FINISH THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST ONE

1. “I’ll phone you as soon as my plane lands in Boston.”

=> Sam said to his wife that he would phone her as soon as his plane landed in Boston.

2. “How many Spanish lessons did you have last week, Linda?”

=>Denis wanted to know how many Spanish lessons Linda had had the previous week.

3. “Don’t wait till tomorrow.”

=>My father advised me not to wait till the next/ following day

4. “I won’t see you tomorrow”

=>He said that he wouldn't see me the next/ following day.

5. “Where are you going?” he asked her

=>He asked her where she was going.

6. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her

=>I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit.

7. “Don’t try to open it now”, she said to us

=>She told us not to try to open it then.

8. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her

=>I asked her if /whether it was going to be a fine day that day

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

1. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?

How many……dollars does that souvenir cost…………………………………………………………………………

2. When did you have it?

How long…………have you had it……………………………………………………………………

3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings.

Those modern paintings are not …as expensive as these Dong Ho paintings………………………………….

4. Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday because it rained heavily.

Because of……………the heavy rain, Jane didn't go fishing………………………………………………………………

5. This is the first time I have seen him.

I have never ……seen him before…………………………………………………………….

X. Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given.

1. Volunteers/wash/dirty clothes/classify/before/give/the poor.

Volunteers wash the dirty clothes and classify them before giving them to the poor

2. your children/go/camp/every summer holiday? 

 Do your children go camping every summer holiday?

3. my cousin/give/me/book/gift/next birthday.

My cousin will give me a book as a gift on my next birthday

4. I/enjoy/play/sports/because/it/good/health. 

I enjoy playing sports because it is good for my health

5. he/find/mountain climbing/dangerous/so/he/not take/it. 

He finds moutain climbing dangerous so he does not take it

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. 1. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?

How many dollars does it cost you to buy that souvenir?

2. When did you have it?

How long have you had it?

3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings.

->Those modern paintings are not as expensive as These Dong Ho paintings

4. Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday because it rained heavily.

Because of the heavy rain, Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday 

5. This is the first time I have seen him.

I have never seen him before

X. Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given. 1. Volunteers/wash/dirty clothes/classify/before/give/the poor.

-> Volunteers wash dirty clothes classify before giving the poor

2. your children/go/camp/every summer holiday? 

-> Do your children go camping every summer holiday?

3. my cousin/give/me/book/gift/next birthday.

-> My cousin will give me a book as a gift on my next birthday

4. I/enjoy/play/sports/because/it/good/health.

-> I enjoys playing sports because it is good for my health

5. he/find/mountain climbing/dangerous/so/he/not take/it. 

-> He found mountain climbing dangerous so he didn't take it.

33. My boyfriend is very short-tempered.

=> My boyfriend loses……………………………… his temper very easily.……………………………………………………

34. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.

=> No matter…….. ………………………………… how long you use it, it won't wear out.……………………………………………………

35. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home.

=> Get……………………… the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home.…………………………………………………………………………….

36. How have you been getting on with your enquiries?

=> How much……………………… progress have you made with your enquiries?……………………………………………………………………..

Refer:

1. My boyfriend loses his temper very easily.

2. No matter how long you use it, it won't wear out.

3. Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home.

4. How much progress have you made with your enquiries?

Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.
33. “My father is a doctor here”, my friend said.

---> My friend said his/her father is a doctor there

34. I am not as interested in football as you are.

---> You are more interested in football than me

35. They have just sent an ambulance to the school.

---> An ambulance has just been sent to the school

36. My sister began to learn English when she was six years old.

---> My sister has learnt English when she was six years old.z

1. He said he did not steal the car.

He denied___stealing the car__________________________________________________

2. “If I were you, I wouldn’t lend Jim any more money”, Mary said to John.

Mary advised_____John not to lend Jim any more money _______________________________________________

3. This is the worst meal I have ever had.

Never____have I had a worse meal than this__________________________________________________________

4. As people grow older, they become more and more forgetful.

The _older people grow, the more and more forgetful they become_____________________________________________________________

5. Although he is industrious, he hasn’t succeeded.

Industrious___as he is, he hasn’t succeeded. _____________________________________________________

17. Today it doesn't take as many people to work on the farm as it once did.

It used to take more people to work on the farm than it does now

18. A tractor cannot work as efficiently as a combine harvester.

A combine harvester can work more efficiently than a tractor

19. Life in big cities is more stressful than life in the countryside.

Life in the countryside is less stressful than life  in big cities 

20. Farm work can be much easier because of the development of huge, automated machines.

Thanks to the development of huge, automated machines, farm work can be much easier 

1. “I’ll come and see you on Friday if that’s all right.”, she said

àShe said __she would come and see me on Friday if that was all right__.

2. “Have you ever experienced school pressures?”, she asked me

àShe asked me___if I had experienced school pressure_____.

3. Joana couldn’t decide when she should start her journey.

à Joana couldn’t decide _when to start her journey_____.

4. “What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn, Nga?”, I said

à I asked Nga what skills she found _the most difficult to learn___.

5. “Give me a ring if you need any help.”, she told me.

àShe told me __to gave her a ring if I need any help_.

6. “Should I tell this to her?”, he asked himself.

àHe wondered _whether to tell her about this____.

Câu này em hỏi và chị đã trả lời rồi còn gì?

1. “I’ll come and see you on Friday if that’s all right.”, she said

àShe said __she would come and see me on Friday if that was all right__.

2. “Have you ever experienced school pressures?”, she asked me

àShe asked me___if I had experienced school pressure_____.

3. Joana couldn’t decide when she should start her journey.

à Joana couldn’t decide _when to start her journey_____.

4. “What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn, Nga?”, I said

à I asked Nga what skills she found _the most difficult to learn___.

5. “Give me a ring if you need any help.”, she told me.

àShe told me __to gave her a ring if I need any help_.

6. “Should I tell this to her?”, he asked himself.

àHe wondered _whether to tell her about this____.