I'm a writer, and I work .....at.......1 home. It doesn't particularly matter where my house is, as long as it is ......a.....3nice house. But last year my wife ......had.......4 a new job in a different part of the country. So, we had to move. This was our first ....experience...5. of .......buying.......6 one house and selling another at the same time. I wouldn' like to do it again. We quickly saw the house ..........which.......7 we wanted. It was then that our problems began: The people who wanted to buy our house couldn't sell .......theirs.....8 and the man whose house we wanted couldn't find a …house…9 he liked. It ......took...10 us nine months to buy the house. Now, I'm not sure if I like it.

3. I'm a writer, and I work ...at...1....... home. It doesn't particulaly matter where my house is, as long as it is ......3..a..... nice house. But last year my wife .....had...4..... a job in a different part of the country. So, we had to move. This was our first .....experience.....5........ of ...buying...6....... one house and selling another at the same time. I wouldn't like to do it again. We quickly saw the house .....which....7........ we wanted. It was then that our problems began: The people who wanted to buy our house couldn't sell ...theirs.....8......... and the man whose house we wanted couldn't find a …house…. he liked. It ........10....took..... us nine months to buy the house. Now, I'm not sure if I like it.

1. The red shirt is as beautiful as the blue shirt 

2. Hung is as intelligent as his brother

3. He drives as carefully as she does 

4. The desk is as long as the table

Viết lại câu 

1. He is as tall as his brother 

-] His brother is the ....same height as him........

2. Mr Phong is so old as Mr Tuan

-] Mr Tuan is the .......same age as Mr phong....

3. Your book is 100 VND . My book is 100 VND

-] My book is as........expensive as your book.......

1 Mary/not/spend/money/much/she/last month. (as...as)

=> Mary doesn't spend money as much as she did last month.

2 Mai/her old shoes/repair/recently (causative form)

=> Mai has her old shoes repaired recently.

3 If he/good/English/get/job (present unreal condition)

=> If he was good at English, he would get a job.

4 The man/tired/could not/keep/ working (so...that)

=> The man was so tired that he could not keep working.

1 Mary/not/spend/money/much/she/last month. (as...as)

=> Mary doesn't spend as much money as she did last month

2 Mai/her old shoes/repair/recently (causative form)

=> Mai has had her old shoes repaired recently

3 If he/good/English/get/job (present unreal condition)

=> If he were good at English, he could get that job

4 The man/tired/could not/keep/ working (so...that)

=> The man was so tired that he couldn't keep on working

1 Mary/not/spend/money/much/she/last month. (as...as)

-> Mary doesn't spend as much money as she did last month.

2 Mai/her old shoes/repair/recently (causative form)

-> Mai has had her old shoes repaired recently.

3 If he/good/English/get/job (present unreal condition)

-> If he was good at English, he would get a job.

4 The man/tired/could not/keep/ working (so...that)

a-> The man are so tired that he could not keep working.

Rewrite each sentence with the word(s) in parentheses.
1. My watch is less attractive than yours. (not as . . . as)
->My watch isn’t as at ractive as yours.
2. Sally’s shoes aren’t as fancy as Jill’s. (less)

->sally's shoes are less fancy than jil's
3. Adam exercises less frequently than he used to. (not as . . . as)

->adam doesn't exercise as frequently as he used to
4. This supermarket isn’t as expensive as the one across the street. (less)

->this supermarket is less expensive than the one across the street.
5. The actor’s new movie isn’t as exciting as his last one. (less)

->the actor's new movie is less exciting than his last one
6. This gym is less convenient than the one near my house. (not as . . . as)

->This gym is not as convenient as the one near my house.
7. This review is less positive than that one. (not as . . . as)

->This review is not as positive as that one.
8. The new tablet doesn’t start up as quickly as the old one. (less)

->The new tablet starts up less quickly than the old one.

Ex4:Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences.

1.He is thinking of (leave)leaving his job and going to America.

2.I hate(go)going to work in the rain.

3.(chase)Chasing by a dog,he ran as quickly as possible.

4.Would you mind ( show)showing me how to up erate the machine?

5.After (read)reading this article you will give up smoking.

6.I tired (explain)to explain to him but he went on grumbling.

7.Try to forget it.It doesn't worth (worry)worrying about it.

8.There are people who can't help (laugh)laughing when they see that man.

9.I caught him (climb)climbing over my wall.

