1. Is there a colorful picture in your room? (have)

-> Does ……you have a colorful picture in your room………………?

2. Peter is the best at English in his class.(good)

-> Nobody ..…is as good at English as Peter in his class…………

3. My house is near the supermarket.(not)

-> My house ……is not far from the supermarket…….……

4. How much are these notebooks?(is)

-> What ……is the price of these notebooks…………………………………….?

5. What is your brother’s favorite sport?(does)

-> Which …sport does your brother like……?

1. Students don’t have to wear forage caps on Monday mornings.

-> It isn’t .....necessary for students to wear forage caps on Monday mornings...........

2. It is nearly ten years since I last saw her.

-> I have…not seen her for 10 years………

3. If we don’t save natural resources, they will run out soon.

-> Unless we…save natural resources, they will run out soon.…………

4. Minh didn’t go to school last Saturday.

-> Minh was …absent from school last Saturday……………………………..….……

5. My mother spends two hours cooking a day.

-> It takes……my mother two hours a day to cook…………………………………………………………………………

6. It is an eighty-minute test.

The test …lasts for eighty minutes…………………………...

7. Our house is older than any other house in the living center.

Our house …is the oldest house in the living center…………………..

8. Miss Quynh wrote the letter in twenty minutes.

Miss Quynh spent …twenty minutes writing the letter…………………………..

9. It is not necessary for her to join the party.

She …does not need to join the party…………………………………….

10. Nobody in the team runs as fast as Paul

Paul …is the fastest runner in the team………………………………………

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. (1.25 pts)

1. Is there a colorful picture in your room?                            (have)

-> Does ……………………………your room have  a colorful picture…………………………………………………………………?

2. Peter is the best at English in his class.                              (good)

-> Nobody ..……………………in his class is as good as Peter …………………………………………….................…………….

3. My hasn't played soccer for 3 years.                         (last)

-> My  ………….……last played soccer 3 years ago…………………………………………….…………...................………… .

4. He went to the movie theatre in an hour.                      (spent)

-> He ………………………spent an hour going to the movie theatre………………………………………………………………………...

5. What is your brother’s favorite sport?                       (does)

-> Which ………………………sport does your brother like best………………………..…………………………….........…………?

6.Nam plays tennis better than Trung.                                  (as)

--> Trung doesn't.......................play tennis as well as Nam.............................................................................................................

7.If Tom doesn't study hard,he won't pass the final exam.  (studies)

-->Unless.......................Tom studies hard, he won't pass the final exam.........................................................................................................................

8.I began working for this company for 6 years.                  (have)

-->I........................have worked for this company for 6 years.....................................................................................

1. Is there a colorful picture in your room?                            (have)

-> Does your room have a colorful picture?

2. Peter is the best at English in his class.                              (good)

-> Nobody is better at English than Peter.

3. My hasn't played soccer for 3 years.                         (last)

--> My last time played soccer was 3 years ago.

4. He went to the movie theatre in an hour.                      (spent)

-> He spent an hour going to the movie.

5. What is your brother’s favorite sport?                       (does)

-> Which sport does your brother like best?

6. Nam plays tennis better than Trung.                                  (as)

--> Trung doesn't play tennis worse than Nam.

7. If Tom doesn't study hard, he won't pass the final exam.  (studies)

--> Unless Tom studies hard, he won't pass the final exam.

8. I began working for this company for 6 years.                  (have)

--> I have been working for this company for 6 years.

1. Does your room have a colorful picture?
2. Nobody is better than Peter at English in his class.
3. My last time I played soccer was 3 years ago.
4. He spent one hour going to the movie theatre.
5. Which sport does your brother like best?
6. Trung doesn't play tennis as well as Nam.
7. Unless Tom studies hard, he will pass the final exam.
8. I have worked for this company for 6 years.

1. I haven't decided yet whether to move or not

 I haven't made…up my mind whether to move or not……………………………………………………………

2. Although he wasn't experienced, he got the job.

 Despite his……inexperience, he got the job.………………………………………………………………

3. Both my brother and I are too young to drive

 Neither my brother…nor I am old enough to drive………………………………………………………

4. There is usually plenty of sunshine in the Southern countries

 It's………is usually sunny in the Southern countries …………………………………………………………………..

5. This is my second visit to Vietnam                                               

 This is ……the second time I have visited VN………………………………………………………………….

6. I'm on the tenth page of the letter I'm writing                               

 So far I………have written 10 pages of the letter………………………………………………………..………

7. “What you have cooked is the best  in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.

John congratulated……his girlfriend on having cook the best food in the world……………………………………………………..

8. He left without saying a single word, which was very impolite

It was ………so impolite of him to leave without saying a single word ………………………………………………………………..

9.  I should like someone to take me out to dinner.

What I should ……like is someone take me out to dinner.………………………………………………………….

10. 1. The only way to solve the problem is his help.

But for……his help, the problem couldn't have been solved……………………………………………………………………

XI. FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENETNCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS AS SIMILAR AS POSSIBLE IN MEANING TO THE SENTENCES  PRINTED BEFORE. DO NOT CHANGE THE FORM OF THE GIVEN WORD.
1. Mary cried her eyes out just after she was told she’d been rejected for the Job.(broke)
 Mary……………………………… broke down as soon as……………she heard she’d been rejected for the job.

