VII. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

25.     My house is next to a big super-market.

→ There is...............................................................................

26.     There are some trees in front of my school.

→ Some trees are ........................................................

27.     Let’s go to the movies tonight!.

→ How about ...........................................................

IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give. 1. The distance from my house to school is about 500 metres. (It) 2. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus. (used to) 3. The distance from Ha Noi to Can Tho is about 1,877 kilometres. (It) 4. What is the distance between Hue and Da Nang? (how) 5. There wasn't much traffic when I was small. (used to) 6. My uncle drove carelessly some years ago, but now he doesn't. (used to) 7. The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau is about 120 km. (It)

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to  the market is about 200 metres. (It)
2. He went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes on foot. (used to)
3. The distance from Ha Noi to Ha Nam is about 60 kilometres. (It)
4. What is the distance between Thanh Son and Thi Son? (how)
6. My uncle walked  to work some years ago, but now he doesn't. (used to)
7. The distance between  Nam Dinh and Nin Binh is about 90 km. (It)
II. Viết lại câu, sử dụng used to hoặc didn't use to
1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.
=> I used to ……………………………….
2. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger.
=> I am used to ………………………………………………….
3. I eat ice-cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.
=> I get used to ……………………………………………………………

/ I used to ……………………………………………………………

4. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.
=> My brother used ……………………………………………………………
5. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
=> Dennis used ……………………………………………………………
6. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
=> My parents used ……………………………………………………………
7. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends any more.
=> Jim used ……………………………………………………………
8. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.
=> My uncle used ……………………………………………………………

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. When I was a child, I used _________ (dream) of being an astronaut.
2. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used ___________ (speak) to a large audience.
3. It took us ages to get used _________ (live) in an apartment house.
4. Lots of trains used ___________ (stop) here, but not many do now.
5. Didn't Nick use _________ (work) on a building site?
6. I'll have an orange juice, please. I'm not used ___________ (drink) alcohol.
7. David doesn't seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he's got used _________ (be) there.
8. When Laura was at college, she used ___________ (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.
9. There used __________ (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
10. When she arrived in Britain, she wasn't used __________ (drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it.

V. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. The distance from my uncle’s house to school is about 5 km. (It)

=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. There didn’t use to be many cars on the roads before. (used)

=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Don’t drive too fast or you’ll have an accident. (If)

=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Mai no longer goes to school on foot. She goes by bike. (used)

=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. My brother always drives to work. (goes)

=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

BT Rewirte the sentences with the same meaning 

1 My father swam in the pool near his house when he was a boy

My father used ...........................................................................

2 There are many green trees in front of my house but now it is a big car park

there used ...........................................................................................................

3 I usually stayed up late to watch football macthes last year , but now I don"t

I used .....................................................................................................................

BÀI TẬP 1: Cloze-test:

    Many people (1) _____ to live in big cities, but (2) _____ prefer to live in the (3) _____ . My aunt has a small (4) _____ near my home city. She bought it (5) _____ ten years ago. At the side of the farm house, there is a (6) _____ garden. In it apples trees are (7) _____. The vegetable garden is at the back of the house. My aunt grows all (8) _____ of vegetables, but she is espeacially fond of potatoes and tomatoes.

BÀI TẬP 2: Use the structure " so + adj/adv + that" to combine the following pairs of sentences.

1. There were many people on the boat. It sank.

2. They worked very hard. They hardly saw each other.

Exercise 1: Rewrite

1. There did not use to be many cars on the road before.

Now there are..................................................................

2. My brother was a professor at Ha Noi University some years ago, but now he has a job as an enginneer at a big company.

My brother used.....................................................................

3. Linh walked to school some years ago but now she cycles there.

Linh used.............................................................................

4. My father swam in the pool near his house when he was a boy.

My father used..................................................................

5. There are many green trees in front of my house but now it is a big car park.

There used...........................................................................

6. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t.

I used..............................................................................

7. Linda doesn’t live with her parent any more.

Linda..............................................................................

8. My hair is now much longer than that in the past.

In the past my hair...............................................................

9. He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.

He used............................................................................

10. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?

Did you use....................................................................?

11. Van had a motorbike once, but he doesn’t have any more. USED ..................................................................................

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