Exercise 5/ Rewrite the following sentences.

1. I met her during my stay in Paris last summer.

--->While.............. I was staying in Paris last summer, I met her ............

2.In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door .

-->While we .................... were having lunch, there was a knock at the door...........

3.At 8o'clock last night , my father was watching football. At the same time, my mother was washing the dishes.

-->While...................my father was watching football, my mother was washing the dishes............................

4. First he booked the restaurant, and then he invited everybody.

-->Before...................... he invited everybody, he book the restaurant.....................

5. The workmen finished , and then Mr Jackson came home.

-->After.......................the workmen had finished,  Mr Jackson came home................................

1. The meeting will be hold in three week's time by us.

2. He isn't old enough to drive a car.

Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets.

1.      Jason was a big fan of basketball when he was 10 years old. (LIKED)

à ________Jason has liked basketball for 10 years______________________________________________________.

2.      The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time. (DESPITE)

à ________Despite the terrible traffic, we arrived on time.______________________________________________________.

3.      People will use space-based energy by the end of the decade. (USED)

à _______Space-based energy will be used  by the end of the decade._______________________________________________________.

4.      That idea was theirs. (THEIR)                                                                             

à _____That was their idea._________________________________________________________.

5.      Playing Gunny Mobi drives me crazy. (FANCY)

à ________I fancy playing Gunny Mobi______________________________________________________.

Reorder the words to make meaningful sentences.

1.      In today’s world, teenagers rely more on technology than in the/ past.

2.       I just love sitting in front of my computer for hours.

3.      Darren doesn’t mind making friends with strangers.

4.     Learning language is one of my new favourite leisure activities.

5.      Doing exercise is good for your physical health.

1. Trong thế giới ngày nay, thanh thiếu niên phụ thuộc vào công nghệ nhiều hơn so với trước đây.

2. Tôi chỉ thích ngồi trước máy tính hàng giờ.

3. Darren không ngại kết bạn với người lạ.

4. Học ngôn ngữ là một trong những hoạt động giải trí yêu thích mới của tôi.

5. Tập thể dục rất tốt cho sức khỏe thể chất của bạn.

.1.Jason was a big fan of basketball when he was 10 years old. (LIKED)

→____Jason liked basketball when he was 10 years old __________________________________________________________.

2.The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time. (DESPITE)

→_____Despite the terrible traffic, we arrive on time_________________________________________________________.

3.People will use space-based energy by the end of the decade. 

(USED)→___Space-based energy will be used by the end of the decade.  ___________________________________________________________.

4.That idea was theirs. (THEIR)

→___That was their idea___________________________________________________________.

5.Playing Gunny Mobi drives me crazy. (FANCY)

→_____I fancy playing Gunny Mobi_________________________________________________________

1. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang. => No sooner had he left the office than the telephone rang

2. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
-> Hardly had I  just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
3. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
-> Not until the bell rang did he finish his work

4.We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
-> Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms of the disease
5. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.
-> Under the table was lying a sleeping dog
6. His brother had rarely been more excited.
-> Rarely had his brother been more excited.
7. The facts were not all made public until later.
-> Only until later were the facts all made public

8. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
-> Had I  realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.

Kiến thức: Thì quá khứ đơn – quá khứ hoàn thành

Giải thích:

No sooner + had + S + PP than + S + Ved/ V2: Ngay khi... thì...

Tạm dịch: Seth thông báo cho chúng tôi về việc nghỉ hưu từ công ty. Ông đã làm điều đó khi đến cuộc họp.

A. Chỉ sau khi anh ấy nghỉ hưu ở công ty, Seth mới nói với chúng tôi về việc anh ấy đến cuộc họp.

B. Mãi cho đến khi Seth nói với chúng tôi rằng anh ấy sẽ rời công ty, anh ấy mới đến cuộc họp.

C. Seth vừa mới thông báo cho chúng tôi về việc ông nghỉ hưu thì công ty khi ông đến cuộc họp.

D. Seth vừa đến cuộc họp thì đã nói về việc anh ấy rời công ty với chúng tôi.

Các phương án A, B, C không phù hợp về nghĩa

Chọn D

Kiến thức: Cấu trúc đảo ngữ

Giải thích:

ONLY AFTER + N/Ving/clause + auxiliary + S + V : Chỉ sau khi … thì

NOT UNTIL + N/Ving/clause + auxiliary + S + V : Chỉ đến khi … thì

HARDLY + auxiliary + S + V + WHEN + S + V: Ngay khi … thì

= NO SOONER + auxiliary + S + V + THAN + S + V

Cấu trúc bị động ở thì quá khứ: S + was/were + V.p.p

Tạm dịch: Seth thông báo cho chúng tôi về việc ông ấy nghỉ hưu ở công ty. Ông ấy đã làm điều đó khi đến cuộc họp.

  A. Chỉ sau khi ông ấy nghỉ hưu ở công ty, Seth mới nói với chúng tôi về việc anh ấy đến cuộc họp.

  B. Mãi cho đến khi Seth nói với chúng tôi rằng anh ấy sẽ rời công ty, anh ấy mới đến cuộc họp.

  C. Ngay khi Seth thông báo cho chúng tôi về việc ông nghỉ hưu từ công ty thì ông đến cuộc họp.

  D. Ngay khi Seth đến cuộc họp thì chúng tôi mới được nghe ông ấy nói về việc rời công ty.

Câu A, B, C sai về nghĩa.

Chọn D

1. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words

1). My mother forced me to stop playing computer games

=> My mother made....me stop playing computer games...

2) Hệ arrived in the middle of our lunch time( when)

=> He...arrived when we were having lunch....

2. Arrange the given words to make a meaningful sentences

1. The player/ of/ answer/ series/ general/a/ knowledge/ with/ questions.

-> The player will answer a series of general knowledge questions.

2. The Earth / thing/ we/ to / consider/ do/ environment/ protecting/ third/ because/ a / for / we / priority.

-> We consider protecting environment the Earth a priority thing to do third because we need the Earth for life.

1. In spite of the fact that the test wasn't difficult, I couldn't do it.

2. In spite of getting up early, he was late for the first train.

3. Despite the difficulty of English grammar, we like to study it.

4. Despite being an excellent doctor, he can't cure lever cancer.

5. Despite not having enough money, my friend wants to buy that new car.

6. In spite of not speaking English well, Mai decided to live in London.

7. In spite of being sick, he goes to school.

8. Despite being tired, Lan did her homework carefully.

9. Although she is poor, everybody has a great regard for her.

10. In spite of being old, they worked very hard.

11. Because of his sickness, Peter didn't go to school yesterday.

12. Because of her tiredness, Mary went to bed early.

13. Because of having a bad cold, she didn't go to the circus with Betty.

14. Because of working hard, John succeeded in his exam.

15. Because of her sick mother, she stayed at home.

16. Because of his kind father, I like him.

17. Because of the difficult test, I couldn't do it.