      2. I never thought that I would win the lottery.(occurred) 
 It never…………………… occurred to me…………………………that I would win the lottery. 

3. I failed to make him understand that I didn’t want to see him anymore.(across)
 I failed to ……………… put it across……………………………that I didn’t want to see him anymore.   

4. Would you give us your answer as soon as possible?(convenience)
 Please reply   ……………… at your convenience……………………………………… .

5. I’m so sorry, I didn’t realize it was so late.(track)
 Sorry, I……………… don’t follow the track of………………………………………………time.   

XI

1 Those books and notebooks are yours

2 That businessman has a modern and luxury car

3 They fly to HCM city to attend and important meeting by plane

4 Lan's height is one meter forty centimeters

XII

1 Our children are interested in reading book of history and geography

2 Many plants and animals are in danger because we are destroying them

3 Travelling by bus always make me nervous

4 They will build a new factory here soon to recycle waste paper and old plastic

5 Vietnam has lots of rain, the country is very green and beautiful

6 Many animals are in danger because we are destroying their environment

7 Don't leave trash on the street. We should put it in a trash can or put in a bag and take it home

8 Mount Everest is 8848 meter high and it is the highest mountain in the world

9 That girl go to school on foot every morning, she is never late

Part I. Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it. Use the word given in CAPITALS (if provided).(10 points)

1.   The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees.

Each of the company's retiring employees is presented a gold watch .

2.   The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than The Atlantic.

The average depth of the Pacific ocean is greater than the atlantic

 3.  The result of the match was never in doubt.

At no time was the result of the match in doubt

4.   Were Jack not so affluent a man, she would not be dating him. (BUT)

But for Jack's being so affluent , she would not be dating him.

5.   By chance I was in that town when the earthquake started. (HAPPENED)

I happened to be in that town when the earthquake started.

Part 2:

                            GOOD AT LANGUAGES

At school, Sarah Biggs says she was very bad (0)           at         languages. Now she speaks English, Spanish  and  Italian  and works (1)             as         _ a bilingual secretary in a travel company in

England. (2)          Speaking               several foreign languages at work is not easy, but for Sarah, and other multi-lingual secretaries like her, it is all standard practice.

Sarah comes from Spain, (3)         where                 she attended school and college. But it was time spent abroad after college that encouraged her interest in languages.

In her job, Sarah has a great deal more responsibility than the title of secretary would suggest. She stresses the importance of (4)                         fluent in Spanish because part of her job is dealing (5)               with                customers  from  Latin  America.  (6)             when              such clients come from abroad, she has to translate everything they say into English. She is given (7)        no                  time for preparation at all, so this aspect of her job is one of the (8)          most            _ difficult.

It is important for Sarah to be up-to-date with changes (9) of     her own language, so she reads Spanish newspapers and books looking for new additions to her vocabulary. Sarah says she (10)  would     not give up this job even if they offered her a better salary in another company

2 Are you optimistic about our chances of getting promotion?

3 I am not quite sure about the meaning of this word

4 Crossing my fingers and being optimistic are the best things I can do

5 I have doubt about his being late as usual

1.                  Unfortunately, Jessica couldn’t go on holiday because she didn’t have any money. (ABLE)

- > If Jessica had had some money, she ……would have been able to……………………………………go on holiday.

2.                  The committee has rejected the new proposal. (TURNED)

- > The new proposal ……has been turned down by………………………………..the committee.

3.                  I’m certain Julie didn’t tell him. (HAVE)

- > It……couldn't have been……………………………………………Julie who told him.

4.                  Danny found it difficult to control his bicycle on the steep slope. (UNDER)

- > Danny found it difficult to……get his skis under……………………….on the steep slope.

5.                  Did you mean to kick him, or did it happen by accident? (PURPOSE)

- > Did you kick him……on purpose or………………………………an accident?

6.                  People say that the Pyramids are worth visiting. (SUPPOSED)

- > The Pyramids ……is supposed to be…………………………….worth visiting.

7.                  Tom has not had a job for two years (OUT)

- > Tom has ………been out of work for…………………………………….. two years.

8.                  “Don't blame me if you can’t find your favorite shirt, “ my sister said. (NOT)

- > My sister said that it …………was not her fault………………….that if I couldn’t find my favorite shirt.

9.                  The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours. (TWO-HOUR)

- > It is …a two-hour train journey…………………………………….. from London to Bristol.

10.              He had a very traditional upbringing, didn’t he?          (TRADITIONALLY)                                                  

- > He ...........was traditionally brought up........................................, wasn’t he?

1. Thousands of people were unable to go to work because of the heavy rain. (PREVENTED)

 The fact that it rained heavily prevented thousands of people from going to work

2. Her father was so proud of being a soldier.

Her father prided         in being a solider                                                                  .

3. I have never known a singer as talented as Thuy Linh. (FAR)

Thuy Linh is       by far the most talented singer I have known

4. Could you watch my bag while I am away?

 Could you keep        an eye on my bag while I am away                                                                                   ?

5. Her passport and other identification were stolen.

She                  had her passport and other identification stolen