think it would be a good idea to take the train.

   I suggest _______________________________________________________________

4. She couldn't join us because she was busy.

   She was busy, _______________________________________________________________

5. The flowers were roses. I bought the flowers for my sister.

   The flowers _______________________________________________________________

6. She can't work hard because she is very old.

   Because of _______________________________________________________________

7. He couldn't meet you because of being busy.

    Because _______________________________________________________________

8. We must finish the project on time.

   The project _______________________________________________________________

9. He started working as an engineer for this company 5 years ago.

   He has _______________________________________________________________

10. What about organizing a charity event to raise money?

  I suggest we _______________________________________________________________

11. Stop littering or our school will be full of rubbish.

    If we don’t _______________________________________________________________

12. He stopped working at school, but he still taught street children.

    Although _______________________________________________________________

13. He is a careless driver, so he has caused a lot of accidents.

   He drives _______________________________________________________________

14. I am fond of listening to folk music.

   I enjoy _______________________________________________________________

15. We usually spent two hours a day learning English.

   It took _______________________________________________________________

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.

1.You should review your lessons for the exam.

It’s time_______________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

That’s ________________________________________________________________

3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.

I wish ________________________________________________________________

4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday.

Although _____________________________________________________________

5. When did you start working in that factory?

How long _____________________________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.

The sand________________________________________________________________

7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. Smith asked _________________________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted _____________________________________________________________

9. I advise you not to buy that car.

If ______________________________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

I suggest that _____________________________________________________________

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

81. I cannot cope at all with my new job, and that bothers me. depth

I wish ................................. ............................................................ my new job.

82. I prefer to get value for money by staying at the theme park all day. worth

I’d rather I ........................................................................... by staying at thetheme park all day. 

83. My new MP3 player was twice the price of your.   expensive

Your MP3 player was ............................................................................. mine.

84. There is no evidence for this theory.  foundation

The theory ................................................................................................

85. You need to watch Laura closely to make sure that she does her work properly.  sharp

You need to ...................................................... to make sure that she does her work properly.

86. People are allowed to get in if they display the permit. condition

People are allowed to get in ...................................... they display the permit.

87. I suggest that you should not forget the dictionary next lesson.  better

You ..................................................................... the dictionary next lesson.

88. Don't you think they should give out a new version of Mr. Simple.  about

Don’t you think it’s .............................................................. out a new version of Mr. Simple.

89. Some people will do anything to win a girl’s heart.  lengths

Some people will .............................................................. to win a girl’s heart.

90. I think they are largely responsible for what happened.   small

I hold them ......................................................responsible for what happened.

XIII. Complete the second sentence, using the word given  so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. I went swimming every Thursday when I was at school.
I used ____________________________________________________________
2. Mai walked to school when she was in primary school.
Mai went __________________________________________________________
3. Why don't we cycle to the town at the weekend?
How about ________________________________________________________?
4. The distance between my house and the nearest bookstore is about 2 kilometres
It ________________________________________________________________
5. The airport is not far from the hotel.
The hotel is ________________________________________________________
6. What’s the distance from Madrid to Barcelona?
How ______________________________________________________________
7. Turn left into Lavalle Street and then go straight ahead.
Make _____________________________________________________________
8. Did your father use to drive to work?
Did your father use to travel___________________________________________?

9. Hurry up or you will miss the last bus.

- If you………………..........................................................................................................

10. We haven’t seen our grandparents for five weeks.

- We last...............................................................................................................................

11. No natural lake in Viet Nam is as large as Ba Be lake.

-  Ba Be lake is the.................................................................................................................

12. Because it rained heavily, my mother couldn’t go to work.

-  Because of ............................................................................................................................