Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1.   Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

à He enjoys

2.   They first printed “The Time” two hundred years ago.

à “The Time”

3.   Does your brother use the internet every day ?

à Your brother

4.   Some newspapers have more pictures than texts.

à There are

5.   “Can I borrow you 100,000 dong ?”  he said to me.

à He asked me

6. You do not have a computer , so you can not get access to the Internet .

à I wish

7.We must finish the work on time .

à The work

8.They have just bought their son a new bicycle .

à A new bicycle

9. It is a pity that your friend isn’t at this party .

à  I  wish

10. I often go to bed late .

à I am used to

Read the first sentence and with the same meaning

1. Reading newspaper in the morning gives him pleasure

He enjoy.....

2. They first printed "The Times" two hundred years ago

"The Times"......

3. Does your brother use the Internet everyday?

Your brother.....

4. Please don't watch that film; it svery violent

Please stop.....

5. Some newspapers have morepictures than texts

There are....

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0pts)

33. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

→ He enjoys _____________________________

34. He likes writing blogs more than joining social networking sites.

→ He prefers _______________________

35. Where do you want to live, in the city or in the country?

→ Where would you prefer _______________________

36. These jeans are not big enough for me.

→ These jeans are too ___________________

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

 He enjoys .....................................................................................................................

2. They first printed “The Time” two hundred years ago.

 “The Time” ..................................................................................................................

3. Does your brother use the internet every day ?

 Your brother ................................................................................................................?

4. Some newspapers have more pictures than texts.

 There are .....................................................................................................................

5. “Can I borrow you 100,000 dong ?” he said to me.

 He asked me ...............................................................................................................

6. You do not have a computer , so you can not get access to the Internet .

 I wish......................................................................................................................................

7.We must finish the work on time .

 The work ................................................................................................................................

8.They have just bought their son a new bicycle .

 A new bicycle .........................................................................................................................

9. It is a pity that your friend isn’t at this party .

 I wish ....................................................................................................................................

10. I often go to bed late .

 I am used to…………………………………………………………….........................................

1. It's a pity I can't play the guitar well.

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

2. My mother spent three hours making a dress.

It took .....................................

3. We haven't been to the concert for over a year.

The last time ................................

4. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

He enjoys .........................................

5. We last saw our grandfather two years ago.

We haven't .........................................

6. You can make payment at any post office.

Payment ..........................................

7. The president presented the trophy to the winner.

The trophy ......................

8. He hasn't been back to his home town for 10 years.

It is .............................................

9. He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used .......................................

10. His dog is called Tony.

He ...................................

I. Write the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1. My mother spent three hours making a dress.

=> It took ...........................................................

2. We haven't been to the connert for over a year.

=> The last time ................................................

3. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

=> He enjoys .....................................................

4. You can make paymen at any post office.

=> Paymen ........................................................

5. The president presented the trophy to the winner.

=> The trophy......................................................

6. His dog is caller Tony.

=> He ..................................................................

 Rewrite the sentence so that it means as the first one, beginning with the given words.

1. I haven’t seen my brother for a month.

ð I  didn’t_____________________________________________________________.

2. “How often do you go to the English club?” Nam asked Lan.

ð Nam asked Lan ________________________________________________________

3. I began learning in this school 20 years ago.

I’ve ____________________________________________________________

4. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

He enjoys  ____________________________________________________________

5. “ How long does the course take ? ” I asked her .

I asked her  ____________________________________________________________

6. I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven't  ____________________________________________________________ ?

7. We must finish the project on time .

The project  ____________________________________________________________

8. “Mom, who should I call upon arriving at the airport?”

     Trang asked her mother ________________________________________

9. People believe that many more people will die of skin cancer over the next ten years.

It ____________________________________________________________________

10. They often went to school by bike when they were young.

They used _____________________________________________________________