I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.(10pts)

1. His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing around the world.

Despite.............................. being disabled, he sailed around the world...................................................................................................................

2. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.  What.................................. amazes me are the mistakes he makes..................................................................................................................

3. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.

As ……......................... long as you keep calm, you will pass your driving test....................................................................................................................

4. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.

Little...................................  did the police suspect that the judge was the murderer..............................................................................................................

5. Nobody apart from my brother thought I would win the race.

My brother was.................................... the only that thought I would win the race...............................................................................................

Question 1: They published their new album of K-pop music last month. ( BROUGHT)

published = brought out

They brought out their new album of K-pop music last month.

Question 2: They said to me, “ We are leaving now in order not to be late” (TOLD)

They told me that they were leaving then in order not to be late.

Question 3: “ How long have you been learning English here?”, I said to him ( BEEN)

I asked him how long he had been learning English there.

Question 4: “ Should I start my work today?”, she wondered (to)

She wondered whether or not she ought to start her work that day.

Question 5: New York City is busier than any other city in the world. (the)

New York City is the busiest city in the world.

 tham khảo

1 Hue is far from Hanoi, but Peter often travels to Hanoi by motorbike

2 Christian went to Soc Trang than he wanted to join Ok Om Bok Festival

3 Although Sebastien is a French, he plays Vietnamese folk games well

4 He has to join the festival, so that he can play Vietnamese folk games

5 We had a good time in spite of the terrible weather

6 Susan went to the gym three times a week in order to be fit for the skiing

7 It is two months since my family went to Huong Pagoda Festival

8 You won’t get in to see the show unless you have reserved seats

9 Brian had an interest in Vietnamese cultural and spiritual events

10 You have to start early; otherwise, you will get stuck in the traffic

Đáp án là: She wanted to know what they were doing.

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.

1. The children are going swimming because the weather is hot.

    Because of __the hot weather, The children are going swimming____________________________________.

2. I didn't want to be late for school, so I hurried.

    Because ____I didn't want to be late for school, I hurried._____________________________________.

3. People use the Internet as a means of education.

    The Internet ___is used as a mean of education ___________________________________.

4. Studying Vietnamese isn't easy.

    I don't think it ___is easy to study E__________________________________.

5. Peter was careless. He lost the game.

    Since ______ Peter was careless, He lost the game._______________________________________.

   Because of ___Peter's carelessness , he lost the game.______________________________________

6. Heavy traffic annoys the local residents.

    The local residents find ____heavy traffic annoying___________________________.

7. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.

    He speaks ____so slowly that his students get very bored.______________________________________.

    Because of __his slow speech,his students get very bored _______________________________________.

8. Mr. Stammer began to work for that company when he was 20.

    Mr. Stammer has been__worked for that company since he was 20.__________________________________.

9. My cousin actively participated in a volunteer group.

   My cousin was a/an____active participant in a volunteer group. _____________________________________.

10. The bread is so stale that we can't eat it.

    The bread isn't ___fresh enough for us to eat____________________________________.

11.Despite her good performance ,Susan felt unsatisfied.

Though Susan __performed well,Susan felt unsatisfied._________________________________.

12.Although Lan was tired, she still came to the meeting.

In spite of __being tired,she still came to the meeting. _______________________________.

13.Although he isn’t rich, he always helps the poor.

Despite _not being rich,he always helps the poor. ___________________________________.

14.The teacher was amusing enough to attract a lot of students.

The teacher was so ___amusing that she attracts a lot of students. ________________________________.

She was such ____an amusing teacher that she attracts a lot of students. ____________________________________.

15.Although she passed the exam, she didn't feel satisfied.

Despite _____passing the exam, she didn't feel satisfied.________________________________.

16.Even though he was inexperienced, he got a good salary.

In spite of ____being inexperienced, he got a good salary. __________________________________.

17.She decided to accept the job although the salary is low.

In spite of ____the low salary, She decided to accept the job___________________________________.

18.Despite Nam’s terrible behavior, the teacher never hates him.

Though Nam ____behaves terribly, the teacher never hates him._____________________________________.

19.The workers went on strike because the company didn’t pay them enough.

Because of ____not being paid enough , The workers went on strike__________________________________.

20.Despite the Coronavirus , a lot of workers and nurses are working heroically.

Although  there ____is Coronavirus , a lot of workers and nurses are working heroically.__________________________________.

If I had a car, I could take you to the airport.

Đáp án là: My bike was stolen last night.

21. Where does my grandparents live?

22. There is a new computer in Na's bedroom.

23. The cat is under the chair.

24. The kitchen is his grandmother favourite room.