* Rewrite the sentences, using the word in brackets as a cue.
1. His accountant has advised him to stop doing his business. (close)
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2. If you want to lose weight, you should stop eating fast food. (give)
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3. Jack continues chatting although the teacher has warned him. (goes)
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4. She left her village and tried to find a job in Ho Chi Minh City. (look)
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5. They entered the country and asked for permanent residence. (applied)
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6. Lindsay doesn’t like city life because she can’t stand noisy places. (put)
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7. I want to consider it carefully before I decide to join your project. (think)
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8. I spent my childhood in the countryside before moving to this city. (grew)
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9. John refused the job offer because of low commissions and benefits. (turned)
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10. She loves putting on smart clothes before going to work or meeting friends. (dressing)
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* Rewrite the sentences, using the word in brackets as a cue.
1. His accountant has advised him to stop doing his business. (close)
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2. If you want to lose weight, you should stop eating fast food. (give)
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3. Jack continues chatting although the teacher has warned him. (goes)
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4. She left her village and tried to find a job in Ho Chi Minh City. (look)
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5. They entered the country and asked for permanent residence. (applied)
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6. Lindsay doesn’t like city life because she can’t stand noisy places. (put)
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7. I want to consider it carefully before I decide to join your project. (think)
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8. I spent my childhood in the countryside before moving to this city. (grew)
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9. John refused the job offer because of low commissions and benefits. (turned)
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10. She loves putting on smart clothes before going to work or meeting friends. (dressing)
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IX. Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one,
using the word in brackets.
1. You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words. ( LOOK)
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2. The doctor told my father to stop smoking. ( GIVE)
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3. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks. ( UP)
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4. Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.  ( GREW)
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5. His business is going badly- he’ll have to stop doing it soon. ( CLOSE)
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6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don’t seem to have a good relationship with each other. ( GET)
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. Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets 

1. I live in a noisy city and I don’t like that. (wish)

2. People think that he is a great teacher.   (thought)

3. “When should I turn off the oven, Mum?” Mai asked her mother.    (to turn off)

4. Getting along with people from other cultures is hard for us. (It)

rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given in the brackets so that it has the same meaning as the original one

1 "why don't we collect books for disadvantaged children in remote areas?", she said (suggested)

2 have you always been fond of classical music? (on)

3 handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult (it)

4 "congratulations! you have won the first prize!", she said to his son (congratulated)

5 jeremy didn't want to go out for dinner (feel)

6 david has read a lot of books; however, he cannot find a good solution (although)