1 In order to get good seats, we arrived early

2 The hotel will be built in this town next year

3 The classroom is cleaned by the students after school

4 A new bridge will be built next year

5 Dinner is being cooked by my brother in the kitchen now

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

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

2. Rock music / not/ as popular / pop music.

→ Rock music is not as popular as pop music.            

Đáp án là: She wanted to know what they were doing.

1. Probably someone saw the thief leaving.

 Someone might ………………have seen the thief leaving. …………………………………………………………………….

2. The flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh lasted two hours.

 It …………took 2 hours to fly from HN to HCM…………………………………………………………………………………………

3. The garage is going to repair the car for next week.

 We ……are going to have the garage repair the car for next week. ……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. It is believed that The Chinese invented gunpowder.

 The Chinese …………………is believed to have invented gunpowder. ……………………………………………………………………

5. You shouldn’t leave these documents on the desk. You should lock them up.

 These documents ….…………shouldn't be left on the desk, they should be locked up…………………………………………………………………..

6. He escaped when they were moving him from one prison to an other.

 He ……escaped when he was being moved from one prison to an other. ………………………………………………………………………………………….

7. It was foolish of him to do that.

 He . ………was foolish to do that……………………………………………………………………………………

8. It’s not worth trying to make her change her mind.

 There’s no ……point in trying to make her change her mind.……………………………………………………………………………….

9. The police believed that the thief was still in the house.

 The thief ……was believed to have still been in the house. …………………………………………………………………………………

10. Carter felt sick because he ate  4 cream cakes.

 Carter would ……not have felt sick if she hadn't eaten 4 cream cakes. …………………………………………………………………………… .

1. in the armchair sat she

2.so dangerous does the weather become that we can't go anywhere

3.rarely has he seen such a big elephant

4. as they are lazy, they can't pass the test

Question 1: A dog can run more slowly than a horse.

- A horse can run faster than a dog (fast)

Question 2: Although the weather was terrible, we had a good time.

-We had a good time in spite of the terrible weather(in spite of)

Question 3: His house’s yard is larger than mine.

-My house’s yard is smaller than his house's yard(small)

A horse can run faster than a dog

We had a good time in spite of the terrible weather

My house's yard is smaller than his house's yard

Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1. " Shut the door but don't lock it", he said to me.

He told ___me to shut the door but not to lock it.____.

2. "Can you speak more slowly?", he said to me.

He asked _____me if I could speak more slowly_____.

3. You know much about cars but she knows more.

You don't ____know about cars as much as she does.____.

4. They are doing their homework.

Their homework _____is being done _____.

5. A big house is being built in this garden.

They ___are building a big house in this garden ___.

2.“I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow,”she said
➞She said she was leaving there for Hue the day after

3.“I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready,” Tom said to her
➞ Tom said to her that he would come with her as soon as he was ready

4.“I must go now,” the father said to u
➞The father said to us that he had to go then

5.“Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee?”,asked Peter
➞ Peter asked who put the salt in his cup of coffee

6.“Why do you come here late?”, she asked me
➞ She asked me why I came there late

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings
1. "I have someting to show you now", he said to me
=> He said to me he had something to show me then
2. " I'm leaving here for Hue tomorrow", she said
=> She said that she was leaving there for Hue the next day
3." I'll come with you as soon as I am ready", Tom said to her
=> Tom said to her he would come with her as soon as he was ready
4. " I must go now", the father said to us
=> The father said to us he had to go then
5. " Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee?", she asked me
=> She asked me who the salt was put in her cup of coffee
6. " Why do you come here late?", she asked me
=> She asked me why I came there late