Rewrite the following sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first.

1.Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years.

Maryam and Lan have written ............

2. I'd like Kevin to drive more slowly.

I wish ............

3.I am sorry I didn't book the seat.

I wish ..............

4.Mary hasn't made any long trip for five years.

The last .............

5.The bad news made her cry

She was ............

rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the root ones

1 my brother is twenty years old. patrick is twenty-five years old

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2. australia is big. canada is bigger 

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3. vi am very tired. Kevin is also very tired

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4. iceland is colder than england  .

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5. this chair is expensive. that chair is also expensive   

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6. andrew is lazier than Wendy  

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7. Carol and David are bothten years old 

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8. i think action movies are more interesting than comedies

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9. it's good if children go to bed early 

children should .....................................................................

10. it's not a good idea when students copy other student's work

students shouldn't  ..................................................................... 

11. i'm not happy when children lie to their parents 

children shouldn't  ..................................................................... 

12. it's good if you say "thank you"to a person who has helped you

you should  ..................................................................... 

13. there is no water in the bottle

there is not  .....................................................................

14. we have no peach flowers for the New Year here 

we don't  ..................................................................... 

15. it is not good to stay up so late to listen to music

you shouldn't  .....................................................................

16. how many times a week do you go to your painting club?

how often ..................................................................... 

17. it is essential that you do your homework before going to school 

you must  ..................................................................... 

18. my grandma is careful, but my mum is even more careful 

my mum is  ..................................................................... 

19. is there a coputer in your room?

do you .....................................................................

20. how far isit from your house to the nearest office?

what  .....................................................................

21. it is good for you to stay up late        (should)  

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22. it isn't good for you to stay up late           (shouldn't) 

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23. how far isit from your school to the post office ?( what) 

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24. my sister loves cooking (keen) 

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25. i like watching TV, and my sister likes watching TV, too(same) 

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26. Lan andTuan enjoy playing the guitar. (interested)

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27. Mi likes listening to music (fond) 

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28. i am hooked on listening to music in my free time (love)  

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VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (10 pts)
1. They have planted a lot of green trees this year.
 A lot of green trees_________.
2. The town was farther than we thought.
 The town wasn’t as_________.
3. We spend five hours studying English every day.
 It_____________________________.
4. It has been raining for five hours.
 It started____________________.
5. To help mom at home is a good activity.
 It is___________________________.
 

part: Rewrite the following sentences

1.They will publish this book next year

->This book

2.I know a lot of people. They live in Ba Lia - Vung Tau province

->I

3.They last visited their home village five years ago

->They have

4.Our trip to the countryside lasted for 4 days

->We had

5."When will you return the books to the library?" she asked me

->she asked

6.They built our school 2 years ago. 

->Our school

7.We will be late for school if we don't hurry

->Unless we

8."Do your parents live near here, Nam?" asked Ba

->Ba asked

9."Why don't we use a few water?"

->He suggested

10.Try to recycle things and we will save natural resources

->if we

11.We spend the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather

->Because

12.The police continuned to watch the house

->The police went

13.The last time she went our with him was 9 months ago

->It is

14.The police arrested the theif

->The theif

15.She couldn't come to my brithday party because she was busy

->Shw was busy

16.I'm sorry i don't know the way to your house

->I wish

17."Don't play on the street" He said

->He told us

18."Why do you come too late?" She asked me

->She asked

19.He gets up late this morning so he is last for school

->If he

20.The house was so old that it needed reparing

->It was such

21.It took Mai five hours to go to the seaside last week

->Mai spent

22.Nam is too young to drive a car

->Nam isn't

23."I will go to China next week" She said to  me

->She said to me

24.His parents made him study for his examinations 

->He

25."Are you raeding your writing, Nga?" eter said

->Peter told

26.Could you come and collect me from the station

->Would you mind

27.I started studying english three years ago

->I

28.His parents made him study for his examinations

->He

. . Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the root ones (1m)

1.      She often drove her car to work (USED TO).

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2.      There used to be a lot of people in the village   (AREN’T).

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3.      She has washed her car for 2 hours     (STARTED).

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4.      I started smoking 3 months ago    (HAVE).

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5.      My father hasn’t driven his car for three weeks (LAST).

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6.      They have run for 2 hours  (STARTED).

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7.      How long have they become friends?  (WHEN).

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8.      When did you start doing your homework? (HOW LONG).

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9.      We haven’t met my mother for 3 years (THE LAST TIME).

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10.  She loves watching TV                        (INTERESTED).

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Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the root ones (1m)

1.      She often drove her car to work (USED TO).

………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………..

2.      There used to be a lot of people in the village   (AREN’T).

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3.      She has washed her car for 2 hours     (STARTED).

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4.      I started smoking 3 months ago    (HAVE).

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5.      My father hasn’t driven his car for three weeks (LAST).

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6.      They have run for 2 hours  (STARTED).

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7.      How long have they become friends?  (WHEN).

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8.      When did you start doing your homework? (HOW LONG).

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9.      We haven’t met my mother for 3 years (THE LAST TIME).

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10.  She loves watching TV                        (INTERESTED).

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2. The Browns last painted the living-room two years ago. → The Browns have ________________________________.

4. We must be grateful to all the teachers. They have helped us a lot in our lives. → We ______________________________________________.

5. He actively participated in the fight against air pollution. → He _____________________________________________

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning

People use a lot of vehicles. The air is polluted.

A. If people don’t use too many vehicles, the air won’t be polluted.

B. If people won’t use too many vehicles, the air don’t be polluted.

C. If people wouldn’t use too many vehicles, the air didn’t be polluted.

D. If people didn’t use too many vehicles; the air wouldn’t be polluted.