I.Rewrite the second sentences, so that it has the same meaning as the first ones.

1. What a luxurious car!

How………………………………………………………………!

2. It takes me an hour to do my homework every evening.

I spend ……………………………………………………………

3. No one can run faster than me.

I am …………………………………………………………..

4. Is there a library at your school?

Does……………………………………………………….?

5. How old are you?

What …………………………………………………………?

6. Shall I bring you a cup of tea?

Would …………………………………………………………?

7. My sister is more hard-working than me.

I don’t …………………………………………………………………?

8. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

Is this………………………….

9. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

It is ………………………………………………………………

10. February often has 28 days.

There ………………………………………………………………

Part III: Sentence transformation

Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. He has never met her before. => It is the ………………………………………. ...........................................

2. Mr Hai has not smoked for a week. => It is ……………………………………............................................

3. She will transfer you a parcel tomorrow. => A parcel …………………………...................................

4. The Nile is the longest river in the world. => The Nile is longer ……………….......................................

5. Jogging in the morning is a part of Nam's daily routine. => Nam ………………...................................

6. Why don't you try to ask John for help? => You should ………………………............................................

7. Everything is all right. => There is not …………………………………………........................................

8. The whale is the biggest in the world. => No other animal………………………........................................

9. I watched the film in two hours. => It took …………………………………….............................................

10. The farmer was very poor. He couldn't buy a buffalo. =>The farmer was too…...............................................

IX.Sentence Transformation: Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.Ken has just finished the report.

The report....................................

2.My mother has cooked this fish.

This fish.......................................

3.We won't hold the meeting tonight.

The meeting.....................................

4.John will collect me at the airport.

I......................................................

5.They should send it to us immediately.

It.....................................................

6.Bill has to pay the bill before the second of the month.

The bill............................................

7.You mustn't write your lesson in pencil.

Your lesson....................................

IV,  Finish each of the following  sentences in such a way  that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 

2. He can't afford to buy the car. 

→ The car _________________

3. The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night. 

→ Such is ________________________________________. 

3. Alice lost all her hope; she decided to stop her business. 

→ Such was ______________________________________. 

4. He is very strong. He can lift the box.

 → He is __________________________________________.

5. He ate a lot of food. He became ill.

→ He ate ________________________________________. 

6. He bought lots of books. He didn't know where to put them.

 → He bought ____________________________________.

7. He is a very lazy boy. No one likes him.

→ He is such ____________________________________. 

8. The coffee is too hot . I can't drink it.

 → The coffee is too _____________________________.

9. Her voice is very soft. Everyone likes her.

 → Her voice is so _______________________________.

10. He is so weak. He can’t run.

 → He is too _____________________________________.

11. The tea was very hot. He couldn’t drink it.

 → The tea was so ______________________________.

12. The weather is so bad that we can’t go out. 

 → The weather is too _________________________.

13. The film was so boring that we couldn’t go on seeing it. 

 → It was such _________________________________.

14. He was so old that he couldn’t run fast. 

 → He was such ________________________________.

15. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him. 

 → So fast ______________________________________.

16. The fair was so noisy that we couldn’t hear each other.

 → The fair was too ____________________________.

17. You speak so fast that I can’t catch up with your words. 

 → You are such ________________________________.

18. It is so early that we can’t go out. 

 → It is too ______________________________________.

19. The water is too hot for me to drink.

 → The water is so _____________________________.

20. The restaurant is expensive so we can’t eat in that restaurant. 

 → The restaurant is so _______________________

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as

        the sentence printed before it.

1.     She started her work in this factory two years ago. 

                     She has  _____________________________________________________________________

2.     She always forgets to do her homework, which is so annoying.

                I wish ______________________________________________________________________

3.     People are going to build a big new department store in the town.

                     A big new department store _____________________________________________________

4.     She finds it hard to cross the busy streets.

                     She has _____________________________________________________________________

5.     Mary often comes to class late, which annoys everybody.

         We wish  ___________________________________________________________________

6.     “The Voice Kid” competition really interests both children and adults.

         Both children ________________________________________________________________

7.     He is very bad at Mathematics. 

         He wishes ___________________________________________________________________

8.     Peter began to play for the national team five years ago.

         Peter has  ____________________________________________________________________

   9.   Those readers were deeply impressed by his novel.

         His novel made _______________________________________________________________

 10.   The government has spent a lot of money on education recently.

         A lot of money _______________________________________________________________    

 11.   They must do a written test tomorrow morning.

         They wish ___________________________________________________________________

 12.   We last saw my cousin David two years ago.

         We have ____________________________________________________________________

 13.   What a pity! We cannot try all the special food of the village.

         We wish we _________________________________________________________________

 14.   The last time we visited Hanoi was two years ago.

         It’s __________________________________________________________________________

 15.   Please help your mother with housework.

         I’d rather _____________________________________________________________________

 16.   The dentist took out one of my teeth three days ago.

         One of _______________________________________________________________________

 17.   My family moved to Ho Chi Minh City ten years ago.

         My family has _________________________________________________________________  

 18.   It’s a pity that Nam can’t join our trip next Sunday.

         We wish _____________________________________________________________________  

 19.   We haven’t used that door for years.

         The last time that door___________________________________________________________

 20.   Tom often falls asleep in class. 

         We  wish  ____________________________________________________________________

        21.    My friend is always lying to me.

  I wish ________________________________________________________________________

 22.   It has been 10 years since we last saw the film.

         The last time___________________________________________________________________

 23.   Tom did his test successfully last week.

         Tom’s test ____________________________________________________________________

 24.   Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia.

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

1. Hoa’s hair is long and blond.

=> Hoa has ___________________________________________________________.

2. Nam is too weak to lift this box.

=> Nam isn’t __________________________________________________________.

3. Quang intends to plant trees tomorrow.

=> Quang is ___________________________________________________________.

4. Keeping medicine in locked cupboards is safe.

=> It _________________________________________________________________.

5. The weather was too bad for us to go camping.

=> The weather wasn’t __________________________________________________

6. My baby sister’s eyes are brown and big.

=> My baby sister has ___________________________________________________

7. They intend to build a night shelter for the homeless.

=> They are ___________________________________________________________

8. Traveling at the high speed in the rain is very dangerous.

=> It _________________________________________________________________

1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.   “Why hasn’t Peter phoned? she wondered.

      She wondered____________________________________________________________

2.   I’m only interested in why he did it.

      The only thing____________________________________________________________

3.   He tried to escape but the police stopped him.

      The police prevented him___________________________________________________

4.   She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.

      She is having_____________________________________________________________

5.   Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

      Is this___________________________________________________________________

6.   John began playing the piano ten years ago.

      John has_________________________________________________________________

7.   They won’t be able to come on Sunday.

      It will be_________________________________________________________________

8.   She needs to study harder.

      She doesn’t______________________________________________________________

9.   I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.___________________________________

      The car_________________________________________________________________

10. My mother made these curtains.

      These curtains____________________________________________________________