1  That old house has just been sold

2 Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.

3 A new mall will be built here

4 If he takes these pills,he will be better

5 Although he works hard, he can’t support his large family.

1. That old house há just been sold.

2. Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.

3. A new mall will be built here.

4. Although he works hard, he can’t support his large family.

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. It took a long time for them to decide to get married. 
→ They ________spent a long time deciding to get married. _____________________________________________________________
2. I'm more interested in the people than the job.
→ It's not the _______job which I'm interested in, it's the people__________________________________________________________
3. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
→ The excuse ______for the declaration of war was the defence of their territorial rights__________________________________________________________
4. Although Jack drives carefully on public roads, he is a terror on the racetrack.
→ lack is a terror on the racetrack although he drives carefully on public roads___________________________________________________________________
5. Our science correspondent sees this new invention as the answer to many of our problems.
→ According to ______our science correspondent,this new invention is the answer to many of our problems________________________________________________________
.
6. “It is, or is it not true that you have been misappropriating company funds?” the managing director
asked the accountant.
→ Die managing director wanted _____the accountant to have been misappropriating company funds_________________________________________
7. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
→ Only by ________operatering immediately, do you save my eyesight________________________________________________________
8. It was his own fault that he lost his job. He was late for work every morning.
→ If _______he hadn't been late for work every morning,he wouldn't lost his job______________________________________________________________
9. Attendances at the exhibition have been down this year.
→ The exhibition's attendances has been down this year __________________________________________________________
10. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
→ As long as _______you keep calm, you will pass your driving test______________________________________________________

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
_________________________________________________

2. I'm more interested in the people than the job.
______

3. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
____________________________________________

4. Although Jack drives carefully on public roads, he is a terror on the racetrack.
_____________________________________________________

5. Our science correspondent sees this new invention as the answer to many of our problems.
_____________________________________________

.
________________________

7. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
____________________________________________

8. It was his own fault that he lost his job. He was late for work every morning.
__________________________________________________

9. Attendances at the exhibition have been down this year.
__________________________________________

10. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
_______________________________________________

Đáp án là: Millions of old car tires are thrown every day.

X. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

1. English is spoken in many countrics. People in...........MANY COUNTRIES SPEAK E ...........................

2. Chemical wastes pollute our environment. Our environment........IS POLLUTED BY CHEMICAL WASTES......................

3. The committee will change the plan of recycling. The plan of.........RECYCLING WILL BE CHANGED BY THE COMMITTEE...............................

4. I was delighted that I got the best results in the final exams. I was delighted to .........GET THE BEST RESULTS IN THE FINAL EXAMS....................

5. To study Vietnamese is not very difficult. It is not.........VERY DIFFICULT TO STUDY VNESE............................

6. Will the manager send the information soon? Will the information.......BE SENT BY THE MANAGER SOON?......................

7. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. People......RECYCLE OLD CAR TIRES TO MAKE SHOES AND SANDALS.................

8. i am very sad that I cannot join the school football team. I am very sad not....TO JOIN THE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.........................

9. They will show the machine to the public when they finish it. The machine.....WILL BE SHOWN............. when it..IS FINISHED...............

10. His students lost the game, so Mr. Tan was very disappointed. Mr. Tan was very disappointed that....HIS STUDENTS LOST THE GAME......

a. This is the first time he went abroad.

=> He hasn't…gone abroad before……………………………

b. I haven’t seen my old friend for two years.

-> I last ….saw my old friend 2 years ago

c. She was sick, so she could not go to school yesterday.

→ Because ……she was sick, she couldn't go to school yesterday. …………………………………………………………………

d. My sister is interested in reading comics.

→ My sister enjoys............reading comics........................................................................................

Why don’t we donate our old books, toys and clothes to charity? (suggests)

Mom    ____suggests donating old books toys and clothes to charity____________________________________________

I’m leaving now because I don’t want to miss the train. (so)

I’m ______learning now so as not to miss the train. ____________________________________________

How long have you been a member of Volunteers In Asia? (join)

When ____did you join Volunteers In Asia____________________________________________

It was reported that two

My parents told me that they would visit me this week

If I were you,I would spend more time improving your pronunciation

4.whose name is Mi

1. Let's go to the cinema to watch "Kong: Skull Island"

Why___________don’t we go to the cinema to watch “Kong :Skull Island”___________?

2. Charles lives near his uncle's house.

Charles doesn't ____live far from his uncle's house. __________________

3. Linh is a better cook than Hoa .

Hoa can't ____cook as well as Linh__________________________________

4. Nam finds it easy to learn English.

Nam has no  _____difficulty learning English______________________________

5. It is a two-hour flight from Vinh to Ha Noi.

It takes _____2 hours to fly from Vinh to Ha Noi. ___________________________________

Đáp án là: The fire was made in the traditional way.