Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
1. The teacher was too tired to teach us how to swim.
The teacher was not___awake enough to teach us how to swim. ________________________________________________________________
2. The mother made the little girl go to bed in time.
The little girl____was made to go to bed in time by her mother____________________________________________________________________
3. She can’t go to school today because she is ill.
If she_____weren't ill, she could go to  school today_________________________________________________________________________
4. My sister began to learn English when she was six years old.
My sister has____learned E since she was six years old. ____________________________________________________________________
5. The car was so expensive that my dad didn’t buy it.
The car was too__expensive for my dad to buy____________________________________________________________________

Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways.
6. She stayed at home. She did not go to see him. (instead of)
_____She stayed at home instead of going to see him______________________________________________________________________________
7. The exercise was very long. Jimmy couldn’t do it in thirty minutes. (too)
____The exercise was too long for Jimmy to do it in 30 minutes______________________________________________________________________________
8. He tried hard. He couldn’t set up a new world record. (although)
____Although he tried hard, he couldn’t set up a new world record._______________________________________________________________________________
9. He went on holiday. I went on holiday. (both....and)
____Both he and I went on holiday_______________________________________________________________________________
10. Mary’s room is dirty. It is messy too. (not only.....but)
_____Mary's room is not only dirty but also messy____________________________________________

28.       The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

The water was not____warm enough for the children to swim in_______________________________________.

29.       “Where has he been?” she wondered.

She doesn’t know__where he had been_________________________________________.

30.       Your handwriting is less nice than hers.

Your handwriting___is not as nice as her________________________________________.

31.       The basketball coach made me train very hard.

I was____made to train very hard by the basketball coach_______________________________________.

Combine the sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do NOT change the given words in any ways.

32.       I’m very busy with my work. I cannot go with you. (wish)

_______I wish I weren't busy with my work so I can go with you ____________________________________

33.       lam always nervous. I feel that when I travel by air. (makes)

____________Travelling by air makes me nervous_______________________________

34.       The garden is very small. We can’t play football in it. (so)

________The garden is so small that we can’t play football in it___________________________________

35.       We couldn’t go out. The weather was so bad. (because)

___________We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad. ________________________________

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.

33. It is believed that he was very talented when he was young.

     → He is believed ………to have been talented when he was young. ……………………………………………………..          

34. This packet is completely empty.

     → There’s nothing ……in this packet………………………………………………………

35. My house is quite near the train station.

     → My house is not ………far from the train station……………………………………………………

36. Tim should learn how to cook now.

     → It’s time ………TIm learned how to cook ……………………………………………………………

Combine the two sentences into a new one using the given word in brackets. Do not change the given word in any ways.

37. He had been the head teacher. He retired in 1986. (UNTIL)

     → … ……He had been the head teacher until he retired in 1986. …………………………………………………………………….

38. The student is a very nice person. She comes from Japan. (WHO)

     → ……The student who comes from Japan is a very nice person  ………………………………………………………………………….

39. You are more generous towards others. They are likely to be more generous towards you. (THE)

     → ……The more generous you are towards others, the more generous they are towards you ………………………………………………………………………….

40. We can go by train. If you don’t want to go by train, we can rent a car. (EITHER)

     → ……We can either go by train or a car………………………………………………………………………….

9/ Are you good at making friends?

28.       People say that they bought this shop last year.

It is_____said that they bought this shop last year.________________________________

29.       “How much do you think it will cost?” he said to me.

He asked me____how much I thought it would cost_________________________________.

30.       Mr. Brown’s team has lost the game. He looks very sad.

Mr. Brown whose_______ team has lost the game looks very sad.______________________________.

31.       It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

Minh spends______2 hours doing his homework every day._______________________________.

41. He wishes he could go to the football match.

42. I couldn't go to the meeting yesterday because I was busy.

43. My mum is used to getting up early in the morning.

44. Unless keep your feet dry , you will catch a cold.

45. Mark was not old enough to see horror films.

1. My brother gets used to going to bed late.

2. Nobody can do this test because it is very difficult.

1. My brother gets used to going to bed late. (used to V-ing: dần quen với...)

Dịch : Anh trai tôi đã dần quen với việc đi ngủ muộn.

2. Nobody can do this test because it is difficult.

Dịch: Không ai có thể làm bài kiểm tra vì nó khó.

Question 33: My sister began to learn English when she was six years old.

My sister has learned English since she was six years old.

Question 34: I found the film rather boring.

I was bored with the film

Question 35: “Let’s have a pinic next Sunday,” Maria said.

Maria suggested having a pinic the next Sunday,

Question 36: People believe that the wanted man is living in New York.

The wanted man is believed to be  living in New York