10.Ask him (come)to come in don't keep him standing at the door. 

1. We would rather (stay) home tonight. stay

2. Mr Jones would rather (stay) at home last night. have stayed

3. We would rather (drink) coffee than tea. to drink

4. The photographer would rather that we (stand) closer together than we are standing. stood

5. Carmen would rather (cook) for the entire family. cooked

6. She would rather you (not arrive) last night. hadn't arrived

7. John would rather you (sleep) than worked last night. had slept

8. George would rather Jane (be) here tomorrow. was

9. I would rather my sister (not, fail) the driving test yesterday. hadn't failed

10. I would rather that they (invite) her to their party last Sunday. had invited

11. Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) him. understood

12. It's time we all (go) now. went

13. I'd rather you (go) now. went

14. It's high time you (get) the tea ready. got

15. He acts as if he (know) English perfectly. knew

16. I'd rather you (play) me now. played

17. It's high time you (have) a haircut. had

18. He was wet as if he (swim) for hours. swam

19. She acted as if she (meet) him before. met

20. Jack spent his money as if he (win) a lottery. had won

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. We would rather (stay) home tonight. \(\Rightarrow\) stay

2. Mr Jones would rather (stay) at home last night. \(\Rightarrow\) have stayed

3. We would rather (drink) coffee than tea. \(\Rightarrow\) drink

4. The photographer would rather that we (stand) closer together than we are standing. \(\Rightarrow\) stood

5. Carmen would rather (cook) for the entire family. \(\Rightarrow\) cooked

6. She would rather you (not arrive) last night. \(\Rightarrow\) hadn't arrived

7. John would rather you (sleep) than worked last night. \(\Rightarrow\) had slept

8. George would rather Jane (be) here tomorrow. \(\Rightarrow\)be

9. I would rather my sister (not, fail) the driving test yesterday. \(\Rightarrow\) hadn't failed

10. I would rather that they (invite) her to their party last Sunday. \(\Rightarrow\) had invited

11. Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) him. \(\Rightarrow\) understood

12. It's time we all (go) now. \(\Rightarrow\) went

13. I'd rather you (go) now. \(\Rightarrow\) went

14. It's high time you (get) the tea ready. \(\Rightarrow\) got

15. He acts as if he (know) English perfectly. \(\Rightarrow\) knew

16. I'd rather you (play) me now. \(\Rightarrow\) paid

17. It's high time you (have) a haircut. \(\Rightarrow\) had

18. He was wet as if he (swim) for hours. \(\Rightarrow\) had swum

19. She acted as if she (meet) him before. \(\Rightarrow\) had met

20. Jack spent his money as if he (win) a lottery. \(\Rightarrow\) had won

Good luck!

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. We would rather (stay) home tonight.

-> stay

2. Mr Jones would rather (stay) at home last night.

-> had stayed

3. We would rather (drink) coffee than tea.

-> drink

4. The photographer would rather that we (stand)

closer together than we are standing.

-> stood

5. Carmen would rather (cook) for the entire family.

-> cook

6. She would rather you (not arrive) last night.

-> hadn't arrived

7. John would rather you (sleep) than worked last night.

-> had slept

8. George would rather Jane (be) here tomorrow.

-> be

9. I would rather my sister (not, fail) the driving test yesterday.

-> hadn't failed

10. I would rather that they (invite) her to their party last Sunday.

-> had invited

11. Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) him.

-> understood

12. It's time we all (go) now.

-> went

13. I'd rather you (go) now.

-> went

14. It's high time you (get) the tea ready.

-> got

15. He acts as if he (know) English perfectly.

-> knew

16. I'd rather you (pay) me now.

-> paid

17. It's high time you (have) a haircut.

-> had

18. He was wet as if he (swim) for hours.

-> had swum

19. She acted as if she (meet) him before.

-> had met

20. Jack spent his money as if he (win) a lottery.

-> had won

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

1. She opens the window so that she can breathe the fresh air

=> She opens the window to breathe the fresh air

2. We revise our lessons carefully so that we can get good marks at our exams

=> We revise our lessons carefullu enough to get good marks at our exams

3. People use first - aid so that they can minimize tissue damage

=> People use first - aid in order to minimize tissue damage

4. Her son is thirty . She asks me to get him some water

=> She says '' Will you give me some water for my son?"

5. He broke his leg in the car accident

=> His leg was broken in the car accident